Scientific Publications

Here you will find a selection of peer-reviewed publications by researchers affiliated with the PRC (shown in bold). 

Physical Activity     |     Nutrition and Food Availability     |     Obesity      |     Built Environment
Health Communications     |     School-Based     |     Analysis Methods

Physical Activity

Johnson CC, Murray DM, Elder JP, Jobe JB, Dunn AL, Kubik M, Voorhees C, Schachter K. Depressive symptoms and physical activity in adolescent girls.  Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 May;40(5):818-26.

Farley TA, Meriwether RA, Baker ET, Rice JC, Webber LS. Where do the children play? The influence of playground equipment on physical activity of children in free play. J Phys Act Health. 2008 Mar;5(2):319-31.

Stevens J, Murray DM, Baggett CD, Elder JP, Lohman TG, Lytle LA, Pate RR, Pratt CA, Treuth MS, Webber LS, Young DR. Objectively Assessed Associations between Physical Activity and Body Composition in Middle-School Girls:  The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Dec 1;166(11):1298-305. Epub 2007 Sep 12.

Farley TA, Meriwether RA, Baker ET, Watkins LT, Johnson CC, Webber LS.Safe play spaces to promote physical activity in inner-city children: results from a pilot study of an environmental intervention. Am J Public Health. 2007 Sep;97(9):1625-31. Epub 2007 Jul 31.

Barr-Anderson DJ, Young DR, Sallis JF, Neumark-Sztainer DR, Gittelsohn J, Webber LS, Saunders R, Cohen S, Jobe JB.  Structured physical activity and psychosocial correlates in middle-school girls   Prev Med 2007 May;44(5):404-409.

Young DR, Felton GM, Grieser M, Elder JP, Johnson C, Lee JS, Kubik MY. Policies and opportunities for physical activity in middle school environments.  J Sch Health. 2007 Jan;77(1):41-7.

Pate RR, Stevens J, Pratt C, Sallis JF, Schmitz KH, Webber LS, Welk G, Young DR. Objectively measured physical activity in sixth-grade girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Dec;160(12):1262-8.

Young DR, Johnson CC, Steckler A, Gittelsohn J, Saunders RP, Saksvig BI, Ribisl KM, Lytle LA, McKenzie TL.  Data to action: using formative research to develop intervention programs to increase physical activity in adolescent girls.  Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):97-111.

Voorhees CC, Murray D, Welk G, Birnbaum A, Ribisl KM, Johnson CC, Pfeiffer KA, Saksvig B, Jobe JB. The role of peer social network factors and physical activity in adolescent girls. Am J Health Behav. 2005 Mar-Apr;29(2):183-90.

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Nutrition and Food Availability

Bodor JN, Rose D, Farley TA, Swalm C, Scott SK. Neighbourhood fruit and vegetable availability and consumption: the role of small food stores in an urban environment. Public Health Nutr. 2008 Apr;11(4):413-20. Epub 2007 Jul 6.

Cohen D, Farley TA. Eating as an automatic behavior. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jan;5(1):A23. Epub 2007 Dec 15.

Rose D.  Food Stamps, the Thrifty Food Plan, and meal preparation: the importance of the time dimension for US nutrition policy. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(4):226-32.

Reaves L, Steffen LM, Dwyer JT, Webber LS, Lytle LA, Feldman HA, Hoelscher DM, Zive MM, Osganian SK. Vitamin supplement intake is related to dietary intake and physical activity: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH).  J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Dec;106(12):2018-23.

Lutsey PL, Steffen LM, Feldman HA, Hoelscher DH, Webber LS, Luepker RV, Lytle LA, Zive M, Osganian SK. Serum homocysteine is related to food intake in adolescents: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jun;83(6):1380-6.

Rose D, Bodor JN, Chilton M. Has the WIC incentive to formula-feed led to an increase in overweight children? J Nutr. 2006 Apr;136(4):1086-90.

Rose D, Bodor JN.  Household food insecurity and overweight status in young school children: results from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):464-73.

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Obesity

Nwobu CO, Johnson CC. Targeting obesity to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes and other co-morbidities in African American youth: a review of the literature and recommendations for prevention. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2007 Dec;4(4):311-9.

Pratt CA, Lemon SC, Fernandez ID, Goetzel R, Beresford SA, French SA, Stevens VJ, Vogt TM, Webber LS. Design characteristics of worksite environmental interventions for obesity prevention.  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Sep;15(9):2171-80.

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Built Environment

Hong T, Farley TA.  Urban residents' priorities for neighborhood features. A survey of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Apr;34(4):353-6.

Farley TA.  Rebuilding a healthier New Orleans.  J R Soc Health. 2006 Nov;126(6):256-8.

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Health Communications

Beaudoin CE, Fernandez C, Wall JL, Farley TA.  Promoting healthy eating and physical activity:  short-term effects of a mass-media campaign.  Am J Prev Med 2007 Mar;32(3):217-23.  Epub 2007 Jan 22.

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School-based Research

Gittelsohn J, Steckler A, Johnson CC, Pratt C, Grieser M, Pickrel J, Stone EJ, Conway T, Coombs D, Staten LK. Formative research in school and community-based health programs and studies: "state of the art" and the TAAG approach.  Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):25-39.

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Analysis Methods

Mather FJ, Chen VW, Morgan LH, Correa CN, Shaffer JG, Srivastav SK, Rice JC, Blount G, Swalm CM, Wu X, Scribner RA. Hierarchical modeling and other spatial analyses in prostate cancer incidence data. Am J Prev Med. 2006 Feb;30(2 Suppl):S88-100.

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