Research Assistants

Adriana M. Padilla

CIRGH Research Assistant

Spanish Translator

Adriana M. Padilla

Bio

Adriana Padilla is a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and a research assistant at the CUNY Research Foundation. She is Puerto Rican, a native Spanish speaker, and a skilled data analyst with experience in project management, public health, health insurance, medical terminology, and standard medical classification systems.

She has conducted, presented, and published research in English and Spanish languages. She has also worked as a researcher in Puerto Rico for the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus and the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. Ms. Padilla holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus and a Master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics with a subspecialty in Maternal, Child, Reproductive, and Sexual Health (MCRSH) from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.

Summary CV

CIRGH Focus Areas

  • Access to Care

Key Organizational Relationships

  • Researcher, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus and the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Degrees and Training

  • MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Subspecialization in Maternal, Child, Reproductive, and Sexual Health (MCRSH). CUNY SPH, New York, NY
  • BS, University of Puerto Rico. Rio Piedras Campus.

Select Publications

JC Reyes, JL Negrón, HM Colón, AM Padilla, et al. The emerging of xylazine as a new drug of abuse and its health consequences among drug users in Puerto Rico. 2012. Journal of Urban Health 89, 519-526.

I Montes, A Padilla, A Maldonado, S Negretti. Student-centered use of case studies incorporating oral and writing skills to explore scientific ethical misconduct. 2009. Journal of Chemical Education 86 (8), 936.

I Montes, A Padilla, A Maldonado, S Negretti. An innovative way to introduce students to discuss ethical misconduct. 2007. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 233, 360.

V Lopez, A Padilla, L Serrano, A Maldonado, I Montes. Alternative approach to teach ethics and green chemistry. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 231 2006.