Rate My Professor Jennifer Salinas

Dr. Salinas’s research centers on Hispanic health disparities, social determinants of health, cancer and chronic disease prevention, healthy eating, active living, and obesity prevention, with emphasis on U.S.-Mexico border populations in the Paso del Norte region. She has implemented evidence-based strategies through community-based participatory research, including Pasos Para Prevenir Cancer, a multilevel lifestyle intervention to improve healthy eating and physical activity, and 50k4Life, a SMART randomized clinical trial to enhance walking engagement among public school employees. Key publications encompass “50k4Life: A SMART Study Protocol to Improve Walking Engagement in Public School Employees on the US-Mexico Border” (Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2025), “Characterization of an At-Risk Population for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in a Primary Care Setting along the U.S.-Mexico Border” (Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2025), “Change in Nutrition Behavior among Mexican Americans after Participating in an Obesity-related Cancer Education Program” (Cancer Control, 2024), “Using the RE-AIM Framework to evaluate the implementation process of a tailored-education program to reduce obesity-related cancers in El Paso, Texas” (BMC Public Health, 2024), and “Engagement in Physical Activity Improves after Participation in Pasos Para Prevenir Cancer” (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022). She has presented on these topics at conferences such as the American Heart Association and received UTEP Research and Innovation awards for First Time Principal Investigator and Highest External Funded Department (2025).