Erica Gabrielle Soltero
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Erica Gabrielle Soltero
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics - Nutrition
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Addresses
- Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
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1100 BATES
Room: CNRC-2056
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7154
soltero@bcm.edu
Education
- BA from Rice University
- 05/2011 - Houston, Texas United States
- Kinesiology, Sports Medicine
- PhD from University of Houston
- 03/2016 - Houston, Texas United States
- Health and Human Performance: Obesity Studies
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Arizona State University
- 06/2019 - Phoenix, Arizona United States
- Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Pediatric Obesity
Honors & Awards
- Publication Funding Award
- Texas Children’s Hospital Young Investigator Endowment (06/2021)
- Presentation Award
- Obesity Journal Symposium, The Obesity Society (11/2018)
- Top Three Abstract
- Pediatric Obesity Section, The Obesity Society (11/2018)
- Meritorious Award
- Society of Behavioral Medicine (04/2018)
- Abstract Citation
- Society of Behavioral Medicine (04/2018)
- Top Three Abstract
- Pediatric Obesity Section, The Obesity Society (11/2017)
- Top Ten Abstract
- Pediatric Obesity Section, The Obesity Society (11/2016)
- Early Career Investigator Presentation Award
- Pediatric Obesity Section, The Obesity Society (11/2016)
Professional Interests
- Behavior Change Strategies
- Health Disparities
- 24-Hour Activity Profiling (sleep, sedentary behaviors, activity)
- Obesity & Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention
Professional Statement
The broad focus of Dr. Soltero’s work is implementing evidence-based obesity and cardiometabolic disease prevention programs that address disparities in high-risk pediatric populations. This work spans the translational spectrum and includes studies aimed at understanding the pathophysiologic development of obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases, the development of culturally adapted evidence-based programs, and implementation of obesity prevention programs into real-world practice settings. This work has led to projects focused in the following areas:1) Identifying upstream markers of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk in order to inform early intervention and prevention strategies in minority youth (American Heart Association: 18POST33990036).
2) Understanding the synergistic effect of sleep, sedentary behaviors, and physical activity on cardiometabolic markers of health in youth (NIMHD: U54MD00231611).
3) Developing family-based models of diabetes prevention that have the potential for broad dissemination and sustainability within community clinic networks
Websites
Selected Publications
- Soltero EG, Salim O, Mirabile Y, Musaad SM "Exploring the acute effects of sedentary behaviors on cardiometabolic risk in Hispanic adolescents with obesity: A randomized crossover study." Children (Basel). 2025 Apr;12(4):513.
- Soltero EG, James DL, Han S, Larkey LK "." J Cancer Surviv. 2024 Dec;18(6):1912-1920. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Musaad SM, O'Connor TM, Thompson D, Norris K, Beech BM "." JMIR Form Res. 2024 May;8:e54595. Pubmed PMID:
- Szeszulski J, Faro JM, Joseph RP, Lanza K, Lévesque L, Monroe CM, Pérez-Paredes EA, Soltero EG, Lee RE "." J Phys Act Health. 2023 Dec;20(12):1069-1077. Pubmed PMID:
- Yeung CHC, Lu J, Soltero EG, Bauer C, Xiao Q "." Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2023 Oct;20(1):125. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero E, Lopez C, Mihail S, Hernandez A, Musaad SM, O'Connor TM, Thompson D "." JMIR Form Res. 2023 Aug;7:e46606. Pubmed PMID:
- Mama SK, Soltero EG, Joseph RP "." J Phys Act Health. 2023 Aug;20(8):677-679. Pubmed PMID:
- Liaw WR, Ramos Silva Y, Soltero EG, Krist A, Stotts AL "." JMIR AI. 2023 May;2:e45032. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Lopez C, Musaad SM, O'Connor TM, Thompson D "." Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Apr;127:107117. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Lopez C, Hernandez E, O'Connor TM, Thompson D "." JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2022 Nov;5(4):e39261. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Szeszulski J, Lorenzo E, Arriola A, Bruening M, Estabrooks P, Hill JL, O’Connor TM, Shaibi GQ, Soltero EG, Todd M "." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May;19(9):5511. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Larkey LK, Kim WS, Rosales Chavez JB, Lee RE "." Complement Ther Clin Prac. 2022 May;47:101554. Pubmed PMID:
- Pimentel JL, Vander Wyst KB, Soltero EG, Peña A, Hu HH, Bailey S, Pokorney A, Ayers S, Valencia AM, Olson ML, Shaibi GQ "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 May;23(3):286-290. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Navabi N, Vander Wyst KB, Hernandez E, Castro FG, Ayers SL, Mendez J, Shaibi GQ "." Health Educ Behav. 2022 Apr;49(2):291-303. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Ayers SL, Avalos M, Peña A, Williams AN, Olson ML, Konopken YP, Castro FG, Arcoleo KJ, Keller CS, Patrick DL, Justin J, Shaibi GQ "." Am J Health Promot. 2021 Sep;35(7):939-47. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, O’Connor TM, Thompson D, Shaibi GQ "." Curr Obes Rep. 2021 Sep;10(3):332-41. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Peña A, Gonzalez V, Hernandez E, Mackey G, Callender C, Dave JM, Thompson D "." Nutrients. 2021 Aug;13(8):2690. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Jáuregui A, Hernandez E, Barquera S, Jáuregui E, López-Taylor JR, Ortiz-Hernández L, Lévesque L, Lee RE "." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun;18(13):6788. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Navabi N, Castro FG, Ayers SL, Mendez J, Thompson DI, Shaibi GQ "." Children (Basel). 2021 May;8(5):406. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Parker NH, Mama SK, Ledoux TA, Lee RE "." Health Promot Pract. 2021 Mar;22(2):266-74. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Parker NH, Hallett AM, Kao D, Modelska MJ, Rifai HS, Soltero EG, O’Connor DP "." Transl Behav Med. 2021 Feb;11(2):393-407. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Solovey AN, Hebbel RP, Palzer EF, Ryder JR, Shaibi GQ, Olson M, Fox CK, Rudser KD, Dengel DR, Evanoff NG, Kelly AS "." J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan;10:e018092. Pubmed PMID:
- Arévalo Avalos MR, Ayers SL, Patrick DL, Jager J, Castro FG, Konopken YP, Olson ML, Keller CS, Soltero EG, Williams AN, Shaibi GQ "." J Pediatr Psychol. 2020 Sep;45(8):848-57. Pubmed PMID:
- Vander Wyst KB, Olson ML, Hooker E, Soltero EG, Konopken YP, Keller CS, Castro FG, Williams AN, Fernández ADR, Patrick DL, Ayers SL, Hu HH, Peña A, Pimentel J, Knowler WC, Shaibi GQ "." Trials. 2020 Aug;21:716. Pubmed PMID:
- Vander Wyst KB, Olson ML, Keller CS, Soltero EG, Williams AN, Peña, Ayers SL, Jager J, Shiabi GQ "." Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jun;15(6):e12620. Pubmed PMID:
- Peña A, Olson ML, Soltero EG, Lee C, Toledo MJ, Ayers SL, Shaibi GQ "." Clin Obes. 2020 Apr;10(2):e12353. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, O'Connor DP, Moore QL, Berger Cardoso J, Lee RE "." J Prim Prev. 2019 Dec;40(6):591-606. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, Sahnoune I, Saavadra F, Mama SK, McNeill LH "." J Sch Health. 2019 Apr;89(4):257-66. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Lorenzo E, Szeszulski J, Arriola A, Bruening M, Estabrooks PA, Hill J, Marsiglia FF, O'Connor T, Pollins KS, Shaibi GQ, Soltero E, Todd M "." Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Feb;77:8-18. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Ramos C, Williams AN, Hooker E, Mendez J, Wildy H, Davis K, Hernandez V, Contreras OA, Silva M, Lish E, Shaibi GQ "." Am J Prev Med. 2019 Jan;56(1):58-65. Pubmed PMID:
- Olson ML, RenterÃa-MexÃa A, Connelly MA, Vega-López S, Soltero EG, Konopken YP, Williams AN, Castro FG, Keller CS, Yang HP, Todd MW, Shaibi GQ "." J Clin Lipidol. 2019 Jan;13(1):186-93. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Olson ML, Williams AN, Konopken YP, Castro FG, Arcoleo KJ, Keller CS, Patrick DL, Ayers SL, Barraza E, Shaibi GQ "." Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Dec;26(12):1856-65. Pubmed PMID:
- Langer SL, Soltero EG, Beresford SA, McGregor BA, Albano DL, Patrick DL, Bowen DJ "." Health Psychol Open. 2018 Oct;5(32):2055102918804664. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Mama SK, Leach H, Soltero EG, Parker NH "The physical environment and public policy." In Razon S, Sachs ML, editors. Applied Exercise Psychology: The Challenging Journey from Motivation to Adherence. 2018;Chapter 13
- Shin CN, Soltero E, Mama SK, Sunseri C, Lee RE "." Clin Nurs Res. 2017 Dec;26(6):694-712. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Cerin E, Lee RE, O'Connor TM "." J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Oct;19(5):1109-20. Pubmed PMID:
- Mama SK, McNeill LH, Soltero EG, Orlando Edwards R, Lee RE "." J Aging Phys Act. 2017 Jul;25(3):351-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Konopken YP, Olson ML, Keller CS, Castro FG, Williams AN, Patrick DL, Ayers S, Hu HH, Sandoval M, Pimentel J, Knowler WC, Frick KD, Shaibi GQ "." BMC Public Health. 2017 Mar;17(1):261. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Parker NH, Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, Mama SK, McNeill L "." BMC Public Health. 2017 Mar;17(1):242. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Ortiz Hernández L, Jauregui E, Lévesque L, Lopez Y Taylor J, Barquera S, Lee RE "." Ecol Food Nutr. 2017 Mar;56(2):139-51. Pubmed PMID:
- Mama SK, Leach HJ, Soltero EG, Lee RE "." Health Promot Pract. 2017 Jan;18(1):54-61. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, GalavÃz KI, Soltero EG, Rosales Chavez J, Jauregui E, Lévesque L, Ortiz Hernández L, Lopez y Taylor J, Estabrooks PA "Applying the RE-AIM conceptual framework for the promotion of physical activity in low- and middle-income countries." Rev Latino-Am Enfermagem. 2017;25:e2923.
- Ansari S, Soltero EG, Lorenzo E, Lee RE "." Prev Med Rep. 2016 Dec;5:210-3. Pubmed PMID:
- Jauregui A, Soltero E, Santos-Luna R, Hernández-Barrera L, Barquera S, Jáuregui E, Lévesque L, López-Taylor J, Ortiz-Hernández L, Lee R "." J Phys Act Health. 2016 Mar;13(3):325-32. Pubmed PMID:
- Hutchens A, Soltero EG, Barquera S, Lévesque L, Jauregui E, López Y Taylor J, Lee RE "." Salud Publica Mex. 2016 Jan;58(1):7-15. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Soltero EG, Jáuregui A, Mama SK, Barquera S, Jáuregui E, Lopez y Taylor J, Ortiz Hernández L, Lévesque L "Disentangling associations of neighborhood street scale elements with physical activity in Mexican school children." Environ Behav. 2016 Jan;48(1):150-71.
- Lee RE, Leach HJ, Soltero EG, Vollrath KR, Hallett AM, Parker NH, Cross MB, Mama SK, Ledoux TA "Obesity: An ecologic perspective on challenges and solutions." In Stein N, editor. Public Health Nutrition: Principles and Practice in Community and Global Health. 2015;Chapter 18:363-86.
- Soltero EG, Ledoux T, Lee RE "." Eat Behav. 2015 Dec;19:68-71. Pubmed PMID:
- Layne CS, Parker NH, Soltero EG, Rosales Chavez J, O'Connor DP, Gallagher MR, Lee RE "." BMC Public Health. 2015 Sep;15:917. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Hernandez DC, O'Connor DP, Lee RE "." Prev Med. 2015 Mar;72:44-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Soltero EG "." Am J Health Promot. 2015 Mar;29(4):210-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Jauregui E, Pacheco AM, Soltero EG, O'Connor TM, Castro CM, Estabrooks PA, McNeill LH, Lee RE "." BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb;15:162. Pubmed PMID:
- Soltero EG, Mama SK, Pacheco AM, Lee RE "Physical activity resource and user characteristics in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico." Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación FÃsica, Deporte y Recreación. 2015;28:203-6.
- Leach HJ, Mama SK, Soltero EG, Lee RE "." Ethn Dis. 2014;24(3):370-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Mama SK, Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, Gallagher MR, Lee RE "." Nurs Inq. 2014 Sep;21(3):192-201. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Soltero EG, Mama SK, Saavedra F, Ledoux TA, McNeill L "." Int Q Community Health Educ. 2013;34(3):215-33. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee RE, Adamus-Leach HJ, Cheung KC, Soltero EG, Lopez III Y, Saavedra F, Noor M, Mama SK "Researching those who have the most to gain: Focused physical activity promotion in lower socioeconomic populations." Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2012 Aug;6(4):355–61.
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