M.D., 1971, Espirito Santo Federal University Medical School, Brazil

Exploration of diverse, ethnic, religious and folk medicine and practices in US and NYC. How are practices assessed and impact on delivery of allopathic medical care.

What are objective measures of medical students' acceptance of multiculturalism and proficiency in cultural sensitivity and competence.

Investigation into basic science of sleep, sleep disorders and chronobiology.

Articles
Nunes JV, Jean-Louis G, Zizi F, Casimir GJ, von Gizycki H, Brown C, McFarlane SI. Sleep Duration among Black and White Americans: Results of the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of the National Medical Association 100(3):317-322, 2008.

Nunes JVand Broderick PA. Novel Research Translates to Clinical Cases of Schizophrenic and Cocaine Psychosis. Journal of Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 3(4):475-485, 2007.

Nunes JV. Psychodynamics Instruction in Early Undergraduate Medical Education. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry 35(4):649-657, 2007.

Nunes JV and Arencibia P. Health Care Management Introduction for Sophie Davis Medical Students. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education 13(1):32-33, 2007.

Nunes JV. Celebrating a Medical Teacher. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education 13(1):35-36, 2007.

Raggio TP, Nunes JV, Kachur E. Implementing Group Objective Structured Clinical Examinations: Formative Evaluation of Medical Communication Skills Using Standardized Patients. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education 9 (2):71-76, 2003.

Nunes, JV. The Animals Will Teach You: Just Ask. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education 9(2):129, 2003.

Nunes JV, McCoy W, Tso A, Raggio TP, Edelsack P, Nunes LCF, Santana A, Kachur E. Three Steps Toward Proficiency in Doctor-Patient Communiction. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education 8(2):121-123, 2003.

Ma L, Yin S, Hsu S, Nie S, Xu L, Nunes JV.Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation and Expression of µ Granule Membrane Protein 140 and Thromboxane B2 with Pravastatin Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia. JAAMP, 2002.

Nunes JN, Santos UM. Cross-sectional Observation of a Brazilian Institutional Program for Drug Abusing Youth. Psychline 3(3):27-30, 2000.

Mendlewicz MV; Jean-Louis G; von Gizycki H; Zizi F, and Nunes JV. Actigraphic predictors of depressed mood in a cohort of non-psychiatric adult individuals. New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 33(4):553-558, 1999.

Jean-Louis G, Mendlewicz MV, von Gizycki H, Zizi F, and Nunes JV. Assessment of physical activity and sleep by actigraphy: Examination of gender differences. Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine 8(8):1113-1117, 1999.

Jean-Louis G, von Gyzicki H, Zizi F, Nunes JV. Mood States and Sleepiness in College Students: Influences of Age, Sex, Habitual Sleep, and Substance Use. Perceptual and Motor Skills 87:507-512, 1998.

Book Chapters, Books & Curriculum
Nunes JV. Chronobiology and Sleep. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Nunes JV. Predisposition. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds.) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Nunes JV. Sensation. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds.) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Carr JE, Sawchuck C, Nunes JV. Learning Processes. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds.) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Nunes JV. Introduction to Psychopathology. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Pleak R, Nunes JV. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe and Huber; in press, 2007.

Gomez MF, Nunes JV. Substance Use Disorders. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Nunes JV, San Miguel X. Adjustment Disorders and Somatization. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (2nd edition). Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe, 2007.

Nunes, JV. Section II. Biological Mediators of Behavior. Section Coordinator, Content Reviewer, Editor and Contributor. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe and Huber, 2003.

Nunes JV. Section VIII. Psychopathology. Section Coordinator, Content Reviewer, Editor, and Contributor. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe and Huber, 2003.

Nunes JV. Predisposition. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe and Huber, 2003.

Nunes JV, Pleak R. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence. In: Sahler OJ, Carr JE (Eds) The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe and Huber, 2003.

Lecca P, Quervalu I, Nunes JV and Gonzales HF. Cultural Competency in Social and Human Services: Directions for the 21st Century. Garland Publishers: New York, 1998.

Nunes JV. and Winnick A. Families, foster care placement and cultural values: cultural strategies for intervention. In Leca P, Quervalu I, Nunes JV, and Gonzales HF. Cultural Competency in Social and Human Services: Directions for the 21st Century. Garland Publishers: New York, 1998.

Nunes JV. Practitioner issues: Impact of national health policy reform on social and human services. In Leca P, Quervalu I, Nunes JV, and Gonzales HF. Cultural Competency in Social and Human Services: Directions for the 21st Century. Garland Publishers: New York, 1998.

Nunes JV. 21st century perspectives: Efficiency and cost containment in the social and human services. In Leca P, Quervalu I, Nunes JV, and Gonzales HF. Cultural Competency in Social and Human Services: Directions for the 21st Century. Garland Publishers: New York, 1998.