Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine

Faculty profile

Juan Carlos Belliard, PhD
	Associate Professor, International Health, School of Public Health Associate Director, Diversity, Loma Linda University • University faculty profile • Research interests • Publications E-mail: jbelliard@llu.edu

Research interests

Juan Carlos Belliard (PhD, Claremont Graduate University, MPH, Loma Linda University) teaches in the areas of culture and health, traditional, complimentary and alternative medicine, ethnographic research methods, health disparities, and migrant health. He is currently involved in research on medical pluralism, exploring how migrant communities utilize parallel systems of health care. Other research projects include: mapping Latino health resources using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), medicinal herbal use among Latinos in San Bernardino, and health planning to address Latino health disparities as part of Loma Linda University’s Center for Health Disparities Research. Dr. Belliard is also involved in various initiatives that strengthen community-university relationships and enjoys exposing students to “real world” education through service-learning and community-based research. He has recently accepted a new position as Associate Director for Diversity at Loma Linda University.

Selected Publications

1. Kiesser, M. McFadden, J., Belliard, J. An interdisciplinary view of medical pluralism among Mexican-Americans. (2006). Journal of Interprofessional Care. 20(3), 223-234.
2. Belliard, J., & Ramirez, J. Medical pluralism in the life of a Mexican immigrant woman," (2005) Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 27(3), 267-285.
3. Belliard, J., Dyjack, D., Anderson, B. Learning through academic-community partnerships. Quarterly for the National Society for Experiential Education. (Summer, 2005).
4. Belliard, J. A formative Evaluation of the Community Engagement of a Private Health Professions University. (doctoral dissertation, Claremont Graduate University , 2002)
5. Belliard, J., Dyjack, D. (2004). Putting the public into the public health curriculum: A case study. Public Health Reports. 119(4) 452-454.
6. Woods, D., Montgomery, S., Belliard, J., Ramirez, J., and Wilson, C. (2004). Culture, black men, and prostate cancer: What is reality? Cancer Control Journal. 11(6), 388-396.