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Claradina Soto, PhD

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Title(s)Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
AddressSSB 300 2001 N. Soto Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
Phone+1 323 442 8219
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    Title(s)Director of the Initiative for California American Indian Health Research and Evaluation


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    Dr. Claradina Soto (Navajo/Jemez Pueblo) is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. She has over 20 years of partnering with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations in public health, collaborating with urban and Tribal communities in CA to reduce and prevent mental health disparities, cancer prevalence, commercial tobacco use, and substance use and opioid use disorders. She collaborates on several research projects funded by NIH/FDA, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Department of Health Care Services, and the Office of Health Equity. She teaches courses in the Master of Public Health and Health Promotion programs at USC and mentors undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Soto is a longtime advocate for the AI/AN communities and other priority populations to advance health equity and reduce health disparities.

    #Courses
    Culture, Lifestyle, and Health
    Foundations in Health Education and Promotion
    Gender and Minority Health Issues
    Practice of Public Health
    Culture and Health: Global Perspectives
    Introduction to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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    1. American Indian Persons' Perspectives on Various Smoking Cessation Aids and Approaches: A Community-Engaged Qualitative Research Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Sep 23; 27(10):1721-1728. Carroll DM, Ntegeye J, Moerner L, Soto C, Hatsukami D, Stately A, Jennings D, Pickner W. PMID: 40111119.
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    2. Wellness Tour for Tribal Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Uniting Sacred Space with Western Medicine to Prevent Substance Use. J Community Health. 2024 04; 49(2):248-256. Wakhlu N, Soto C, Duncan M, Titman A, Turner BJ. PMID: 37848654; PMCID: PMC10924718.
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    3. Implementation of medication for opioid use disorder treatment in Indian health clinics in California: A qualitative evaluation. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 12; 155:209115. Soto C, Miller K, Moerner L, Nguyen V, Ramos GG. PMID: 37399928.
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    4. American Indian and Alaska Native substance use treatment: Barriers and facilitators according to an implementation framework. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 12; 155:209095. Shukla R, Turner BJ, Ramos GG, Love M, D'Isabella J, Soto C. PMID: 37277023.
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    5. Examining multilevel influences on parental HPV vaccine hesitancy among multiethnic communities in Los Angeles: a qualitative analysis. BMC Public Health. 2023 03 22; 23(1):545. Shin MB, Sloan KE, Martinez B, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB, Kast WM, Cockburn M, Tsui J. PMID: 36949438; PMCID: PMC10031192.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    6. Project SUN: Pilot Study of a Culturally Adapted Smoking Cessation Curriculum for American Indian Youth. J Drug Educ. 2022 Mar; 51(1-2):10-31. Ramos GG, Sussman S, Moerner L, Unger JB, Soto C. PMID: 35788160.
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    7. Exploring Culturally Based Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorders Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults in California. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2022 Jul; 83(4):613-620. Zeledon I, Telles V, Dickerson D, Johnson C, Schweigman K, West A, Soto C. PMID: 35838440; PMCID: PMC9318704.
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    8. Centering racial justice for Black/African American and Indigenous American people in commercial tobacco product regulation. Prev Med. 2022 12; 165(Pt B):107117. Breland AB, Carroll D, Denlinger-Apte R, Ross JC, Soto C, White C, Donny EC, Fagan P, Gardiner P, Eissenberg T, Guy MC. PMID: 35716811; PMCID: PMC9722549.
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    9. Clearing the Air: Conflicts of Interest and the Tobacco Industry's Impact on Indigenous Peoples. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 04 28; 24(6):933-936. Maddox R, Kennedy M, Waa A, Drummond A, Hardy BJ, Soto C, Tautolo ES, Colonna E, Gifford H, Clark H, Lee JP, Henderson PN, Upton P, Bradbrook SK, Wells S, Martinez SA, Calma T. PMID: 34929032; PMCID: PMC9048951.
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    10. Substance and Behavioral Addictions among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 03; 19(5). Soto C, West AE, Ramos GG, Unger JB. PMID: 35270667; PMCID: PMC8910676.
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    11. Decolonization of Tobacco in Indigenous Communities of Turtle Island (North America). Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 02 01; 24(2):289-291. Nez Henderson P, Lee JP, Soto C, O Leary R, Rutan E, D Silva J, Waa A, Henderson ZP, Nez SS, Maddox R. PMID: 34516637; PMCID: PMC8807169.
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    12. A qualitative assessment of the perceptions and attitudes towards commercial tobacco policies and education among tribal communities in California. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2022 01 02; 48(1):49-57. Soto C, Ramos G, Martinez D, Moerner L, Salinas E, Battle R, Yerger V. PMID: 34670446.
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    13. An opioid and substance use disorder needs assessment study for American Indian and Alaska Native youth in California. Psychol Addict Behav. 2022 Aug; 36(5):429-439. West AE, Telles V, Antony V, Zeledon I, Moerner L, Soto C. PMID: 34166003.
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    14. Prevalence, Co-Occurrence, and Correlates of Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian Adolescents in California. J Drug Educ. 2021 03; 50(1-2):31-44. Sussman S, Unger JB, Begay C, Moerner L, Soto C. PMID: 34018408.
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    15. Commercial Tobacco Retailing in Tribal Jurisdictions: A Field Study. Am J Health Behav. 2021 03 01; 45(2):226-238. Laux FL, Henderson PN, Soto C, Moor G, Leischow SJ. PMID: 33888184.
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    16. Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues. Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2021; 28(2):77-97. Haozous EA, Lee J, Soto C. PMID: 34586627; PMCID: PMC8877071.
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    17. Spirituality, Ethnic Identity, and Substance Use among American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescents in California. Subst Use Misuse. 2020; 55(7):1194-1198. Unger JB, Sussman S, Begay C, Moerner L, Soto C. PMID: 31996077; PMCID: PMC7453493.
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    18. Cigarette and E-Cigarette Retail Marketing on and Near California Tribal Lands. Health Promot Pract. 2020 01; 21(1_suppl):18S-26S. Begay C, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Barahona R, Rodriguez YL, Unger JB, Smiley SL. PMID: 31908191; PMCID: PMC7521133.
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    19. Tobacco Industry Marketing Exposure and Commercial Tobacco Product Use Disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Subst Use Misuse. 2020; 55(2):261-270. Carroll DM, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Huang LL, Lienemann BA, Meissner HI, Rose SW, Unger JB, Cruz TB. PMID: 31544562; PMCID: PMC6980664.
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    20. Pro-tobacco marketing and anti-tobacco campaigns aimed at vulnerable populations: A review of the literature. Tob Induc Dis. 2019; 17:68. Cruz TB, Rose SW, Lienemann BA, Byron MJ, Meissner HI, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Huang LL, Carroll DM, Soto C, Unger JB. PMID: 31582956; PMCID: PMC6770621.
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    21. Comparison of e-cigarette marketing and availability in tobacco retail outlets among diverse low-income communities in California. Tob Control. 2020 07; 29(4):469-471. Escobedo P, Garcia R, Soto C, Rodriguez Y, Barahona R, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 31324661.
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    22. Managers' Practices of Tobacco and Marijuana Smoking Policies in Hispanic-Occupied Multiunit Housing. Health Equity. 2019; 3(1):304-311. Delgado Rendon A, Cruz TB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Soto C, Unger JB. PMID: 31289789; PMCID: PMC6608685.
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    23. Statewide collaborative partnerships among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in California to target the opioid epidemic: Preliminary results of the Tribal Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) key informant needs assessment. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2020 Jan; 108:9-19. Zeledon I, West A, Antony V, Telles V, Begay C, Henderson B, Unger JB, Soto C. PMID: 31056429.
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    24. Point-of-sale marketing of little cigars and cigarillos on and near California Tribal lands. Tob Control. 2020 01; 29(1):122-124. Smiley SL, Soto C, Cruz TB, Kintz N, Rodriguez YL, Sussman S, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 30385648; PMCID: PMC6690808.
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    25. Stressful life events, ethnic identity, historical trauma, and participation in cultural activities: Associations with smoking behaviors among American Indian adolescents in California. Addict Behav. 2015 Nov; 50:64-9. Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Schwartz SJ, Unger JB. PMID: 26103424; PMCID: PMC4515401.
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    26. Training leaders from priority populations to implement social norm changes in tobacco control: lessons from the LAAMPP Institute. Health Promot Pract. 2011 Nov; 12(6 Suppl 2):195S-8S. Lew R, Martinez J, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 22068582; PMCID: PMC3814182.
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    27. The relevance of cultural activities in ethnic identity among California Native American youth. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2011 Oct-Dec; 43(4):343-8. Schweigman K, Soto C, Wright S, Unger J. PMID: 22400467; PMCID: PMC3738746.
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    28. Cultural values associated with substance use among Hispanic adolescents in southern California. Subst Use Misuse. 2011; 46(10):1223-33. Soto C, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Soto DW, Black DS, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 21491991; PMCID: PMC3703317.
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    29. Translation of health programs for American Indians in the United States. Eval Health Prof. 2008 Jun; 31(2):124-44. Unger JB, Soto C, Thomas N. PMID: 18319377.
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    30. Perceptions of ceremonial and nonceremonial uses of tobacco by American-Indian adolescents in California. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Apr; 38(4):443.e9-16. Unger JB, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 16549307.
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