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• Latin Dance and Working Memory: The Mediating Effects of Physical Activity Among Middle-Aged and Older Latinos..  Frontiers in aging neuroscience.  -. 2022
• Self-rated health as a predictor of cognition among middle-aged and older Latinos..  Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition.  30:388-401. 2022
• The effects of the BAILAMOS Dance Program on hippocampal volume in older Latinos: a randomized controlled pilot study..  Translational behavioral medicine.  11:1857-1862. 2021
• BAILAMOS With mHealth Technology! Improving Physical Activity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Latinxs: A Pre-Post Feasibility Study..  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education.  48:575-583. 2021
• Association of physical activity levels and brain white matter in older Latino adults..  Ethnicity & health.  27:1599-1615. 2021
• ¡Ojo! What to expect in recruiting and retaining older Latinos in physical activity programs..  Translational behavioral medicine.  10:1566-1572. 2020
• A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being..  Translational behavioral medicine.  10:1098-1109. 2020
• The Impact of the BAILAMOS™ Dance Program on Brain Functional Connectivity and Cognition in Older Latino Adults: A Pilot Study..  Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice.  5:1-14. 2020
• Sources of Caregiving Burden in Middle-Aged and Older Latino Caregivers..  Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology.  33:185-194. 2019
• Impact of Latin Dance on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Sedentary Behavior Among Latinos Attending an Adult Day Center..  Journal of aging and health.  31:397-414. 2017
• Feasibility of a Latin Dance Program for Older Latinos With Mild Cognitive Impairment..  American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.  32:479-488. 2017
• BAILAMOS: Development, Pilot Testing, and Future Directions of a Latin Dance Program for Older Latinos..  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education.  42:604-10. 2014
• A Qualitative Exploration of Factors Associated With Walking and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Latino Adults..  Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society.  35:664-77. 2014