Dr. Lawrence A. Palinkas

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

University of California, San Diego Academic Senate: Cultural competency and clinical care of diabetes, $9,000, 2002 to 2003.
University of California, San Diego Academic Senate: Health and social sciences colloquium series, $5,000, 2002 to 2003.
National Institute of Mental Health: Improving care for children in child welfare (UCSD Subcontract), $25,000, 2002 to 2006.
National Institute on Mental Health: Child and Adolescent Services Research Center (UCSD Subcontract), $40,000, 2002 to 2005.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: East County ethnographic study, $25,000, 2001 to 2002.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Prevention of environment-induced decrements in mood and cognitive performance, $480,782, 2001 to 2005.
California Program on Access to Care, California Policy Research Center, University of California: Latino health and health services utilization, $28,309, 1999 to 1999.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Social structure, agreement and conflict in groups in extreme and isolated environment: A cross-cultural comparison, $120,665, 1997 to 2001.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Antarctic Space Analog Program (ASAP), $96,313, 1997 to 1999.
University of California, San Diego Academic Senate: Migration, acculturation, and socioeconomic status: Their relationships and effects on obesity, $5,981, 1995 to 1996.
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Drug abuse treatment for pregnant and non-pregnant teens, $2,269,434, 1992 to 1995.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Social structure, agreement and conflict in groups in extreme and isolated environments, $283,869, 1991 to 1995.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Human performance and adaptation in polar environments, $300,000, 1991 to 1994.
Naval Medical Research and Development Command: Disease and non-battle injuries among U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel, $850,000, 1988 to 1989.
Army Medical Research and Development Command: Infectious disease surveillance and epidemiologic research, $200,000, 1987 to 1988.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Adaptation and adjustment in the Antarctic: Long-term effects on health and performance, $145,737, 1987 to 1992.
Naval Medical Research and Development Command: Health and psychological adjustment of Antarctic winter-over personnel, $54,500, 1984 to 1986.
Naval Medical Research and Development Command: Psychiatric casualties and combat-related morbidity and mortality among Navy and Marine Corps personnel in Vietnam, 1965-1972, $535,000, 1984 to 1987.
National Research Council (NRC) - USA: Sociocultural influences on health and career outcome among U.S. Navy personnel, $52,000, 1982 to 1984.

• Palinkas LA, Glogower F, Dembert M, Hansen K, Smullen R, Incidence of psychiatric disorders after extended residence in Antarctica, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 63(2), 157-68, May 2004
• Palinkas LA, Johnson JC, Boster JS, Social support and depressed mood in isolated and confined environments, Acta Astronautica, 54(9), 639-47, May 2004
• Do NV, Mino L, Merriam GR, LeMar H, Case HS, Palinkas LA, Reedy K, Reed HL, Elevation in serum thyroglobulin during prolonged Antarctic residence: effect of thyroxine supplement in the polar 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine syndrome, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 89(4), 1529-33, April 2004
• Palinkas LA, Petterson JS, Downs MA, Russell J, Ethnic differences in symptoms of posttraumatic stress after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19, 102-112, 2004
• Palinkas LA, Prussing E, Reznik VM, Landsverk JA, The San Diego East County school shootings: a qualitative study of community level posttraumatic stress, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19, 113-121, 2004
• Palinkas LA, Johnson JC, Boster JS, Rakusa-Suszczewski S, Klopov, VI, Zue QF, Sachdeva U., Cross-cultural differences in psychosocial adaptation to isolated and confined environments, Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 75(11), in press, 2004
• Mäkinen TM, Pääkkönen T, Palinkas LA, Rintamäki H, Leppäluoto J, Hassi J., Thermoregulation and thermal sensations during cold exposure in urban circumpolar residents in winter and summer, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, in press, 2004
• Palinkas LA, Prussing E, Landsverk J, Reznik V, Youth-violence prevention in the aftermath of the San Diego East county school shootings: a qualitative assessment of community explanatory models, Ambulatory Pediatrics : the Official Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association., 3(5), 246-52, 2003
• Xu C, Zhu G, Xue Q, Zhang S, Du G, Xi Y, Palinkas LA, Effect of the Antarctic environment on hormone levels and mood of Chinese expeditioners, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 62(3), 255-67, September 2003
• Cannavino CR, Abrams J, Palinkas LA, Saglimbeni A, Bracker MD, Efficacy of transdermal ketoprofen for delayed onset muscle soreness, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine., 13(4), 200-8, July 2003
• Palinkas LA, The psychology of isolated and confined environments. Understanding human behavior in Antarctica, The American Psychologist, 58(5), 353-63, May 2003
• Iniguez E, Palinkas LA, Varieties of health services utilization by underserved Mexican American women, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 14(1), 52-69, 2003
• Johnson JC, Boster JS, Palinkas LA, Social roles and the evolution of networks in extreme and isolated environments, Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 27, 89-121, 2003
• Palinkas LA, Pickwell SM, Brandstein K, Clark TJ, Hill LL, Moser RJ, Osman A, The journey to wellness: stages of refugee health promotion and disease prevention, Journal of Immigrant Health, 5(1), 19-28, January 2003
• Lizarzaburu JL, Palinkas LA, Immigration, acculturation and risk factors for obesity and cardiovascular disease: a comparison between Latinos of Peruvian descent in Peru and in the United States, Ethnicity and Disease, 12(3), 342-352, July 2002
• Palinkas LA, Psychosocial issues in long-term space flight: overview, Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin, 14(2), 25-34, 2001
• Palinkas LA, Mental and cognitive performance in the cold, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 60(3), 430-439, 2001
• Palinkas LA, Reed HL, Reedy KR, Do NV, Case HS, Finney NS, Circannual pattern of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) function and mood during extended Antarctic residence, Psychoneuroendocrinology, 26, 421-431, 2001
• Reed HL, Reedy KR, Palinkas LA, Do NV, Finney NS, Case HS, leMar HJ, Wright J, Thomas J, Impairment in cognitive and exercise performance during prolonged Antarctic residence: effect of thyroxine supplementation on the polar triiodothyronine syndrome, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 86(1), 110-116, Jan 2001
• Palinkas LA, Kabongo M, The Surf*Net Study Group, The use of complementary and alternative medicine by primary care patients, Journal of Family Practice, 49(12), 1121-1130, December 2000
• Palinkas LA, Summary of research issues in behavior and performance in isolated and confined extreme (ICE) environments, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 71((suppl 1)), A48-50, September 2000
• Palinkas LA, Gunderson EKE, Johnson JC, Holland AW, Behavior and performance on long-duration spaceflights: evidence from analogue environments, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 71((suppl 1)), A29-36, September 2000
• Palinkas LA, Gunderson EKE, Holland AW, Miller C, Johnson JC, Predictors of behavior and performance in extreme environments: the Antarctic Space Analogue Program, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 71(7), 619-625, July 2000
• Palinkas LA, Houseal M, Stages of change in mood and behavior during a winter in Antarctica, Environment and Behavior, 32, 129-142, 2000
• Villela G, Palinkas LA, Sociocultural change and health status among the Seri Indians of Sonora, Mexico, Medical Anthropology, 19, 147-172, 2000
• Palinkas LA, Houseal M, Sleep and mood during a winter in Antarctica, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 59, 63-73, 2000
• Palinkas LA, Social, cultural and clinical dimensions of traumatic experience in primary care patients, Archives of Family Medicine, 9, 812-813, 2000
• Bronstein DE, Dille AN, Austin JP, Williams CM, Palinkas LA, Burns JC, Relationship of climate, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status to Kawasaki Disease in San Diego county, 1994-1998, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 19, 1087-1091, 2000
• Palinkas LA, Arciniega JI, Immigration reform and the health of Latino immigrants in California, Journal of Immigrant Health, 1(1), 19-30, 1999
• Kalofonos I, Palinkas LA, Barriers to use of prenatal care by Mexican and Mexican-American women, Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health, 4, 135-152, 1999
• Palinkas LA, Pickwell SM, Warnock F, Community-based health promotion for Cambodian refugees: a case study, Journal of Immigrant Health, 1(2), 53-55, 1999
• Palinkas LA, Johnson JC, Boster JS, Houseal M, Longitudinal studies of behavior and performance during a winter at the South Pole, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 69(1), 73-7, Jan 1998
• Palinkas LA, Reed HL, Do NV, Association between the Polar T3 Syndrome and the Winter-Over Syndrome in Antarctica, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 32(5), 112-114, 1997
• McCahill ME, Palinkas LA, Physicians who are certified in family practice and psychiatry: who are they and how do they use their combined skills?, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 10, 111-116, 1997
• Steel GD, Suedfeld P, Peri A, Palinkas LA, People in high latitudes: the 'big five' personality characteristics of the circumpolar sojourner, Environment and Behavior, 29, 324-347, 1997
• Palinkas LA, Atkins CJ, Miller C, Ferreira D, Social skills training for drug prevention in high-risk female adolescents, Preventive Medicine, 25(6), 692-701, November 1996
• Palinkas LA, Houseal M, Rosenthal NE, Subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder in Antarctica, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 184(9), 530-4, September 1996
• Norcross WA, Ramirez C, Palinkas LA, The influence of women on the health-seeking behavior of men, Journal of Family Practice, 43(5), 475-480, May 1996
• Palinkas LA, Wingard DL, Barrett-Connor E, Depressive symptoms in overweight and obese older adults: a test of the 'jolly fat' hypothesis, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 40(1), 59-66, January 1996
• Palinkas LA, Atkins CJ, Noel P, Miller C, Recruitment and retention of adolescent women in drug treatment research, Nida Research Monograph, 166, 87-109, 1996
• Long BJ, Calfas KJ, Wooten WJ, Sallis JF, Patrick KM, Goldstein M, Marcus BH, Schwenk TL, Chenowith J, Carter R, Torres T, Palinkas LA, Heath G, A multi-site field test of the acceptability of physical activity counseling in primary care, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12, 73-81, 1996
• Palinkas LA, Suedfeld P, Steel GD, Psychological functioning among members of a small polar expedition, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 66(10), 943-50, October 1995
• Palinkas LA, Pickwell SM, Acculturation as a risk factor for chronic disease among Cambodian refugees in the United States, Social Science and Medicine, 40(12), 1643-53, June 1995
• Palinkas LA, Cravalho M, Browner D, Seasonal variation of depressive symptoms in Antarctica, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 91(6), 423-9, June 1995
• Palinkas LA, Health under stress: Asian and Central American refugees and those left behind. Introduction, Social Science and Medicine, 40(12), 1591-6, June 1995
• Beine K, Fullerton JF, Palinkas LA, Anfers B, Conceptions of prenatal care among Somali women in San Diego, Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 40, 376-381, 1995
• Steel GD, Callaway M, Suedfeld P, Palinkas LA, Human sleep-wake cycles in the high arctic: effects of unusual periodicity and time disentrainment, Biological Rhythm Research, 26, 582-592, 1995
• Palinkas LA, Suedfled P, Glogower F, Dembert M, Some historical and scientific considerations of the psychological issues about living in the Antarctic environment, Travel Medicine International, 13, 99-106, 1995
• Palinkas LA, Browner D, Effects of prolonged isolation in extreme environments on stress, coping and depression, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 557-576, 1995
• Pickwell SM, Schimelpfening S, Palinkas LA, 'Betelmania'. Betel quid chewing by Cambodian women in the United States and its potential health effects, Western Journal of Medicine, 160(4), 326-30, April 1994
• Barrett-Connor E, Palinkas LA, Low blood pressure and depression in older men: a population based study, British Medical Journal, 308(6926), 446-9, 12 Feb 1994
• Ganiats TG, Norcross WA, Halverson AC, Buford PA, Palinkas LA, A double-blind crossover study of oral alpha-galactosidase to treat dietary oligosaccharide intolerance: does Beano prevent gas?, Journal of Family Practice, 39, 441-445, 1994
• Palinkas LA, Pierce J, Rosbrook BP, Pickwell S, Johnson M, Bal DG, Cigarette smoking behavior and beliefs of Hispanics in California, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 9(6), 331-7, November 1993
• Palinkas LA, Petterson JS, Russell J, Downs MA, Community patterns of psychiatric disorders after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, American Journal of Psychiatry, 150(10), 1517-23, October 1993
• Palinkas LA, Barrett-Connor E, Morgan RE, Wingard DL, Serum lipids and depression, Lancet, 341(8844), 563, 27 Feb 1993
• Morgan RE, Palinkas LA, Barrett-Connor EL, Wingard DL, Plasma cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men, Lancet, 341(8837), 75-9, 9 Jan 1993
• Burr RG, Palinkas LA, Banta GR, Physical and psychological effects of sustained shipboard operations on U.S. Navy personnel, Current Psychology, 12, 113-129, 1993
• Palinkas LA, Downs MA, Petterson JS, Russel J, Social, cultural and psychological impacts of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, Human Organization, 52(1), 1-13, 1993
• Steel GD, Suedfeld P, Palinkas LA, People and place: the Antarctic environmental relationship, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 28(5), 341, 1993
• Ganiats TG, Palinkas LA, Kaplan RM, Comparison of quality of well-being scale and functional status index in patients with atrial fibrillation, Medical Care, 30(10), 958-964, October 1992
• Palinkas LA, Going to extremes: the cultural context of stress, illness and coping in Antarctica, Social Science and Medicine, 35(5), 651-64, September 1992
• Palinkas LA, Barrett-Connor E, Estrogen use and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 80(1), 30-6, July 1992
• Palinkas LA, Russell J, Downs MA, Petterson JS, Ethnic differences in stress, coping, and depressive symptoms after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 180(5), 287-95, May 1992
• Suedfeld P, Palinkas LA, Steel GD, Psychological aspects of polar living, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 27(5), 327, 1992
• Fullerton JT, Palinkas L, Cavero C, Nurse-midwifery services in one multi-ethnic, underserved community, Journal of Health Care for The Poor and Underserved, 2(2), 293-306, 1 Oct 1991
• Palinkas LA, Barrett-Connor E, Wingard DL, Type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms in older adults: a population-based study, Diabetic Medicine, 8(6), 532-9, July 1991
• Palinkas LA, Effects of physical and social environment on the health and well-being of Antarctic winter-over personnel, Environment and Behavior, 23(6), 782-799, 1991
• Palinkas LA, Browner D, Stress, coping and depression in United States Antarctic Program personnel, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 26(5), 240-241, 1991
• Kawahara Y, Palinkas LA, Suicides in active-duty enlisted Navy personnel, Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 21(3), 279-290, 1991
• Palinkas LA, Wingard DL, Barrett-Connor E, The biocultural context of social networks and depression among the elderly, Social Science and Medicine, 30(4), 441-7, 1990
• Palinkas LA, Wingard DL, Barrett-Connor E, Chronic illness and depressive symptoms in the elderly: a population-based study, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 43(11), 1131-41, 1990
• Palinkas LA, Psychosocial effects of adjustment in Antarctica: lessons for long-duration space flight, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 27(5), 471-477, 1990
• Palinkas LA, Johnson JC, Social relations and individual performance of winter-over personnel at McMurdo Station, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 25(5), 238-240, 1990
• Palinkas LA, Pineda TS, Burr RG, Hyams KC, Ten-year profile of infectious and parasitic diseases in the U.S. Navy, Military Medicine, 155(9), 401-406, 1990
• Gray GC, Palinkas LA, Kelley PW, Increasing incidence of varicella hospitalization in U.S. Army and Navy personnel: Are today's teenagers more susceptible? Should recruits be vaccinated?, Pediatrics, 86, 867-873, 1990
• Palinkas LA, Sociocultural influences on psychosocial adjustment in Antarctica, Medical Anthropology, 10(4), 235-246, 1989
• Hyams KC, Palinkas LA, Burr RG, Viral hepatitis in the U.S. Navy, 1975-1984, American Journal of Epidemiology, 130, 319-326, 1989
• Palinkas LA, Gunderson EKE, Burr RG, Social, psychological, and environmental influences on health and well-being of Antarctic winter-over personnel, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 24(5), 207-209, 1989
• Palinkas LA, Petterson JS, Gunderson EKE., Adaptive responses and resources of United States Antarctic Program military and civilian personnel, Antarctic Journal of the United States, 24(5), 210-212, 1989
• Palinkas LA, Coben P., Psychiatric casaulties among U.S. Marines in Vietnam, Military Medicine, 153(10), 521-526, October 1988
• Coben P, Palinkas LA, A case of suicide, Military Medicine, 153, 65-67, 1988
• Palinkas LA, Coben P, Disease and non-battle injuries among U.S. Marines in Vietnam, Military Medicine, 153, 150-155, 1988
• Palinkas LA, A longitudinal study of ethnicity and disease incidence, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 1(1), 85-108, 1987
• Palinkas LA, Coben P., Psychiatric disorders among U.S. Marines wounded-in-action in Vietnam, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 175, 291-300, 1987
• Palinkas LA., Points of stress and modes of adjustment in southwest Alaska, Human Organization, 46, 292-304, 1987
• Palinkas LA., A longitudinal study of disease incidence among Antarctic winter-over personnel, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 58, 1062-1065, 1987
• Burr RA, Palinkas LA, Health risks among submarine personnel in the U.S. Navy, Undersea Biomedical Research, 16(6), 1062-1065, 1987
• Palinkas LA., Health and performance of Antarctic winter-over personnel: a follow-up study, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 57, 954-959, 1986
• Palinkas LA, Racial differences in accidental and violent deaths among U.S. Navy personnel, Military Medicine, 150, 587-592, 1985
• Palinkas LA, Colcord CL, Health risks among enlisted males in the U.S. Navy: race and ethnicity as correlates of disease incidence, Social Science and Medicine, 20, 1129-1141, 1985
• Palinkas LA, Social fission and cultural change in an ethnic Chinese church, Ethnic Groups, 5, 255-277, 1984
• Palinkas LA, Ethnicity, identity and mental health: the use of rhetoric in an immigrant Chinese church, Journal of Psychoanalytic Anthropology, 5(3), 235-258, 1982
• Palinkas LA, Hoiberg A, An epidemiology primer: bridging the gap between epidemiology and psychology, Health Psychology, 1(3), 269-287, 1982