Suzanna Martinez, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) Award, 2014-2015
• Academic Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award, 2013-2014

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 03/2022
• MS Nutrition Columbia Univesrity
• BS Biochemistry & Cell Biology University of California, San Diego
• Postdoctoral Training Pediatric Obesity University of California, San Diego
• PhD Public Health University of California, San Diego
• Postdoctoral Training Pediatric Sleep University of California, San Francisco

Grants and Projects

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• Food Security and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, NIH/NHLBI, 2023-2027
• Lifecourse food insecurity and dementia risk, NIH/NIA, 2022-2025
• Sleep duration and risk for obesity in Mexican American children, NIH, 2016-2021

Publications (72)

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FathersEnergy IntakeUniversitiesMexican AmericansExerciseMothersAcademic SuccessSleepPediatric ObesityFruitSleep DeprivationFood AssistanceFood SupplyHealth BehaviorStudents

• An update on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's health behaviors.
  Academic pediatrics 2024 Maxwell SL, Fernandez A, Martinez S, Beck AL
• Disparities in Food Insecurity and Academic Achievement Among California Public University Students: An Intersectional Approach.
  Nutrients 2024 Singh S, Esaryk EE, Meza E, Britton T, Martinez SM
• A longitudinal study of perceived stress, tangible social support, and gender on Mexican American parental feeding practices.
  Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 2024 Flores M, Valencia CI, Martinez SM, Tschann J
• Characterizing Food Security Status Over the Life Course in the National Longitudinal Youth Survey 1979 Cohort: A Novel Application of Sequence Analysis.
  Current Developments in Nutrition 2024 Suzanna M Martinez, Erin Esaryk, Edward A Frongillo, Amina Gaye, M Maria Glymour, Jillian Herbert, Aayush Khadka, Lucia Pacca, Anusha Vable
• 0818 Room-sharing and Bed-sharing: Reasons, Beliefs, and Sleep in Mothers and Toddlers from Mexican American Families.
  Sleep 2024 Lisa Meltzer, Ariel Williamson, Jeanne Tschann, Haley Ringwood, Suzanna Martinez, Ileana Barron, Elena Marraudino, Darcy Thompson

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• 0836 Similarities and Differences in Maternal and Paternal Bed-sharing Beliefs in Mexican American Couples with Toddlers.
  Sleep 2024 Anthony Munoz-Gauna, Lisa Meltzer, Melissa Fineman, Maria Flores Gallegos, Suzanna Martinez, Haley Ringwood, Jeanne Tschann, Ariel Williamson, Darcy Thompson
• Lessons learned from implementing a diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculum for health research professionals at a large academic research institution.
  Journal of clinical and translational science 2024 Hill Weller L, Rubinsky AD, Shade SB, Liu F, Cheng I, Lopez G, Robertson A, Smith J, Dang K, Leiva C, Rubin S, Martinez SM, Bibbins-Domingo K, Morris MD
• SNAP Student Rules Are Not So Snappy: Lessons Learned From a Qualitative Study of California County Agency Workers.
  Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2024 Martinez SM, Singh S, Esaryk E, Ritchie L
• COVID-19-related stressors exacerbate food insecurity and depressive symptoms among graduate students receiving campus basic needs services: Cross-sectional findings from seven California public universities.
  Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress 2023 Martinez SM, Esaryk E, Chodur G, Singh S, Kalaydjian S, Bullock HE, Britton TA
• Relationships Among Food Choice Motivators, Food Insecurity, and Academic Outcomes.
  Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2023 Brittany M. Loofbourrow, Mary C. Blue, Anna M. Jones, Suzanna M. Martinez, Leslie C. Kemp, Gretchen L. George, Rachel E. Scherr
• Assessing sleep behaviors in Latino children and adolescents: what is known, what are we missing, and how do we move forward?
  Current opinion in pediatrics 2023 Blanco E, Hyde ET, Martinez SM
• Food Insecurity, Memory, and Dementia Among US Adults Aged 50 Years and Older.
  JAMA network open 2023 Qian H, Khadka A, Martinez SM, Singh S, Brenowitz WD, Zeki Al Hazzouri A, Hill-Jarrett TG, Glymour MM, Vable AM
• Campus Food Pantry Use May Improve Daily Frequency of Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among California University Students Experiencing Food Insecurity.
  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2023 Chodur G, Singh S, Riordan EE, Kalaydjian S, Martinez SM
• Breastfeeding Duration and Timing of Bottle Supplementation: Associations with Body Mass Index from Childhood to Young-Adulthood.
  Nutrients 2023 Blanco E, Martinez SM, East P, Burrows R, Correa-Burrows P, Lozoff B, Gahagan S
• The 7-day Beverage Intake Questionnaire for Latino Children: Validation of a Culturally Tailored Tool.
  Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2023 Beck AL, Fernandez A, Martinez SM
• 0754 Sleep Ecology in Low-Income Mexican American Toddlers.
  Sleep 2023 Lisa Meltzer, Suzanna Martinez, Jeanne Tschann, Caroline Tietbohl, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Julia Reedy, Estefania Miramontes Valdes, Darcy Thompson
• Adolescent sedentary behavior and body composition in early adulthood: results from a cohort study.
  Pediatric research 2023 Hyde ET, Gahagan S, Martinez SM, East P, Wing D, Burrows R, Burrows PC, Algarín C, Peirano P, Reyes S, Blanco E
• Understanding the Role of CalFresh Participation and Food Insecurity on Academic Outcomes among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Nutrients 2023 Loofbourrow BM, Jones AM, Martinez SM, Kemp LC, George GL, Scherr RE
• Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding CalFresh Participation in University Students.
  Nutrients 2022 Loofbourrow BM, Jones AM, Chodur GM, Martinez SM, Kemp LC, Scherr RE
• Screen-related discord and dismay in low-income Mexican American families with toddlers: A qualitative study.
  Journal of pediatric nursing 2022 Thompson DA, Tschann JM, Jimenez-Zambrano AM, Martinez SM, Reyes GA, Solis GA, Clark L
• SNAP Participation Decreases Food Insecurity among California Public University Students: A quasi-experimental Study.
  Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2022 Aydin Nazmi, Kelly Condron, Marilyn Tseng, Ricky Volpe, Lucero Rodriguez, Miranda Louise Lopez, Suzanna M. Martinez, Nicholas Freudenberg, Stephanie Bianco
• Household and social characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine intent among Latino families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  BMC infectious diseases 2022 Wojcicki JM, Escobar M, Mendez AD, Martinez SM
• Campus Food Pantry Use Is Linked to Better Health Among Public University Students.
  Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2022 Martinez SM, Chodur GM, Esaryk EE, Kaladijian S, Ritchie LD, Grandner M
• 0075 Food Insecurity is Associated with Sleep Duration and Sleep Disorders Symptoms in a Community Adult Sample.
  Sleep 2022 Chloe Craig, Suzanna Martinez, Lauren Hale, Charles Branas, William Killgore, Chloe Wills, Michael Grandner
• Helping College Students Get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Facilitators of and Barriers to Students Accessing the Federal Nutrition Assistance Program.
  Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2022 Esaryk EE, Moffat LF, Ritchie LD, Martinez SM
• Style of meal service and feeding practices among Mexican American fathers and mothers: An analysis of video-recorded children's evening mealtime at home.
  Appetite 2021 Penilla C, Tschann JM, Pasch LA, Flores E, Deardorff J, Martinez SM, Butte NF, Greenspan LC
• Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a High-Risk Cohort of Children in San Francisco, CA.
  Childhood obesity (Print) 2021 Beck AL, Huang JC, Lendzion L, Fernandez A, Martinez S
• Associations between adverse home environments and appetite hormones, adipokines, and adiposity among Chilean adolescents.
  Clinical obesity 2021 Majmudar D, East P, Martinez S, Blanco E, Lozoff B, Burrows R, Gahagan S
• Campus Food Pantry Use Addresses a Gap Among California Public University Students.
  Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2021 Esaryk EE, Jiménez Arriaga EE, Kalaydjian S, Martinez SM
• Sleep duration, physical activity, and caloric intake are related to weight status in Mexican American children: a longitudinal analysis.
  The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2021 Martinez SM, Blanco E, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Grandner MA, Pasch LA
• Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Parents' Perception of Health Behaviors in Children With Overweight and Obesity.
  Academic pediatrics 2021 Beck AL, Huang JC, Lendzion L, Fernandez A, Martinez S
• Associations Between Adverse Home Environments and Appetite Hormones, Adipokines, and Adiposity in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of a Chilean Birth Cohort.
  Pediatrics 2021 Deshna Majmudar, Sheila Gahagan, Raquel Burrows, Suzanna Martinez, Patricia East, Estela Blanco
• Redefining Basic Needs for Higher Education: It's More Than Minimal Food and Housing According to California University Students.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2021 Martinez SM, Esaryk EE, Moffat L, Ritchie L
• Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children - CORRIGENDUM.
  Public health nutrition 2020 Beck AL, Martinez S, Patel AI, Fernandez A
• Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children.
  Public health nutrition 2020 Beck AL, Martinez S, Patel AI, Fernandez A
• Mechanisms linking childhood weight status to metabolic risk in adolescence.
  Pediatric diabetes 2020 Martinez SM, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S
• A systematic review of food insecurity among US students in higher education.
  Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2019 Aydin Nazmi, Suzanna Martinez, Ajani Byrd, Derrick Robinson, Stephanie Bianco, Jennifer Maguire, Rashida M. Crutchfield, Kelly Condron, Lorrene Ritchie
• Pathways from Food Insecurity to Health Outcomes among California University Students.
  Nutrients 2019 Martinez SM, Grandner MA, Nazmi A, Canedo ER, Ritchie LD
• "It's a Feeling That One Is Not Worth Food": A Qualitative Study Exploring the Psychosocial Experience and Academic Consequences of Food Insecurity Among College Students.
  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2018 Meza A, Altman E, Martinez S, Leung CW
• Temporal associations between circadian sleep and activity patterns in Mexican American children.
  Sleep health 2018 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, McCulloch CE, Sites E, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J
• Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers' and fathers' parenting and family practices play a role?
  Journal of sleep research 2018 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J
• No food for thought: Food insecurity is related to poor mental health and lower academic performance among students in California's public university system.
  Journal of health psychology 2018 Martinez SM, Frongillo EA, Leung C, Ritchie L
• Food insecurity in California’s public university system: What are the risk factors?.
  Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2018 Suzanna M. Martinez, Karen Webb, Edward A. Frongillo, Lorrene D. Ritchie
• Food insecurity is high among college students in a public statewide university system: What are the risk factors?
  Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2017 Martinez, S.M., Frongillo, E.A., Webb, K. Maynard, K., Ritchie, L.
• College students identify university support for basic needs and life skills as key ingredient in addressing food insecurity on campus.
  California Agriculture 2017 Tyler D. Watson, Hannah Malan, Deborah Glik, Suzanna M. Martinez
• Fathers' feeding practices and children's weight status in Mexican American families.
  Appetite 2017 Penilla C, Tschann JM, Deardorff J, Flores E, Pasch LA, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Greenspan LC, Martinez SM, Ozer E
• Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Eating More Carbohydrates and Less Dietary Fat in Mexican American Children.
  Sleep 2017 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Greenspan LC, Pasch LA, Deardorff J
• Latino mothers' beliefs about child weight and family health.
  Public health nutrition 2016 Martinez SM, Rhee KE, Blanco E, Boutelle K
• Preferred Child Body Size and Parental Underestimation of Child Weight in Mexican-American Families.
  Maternal and child health journal 2016 Pasch LA, Penilla C, Tschann JM, Martinez SM, Deardorff J, de Groat CL, Gregorich SE, Flores E, Butte NF, Greenspan LC
• What Factors Increase Risk for Food Insecurity Among College Students?.
  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2016 Suzanna Martinez, E. Brown, L. Ritchie
• Socioeconomic Status and Internalizing Symptoms in Chilean Children: Does Reserve Capacity Matter?
  Journal of child and adolescent behavior 2015 Martinez SM, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S
• Latino Parents' Insight on Optimal Sleep for Their Preschool-Age Child: Does Context Matter?
  Academic pediatrics 2015 Martinez SM, Thompson-Lastad A
• Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis.
  The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2015 Tschann JM, Martinez SM, Penilla C, Gregorich SE, Pasch LA, de Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Butte NF
• Maternal Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Feeding Practices in Elementary School-Aged Latino Children: A Pilot Qualitative Study on the Impact of the Cultural Role of Mothers in the US-Mexican Border Region of San Diego, California.
  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2015 Martinez SM, Rhee K, Blanco E, Boutelle K
• Designing a Culturally Appropriate Visually Enhanced Low-Text Mobile Health App Promoting Physical Activity for Latinos: A Qualitative Study.
  Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society 2015 Bender MS, Martinez S, Kennedy C
• Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk of obesity in Mexican American children.
  Sleep medicine 2014 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Gregorich SE, Butte NF
• Longitudinal effects of parental, child and neighborhood factors on moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in Latino children.
  The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2014 Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Tschann JM, Penilla C, Pasch LA, De Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Martinez SM
• Perception of neighborhood crime and drugs increases cardiometabolic risk in Chilean adolescents.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2014 Martinez SM, Blanco E, Delva J, Burrows R, Reyes M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S
• Mother-reported sleep, accelerometer-estimated sleep and weight status in Mexican American children: sleep duration is associated with increased adiposity and risk for overweight/obese status.
  Journal of sleep research 2013 Martinez SM, Greenspan LC, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, De Groat CL, Deardorff J, Penilla C, Pasch LA, Flores E, Tschann JM
• Maternal attitudes and behaviors regarding feeding practices in elementary school-aged Latino children: a pilot qualitative study on the impact of the cultural role of mothers in the US-Mexican border region of San Diego, California.
  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013 Martinez SM, Rhee K, Blanco E, Boutelle K
• Satiety responsiveness and eating behavior among Chilean adolescents and the role of breastfeeding.
  International journal of obesity (2005) 2013 Reyes M, Hoyos V, Martinez SM, Lozoff B, Castillo M, Burrows R, Blanco E, Gahagan S
• Developmental scores at 1 year with increasing gestational age, 37-41 weeks.
  Pediatrics 2013 Rose O, Blanco E, Martinez SM, Sim EK, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Vaucher YE, Gahagan S
• The relationship between sedentary behavior and depression among Latinos.
  Mental Health and Physical Activity 2013 Elva M. Arredondo, Hector Lemus, John P. Elder, Marisa Molina, Suzanna Martinez, Caryn Sumek, Guadalupe X. Ayala
• Physical activity promotion among churchgoing Latinas in San Diego, California: does neighborhood cohesion matter?
  Journal of health psychology 2012 Martinez SM, Arredondo EM, Roesch S
• Postnatal Growth Patterns in a Chilean Cohort: The Role of SES and Family Environment.
  International journal of pediatrics 2012 Kang Sim DE, Cappiello M, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Martinez S, Blanco E, Gahagan S
• Associated pathways between neighborhood environment, community resource factors, and leisure-time physical activity among Mexican-American adults in San Diego, California.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2012 Martinez SM, Ayala GX, Patrick K, Arredondo EM, Roesch S, Elder J
• Low bone mineral density in a cohort of normal, overweight and obese Chilean adolescents.
  Journal of clinical nursing 2011 Blanco E, Reyes M, Burrows RA, Martinez SM, Gahagan S
• Walking for transportation among Latino adults in San Diego County: who meets physical activity guidelines?
  Journal of physical activity & health 2011 Martinez SM, Arredondo EM, Roesch S, Patrick K, Ayala GX, Elder JP
• Individual, social, and environmental barriers to and facilitators of physical activity among Latinas living in San Diego County: focus group results.
  Family & community health 2009 Martinez SM, Arredondo EM, Perez G, Baquero B
• A review of physical activity measures used among US Latinos: guidelines for developing culturally appropriate measures.
  Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2008 Martinez SM, Ainsworth BE, Elder JP
• Active transportation and acculturation among Latino children in San Diego County.
  Preventive medicine 2008 Martinez SM, Ayala GX, Arredondo EM, Finch B, Elder J
• Culturally Appropriate Research and Interventions.
  2008 Suzanna M. Martinez, Elva M. Arredondo, Guadalupe X. Ayala, John P. Elder