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Dr. Brenda Berumen-Flucker

  • Assistant Professor - Dept of Health & Human Performance
Portrait of Dr. Brenda Berumen-Flucker

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Health Services Research

Old Dominion University, 2022

Master's Degree

MPH in Epidemiology

Univ of Tex Hlth Sci Ctr Houston, 2018

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Public Health

Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 2015

  • Berumen-Flucker, Brenda (Principal). Perceived Need for Mental Health Services Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Federal, $10000. (Submitted: October 27, 2023, Funded: February 2024 - June 30, 2025). Grant.
  • Farrell, John Wayland, Percent Contribution: %60, Berumen-Flucker, Brenda, Percent Contribution: %40. Countermovement Jump Metrics as Risk Factors for Non-Contact Injuries in Collegiate Athletes, Division of Research, Texas State University, $24000. (Submitted: October 8, 2025, Funded: January 2026 - January 2028). Grant.
  • Rodriguez, Anabel (Principal), Boggess Alcauter, Bethany (Other), Berumen-Flucker, Brenda (Other). United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program, USDA, Federal, $231000. (Funded: 2023 - September 2024). Grant.
  • Berumen-Flucker, Brenda. Barriers to Healthcare Services Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas State University, $4554. (Submitted: October 7, 2022, Funded: January 2023 - January 2024). Grant.
  • Rodriguez, Anabel (Principal), Berumen-Flucker, Brenda (Other). Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19, DOL/OSHA/Susan Harwood Training Program, Federal, $160000. (Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.
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  • Rodriguez, A., Douphrate, D., Pineda Reyes, A., Zavala, S., Chavez, L., Lopez, S., … Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, D. (2026). Fuimos Olvidados y Descuidados [Forgotten and neglected]: Lessons learned and findings from on-farm COVID-19 education and vaccine clinics for agricultural workers and their multigenerational families in Texas. Workplace Health & Safety, 74(8). https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799261430861
  • Rodriguez, A., Douphrate, D. I., Pineda Reyes, A. L., Zavala, S., Cabrera Cruz, A. V., Alegria, M. D., … Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, D. (2024). Promoting Workplace Health, Safety, and Well-Being Among Essential Agricultural Workers Through Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases Training in the Rio Grande Valley. Journal of Agromedicine, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924x.2024.2421249
  • Berumen-Flucker, B., Galadima, H., Shangani, S., Kekeh, M., & Akpinar-Elci, M. (2023). Experiences with COVID-19 Stress Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 29(3), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.13031/jash.15459
  • Berumen-Flucker, B., Kekeh, M., & Akpinar-Elci, M. (2022). Cultural Factors, Migrant Status, and Vulnerability to Increasing Temperatures among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers: A Systematic Review. Journal of Agricultural Safety Ad Health, 28(1), 49–63. https://doi.org/10.13031/jash.14952
  • Berumen-Flucker, B., Esqueda, K., Ledezma, K., Barrientez, T. C., Williams, R. D., & Romero, S. (2025). Culture, acculturation, and physical activity among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 49(1), 36–53.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Student Engagement and Enrollment Leadership Mentoring Leader Award, Old Dominion University. 2020
  1. Member

    Research Enhancement Committee

  2. Other

    Women in Public Health (WiPH)

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Agromedicine

  4. Member

    Student Champions

  5. Member

    American Public Health Association

  6. Member

    Texas Farmworker Coalition

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