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David Matarrita-Cascante
Recreation, Parks & Tourism Science, Texas A&M University, 2261 TAMU College Station, TX 77843, USA

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Journal article
Published: 25 May 2021 in Journal of Migration and Health
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Though refugees often survive in refugee camps for many years, little is known about the impact of their interactions within the healthcare system during that time and how it may affect current concerns with the healthcare system after resettlement. Guiding our analysis was the Community Health Development model, which emphasizes the importance of understanding the impact of historical experiences on a community's health to identify specific current health needs, and plan solutions alongside the community to address and improve health concerns. To better understand the healthcare system related experiences of Bhutanese refugees before and after resettlement, and describe potential solutions based on their perspectives to improve their health status. This study used an explorative qualitative research design. Four focus group discussions were conducted with 40 female participants to examine their experiences within the healthcare system in Nepal (e.g. before resettlement) and the US (after resettlement). Focus group data were audio-recorded, translated, coded, and reported based on qualitative thematic analysis. Findings revealed that Bhutanese refugees were mistreated in the Nepalese healthcare system, often neglected from healthcare access and services because of their refugee status. Upon arrival to the United States after resettlement, study participants also reported experiencing challenges within the US health care system including cultural and linguistic barriers when interacting with medical interpreters during visits with their providers, as well as having inadequate time during the visit to fully express their concerns. Respondents’ recommendations to improve their overall health centered on their experiences with the US health care system including initiatives developing leadership skills for building community capacity towards advocating for the refuges, while increasing access to external resources. The result of this study outlines an account of Bhutanese refugees’ experiences and recommendations for improving their community's health based on such past experiences and their current needs. These findings provide a starting point for future research with underserved refugee migrant groups and indicate a need for health programs to be historically and culturally sensitive in order to be more effective. Further, the understanding of refugees’ collective history should inform the development of collaborative interventions with community members in order to be effective.

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Manisha Salinas; David Matarrita-Cascante; Juan L. Salinas; James N. Burdine. Navigating healthcare systems before and after resettlement: Exploring experiences and recommendations for improvement from the perspectives of a Bhutanese refugee community. Journal of Migration and Health 2021, 4, 100049 .

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Manisha Salinas, David Matarrita-Cascante, Juan L. Salinas, James N. Burdine. Navigating healthcare systems before and after resettlement: Exploring experiences and recommendations for improvement from the perspectives of a Bhutanese refugee community. Journal of Migration and Health. 2021; 4 ():100049.

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Manisha Salinas; David Matarrita-Cascante; Juan L. Salinas; James N. Burdine. 2021. "Navigating healthcare systems before and after resettlement: Exploring experiences and recommendations for improvement from the perspectives of a Bhutanese refugee community." Journal of Migration and Health 4, no. : 100049.

Journal article
Published: 11 May 2020 in Tourism Management
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This study examines the within tourism businesses social dynamics that lead to positive community social change via the reduction of barriers between amenity migrants and locals. The overarching study question is: What social dynamics happen within amenity migrant owned tourism businesses that are reducing social barriers between migrants and locals and leading to positive social change in the community? Findings show the existence of a dynamic interplay between the amenity migrants and locals who are working together that reflect rational (providing opportunities for locals to become tourism producers, promoting mutual understanding and respect, widening the participation of locals in decision-making) and emotional (welcoming nature, sympathetic understanding, emotional closeness) dimensions, reducing their differences and creating positive social change in the community.

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David Matarrita- Cascantea; Courtney Suessb. Natural amenities-driven migration and tourism entrepreneurship: Within business social dynamics conducive to positive social change. Tourism Management 2020, 81, 104140 .

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David Matarrita- Cascantea, Courtney Suessb. Natural amenities-driven migration and tourism entrepreneurship: Within business social dynamics conducive to positive social change. Tourism Management. 2020; 81 ():104140.

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David Matarrita- Cascantea; Courtney Suessb. 2020. "Natural amenities-driven migration and tourism entrepreneurship: Within business social dynamics conducive to positive social change." Tourism Management 81, no. : 104140.

Editorial
Published: 03 February 2020 in Sustainability
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The Special Issue Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability seeks to engage in an interdisciplinary and international dialogue on the interrelationships of society, natural resources, and sustainability at the community level. In addition to introducing the twelve research articles published in this collection, we provide an overview of the existing literature on community and natural resource management, mainly through a review of previous reviews and a bibliometric analysis. While this literature is dominated by studies on various aspects of community-based natural resource management, the present Special Issue showcases multiple thematic areas of research that collectively contribute to a more complete understanding of the community-resources-sustainability linkages. Our review also pinpoints important gaps in existing meta-analyses and bibliometric analyses. Promising directions for future research are highlighted.

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Hua Qin; Martha Bass; Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad; David Matarrita-Cascante; Christine Sanders; Barituka Bekee. Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability: Overview of an Interdisciplinary and International Literature. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1061 .

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Hua Qin, Martha Bass, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, David Matarrita-Cascante, Christine Sanders, Barituka Bekee. Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability: Overview of an Interdisciplinary and International Literature. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1061.

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Hua Qin; Martha Bass; Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad; David Matarrita-Cascante; Christine Sanders; Barituka Bekee. 2020. "Community, Natural Resources, and Sustainability: Overview of an Interdisciplinary and International Literature." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1061.

Journal article
Published: 11 October 2019 in Sustainability
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Community sociologists have examined community attachment through an almost exclusive focus on people’s social relations. Recent research efforts have noted the neglect of the physical place in traditional community sociological studies. Doing this has brought the physical environment into their discussions of community attachment. Despite this progress, we remain limited in our understanding of the physical environment’s contribution to peoples’ attachment to their communities and whether its effect on community attachment is applicable in the context of urban settings. In an effort to expand our knowledge of this topic, this study explored the contributions of the urban physical environment on community attachment. By selecting the Discovery Green Park as a typical form of physical environment in Houston, Texas, this study sought to investigate how people’s levels of community attachment could be predicted by: (1) peoples’ interactions with an urban park; (2) people’s emotional connections with such a park; and (3) peoples’ social interactions with others within the park. After conducting a series of block model regression analyses, we found that community attachment was not completely defined by social factors, but also depended upon peoples’ emotional connections with the local physical environment and the social interactions happening in those settings.

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Ying Xu; David Matarrita-Cascante; Jae Ho Lee; A.E. Luloff. Incorporating Physical Environment-Related Factors in an Assessment of Community Attachment: Understanding Urban Park Contributions. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5603 .

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Ying Xu, David Matarrita-Cascante, Jae Ho Lee, A.E. Luloff. Incorporating Physical Environment-Related Factors in an Assessment of Community Attachment: Understanding Urban Park Contributions. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (20):5603.

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Ying Xu; David Matarrita-Cascante; Jae Ho Lee; A.E. Luloff. 2019. "Incorporating Physical Environment-Related Factors in an Assessment of Community Attachment: Understanding Urban Park Contributions." Sustainability 11, no. 20: 5603.

Journal article
Published: 20 June 2019 in Journal of Youth Development
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The purpose of this study was to explore camp outcomes specialized in ethnic identity among Asian American youth after they participated in a residential cultural immersion camp. In this study, the cultural immersion camp is viewed as a mediating factor that channels other influences in such a way as to guide Asian American youth to commit more expressly and more fully to their perception of ethnic identity. The results obtained from 3 cultural immersion camps located in the Western United States reveals that cultural immersion camp experiences significantly increase perceived levels of ethnic identity among Asian American youth. Implications of cultural immersion camp on the development of Asian American youth are discussed.

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Yi-Ju Wu; Corliss Outley; David Matarrita-Cascante. Cultural Immersion Camps and Development of Ethnic Identity in Asian American Youth. Journal of Youth Development 2019, 14, 166 -182.

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Yi-Ju Wu, Corliss Outley, David Matarrita-Cascante. Cultural Immersion Camps and Development of Ethnic Identity in Asian American Youth. Journal of Youth Development. 2019; 14 (2):166-182.

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Yi-Ju Wu; Corliss Outley; David Matarrita-Cascante. 2019. "Cultural Immersion Camps and Development of Ethnic Identity in Asian American Youth." Journal of Youth Development 14, no. 2: 166-182.

Journal article
Published: 20 June 2019 in Journal of Youth Development
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This study used a qualitative methodology to identify and describe barriers that Latinx high school students face in their college aspirations and the supports they recognize as pivotal to achieving their goal of attending college. In order to understand barriers and supports for college attendance, 23 Latinx high school students in Southern California participated in 4 focus groups. Students were asked about barriers that most affect the students’ college aspirations and varying supports needed to assist in their goal to go to college. The most common barriers reported by them were: lack of financial resources, family responsibilities, lack of teachers’ support, peer pressure, and systematic discrimination. The most valuable resources mentioned were: support from their parents, siblings, relatives and teachers. Additionally, support from Latino extended families were vital as they provided encouragement, advice, economic support, and a sense of pride concerning students’ achievements. The implications of these findings for social cognitive career theory, practice, policy, and future research are discussed in the paper.

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Harold Manzano-Sanchez; David Matarrita-Cascante; Corliss Outley. Barriers and Supports to College Aspiration Among Latinx High School Students. Journal of Youth Development 2019, 14, 25 -45.

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Harold Manzano-Sanchez, David Matarrita-Cascante, Corliss Outley. Barriers and Supports to College Aspiration Among Latinx High School Students. Journal of Youth Development. 2019; 14 (2):25-45.

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Harold Manzano-Sanchez; David Matarrita-Cascante; Corliss Outley. 2019. "Barriers and Supports to College Aspiration Among Latinx High School Students." Journal of Youth Development 14, no. 2: 25-45.

Journal article
Published: 15 June 2019 in Sustainability
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Studies on participation in community gardens have revealed that gardeners’ participation is driven by functional and emotional motives. Most studies, however, have failed to recognize gardeners’ diverse characteristics. To fill this research gap, this study examined the moderating effect that variations within gardeners has on their participation, particularly as in the case of past gardening experience. The data for this study were obtained through a survey administered in three plot-based community gardens in Austin, Texas. Results revealed that increased gardening experience bolsters the effect of emotional motivations on garden participation, while no effect was shown in the relationship between functional motivations and participation. The importance of gardeners’ past gardening experience on emotional motivations is discussed as it relates to sustained participation in gardening.

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Jae Ho Lee; David Matarrita-Cascante. Gardeners’ Past Gardening Experience and Its Moderating Effect on Community Garden Participation. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3308 .

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Jae Ho Lee, David Matarrita-Cascante. Gardeners’ Past Gardening Experience and Its Moderating Effect on Community Garden Participation. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (12):3308.

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Jae Ho Lee; David Matarrita-Cascante. 2019. "Gardeners’ Past Gardening Experience and Its Moderating Effect on Community Garden Participation." Sustainability 11, no. 12: 3308.

Articles
Published: 22 May 2019 in International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
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Organizations seeking better methods for conservation have attempted to use participatory processes to fulfill human and ecological/environmental goals. As a result, the academic literature is filled with examples of community-level approaches to conservation. While such case studies are highly valuable, much of this literature has placed a strong emphasis on the institutional conditions surrounding successful participatory practices. Here, we seek to complement the participatory conservation literature with the community participation literature, which has tended to follow an actor-centered (e.g., residents) approach to successful participatory practices. By merging these two literatures, our goal is to offer a holistic framework that accounts for a more comprehensive understanding of the different forms and benefits of participation. We hope this framework will serve as a tool for field practitioners to implement the most effective action plans resulting in greater future successes.

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D. Matarrita-Cascante; A. Sene-Harper; L. Ruyle. A holistic framework for participatory conservation approaches. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 2019, 26, 484 -494.

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D. Matarrita-Cascante, A. Sene-Harper, L. Ruyle. A holistic framework for participatory conservation approaches. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 2019; 26 (6):484-494.

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D. Matarrita-Cascante; A. Sene-Harper; L. Ruyle. 2019. "A holistic framework for participatory conservation approaches." International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 26, no. 6: 484-494.

Journal article
Published: 14 May 2019 in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
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Jae Ho Lee; David Matarrita-Cascante. The influence of emotional and conditional motivations on gardeners’ participation in community (allotment) gardens. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2019, 42, 21 -30.

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Jae Ho Lee, David Matarrita-Cascante. The influence of emotional and conditional motivations on gardeners’ participation in community (allotment) gardens. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2019; 42 ():21-30.

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Jae Ho Lee; David Matarrita-Cascante. 2019. "The influence of emotional and conditional motivations on gardeners’ participation in community (allotment) gardens." Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 42, no. : 21-30.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2019 in Diálogo andino
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El propósito de este artículo es contribuir en la comprensión de la migración por estilo de vida desde una perspectiva poscolonial. Para ello se exploran los diferentes discursos que migrantes por estilo de vida despliegan durante su etapa postmigratoria en Malalcahuello, región de La Araucanía. El estudio utiliza un diseño metodológico cualitativo de tipo asociativo de casos por criterio, en donde se analizaron 21 entrevistas. Los resultados permiten distinguir dos tipos de migrantes por estilo de vida: dominantes y reflexivos, que evidencian las manifestaciones diferenciadas del fenómeno. En general, los migrantes por estilo de vida dominante tienden a apreciar las transformaciones territoriales producidas por ellos en la etapa postmigratoria y reactualizan nociones colonialistas de jerarquía social presente en el territorio, a diferencia de los migrantes reflexivos, quienes conscientes de sus privilegios y sensibles a la asimetría social tienden a valorar la inserción de sí mismos en la red social preexistente de la comunidad local. Los hallazgos de este tipo de estudios contribuyen a complementar y profundizar la discusión en torno a estos tipos de migración en territorios constituidos por procesos de colonización reciente.

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Andrés MacAdoo Espinoza; Hugo Marcelo Zunino; Johanna Sagner Tapia; David Matarrita-Cascante. LOS MIGRANTES POR ESTILO DE VIDA DEL VALLE DE MALALCAHUELLO DESDE UNA PERSPECTIVA POSCOLONIAL, LA ARAUCANÍA, CHILE. Diálogo andino 2019, 115 -128.

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Andrés MacAdoo Espinoza, Hugo Marcelo Zunino, Johanna Sagner Tapia, David Matarrita-Cascante. LOS MIGRANTES POR ESTILO DE VIDA DEL VALLE DE MALALCAHUELLO DESDE UNA PERSPECTIVA POSCOLONIAL, LA ARAUCANÍA, CHILE. Diálogo andino. 2019; (58):115-128.

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Andrés MacAdoo Espinoza; Hugo Marcelo Zunino; Johanna Sagner Tapia; David Matarrita-Cascante. 2019. "LOS MIGRANTES POR ESTILO DE VIDA DEL VALLE DE MALALCAHUELLO DESDE UNA PERSPECTIVA POSCOLONIAL, LA ARAUCANÍA, CHILE." Diálogo andino , no. 58: 115-128.

Journal article
Published: 13 October 2018 in Sustainability
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The growing importance of participatory and collaborative approaches in resource management has resulted in an increased emphasis on identifying the complex relationships between natural national parks and neighboring rural communities. Given the limited number of studies dealing with parks beyond rural areas, our exploratory case study examines how conflict stemming from diverse community stakeholders’ perspectives and values in regard to the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park influences their involvement and attitudes toward park management. Thirty-two interviews were conducted and analyzed using a content-analysis methodology. Guided by the Progress Triangle conflict management framework, each stakeholder’s views, interests, and aspirations associated with the missions were organized according to the framework’s three dimensions: Substance, procedure, and relationship. The study findings discussed how stakeholders’ varying perspectives regarding cultural resources influenced their interactions with urban historical national parks and their attitudes toward park management. Furthermore, how stakeholders can reconcile their differences through a collaborative approach for better park management was discussed.

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Jae Ho Lee; David Matarrita-Cascante; Ying Xu; Michael Schuett. Examining the Conflicting Relationship between U.S. National Parks and Host Communities: Understanding a Community’s Diverging Perspectives. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3667 .

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Jae Ho Lee, David Matarrita-Cascante, Ying Xu, Michael Schuett. Examining the Conflicting Relationship between U.S. National Parks and Host Communities: Understanding a Community’s Diverging Perspectives. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (10):3667.

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Jae Ho Lee; David Matarrita-Cascante; Ying Xu; Michael Schuett. 2018. "Examining the Conflicting Relationship between U.S. National Parks and Host Communities: Understanding a Community’s Diverging Perspectives." Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3667.

Preprint
Published: 11 July 2018
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Over the last few decades, urban expansion and population shifts have modified the existing landscape throughout the U.S. Protected areas and development are compatible lenses, yet stakeholders’ involvement in decision-making is often missing from environmental governance. We examine how stakeholders living and working in proximity to Everglades National Park (EVER) perceive environmental and social changes to the park and community park relations. EVER was selected as a study site for several reasons: proximity to urban areas, rich biological diversity, largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S., International Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, and prominence as a tourist destination for the region. Forty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with neighborhood groups, representatives from gateway communities, and conservation organizations. An analysis of the interview data generated six research themes: loss of native species, urban development, a shortage and contamination of water, hurricanes, climate change, and increased recreation use. The results of this study add to the literature by providing a better understanding of the relationships stakeholders have with national parks. The results will provide useable knowledge that may help stakeholders and public land managers design strategies related for sustainable plans for the park and its surrounding communities.

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Michael A. Schuett; Yunseon Choe; David Matarrita-Cascante. Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Social and Environmental Changes Affecting Everglades National Park in South Florida, U.S.A. 2018, 1 .

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Michael A. Schuett, Yunseon Choe, David Matarrita-Cascante. Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Social and Environmental Changes Affecting Everglades National Park in South Florida, U.S.A. . 2018; ():1.

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Michael A. Schuett; Yunseon Choe; David Matarrita-Cascante. 2018. "Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Social and Environmental Changes Affecting Everglades National Park in South Florida, U.S.A." , no. : 1.

Research article
Published: 22 March 2018 in Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
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This review had three aims: (a) examine the relationship between self-efficacy (SE) and academic performance (AP) in Latina/o students, (b) identify the types of measures of SE and AP that have been used, and (c) identify the differences between global and specific measures of SE in predicting academic performance in Latina/o students. Twenty-seven articles were included in the analysis. Major findings included the following: (a) significant and positive relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance in Latina/o students, at all educational levels, and through different types of measurements of self-efficacy and academic performance; (b) particular performance domains or content, or task-specific variables, were more favorable in the examination of the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance than global domains; (c) Latina/o is not a homogeneous group; therefore, acculturation process, immigration status, family’ experience on higher education, affective variables, and parents’ and teachers’ support were also factors that significantly correlated with Latina/os’ academic achievement.

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Harold Manzano-Sanchez; Corliss Outley; Jorge E. Gonzalez; David Matarrita Cascante. The Influence of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Academic Performance of Latina/o Students in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2018, 40, 176 -209.

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Harold Manzano-Sanchez, Corliss Outley, Jorge E. Gonzalez, David Matarrita Cascante. The Influence of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Academic Performance of Latina/o Students in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 2018; 40 (2):176-209.

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Harold Manzano-Sanchez; Corliss Outley; Jorge E. Gonzalez; David Matarrita Cascante. 2018. "The Influence of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Academic Performance of Latina/o Students in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 40, no. 2: 176-209.

Journal article
Published: 12 September 2017 in Sustainability
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Within the context of domestic amenity/lifestyle migration, we are interested in understanding the way local rural residents and migrants: (1) view each other; and (2) how those views affect an integrated community development. Using alterity theory as a guiding framework, we engaged in a qualitative study to examine such views and their effects along the lines of three axes: an epistemological (what people know about the other), an axiological (how people value the other), and a praxeological (how people interact with the other) one in the Chilean community of Malalcahuello. Findings suggests that, overall, both types of residents know little of the other, have and constantly reproduce negative value judgments of the other, and relate only in mundane non-significant ways. We provide explanations of how these relate to the reported diminished community development efforts in town.

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David Matarrita-Cascante; Hugo Zunino; Johanna Sagner-Tapia. Amenity/Lifestyle Migration in the Chilean Andes: Understanding the Views of “The Other” and Its Effects on Integrated Community Development. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1619 .

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David Matarrita-Cascante, Hugo Zunino, Johanna Sagner-Tapia. Amenity/Lifestyle Migration in the Chilean Andes: Understanding the Views of “The Other” and Its Effects on Integrated Community Development. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (9):1619.

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David Matarrita-Cascante; Hugo Zunino; Johanna Sagner-Tapia. 2017. "Amenity/Lifestyle Migration in the Chilean Andes: Understanding the Views of “The Other” and Its Effects on Integrated Community Development." Sustainability 9, no. 9: 1619.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2017 in Journal of Rural Studies
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David Matarrita-Cascante. Moving the amenity migration literature forward: Understanding community-level factors associated with positive outcomes after amenity-driven change. Journal of Rural Studies 2017, 53, 26 -34.

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David Matarrita-Cascante. Moving the amenity migration literature forward: Understanding community-level factors associated with positive outcomes after amenity-driven change. Journal of Rural Studies. 2017; 53 ():26-34.

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David Matarrita-Cascante. 2017. "Moving the amenity migration literature forward: Understanding community-level factors associated with positive outcomes after amenity-driven change." Journal of Rural Studies 53, no. : 26-34.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2017 in Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
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Nonprofit hospitals are exempt from paying taxes. To maintain this status, they must provide benefit to the community they serve. In an attempt to improve accountability to these communities and the federal government, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 includes a provision that requires all nonprofit hospitals to conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) and implement strategies to address identified health priorities every 3 years. This Act's provision, operationalized by a regulation developed and enforced by the Internal Revenue Service, mandates the involvement of public health agencies and other community stakeholders in the completion of the CHNA. The aim of this article was to better understand community participation in nonprofit hospital-directed community health assessment and health improvement planning activities. Using a 2-phased, mixed-methods study design, we (1) conducted content analysis of 95 CHNA/implementation plan reports and (2) interviewed hospital and health system key informants, consultants, and community stakeholders involved in CHNA and planning processes. Community participation was assessed in terms of types of stakeholders involved and the depth of their involvement. Our findings suggest that many hospitals engaged and involved community stakeholders in certain aspects of the assessment process, but very few engaged a broad array of community stakeholder and community members in meaningful participation throughout the CHNA and health improvement planning process. Vast improvements in community participation and collaborative assessment and planning can be made in future CHNAs. On the basis of the findings, recommendations are made for further research. Practice implications include expanding community engagement and participation by stakeholder and activity type and using a common community health improvement model that better aligns hospital CHNA processes and implementation strategies with other organizations and agencies.

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Cara L. Pennel; Kenneth R. McLeroy; James N. Burdine; David Matarrita-Cascante; Jia Wang. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Community Participation in Community Health Needs Assessments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 2017, 23, 112 -121.

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Cara L. Pennel, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine, David Matarrita-Cascante, Jia Wang. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Community Participation in Community Health Needs Assessments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2017; 23 (2):112-121.

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Cara L. Pennel; Kenneth R. McLeroy; James N. Burdine; David Matarrita-Cascante; Jia Wang. 2017. "A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Community Participation in Community Health Needs Assessments." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 23, no. 2: 112-121.

Articles
Published: 24 October 2016 in Community Development
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Community development and related approaches have become prominent in academic circles, resulting in the emergence and resurgence of related community-level notions. With the expansion of terms, conceptual confusions have surfaced. The notion of community resilience has gone through this process, as its development/understanding is still in progress. Community resilience has been misused/confused with other notions including community agency, community vulnerability, community adaptability, and community capacity. Our goal here is to provide conceptual clarification to the term community resilience by reviewing and contrasting it with the above-mentioned notions. We argue that while similitudes exist within these concepts, they are bounded by their literatures fed by different fields of study, resulting in different goals (i.e. problem solving, response to change, and risk mitigation) in varying contexts. Despite their differences, we offer explanations of how the concepts are interrelated, in addition to noting the differences in the levels of conceptualization that each literature offers. We concluded that community resilience provides a better framework for understanding community change and how it is addressed.

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David Matarrita-Cascante; Bernardo Trejos; Hua Qin; Dongoh Joo; Sigrid Debner. Conceptualizing community resilience: Revisiting conceptual distinctions. Community Development 2016, 48, 105 -123.

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David Matarrita-Cascante, Bernardo Trejos, Hua Qin, Dongoh Joo, Sigrid Debner. Conceptualizing community resilience: Revisiting conceptual distinctions. Community Development. 2016; 48 (1):105-123.

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David Matarrita-Cascante; Bernardo Trejos; Hua Qin; Dongoh Joo; Sigrid Debner. 2016. "Conceptualizing community resilience: Revisiting conceptual distinctions." Community Development 48, no. 1: 105-123.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2016 in Population Health Management
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Derived from various health care policies and initiatives, the concept of population health has been newly adopted by health care and medicine. In particular, it has been suggested that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision that requires nonprofit hospitals to conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) and implement strategies to address health priorities has the potential to improve population health. A mixed methods study design was used to examine the potential for population health improvements to occur through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-mandated nonprofit hospital CHNA and planning processes. Methods involved a 2-phased approach composed of (1) content analysis of 95 CHNA/implementation strategies reports and (2) interviews with key informants, consultants, and community stakeholders involved in CHNA and planning processes. Although this is a great opportunity for the nonprofit hospital assessment and planning processes to influence population health outcomes, the findings from the first 3-year assessment and planning cycle (2011–2013) suggest this is unlikely. As nonprofit hospitals begin the second 3-year assessment and planning cycle, this article offers recommendations to increase the potential for nonprofit hospitals to improve population health. These recommendations include clarifying the purpose of IRS CHNA regulations, engaging community stakeholders in collaborative assessment and planning, understanding disease etiology and identifying and addressing broader determinants of health, adopting a public health assessment and planning model, and emphasizing population health improvement. (Population Health Management 2016;19:178–186)

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Cara L. Pennel; Kenneth R. McLeroy; James N. Burdine; David Matarrita-Cascante; Jia Wang. Community Health Needs Assessment: Potential for Population Health Improvement. Population Health Management 2016, 19, 178 -186.

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Cara L. Pennel, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine, David Matarrita-Cascante, Jia Wang. Community Health Needs Assessment: Potential for Population Health Improvement. Population Health Management. 2016; 19 (3):178-186.

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Cara L. Pennel; Kenneth R. McLeroy; James N. Burdine; David Matarrita-Cascante; Jia Wang. 2016. "Community Health Needs Assessment: Potential for Population Health Improvement." Population Health Management 19, no. 3: 178-186.

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Published: 01 April 2015 in Journal of Rural Studies
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David Matarrita Cascante; Aby Sene-Harper; Gabriela Stocks. International amenity migration: Examining environmental behaviors and influences of amenity migrants and local residents in a rural community. Journal of Rural Studies 2015, 38, 1 -11.

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David Matarrita Cascante, Aby Sene-Harper, Gabriela Stocks. International amenity migration: Examining environmental behaviors and influences of amenity migrants and local residents in a rural community. Journal of Rural Studies. 2015; 38 ():1-11.

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David Matarrita Cascante; Aby Sene-Harper; Gabriela Stocks. 2015. "International amenity migration: Examining environmental behaviors and influences of amenity migrants and local residents in a rural community." Journal of Rural Studies 38, no. : 1-11.

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Published: 01 March 2015 in American Journal of Public Health
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Objectives. We sought a better understanding of how nonprofit hospitals are fulfilling the community health needs assessment (CHNA) provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to conduct CHNAs and develop CHNA and implementation strategies reports.

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Cara L. Pennel; Kenneth R. McLeroy; James N. Burdine; David Matarrita-Cascante. Nonprofit Hospitals’ Approach to Community Health Needs Assessment. American Journal of Public Health 2015, 105, e103 -e113.

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Cara L. Pennel, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine, David Matarrita-Cascante. Nonprofit Hospitals’ Approach to Community Health Needs Assessment. American Journal of Public Health. 2015; 105 (3):e103-e113.

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Cara L. Pennel; Kenneth R. McLeroy; James N. Burdine; David Matarrita-Cascante. 2015. "Nonprofit Hospitals’ Approach to Community Health Needs Assessment." American Journal of Public Health 105, no. 3: e103-e113.