Minga Vargas

Instructor in the Master of Public Health program, with an emphasis in biostatistics, public health policy, and social determinants of health.

I currently teach courses in public health leadership, public health policy, advanced biostatistics for public health, and an introductory biostatistics for public health course. I oversee the summer semester of MPH practicums and advise MPH students on their capstone projects needed to graduate. I also serve as an academic advisor for MPH students.

My research interests lie primarily in the area of social determinants of health. I have a special interest in the effects of systemic barriers to success, positive youth outcomes, with a focus on youth substance use prevention, and maternal-child health.

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Newton, Jazmin, Ochoa, Lauren, Reinschmidt, Aly, Vassar, John, Wellman, Allen, Vargas, Minga, Kenyon, DenYelle, and Frohm, Marcus. Self-confidence is the key motivating factor driving tanning bed use among undergraduate students at South Dakota universities, e128. Vol. 10, Iss. 2 International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, 2024. (DOI: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000128)
Newton, Jazmin, Ochoa, Lauren, Reinschmidt, Aly, Vassar, John, Wellman, Allen, Vargas, Minga, Kenyon, DenYelle, and Frohm, Marcus. Is beauty worth the risk? Self-confidence is the key motivating factor driving tanning bed use among undergraduate students at South Dakota universities, e128. Vol. 10, Iss. 2 International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, 2024. (DOI: 10.1097/jw9.0000000000000128)
Newton, Jazmin, Wellman, Allen, Ochoa, Lauren, Reinschmidt, Alyssa, Vassar, Samuel J., Vargas, Minga, Kenyon, DenYelle, and Frohm, Marcus. Young women in sororities more likely to have used tanning beds and report improved appearance and self-confidence with tan skin, e116. Vol. 9, Iss. 4 International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, 2023. (DOI: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000116)
Newton, Jazmin, Wellman, Allen, Ochoa, Lauren, Reinschmidt, Alyssa, Vassar, Samuel J., Vargas, Minga, Kenyon, DenYelle B., and Frohm, Marcus. Young women in sororities more likely to have used tanning beds and report improved appearance and self-confidence with tan skin, e116. Vol. 9, Iss. 4 International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, 2023. (DOI: 10.1097/jw9.0000000000000116)
Reinschmidt, Aly, Newton, Jazmin, Ochoa, Lauren, Vassar, Sam, Vargas, Minga, Kenyon, DenYelle, and Frohm, Marcus. Identifying the use of tanning beds among undergraduate students at South Dakota universities and the role of providers: A survey analysis.. Vol. 76, Iss. suppl 6 South Dakota Medicine: The Journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association, 2023.
Ochoa, Lauren, Newton, Jazmin, Reinschmidt, Aly, Vassar, John, Vargas, Minga, and Kenyon, DenYelle. Surveying motivations to use tanning beds among undergraduate students at South Dakota universities. Vol. 76, Iss. suppl 6 South Dakota Medicine : the Journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association, 2023.
Deutsch, Arielle R., Vargas, Minga, Lucchini, Maristella, Brink, Lucy T., Odendaal, Hein J., and Elliott, Amy J.. Effect of individual or comorbid antenatal depression and anxiety on birth outcomes and moderation by maternal traumatic experiences and resilience, 100365. Vol. 9 Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2022. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100365)

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