Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

MCN contributes to the national conversation about migration health through publication in peer-reviewed publications. The following are some of the most recent articles published by MCN staff members:

2026 

• Russell EA, Nunez J, López Correa AY, Fredricks K, Sampayo EM, Padilla Elias N, et al. “Todo con Corazon, Hacemos Milagros*”: a qualitative analysis of the needs of newly arrived immigrants amid complex political and healthcare landscapes. BMJ Public Health. 2026;4:e004854. 

2025

• Weingarten K, Secada-Sayles P, Calderón J. The witness to witness program: Evolving curricula to serve social justice principles. The Routledge International Handbook of Postmodern Therapies. O Smoliak et. al. Routledge; 2025. 
• MacMurdo MG, Maier LA, Balmes JR, et al. Occupational Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: At-Risk Worker Groups, Regulatory and Research Needs An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025;22(11):1619-1632. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202509-969ST
• Garcia D, Madaras L, Seda CH. "HIV Care and Prevention: Special Populations." In: Fundamentals of HIV Medicine 2025, CME Edition. C Chu. The American Academy of HIV Medicine. Oxford University Press; 2025.

2024

• Valdez CR, Petruzzi L, Pinedo M, Garcia D, Vasquez M. Health Equity in US Latinx Populations. In: Health Equity: A solutions-focused approach, 2nd edition. Bryant Smalley K, Warren JC, Fernández MI. Springer Publishing; 2024; 103-129. 
• Nolte KM, Madaras L, Garcia D, Liebman AK, Seda CH. Migrant Clinicians Network: Championing Health Equity. JNHMA. 2024;2(1):48-52. doi:10.59867/nhma0307
• Garcia D, Seda CH, Madaras L. Case Study: Urgent Medical Care for Asylum-Seeking Infant at US-Mexico Border. JNHMA. 2024;2(1):44-47. doi:10.59867/nhma0306
• Liebman AK, Pagan-Santana M, Seda CH. The Climate Migrant: Health Risks Before, During, and After Migration. JNHMA. 2024;2(1):36-43. doi:10.59867/nhma0305

2023

• Umana B, Vorstermans J, Lewa R, Garcia D, Malar J, Daftary A. Transforming the language used in tuberculosis care. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(3):e0001657. Published 2023 Mar 23. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001657

2022

• Wagner KM, Chatham AA, Prado K, et al. Emotional wellbeing and coping among Latinx young adults in the time of COVID-19. J Community Psychol. 2022;10.1002/jcop.22983. doi:10.1002/jcop.22983
• Weingarten K. Called to repair injustice: Connecting everyday practices to societal phenomena, creating momentum for solidarity and change. Fam Process. 2022;1-29. 10.1111/famp.12839. doi:10.1111/famp.12839
• Valdez CR, Walsdorf AA, Wagner KM, Salgado de Snyder VN, Garcia D, Villatoro AP. The intersection of immigration policy impacts and COVID-19 for Latinx young adults. Am J Community Psychol. 2022 Jul 28:10.1002/ajcp.12617. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12617. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35901500; PMCID: PMC9353277.
• Pagán-Santana M, Liebman AK, Seda CH. Deepening the Divide: Health Inequities and Climate Change among Farmworkers. J Agromedicine. 2022 Nov 18:1-4. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2022.2148034. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36384449.
• Pagán-Santana M, Liebman AK, López-Correa AY. Looking at the gaps and program needs to address the impact on children of agricultural workers in Puerto Rico during and after public health emergencies. Front Public Health. 2022 Nov 7;10:1046701. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046701. PMID: 36419994; PMCID: PMC9677091.
• Weingarten K, Secada P, Calderon-Gomez J. The Witness to Witness Program (W2W): Using Handouts and Blogs to Exemplify Social Justice Principles. New England Journal of Relational and Systemic Practice. 2022 Jun 1. Available from: https://nejournalrsp.com/index.php/mejrsp/article/view/38
• Donley N, Bullard RD, Economos J, Figueroa I, Lee J, Liebman AK, Navarro Martinez D, Shafiei F. Pesticides and environmental injustice in the USA: root causes, current regulatory reinforcement and a path forward. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):708. Published 2022 Apr 19. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13057-4
• Thomas CM, Searle K, Galván A, et al. Healthcare worker perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines: Implications for increasing vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers and patients. Vaccine. 2022;40(18):2612-2618. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.011
• Thomas CM, Liebman AK, Galván A, Kirsch JD, Stauffer WM. Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccines for Migrant and Immigrant Farmworkers. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021;104(6):1963-1965. Published 2021 Apr 13. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.21-0199. 
• Kugel C and Bushy A. Rural and Migrant Health. Chapter in: Foundations for Public Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 6th Edition. Stanhope, M. and Lancaster, J., eds. Elsevier, Inc., 2022.

2021

• Liebman AK, Seda CH, Galván AR. Farmworkers and COVID-19: Community-Based Partnerships to Address Health and Safety. Am J Public Health. 2021;111(8):1456-1458. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2021.306323
• Yung MT, Vázquez RC, Liebman A, et al. COVID-19 Awareness and Preparedness of Minnesota and Wisconsin Dairy Farms. J Agromedicine. 2021;26(3):352-359. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2021.1927925
• Margineanu I, Mor Z, Garcia D, Gilpin C, Dhawan S, Ritz N, and Zenner D. TB and COVID-19 in Migrants – The Need to Focus on Both Conditions. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2021;25(5): 333-335. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.21.0067. 
• Thomas C, Liebman AK, Galván A, Kirsch J, and Stauffer W. Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccines for Migrant and Immigrant Farmworkers. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0199.
• Kugel C, Seda CH. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: Cancer Risks, Barriers to Care, and Ways to Overcome Them. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2021;25(2):219-222. doi:10.1188/21.CJON.219-222
• Grzywacz JG, Gonzales-Backen M, Liebman A, et al. Comparative Effectiveness of Training Alternatives for the EPA's Worker Protection Standard Regulation Among Immigrant Latino Farmworkers [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 27]. J Occup Environ Med. 2021;10.1097/JOM.0000000000002368. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000002368

2020

• Liebman A, Roy N, Seda C, Zuroweste E, Roy C. Partnerships as an Avenue to Translate Emerging Disease Ecology of SARS-CoV-2 to Agricultural Groups. J Agromedicine. 2020;25(4):430-433. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2020.1815626
• Pagán-Santana M, Amaya C, Rivera-Gutiérrez R, Caporali S. Chronic Diseases Among Agricultural Workers in a Rural Area of Puerto Rico. Journal of Agromedicine. November 2020. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2020.1824829
• Wieling E, Trejo AN, Patterson, JE, Weingarten K, Falicov C, Hernández AV, Heffron LC, Faulkner M, Parra-Cardona JR. Standing and Responding in Solidarity with Disenfranchised Immigrant Families in the United States: An Ongoing Call for Action. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. October 2020. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12460
• Snyder VNS de, Garcia D, Pineda R, Calderon J, Diaz D, Morales A, and Perez B. Exploring Why Adult Mexican Males Do Not Get Vaccinated: Implications for COVID-19 Preventive Actions. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. September 2020. doi:10.1177/0739986320956913
• Salzwedel M, Liebman A, Kruse K, Lee B. The COVID-19 Impact on Childcare in Agricultural Populations. J Agromedicine. 2020;25(4):383-387. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2020.1815616
• Weingarten K, Galván‐Durán AR, D’Urso S, Garcia D. The Witness to Witness Program: Helping the Helpers in the Context of the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Fam Proc. August 2020. doi:10.1111/famp.12580

2019

• Madaras L, Stonington S, Seda CH, Garcia D, and Zuroweste E. Social Distance and Mobility — A 39-Year-Old Pregnant Migrant Farmworker. New England Journal of Medicine. March 2019. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1811501
• Bradham DD, Garcia D, Galván A, and Erb C.  Cost-of-Care Conversations During Clinical Visits in Federally Qualified Health Centers: An Observational Study. Ann Intern Med. May 2019. doi: 10.7326/M18-1608.
• Grzywacz JG, Gonzales-Backen M, Liebman A, Marín AJ, Trejo M, Gudino CO, Economos J, Tovar-Aguilar JA. Attending to Pesticide Exposure and Heat Illness Among Farmworkers: Results From an Attention Placebo-Controlled Evaluation Design. J Occup Environ Med. September 2019. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001650.

2018

• Simmons JM, Liebman AK, Sokas RK. Occupational Health in Community Health Centers: Practitioner Challenges and Recommendations. New Solutions. May 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1048291117749937 
• Liebman A, Franko E, Reyes I, Keifer M, Sorensen J. An overview and impact assessment of OSHA large dairy local emphasis programs in New York and Wisconsin. Am J Ind Med. June 2018.  doi: 10.1002/ajim.22868. 
• Juárez-Carrillo PM, Liebman AK, Reyes IAC, Ninco Sanchez YV, Keifer MC. Aplicación de la teoría de aprendizaje en el entrenamiento acerca de seguridad y salud para trabajadores inmigrantes en las lecherías. Health Promot Pract. December 2018. doi: 10.1177/1524839918812419.

2017

• Liebman AK, Simmons J, Salzwedel M, Tovar-Aguilar A, Lee BC. Caring for Children While Working in Agriculture—The Perspective of Farmworker Parents. J Agromedicine. July 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2017.1358229
• Dara M, Sulis G, Centis R, D'Ambrosio L, de Vries G, Douglas P, Garcia D, Jansen N, Zuroweste E, Migliori GB. Cross-border collaboration for improved tuberculosis prevention and care: policies, tools and experiences. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. July 2017. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0940.
• Lee BC, Bendixsen C, Liebman AK, Gallagher SS. Using the Socio-Ecological Model to Frame Agricultural Safety and Health Interventions. J Agromedicine. August 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2017.1356780
• Lee BC, Salzwedel MA, Chyou P, Liebman AK. Employers’ Perspective on Childcare Services for Hired Farm Workers. J Agromedicine. August 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2017.1358230

2016

• Juarez-Carrillo PM, Liebman AK, Reyes IA, Ninco Sanchez Y, Keifer MC. Applying learning theory to safety and health training for Hispanic immigrant dairy workers. American journal of health promotion : AJHP. Forthcoming; Edit Citation Edit citation
  Juarez-Carrillo PM, Liebman AK, Reyes IA, Ninco Sanchez Y, Keifer MC. Applying learning theory to safety and health training for Hispanic immigrant dairy workers. Health Promotion Practice. December 2016. doi: 10.1177/1524839916683668.
• Liebman AK, Juarez-Carrillo PM, Reyes IA, Keifer MC. Immigrant dairy workers' perceptions of health and safety on the farm in America's Heartland. Am J Ind Med. 2016 Mar;59(3):227-35. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22538. PubMed PMID: 26523613.
• Alexander BH, Bender JB, Kampa D, Keifer MC, Liebman AK, Peterson C, Rasmussen R, Schiller L, Schloesser B, Sheridan C. Growing Agricultural Education: Embracing Health and Safety. J Agromedicine. 2016;21(3):298-300. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2016.1179240. PubMed PMID: 27088663.
• Ponce-Gonzalez I, Ramos D. El Zika virus está afectando fuerte en Puerto Rico. Nicaragua Pediátrica. 2016;4(2): 34-35.
• Tschampl CA, Garnick DW, Zuroweste E, Razavi M, Shepard DS. Use of Transnational Services to Prevent Treatment Interruption in Tuberculosis-Infected Persons Who Leave the United States. Emerging Infect Dis. 2016;22(3):417-25.

2015

• Liebman, AK, Juarez-Carrillo, PM, Reyes, IAC, and Keifer, MC. Immigrant dairy workers' perceptions of health and safety on the farm in America's Heartland. Am J Ind Med. November 2015. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22538.
• Brennan K, Economos J, Salerno M. Farmworkers make their voices heard in the call for stronger protections from pesticides. New Solutions. 2015. doi:10.1177/1048291115604428
• Perla ME, Iman E, Campos L, Perkins A, Liebman AK, Miller ME, Beaudet NJ, Karr CJ. Agricultural occupational health and safety perspectives among Latino-American youth. J Agromedicine. 2015;20(2):167-77. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2015.1010064. PubMed PMID: 25906275.

2014

• Silver K, Hoffman K, Loury S, Fethke NB, Liebman A, Manz N, Manock S, Andino A, Bradfield M, Morrissette D, Florence J. A campus-community partnership for farmworkers' health: interventions for tomato workers in Tennessee.Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2014 Winter;8(4):501-10. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0056. PubMed PMID: 25727983.
• Liebman AK, Juárez-Carrillo P, Reyes IA, Keifer MC. A model health and safety intervention for Hispanic immigrants working in the dairy industry.J Agromedicine. 2014;19(2):78-82. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.888025. PubMed PMID: 24911680.
• Kugel, C. “Here Among Us: Caring for Migrant and Immigrant Patients in Rural United States”, chapter in Global Health Nursing: Narratives from the Field, Harlan, C., ed.  Springer Publishing Co., 2014.
• Liebman AK, Mainster B, Lee BC. Family services for migrant and seasonal farm workers: the Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) model. J Agromedicine. 2014;19(2):123-9. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.893217. PubMed PMID: 24911688.
• Keifer, MC, Reyes, I, Liebman, AK, Juarez Carrillo, P. (2014) The Use of Audience Response System Technology With Limited-English-Proficiency, Low-Literacy, and Vulnerable Populations. Journal of Agromedicine.

2013

• Siqueira CE, Gaydos M, Monforton C, Slatin C, Borkowski L, Dooley P, Liebman A, Rosenberg E, Shor G, Keifer M. Effects of social, economic, and labor policies on occupational health disparities. Am J Ind Med. 2014 May;57(5):557-72. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22186. Epub 2013 Apr 18. Review. PubMed PMID: 23606055.
• Baron SL, Beard S, Davis LK, Delp L, Forst L, Kidd-Taylor A, Liebman AK, Linnan L, Punnett L, Welch LS. Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: applying a social ecological framework.Am J Ind Med. 2014 May;57(5):539-56. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22174. Epub 2013 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 23532780; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3843946.
• Frank AL, Liebman AK, Ryder B, Weir M, Arcury TA. (2013) Health care access and health care workforce for immigrant workers in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector in the southeastern US. Am J Ind Med.
• Liebman AK, Wiggins M, Fraser C, Levin J, Sidebottom J, Arcury TA. (2013) Occupational health policy and immigrant workers in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector. Am J Ind Med. 
• Baron S, Beard S, Davis LK, Delp L, Frost L, Kidd-Taylor A, Liebman AK, Linnan L, Punnett L, Welch LS. (2013) Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: Applying a social ecological framework. Am J Ind Med. In press.
• Siqueira CE, Gaydos M, Monforton C, Fagen K, Slatin C, Borkowski L, Dooley P, Liebman A, Pana-Cryan R, Rosenberg E, Shor G, Keifer, M. (2013) Effects of social, economic, and labor policies on occupational health disparities. Am J Ind Med. 

2012

• Lee BC, Gallagher SS, Liebman AK, Miller ME and Marlenga B. (2012)  The 2012 Action Plan for Preventing Childhood Agricultural Injuries in the USA. Injury Prevention.
• VanDevanter N., Combellick J., Hutchinson M.K., Phelan J., Malamud D., Shelley D. (2012) A Qualitative Study of Patients’ Attitudes toward HIV Testing in the Dental Setting. Nursing Research and Practice.
• McLaurin J and Liebman A. (2012) Unique Agricultural Safety and Health Issues of Migrant and Immigrant Children. Journal of Agromedicine. 17(2):88-93
• Lee BC, Gallagher SS, Liebman AK, Miller ME and Marlenga B. (2012) Developing the 2012 National Action Plan for Protecting Children in Agriculture. Journal of Agromedicine.
• Bischoff W.E., MD, PhD, Weir, M., MAA, MPH, Summers, P., MPH, Chen, H, MD, PhD, Quandt, S.A., PhD, Liebman, A.K., MPA, MA, and Arcury, T.A., PhD (2012) The Quality of Drinking Water in North Carolina Farmworker Camps. American Journal of Public Health.
• Garcia, D., Hopewell, J., Liebman, A., Mountain, K. (2012) The Migrant Clinicians Network: Connecting Practice to Need and Patients to Care. Journal of Agromedicine.

2011

• Combellick J., Zuroweste E., Gany F.M. (2011) TBNet: The Impact of an Innovative Public–Private Intervention on Tuberculosis Control Among an Internationally Mobile Population.Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies.
• Uehling, G., Bouroncle, A., Roeber C., Tashima, N., and Crain, C. (2011) Preventing partner violence in refugee and immigrant communities. Forced Migration Review.
• Dovydaitis, T., Kugel, C., Lewy, R., Nelson, A., Ricardo, F. (2011) Promotores as Researchers: Expanding the Promotor Role in Community-Based Research. Health Promotion Practice.

2010

• American Public Health Association. (2010) Requiring Clinical Diagnostic Tools and Biomonitoring of Exposures to Pesticides. APHA Policy Statement. Drafted by Keifer, MC and Liebman, AK.
• Liebman, AK and Augustave, W. (2010) Integrating the worker perspective in agricultural health and safety. Journal of Agromedicine.
• Dovydaitis, T., Kugel, C., Lewy, R., Nelson, A., Mitchell, A., & Ricardo, F. (2010) Eliciting Behavior Change in a US Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Program through Utilization of Freire and Discussion Facilitation. Health Promotion International.
• Kugel, C. and Zuroweste, E.  (2010) The State of Health Care Services for Mobile Poor Populations: History, Current Status, and Future Challenges.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.