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Yorghos Apostolopoulos

I am a social epidemiologist with a background in sociology (PhD, University of Connecticut, 1994) and extensive hands-on epidemiological experience. My areas include social epidemiology, public health demography, global and migrant health, health behavior, and research methodology. Grounded in social ecological and social cognitive theoretical frameworks, my research examines the ways social structure and the built environment affect health outcomes across diverse populations and geographies. In this context, my transdisciplinary work delves into: (1) population mobility, social networks, and infectious disease; (2) occupational and environmental health in the transport sector; (3) substance use and sexual health of young adults; (4) physical activity, dietary patterns, and NCDs; and (5) travel medicine. Besides North America, I have conducted epidemiological fieldwork in Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, and the UAE.

There are 9 included publications by Yorghos Apostolopoulos :

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Binge Drinking and Casual Sex on Spring-Break 2006 751 College students‘ health-risk behaviors on spring break were examined via pre-and post-surveys. Over one-half reported getting drunk on the previous vacation and stated intentions to do so again. Personal normative beliefs and situational expectation...
Caribbean Tourism and Development 2002 295 Mass charter tourism is the cornerstone of development plans in the Caribbean. Unparalleled tourism investment in the post-World War II era has boosted a tourist influx of unprecedented dimensions, the world’s largest peacetime population movement, e...
Conflict Resolution through Tourism Cooperation? The Case of the Partitioned Island-State of Cyprus 2000 1079 Hostility and armed conflict can exist most easily in closed societies. Social science literature suggests that increasing contact among individuals from diverse groups creates an opportunity for mutual acquaintances, enhances understanding and accep...
From Farmers and Shepherds to Shopkeepers and Hoteliers: Constituency-Differentiated Experiences of Endogenous Tourism in the Greek Isle of Zakynthos 1999 727 The effects exerted by endogenous tourism investment on the developing Greek island of Zakynthos are examined, focusing in particular on whether the experiences among residents, tourist enterprises and local government are homogeneous, or whether the...
The Impact of Gender and Religion on College Students Spring-Break Behavior 2001 1928 The authors investigated the influence of gender and religion on health-risk behavior potentials and destination-related expectations of college students on spring break vacation using a random sample of 534 students from two U.S. universities. Resul...
New Directions in Mediterranean Tourism: Restructuring and Cooperative Marketing in the Era of Globalization 2000 1239 At a time when tourism is the preeminent global industry, the Mediterranean is one of the most important tourist regions in the world, accounting for approximately a third of total tourism revenues and half of international arrivals. Because the trad...
STI/HIV Risks for Mexican Migrant Laborers: Exploratory Ethnographies 2006 190 The influx of Latino laborers into the U.S. and the confluence of migration-driven factors in an environment ripe for risk-taking have the potential to exacerbate already rising STI/HIV rates among migrants and their social networks at both the home ...
Tourism in Crisis: Managing the Effects of Terrorism 1999 6683 While tourists are free to avoid destinations associated with risk, the consequences of disastrous events on tourist destinations are inescapable and can be profound. Terrorism that targets tourism can be viewed as a disaster for a destination and en...
Worksite-Induced Morbidities Among Truck Drivers in the United States 2010 192 A critical review was conducted of social, psychological, and health science literature on the array of health risks and morbidities of truckers. Multilevel worksite-induced strains (e.g., long work hours and fatigue, shift work and sleep deprivation...