Academic Appointments:
- Primary Appointment: Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory School of Medicine. September 2016
- Secondary Appointment: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. November 2007-present
Continuing Professional Development Activities:
- Division of Rheumatology Medical Grand Rounds, 2007- present
- American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, 2007 to present
Committee Memberships:
- The California Lupus Surveillance Project: Scientific Advisory Board, 2010-present
- The Manhattan Surveillance Lupus Project: Scientific Advisory Board, 2010-present
- The Indian Health Services Lupus Registry: Scientific Advisory Board, 2010-present
Manuscripts:
- Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2003
- Arthritis Care and Research, 2011- present
- LUPUS, 2007-present
- Journal of Rheumatology, 2010-present
- Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2014-present
- Lupus Science and Medicine, 2015-present
- Clinical Rheumatology, 2015
Community Outreach:
- Founded of the first Support Group for Hispanics with Lupus in Atlanta, GA. Lupus Foundation of America- GA Chapter. 2008-present
- Healthcare educator for the Support Group for Hispanics with Lupus in Atlanta, GA. Lupus Foundation of America- GA Chapter. 2008-present
- Presenter for the Hispanic Audience (in Spanish), Annual Lupus Patients Seminar, Lupus Foundation of America GA Chapter, Atlanta, 2008-present
- Leader of the Hispanic Team, Lupus Foundation of America, GA Chapter, Annual Lupus Walk at Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA, 2009-present
- Leader of the Hispanic Lupus Group at the Lupus Awareness Day; Georgia Capitol, Atlanta GA, 2009 to present
Other Categories:
- Director and facilitator of the Journal Club on Critical Reading of Scientific Papers
in Rheumatology. Monthly sessions for Rheumatology fellows, 2009-present
Research focus:
My research is focused on lupus health disparities with emphasis on patientcentered outcomes and behavioral interventions research. My interest areas are: 1) cutaneous lupus in white-black populations; 2) impact of psychosocial factors on patient-centered outcomes; 3) cost-effective behavioral interventions for lupus management; 4) patient-provider-health system interactions and lupus care.
