Here is some of our work since 2023
Farra, C. G., & Bates, B. R. (Accepted). Mobilizing minga: A Culture-Centered approach to development in a rural cantonal capital in Ecuador. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. “The continuing relevance of the Global South (and where to find it).” https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2025.2550283
Farra, C. G., & Bates, B. R. (2025). A Culture-Centered, arts-based approach to defining “quality education” in a rural Ecuadorian Community. Communication Quarterly, 73, 394-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2025.2495296
Bates, B. R., & Farra, C. G. (2025). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding tick-borne diseases in a non-Lyme endemic county in southeastern Ohio: Results from a cross-sectional survey. Healthcare, 13, 1940. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13161940
Masson Palacio, I., Vinueza Fernandez, I., Iñiguez Jiminez, S., Grijalva, M. J. & Bates, B. R. (2025). Predictors of low back pain among farmers in rural communities of Loja, Ecuador. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(6), 885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060885
Kelly, J. P., Cole, E., Sakazaki, A., Herrera-Céspedes, C., & Bates, B. R. (2024). Painting the Way Forward: An ecological cultural visual analysis of anti-VAW public art in rural Ecuador. Violence Against Women, 31(5), 1344-1364. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241228289
Tello, B., Mendoza, M. J., Moreano, M., Bates, B. R., Quinn, K., Rogel, C., & Grijalva, M. J. (2024). Nurturing care: Perceptions and practices of caregivers for children under five years in the Ecuadorian highlands – A qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1373896. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373896
Caridi, T., Marino, F., Farra, C., Mingus, A. M., Memon, A., Grijalva, M. J., & Bates, B. R. (2024). Health literacy and Chagas disease knowledge: A cross-sectional study in southern Loja province, Ecuador. PEC Innovation, 4, 100287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100287
Francisco-Perez, J. I., Medina-Maldonado, V., Ortiz-Francisco, G. J., Blanco, M. R., & Bates, B.R. (2023). Develando la educación híbrida post-pandémica: Perspectivas de estudiantes y profesores sobre la modalidad virtual de educación [Unveiling the post-pandemic hybrid education: Students’ and professors’ perspectives on the contingent virtual education modality]. Revista Electronica Calidad en la Education Superior, 14, 290-319. https://doi.org/10.22458/caes.v14i2.4876
Mendoza-Gordillo, M. J., Bates, B. R., & Vivat, B. (2023). The (im)possibility of being a breastfeeding working mother: Experiences of Ecuadorian healthcare providers. Frontiers in Communication, 8, 1153679. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1153679
Bates, B. R., Finkelshteyn, S., & Odunsi, I. A. (2023). “We were having a rather long conversation about the uproar”: Memorable messages about COVID-19 vaccinations in a mostly young, white sample. Journal of Communication in Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2023.2223437
Bates, B.R., Carrasco-Tenezaca, M, Mendez-Trivino, A.M., Mendoza, L.E., Nieto-Sanchez, C., Baus, E.G., & Grijalva, M.J. (2023). Identifying barriers and facilitators for home reconstruction for prevention of Chagas Disease: An interview study in rural Loja province, Ecuador. Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease, 8, 228. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/tropicalmed8040228
Mora-Criollo, P., Carrasco-Tenezaca, M. J., Casapulla, S., Bates, B. R., & Grijalva, M. J. (2023). A qualitative exploration of knowledge of Chagas Disease in adolescents in rural Ecuador. Remote & Rural Health, 23(1), 6796. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH6796