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, Ivonne-Marie, Ottenbacher, K., Ostir, G.V. Perceived Pain and Satisfaction with Medical
Care after Hospital Discharge. 2006. Clinical Rehabilitation. 2006. Vol 20: 724-730.

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I.M., Smith, P.M., Smith, D., Rice, J.L., Ottenbacher, K.J. Does Change in
Functional Performance Affect Quality of Life in Persons with Orthopedic Impairment? Social
Indicators Research. 2006. Vol 77:79-93.

Reyes-Ortiz, C., Mulligan, Thomas, Espino, David, Bergés, I-M., Goodwin, James, Markides,
Kyriakos. Higher Church Attendance Predicts Lower Fear of Falling in Older Mexican
Americans. Aging and Mental Health. 2006. Vol 10(1):1-6.

Berges, I.M., Dallo, F., DiNuzzo, T., Lackan, N., Weller, S. A Cultural Model of Social Support.
Journal of Human Organization. 2006. Vol 65:420-429.

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I.M., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. Hypertension in Older Adults and
the Role of Positive Emotion. Psychosomatic Medicine 2006. Vol 68(5):727-733

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,
2007. 166, 599-605.

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.

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

Graham, J.E., Chang, P.J., Berges, I.M., Granger, C.V., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Race/ethnicity and outcomes following inpatient rehabilitation for hip fracture. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Ostir, G.V. Berges, I-M, Ottenbacher, M.E., Graham, J.E., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Positive emotion following stroke. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Ostir, G.V. Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, M.E., Clow, A., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Associations between positive emotion and recovery of functional status following stroke.

Reyes-Ortiz, C., Berges, I-M., Raji, M., Kuo, Y-F., Markides, K. (in press). Church Attendance and
Cognitive Function in Visually Impaired Subjects.  Journals of Gerontology Medical
Sciences.