Sylvia Guendelman, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Professor of Community Health and Human Development
PHONE: (510) 642-2848
FAX: (510) 643-6981
LOCATION: 207-J University Hall
E-MAIL: sylviag@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Reproductive health of immigrant women
- Women’s health
- Access to health care for disadvantaged populations, including the working poor
- Health along the U.S.-Mexico border
Selected Publications
Guendelman S, Thornton D, Gould J and Hosang N (2006). Obstetric complications during labor and delivery: Assessing ethnic differences in California. Women's Health Issues. Jul-Aug; 16(4):189-97.
Guendelman S, Pearl M, Graham S, Angulo V, and Kharrazi M (2006). Utilization of pay-in antenatal leave among working women in Southern California. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 10(1):63-73.
Guendelman S, Thornton D, Gould J, and Hosang N (2006). Social disparities in maternal morbidity during labor and delivery: A comparison of Mexican-born and White Californians, 1996-1998. American Journal of Public Health. 2006. 95(12):2218-24. Erratum in American Journal of Public Health. 96(2):207.
Guendelman S, Wier M, Angulo V, and Oman D (2006). The effects of child-only health insurance coverage and family coverage on health care access and use: Recent findings among low-income children in California. Health Services Research. 41(1):125-147.
Guendelman S, Thornton D Gould J and Hosang R. Social disparities in maternal morbidity during labor and delivery American Journal of Public Health (second press).
Guendelman S, Angulo V, Weir M and Oman D (2005). Overcoming the Odds: Access to Care for Immigrant Children in Working Poor Families in California. Maternal and Child Health Journal. (43):68-70.
Guendelman S, Angulo V, Oman D (2005). Access to health care for children and adolescents in working poor families: Recent findings from California. Medical Care. (43): 68-70.
Guendelman S, Meade K, Chen YQ, Benson M (2004). Asthma control and hospitalizations among inner-city children: Results of a randomized trial of the Health Buddy interactive device. Telemedicine Journal, 19(3).
Guendelman S, and Pearl M (April 2004). The effects of parental insurance coverage on children’s ability to access and use health care. Health Affairs.
Guendelman, S (2003). Immigrant Families. Book Chapter in All our Families, edited by: M.A. Mason, A Skolnick, S. Sugarman. New York: Oxford University Press.
Guendelman, S and Witt S (2003). Improving access to prenatal care for Latina immigrants in California: Outreach and inreach strategies. In: M.Idali Torres and G. Cernada (Eds).: Parteras, Promotoras y Poetas: Sexual and Reproductive Health across the Americas. New York: Baywood Publishing.
Angulo V, Guendelman S (2002). Crossing the border for abortion services: The Tijuana-San Diego connection. Health Care for Women International, 23, 642-653.
Guendelman, S., Malin, C., Herr-Harthorn, B., and Vargas, P.N. (2001). Orientations to motherhood among pregnant Mexican and Mexican-origin women: A bi-national study. Social Science and Medicine, 52:1805-1813.
Other Interests
- Maternal and Child Health Academic Leadership Award 1995
- Editorial Board Member, Maternal and Child Health Journal and Journal of Mexican Studies
- Chair, America's Reproductive Health Panel, World Health Organization
- Executive Committee, Chicano/Latino Policy Project
Profile updated: March 27, 2007