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Dr. Brenda Berumen-Flucker

  • Assistant Professor - Dept of Health & Human Performance
Portrait of Dr. Brenda Berumen-Flucker
  • 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. 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/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.
  • Williams, R. D., Kitts, G., Levy, T. M., Housman, J. M., & Berumen-Flucker, B. (2024). Relationship of Perceived Racial Discrimination and Age of Onset for Cigarette, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use among Adolescents. Health Behavior and Policy Review. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.11.6.2
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Student Engagement and Enrollment Leadership Mentoring Leader Award, Old Dominion University. 2020
  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Agromedicine

  2. Member

    Student Champions

  3. Co-Chair

    Scholar's Day

  4. Member

    Scholarship Review Committee College of Education and HHP

  5. Member

    American Public Health Association

  6. Member

    Texas Farmworker Coalition

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