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Kristina Mena

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

School of Public Health

1851 Wiggins Way
HSN368F
El Paso, TX  79968  

Kristina.D.Mena@uth.tmc.edu

Project List:

Beach Exposure And Child HEalth Study (BEACHES)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Outreach Team, Data Team

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2021

Altomare, T., Tarwater, P. M., Ferguson, A. C., Solo-Gabriele, H. M., & Mena, K. D. (2021). Estimating Health Risks to Children Associated with Recreational Play on Oil Spill-Contaminated Beaches. Ijerph, 18(1), 126. doi
Xia, J., Zhang, W., Ferguson, A. C., Mena, K. D., Ozgokmen, T. M., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2021). A novel method to evaluate chemical concentrations in muddy and sandy coastal regions before and after oil exposures. Environmental Pollution, 269, 116102. doi

2020

Ferguson, A., Kumar Dwivedi, A., Ehindero, E., Adelabu, F., Rattler, K., Perone, H. R., et al. (2020). Soil, Hand, and Body Adherence Measures across Four Beach Areas: Potential Influence on Exposure to Oil Spill Chemicals. Ijerph, 17(12), 4196. doi
Ferguson, A., Solo-Gabriele, H., & Mena, K. (2020). Assessment for oil spill chemicals: Current knowledge, data gaps, and uncertainties addressing human physical health risk. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110746. doi
Tomenchok, L. E., Gidley, M. L., Mena, K. D., Ferguson, A. C., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2020). Children's Abrasions in Recreational Beach Areas and a Review of Possible Wound Infections. Ijerph, 17(11), 4060. doi
Xia, J., Zhang, W., Ferguson, A. C., Mena, K. D.,?zg?kmen, T. M., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2020). Use of chemical concentration changes in coastal sediments to compute oil exposure dates. Environmental Pollution, 259, 113858. doi

2019

Ferguson, A., Del Donno, C., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Kaur Altomare, T., Guerrero, R., et al. (2019). Children Exposure-Related Behavior Patterns and Risk Perception Associated with Recreational Beach Use. Ijerph, 16(115), 2783. doi

Conference Presentations - 23

2020

Altomare, T., Tarwater, P., Ferguson, A., Solo-Gabriele, H., & Mena, K. D. (2020). Application of Risk Assessment Modeling for Chemicals Found in Shoreline Contamination from an Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Ferguson, A., Dwivedi, A., Adelabu, F., Ehindero, E., Brown, K., Hood, D., et al. (2020). Quantified Videotaped Exposure Activities for 122 Children from Beach Play. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H., Dwivedi, A., Adelabu, F., Obeng-Gyasi, E., et al. (2020). Skin-Sand Adherence Estimated from Hand Press and Body Rinses for Children at Beaches Relevant for Exposure Estimates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Gidley, M., Solo-Gabriele, H., Abdool-Ghany, A., Bonacolta, A., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., et al. (2020). Assessment of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Potential Pathogens from Multiple Beach Substrates During the BEACHES Project. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Gidley, M., Tomenchok, L., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., Uppal, T., Guerrero, R., et al. (2020). Characterization of the incidence of children presenting with, and acquiring new skin abrasions during the BEACHES study. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Montas, L., Paris, C. B., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2020). A 3D-Fate and Transport Model Explains Measured Changes in PAH Concentrations from Beached Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Montas, L., Solo-Gabriele, H., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Kumar, N. (2020). Changes in Remotely Sensed Aerosol Optical Depth from the DWH Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Xia, J., Zhang, W., Ferguson, A., Mena, K. D., Ozgokmen, T. M., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2020). Use of Chemical Concentration Changes in Coastal Sediments to Compute Oil Impact Dates and Regions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Altomare, T., Tarwater, P., Ferguson, A., Solo-Gabriele, H., Gidley, M., & Mena, K. (2019). Human Health Risk Assessment for Children Playing at Beaches Following an Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Altomare, T., Tarwater, P., Ferguson, A., Solo-Gabriele, H., & Mena, K. D. (2019). Children Beach Activities Related to Exposure to Oil Spill Chemical. In American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo. Philadelphia, PA : 11/02/19-11/06/19. openurl
Ferguson, A., Del Donno, C., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Gidley, M., Altomare, T., et al. (2019). Beach Survey Results to look at Macro-Activities for Children Exposures to OSCs. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Roca, M., et al. (2019). Sand Adherence Estimated through Hand Press Trials for Children at Beaches. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Ferguson, A. C., Rattler, K., Hood, D., Clark, L., Del Donno, C., Mena, K., et al. (2019). Video-Translation Data to look at Micro-Activities for Children During Beach Play. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Mena, K. (2019). Child Health Risks Associated with Beach Exposure Following Oil Spills: A Risk Assessment Approach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Montas, L., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2019). Integrating the Results from a Fate and Transport Model in the Interpretation of Oil Spill Concentration Distributions within Nearshore Environmental Samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Montas, L., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2019). Categorization of Nearshore Sampling Data by Integrating Oil Slick Trajectory Predictions used during Response Operations. In 2019 25th Biennial Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Mobile, AL : 11/03/19-11/07/19. openurl
Solo-Gabriele, H., Ferguson, A., & Mena, K. (2019). Integrating Oil Spill Trajectory Simulations to Guide Estimates of Human Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Solo-Gabriele, H., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., Gidley, M., Uppal, T., & Guerrero, R. (2019). Protocol for Collecting Child Activity Data at Beach Sites. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Solo-Gabriele, H., Kumar, N., Ferguson, A., & Mena, K. (2019). Anthropogenic and Natural Disasters Impact on Coastal Recreational Beach Use. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA : 12/09/19-12/13/19: Poster. openurl

2018

Ferguson, A. C., Solo-Gabriele, H., Mena, K., Gidley, M., Guerrero, R., Kumur, N., et al. (2018). Videotaping and Videotranslation Techniques to Improve Childrenâ??s Risk Assessment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Mena, K. D., Guerrero, R., Tarwater, P., Ferguson, A., Solo-Gabriele, H., Gidley, M., et al. (2018). Human Health Risk Assessment for Children Playing at Beaches Following an Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Solo-Gabriele, H., Ferguson, A., Mena, K. D., Gidley, M., Guerrero, R., Kumur, N., et al. (2018). Distribution of Oil Spill Chemicals in Nearshore Beach Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Ferguson, A., Mena, K. D., Gidley, M., Guerrero, R., Kumur, N., et al. (2018). Framework for Assessing Oil Spill Chemical Risks to Children During Beach Play. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
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