Biography
Dr. Acadia Buro is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico College of Population Health and a Member at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center. She completed an NCI T32 postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center; she earned a PhD in Public Health from the University of South Florida, an MS in Human Nutrition from Columbia University, and a BS and BA in Computer Science and Psychology from the American University of Paris. Dr. Buro holds Certified in Public Health (CPH) and Certified Autism Specialist (CAS) certifications. Her research broadly focuses on nutrition and health equity. Two of Dr. Buro's ongoing studies involve developing culturally relevant, theory-based, behavioral interventions to improve physical and mental health outcomes in autistic adolescents and young adults and adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
Areas of Specialty
- Nutrition
- Health equity
- Behavioral interventions for chronic disease prevention
- Adolescence and young adulthood
- Autism and neurodiversity
- Disability
- Cancer survivorship
Key Publications
Complete list of publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/acadia.buro.1/bibliography/public/
- Buro, A. W., Irizarry Gatell, V., Fulton, H. J., Blackwell, R., Geiss, C., Li, X., Zambrano, K., Rodriguez, Y., Faramand, R., & Oswald, L. B. (2025). Sexual health among young adults treated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy: A mixed-methods study. Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology, 14(3), 244–252. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2024.0123
- Buro, A. W., Nguyen, T., Abaskaron, M., Haver, M. K., & Carson, T. L. (2024). Lifestyle interventions with dietary strategies after breast cancer diagnosis: a systematic review. Breast cancer research and treatment, 206(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-024-07278-x
- Buro, A. W., Sauls, R., Stern, M., Carson, T. L. (2023) A qualitative study of stress experiences, health behaviors, and intervention preferences in young adult cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31, 295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07756-w
- Buro, A. W., Salinas-Miranda, A., Marshall, J., Gray, H. L., & Kirby, R. S. (2022). Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and other child, family, and community risk factors for obesity among children and adolescents aged ten to seventeen years in the United States: A mediation analysis. Childhood Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2021.0260
- Buro, A. W., Gray, H. L., Kirby, R. S., Marshall, J., Strange, M., Pang, T., Hasan, S., Holloway, J. (2021). Feasibility of a virtual nutrition intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211051150
Courses Taught
- PH 420 Population Health Evidenced-Based Practices
- PH 552 Interventions for Health Equity