Wilson S. Figueroa
Psychology · The Ohio State University
Publications
31
Citations
481
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
12
Publishing since 2014
Wilson S. Figueroa studies how psychological and social stress get translated into physical health outcomes, using biological markers such as cortisol (a stress hormone) and heart rate. Much of this work focuses on health disparities affecting sexual and gender minority young adults and African American communities, examining topics like stress, body image, diet, and physical activity. The research combines psychology, physiology, and public health approaches to understand health inequities.
Publication output peaked around 2017-2018 and then slowed considerably, with only 1-3 papers per year in most recent years.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Associations Between the Multidimensional Body Image Constructs and Self-Rated Health among African American Adults in the Southeastern United States: A Preliminary Study
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities · 2025
- Predicting breast cancer risk in a racially diverse, community‐based sample of potentially high‐risk women
Cancer Medicine · 2022
- Daily stressors and diurnal cortisol among sexual and gender minority young adults.
Health Psychology · 2020
- Cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and cortisol habituation: A randomized controlled trial
Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2019
- An Examination of Demographic and Psychosocial Factors, Barriers to Healthy Eating, and Diet Quality Among African American Adults
Nutrients · 2019
- When Family Matters Most: A Test of the Association Between Sexual Minority Identity Disclosure Context and Diurnal Cortisol in Sexual Minority Young Adults
Psychosomatic Medicine · 2018
- Physical Activity Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · 2018
- African Americans' High Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Low Barriers to Healthy Eating Still Translate to Poor Diet Quality
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · 2018
- Dimensions of Body Image and Adiposity in African American Adult Women
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · 2018
- Percent Body Fat and Poor General Health Perception are Strongly Associated with Appearance Satisfaction in African American Women
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2018
- Buccal telomere length and its associations with cortisol, heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure responses to an acute social evaluative stressor in college students
Stress · 2017
- Trait Rumination Predicts Elevated Evening Cortisol in Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2017
- A Test of the Association Between Mindfulness Subcomponents and Diurnal Cortisol Patterns
Mindfulness · 2017
- Diurnal Cortisol Profiles of Stress and Hardiness in Sexual Minority Young Adults
OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) · 2017
- Communication and Stress: Effects of Hope Evocation and Rumination Messages on Heart Rate, Anxiety, and Emotions After a Stressor
Health Communication · 2016
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior×4
- Psychosomatic Medicine×2
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence×2
- Psychoneuroendocrinology×1
- Health Communication×1
- Heather Schier
Psychology · The Ohio State University
- Avery M. Anderson
Psychology · The Ohio State University
- Allen B. Mallory
Psychology · The Ohio State University
- Brian Joseph Gilley
Psychology · Indiana University
- Caroline T. Clark
Psychology · The Ohio State University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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