Dr. Deborah J. del Junco

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design CORE
Senior EpidemiologistAppointed: 2007
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Medical School
Pediatrics
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2008
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
School of Public Health
Epidemiology and Disease Control
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Reseasrch Design CORE
University of Texas Health Science Center
6410 Fannin Street, Suite 1100.27
Houston, Texas 77030
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (713) 500-7902
Fax: (713) 500-0766
Deborah.J.delJunco@uth.tmc.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center, Epidemiology, 1988.
M.S., University of Utah, Medical Technology, Microbiology, 1980.
B.S., Western Illinois University, Medical Technology, 1974.
M.T. ASCP, Western Illinois University, Medical Technology.

Expertise and Research Interests

Epidemiology methods;
gene-environment interactions in chronic disease; occupational and environmental epidemiology;
veterans' health;
autoimmune disease;
Rett syndrome.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Epidemiology, Women's Health.

Additional Terms:

Environmental Epidemiology, Gene-environment Interactions, Molecular Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology.

Honors and Awards

2008, Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Observational Study Monitoring Board, NIH/NCRR, Research Centers in Minority Institutions Translational Research Network
2006-2007, Fellowship, Mexican American and US Latino Research Center, Texas A&M University, Fellowship
2004-2005, State-Based Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance, CDC/NIOSH ZOH1SBO (50) PAR 04-106, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group
1982-1984, Fellowship, Arthritis Foundation
1981, Student Workshop Competition, Society for Epidemiologic Research
2001, Children's Vulnerability to Toxic Substances in the Environment FY2001 STAR (H1), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Review Committee
2003, US Radiologic Technologist Cohort RFP CO-N01-31018-50, NIH/NCI, Review Committee
2006, Appointed as Executive Editor, Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations
2007, Site Visit and Review of Education and Research Center, CDC/NIOSH, University of Minnesota, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group

Previous Positions

2002-2007, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, School of Rural Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1997-2002, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Epidemiology
1993-1997, Research Epidemiologist, Houston VA Medical Center, HSR&D
1988-1997, Assistant Professor, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Medicine, Pediatrics

Funding Received

  • National Cancer Institute 1RO1CA76330-01A2: Women Veterans and Breast Cancer Screening, $1,424,131 Direct, Jun 17, 1999 to Mar 31, 2004.
  • EPA R 825817-01-1: Reproductive Health, Serum Dioxin and P450 Genes in Vietnam Veterans, $654,246 Direct, Dec 1, 1997 to Nov 30, 2000.
  • NIH/NCI 1 R01 CA112223-01A2: Initiation of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Veterans, 2007 to 2012.
  • NIH/NCRR 5 UL1 RR024148-02: Clinical and Translational Sciences Award, 2006 to 2011.
  • CDC/NIOSH 2 U50-OH007541-06: Migrant Adolescent Health Research Study, 2006 to 2011.
  • EPA R831604: Correlation of CALUX Screening Assay with HRGC/MS Measurement of Serum TCDD, 2004 to 2005.
  • NIH/NCI R03 NCI CA 103512: A Cancer Study Among Female Veterans in Texas 1979-2002, 2004 to 2006.
  • CDC/NIOSH 1 U50 OH07541-04: A Study of Work Injuries in Farmworker Children, 2001 to 2006.

Publications

  • Vernon SW, del Junco DJ, Tiro JA, Coan SP, Perz CA, Bastian LA, Rakowski W, Chan W, Lairson DR, McQueen A, Fernandez ME, Warrick C, Halder A, DiClemente C (Mar 2008) Promoting regular mammography screening II. Results from a randomized controlled trial in US women veterans., Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 100 (5), 347-58 Abstract
  • del Junco DJ, Vernon SW, Coan SP, Tiro JA, Bastian LA, Savas LS, Perz CA, Lairson DR, Chan W, Warrick C, McQueen A, Rakowski W (Mar 2008) Promoting regular mammography screening I. A systematic assessment of validity in a randomized trial., Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 100 (5), 333-46 Abstract
  • Association of Schools of Public Health, del Junco DJ (2007) Epidemiology, CPH Study Guide, Washington, D.C., Association of Schools of Public Health (bookchapter)
  • Shipp EM, Cooper SP, del Junco DJ, Bolin JN, Whitworth RE, Cooper CJ (Jul 2007) Pesticide safety training among farmworker adolescents from Starr County, Texas., Journal of agricultural safety and health, 13 (3), 311-21 Abstract
  • Shipp EM, Cooper SP, Del Junco DJ, Delclos GL, Burau KD, Tortolero SR (Feb 2007) Severe back pain among farmworker high school students from Starr County, Texas: baseline results., Annals of epidemiology, 17 (2), 132-41 Abstract
  • Rivera S, Vernon SW, Tiro JA, Coan S, Del Junco D, Chan W, Coker A (Apr 2006) Test-retest reliability of self-reported mammography in women veterans., Preventive medicine, 42 (4), 320-6 Abstract
  • Cooper SP, Burau KE, Frankowski R, Shipp EM, Del Junco DJ, Whitworth RE, Sweeney AM, Macnaughton N, Weller NF, Hanis CL (Apr 2006) A cohort study of injuries in migrant farm worker families in South Texas., Annals of epidemiology, 16 (4), 313-20 Abstract
  • Cooper CJ, Cooper SP, del Junco DJ, Shipp EM, Whitworth R, Cooper SR (2006) Web-based data collection: detailed methods of a questionnaire and data gathering tool., Epidemiologic perspectives & innovations : EP+I, 3, 1 Abstract
  • Etheredge AJ, Christensen K, Del Junco D, Murray JC, Mitchell LE (Aug 2005) Evaluation of two methods for assessing gene-environment interactions using data from the Danish case-control study of facial clefts., Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology, 73 (8), 541-6 Abstract
  • Ho VT, Mirza NQ, Junco Dd D, Okamura T, Przepiorka D (Oct 2003) The effect of hematopoietic growth factors on the risk of graft-vs-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a meta-analysis., Bone marrow transplantation, 32 (8), 771-5 Abstract
  • Vernon SW, Lairson DR, del Junco DJ, Perz C, Chan W, Rakowski W, Bastian LA., Early detection of breast cancer among women veterans: A study to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of methods to improve compliance with mammography screening guidelines, Oncology Economics, 1, 32-37, 2000
  • del Junco D, Kadlubar F, Vernon S, Stancel G, Sweeney A, Wu X, Lang N, Schecter A, Garzon A, Wheeler T (2000) Detecting an association between prostate cancer occurrence and TCDD exposure in the U.S. Vietnam veteran population, Organohalogen Compounds, 48, 95-98
  • Garzon AM, Sweeney A, del Junco D, Albanese RA (2000) A case-control study of birth defects and cancer, Organohalogen Compounds, 48, 167-170
  • Geraci JM, Ashton CM, Kuykendall DH, Johnson ML, Souchek J, del Junco D, Wray NP, The association of quality of care and occurrence of in-hospital, treatment-related complications, Medical Care, 37(2), 140-8, February 1999 Abstract
  • Ashton CM, Del Junco DJ, Souchek J, Wray NP, Mansyur CL, The association between the quality of inpatient care and early readmission: a meta-analysis of the evidence, Medical Care, 35(10), 1044-59, October 1997 Abstract
  • Kozinetz C A, Skender M L, MacNaughton N L, del Junco D J, Yamamura Y, Rett syndrome: an analysis using Sartwell's incubation period model., Journal of Child Neurology, 12(6), 361-4, September 1997 Abstract
  • del Junco D J, More breast implant prose and cons. Contractures and confounding: the controversy continues [editorial; comment], Jama, 277(20), 1643-4, 28 May 1997 Abstract
  • Skender M L, Goodrick G K, Del Junco D J, Reeves R S, Darnell L, Gotto A M, Foreyt J P, Comparison of 2-year weight loss trends in behavioral treatments of obesity: diet, exercise, and combination interventions., Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 96(4), 342-6, April 1996 Abstract
  • Kozinetz C A, Skender M L, MacNaughton N L, del Junco D J, Almes M J, Schultz R J, Glaze D G, Percy A K, Population-based registries using multidisciplinary reporters: a method for the study of pediatric neurologic disorders., Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 48(8), 1069-76, August 1995 Abstract
  • Percy A K, Glaze D G, Schultz R J, Zoghbi H Y, Williamson D, Frost J D Jr, Jankovic J J, del Junco D, Skender M, Waring S, et al, Rett syndrome: controlled study of an oral opiate antagonist, naltrexone., Annals of Neurology, 35(4), 464-70, April 1994 Abstract
  • Schultz R J, Glaze D G, Motil K J, Armstrong D D, del Junco D J, Hubbard C R, Percy A K, The pattern of growth failure in Rett syndrome., American Journal of Diseases of Children, 147(6), 633-7, June 1993 Abstract
  • del Junco D J, Annegers J F, Efficacy of immunotherapy for unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion: the role of guidelines and meta analysis [editorial; comment], American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 27(3-4), 94-6, April 1992 Abstract
  • Greenberg F, Del Junco D, Weyland B, Faucett W A, Schmidt D, Rose E, Alpert E, The effect of gestational age on the detection rate of Down's syndrome by maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 165(5 Pt 1), 1391-3, November 1991 Abstract
  • Del Junco DJ, Annegers JF, Coulam CB, Luthra HS, The relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and reproductive function, British Journal of Rheumatology, 28 Suppl 1, 33; discussion 42-5, 1989 Abstract
  • del Junco DJ, Association of autoimmune conditions with recurrent intrauterine death, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 29(4), 959-75, December 1986 Abstract
  • del Junco DJ, Annegers JF, Luthra HS, Coulam CB, Kurland LT, Do oral contraceptives prevent rheumatoid arthritis?, Jama, 254(14), 1938-41, October 1985 Abstract
  • del Junco D, Luthra HS, Annegers JF, Worthington JW, Kurland LT, The familial aggregation of rheumatoid arthritis and its relationship to the HLA-DR4 association, American Journal of Epidemiology, 119(5), 813-29, May 1984 Abstract
  • Gardner BB, Del Junco DJ, Fenn J, Hengesbaugh JH, Comparison of direct wet mount and trichrome staining techniques for detecting Entamoeba species trophozoites in stools, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 12(5), 656-8, November 1980 Abstract

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