Name: Bryan P. Bayles, PhD

Title: Assistant Director; UTHSCSA Center for Integrative Health; Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine

Location: 8122 Datapoint Drive; Suite 1150; San Antonio, Texas 78229

Phone: 210-567-7553

Fax: 210-567-7855

E-mail: baylesb@uthscsa.edu

Research Interests:
Contemporary and historical traditions of integrative medicine along the US-Mexico border, with an emphasis on Mexican American herbalism and curanderismo. Seek to enhance understanding of the role of cultural values and beliefs as they pertain to health-seeking behaviors and treatment choice. Currently engaged in research on stress, perinatal depression, and alternative medicine use among Latinas. Research methods combine ethnography, epidemiology, and cross-cultural psychology. Doctoral research examined the domain of reproductive health beliefs and behavior among indigenous Mayans of southeastern Chiapas.

Unique Technical and Clinical Research Capabilities/Instrumentation:
Qualitative Analysis software (NVivo; Qualrus); Text analysis

Publications:
1. Fornos, L; Mika, V; Bayles, B.; Serrano A.; Jimenez, R.; Villarreal, R. (2005) Why Don’t they Reach Out? A Qualitative Study of
Mexican American Adolescent Depression. Journal of School Health Vol. 75, No. 5.
2. Bayles, B. Engaging the Field of Integrative Medicine. Anthropology News2004. 45(1).
3. Bayles, B. Infant Mortality, in Health Disparities in Texas: An Epidemiologic Review of Priority Health Outcomes. Texas Department of
Health. March 2002 ;53-59.
4. Bayles, B. The Rayo and the Ribbon: Tradition and Transformation in a Tojolabal Folktale. Latin American Indian Literature Journal.
Vol. 21, No. 1:55-78, 2001

In preparation or currently under peer review:

1. Mika VS, Fornos L, Owen SV, Price M , Bayles B, Villarreal R. Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A): Psychometric Evidence in a Mexican American Adolescent Sample. Psychological Assessment
2. Katerndahl, D. & Bayles, B. Culturally-Bound Disorders in Hispanic Primary Care Patients. American Journal of Public Health
3. Bayles, B.; Fornos, L; Mika, V; Serrano, A.; Jimenez, R.; Villarreal, R. Adolescent Depression among Mexican American Youth: Formative Research for the “Talk it Up Texas!” Campaign. Journal of School Health
4. Bayles, B. “Herbal Medicine Use among Direct-Entry and Certified Nurse Midwives in Texas.” Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health

Key Words: Qualitative, Medical Anthropology, Pregnancy, Alternative Medicine