Teresita Rocha-Jiménez, PhD, MA

Teresita Rocha Jiménez tiene un doctorado en Salud Pública, con concentración en Salud Global por la Universidad de California, San Diego y San Diego State University, una maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos por la Universidad de California, San Diego y su pregrado es en Relaciones Internacionales por el Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Tanto para la maestría como para el doctorado recibió beca completas del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT y UC-Mexus. Teresita fue académica visitante del Centro de Estudios México-Estados Unidos, de la Escuela de Estrategia y Política Global, UC San Diego. Desde el 2011 se ha concentrado en identificar cómo las experiencias de migración y movilidad impactan la salud sexual de las mujeres trabajadoras sexuales y la salud mental de migrantes en tránsito en las fronteras norte y sur de México. La Dra. Rocha-Jiménez tiene experiencia en metodología cualitativa, análisis geoespacial, y métodos mixtos.

University of California, San Diego

1. Prevalence and correlates of needle-stick injuries among active duty police officers in Tijuana, Mexico (J Int AIDS Soc)
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.19.4.20874
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2. «We were isolated and we had to do whatever they said”: Violence and Coercion to keep adolescents girls from leaving the sex trade in two U.S-Mexico border cities (Journal of Human Trafficking)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2018.1519753
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3. Interactive Versus Video-Based Training of Police to Communicate Syringe Legality to People Who Inject Drugs: The SHIELD Study, Mexico, 2015-2016 (Am J Public Health)
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305030
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4. Factors associated with HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Guatemala (Int J STD AIDS)
DOI: doi: 10.1177/0956462419826393.
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5. A mixed methods analysis of the venue-related social and structural context of drug use during sex among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico (AIDS Behav)
DOI: doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02519-3
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6. The influence of migration in substance use practices and HIV/STI related risks of female sex workers at a dynamic border crossing (J Ethn Subst Abuse)
DOI: doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2018.1556763
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7. Addressing Police Occupational Safety During an Opioid Crisis. The Syringe Threat and Injury Correlates (STIC) Score (Journal of Ocupational and Environmental Medicine)
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001754
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8. Conflicting Laws and Priorities as Drug Policy Implementation Barriers: a Qualitative Analysis of Police Perspectives in Tijuana, Mexico (Journal of Drug Policy Analysis)
DOI: 10.1515/jdpa-2018-0014
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9. Communication Strategies to Enhance HIV/STI Prevention, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Safety Among Migrant Sex Workers at the Mexico-Guatemala Border (Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved)
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0060
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10. «Pick up anything that moves»: A Qualitative Analysis of a Police Crackdown against People Who Use Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico (Health & Justice)
DOI: 10.1186/s40352-020-00111-9
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11. “At Least I Didn’t Get Raped”: A Qualitative Exploration of IPV and Reproductive Coercion among Adolescent Girls Seeking Family Planning in Mexico. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
DOI: 10.1177/0886260520959571
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12. Intercepted journeys: Associations between migration and mobility experiences and depressive symptoms among substance using migrants at the Mexico-Guatemala border (Global Public Health)
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1866637
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13. Reducing police occupational needle stick injury risk following an interactive training: the SHIELD cohort study in Mexico (BMJ Open)
DOI: doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-041629
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14. Field-based learning in global migrant health: An evaluation of student learning outcomes (International Journal of Health Promotion and Education)
DOI: 10.1080/14635240.2021.1925139
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15. «I would rather do it myself”: injection initiation and current injection patterns among women who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico (Harm Reduction Journal)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00554-9
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16. ‘‘He is the Same as Me’’: Key Populations’ Acceptability and Experience of a Community-Based Peer Navigator Intervention to Support Engagement in HIV Care in Tijuana, Mexico (AIDS Patient Care STDS)
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2021.0069
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17. Migration and Mobility: Correlates of Recent HIV Testing Among Substance Using Female Sex Workers at the Mexico–Guatemala Border (AIDS and Behavior)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03501-8
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18. Exploring Labor Exploitation and Sexual Violence among Female Migrants at the Mexico-Guatemala Border (Migración y Salud)
DOI: Ingrese pi ej : NANOTECHNOLOGY 29 (2018) 0565602
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19. Hoping for a Better Future during COVID-19: How Migration Plans Are Protective of Depressive Symptoms for Haitian Migrants Living in Chile (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169977
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20. The Epidemiology of Violent Deaths in Chile between 2001 and 2018: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph191912791
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21. Does substance use disorder treatment completion reduce the risk of treatment readmission in Chile? (Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109907
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22. Salud en fronteras: retos y oportunidades en salud con enfoque de derechos en migrantes de la Región Andina en Latinoamérica. El caso de la frontera Chile-Perú-Bolivia. Reporte de resultados de estudio
DOI: Ingrese pi ej : NANOTECHNOLOGY 29 (2018) 0565602
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23. Validation of the questionnaire to measure Chilean teachers’ perception of school violence and coexistence management (VI+GEC)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16726-0
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24. Traducción, validación, y adaptación del español al Kreyol–creole haitiano de la Escala de Depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CESD-R-20)
DOI: doi:10.4067/S0718-48082023000200177
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25. Macrozona y ámbito educacional como factores asociados a violencia de género en mujeres mapuche de Chile
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5281.2023.74353
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26. Tailoring Sexual Health Research Practices to Meet the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings from Mexico
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents4010011
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27. Ethics in Mental Health Research with Haitian Migrants: Lessons from a Community-Based Study in Santiago, Chile.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eahr.500209
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28. Borders and Liminality in the Right to Health of Migrants in Transit: The Case of Colchane in Chile and Necoclí in Colombia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100230
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29. Social support and religion: Protective factors of symptoms of depression throughout the complex Haitian migration trajectories in Latin America
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-1472.2024.75300
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30. Discriminación y riesgo de depresión en migrantes haitianos en Chile: Un estudio secuencial-explicativo mixto
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-48082024000300353
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31. Characterization and analysis of preventive measures in cases of femicides in Chile (2008-2022)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/2100
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32. Transnational parenthood: a qualitative study on mental health among Haitians living in Santiago de Chile
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-09-2023-0087
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33. Intersectionality, racism, and mental health of migrants arriving at borders in Latin America: a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with key informants of the cases of Ecuador and Chile
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101040
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34. Health in Transit: A case study on the migratory trajectories of Haitian populations in Chile and Mexico
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2025.100328
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35. Understanding readmission to substance use disorder treatment in Chile: a mixed-method study
DOI: doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2025.2544655
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36. Health, migration, and the climate crisis: an exploratory qualitative study in an informal settlement in Santiago, Chile
DOI: doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2536890
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37. Playful consumption, serious concerns: navigating risks and normalization in Chile’s e-cigarette unregulated market
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24936-x
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38. Parents’ perceptions of substance useprevention programs for adolescentsin private schools in Chile: a qualitative study
DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-025-00686-2
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39. Evaluating digital mental health interventions for Middle East and North Africa children and adolescents affected by armed conflict: A systematic review
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107931
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40. I’d rather have the girls eat first: a mixed-method study on the nutritional health of migrant children in Chile
DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1748412
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41. Respondent-Driven Sampling Online (Web Rds) as a Strategy to Access Hard-To-Reach But Non-Hidden Populations: The Case of Health Professionals Working in Chilean Schools
DOI: 10.1093/jssam/smaf055/
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42. Substance Use Among Female Sex Workers in Two US-Mexico Border Cities: Associations with Age of Entry (Substance Use & Misuse)
DOI: Inhttps://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1517367
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43. Stigma and unmet sexual and reproductive health needs among international migrant sex workers at the Mexico-Guatemala border (Int J Gynaecol Obstet)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12441
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44. Influence of Indoor Work Environments on Health, Safety, and Human Rights among Migrant Sex Workers at the Guatemala-Mexico Border: A Call for Occupational Health and Safety Interventions (BMC International Health and Human Rights)
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-018-0149-3
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45. Influence of peer support on HIV/STI prevention and safety amongst international migrant sex workers: A qualitative study at the Mexico-Guatemala border (Global Public Health)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190787
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46. Labor exploitation and sexual violence in Latin America: the experience of Central American migrant women (European Journal of Public Health)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky047.156
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47. Factors Associated with Extra-Judicial Arrest for Syringe Possession: Results of a Department-Wide Survey of Municipal Police in Tijuana, Mexico (BMC Int Health Hum Rights)
DOI: Ingrese pi ej : NANOTECHNOLOGY 29 (2018) 0565602
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48. Improving police conceptual knowledge of Mexico’s law on cannabis possession: Findings from an assessment of a police education program (The American Journal on Addictions)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12827
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49. Assessing police officers’ attitudes and legal knowledge on behaviors that impact HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (Author manuscript)
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.09.009.
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50. Measuring Improvement in Knowledge of Drug Policy Reforms following a Police Education Program in Tijuana, Mexico (Harm Reduction Journal)
DOI: 10.1186/s12954-017-0198-2
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51. “He invited me and didn’t ask anything in return” Migration and Mobility as Vulnerabilities for Sexual Exploitation among Female Adolescents in Mexico (International Migration)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12333
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52. Enhancing the Responsible Conduct of HIV Research with Migrant Sex Workers: Human Rights, Policy, and Social Contextual Influences (Plos Global Public Health)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155048
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53. Más miedo a una enfermedad que a un balazo [More afraid of a disease than a bullet]: Implementation of system-wide needlestick injury surveillance system in the Tijuana police department, Mexico. Global Healt.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.534
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