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Manuel Barrera, Jr.

Manuel Barrera, Jr.

Phone:(480) 965-3826
Fax: (480) 965-8544

E-mail:
Manuel.Barrera@asu.edu

Manuel Barrera, Jr., Ph.D., University of Oregon

Clinical

Research Interests: Prevention and behavioral treatment for type 2 diabetes, social support interventions, behavioral health interventions for Latino families

Teaching: Prevention; Clinical practicum; Advanced treatment methods; Clinical issues proseminar

Selected Publications:

Barrera, M., Jr., Toobert, D., Glasgow, R. E., Angell, K.,   MacKinnon, D.P. (in press). Social support and social-ecological resources as mediators of lifestyle intervention effects for type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology.

Toobert, D. J., Strycker, L. A., Glasgow, R. E., Barrera, M., Jr.,   Angell, K. (2005). Behavioral and psychosocial effects of the Mediterranean lifestyle trial among women at risk for heart disease. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.29(2), 128-137.

Smolkowski, K., Biglan, A., Barrera, M., Jr., Taylor, T.,   Black, C. (2005). Schools and Homes in Partnership (SHIP): Long-term effects of a preventive intervention focused on social behavior and reading skill in early elementary school. Prevention Science, 6, 113-125.

Barrera, M., Jr.,   Bond, D. (2005). Social support and mentoring. In D. DuBois   M. Karcher (Eds.), Handbook of youth mentoring. Sage.

Barrera, M., Jr., Smith, D. N.,   Gonzales, N. A. (2004). Revisiting Hispanic adolescents’ resilience to the effects of parental problem drinking and life stress. American Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 83-94.

Barrera, M., Jr., Gonzales, N. A., Lopez, V.,   Fernandez, A. C. (2004). Problem behaviors of Chicano and Latino adolescents: An analysis of prevalence, risk, and protective factors. In R. Velasquez, L. Arellano, B. McNeil (Eds.). Handbook of Chicana and Chicano Psychology. Lawrence Erlbaum.

Mohr, D.C., Classen, C.,   Barrera, M., Jr. (2004). The relationship between social support, depression, and treatment for depression in patients with multiple sclerosis. Psychological Medicine, 34, 533-541.

Toobert, D., Glasgow, R E., Strycker, L. A., Barrera, M., Jr., Radcliffe, J. L.,   Wander, R. C. (2003). Physiologic and quality of life outcomes from the Mediterranean Lifestyle Program: A randomized clinical trial. Diabetes Care, 26, 2288-2293.

Glasgow, R.E., Boles, S.M., McKay, H.G., Feil, E.G.,   Barrera, M., Jr. (2003). The D-Net diabetes self-management program: Long-term implementation, outcomes, and generalization results. Preventive Medicine, 36, 410-419.

Barrera, M., Jr., Glasgow, R.E., McKay, H.G., Boles, S.M.,   Feil, E. (2002). Do Internet-based support interventions change perceptions of social support?: An experimental trial of approaches for supporting diabetes self-management. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 637-654.

Barrera, M., Jr., Biglan, A., Taylor, T. K., Gunn, B. K., Smolkowski, K., Black, C., Ary, D.,   Fowler, R. (2002). Early elementary school intervention to reduce conduct problems: A randomized trial with Hispanic and non-Hispanic children. Prevention Science, 3, 83-94.

Barrera, M., Jr., Prelow, H.M., Dumka, L.E., Gonzales, N.A., Knight, G.P., Michaels, M.L., Roosa, M. W.,   Tein, J. Y. (2002). Pathways from family economic conditions to adolescents' distress: Supportive parenting, stressors outside the family, and deviant peers. Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 135-152.

Barrera, M., Jr., Biglan, A., Ary, D.,   Li, F. (2001). Modeling parental and peer influences on problem behavior of American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic Caucasian youth. Journal of Early Adolescence, 21, 133-156.

Barrera, M., Jr., Caples, H.,   Tein, J. (2001). The psychological sense of economic hardship: Measurement models, validity, and cross-ethnic equivalence for urban families. American Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 493-517

 

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