Ivonne Berges, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

Contact: 
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0460
Phone: (409) 747-1814
Fax: (409) 772-8931
Email: imberges@utmb.edu

Current CV:  Click on the icon to open CV in a new window.

 

Research Areas
Psychosocial factors (stress, social support, social networks) associated with health outcomes among minority groups, Gender and ethnic differences in rehabilitation outcomes including quality of life and reintegration to community activities in persons with stroke and orthopedic impairments discharged from rehabilitation facilities

Education

1980	National University, Pedro H. Urena; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Psychometrics	BS
1984	National University, Pedro H. Urena; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clinical Psychology	MA
1997	University of Texas Medical Branch	Health Promotion/Gerontology	MS
2004	University of Texas Medical Branch	Preventive Medicine & Community Health	PhD

Funding
UTMB Women’s Health Research Scholar’s Program- BIRCWH
NIH/NICHD
K12 HD052023
2006 – 2011

Publications (last 2 years)
Berges, I.M., Kuo, Y-F., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K. Attendance at Religious Services and Physical Function after Stroke among Older Mexican Americans. Experimental Aging Research, 2007 Vol 33 (1).

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I.M. Kuo, Y-F., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J.  Measures of Lower Body Function and Risk of Mortality over 7 Years of Follow Up.  American Journal of Epidemiology. June 2007.

Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, K., Kuo, Y-F., Smith, P., Smith, D., Ostir, G.V. Pain and Quality of Life Post-Stroke: Assessing Differences between Men and Women.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007 Vol 88(4): 413-417.

Reyes-Ortiz, C., Berges, I-M., Raji, M., Kuo, Y-F., Markides, K. Church Attendance Mediatesthe Association between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning among Older Mexican Americans.  Journals of Gerontology Medical Sciences 2008. Vol 63A(5): 480-486.

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I-M., Ottenbacher, M., Ottenbacher, K. Positive emotion following a stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2008. Vol 40(6): 477-481.

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I-M., Ottenbacher, K. Associations between positive emotion and recovery of functional status following a stroke. Psychosomatic Medicine 2008. Vol 70(4): 404-409.

Berges, I-M., Kuo, Y-F., Ostir, G.V., Granger, C.V., Graham, J. E., Ottenbacher, K. J. Gender and ethnic differences in rehabilitation outcomes following hip replacement surgery.  American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008. Vol 87(7): 567-572.

Graham, I., Al Snih, S., Berges, I-M., Ray, L., Markides, K., Ottenbacher, K. Frailty and 10-year mortality in community living Mexican American older adults. In press, Gerontology.