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Silvia M. Chavez Baray

Adjunct Faculty
Social Work
Chicano Studies, Languages, and Linguistics

Office Building: Health Sciences and Nursing Building
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Phone: (915) 747-7009
Email: smchavezbaray@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in International Humanistic Psychology, Instituto Humanista de Sinaloa (2009)

Publications

Public Health: The COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.-Mexico Border Challenges and Opportunities. In Fronteras: A Journey across the U.S.-Mexico Border. TCU Press Publication (2023), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Needs among Hispanic Women Living on the US-Mexico Border Sage Open (2023), Meagan Whitney, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Alicia Villarreal, Eva M. Moya.
Síndrome de Ulises en Personas Originarias de Mexico y Centro America Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (2023), Silvia Chavez-Baray, Eva M. Moya, Oscar Esparza, Leticia Calderon Chellius, Griselda Villalobos, Itzel Guikuz, Ernesto Castaneda-Tinoco, Edna A. Martinez, Karen Herrera, Tania Llamas, Marcla Artiaga.
Cuatro historias de situacion de calle en El Paso, Texas UACJ (2023), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Perla J. Trujillo, Annette Lopez, Courtney Adcox, Corene Seymour, Paola Chavez.
Analysis of Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) in Adolescents and Young Adults in Two Texas Rural Communities. Inquiry 59 (2022), Eva M. Moya, Silvia Chavez-Baray, Araceli Garcia, Robert McCreary.
Food and Housing Security at a Hispanic-Serving Institution: An examination before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Public Health (2022), Amy Wagler, Gregory Schober, Silvia M. Chavez-Baray, Jessica Ayala, Paul Dessauer, Eva Moya.
The Use of Photovoice Methodology to Assess Health Needs and Identify Opportunities among Transgender Women in the U.S-Mexico Border Frontiers in Public Health Public Health Section 10 865944 (2022), Silvia Chavez, Omar Martinez, Perla Chaparro, Eva Moya.
Food and Housing Security at a US Hispanic-Serving Institution: An Examination Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Frontiers in Public Health 10 (2022), Amy E. Wagler, Gregory S. Schober, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Jessica Ayala-Demeo Brown, Paul Dessauer, Eva M. Moya.
Social Work Macro History Oxford University & NASW Press (2022), Eva M. Moya, Dave Stoez, Mark Lusk, Silvia Chavez Baray.
Reproductive Health Justice Oxford University and NASW Press (2021), Eva M. Moya, Silvia Chavez Baray, Omar Martinez.
Interpersonal and Structural Complexities among Women Experiencing Homelessness in the U.S.-Mexico Border Community Ehquidad International Journal of Welfare and Social Work Policies 16 (2021), Lourdes Perez, Eva M. Moya, Yok-Fong Paat, Maissa Khatib, Ryan Floresca, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Desempleo y Bienestar en Universitarios: Inseguridad Alimentaria. (Unemployment and wellbeing in University Students: Food insecurity) Cuadernos Fronterizos UACJ Núm. Especial (junio, 2021). E-ISSN: 2594-0422 (2021), Eva M. Moya, Eva M. Moya.
Experiencias de violencias de mujeres migrantes en Ciudad Juarez y El Paso (Violence experiences of migrant women in Ciudad Juarez and El Paso) Consejo Nacional de Poblacion (CONAPO) (2020), Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Eva M. Moya, Patricia Ravelo Blancas, Susana Baez .
Health Institutions at the U.S.-Mexico Border University of Arizona Press (2020), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Miriam Monroy.
U.S.-Mexico Border: Non-Communicable and Communicable Health Inequalities Arte Publico Press (2020), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Peter J. Hotez.
Problemas de Salud Fronteriza y trata de personas (Border health issues and human trafficking) CIESAS-FONCA (2020), Silvia Chavez-Baray, Eva M. Moya.
Using Syndemics Theory to Examine HIV Sexual Risk Among Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men in Philadelphia, PA: Findings from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Ehquidad International Welfare Policies and Social Work Journal 13 (2020), Omar Martinez, Kathleen A. Brady, Ethan Levine, Kathleen R. Page, Maria C. Zea, Thespina J. Yamanis, Suzanne Grieb, Jennifer Shinefeld, Kasim Ortiz, Wendy W. Davis, Brian Mattera, Ana Martinez-Donate, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Eva M. Moya.
Problemas de Salud Fronteriza y Trata de Personas Coleccion Diversidad sin Violencia First Edition (2019), Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Eva M. Moya.
Photovoice a High-Impact Educational Practice at the Opportunity Center for the Homeless Nova science publishers (2019), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, E. Aileen Martinez-Soto.
Photovoice: Participation and Empowerment in Research Nova Science Publishers (2019), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
The Use of Photovoice in Qualitative Research Nova Science Publishers (2019), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.

Presentations

Experiencias de violencia en mujeres y transexuales centroamericanas durante su movilidad migratoria a la frontera de El Paso, Texas (2023), Volume Virtual Zoom , Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Eva M. Moya, Susana Baez, Patricia Ravelo.
A Hight Impact Educational Experience Designing Culturally Appropriate Water Purification System in Colonias (2023), Volume El Paso, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Maria Covernalli.
La formacion en Trabajo Social en Estados Unidos: El caso de UTEP (2023), Volume Ciudad Juarez, Chih, MEXICO , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
H.O.P.E.+ Initiative/Iniciativa, Homefree. Outreach. Prevention. Education. / Sin vivienda. Acercamiento. Prevención. Educación. The importance of follow-ups in disadvantaged communities. (2023), Volume Austin,TX, Guillermina Solis, Eva M. Moya, Bijan Sardaryzadeh, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
HOPE+ Initiative Programa de 82 instituciones para impulsar la atencion de la salud en pobblacion en situacion precaria en El Paso, Tx (2023), Volume Zoom , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Guillermina Solis, Bijan S. Sardaryzadeth, Jodie Rodriguez, Aracely Garcia.
“Inicitativa HOPE+ Programa de 82 instituciones para impulsar la atención de salud de la población en situación precaria en el Condado del El Paso, Texas” (2023), Volume Virtual, Guillermina Solis, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Bijan Sardaryzadeh, Jody Rodriguez.
Food Security at UTEP: Equity dimensions (2023), Volume Oaxaca, Mexico, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
A high impact educational experience: designing culturally appropriate water purification systems in colonias (2023), Volume El Paso, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Mujeres Migrantes en Situación de Calle (Migran Homeless Women) (2021), Volume Oaxaca México - Vitual , Patricia Ravelo Blacas, Susana Baez, Silvia Chavez-Baray, Eva Moya.
Violencias en Migrantes (Violence against migrants) (2021), Volume Mexico City - virtual modality due to COVID, Eva M. Moya, Silvia Chavez Baray, Susana Baez, Patricia Ravelo Blancas.
Exclusiones sociales por cuestiones de género: migrantes trans en Ciudad Juárez-El Paso (2021), Volume Virtual - Zoom , Susana Baez, Patricia Ravelo Blancas, Silvia Chavez-Baray , Eva Moya.
Violencia y salud en mujeres migrantes en Ciudad Juárez (2021), Volume Virtual - Mexico , Eva M. Moya, Silvia Chavez-Baray, Susana Baez, Patrcia Ravelo Blancas.
Health Institutions in the U.S.-Mexico Border (2020), Volume Zoom , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Conversatorio sobre Salud Mental y Violencia Domestica en Tiempos COVID - Conversation on mental health and domestic violence in COVID-19 times (2020), Volume Facebook Live , Eva M. Moya, Maria Covernali , Roberto Escobedo, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Public Health in the COVID-19 Era (2020), Volume Webinar , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Mujeres, jovenes y menores de edad migrantes en las estructuras de discriminacion social. (2020), Volume Via Zoom , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Problemas de salud fronteriza y trata de personas (Border Health Issues and Human Trafficking) (2019), Volume Ciudad de Mexico, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Emergent Social Issues in the U.S.-Mexico Border: From Vulnerability to Resilience in Youth and Families (2019), Volume Judson F. Williams Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	24405
Fall 2024	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	13170	Syllabus
Fall 2024	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	17164
Fall 2024	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	16347

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	24405
Spring 2024	SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	21637	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	25105	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	13718	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	12359	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	22380	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	25654	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	26132	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	17082	Syllabus
Fall 2022	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	19788
Fall 2022	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	19796
Summer 2022	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	35597
Summer 2022	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	33062
Spring 2022	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	29252	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	18475	Syllabus
Spring 2019	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	24166
Spring 2019	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	24660
Fall 2018	SOWK 5315 - Clinical Assessment	14084
Summer 2018	SOWK 5315 - Clinical Assessment	31395
Spring 2018	SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	24493
Spring 2018	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	24494
Spring 2018	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	23578
Spring 2018	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	26983
Fall 2017	SOWK 5315 - Clinical Assessment	14399
Spring 2017	SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	24786

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	21637	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	25105	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	13718	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	12359	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	22380	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	25654	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	26132	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	17082	Evaluation
Fall 2022	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	19788	Evaluation
Fall 2022	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	19796	Evaluation
Summer 2022	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	35597	Evaluation
Summer 2022	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	33062	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	29252	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.	18475	Evaluation
Spring 2019	SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work	24166	Evaluation
Spring 2019	SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work	24660	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in International Humanistic Psychology, Instituto Humanista de Sinaloa (2009)

Publications

Public Health: The COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.-Mexico Border Challenges and Opportunities. In Fronteras: A Journey across the U.S.-Mexico Border. TCU Press Publication (2023), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Needs among Hispanic Women Living on the US-Mexico Border Sage Open (2023), Meagan Whitney, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Alicia Villarreal, Eva M. Moya.
Síndrome de Ulises en Personas Originarias de Mexico y Centro America Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (2023), Silvia Chavez-Baray, Eva M. Moya, Oscar Esparza, Leticia Calderon Chellius, Griselda Villalobos, Itzel Guikuz, Ernesto Castaneda-Tinoco, Edna A. Martinez, Karen Herrera, Tania Llamas, Marcla Artiaga.
Cuatro historias de situacion de calle en El Paso, Texas UACJ (2023), Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Perla J. Trujillo, Annette Lopez, Courtney Adcox, Corene Seymour, Paola Chavez.
Analysis of Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) in Adolescents and Young Adults in Two Texas Rural Communities. Inquiry 59 (2022), Eva M. Moya, Silvia Chavez-Baray, Araceli Garcia, Robert McCreary.

Presentations

Experiencias de violencia en mujeres y transexuales centroamericanas durante su movilidad migratoria a la frontera de El Paso, Texas (2023), Volume Virtual Zoom , Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Eva M. Moya, Susana Baez, Patricia Ravelo.
A Hight Impact Educational Experience Designing Culturally Appropriate Water Purification System in Colonias (2023), Volume El Paso, Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Maria Covernalli.
La formacion en Trabajo Social en Estados Unidos: El caso de UTEP (2023), Volume Ciudad Juarez, Chih, MEXICO , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
H.O.P.E.+ Initiative/Iniciativa, Homefree. Outreach. Prevention. Education. / Sin vivienda. Acercamiento. Prevención. Educación. The importance of follow-ups in disadvantaged communities. (2023), Volume Austin,TX, Guillermina Solis, Eva M. Moya, Bijan Sardaryzadeh, Silvia M. Chavez Baray.
HOPE+ Initiative Programa de 82 instituciones para impulsar la atencion de la salud en pobblacion en situacion precaria en El Paso, Tx (2023), Volume Zoom , Eva M. Moya, Silvia M. Chavez Baray, Guillermina Solis, Bijan S. Sardaryzadeth, Jodie Rodriguez, Aracely Garcia.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

24405

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

13170

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

17164

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

16347

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

24405

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

21637

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

25105

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

13718

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

12359

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

22380

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

25654

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

26132

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

17082

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

19788

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

19796

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

35597

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

33062

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

29252

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

18475

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

24166

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

24660

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

SOWK 5315 - Clinical Assessment

Section

14084

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

SOWK 5315 - Clinical Assessment

Section

31395

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

24493

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

24494

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

23578

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

26983

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

SOWK 5315 - Clinical Assessment

Section

14399

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

24786

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

21637

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

25105

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

13718

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

12359

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

22380

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 3325 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

25654

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

26132

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

17082

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

19788

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

19796

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

35597

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

33062

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

29252

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHIC 4304 - Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.

Section

18475

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

SOWK 3370 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

24166

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

SOWK 5393 - Special Issues in Social Work

Section

24660

Evaluation

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