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Department of Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences Radiation Medicine
  1. Department of Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences
  2. Faculty
  3. Applied Sciences Division
  4. Humberto Parada Jr. M.P.H., Ph.D.

Humberto Parada Jr. M.P.H., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Humberto ParadaEducation

B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | University of California Los Angeles
M.P.H. Epidemiology & Biostatistics | San Diego State University
Ph.D. Epidemiology | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Postdoc University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

 

 


 

  

 

About Dr. Parada

Dr. Humberto Parada is an Associate Professor in the Division of Applied Sciences in the UCSD Department of Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences (RMAS) and at the San Diego State School of Public Health, serving as the Division Head of Epidemiology & Biostatistics.  He is also a member of the RMAS Center for Health Equity Education and Research (CHEER).

He is an accomplished integrative cancer epidemiologist whose scholarship focuses on uncovering environmental, behavioral, and genetic risk factors for breast cancer, particularly within Hispanic/Latino populations and other underserved groups. As Division Head of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, he leads academic programs and fosters multidisciplinary research that addresses health disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes. Notably, he contributes to the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) through an ancillary cancer component, enabling detailed analysis of cancer risk by heritage group (e.g., Mexican American, Cuban, Puerto Rican).

Dr. Parada is highly productive and collaborative: he has contributed to over 130 publications across cancer epidemiology, environmental exposures, behavioral risk factors, and cognitive aging. His work has examined exposure to persistent environmental pollutants (e.g., PCBs, phenols), lifestyle and dietary patterns, and their associations with breast cancer survival and cognitive outcomes among aging Latinx cohorts. He also explores sedentary behavior and physical activity in relation to cancer incidence and mortality using accelerometry data. His contributions extend to the broader aging research network as a Scientist with the San Diego Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (SD ADRCMAR)