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Julia Lechuga, PhD
Assistant Professor
jlechuga@mcw.edu
Dr. Lechuga's research explores the intersection of culture, cognition, and decision-making, with the ultimate goal of ameliorating ethnic health disparities. Her specific interests include investigating the factors that best predict the adoption of emerging health technologies in medically underserved ethnic minority communities, vehicles that foster informed decision making, and the role of eHealth technologies in curbing ethnic health disparities.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone: 414.955.7700
Fax: 414.287.4206
EDUCATION
PhD: University of Texas, El Paso
MA: University of Texas, El Paso
BA: University of Texas, El Paso
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lechuga, J., Swain, G.R., & Weinhardt, L.S. (2012). Perceived need of a parental decision-aid for the HPV vaccine: Content and format preferences. Health Promotion & Practice, 13, 214-221.
Lechuga, J., Swain, G.R., & Weinhardt, L.S. (2011). The impact of framing on intentions to vaccinate daughters against HPV: A cross-cultural perspective. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42, 221-226. PMCID: 21533624
Lechuga, J. (2011). Collectivism. In S. Loue & M. Sajatovic (eds.), Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health. New York: Springer.
Lechuga, J. (2011). Explanatory models of illness. In S. Loue & M. Sajatovic (eds.), Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health. New York: Springer.
Lechuga, J., & Fernandez, N.P. (2011). Assimilation and individual differences in emotion: The dynamics of anger and approach motivation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 35, 196-204.
Lechuga, J., Santos Maldonado, B., Garza-Caballero, A., & Villarreal, R. (2011). Holistic reasoning on the other side of the world: Validation of the analysis/holism scale in Mexicans. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, 325-330.
Lechuga, J., Swain, G.R., & Weinhardt, L.S. (2011). The cross-cultural variation of predictors of HPV vaccination intentions. Journal of Women's Health, 20, 225-230.
Lechuga, J. & Wiebe, J.S. (2011). The cross-cultural variation of probability judgment accuracy: The influence of reasoning style. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 42, 1054-1065.
Owczarzak, J., Petroll, A. & Lechuga, J. (2011). HIV testing as a standard of care for men who have sex with men: Patient and provider perspectives. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 2, 116-121.
Kersten, A.W., Meissner, C.A., Lechuga, J., Schwartz, B.L., & Albrechtsen, J.S. (2010). Conceptualization of motion events in English and Spanish speakers: Different patterns of attention to manner of motion and path. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 139, 638-653.
Galletly, C., Lechuga, J., Layde, J.B., & Pinkerton, S. (2010). Sexual health curricula in U.S. medical schools: Current educational objectives. Academic Psychiatry, 34, 333-338.
Lechuga, J. (2009). Familialismo: Ventajas y desventajas de "Mi Familia." Revista Cuadernos Fronterizos, 13, 18-20.
Lechuga, J., & Wiebe, J.S. (2009). Can language prime culture in Hispanics? The differential impact of self-construals in predicting intention to use a condom. International Journal of Psychology, 44, 468-476.
Maldonado, B., Moreno, A., Quintana, L., & Lechuga, J. (2009). Familias monoparentales de madre en Chihuahua: Su estructura. In V. Orozco (ed.), Chihuahua Hoy: Visiones de su Historia, Economia, Politica y Cultura (7th ed.). Chihuahua, Mexico: Instituto Chihuahense de la Cultura, 2009.
Lechuga, J. (2008). Is acculturation a dynamic construct? The influence of priming culture on acculturation. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30, 324-339.