Associate Professor and Associate Head, Kinesiology and Community Health

Additional Campus Affiliations

Associate Head, Health and Kinesiology
Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Professor, Center for Global Studies
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Affiliate, Social & Behavioral Sciences Institute

Recent Publications

Adeyemi-Benson, O. S., Adamu, I., Schwingel, A., Khan, N., Aguiñaga, S., & Singleton, C. R. (Accepted/In press). The Relationship Between Dietary Behaviors and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among West African Immigrants in Chicago,IL. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-026-02890-7

Ashrafi, S. A., Raj, M., Selzer, A., Quintero Silva, L., Hernandez, R., Hernandez, N., Hopkins, K., Ortiz, O., Martinez, M., & Schwingel, A. (2025). Through the patient lens: exploring the lived experiences of African American and Latinx adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. Ethnicity and Health, 30(6), 659-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2025.2512577

Ogunjesa, B. A., de Andrade Leão, O. A., Aguiñaga, S., Schwingel, A., & Raj, M. (2025). Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Mental Distress According to Caregiver Status: Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey, 2022. American Journal of Health Promotion, 39(3), 428-437. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171241302019

Alam, R. B., Singleton, C. R., Aguĩnaga, S., Chodzko-Zajko, W., Jahan, N. A., Oke, A., & Schwingel, A. (2024). Is acculturation associated with the cognitive performance of older hispanics? In Handbook of Intervention and Alzheimer's Disease (pp. 650-659). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/AIAD230120

Ashrafi, S. A., Alam, R. B., Kraay, A., Ogunjesa, B. A., & Schwingel, A. (2024). Disparities in healthcare access experienced by Hispanic chronic kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 43(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-024-00508-4

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