Jorge Delva

Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, School of Social Work, Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Jorge Delva

Degrees

BSW, Social Work, 1989, University of Hawaii, Honolulu;
MSW, Social Work, 1992, University of Hawaii, Honolulu;
PhD, Social Welfare, 1996, University of Hawaii, Honolulu

BioSketch

Dr. Jorge Delva, a native of Chile, conducts research focused on studying trends and effects of individual risk and protective factors on substance use and childhood obesity while taking into account neighborhood and other contextual level factors. He is particularly interested in how these factors manifest themselves among racial and ethnic minority populations and between cultures in the United States and internationally.

He is also a faculty associate with the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health in the School of Public Health, and the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Jorge Delva, Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, School of Social Work, Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Email

jdelva@umich.edu

Web Sites

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jdelva
http://www.ssw.umich.edu/public/currentProjects/curtis/
http://www.umich.edu/~slsgroup/Santiago_Longitudinal_Study/Welcome.html
http://www.ssw.umich.edu/research/

Location

Room:	2847 SSWB
Phone:	(734) 936-3898
Fax:	(734) 763-3372

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Delva, J., Carpenter, L. M., & Bares, C. B. (in press). Multiple Hispanic cultures: Considerations for working with students and families. In C. Franklin, M. B. Harris, and P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The School Services Sourcebook: A Guide for School-Based Professionals (2nd Edition). Oxford University Press, NY.

Horner, P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Delva, J., Bares, C. B., Andrade, F., & Castillo, M. (in press). The association of family and peer factors with tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among Chilean adolescents in the neighborhood context. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation.

Horner, P., Sanchez, N., Castillo, M., & Delva, J. (in press). Parental perceptions of neighborhood effects in Latino comunas. Substance Use & Misuse.

Hynes Dowell, M., Mateu-Gelabart, P., Barros Taunhauser, H., & Delva, J. (in press). Volatile substance misuse among high school students in South America. Substance Use & Misuse (Special Issue on Volatile Substance Misuse: A Global Perspective), 46, 27-34.

Bares, C,. Delva, J,. Hynes, M., Sanchez, N. (in press). Adolescent tobacco use in the Americas: The link with depression and anxiety. In V. Olisah (Ed.), Mental Health, Book 2. InTech Pubs.

Han, Y., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Delva, J., & Castillo, M. (in press). The role of peers and parents in predicting alcohol consumption among Chilean youth. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health.

Granillo, T., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Delva, J., & Castillo, M. (in press). Eating disorders among a community-based sample of Chilean female adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Li, S., Delva, J. (in press). Social capital and smoking among Asian American men: An exploratory study. American Journal of Public Health.

Li, S., Delva, J. (in press). Social capital, gender and smoking: An Asian American study. Journal of Health Behavior and Public Health.

Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., Bares, C. B., & Delva, J. (in press). Correlates of Chilean adolescents? negative attitudes towards cigarettes: The role of gender, peer, parental, and environmental factors. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Lorenzo-Blanco, E., & Delva, J. (in press). Examining lifetime episodes of sadness, help seeking, and perceived treatment helpfulness among U.S. Latino/as. Community Mental Health Journal.

Delva, J., Momper, S., Grinnell-Davis, C., & Padilla, M. (in press). Cultural variations and relevance to etiology. In S. Brown & R.A. Zucker (Eds.), Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse. Oxford Press.

Horner, P., Andrade, F., Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Castillo, M. (in press). The relationship of birth order and gender with academic standing and substance use among youth in Latin America. Journal of Individual Psychology.

Delva, J,. Horner, P,. Sanchez, N. (in press). Adolescent pregnancy in Chile: A social, cultural, political analysis. In A. Cherry and M. Dillon (Eds.), International handbook of adolescent pregnancy: Medical, psychosocial, and public health responses. Springer

Bares, C., Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Andrade, F. (in press). Parenting and motivational processes associated with problem behaviors: A study of adolescents in Santiago, Chile. Social Work Research.

Sanhueza, G., Delva, J., Andrade, F., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Bares, C., Castillo, M. (in press). La observaci=n sistemßtica de vecindarios: El case de Chile y sus perspectivas para trabajo social [The systematic observation of neighborhoods: The case of Chile and its implications for social work]. Revista de trabajo social at Pontificia Universidad Cat=lica de Chile.

Goldman, E., Aiello, A., Uddin, M., Delva, J., Koenen, K., Gant, L., Galea, S. (in press). Pervasive exposure to violence and posttraumatic stress disorder in a predominantly African-American urban community: The Detroit Neighborhood Health Study. Journal of Traumatic Stress.

Momper, S., Delva, J., & Reed, B. G. (2011). OxyContin abuse on a reservation: Qualitative reports by American Indians in talking circles. Substance Use & Misuse, 46(11), 1372-1379.

Bares, C., Andrade, F., Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Kamata, A. (2011). Differential item functioning due to gender between depression and anxiety items among Chilean adolescents. International Journal of Social Psychiatry.

Bares, C., Andrade, F., Delva, J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2011). Examining the factor structure of anxiety and depression symptoms items among adolescents in Santiago, Chile. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2(1), 23-38

Bares, C. B., Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Andrade, F. (2011). Family and parenting characteristics associated with marijuana use by Chilean adolescents. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2, 1-11.

Bares, C. B., Andrade, F., Delva, J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2011). Examining the factor structure of anxiety and depression symptoms items among adolescents in Santiago, Chile. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2, 23-38.

Holland, S., Burgess, S., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Delva, J. (2010). Understanding neighbourhoods, communities and environments: New approaches for social work research. The British Journal of Social Work, 1-19.

Delva, J., Allen-Meares, P., & Momper, S. L. (2010). Pocket guide to cross cultural research. New York: Oxford University Press.

Delva, J., & Castillo, M. (2010). International research. In B. Thyer (Ed.), Handbook of social work research methods (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Sanchez, N., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Castillo, M., Caballero, G., & Delva, J. (2010). Sexual intercourse among adolescents in Santiago, Chile: A study of individual and parenting factors. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 28(4), 267-274.

Perron, B. E., Gillespie, D. F., Alexander-Eitzman, B., & Delva, J. (2010). Availability of outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs in the United States. Substance Use & Misuse, 45(7-8), 1097-1111.

Momper, S., Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Sanchez, N., & Volberg, R. A. (2010). The association of at risk, problem and pathological gambling with substance use, depression, and arrest history. Journal of Gambling Studies, 24, 7-32.

Terry-McElrath, Y. M., O'Malley, P. O., Delva, J., & Johnston, L. D. (2009). The school food environment and student BMI and food consumption: 2004 to 2007 national data. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, S45-S56.

Redmond, M., Galea, S., & Delva, J. (2009). Examining racial/ethnic minority treatment experiences with specialty behavioral health service providers. Community Mental Health Journal,
45, 85-96.

Perron, B. E., Mowbray, O. P., Glass, J. E., Delva, J., Vaughn, M. G., & Howard, M. O. (2009). Differences in service utilization and barriers among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites with drug use disorders. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 13(4).

Delva. J., Dietz, N. A., Perron, B., Sanchez, N., & Woolley, M. E. (2009). Adult awareness of a youth-focused anti-tobacco campaign: does having children matter? Substance Use & Misuse, 44(6), 763-774.

O'Malley, P. O., Terry-McElrath, Y. M., Delva, J., & Johnston, L. D. (2009). School physical activity environment related to student obesity and activity: A national study of schools and students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, S71-S81.

Momper, S. L., Nandi, V., Ompad, D. C., Delva, J., & Galea, S. (2009). The prevalence and types of gambling among undocumented Mexican immigrants in New York City. Journal of Gambling Studies, 25(1), 49-65.

Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Delva, J. (2008). Thoughts on social work knowledge development activities within a quantitative framework. Social Work, 53(4), 293-297.

Dietz, N. A., Delva, J., Woolley, M. E., & Russello, L. (2008). The reach of a youth-oriented anti-tobacco media campaign on adult smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 93(1/2), 180-184.

Broman, C., Neighbors, H., Delva, J., Torres, M., & Jackson, J. (2008). Prevalence of substance use disorders among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). American Journal of Public Health, 98(6), 1107-1114.

Holden, G., Baer, J., Delva, J., Dulmus, C., Thyer, B., & Williams-Shanks, T. (2008). Suggestions to improve social work journal editorial and peer review processes: The San Antonio response to the Miami statement. Research on Social Work Practice, 18(1), 66-71.

Delva, J., Johnston, L. D., & O'Malley, P. M. (2007). Health related behaviors and overweight: A study of Latino adolescents in the United States of America. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 21(1), 11-20.

O'Malley, P. M., Johnston, L. D., Delva, J., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2007). Variation in obesity among American secondary school students by school and school characteristics. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4), S187-S194.

Delva, J., Johnston, L. D., & O'Malley, P. M. (2007). The epidemiology of overweight and related lifestyle behaviors: Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status differences among American youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4), S178-S186.

Siefert, K., Finlayson, T., Williams, D. R., Delva, J., & Ismail, A. (2007). Modifiable risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms in low-income African American mothers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(1), 113-123.

McPherson, M. D., Delva, J., & Cranford, J. (2007). A longitudinal investigation of intimate partner violence among mothers with mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 58, 675-680.

Delva, J., O'Malley, P. M., & Johnston, L. D. (2007). Availability of more-healthy and less-healthy food choices in American schools: A national study of grade, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic differences. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4), S226-S239.

Gee, G., Delva, J., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2007). Relationships between self-reported unfair treatment and prescription medication use, illicit drug use, and alcohol dependence among Filipino Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 97, 933-940.

McCabe, S. E., Morales, M., Cranford, J. A., Delva, J., McPherson, M. D., & Boyd, C. J. (2007). Race/ethnicity and gender differences in drug use and abuse among college students. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 6, 75-95.

Kim, S., De La Rosa, M. Rice, C. P., & Delva, J. (2007). Prevalence of smoking and drinking among older adults in seven urban cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Substance Use & Misuse, 42(9), 1455-1475.