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Publications. 

Art and literature meet health communication

A published author - from science to poetry - I strongly believe in the power of the written word. I combine my love for arts and literature to make health information accessible, fun, and engaging to a lay population.

 

I consistently publish and review scientific articles and write patient-facing blogs. I am the founder and editor of Interconnections in Health, a digital publication exploring the intersection of all things and health. 

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Books

2024

Gómez Trillos, S. Selected poems: "Veinticinco de Noviembre," "De poetas tristísimos," "Dudas," "Sin nombre," "Desempleo."  Panal de Versos, Editoriales Converso, 2024, pp. 58-60.   Buy.

Media & Interviews

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The Scientist Spotlight Initiative, featuring counter-stereotypical scientists. Read

Mujeres Imparables. Telemundo (2022). Read.

 

This Researcher From Colombia Is Helping Latinas Find Genetic Counseling. Forbes Science (2022). Read.

 

Georgetown Course Highlights Diverse Perspectives of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Hoya (2022). Read.

 

How to End a Pandemic? Georgetown Course Encourages Students to See Themselves in the Answer. Georgetown University Medical Center (2022). Read.

Invited Speaker Presentations

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2018

Gómez-Trillos S. Qualitative Methodologies for Health Equity Research. Virginia Commonwealth University. June 30th, 2023.

Gómez-Trillos S. Tracking Adaptations to the CONTIGO Study. Dissemination and Implementation Interest Group Meeting. Cancer Prevention and Control, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. March 15th, 2023.

Gómez-Trillos S. Culturally Adapted Telephone Genetic Counseling for Spanish-speaking Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings and Lessons Learned. Sheppard VB [chair] Advancing Health Equity by Enhancing Uptake of Genetic Counseling and Testing (GCT). Symposium Presented at the International Cancer Education Conference. College Park, MD. (October 12-14, 2022)

 

Gómez-Trillos S. The Case for Social Support  Social Network Analysis Lecture. Professor Nicole Fernández  (Fall, 2018).

Community Facing Blogs 

Gómez Trillos, S. Founder, Editor & Writer for Interconnections in Health. Read

Gómez-Trillos, S. Volver a Casa. Echoes of Ephemera. (2024). Read.

Gómez-Trillos, S & Hurtado-de-Mendoza, A. Doing a Better Job at Reaching LatinX People and Families about Hereditary Cancer. The FORCE Blog. (2020). Read.

 

Gómez Trillos, S. Reflecting on Cultural Competence: “Es que nosotros los Latinos no tenemos esa cultura de prevención.” Medical Organization for Latino Advancement (2020). Read.

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Peer Reviewed Publications

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Barajas R, Barajas CB, Romero Ramos YM, Gómez-Trillos S, Sawhney S, Campos C, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Rotunno M, Gillanders E. "Raising Awareness and Education of Genetic Testing and Counseling through Fotonovelas among Latina Women At Risk for Hereditary Breast or Ovarian Cancer." 2024. Journal of  Community Genetics. Read.

Sheppard, VB; Sutton, AL; Hurtado-De-Mendoza, A; Tariq, F; Perera, R; Quillin, J;  Jeudy, M; Gómez-Trillos, S;  Schwartz, MD. "Addressing Disparities in The Uptake of Genetic Counseling and Testing in African American Women; Rationale, Design and Methods." Journal of Contemporary Clinical Trials. (2023). Read.

Gómez-Trillos S, Graves KD, Fiallos K, Schwartz MD, Peshkin BN, Hamilton H, Sheppard VB, Vadaparampil ST, Campos C, Cupertino P, Alzamora MC, Lynce F, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A. "Cultural Adaptations to a Telephone Genetic Counseling Protocol and Booklet for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer." Translational Behavioral Medicine (2023). Read.

Bowen, A; Gómez-Trillos, S; Curran, G; Graves, KD; Sheppard, VB; Schwartz, MD;. Peshkin, BN; Campos, C: Garces, N; Dash, C; Aburto, L; Valencia-Rojas, N; Hernández, G; Villa, A; Cupertino, P; Carrera, P; Hurtado-de-Mendoza, A. "Advancing Health Equity: A Qualitative Study Assessing Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening in Community-Based Organizations." Journal of Genetic Counseling (2023). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Reyna VF, Wolfe CR, Gómez-Trillos S, Sutton AL, Brennan A, Sheppard VB. "Adapting a Theoretically-Based intervention for underserved clinical populations at increased risk for hereditary Cancer: Lessons learned from the BRCA-Gist experience." Preventive Medicine Reports (2022). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Gonzales F, Song M, Holmes EJ, Graves K, Retnam R, Gómez-Trillos  S, Lopez K, Edmons MC, Sheppard V. “Association Between Aspects of Social Support and Quality of Life Domains Among Black And White Breast Cancer Survivors.” Journal of Cancer Survivorship (2021). Read.

Carrera P, Sheppard VB, Caballero A, Gómez-Trillos S, Hurtado de Mendoza A.  “A culturally targeted video to promote genetic counseling in a community sample of at‐risk US Latina women: The role of the concrete mindset.” Journal of Community Psychology (2021). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Gómez-Trillos S, Graves K, Carrera P, Campos C, Anderson L, Gronda A, Orellana H, Peshkin B, Schwartz M, Cupertino P, Ostrove N, Luta G, Gonzalez N, Sheppard VB. “Process Evaluation of a Culturally Targeted Video for Latinas at Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.” Journal of Genetic Counseling (2021). Read.

Arana-Chicas E, Gómez-Trillos S, Cartujano-Barrera F, Xinico-Aju SA, Alvarez CS, Adsul P, Rosenthal MS, Braithwaite D, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Cupertino AP. “Cancer Prevention in Indigenous Communities from Guatemala: A Needs Assessment Study.” Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved (2020). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza, A., Graves, K. D., Gómez-Trillos, S., Song, M., Anderson, L., Campos, C., Carrera, P., Ostrove, N., Peshkin, B.N., Schwartz, M.D., Ficca, N., Cupertino, A.P., Gonzalez, N., Otero, A., Huerta, E., Sheppard., V.B. “Developing a culturally targeted video to enhance the use of genetic counseling in Latina women at increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.” Journal of Community Genetics (2020). Read.

Gómez‐Trillos S, Sheppard VB, Graves KD, Song M, Anderson L, Ostrove N, Lopez K, Campos C, Gonzales N, Hurtado‐de‐Mendoza, A. "Latinas’ knowledge of and experiences with genetic cancer risk assessment: Barriers and facilitators." Journal of Genetic Counseling (2020). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza, A., Graves, K. D., Gómez-Trillos, S., Carrera, P., Campos, C., Anderson, L., Luta, G., Peshkin, B.N., Schwartz, M.D., Cupertino, A.P., Gonzalez, N., & Sheppard., V.B. “Culturally Targeted Video Improves Psychosocial Outcomes in Latina Women at Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2019). Read.

Hurtado‐de‐Mendoza, A., Carrera, P., Parrott, W. G., Gómez‐Trillos, S., Perera, R. A., & Sheppard, V. B. “Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Examine Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Adherence Intentions." Psycho‐Oncology (2019). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza, A., Graves, K., Gómez-Trillos, S., Anderson, L., Campos, C., Evans, C., Stearns, S., Zhu, Q., Gonzales, N., & Sheppard, V.  “Provider’s Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators for Latinas to Participate in Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.” Healthcare (2018). Read.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza, A., Serrano, A., Zhu, Q., Graves, K., Fernández, N., Fernández, A., Rodriguez-de-Liebana, P., Massarelli, V., Campos, C., Gónzales, F., Gómez Trillos, S., & Sheppard, V.B “Engaging Latina Breast Cancer Survivors in Research: Building a Social Network Research Registry.” Translational Behavioral Medicine (2018). Read.

Abstracts and conference proceedings are available upon request.

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