Alexandra Velasquez, MS
CRC Supervisor
Medicine
School of Medicine
alexandra.velasquez@ucsf.edu 628-206-4923
Alexandra graduated with a BS in Psychology with a Biology emphasis and a minor in Social and Ethnic Relations from UC Davis. Holds a MS from UCSF in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership and is a certified Clinical Research Professional.
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Research interests include health care disparities, language barriers, educating and empowering underserved populations, systematically training research personnel, development and innovative solutions, and process improvements. Currently, she is a Clinical Research Coordinator Supervisor in kidney health; serves as a navigator for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) supporting researchers in increasing community engagement and integrating special populations. Is the lead for the SF-BUILD alumni program and co-lead for SF-BUILDing Bridges. As part of the AVC-ROI office, Alexandra is the Associate Director for Staff Workforce Development and is also the lead, developer, instructor, and coordinator for the CIRCLE program, a program aiming to prepare a more inclusive Clinical Research Workforce leading to increasing research participants, ultimately advancing inclusive research and health for all.
Publications (11)
Top publication keywords:
Health LiteracyMinority GroupsHealth CommunicationAlbuminuriaCommunicationSelf CareUrinalysisRegistriesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeSafety-net ProvidersPhysicians, Primary CarePatient Education as TopicDiabetic NephropathiesAwarenessRenal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Achieving Chronic Care Equity by Leveraging the Telehealth Ecosystem (ACCTIVATE): A Multilevel Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.
Medical research archives 2024 Omomukuyo A, Ramirez A, Davis A, Velasquez A, Najmabadi AL, Kong M, Willard-Grace R, Brown W, Broderick A, Suomala K, McCulloch CE, Franco N, Sarkar U, Lyles C, Tran AS, Sharma AE, Tuot DS -
Limited english proficiency and concordance of CKD awareness among primary care providers and patients.
BMC nephrology 2020 Velazquez AF, Velasquez A, Tuot DS -
Interventions to Improve Blood Pressure Control Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients With CKD: Kidney Awareness Registry and Education Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Kidney medicine 2019 Tuot DS, Rubinsky AD, Velasquez A, McCulloch CE, Schillinger D, Handley MA, Hsu CY, Powe NR -
Albuminuria Testing by Race and Ethnicity among Patients with Hypertension with and without Diabetes.
American journal of nephrology 2019 Lee J, Chu C, Guzman D, Fontil V, Velasquez A, Powe NR, Tuot DS -
CKD Awareness in the General Population: Performance of CKD-Specific Questions.
Kidney medicine 2019 Tuot DS, Wong KK, Velasquez A, Crews DC, Zonderman AB, Evans MK, Powe NR
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Association between health literacy and self-care behaviors among patients with chronic kidney disease.
BMC nephrology 2018 Wong KK, Velasquez A, Powe NR, Tuot DS -
Impact of a Primary Care CKD Registry in a US Public Safety-Net Health Care Delivery System: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2018 Tuot DS, McCulloch CE, Velasquez A, Schillinger D, Hsu CY, Handley M, Powe NR -
Acceptability of a multilevel intervention to improve blood pressure control among patients with chronic kidney disease in a public health care delivery system.
Clinical kidney journal 2017 Strait A, Velasquez A, Handley MA, Leong K, Najmabadi A, Powe NR, Tuot DS -
Variation in Patients' Awareness of CKD according to How They Are Asked.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016 Tuot DS, Zhu Y, Velasquez A, Espinoza J, Mendez CD, Banerjee T, Hsu CY, Powe NR -
The Kidney Awareness Registry and Education (KARE) study: protocol of a randomized controlled trial to enhance provider and patient engagement with chronic kidney disease.
BMC nephrology 2015 Tuot DS, Velasquez A, McCulloch CE, Banerjee T, Zhu Y, Hsu CY, Handley M, Schillinger D, Powe NR -
Assessment of printed patient-educational materials for chronic kidney disease.
American journal of nephrology 2013 Tuot DS, Davis E, Velasquez A, Banerjee T, Powe NR