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Publications by Investigator

Diane Berry, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP

Book Chapters

Berry, D.C. (in press). Weight management. In B. Hackley, J. Krieb, & M.E. Rousseau (Eds.), Primary care of women: A guide for midwives and women’s health providers. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Berry, D. (2011). Family dietary and exercise patterns. In M.J. Craft-Rosenberg (Ed.). Encyclopedia of family health (pp.321-323). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Berry, D. (2006). Linking theory, research and clinical practice in weight management. In C. Roy & D. Jones (Eds.), Nursing knowledge development and clinical practice (pp. 287-294). New York: Springer.

Berry, D., & Whitfill, K. (2006). Weight management. In B. Hackley, J. Krieb, & M.E. Rousseau (Eds.), Primary care of women: A guide for midwives and women’s health providers (pp.139-192). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Academy of Certified Nurse Midwives Book of the Year Award.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Berry, D.C., Johnson, Q.B., & Stuebe, A.M. (2015). Monitoring and managing the mother with gestational diabetes: a nursing perspective. Nursing: Research and Reviews, 5, 91-97. doi: 10.2147/NRR.S64534. PMID Pending.

Paez-Erickson, S., & Berry, D.C. (2015). Healthy daughters, healthy futures: a focus group analysis to determine factors for enhancing positive youth development for Latina adolescents. Hispanic Health Care International, 13(3), 151-160. doi: 10.1891/1540-4153.13.3.151. PMID 26400393.

Berry, D.C., Verbiest, S., Hall, E.G, Dawson, I., Norton, D., Willis, S., McDonald, K., & Stuebe, A.M. (2015). A postpartum community-based weight management intervention designed for low-income women: feasibility and initial efficacy. Journal of the National Black Nurses Association, 26(1), 29-39. PMID: 26371358.

Hackley, B., Kennedy, H.P., Berry, D.C., & Melkus, G.D. (2014). A mixed-methods study on factors influencing prenatal weight gain in ethnic minority women. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 59(4), 388-98. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12170. PMID: 24986225.

Berry, D.C., Schwartz, T.A., McMurray, R.G., Skelly, A.H., Neal, M., Hall, E.G., Amaulti, D. J., & Melkus, G. (2014). Results of the Family Partners for Health Study: a 5 year, cluster randomized, controlled trial for weight management of children and parents. Nutrition and Diabetes (Nature Publishing Group), 4, 1-9, e101; doi:10.1038/nutd.2013.4

Berry, D.C., Neal, M., Hall, E.G., Schwartz, T.A., Verbiest, S. Goodnight, W., Brody, S., Dorman, K., Menard, M.K., & Stuebe, A.M. (2013). Rationale, design, and methods for the optimizing outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and their infants study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, 184: doi: 10:1186/147-2393-13-184. PMID Pending.

Lowenstein, L.M., Perrin, E.M., Berry, D., Vu, M.B., Pullen-Davis, L., Cai, J., Tzeng, J., & Ammerman, A. (2013). Child obesity prevention: Father’s reflections with healthcare providers. Childhood Obesity, 9(2), 137-143. PMID: 23472966.

Thompson, W., & Berry, D. (2013). A church-based intervention to promote physical activity in black adolescent girls: It’s all about F.U.N. Public Health Nursing, 30(3), 221-230. PMID: 23586766

Berry, D. C., Neal, M., Hall, E.G., McMurray, R.G., Schwartz, T.A., Skelly, A.H., & Smith-Miller, C. (2013). Recruitment and retention strategies for a community-based weight management study for multi-ethnic elementary school children and parents. Public Health Nursing, 30(1), 80-86.  PMID: 23294390

Hodges, E., Smith, C., Tidwell, S., & Berry, D.  (2013) Promoting physical activity in preschoolers to prevent obesity: A review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28(1), 3-19. PMID: 22326400

Giffuni, J., McMurray, R., Schwartz, T. & Berry, D. (2012).  Actical accelerometry cut-points for quantifying levels of exertion: comparing normal and overweight adults. International Journal of Exercise Science, 5(2), 170-182.

Berry, D., Schwartz, T., McMurray, R., Skelly, A., Sanchez, M., Neal, M., & Hall, G. (2012). Rationale, design, methods, and sample characteristics of the Family Partners for Health Study: a cluster randomized controlled study. BMC Public Health. PMID: 22463125

Bethea, T.C., Berry, D., Maloney, A.E., & Sikich, L. (2012). Pilot study of an active screen time game correlates with improved physical fitness in minority elementary school youth. Games for Health Journal, 1, 29-36.

Berry, D., Colindres, M., Sanchez-Lugo, L., Sanchez, M., Neal, M., Smith-Miller, C. (2011). Adapting, feasibility testing, and pilot testing a weight management intervention for recently immigrated Spanish-speaking women and their 2-to-4 year old children. Hispanic Health Care International, 9, 186-193.

Jang, M., & Berry, D. (2011). Overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults and children: A review of the literature. Clinical Nursing Research, 20(3), 276-91. PMID: 21521826

Hackley, B., Fennie, K., Applebaum, J., Berry, D., & Melkus, G. (2010). The effect of language preference on prenatal weight gain and postpartum weight retention in urban Hispanic women. Ethnicity & Disease, 20(2), 162-168. PMID: 20503897

Berry, D., Turner, M., Biederman, D., & Flanagan, O. (2009). Benefits for Latino, African American, and Caucasian children and parents taught together in the same community-based weight management intervention. Hispanic Health Care International, 7, 203-212.

Bingham, M.O., Harrell, J.S., Takada, H., Washino, K., Bradley, C., Berry, D., Park, H.J., & Charles, M.A. (2009). Obesity and cholesterol in Japanese, French, and U.S. children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24, 314-322. PMID: 19632508

Auger, S., Verbiest, S., Berry, D., Bordeaux, B. Ewell-Lewis, H., & Colindres, M. (2009). Improving prenatal care for Hispanic mothers: Health professional perspectives. Migrant Clinicians Network Streamline, 1-4.

Berry, D., Samos, M., Storti, S., & Grey, M. (2009). Listening to concerns about type 2 diabetes in a Native American community. Journal of Cultural Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 16, 56-63.

Berry, D., Colindres, M., Vu, M.B., Pullen-Davis, L., Chung, G., Lowenstein, L., & Ammerman, A. (2009). Latino caregiver’s insight into childhood overweight, management, and their relationship with their health care providers. Hispanic Health Care International, 7, 11-20.

Berry, D., Grey, M., Savoye, M., & Melkus, G. (2007). An intervention for multiethnic overweight and obese parents and their overweight children. Applied Nursing Research, 20, 63-71. PMID: 17481469

Berry, D., Urban, A., & Grey, M. (2006). Management of type 2 diabetes in youth (Part 2). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 20, 88-97. PMID: 16522485

Berry, D., Urban, A., & Grey, M. (2006). Understanding the development and prevention of type 2 diabetes in youth (Part 1). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 20, 3-10. PMID: 16399474

Savoye, M., Berry, D., Dziura, J., Shaw, M., Serrecchia, J.B., Barbetta, G., Rose, P., & Caprio, S. (2005). Anthropometric and psychosocial changes in obese adolescents enrolled in a weight management program. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105, 364-370. PMID: 15746823

Rodriquez-Santos, G., Berry, D., & Grey, M. (2005). A comparison of clinical factors and health and psychosocial behaviors of Hispanic and African American youth at risk for type 2 diabetes. Hispanic Health Care International, 3(2), 77-86.

Grey, M., Berry, D., Davidson, M., Gustafson, E., Galasso, P., & Melkus, G. (2004). Preliminary testing of a program to prevent type 2 diabetes among high-risk youth. Journal of School Health, 74, 10-15. PMID: 15022370

Urban, A., Berry, D., & Grey, M. (2004). Optimizing outcomes in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their families. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 11, 299-306.

Berry, D., Galasso, P., Melkus, G., Grey, M. (2004). Obesity in youth: Implications for the advanced practice nurse in primary care. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 16, 326-334.

Berry, D., Sheehan, R., Heschel, R., Knafl, K., & Grey, M. (2004). Family-based interventions for childhood obesity: A review. Journal of Family Nursing, 10, 429-449.

Berry, D., Whittemore, R., Lindemann, E., Dann-Urban, A., & Grey, M. (2003). Management of depression in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, 7, 60-70.

Berry, D.C., Schwartz, T.A., McMurray, R.G., Skelly, A.H., Neal, M., Hall, E.G., Amaulti, D. J., & Melkus, G. Did African American children and parents or non-Hispanic white children and parents benefit more from a community-based weight management intervention? BMC Public Health May 2014.

Berry, D.C., Schwartz, T.A., McMurray, R.G., Skelly, A.H., Neal, M., Hall, E.G., Amaulti, D. J., & Melkus, G. Children and parents in a community-based weight management intervention are closely linked. BMC Public Health June 2014.

Berry, D.C., Knafl, K., Neal, M., & Hall, E.G. What children and parents really thought about a community-based weight management intervention. Journal of Family Nursing July 2014.

Barbara Burns, PhD

Patterns of maltreatment and diagnosis across levels of care in group homes. Pane Seifert HT, Farmer EM, Wagner HR 2nd, Maultsby LT, Burns BJ.Child Abuse Negl. 2015 Apr;42:72-83. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.12.008. Epub 2015 Jan 21. PMID: 25618195.

Increase in untreated cases of psychiatric disorders during the transition to adulthood. Copeland WE, Shanahan L, Davis M, Burns BJ, Angold A, Costello EJ.Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Apr 1;66(4):397-403. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300541. Epub 2015 Jan 2. PMID: 25554854.

Family Involvement in Treatment Foster Care. Southerland DG, Burns BJ, Farmer EM, Wagner HR, Simpson AM. Resid Treat Child Youth. 2014 Jan 2;31(1):2-16. PMID: 25177104

Use of Psychotropic Medications among Youth in Treatment Foster Care. Brenner SL, Southerland DG, Burns BJ, Wagner HR, Farmer EM. J Child Fam Stud. 2014 May 1;23(4):666-674. PMID: 24904200.

Mental health service use among adolescents following participation in a randomized clinical trial for depression. Brenner SL, Burns BJ, Curry JF, Silva SG, Kratochvil CJ, Domino ME. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2015;44(4):551-8. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2014.881291. Epub 2014 Mar 24. PMID: 24661263.

Vectoring for true north: building a research base on family support. Hoagwood KE, Burns BJ. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2014 Jan;41(1):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s10488-013-0516-2. No abstract available.  PMID: 4005247.

Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care. Dorsey S, Burns BJ, Southerland DG, Cox JR, Wagner HR, Farmer EM. J Child Fam Stud. 2012 Oct;21(5):816-824.  PMID: 23730144.

Developing quality indicators for family support services in community team-based mental health care. Serene Olin S, Kutash K, Pollock M, Burns BJ, Kuppinger A, Craig N, Purdy F, Armusewicz K, Wisdom J, Hoagwood KE. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2014 Jan;41(1):7-20. doi: 10.1007/s10488-013-0501-9.  PMID: 23709287.

Onset of alcohol or substance use disorders following treatment for adolescent depression. Curry J, Silva S, Rohde P, Ginsburg G, Kennard B, Kratochvil C, Simons A, Kirchner J, May D, Mayes T, Feeny N, Albano AM, Lavanier S, Reinecke M, Jacobs R, Becker-Weidman E, Weller E, Emslie G, Walkup J, Kastelic E, Burns B, Wells K, March J. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2012 Apr;80(2):299-312. doi: 10.1037/a0026929. Epub 2012 Jan 16. PMID: 22250853.

Family support in prevention programs for children at risk for emotional/behavioral problems. Cavaleri MA, Olin SS, Kim A, Hoagwood KE, Burns BJ. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2011 Dec;14(4):399-412. doi: 10.1007/s10567-011-0100-9. Review. PMID: 22080305.

Recovery and recurrence following treatment for adolescent major depression. Curry J, Silva S, Rohde P, Ginsburg G, Kratochvil C, Simons A, Kirchner J, May D, Kennard B, Mayes T, Feeny N, Albano AM, Lavanier S, Reinecke M, Jacobs R, Becker-Weidman E, Weller E, Emslie G, Walkup J, Kastelic E, Burns B, Wells K, March J. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Mar;68(3):263-9. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.150. Epub 2010 Nov 1. PMID: 21041606.

Enhancing “usual practice” treatment foster care: findings from a randomized trial on improving youths’ outcomes. Farmer EM, Burns BJ, Wagner HR, Murray M, Southerland DG. Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Jun;61(6):555-61. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.61.6.555. PMID: 20513677.

Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays? Domino ME, Burns BJ, Mario J, Reinecke MA, Vitiello B, Weller EB, Kratochvil CJ, May DE, Feeny NC, Robins M, Hallin MJ, Silva SG, March JS. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2009 Nov;38(6):826-36. doi: 10.1080/15374410903259023. PMID: 20183666.

Realizing the dream. Burns BJ. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2010 Mar;37(1-2):145-8. doi: 10.1007/s10488-010-0267-2. No abstract available.  PMID: 20099076.

Family support in children’s mental health: a review and synthesis. Hoagwood KE, Cavaleri MA, Serene Olin S, Burns BJ, Slaton E, Gruttadaro D, Hughes R. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2010 Mar;13(1):1-45. doi: 10.1007/s10567-009-0060-5. Review. PMID: 20012893.

The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): outcomes over 1 year of naturalistic follow-up. Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team, March J, Silva S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, Vitiello B, Severe J, Riedal K, Goldman M, Feeny N, Findling R, Stull S, Baab S, Weller EB, Robbins M, Weller RA, Jessani N, Waslick B, Sweeney M, Dublin R, Walkup J, Ginsburg G, Kastelic E, Koo H, Kratochvil C, May D, LaGrone R, Vaughan B, Albano AM, Hirsch GS, Podniesinki E, Chu A, Reincecke M, Leventhal B, Rogers G, Jacobs R, Pathak S, Wells J, Lavanier SA, Danielyan A, Rohde P, Simons A, Grimm J, Frank S, Emslie G, Kennard B, Hughes C, Mayes TL, Rosenberg D, Benazon N, Butkus M, Bartoi M. Am J Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;166(10):1141-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111620. Epub 2009 Sep 1.PMID: 19723787.

Psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents in foster care: review of research literature. Landsverk JA, Burns BJ, Stambaugh LF, Reutz JA. Child Welfare. 2009;88(1):49-69. Review. PMID: 19653453.

Posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents referred for child welfare investigation. A national sample of in-home and out-of-home care. Kolko DJ, Hurlburt MS, Zhang J, Barth RP, Leslie LK, Burns BJ. Child Maltreat. 2010 Feb;15(1):48-63. doi: 10.1177/1077559509337892. Epub 2009 Jun 29. PMID: 19564628.

Relative cost-effectiveness of treatments for adolescent depression: 36-week results from the TADS randomized trial. Domino ME, Foster EM, Vitiello B, Kratochvil CJ, Burns BJ, Silva SG, Reinecke MA, March JS. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Jul;48(7):711-20. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181a2b319. PMID: 19465880.

Service system involvement and delinquent offending at system of care entry. Stambaugh LF, Southerland D, Mustillo SA, Burns BJ. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2010 Jul;37(3):307-21. doi: 10.1007/s11414-009-9179-x. Epub 2009 May 22. PMID: 19462246.

Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events. Silverman WK, Ortiz CD, Viswesvaran C, Burns BJ, Kolko DJ, Putnam FW, Amaya-Jackson L. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2008 Jan;37(1):156-83. doi: 10.1080/15374410701818293. Review. PMID: 18444057.

Cost-effectiveness of treatments for adolescent depression: results from TADS. Domino ME, Burns BJ, Silva SG, Kratochvil CJ, Vitiello B, Reinecke MA, Mario J, March JS. Am J Psychiatry. 2008 May;165(5):588-96. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07101610. Epub 2008 Apr 15. PMID: 18413703.

Implementing cognitive behavioral therapy in the real world: a case study of two mental health centers. Kramer TL, Burns BJ. Implement Sci. 2008 Feb 29;3:14. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-3-14. PMID: 18312677.

The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): long-term effectiveness and safety outcomes. March JS, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;64(10):1132-43. Erratum in: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;65(1):101.  PMID: 17909125.

Mental health and substance abuse services to parents of children involved with child welfare: a study of racial and ethnic differences for American Indian parents. Libby AM, Orton HD, Barth RP, Webb MB, Burns BJ, Wood PA, Spicer P. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2007 Mar;34(2):150-9. PMID: 17066330.

Alcohol, drug, and mental health specialty treatment services and race/ethnicity: a national study of children and families involved with child welfare. Libby AM, Orton HD, Barth RP, Webb MB, Burns BJ, Wood P, Spicer P. Am J Public Health. 2006 Apr;96(4):628-31. Epub 2006 Feb 28. PMID: 16507729.

Contextual predictors of mental health service use among children open to child welfare. Hurlburt MS, Leslie LK, Landsverk J, Barth RP, Burns BJ, Gibbons RD, Slymen DJ, Zhang J. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2004 Dec;61(12):1217-24. PMID: 15583113.

Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) randomized controlled trial. March J, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J; Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team. JAMA. 2004 Aug 18;292(7):807-20. PMID: 15315995.

Mental health need and access to mental health services by youths involved with child welfare: a national survey. Burns BJ, Phillips SD, Wagner HR, Barth RP, Kolko DJ, Campbell Y, Landsverk J. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;43(8):960-70. PMID: 15266190.

Use of psychotropic medications by youths in therapeutic foster care and group homes. Breland-Noble AM, Elbogen EB, Farmer EM, Dubs MS, Wagner HR, Burns BJ. Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Jun;55(6):706-8. PMID: 15175471.

Parental arrest and children involved with child welfare services agencies. Phillips SD, Burns BJ, Wagner HR, Barth RP. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2004 Apr;74(2):174-86. PMID: 15113246.

Disagreement between parent and adolescent reports of functional impairment. Kramer TL, Phillips SD, Hargis MB, Miller TL, Burns BJ, Robbins JM. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2004 Feb;45(2):248-59. PMID: 14982239.

Children and evidence-based practice. Burns BJ. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2003 Dec;26(4):955-70. Review. PMID: 14711130.

Detection and outcomes of substance use disorders in adolescents seeking mental health treatment. Kramer TL, Robbins JM, Phillips SD, Miller T, Burns BJ. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003 Nov;42(11):1318-26. PMID: 14566169.

Foster care and Medicaid managed care. Leslie LK, Kelleher KJ, Burns BJ, Landsverk J, Rolls JA. Child Welfare. 2003 May-Jun;82(3):367-92. Review. PMID: 12769396.

Case-mix adjustment of adolescent mental health treatment outcomes. Phillips SD, Kramer TL, Compton SN, Burns BJ, Robbins JM. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2003 Jan-Feb;30(1):125-36. PMID: 12633009.

Pathways into and through mental health services for children and adolescents. Farmer EM, Burns BJ, Phillips SD, Angold A, Costello EJ. Psychiatr Serv. 2003 Jan;54(1):60-6. PMID: 12509668.

Review of the evidence base for treatment of childhood psychopathology: internalizing disorders.  Compton SN, Burns BJ, Helen LE, Robertson E. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002 Dec;70(6):1240-66. Review. PMID: 12472300.

Psychiatric disorder, impairment, and service use in rural African American and white youth.  Angold A, Erkanli A, Farmer EM, Fairbank JA, Burns BJ, Keeler G, Costello EJ. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2002 Oct;59(10):893-901. PMID: 12365876.

Delesha Miller Carpenter, PhD

Alexander D.S., Geryk L.L., Arrindell C.C., DeWalt D., Weaver M., Sleath B.L., Carpenter D.M. (2015) Are children with asthma overconfident they are using their inhalers correctly? Journal of Asthma. ePub ahead of print available at: doi: 10.3109/02770903.2015.1057848.

Geryk L.L., Arrindell C.C., Sage A.J., Blalock S.J., Reuland D., Coyne-Beasley T., Lee C., Sleath B.L., Carpenter D.M. (2015). Exploring youth and caregiver preferences for asthma education video content. Journal of Asthma. ePub ahead of print available at: doi.10.3109/02770903.2015.1057847.

Carpenter D.M., Lee C., Blalock S.J., Weaver M., Reuland D., Coyne-Beasley T., Mooneyham R., Loughlin C., Sleath B. (2015) Using videos to teach children inhaler technique: A randomized controlled trial.  Journal of Asthma, 52(1): 81-87.

Sleath B.L., Sulzer, S., Carpenter D.M., Slota C., Gillette C., Davis S. Communication about ADHD and its treatment during pediatric asthma visits (2014) Community Mental Health Journal, 50(2): 185-192.

Gillette C., Carpenter D.M., Ayala G.X., Williams D., Davis S., Tudor G., Yeatts K, Sleath B.L.  (2013) How often do providers discuss asthma action plans with children? Analysis of transcripts of medical visits. Clinical Pediatrics, 52(12): 1161-1167.

Gillette C., Carpenter D.M., Ayala G.X., Williams D., Davis S., Tudor G., Yeatts K, Sleath B.L. (in press) Providers writing action plans for children in North Carolina: Prevalence and associations with demographic and visit characteristics. Clinical Pediatrics, doi: 10.1177/0009922813506256.

Carpenter D.M., Ayala G.X., Williams D., Yeatts K., Davis S., Sleath B.L. (2013) The relationship between patient-provider communication and quality of life for children with asthma and their caregivers. Journal of Asthma, 50(7): 791-8.

Carpenter D.M., Stover A., Slota, C., Ayala G.X., Yeatts K., Tudor G., Davis S., Williams D., Sleath B.L. (2013) An evaluation of physicians’ engagement of children with asthma in treatment-related discussions. Journal of Child Health Care. Epub ahead of print; doi: 10.1177/1367493513489780.

Sleath B.L., Carpenter D.M., Beard A., Gillette C., Williams D., Tudor G & Ayala G.X. (2013) Child and caregiver reported problems in using asthma medications and question-asking during pediatric asthma visits.  International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. Epub ahead of print; doi: 10.1111/ijpp.1204.

Sleath B.L., Sulzer, S., Carpenter D.M., Slota C., Gillette C., Davis S. Communication about ADHD and its treatment during pediatric asthma visits (accepted for publication) Community Mental Health Journal.

Sleath B.L., Carpenter D.M., Williams D., Davis S., Tudor G., Yeatts K. & Gillette C. (2012)  Communication during pediatric asthma visits and child asthma medication device technique 1 month later.  Journal of Asthma, 49(9): 918-25.

Sleath B.L., Carpenter D.M., Slota C., Williams D., Tudor G., Yeatts K., Davis S., & Ayala G.X. (2012). Communication during pediatric asthma visits and self-reported asthma medication adherence. Pediatrics, 130(4): 627-33.

Sleath B., Carpenter D.M., Sayner R., Ayala G.X., Williams D., Davis S., Tudor G., Yeatts K. (2011) Child and caregiver involvement and shared decision making during asthma pediatric visits. Journal of Asthma, 48(10):1022-31.

Sleath B., Carpenter D.M., Ayala G.X., Williams D., Davis S., Tudor G., Yeatts K., Gillette C. (2011) Provider discussion, education, and question asking about control medications during pediatric asthma visits. International Journal of Pediatrics. Available online at: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijped/2011/212160/

Ayala G.X., Yeatts K., & Carpenter D.M. (2009). Factors associated with asthma management self-efficacy among 7th and 8th grade students. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34(8):862-8.

Ayala G.X., Miller D.L., Zagami E., Riddle C., Willis S. & King D. (2006) Asthma in middle schools: What students have to say about their asthma. Journal of School Health, 76(6):208-14.

Julia L. DeClerque, DrPH, MPH

Tsui A, DeClerque JLC, & Mangani N.  “Maternal and Sociodemographic Correlates of Child Morbidity in Bas Zaire: The Effects of Maternal Reporting.” Social Science and Medicine.  Volume 26, Number 7: 701-714, 1988.

DeClerque JLC, Bailey P, Janowitz B, Dominik R, & Fiallos C.  “Management and Treatment of Diarrhea in Honduran Children: Factors Associated with Mothers’ Health Care Behaviors.”  Social Science and Medicine.  Volume 34, Number 6: 687-695, 1992.

Bennett TA, DeClerque JL, Guild PA, Schectman R., “An Analysis of Metro-Rural Differences in Fertility Indicators for Women in US DHHS Region IV with Special Emphasis on Rural Adolescents.” The NC Rural Health Research Program, Working Paper Series, No. 42, July 1995.

DeClerque JL, Pedulla NL, Bennett TA, “Data Sources for Research on Rural Adolescent Pregnancy:  An Evaluability Assessment.”  The NC Rural Health Research Program, Working Paper Series, No. 41, June 1995.

DeClerque, JL, Russell-Brown P, Macintyre K., “The Costs of Adolescent Pregnancy:  Public and Private Resources and Public Policies Related to Adolescent Pregnancy in Rural Areas.”  The NC Rural Health Research Program, Working Paper Series, No. 40, June 1995.

Loda FA, Speizer IS, Martin KL, DeClerque Skatrud J, Bennett TA, “Programs and Services to Prevent Pregnancy, Childbearing, and Poor Birth Outcomes Among Adolescents in Rural Areas of the Southeastern United States”.  Journal of Adolescent Health, 21: 157-166, 1997.

Bennett TA, DeClerque Skatrud J, Guild P, Loda F, and Klerman, LV, “Rural Adolescent Pregnancy:  A View from the South”.  Family Planning Perspectives, 29 (6):  256-260 & 267, 1997.

Joyce T, Henshaw S, and DeClerque Skatrud J, “The Impact of Mississippi’s Mandatory Delay Law on Abortions and Births”. Journal of the American Medical Association, 28 (8): 653-658, Aug 1997.

Skatrud DeClerque J, Bennett TA, Loda FA, “An Overview of Adolescent Pregnancy in Rural Areas.” The Journal of Rural Health.  14 (1):  17-27, 1998.

DeClerque J, Freedman, J, Verbeist S, and Bondurant S. “North Carolina’s Infant Mortality Problems Persist:  Time for a Paradigm Shift”.  North Carolina Medical Journal, 65 (3):  138-146, May/June 2004.

DeClerque J, Shanahan E.  “Talking Points for a Healthy Start: Advocacy Fact Sheet”.  Chapel Hill, NC:  Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004 February.

DeClerque J, Martin S, Shanahan E., Perez J, Hankerson J, and Ruffin J.  “Strengthening Systems of Care to Address Family Violence During and Around the Time of Pregnancy.” Summary Evaluation Report.  The Northeastern N.C. Baby Love Plus Program, May 2004.

DeClerque J, Shanahan E.  “Talking Points for a Healthy Start: Advocacy Fact Sheet”.  Chapel Hill, NC:  Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004 February.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan EM. NC Healthy Start:  The Ultimate Stimulus Package:  Making Investments that Bring Returns.  Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, March 2010.

Nguyen T, Shanahan E, DeClerque JL.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2006-2010:  Eastern NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2010.

Saada A, Perry JR, Shanahan EM, DeClerque JL.  Improving Utilization of Prenatal and Interconceptional Case Management Services: Understanding Factors Related to Non-Use Among High-Risk Women in Forsyth and Guilford Counties. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011 Spring.

Ramey S, Shafer P, DeClerque J, Lanzi R, Hobel C, Shalowitz M, Chincilli V, Raju T, and The Community Child Health Network. “The Preconception Stress and Resiliency Pathways Model: A Multi-Level Framework on Maternal, Paternal, and Child Health Disparities Derived by Community-Based Participatory Research”.  Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19 (4): 707-719, April 2015.

Blase, J., DeClerque, J., Israel, D., Kanotra, S., Perry, J., Shanahan, E., & Wilburn, A. (2012). “A surveillance pilot study of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive failure in three Kentucky Title X family planning clinics”. Contraception, 86(2), 174.

Marisa Elena Domino, PhD

March J, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino ME, McNulty S, Vitiello   B, Severe J; Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team, “Fluoxetine, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, And Their Combination For Adolescents With Depression: Treatment For Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Randomized Controlled Trial.” JAMA. 2004 Aug 18;292(7):807-20.

March JS, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns BJ, Domino ME, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J. et al. (2007) “The Treatment For Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): Long-Term Effectiveness And Safety Outcomes.” Archives of General Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;64(10):1132-43.

March JS, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns BJ, Domino ME, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J. et al. (2009) “The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): Outcomes Over One Year of Naturalistic Follow-ups” American Journal of Psychiatry 166:1141-1149.

Sleath, Betsy, Domino, Marisa Elena, Wiley-Exley⁺ Elizabeth, Martin, Bradley C., Richards, Shirley, Carey, Tim (2010) “Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Use and Adherence among Medicaid Youths: Differences by Race,” Community Mental Health Journal 46(3): 265-272.

Marianne M. Hillemeier, Marisa Elena Domino, Rebecca Wells, Ravi K. Goyal, Hye-Chung Kum, Dorothy Cilenti, J. Timothy Whitmire, Anirban Basu (2015). “Effects of Maternity Care Coordination on Pregnancy Outcomes: Propensity-Weighted Analyses.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 19(1): 121-7.

Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team, (2003) “Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS):  Rationale, Design and Methods,” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(5): 531-542.

The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team (2005), “The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): Demographic and Clinical Characteristics,” Journal of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 44(1): 28-40.

Domino, Marisa Elena, Foster EM, Burns BJ, Silva SG, Kratochvil CJ, Vitiello B, Reinecke MA, and March JS (2009). “The Relative Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Adolescent Depression: Results from the TADS Randomized Trial at 36 Weeks,” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 48(7): 711-720. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181a2b319

Domino, Marisa Elena, Burns, Barbara J., Mario, Jeremy, et al., (2009) “Service Use and Costs of care for depressed adolescents: Who uses and who pays?” Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 38(6):826-836.

Domino, Marisa Elena, Humble, Charles, Lawrence, William W, Wegner, Steve (2009) “Enhancing the Medical Homes Model for Children with Asthma,” Medical Care, 47(11): 1113-1120.

Lindley LC, Mark BA, Lee S-Y, Domino ME, Song M., & Vann J. (2013). “Factors associated with the provision of pediatric hospice care.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 45(4): 701-711.

Sharon L. Brenner, Barbara J. Burns, John F. Curry, Susan G. Silva, Christopher J. Kratochvil, and Marisa Elena Domino (2014). “Mental Health Service Use among Adolescents Following Participation in a Randomized Clinical Trial for Depression.” The Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, forthcoming.

Alan Reid Ellis, PhD, MSW

Christian, R. B., Gaynes, B. N., Saavedra, L. M., Sheitman, B., Wines, R., Jonas, D. E., Viswanathan, M., Ellis, A. R., Woodell, C., & Carey, T. S. (2015). Use of antipsychotic medications in pediatric and young adult populations: Future research needs. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 21(1), 26-­‐36. doi:10.1097/01.pra.0000460619.10429.4c.

Gaynes, B. N., Christian, R., Saavedra, L. M., Wines, R., Jonas, D. E., Viswanathan, M., Ellis, A. R., Woodell, C., & Carey, T. S. (2014). Attention-­‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Identifying high priority future research needs. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 20(2), 104-­‐17. doi:10.1097/01.pra.0000445245.46424.25.

Thomas, K. C., Ellis, A. R., McLaurin, C., Daniels, J., & Morrissey, J. P. (2007). Access to care for autism-­‐ related services. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37(10), 1902-­‐1912. doi:10.1007/s10803-­‐006-­‐0323-7.

Victoria Freeman, RN, DrPH

Freed GL, Freeman VA, Clark SJ, Konrad TR, Pathman DE.  A national assessment of pediatrician and family physician agreement and adoption of the recommendation for universal hepatitis B immunization of infants.  J Fam Prac 1996;42:587-592.

Faherty KM, Waller CJ, DeFriese GH, Copeland KA, Freeman VA, Guild PA, Musselman DA, Barker DC.  Prospects for childhood immunization registries in public health assessment and assurance:  initial observations from the All Kids Count initiative projects. J Public Health Management Practice 1996;2:1-11.

Pathman DE, Konrad TR, Freed GL, Freeman VA, Koch GG.  The awareness-to-adherence model of the steps to clinical guideline compliance:  the case of pediatric vaccine recommendations.  Med Care 1996;34:873-889.

Freed GL, Freeman VA, Clark SJ, Konrad TR, Pathman DE.  Pediatrician and family physician agreement with and adoption of universal hepatitis B immunization.  J Fam Prac 1996;42:587-592.

Pathman D, Konrad TR, Freed GL, Freeman VA, Koch GG.  The steps to practice guidelines adherence: the case of pediatric vaccine recommendations.  Med Care 1996;34:873-889.

Stevens CM, Freeman VA, Konrad TR.  Calculating a clinic’s childhood immunization rate:  costs and return (ltr).  Arch Fam Med 1996;5:325.

Freed GL, Freeman VA, Konrad TR, Pathman DE, Clark SJ.  Sources of immunization information for physicians.  Amb Child Hlth 1997;2:329-337.

Faherty KM, DeFriese GH, Guild PA, Freeman VA, Musselman DA.  Mid-course assessment of immunization registry development:  the All Kids Count national program evaluation.  Am J Prev Med 1997;13(Suppl 1):108-14.

DeFriese GH, Faherty KM, Freeman VA, Guild PA, Musselman DA, Watson WC, Saarlas KN.  Developing child immunization registries: the All Kids Count Program.  In Isaacs SL, Knickman JR (Eds).  To improve health and health care, 1997: the Robert Wood Johnson anthology.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1997.

Freed GL, Freeman VA, Mauskopf A.  Enforcement of age-appropriate immunization laws.  Am J Prev Med 1998;14:118-121.

Freed GL, Kauf T, Freeman VA, Pathman DE, Konrad TR  Vaccine-associated liability risk and provider immunization practices.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1998;152:285-289.

Mayer ML, Clark SJ, Konrad TR, Freeman VA, Slifkin RT.  The role of state policies and programs in buffering the effects of poverty on children’s immunization receipt.  Am J Public Health 1999;89:164-70.

Slifkin RT,  Freeman VA, Biddle AK.  Costs of developing childhood immunization registries:  Case studies from four All Kids Count projects.  J Public Health Management Practice 1999;5:67-81.

Mofidi M, Slifkin R, Freeman V, Silberman P.  The impact of a state children’s health insurance program on access to dental care.  JADA 2002;133:707-14.

Slifkin RT, Freeman VA, Silberman P.  The effect of the North Carolina state children’s health insurance program on beneficiary access to care.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2002;156:1223-9.

Freeman VA, DeFriese GH.  The challenge and potential of childhood immunization registries.  Annu Rev Public Health 2003;24:227-46.

Slifkin RT, Silberman P, Freeman V.  Moving from Medicaid to North Carolina Health Choice:  Changes in access to dental care for North Carolina children. NC Med J 2004;65:6-11.

Freeman VA, Walsh, J, Rudolf, M, Slifkin, R, Skinner, AC.  Intensive Care in Critical Access Hospitals.  J Rural Health, 2007;23:116-23.

Freeman VA, Slifkin RT, Patterson PD.  Recruitment and retention in rural and urban EMS: Results from a national survey of local EMS directors.  J Public Health Management Practice, 2009;15:246-252.

Slifkin RT, Freeman VA, Patterson PD.  Designated Medical Directors for Emergency Medical Services:  Recruitment and Roles.  J Rural Health, 2009;25:392-8.

Lorie Love Geryk, PhD

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Cuffe SP, Visser SN, Holbrook JR, Danielson ML, Geryk LL, Wolraich ML, McKeown RE. (2015) ADHD and psychiatric comorbidity: functional outcomes in a school based sample of children. Journal of Attention Disorders, ePub ahead of print available at: DOI: 10.1177/1087054715613437

Alexander, DS, Geryk, LL, Arrindell, CA, Dewalt, D, Weaver, M, Sleath, B, Carpenter, DM. (2015) Are children with asthma overconfident that they are using their inhalers correctly? Journal of Asthma, ePub ahead of print available at: DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2015.1057848.

Geryk LL, Arrindell CC, Carpenter DM, Sage AJ, Reuland D, Coyne-Beasley T, Sleath B. (2015) Exploring youth and caregiver preferences for asthma education video content. Journal of Asthma, ePub ahead of print available at: DOI:10.3109/02770903.

Carpenter DM, Lee C, Blalock SJ, Weaver M, Reuland D, Coyne-Beasley T, Mooneyham R, Loughlin C, Geryk LL, and Sleath BL. (2014) Using videos to teach children inhaler technique: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Asthma, 52(1), 81-87.

Wolraich ML, McKeown RE, Visser SN, Bard D, Cuffe S, Neas B, Geryk LL, Doffing M, Bottai M, Abramowitz A, Beck L, Holbrook JR, Danielson M. (2013) The prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: its diagnosis and treatment in four school districts across two states. Journal of Attention Disorders, 34(2), 83-93

Other Publications

James LL (legal name change 2012). Healthy Schools/Healthy South Carolina Network brochure: Choose to Use the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Funding for this brochure was provided by CDC Cooperative Agreement #U87/CCU422630-03-01.

Krista M. Perreira, PhD

Book Chapters

Green M.,* Perreira KM, Ko L. (In Press). Schooling Experiences of Latino/a Immigrant Adolescents in North Carolina: An Examination of the Relationships between Peers, Teachers, and Parents. In Rong, X. (Ed.) Immigration and Education in North Carolina: The Challenges and Responses in a New Gateway State. Boston, MA: Sense Publisher. 2016.

Perreira KM, Cofie, L.* (In Press). Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families in the Healthcare System. In Detlaff, A. and Fong, R. (Eds.) Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families: Culturally Responsive Practice.  New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 2016.

Perreira KM, Kiang L, Potochnick S.* Ethnic Discrimination: Identifying and Intervening in Its Effects on The Education of Immigrant Children. In Grigorenko E (Ed.) Handbook of U.S. Immigration and Education, New York, NY: Springer Publishers. 2013.

Perreira KM, Beeber L, Schwartz T, Holditch-Davis D, Ornelas I*, Maxwell L.* Preparing the Way:  Early Head Start and the Socioemotional Health of Latino Infants and Toddlers. In Grigorenko E and Takanishi R. (Eds.) Immigration, Diversity, and Education, New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group. 2010.

Fuligni A, Perreira KM. Immigration and Adaptation, In Villaruel FA, Carlo G, Grau JM, Azmitia M, Cabrera NJ, Chahin TJ. (Eds.) Handbook of U.S. Latino Psychology: Developmental and Community-Based Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 2009

Journal Articles

Mendoza M*, Dmitrieva J, Perreira, KM, Watamura S,. Children of Hispanic immigrants: The associations among immigration stress, economic hardship, and well-being. Journal of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Conditional Accept. 2016.

Isasi CR, Jung M, Parrinello CM, Kaplan RC, Kim RS, Crespo NC, Gonzales P, Gouskova NA, Penedo FJ,  Perreira KM , Perrino T,  Sotres-Alvarez D,  Van Horn L, Gallo LC.  Association of childhood economic hardship with adult height and adult adiposity among Hispanic/Latinos: The HCHS/SOL Socio-Cultural Ancillary Study, PLoS ONE 11(2): e0149923. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149923  2016.

Wood CT*, Perreira KM, Eliana M. Perrin EM, Yin HS, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, Delamater AM, Bentley ME, Bronaugh AB, Thompson AL, Validation and confirmatory factor analysis of the Infant Feeding Style Questionnaire in Latino parents, Appetite, In Press. 2016.

Spees L,* Perreira KM, Fuligni A. Family Matters:  Promoting the Educational Adaptation of Latino Youth in New and Established Destinations. Journal of Family Issues, In Press. 2016.

Brietzke MP*, Perreira KM. Stress and Coping: Latino Youth Coming of Age in a New Latino Destination. Journal of Adolescent Research, In Press. 2016.

Perreira KM, Spees L.* Foiled Aspirations:  The Influence of Unauthorized Entry among Latino Immigrant Youth. Population Research and Policy Review, 34:641-664. 2015.

Parrinello CM*, Isasi CR, Xue X, Bandiera FC, Cai J, Lee DJ, Navas-Nacher EL, Perreira KM, Salgado H, Kaplan RC. Risk of cigarette smoking initiation during adolescence among US-born and US immigrant Hispanics/Latinos: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos. American Journal of Public Health, 105(6):1230-6. 2015

Dancel L, Perrin E, Shonna Yin HS, Sanders L, Delamater A, Perreira KM, Bronaugh AB, Eden S, Shintani A, and Rothman R. The Relationship Between Acculturation and Infant Feeding Styles in a Latino Population. Obesity, 23(4):840-6,

Yahirun J*, Perreira KM, Fuligni A. Family Identity and Obligation across Contexts: A Comparison of Latino Youth in North Carolina and Southern California. Journal of Family Issues, 36(10):1296-1323,2015.

Ayala GX, Carnethon M, Arredondo E, Delamater AM, Perreira KM, Horn L, Himes JH, Eckfeldt JH, Bangdiwala SI, Santisteban DA, Isasi CR. Theoretical Foundations of The Study Of Latino (SOL) Youth: Implications for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk. Annals of Epidemiology, Online First October 18, 2013. 2013.

Isasi CR, Carnethon MR, Ayala GX, Arredondo E,  Bangdiwala SI,  Daviglus ML, Delamater AM, Eckfeldt JH, Perreira K, Himes JH, Kaplan RC, Van Horn L. The Hispanic Community Children’s Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth): Design, objectives and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, Online First October 11, 2013. 2013.

Yahirun J, Perreira KM, Fuligni A. Family Identity and Obligation across Contexts: A Comparison of Latino Youth in North Carolina and Southern California. Journal of Family Issues, Online First September 19, 2013. 2013.

Perreira K. and Ornelas I. Painful Passages: Traumatic Experiences and Post- Traumatic Stress among Immigrant Latino Adolescents and their Primary Caregivers, International Migration Review, 47(4): 976-1005. 2013.

Daviglus ML, Talavera GA, Avilés-Santa L, Allison M, Cai J, Criqui MH, Gellman M, Giachello AL, Gouskova N, Kaplan RC, LaVange L, Penedo F, Perreira KM, Pirzada A, Schneiderman N, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Sorlie PD, Stamler J. Prevalence of Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Diseases among Hispanics/ Latinos of Diverse National Backgrounds in the US. Journal of the American Medical Association, 308(17):1775-1784. 2012.

Potochnick S, Perreira KM, Fuligni A. Fitting in: The Roles of Social Acceptance and Discrimination in Shaping the Daily Psychological Well-Being of Latino Youth. Social Science Quarterly, 93(1): 173-190. 2012.

Kiang L, Perreira KM, Fuligni A. Ethnic Label Use in Adolescents from Traditional and Non Traditional Immigrant Communities. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(6): 719-729 online first November 3, 2010. 2011.

Perreira K, Ornelas I. The Physical and Psychological Well-being of Immigrant Children. The Future of Children, 21(1):195-218. 2011.

Potochnick S, Perreira KM. Depression and Anxiety among First-Generation Immigrant Latino Youth: Key Correlates and Implications for Future Research. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198(7):470-477. 2010.

Beeber L, Holditch-Davis D, Perreira KM, et al. Short-term In-Home Intervention Reduces Depressive Symptoms in Early Head Start Latina Mothers of Infants and Toddlers, Research in Nursing and Health, 33, 60–76. (Awarded UNC School of Nursing Laurel Archer Copp Literary Award) 2010.

Perreira K, Fuligni A, Potochnick S. Fitting in: The Roles of Social Acceptance and Discrimination in Shaping the Academic Motivations of Latino Youth in the U.S. Southeast. Journal of Social Issues, 66 (1): 131-153. 2010.

Powell D, Perreira KM, Harris KM. Trajectories of Delinquency from Adolescence to Adulthood. Youth and Society, 41(4): 475-502 online first July 19, 2009 doi: 10.1177/0044118X09338503.2010.

Ko L, Perreira KM “It Turned My World Upside Down:” Latino Youths’ Perspectives on Immigration. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25(3): 465-493 online first March 9, 2009 doi: 10.1177/0743558410361372. 2010.

Harris KM, Perreira KM, Lee, D. Obesity in the Transition to Adulthood: Predictions across Race-Ethnicity, Immigrant Generation, and Sex. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 163(11):1022-8. 2009.

Rogers, J, Perreira, KM, Beeber L, Schwartz T.  Proyecto ALAS: Removing Barriers to Mental Health Care for Latina Immigrant Mothers. Zero to Three Journal, November: 39-44. 2008.

Beeber LS, Perreira KM, Schwartz T. Supporting the Mental Health of Mothers Raising Children in Poverty: How Do We Target Them for Intervention Studies? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1136 (June):86-100. 2008.

Perreira K, Smith L. A Cultural-Ecological Model of Migration and Development: Focusing on Latino Immigrant Youth. The Prevention Researcher, 14(4):6-8. 2007.

Charles P, Perreira KM.  Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy and 1-year Post-Partum. Journal of Family Violence, 22(7):1573-2851. 2007.

Ornelas I, Perreira KM, Ayala S. Parental Influences on Adolescent Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Study, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4(3): 1-20. 2007.

Perreira KM, Harris, KM, Lee D.* Immigrant Youth in the Labor Market. Work and Occupations, 34(1): 5-34. 2007.

Perreira KM.  Crowd-In: The Effects of Private Insurance Markets on the Demand for Medicaid, Health Services Research, 41(5):1762-1781. 2006.

Perreira KM. and Cortes K, Race-Ethnicity and Nativity Differences in Alcohol and Tobacco Use during Pregnancy. American Journal of Public Health 96 (9): 1629-1635. 2006.

Perreira KM, Harris KM, Lee D.* Making It in America: High School Completion among Immigrant Youth. Demography 43(3): 511-536. 2006.

Perreira KM, Chapman M, Stein G*. Becoming an American Parent: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Strength in a New Immigrant Latino Community. Journal of Family Issues 27(10): 1383-1414. 2006.

Perreira KM, Deeb-Sossa N,* Harris K, Bollen K. What Are We Measuring? An Evaluation of the CES-D across Race-Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation. Social Forces, 83(4): 1567-1602.  (Awarded Honorable Mention for Best Publication, American Sociological Association) 2005.

Sleath B, West S, Tudor G, Perreira KM, King V, Morrissey J.  Ethnicity and Prenatal Depression: Women’s Experiences and Perspectives on Communicating about their Emotions and Feelings during Pregnancy. Patient Education and Counseling 58(1): 35-40. 2005.

Sleath B, West S, Tudor G, Perreira KM, King V, Morrissey J. Ethnicity and Depression Treatment Preferences of Pregnant Women. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology 26(2):135-140. 2005.

Chapman M and Perreira KM. The Well-Being of Immigrant Youth: A Framework to Inform Practice. Families in Society 86(1): 104-111. 2005.

Perreira KM. Bailey P, et al. Increasing Awareness of Danger Signs in Pregnancy through Community- and Clinic-Based Education in Guatemala. Maternal and Child Health Journal 6(1):19-28. 2002.

Eliana M. Perrin, MD, MPH

Books and Chapters

Ammerman A, Perrin EM, Flower K. “Promoting Healthy Nutrition.” In Pediatrics. Osborn, DeWitt, First, and Zenel (Eds.). Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc, 2005: pp.193-9.

Peer reviewed articles

Brown CL, Skelton JA, Perrin EM, Skinner AC. “Behaviors and motivations for weight loss in children and adolescents.” Obesity, Dec 31, 2015 [Epub ahead of print].

Wood CT, Skinner AC, Yin HS, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, Delamater A, Ravanbakht SN, Perrin EM. “Association between bottle size and formula intake in 2 month old infants,” Academic Pediatrics, September 26, 2015 [Epub ahead of print].

Skinner AC, Perrin EM, Moss LA, Skelton JA. “Cardiometabolic risks and severity of obesity in children and young adults.” New England Journal of Medicine, 2015; 373 (14): 1307-17.

Dancel LD, Perrin E, Yin SH, Sanders L, Delamater A, Perreira KM, Bronaugh A, Eden S, Shintani A, Rothman RL.”The relationship between acculturation and infant feeding styles in a Latino population.” Obesity, 2015; 23 (4): 840-6.

Boyd JP, Steiner MJ, Skinner AC, Coyne-Beasley T, Perrin EM. “World peace, to be a millionaire, and hoop dreams: Adolescent wishes on health screening surveys.” North Carolina Medical Journal, 2015; 76(1):9-12.

Zerwas SC, Von Holle A, Perrin EM, Skinner AC, Reba-Harrelson L, Hamer RM, Stoltenberg C, Torgersen L, Reichorn-Kjennerud T, Bulik CM. “Gestational and postpartum weight change patterns in mothers with eating disorders.” European Eating Disorders Review, September 9, 2014, online ahead of print.

Chung AE, Skinner AC, Maslow GR, Halpern CT, Perrin EM.  “Sex differences in adult outcomes by changes in weight status from adolescence to adulthood: Results from Add Health.” Academic Pediatrics, 2014 Sept; 14(5):448-455.

Sanders LM, Perrin EM, Yin HS, Bronaugh A, Rothman RL, and the Greenlight Study Team. “The GreenLight intervention study: randomized controlled trial of a low literacy, early childhood obesity prevention intervention.” Pediatrics, 2014, Jun; 133(6):e1724-37.

Perrin EM, Holle A, Zerwas S, Skinner A, Reba-Harrelson L, Hamer R, Stoltenberg C, Torgerson L, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Bulik C. “Weight-for-length trajectories in the first year of life in children of mothers with eating disorders in a large Norwegian cohort.” International Journal of Eating Disorders, April 30, 2014, online ahead of print.

Heerman W, Perrin E, Yin HS, Sanders L, Eden S, Shintani A, Coyne-Beasley T, Bronaugh AB, Barkin S, Rothman R. “Health Literacy and Injury Prevention Behaviors Among Caregivers of Infants,” American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014 May; 46 (5): 449-56.

Perrin E, Rothman R, Sanders L, Skinner A, Eden S, Shintani A, Throop E, Yin HS, “Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants.” Pediatrics. 2014 Apr; 133(4):e857-67.

Oreskovic NM, Goodman E, Robinson AI, Perrin EM, Perrin JM.  “Adolescent report of lifestyle counseling,” Childhood Obesity. 2014 Apr; 10(2):107-13.

Yin HS, Sanders LM, Rothman RL, Shustak R, Eden SK, Shintani A, Cerra ME, Cruzatte EF, Perrin EM.  “Parent health literacy and ‘obesogenic’ feeding and physical activity-related infant care behaviors,” Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 Mar; 164(3):577-83.

Throop EM, Skinner AC, Perrin AJ, Steiner MJ, Odulana A, Perrin EM. “Pass the popcorn: ‘Obesogenic’ behaviors and stigma in children’s movies,” Obesity. 2014 Jul; 22 (7): 1694-700.

Yin HS, Sanders LM, Rothman RL, Shustak R, Eden SK, Shintani A, Cerra ME, Cruzatte EF, Perrin EM.  “Parent health literacy and ‘obesogenic’ feeding and physical activity-related infant care behaviors,” Journal of Pediatrics, December 24, 2013 [Epub ahead of print].

Throop EM, Skinner AC, Perrin AJ, Steiner MJ, Odulana A, Perrin EM. “Pass the popcorn: ‘Obesogenic’ behaviors and stigma in children’s movies,” Obesity. October 29, 2013 [Epub ahead of print].

Runfola, CD, Zucker NL, Von Holle A, Mazzeo, S, Hodges E, Perrin EM, Bentley ME, Ulman TF, Hoffman ER, Forsberg S, Algars M, Zerwas S, Pisetsky EM, Taico C, Kuhns R, Hamer RM, Bulik CM. “NURTURE: Development and pilot testing of a novel parenting intervention for mothers with histories of an eating disorder,” International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2014 Jan; 47(1): 1-12.

Chung AE, Perrin EM, Skinner AC. “Accuracy of child and adolescent weight perceptions and their relationships to dieting and exercise behaviors: a NHANES study,” Academic Pediatrics. 2013, July; 13(4):371-8.

Lowenstein LM, Perrin EM, Campbell MK, Tate DF, Cai J, Ammerman AS.  “Primary care providers’ self-efficacy and outcome expectations for childhood obesity counseling.” Childhood Obesity. 2013, Jun; 9(3):208-15.

Lowenstein, LM, Perrin, EM, Berry, D, Vu, MB, Pullen Davis, L, Cai, J., Tzeng, JP, Ammerman, AS. “Childhood obesity prevention: fathers’ reflections with healthcare providers,” Childhood Obesity. 2013, Apr; 9(2):137-143.

Skinner AC, Miles DR, Perrin EM, Coyne-Beasley T, Ford CA. “Source of parental reports of child height and weight during phone interviews and influence on obesity prevalence estimates among children aged 3-17 years,” Public Health Reports. 2013; 128(1):46-53.

Ciampa PJ, White RO, Perrin EM, Yin HS, Sanders LM, Gayle EA, Rothman RL. “The association of acculturation and health literacy, numeracy and health-related skills in Spanish-speaking caregivers of young children,” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2013; 15(3):492-498.

Schwartz RP, Vitolins MZ, Case LD, Armstrong SC, Perrin EM, Cialone J, Bell RA. “The YMCA Healthy, Fit, and Strong Program: a community-based, family-centered, low-cost, obesity prevention/treatment pilot study,” Childhood Obesity. 2012; 8(6):577-582.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Perrin EM. “Self-reported energy intake by age in overweight and healthy-weight children in NHANES, 2001-2008,” Pediatrics. 2012; 130(4):e936-42.

Bradford K, Kihlstrom M, Pointer I, Skinner AC, Slivka P, Perrin EM. “Parental attitudes toward obesity and overweight screening and communication for hospitalized children,” Hospital Pediatrics. 2012; 2(3):126-132.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Chung AE, Perrin EM.  “Cholesterol curves to identify population norms by age and sex in healthy weight children,” Clinical Pediatrics. 2012; 51(3):233-7.

Perrin, EM, Skinner AC, Steiner MJ. “Parental recall of physician communication of weight status: National Trends from 1999 through 2008,” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics). 2012; 166(4):317-322.

Silberberg M, Carter-Edwards L, Murphy G, Mayhew M, Kolasa K, Perrin EM, Armstrong S, Graham C, Menon N. “Treating pediatric obesity in the primary care setting to prevent chronic disease: perceptions and knowledge of providers and staff,” North Carolina Medical  Journal. 2012; 73(1):9-14.

Yin HS, Sanders LM, Rothman RL, Dreyer BP, Mendelsohn AL, White RO, Finkle JP,  Perrin EM. “Assessment of health literacy and numeracy among Spanish-speaking parents of young children: validation of the Spanish Parental Health Literacy Activities Test (PHLAT Spanish),” Academic Pediatrics. 2012; 12(1):68-74.

Chung AE, Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Perrin EM. “Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents,” Clinical Pediatrics. 2012; 51(2):122-9.

Lazorick S, Hardison GT, Esserman DA, Perrin EM. “Sustained body mass index changes 1 and 2 years post MATCH: a school-based wellness intervention in adolescents,” Childhood Obesity. 2011; 7(5):372-378.

Steiner MJ, Skinner AC, Perrin EM. “Fasting may not be required prior to lipid screening: a nationally representative cross-sectional study,” Pediatrics. 2011; 128(3):463-70.

Burns H, Auvergne L, Haynes-Maslow LE, Liles EA, Perrin EM, Steiner MJ. “A qualitative analysis of career transitions made by combined internal medicine-pediatrics physicians,” North Carolina Medical Journal. 2011; 72(3):191-195.

Jacobson Vann JC, Finkle J, Ammerman A, Wegner S, Skinner AC, Benjamin JT, Perrin EM. “Use of a tool to determine perceived barriers to children’s healthy eating and physical activity and relationships to health behaviors,” Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2011; 26(5):404-415.

Lazorick S, Peaker B, Perrin EM, Schmid D, Pennington T, Yow A, DuBard CA. “Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity: care received by a state Medicaid population,” Clinical Pediatrics. 2011; Sep; 50(9):816-826.

Ciampa PJ, Kumar D, Barkin SL, Sanders LM, Yin HS, Perrin EM, Rothman RL. “Interventions aimed at decreasing obesity in children younger than 2 years: A systematic review,” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics). 2010; 164(12):1098-1104.

Kumar D, Sanders L, Perrin EM, Lokker N, Patterson B, Gunn V, Finkle J, Franco V, Choi L, Rothman RL. “Parental understanding of infant health information: health literacy, numeracy, and the Parental Health Literacy Activities Test (PHLAT),” Academic Pediatrics. 2010; 10(5):309-316.

Perrin EM, Jacobson Vann JC, Benjamin JT, Skinner AC, Wegner S, Ammerman AS. “Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of children’s weight status, nutrition, and activity behaviors,” Academic Pediatrics. 2010; 10(4):274-281.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Perrin EM.  “Healthy for now?  A cross-sectional study of the co-morbidities in obese preschool children in the United States,” Clinical Pediatrics. 2010; 49(7):648-655.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Henderson FW, Perrin EM. “Multiple markers of inflammation and weight status: cross-sectional analyses throughout childhood,” Pediatrics. 2010; 125(4):e1-e9.

Perrin EM, Boone–Heinonen J, Field AE, Coyne-Beasley T, Gordon-Larsen P. “Perception of overweight and self-esteem during adolescence,” International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2010; 43(5):447-454.

Skinner AC, Mayer ML, Flower K, Perrin EM, Weinberger M. “Using BMI to determine cardiovascular risk in childhood: how do the BMI cutoffs fare?” Pediatrics. 2009; 124(5):e905-e912.

Doshi N, Perrin EM, Lazorick S, Esserman D, Steiner MJ. “Short-term change in body mass index in overweight adolescents following cholesterol screening,” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics). 2009; 163(9):812-817.

Oettinger MD, Finkle JP, Esserman D, Whitehead L, Spain TK, Pattishall SR, Rothman RL, Perrin EM. “Color-coding improves parental understanding of body mass index charting,” Academic Pediatrics. 2009; 9(5):330-338.

Lokker N, Sanders L, Perrin EM, Kumar D, Finkle J, Franco V, Choi L, Johnston PE, Rothman RL. “Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels,” Pediatrics. 2009; 123(6):1464-1471.

Perrin EM, Vann JC, Lazorick S, Ammerman A, Teplin S, Flower K, Wegner SE, Benjamin JT.  “Bolstering confidence in obesity prevention and treatment counseling for resident and community pediatricians,” Patient Education and Counseling. 2008; 73(2):179-185.

Huizinga MM, Pont S, Rothman RL, Perrin E, Sanders L, Beech B. “ABC’s and 123’s: Parental literacy, numeracy, and childhood obesity,” Obesity Management. 2008; 4(3):98-103.

Flower KB, Willoughby M, Cadigan RJ, Perrin EM, Randolph G; Family Life Project Investigative Team. “Understanding breastfeeding initiation and continuation in rural communities: A combined qualitative/quantitative approach,” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2008; 12(3):402-14.

Bundy DG, Byerley JS, Liles EA, Perrin EM, Katznelson J, Rice HE. “Does this child have appendicitis?” JAMA. 2007; 298(4):438-51.

Flower KB, Perrin EM, Viadro CI, Ammerman AS.  “Using body mass index to identify overweight children: Barriers and facilitators in primary care,” Ambulatory Pediatrics (now Academic Pediatrics). 2007; 7(1):38-44.

Perrin EM, Flower KB, Garrett J, Ammerman AS. “Preventing and treating obesity: pediatricians’ self-efficacy, barriers, resources, and advocacy,” Ambulatory Pediatrics (now Academic Pediatrics).  2005; 5(3):150-156.

Perrin EM, Flower KB, Ammerman AS. “Pediatricians’ own weight: Self-perception, misclassification, and ease of counseling,” Obesity Research. 2005; 13(2):326-332.

Perrin EM, Murphy ML, Casey JR, Pichichero ME, Runyan DK, Miller WC, Snider LA, Swedo SE. “Does group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection increase risk for behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms in children?” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics). 2004; 158(9):848-856.

Perrin EM, Flower KB, Ammerman AS. “Body mass index charts: useful, yet underused,” Journal of Pediatrics. 2004; 144(4):455-460.

Perrin EM, Rothman R, Coyne-Beasley T, Ford C, Bordley WC.  “Is weekly iron and folic acid supplementation as effective as daily supplementation for decreasing incidence of anemia in adolescent girls,” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics). 2002; 156(2):128-30.

Cheng TL, Miller EB (Maiden Name), Ottolini M, Brasseux C, Rosenquist G. “Tuberculosis testing: Physician attitudes and practice,” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (now JAMA Pediatrics). 1996; 150(7):682-685

Other peer reviewed articles

Dolinsky DH, Siega-Riz AM, Perrin E, Armstrong SC. “Recognizing and preventing childhood obesity,” Contemporary Pediatrics. 2011; 28(1):32-42.

Tseng RJ, Vann WF Jr, Perrin EM. “Addressing childhood overweight and obesity in the dental office: rationale and practical guidelines,” Pediatrics Dentistry. 2010; 32(5):417-23.

Perrin EM, Finkle JP, Benjamin JT. “Obesity prevention and the primary care pediatrician’s office,” Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2007; 19(3):354-361.

Lawrence LB, Perrin EM, Benjamin JT. “The challenges of managing eating disorders in your office,” Contemporary Pediatrics. 2006; 23(1):49-66.

Ty A. Ridenour, PhD

Peer Reviewed Manuscripts

Ridenour TA. A concurrent validity study of the Psychopathy Checklist, Revised for adolescents. IASP Newsletter 1995;8:18.

Ridenour TA, Daley JG, Reich WG. Factor analysis of the Family Assessment Device. Family Process 1999;38:497-510. [PMID: 10668625]

Ridenour TA, Daley JG, Reich WG. Further evidence that the Family Assessment Device should be reorganized: Response to Miller and Colleagues (2000). Family Process 2000;3:375-380. [PMID: 11008654]

Ridenour, TA, Marchant GJ, Dean RS. Is the Psychopathy Checklist, Revised clinically useful for adolescents? Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 2001;19:227-238.

Ridenour, TA, Cottler, LB, Robins, LN, Compton, WM, Spitznagel, EL Cunningham-Williams, RM. Test of the plausibility of adolescent substance use playing a causal role in developing adulthood antisocial behavior. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 2002;111:144-155. [PMID: 11866167]

Ridenour, TA, Lanza, ST, Donny, EC, Clark, DB. Different lengths of times for progressions in adolescent substance involvement. Addictive Behaviors: 2006: 13: 962-983. [PMID: 16677774]

Ridenour, TA, Greenberg, MT, Cook, ET. Structure and validity of People in My Life: A self-report measure of attachment in middle-childhood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence: 2006: 35: 1037-1053. [PMID: 17476310]

Sharp, EH, Caldwell, L, Graham, JW, Ridenour, TA. Individual motivation and parental influence on adolescents’ experiences of interest in the free time context: A longitudinal examination. Journal of Youth and Adolescence: 2006: 35: 359-372.

Ridenour, TA, Feinberg, ME. Using correlational analyses to improve prevention strategies based on survey data from youth. Evaluation and Program Planning: 2007: 30: 36-44. [PMID: 17410278]

Feinberg, ME, Ridenour, TA, Greenberg, MT. Aggregating indices of risk and protection for adolescent behavior problems: The Communities That Care Youth Survey. Journal of Adolescent Health: 2007: 40, 506-513. [PMID: 17476310]

Ridenour, TA, Bray, BC, Cottler, LB. Reliability of use, abuse, and dependence of four types of inhalants in adolescents and young adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence: 2007: 91: 40-49. [PMID: 17576041]

Kirisci, L, Tarter, R, Mezzich, A, Ridenour, TA, Reynolds, M, Vanyukov, M. Prediction of cannabis use disorder between boyhood and young adulthood: clarifying the phenotype and environtype. American Journal on Addictions 2009; 18: 36-47.

Ridenour, TA, Tarter, RE, Reynolds, MD, Mezzich, A, Kirisci, L, & Vanyukov, MM. Neurobehavior disinhibition, parental substance use disorder and neighborhood quality on development of cannabis use disorder in boys. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2009; 102: 71-77. [PMID: 19268495]

Ridenour, TA, Clark, DB, Cottler, LB. The illustration-based Assessment of Liability and EXposure

to Substance use and Antisocial behavior© for children. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2009; 35: 242-252. [PMID: 20180677]

Tarter, RE, Kirisci, L, Ridenour, TA, Vanyukov, M. Prediction of cannabis use disorder between childhood and young adulthood using the Child Behavior Checklist. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2008; 30: 272-278.

Ridenour, TA, Caldwell, LL, Coatsworth, DJ, Gold, MA. Directionality between tolerance of deviance and antisocial behavior or substance use is age-mediated in chronically stressed youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2011; 20: 184-204. [PMID:22180721; NIHMS 339028]

Ridenour TA, Minnes S, Maldonado-Molina MM, Clark DB, Tarter RE, Reynolds MD. Psychometrics and cross-cultural comparisons of the illustration-based Assessment of Liability and EXposure to Substance use and Antisocial behavior© for children. Open Journal of Family Studies, 2011; 4 (Suppl 1-M2): 17-26. [PMID:22866171]

Ridenour TA, Reid EE, Chilenski SM. Developmental momentum and liability to behavioral problems: natural histories of risk factors in youth experiencing chronic stress. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2012; 123: S87-S98. [PMID:22257754]

Kirisci L, Tarter R, Ridenour TA, Zhai WZ, Fishbein D, Reynolds M, Vanyukov MM. Age of alcohol and cannabis use onset mediates the association of transmissible risk in childhood and development of alcohol and cannabis disorders: Evidence for common liability. Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology 2013; 21: 38-45. [PIMD: 23205723].

Riggs NR, Tate EB, Ridenour TA, Reynolds M, Zhai ZW, Vanyukov MM, Tarter RE. Longitudinal associations from neurobehavioral disinhibition to adolescent risky sexual behavior in boys: direct and mediated effects through heavy alcohol consumption. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013; 53: 465-470. [PMCID: PMC3783650]

Kirisci L, Tarter RE, Ridenour T, Reynolds M, Vanyukov, M. Longitudinal Modeling of Transmissible Risk in Boys Who Subsequently Develop Cannabis Use Disorder. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2013; 39: 180-185. [PMCID: PMC3752787]

Zhai ZW, Kirisci L, Tarter RE, Ridenour TA. Psychological dysregulation during adolescence mediates the association of parent-child attachment in childhood and substance use disorder in adulthood. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2013; 40: 67-74. [PMID: 24359508]

Zhai ZW, Pajtek SK, Beatriz L, Geier CF, Ridenour TA, Clark DB. Reward modulated response inhibition, cognitive shifting and the orbital frontal cortex in early adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2014, 25, 753-764.

Kirillova, G., Reynolds, M., Kirisci, L., Mosovsky, S., Ridenour, T.A., Tarter, R., Vanyukov, M. Familiality of addiction and its developmental mechanisms in girls. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2014 143: 213-218. [PMC4199288]

Vanyukov MM, Irons D, Kirisci L, Neale M, Ridenour TA, Hicks B, Tarter RE, Reynolds MD, McGue M, Iacono WG. Genetic relationship between the addiction diagnosis in adults and their childhood measure of addiction liability. Behavior Genetics 2015; 45: 1-11. [PMID: 25502189]

Ridenour TA, Willis D, Bogen DL, Novak SN, Scherer J, Reynolds MD, Zhai ZW, Tarter RE. Detecting risk for substance use before high school during pediatric well-child check-ups. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2015; 150: 54-62. [PMC4405881]

Chen SHK, Hill K, Ridenour TA, Sun K, Su C, Chen MC. Feasibility study of short-term, intensive Augmentative and Alternative Communication treatment with Mandarin Chinese speaking Children with Autism. Journal of the Speech and Language Hearing Association of Taiwan. 2015; 34: 87-108.

Kirisci L, Tarter R, Ridenour TA, Zhai ZW, Fishbein DH, Vanyukov M. Why early age onset alcohol consumption portends cannabis use disorder. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. In press.

Chilenski SM, Ridenour TA, Whitworth-Bequette A, Caldwell L. Testing the link between free time and adolescent delinquency and substance use. Journal of Negro Education. In press.

Fishbein DH, Novak SN, Ridenour TA, Thornburg, VE, Hammond JA, Brown JD. Neurocognitive Characteristics of Early Marijuana Use Initiation in Adolescents: A Signature Mapping Analysis. Journal of Substance Abuse. In press.

Book Chapters and Invited Publications

Marchant GJ, Ridenour TA: Personality Inventory for Youth [Test Review]. In: The Thirteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: BRS Information Technologies, 1998.

Ridenour TA, Fazzone T, Cottler LB: Classification and assessment of adolescent substance use – related disorders. In: Substance Abuse and Dependence in Adolescence, (Essau CA, ed.), New York: Taylor & Francis, 2002; pp 21-62. [Cited by 2]

Ridenour TA: Missions Impossible: Obtaining IRB approval to ask children sensitive questions. In: Office for Research Protection Newsletter, (Panulla M, ed.), State College, PA: Pennsylvania State University, 2006; 10:1-3.

Ridenour TA, Bray, BC, Scott, HS, Cottler, LB: Classification and assessment of substance use disorders in adolescents. In: Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment, (Essau, CA, ed.), Elsevier, 2008; pp 17-57.

Ellan M. Shanahan, MA

DeClerque JL, Shanahan EM.  UNC Sheps Center Young Families Connect Report on Year 1 Evaluation Activities and Products.  Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2014 September 26. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2585.3923

Blase, J, DeClerque J, Israel D, Kanotra S, Perry J, Shanahan E, Wilburn A.  A surveillance pilot study of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive failure in three Kentucky Title X family planning clinics Contraception 08/2012; 86(2):174. DOI:10.1016/j.contraception.2012.04.020

Shanahan E, Perry JR, DeClerque JL.  Consensus in Region IV: Women and Infant Health Indicators for Planning and Assessment. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012 September (and with various authors for each year 2000 – 2010).

Shanahan E, DeClerque JL, Williams CS.  Perinatal Periods of Risk for Three Baby Love Plus Regions and North Carolina:  Comparing 1993-9797 to 2005-2009.  Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012 January.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E, Schectman R, Perry JR. Consensus in Region IV: Women and Infant Health Indicators for Planning and Assessment Family Planning Annual Report Indicators.  Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011 July

DeClerque JL, Shanahan EM.  The NC Healthy Start Northeastern Region Consumer Survey:  Review of Key Findings (Fact sheet).  Chapel Hill, NC:  Program on Child Health Services, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003 April.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E. Talking Points for a Healthy Start: Advocacy Fact Sheet. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004 February.

Guild PA, Freeman VA, Shanahan E. Promising Practices to Prevent Adolescent Suicide: What We Can Learn from New Jersey. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004 June.

Freeman VA, Shanahan E, Guild PA.  Reducing Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes for Children 0 through 14 Years of Age: Success in New York and North Dakota, 2004, December.

DeClerque JL, Miller AW, Shanahan E, Perry JR.  The Forsyth County Department of Public Health Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition Program Evaluation, Spring 2005.

DeClerque JL, Evans S, Shanahan E.  Resolving Barriers to Improving Disparities in Birth Outcomes in North Carolina:  The Baby Love Plus Partnership Abstract accepted for the NIH/AHRQ Translating Research into Practice Conference:  Washington DC, 2005 July.

Freeman VA, Guild PA, Shanahan EM.  Technical Review of the MCHB Grantee Performance Indicators with Recommendations for Improvement:  Final Report.  Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005 July.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2001-2005:  Triad NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2005 November.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2000-2004:  Northeastern NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2006 June.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2002-2006:  Eastern NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2006 September.

Ruffin J, Pettiford, B, DeClerque J, Martin S, Shanahan E.  The Northeastern N.C. Baby Love Plus Program: Strengthening Systems of Care to Address Family Violence During and Around the Time of Pregnancy: Final (Impact) Report.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2007 April.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2004-2008:  Northeastern NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2008 October.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Factsheet on Infant Mortality:  North Carolina and NC Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Regions, 2005.  Chapel Hill:  Cecil G., Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008 April.

Shanahan E, DeClerque JL.  Overview of NC Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Counties:  Demographics, maternal/infant risk factors, birth outcomes and activities of Baby Love Plus staff in outreach, health education and case management in 2007:  Chapel Hill:  Cecil G., Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008 June.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2005-2009:  Triad NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2009 September.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan EM. NC Healthy Start:  The Ultimate Stimulus Package:  Making Investments that Bring Returns.  Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010 March.

Nguyen T, Shanahan E, DeClerque JL.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2006-2010:  Eastern NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2010 May.

Saada A, Perry JR, Shanahan EM, DeClerque JL.  Improving Utilization of Prenatal and Interconceptional Case Management Services: Understanding Factors Related to Non-Use Among High-Risk Women in Forsyth and Guilford Counties. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011 Spring.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E.  Healthy Start Local Evaluation Impact Report for 2006-2010:  Eastern NC Healthy Start — Baby Love Plus.  Washington DC:  HRSA/MCHB, 2011 April.

Asheley Cockrell Skinner, PhD

Book chapter

Silberman, P. and Skinner, A.C. (2003).  A Consumer’s Guide to Health Insurance and Health Programs in North Carolina.  North Carolina Institute of Medicine.

Peer-review articles

Wright, H., Jhaveri, R., and Skinner, A.C. Evaluating Guideline-Recommended Antibiotic Practices for Childhood Respiratory Infections: Is It Time to Consider Case-Based Formats? (2015). [Epub ahead of print.] Clinical Pediatrics. [PMID: 25986442]

Hobbs C.B, Skinner A.C, Burks A.W, Vickery B.P. Food allergies affect growth in children. (2015). The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 3(1): 133-134.e1. [PMID: 25577638]

Boyd J.P., Steiner M.J., Skinner A.C., Coyne-Beasley T., Perrin E.M. (2015). World peace, to be a millionaire, and hoop dreams: Adolescent wishes on health screening surveys. (2015). North Carolina Medical Journal, 76(1): 9-12. [PMID: 25621470]

Perrin E.M., Von Holle A., Zerwas S., Skinner A.C., Reba-Harrelson L., Hamer R.M., Stoltenberg C., Torgersen L., Reichborn-Kjennerud T., Bulik C.M. Weight-for-length trajectories over the first year of life in children of mothers with eating disorders. (2015). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48(4):406-414. [PMID: 24782279]

Zerwas S.C., Von Holle, A., Perrin, E.M., Skinner A.C., Reba-Harrelson, L., Hamer, R.M., Stoltenberg, C., Torgersen, L., Reichorn-Kjennerud, T., Bulik, C.M. (2014) Gestational and Postpartum Weight Change Patterns in Mothers with Eating Disorders. (2014). European Eating Disorders Review, 22(6): 397-404. [PMID: 25201473]

Chung A.E., Skinner A.C., Maslow G., Halpern C., Perrin E.M. Sex Differences in Adult Outcomes by Changes in Weight Status from Adolescence to Adulthood: Results from Add Health. (2014). Academic Pediatrics, 14(5): 448-455. [PMID: 25169156]

Skinner A.C., Skelton J.A. Prevalence and trends in obesity and severe obesity among children in the United States. (2014). JAMA Pediatrics, 168(6): 561-566. [PMID: 24710576]

Perrin E.M., Rothman R.L., Sanders L.M., Skinner A.C., Eden S.K., Shintani A., Throop E.M., Yin H.S. Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants. (2014). Pediatrics, 133(4): e857-867. [PMID: 24639273]

Throop E., Skinner A.C., Perrin A.J., Steiner M., Odulana A., Perrin E.M. Pass the popcorn: Obesogenic behaviors and stigma in children’s movies. (2014). Obesity, 22(7)1694-1700. [PMID: 24311390]

Skinner A.C., Hasty S., Turner R., Drebelis M., Lohr J. Is bigger really better? Obesity among high school football players, player position, and team success. (2013). Clinical Pediatrics, 52(10): 922-8. [PMID: 23819998]

Skinner A.C. and Foster E.M. Systems science and childhood obesity: A systematic review and new directions. (2013). Journal of Obesity. [PMID: 23710344]

Chung A.E., Skinner A.C., Perrin E.M. Accuracy of child and adolescent weight perceptions and their relationships to dieting and exercise behaviors: a NHANES study. (2013). Academic Pediatrics, 12(4): 371-8. [PMID: 23030022]

Sleath B., Blalock S.J., Covert D., Stone J.L., Skinner A.C., Muir K., Robin A.L. Patient race, reported problems in using glaucoma medications, adherence, and glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy. (2013). ISRN Ophthalmology.

Skinner A.C., Miles D., Perrin E.M., Coyne-Beasley T., Ford C. Sources of parental reports of child height and weight during phone interviews and influence on obesity prevalence estimates among children 3-17 years. (2013). Public Health Reports, 128(1): 46-53. [PMID: 23277659; PMCID: C3514720]

Skinner A.C., Steiner M.J., Perrin E.M. Self-reported energy intake by age in overweight and healthy weight children in NHANES, 2001-2008. (2012). Pediatrics, 130(4): e936-42. [PMID: 22966024; PMCID: PMC3457623]

Bradford K., Kihlstrom M., Pointer I., Skinner A.C., Slivka P., Perrin E.M. Parental attitudes toward obesity and overweight screening and communication for hospitalized children. (2012). Hospital Pediatrics, 2(3):126-132.

Perrin E.M., Skinner A.C., Steiner M.J. Parental recall of doctor communication of weight status: national trends from 1999 through 2008. (2012). Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 166(4): 317-322. [PMID: 22147758; PMCID: PMC3368219]

Skinner A.C., Steiner M.J., Chung A.E., Perrin E.M. Cholesterol curves to identify population norms by age and sex in healthy weight children. (2012). Clinical Pediatrics, 51(3): 233-237. [PMID: 22157422; PMCID: PMC3368222]

Sleath B., Blalock S.J., Stone J.L., Skinner A.C., Covert, D., Robin A.L. Validation of a short version of the glaucoma medication self-efficacy questionnaire. (2012). The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 96(2): 258-262. [PMID: 21610264]

Chung A.E., Skinner A.C., Steiner M.J., Perrin E.M. Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. (2012). Clinical Pediatrics, 51(2): 122-129. [PMID: 22315503; PMCID: PMC3368285]

Sleath B., Blalock S.J., Covert D., Stone J.L., Skinner A.C., Muir K., Robin A.L. The relationship between glaucoma medication adherence, eye drop technique, and visual field defect severity. (2011). Ophthalmology, 118(12): 2398-2402. [PMID: 21856009; PMCID: PMC3223548]

Steiner M.J., Skinner A.C., Perrin E.M. Fasting might not be necessary before lipid screening: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. (2011). Pediatrics, 128(3): 463-470. [PMID: 21807697; PMCID: PMC3164087]

Miles D.R., Skinner A.C., Perrin E.M. Parents told by a doctor that their child is overweight: Do we have more work to do? (2011). SCHS Studies: A Publication of the State Center for Health Statistics. Raleigh, NC. No. 165.

Jacobson Vann J.V., Finkle J., Ammerman A., Wegner S., Skinner A.C., Benjamin J.T., Perrin E.M.  Use of a tool to determine perceived barriers to children’s healthy eating and physical activity and relationships to health behaviors (2011). Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 26(5): 404-415. [PMID: 21930027; PMCID: PMC3371195]

Key-Solle M., Paulk E., Bradford K., Skinner A.C., Lewis M., Shomaker K. Improving the quality of discharge communication with an educational intervention.  (2010). Pediatrics, 126(4): 734-9. [PMID: 20876170]

Perrin E.M., Jacobson Vann J.V., Ammerman A., Wegner S., Kang M, Skinner A.C., Benjamin J.T.  Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of children’s weight status, nutrition, and activity behaviors. (2010). Academic Pediatrics, 10(4): 274-281. [PMID: 20554259; PMCID: PMC2897945]

Skinner A.C., Perrin E.M., Steiner M.  Healthy for now? Preschoolers and weight status. (2010). Clinical Pediatrics, 49(7): 648-55. [PMID: 20308197; PMCID: PMC2911579]

Skinner A.C., Steiner M., Henderson F., Perrin E.M.  Relationship between multiple markers of inflammation and weight status: Cross-sectional analyses throughout childhood. (2010). Pediatrics, 125(4): e801-e809. [PMID: 20194272; PMCID: PMC2909480]

Skinner A.C., Mayer M.L., Flower K., Perrin E.M., Weinberger M.  Using BMI to determine risk for key poor health outcomes in children: How do the BMI cut offs fare? (2009). Pediatrics, 124(5): e905-12. [PMID: 19858150; PMCID: PMC2909481]

Mayer M.L. and Skinner, A.C.  Do changes in supply influence the distribution of pediatric subspecialty care? (2009). Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 163(12): 1087-1091. [PMID: 19996044]

Mayer M.L., Skinner A.C., Freed, G.L.  Interspecialty differences in the care of children with chronic or serious acute conditions: A review of the literature. (2009). Journal of Pediatrics, 154(2): 164-168. [PMID: 19150672]

Hobbs S.H., Brooks E.F., Wang V., Skinner A.C. Developing practitioner leaders in a distance education doctoral program: Challenges and opportunities. (2008). Journal of Health Administration Education, 24(3): 283-300. [PMID: 18476504]

Skinner A.C., Weinberger M., Mulvaney S., Schlundt D., Rothman R.L. Accuracy of perceptions of overweight and relation to self-care behaviors among adolescents with type 2 diabetes and their parents.  (2008). Diabetes Care, 31(2): 227-229. [PMID: 18000179]

Skinner A.C., Mayer M.L., Flower K., Weinberger M. Health status and health care expenditures in a nationally representative sample: How do overweight and healthy-weight children compare? (2008). Pediatrics, 121(2): e269-e277. [PMID: 18195001]

Skinner A.C. and Mayer M.L. Effects of insurance status on access to specialty care: A literature review.  (2007). BMC Health Services Research, 7(194). [PMID: 18045482; PMCID: PMC2222624]

Freeman V., Walsh J., Rudulf M., Slifkin R., Skinner, A. (2007). Intensive care in critical access hospitals.  Journal of Rural Health, 23(2): 116-23. [PMID: 17397371]

Skinner A.C. and Slifkin R.T. (2007). Rural-urban differences in caring for children with special health care needs. Journal of Rural Health, 23(2): 150. [PMID: 17397371]

Skinner A.C., Slifkin R.T., Mayer M.L. (2006). The effect of rural residence on unmet need for dental care for children with special health care needs. Journal of Rural Health, 22(1): 36-42. [PMID: 16441334]

Mayer M.L., Slifkin R.T., Skinner A.C. (2005). The effects of rural residence and other social vulnerabilities on subjective measures of unmet need. Medical Care Research and Review, 62(5): 617-628. [PMID: 16177461]

Mayer M.L. and Skinner A.C. (2004). Too many, too few, too concentrated? A Review of the pediatric subspecialty workforce literature. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158(12): 1158-1165. [PMID: 15583101]

Dusing S.C., Skinner A.C., Mayer M.L. (2004). Unmet need for therapy services, assistive devices and related services: Data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 4(5): 448-54. [PMID: 15369415]

Mayer M.L., Skinner A.C., Slifkin R.T. (2004). Unmet need for routine and specialty care: Data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health care Needs. Pediatrics, 113(2): e109-e115. [PMID: 14754979]

Williams E.S. and Skinner, A.C. (2003). Outcomes of physician job satisfaction: a narrative review, implications, and directions for future research. Health Care Management Review, 28(2), 41-61. [PMID: 12744449]

Betsy Lynn Sleath, PhD

Blalock SJ, DeVellis RF, Chewning B, Sleath BL, Reyna VF. Gist and verbatim communication concerning medication risks/benefits. Patient Education and Counseling. 2015 Dec 29.pii: S0738-3991(15)30153-1. Doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.12.001. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26786667

Alexander DS, Geryk L, Arrindell C, DeWalt DA, Weaver MA, Sleath B, Carpenter DM. Are children with asthma overconfident that they are using their inhalers correctly?

J Asthma. 2015 Sep 14:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26366974

Gillette C, Blalock SJ, Rao JK, Williams D, Loughlin C, Sleath B. Discussions between medical providers and children/caregivers about the benefits of asthma-control medications. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (2003). 2014 May-June; 54(3):251-7. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13097. PMID: 24816351

Carpenter DM, Lee C, Blalock SJ, Weaver M, Reuland D, Coyne-Beasley Y, Mooneyham R, Loughlin C, Geryk LL, Sleath B. Using videos to teach children inhaler technique: a pilot randomized controlled trial.  Journal of Asthma. 2015 Feb; 52(1):81-7. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2014.944983. Epub 2014 Jul 31. PMID: 25025548

Ayala GX, Gillette C, Williams D, Davis S, Yeatts KB, Carpenter DM, Sleath B. A prospective examination of asthma symptom monitoring: provider, caregiver and pediatric patient influences on peak flow meter use. Journal of Asthma. 2014 Feb;51(1):84-90. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2013.838255. Epub 2013 Sep 19. PMID: 24020680

Sleath B, Sulzer SH, Carpenter DM, Slota C, Gillette C, Sayner R, Davis S, Sandler A. Communication about ADHD and Its Treatment During Pediatric Asthma Visits. Community Mental Health Journal. 2014 Feb;50(2):185-92. doi: 10.1007/s10597-013-9678-3. Epub 2013 Dec 24.  PMID: 24366754

Gillette C, Carpenter DM, Ayala GX, Williams DM, Davis S, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Sleath B. How often do providers discuss asthma action plans with children? Analysis of transcripts of medical visits. Clinical Pediatrics (Philadelphia). 2013 Dec; 52(12):1161-7. doi: 10.1177/0009922813506256. Epub 2013 Oct 17. PMID: 24137029

Gillette C, Blalock SJ, Rao JK, Williams D, Loughlin CE, Sleath B. Provider- caregiver-child discussions about risks associated with asthma control medications: Content and prevalence. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2013 Sep 20. doi: 10.1002/ppul.22892. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 24115531

Carpenter DM, Stover A, Slota C, Ayala GX, Yeatts K, Tudor G, Davis S, Williams D, Sleath B. An evaluation of physicians’ engagement of children with asthma in treatment-related discussions. Journal of Child Health Care. 2013 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 23818146

Carpenter DM, Ayala GX, Williams DM, Yeatts KB, Davis S, Sleath B. The relationship between patient-provider communication and quality of life for children with asthma and their caregivers. Journal of Asthma. 2013 Sep;50(7):791-8. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2013.808347. Epub 2013 Jul 4. PMID: 23730868

Sleath B, Carpenter DM, Beard A, Gillette C, Williams D, Tudor G, Ayala GX. Child and caregiver reported problems in using asthma medications and question-asking during paediatric asthma visits. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2013 Feb;22(1):69-75. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12043. Epub 2013 May 29. PMID: 23718931

Sleath B, Carpenter DM, Ayala GX, Williams D, Davis S, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Gillette C. Communication during pediatric asthma visits and child asthma medication device technique one month later. Journal of Asthma. 2012 Nov;49(9):918-25. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2012.719250. Epub 2012 Sep 13. PMID: 22974226

Sleath B, Carpenter D, Slota C, Williams D, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Davis S, Ayala G.  Communication during pediatric asthma visits and self-reported asthma medication adherence. Pediatrics. 2012 Oct;130(4):627-33. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0913. Epub 2012 Sep 3. PMID: 22945409

Washington D, Yeatts K, Sleath B, Ayala GX, Gillette C, Williams D, Davis S, Tudor G. Communication and education about triggers and environmental control strategies during pediatric asthma visits. Patient Education and Counseling. 2012 Jan;86(1):63-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.04.015. Epub 2011

Dusetzina SB, Gaynes BN, Weinberger M, Farley JF, Sleath B, Hansen RA. Receipt of guideline-concordant pharmacotherapy among children with new diagnoses of bipolar disorder. Psychiatric Services. 2011 Dec;62(12):1443-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.000452011. PMID: 22193791

Sleath BL, Carpenter DM, Sayner R, Ayala GX, Williams D, Davis S, Tudor G, Yeatts K. Child and caregiver involvement and shared decision-making during asthma pediatric visits. Journal of Asthma. 2011 Dec;48(10):1022-31. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2011.626482. Epub 2011 Oct 25. PMID: 22022958

Sleath B, Ayala GX, Washington D, Davis S, Williams D, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Gillette C. Caregiver rating of provider participatory decision-making style and caregiver and child satisfaction with pediatric asthma visits. Patient Education and Counseling. 2011 Nov;85(2):286-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.09.016. Epub 2010 Oct 23. PMID: 20971603

Sleath B, Carpenter DM, Ayala GX, Williams D, Davis S, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Gillette C. Provider Discussion, Education, and Question-Asking about Control Medications during Pediatric Asthma Visits. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2011;2011:212160. Epub 2011 Aug 10. PMID: 21860627

Gillette C, Loughlin CE, Sleath BL, Williams DM, Davis SD. Quality of pulmonary function testing in 3 large primary care pediatric clinics in rural North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal. 2011 Mar-Apr;72(2):105-10. PMID: 21721494

Sleath B, Ayala GX, Gillette C, Williams D, Davis S, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Washington D. Provider demonstration and assessment of child device technique during pediatric asthma visits. Pediatrics. 2011 Apr;127(4):642-8. Epub 2011 Mar 28. PMID: 21444594

Sleath B, Ayala GX, Davis S, Williams D, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Washington D, Gillette C. Child- and caregiver-reported problems and concerns in using asthma medications. Journal of Asthma. 2010 Aug;47(6):633-8. doi: 10.3109/02770901003692785. PMID: 20632916

Sleath B, Domino ME, Wiley-Exley E, Martin B, Richards S, Carey T. Antidepressant and antipsychotic use and adherence among Medicaid youths: differences by race. Community Mental Health Journal. 2010 Jun;46(3):265-72. doi: 10.1007/s10597-009-9277-5. Epub 2009 Dec 20. PMID: 20091226

Sleath B, Jackson E, Thomas KC, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A, Morrissey J. Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their children. American Journal of Health System Pharmacy. 2006 Feb 15;63(4):346-351. PMID: 16452520

Honeycutt C, Sleath B, Bush P, Campbell W. Physician use of a participatory decision-making style with children with ADHD and their parents. Patient Education and Counseling.  2005 Jun;57(3):327-332. PMID: 15893216

Sleath B, Calloway M, Selz-Campbell L, Beard A. Factors related to medication adherence among homeless women and children.  International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.  2004;12:255-260.

Wurst K, Sleath B, Konrad R. Physician perceptions of factors influencing adherence to antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease. Current Therapeutic Research. 2003;64(2):116-126.

Book chapters

Sleath B, Bush P. Communicating with children about medicines. Tindall W, Beardsley R, Kimberlin C. (Eds.) Communication skills in pharmacy practice. Fifth Edition. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2006.

Sleath B, Bush P. Communicating with children about medicines. Tindall W, Beardsley R, Kimberlin C. (Eds.) Communication skills in pharmacy practice. Fourth Edition. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2002.

Michael J. Steiner, MD

Books and Chapters

Steiner MJ and Kimple KS. The Little Book of Pediatrics. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Publishing, 2015.

Steiner MJ and Stephens JR. Acute Abdominal Pain in Feld LG and Mahan JD eds. Succinct Pediatrics: Evaluation and Management for Common and Critical Care. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics Publishing, 2015.

Steiner MJ.  Chapter 10: Funding Issues. In: Drutz, ed. Manual for Pediatric Continuity Clinic Directors, 2^nd Edition. Mclean, Virginia: Academic Pediatric Association: 2011. Available online at: http://www.academicpeds.org/specialInterestGroups/sig_continuity.cfm

Tierney CL and Steiner MJ. Chapter 5. Practice Management. In: Drutz JE ed. Manual for Pediatric Continuity Clinic Directors, 2^nd Edition. Mclean, Virginia: Academic Pediatric Association: 2011. Available online at:  http://www.academicpeds.org/specialInterestGroups/sig_continuity.cfm

Byerley JS and Steiner MJ. Childhood urinary tract infection. In: Tintanelli JE et al eds. Tintanelli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7^th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010. 854-860.

Steiner MJ. Update:  Hypovolemia, Child. In: Simel DL and Rennie D, eds. The Rational

Clinical Examination. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2008. 339-341.

Steiner MJ, Dewalt DA, Byerley JS. Is this child dehydrated?  In: Simel DL and Rennie D, eds. The Rational Clinical Examination. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2008. 329-337.

Papers and Articles

Dejong NA, Woods CT, Morreale MC, Ellis C, Davis D, Fernandez J, Steiner MJ. Identifying social determinants of health and legal needs for children with special healthcare needs. Clin Pediatr. June 29, 2015, doi: 10.1177/0009922815591959. Print pending.

Boyd J, Steiner MJ, Coyne-Beasley T, Skinner AC, Perrin EM. World peace, to be a millionaire, and hoop dreams: Adolescent wishes on health screening surveys. NC Med J. 2015;76(1): 9-12.

Smitherman AB, Alexander T, Connelly M, Snavely AC, Weston BW, Liles EA, Steiner MJ. The incidence of catheter-associated venous thrombosis in noncritically ill children. Hospital Pediatrics. 2015;5(2): 59-66. One of 4 finalists for the Annual Jennifer Daru Memorial Award as one of the top articles in Hospital Pediatrics for the year.

Sim CJ, Quinonez RB, Vann WF, Steiner MJ, Iida H. Dietary recommendations for infants and toddlers among pediatric dentists in North Carolina. Pediatric Dentistry. July-August 2014; Vol 36(4): 250-56.

Kimple KS, Wysocki K, Bartelt EA, and Steiner MJ. Performance of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers in Spanish-speaking patients. Clin Pediatr.  June 2014; vol. 53, 7: pp. 632-638, first published online on February 17, 2014

Throop E, Skinner AC, Perrin AJ, Steiner MJ, Odulana, A, Perrin EM. Pass the popcorn: Obesogenic behaviors and stigma in children’s movies. Obesity. 2014: 22(7): 1694-1700.

Wallace IF, Berkman ND, Lohr KN, Harrison M, Kimple A, Steiner MJ. Surgical treatments for otitis media with effusion: A systematic review. Pediatrics. 2014 Feb; 133(2): 296-311.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, and Perrin EM. Self-reported energy intake by age in overweight and healthy-weight children in NHANES, 2001-2008. Pediatrics. 2012 Oct;130(4):e936-42.

Chung AE, Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, and Perrin EM. Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. Clin Pediatr, 2012. 51(2): 121-128.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Chung AE, and Perrin EM. Cholesterol curves to identify population norms by age and sex in healthy weight children. Clin Pediatr. 2012; 51(3):  233-237.

Perrin EM, Skinner AC, and Steiner MJ. Parental recall of doctor communication of weight status. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166(4):317-322.

Steiner MJ, Skinner AC, and Perrin EM. Fasting might not be necessary before lipid screening: A nationally representative cross-sectional study. Pediatrics 2011; 128(3):463-67.

Auvergne L, Quinonez R, Roberts MW, Drawbridge JN, Cowherd M, and Steiner MJ.

Preoperative assessment for children requiring dental treatment under general anesthesia.

Clin Pediat,. 2011. 50(11): 1018-1023.

Miles DR, Steiner MJ, Luken K, Sanderson MR, Coyne-Beasley T, Herrick H, Mizelle E, FordCA.  Health and educational status of children raised by a caregiver with disability, Disability Health J, 2011; 4(3): 185-91.

Freedman SB, Steiner MJ, Chan KJ (2010) Oral ondansetron administration in emergency departments to children with gastroenteritis: An economic analysis. PLoS Med, 2010; 7(10): e1000350.

Skinner AC, Perrin EM, Steiner MJ. Healthy for Now? A cross-sectional study of the comorbidities in obese preschool children in the United States. Clin Pediatr.2010; 49(7):648-655.

Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Henderson FW, and Perrin EM. Multiple markers of inflammation and weight status; cross-sectional analyses throughout childhood. Pediatrics, 2010; 125(4): e801-9.

Doshi N, Perrin EM, Lazorick S, Esserman D, Steiner MJ. Short –term change in body mass index in overweight adolescents following cholesterol screening. Arch Pediatr Adol Med, 2009; 163(9): 805-11.

Steiner MJ, DeWalt DA, and Byerley JS. Is this child dehydrated? The Rational Clinical

Exam Series. JAMA. 2004; 291: 2746-2754.

Kathleen Carol Thomas, PhD.

Thomas KC, Ellis AR, McLaurin C, Daniels J, Morrissey JP. Access to care for autism-related services. J Autism Dev Disord. 2007 Nov;37(10):1902-12. PubMed PMID: 17372817.

Thomas KC, Parish SL, Williams CS. Healthcare expenditures for autism during times of school transition: some vulnerable families fall behind. Matern Child Health J. 2014 Oct;18(8):1936-44. PubMed PMID: 24553795.

Thomas KC, Williams CS, deJong N, Morrissey JP. Examination of parent insurance ratings, child expenditures and financial burden among children with autism: A mismatch suggests new hypotheses to test. Pediatrics. Forthcoming;

Parish SL, Thomas KC, Rose R, Kilany M, Shattuck PT. State Medicaid spending and financial burden of families raising children with autism. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2012 Dec;50(6):441-51. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.06.441. PubMed PMID: 23256687.

Parish S, Thomas K, Rose R, Kilany M, McConville R, State insurance parity legislation for autism services and family financial burden, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2012 Jun;50(3):190-8, PMID: 22731968.

Thomas KC, Parish SL, Rose RA, Kilany M, Access to care for children with autism in the context of state Medicaid reimbursement, Maternal and Child Health Journal 2012 Nov;16(8):1636-44, PMID: 21833759.

Mandell, Carpenter, DiGuiseppi, Durkin, Giarelli, Kirby, Morrier, Nicholas, Pinto-Martin, Shattuck, Thomas, Wiggins, Yeargin-Allsopp, Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Identification of Children with Autism Spectrum, American Journal of Public Health 2009; 99:493-8, PMID: 19106426.

Thomas, Kathleen, Alan R. Ellis, Carolyn McLaurin, Julie Daniels, and Joseph P. Morrissey, Access to Care for Autism-Related Services, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2007; 37(10:1902-12, PMID: 17372817

Thomas KC, Morrissey JP, McLaurin C, Use of autism-related services by families and children, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2007; 37(5):818-29, PMID: 17146709.

Sleath BL, Jackson E, Thomas KC, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A, Morrissey J. Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their children. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Feb 15;63(4):346-51. PubMed PMID: 16452520.

Sleath BL, Jackson E, Thomas KC, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A, Morrissey J. Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their children. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Feb 15;63(4):346-51. PubMed PMID: 16452520.

Book Chapters

Klerman, Lorraine, Kyle Grazier, Kathleen Thomas, “The Role of the Public Sector in Providing Children’s Health Care,” in Children in a Changing Health System, Mark Schlesinger, Leon Eisenberg eds. Johns Hopkins Press, 1990.

Jada Walker, MA

Stewart, K.E., Cianfrini, L., & Walker, J.F. (2005). Stress, social support and housing are related to health status among HIV-positive persons in the Deep South of the United States. AIDS CARE, 16(9), 1-9.

Stewart, K.E., Phillips, M.M., Walker, J., Harvey, S., & Porter, A. (2010) Social Services Utilization and Need among a Community Sample of Persons living with HIV in the Rural South. AIDS Care.  2011 Mar, 23(3), 340-7.

Phillips M.M., Raczynski J.M., West, D.S., Pulley, L., Bursac, Z., Gauss, C.H., Walker, J. (2010). Changes in School Environments with Implementation of Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003. Obesity,18, S54-61.

Craig, R.L, Felix, H.C., Walker, J., Phillips, M.M. Public Health Professionals as Policy Entrepreneurs: Arkansas’ Childhood Obesity Policy Experience. (2010). American Journal of Public Health. November, 100(11), 2047-2052.

Whitney P. Witt, PhD, MPH

Publications

Starfield, B, Riley AW, Witt, WP, Robertson, J.  Social Class Gradients in Health during Adolescence.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2002; 56: 354-361.

Witt, WP, Riley, AW, Coiro, MJ. Childhood Functional Status, Family Stressors, and Psychosocial Adjustment among School-Aged Children with Disabilities in the U.S. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. 2003; 157 (7): 687-695.

Witt, WP, Kasper, JD, and Riley, AW. Mental Health Services Use Among School-Aged Children with Disabilities: The Role of Socio-demographics, Functional Limitations, Family Burdens and Care Coordination. Health Services Research.  2003; 38(6), Part 1: 1441-1466.

Witt, WP, Fortuna, L, Wu, E, Kahn, R, Winickoff, J, Pirraglia, PA, Ferris, TG, and Kuhlthau, K. Children’s Use of Motor Vehicle Restraints: Maternal Psychological Distress, Maternal Motor Vehicle Restraint Practices, and Sociodemographics. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2006. May-June 6(3): 145-151.

Witt, WP, Gottlieb, C, Hampton, J, and Litzelman, K.  The Impact of Childhood Activity Limitations on Parental Health, Mental Health, and Workdays Lost in the United States. Academic Pediatrics.  July-August 2009; Volume 9, Issue 4:  263-269. PMCID: PMC2743933.

Witt, WP and DeLeire, T. A Family Perspective on Population Health: The Case of Child Health and the Family. Wisconsin Medical Journal.  2009; Volume 108, No. 5: 240-245.

Witt, WP, Litzelman, K, Wisk, L, Spear, H, Catrine, K, Levin, N, Gottlieb, CA.  Stress-Mediated Quality of Life Outcomes in Parents of Childhood Cancer and Brain Tumor Survivors: A Case-Control Study.  Quality of Life Research. Volume 19, Number 7 (2010): 995-1005. PMCID: PMC3057223.

Witt, WP, DeLeire, T, Hagen, EW, Wichmann, MA, Wisk, LE, Spear, H, Cheng, E, Maddox, T, and Hampton, J. The Prevalence and Determinants of Antepartum Mental Health Problems Among Women in the USA:  A Nationally Representative Population-Based Study. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. Volume 13, Number 5 (2010): 425-37.

Witt, WP, Wisk, L, Cheng, E, Hampton, J, Creswell, P, Hagen, EW, Spear, H, Maddox, T, and DeLeire, T. Poor Pre-Pregnancy and Antenatal Mental Health Predicts Postpartum Mental Health Problems among US Women:  A Nationally Representative Population-Based Study. Women’s Health Issues. 2011 Jul-Aug; 21(4):304-13. NIHMSID:   NIHMS276707.

Litzelman, K, Catrine, K, Gangnon, R, Witt, WP. Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Cancer or Brain Tumors: The Role of Child Clinical Characteristics and Parental Psychosocial Factors. Quality of Life Research. Volume 20, Issue 8 (2011), Page 1261-1269. PMCID: PMC3121891.

Witt, WP, Litzelman, K, Mandic, CG, Wisk, L, Hampton, J, Creswell, PD, Gottlieb, C, and Gangnon, R. Healthcare-Related Financial Burden among Families in the U.S.: The Role of Childhood Activity Limitations and Income. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 2011 Jun 1; 32(2):308-326.  PMCID: PMC3088430.

Witt, WP, Litzelman, K, Spear, HA, Wisk, LE, Levin, N, McManus, BM, and Palta, M. Health-Related Quality of Life of Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Children at Age Five: Results from the Newborn Lung Project Statewide Cohort Study.  Quality of Life Research. Volume 21, Issue 9 (2012), Page 1565-1576.  PMCID: PMC3390448.

Witt, WP, Wisk, L, Cheng, E, Hampton, J, and Hagen, E. Preconception Mental Health Predicts Pregnancy Complications and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A National Population-Based Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Volume 16, Issue 7 (2012), Page 1525-1541.  PMID: 22124801; NIHMSID: 439798.

Wisk LE and Witt WP. Predictors of Delayed or Forgone Needed Healthcare for Families with Children. 2012. Pediatrics.  2012 Dec; 130(6):1027-37.

Pollock, E, Litzelman, K, Wisk, L, and Witt, WP.  Correlates of physiological and psychological stress among parents of childhood cancer and brain tumor survivors.  Academic Pediatrics. 2013 Mar-Apr; 13(2):105-12.

Garbarski, D and Witt, WP. Does Child Health Status Moderate Effects of Maternal Marital and Socioeconomic Factors on Maternal Health? Journal of Family Issues, 34(4). 2013 Apr 1; 34(4):484-509.

Litzelman K, Barker E, Catrine K, Puccetti D, Possin P, Witt WP.  Socioeconomic Disparities in the Quality of Life in Children with Cancer or Brain Tumors: The Mediating Role of Family Factors. Psycho-Oncology. 2013 May; 22(5):1081-8.

Paltzer, J, Barker, ES, and Witt, WP.  Measuring the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of Young Children in Resource-Limited Settings: A Review of Existing Measures. 2012. Quality of Life Research. 2013 Aug; 22(6):1177-87.

Wakeel, F, Wisk, LE, Gee, R, Chao, SM. Witt, WP. The Balance between Stress and Personal Capital during Pregnancy and the Relationship with Adverse Obstetric Outcomes: Findings from the 2007 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby (LAMB) Study. 2013. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. 2013 Dec; 16(6):435-51.

Wakeel, F, Witt, WP, Wisk, LE, Lu, MC, Chao, SM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Personal Capital during Pregnancy: Findings from the 2007 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby (LAMB) Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2014 Jan; 18(1):209-22.

Witt, WP, Litzelman, K, Cheng, ER, Wakeel, F, Barker, ES. Measuring Stress Before and During Pregnancy: A Review of Population-Based Studies of Obstetric Outcomes. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2014 Jan; 18(1):52-63.

Witt, WP, Cheng, ER, Wisk, LE, Litzelman, K, Chatterjee, D, Mandell, K, and Wakeel F. Maternal Stressful Life Events Prior to Conception and the Impact on Infant Birthweight in the United States. The American Journal of Public Health. 2014 Feb; 104 Suppl 1:S81-9.

Witt, WP, Cheng, ER, Wisk, LE, Litzelman, K, Chatterjee, D, Mandell, K, and Wakeel F. Preterm Birth in the United States: The Impact of Stressful Life Events Prior to Conception and Maternal Age. American Journal of Public Health. 2014 Feb; 104 Suppl 1:S73-80.

Creswell, PD, Wisk, LE, Litzelman, K, Allchin, A, and Witt, WP. Parental Depressive Symptoms and Childhood Cancer: The Importance of Financial Difficulties. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2013 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print].

Wisk, LE, Allchin, A, Witt, WP. Disparities in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Awareness among US Parents of Preadolescents and Adolescents. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2014 Feb; 41(2):117-22.

Moore, JE, Witt, WP, and Elixhauser, A. Complicating Conditions Associated With Childbirth, by Delivery Method and Payer, 2011. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (US); 2014 May.

Cheng, ER, Poehlman, J, Mullahy, J, and Witt, WP. Cumulative Social Risk Exposure, Infant Birthweight, and Cognitive Delay in Infancy. Academic Pediatrics. 2014. Nov-Dec; 14(6):581-8.

Cheng ER, Park H, Robert SA, Palta M, and Witt WP. Impact of county disadvantage on behavior problems among US children with cognitive delay. American Journal of Public Health. 2014 Nov; 104(11):2114-21.

Cheng ER, Palta M, Kotelchuck M, Poehlmann J, and Witt WP. The Persistence and Onset of Cognitive Delay Predicts Behavior Problems among U.S. Children Prior to School-Age. Pediatrics. 2014 Sep; 134(3):e749-57.

Witt WP, Weiss AJ, Elixhauser A. Overview of Hospital Stays for Children in the United States, 2012: Statistical Brief #187. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (US); 2006 Feb-2014 Dec.

Wisk, LE, Gangnon R, Vanness DJ, Galbraith AA, Mullahy J, Witt WP.  Development of a Novel, Objective Measure of Health Care-Related Financial Burden for U.S. Families with Children. Health Services Research. 2014 Dec; 49(6):1852-74.

Witt, WP, Wisk, LE, Cheng, ER, Mandell, K, Chatterjee, D, Wakeel, F, Godecker, AL, and Zarak, D. Determinants of Cesarean Delivery in the U.S.: A Lifecourse Approach. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2015 Jan; 19(1):84-93.

Witt, WP, Park, H, Wisk, LE, Cheng, ER, Mandell, K, Chatterjee, D, and Zarak, D. Neighborhood Disadvantage, Preconception Stressful Life Events and Infant Birth Weight. American Journal of Public Health. 2015 May; 105(5):1044-52.

Witt, WP, Mandell, K, Wisk, LE, Cheng, ER, Chatterjee, D, Wakeel, F, Park, H and Zarak, D. Predictors of Alcohol and Tobacco Use Prior to and During Pregnancy in the United States: The Role of Maternal Stressors. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. 2015 Jun; 18(3):523-37.

Cheng ER, Park H, Wisk LE, Mandell K, Wakeel F, Litzelman K, Chatterjee D, and Witt WP. Preconception Stressful Life Events, Very Low Birthweight, and Early Child Health: A Life Course Approach. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2015 Oct 23. pii: jech-2015-205848. doi: 10.1136/jech-2015-205848. [Epub ahead of print]

Witt, WP, Mandell, K, Wisk, LE, Cheng, ER, Chatterjee, D, Park, H, Zarak, D, and Wakeel, F. Infant Birthweight in the US: The Role of Preconception Stressful Life Events and Substance Use. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. 2016 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print]

Book Chapters

Seltzer, MM, Abbeduto, L, Greenberg, JS, Almeida, D, Hong, J, & Witt, W. (2009).  Biomarkers in the study of families of children with developmental disabilities (pp. 213 – 250).  In L. M. Glidden and M. M. Seltzer (Eds).  International Review of Research on Mental Retardation, 37.  New York: Academic Press.

SeonAe Yeo, RNC, PhD, FAAN

Book Chapters

Yeo, S. (2013). The role of exercise and physical activity for the health of women during pregnancy: evidence, theories, and interventions in exercise in health and disease (Vol. Ed: B.A. Smith). Annual Review of Nursing Research (vol.31, pp. 143-173). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Yeo, S. (2003). A Japanese perspective. In M. L. Moore & M. K. Moos (Eds.), Cultural competence in the care of childbearing families (pp. 74-78) White Plains, New York: March of Dimes.

Baba, K., & Yeo, S. (1980). Premature infants. Ichigaya, Tokyo: Boshi Eisei, Kenkyu Publishing.
Papers/Articles

Ruifrok, A., Rogazinska, E., van Poppel, M., Rayanagoudar, G., Kerry, S., de Groot, J., Yeo, S., Roberts, T., Molyneaux, E., McAuliffe, R., Poston, L., Roberts, T., Riley R., Coomarosamy, A., Khan, K., Mol, B., & Thangaratinam, S. (2014). Study protocol differential effects of diet and physical activity based interventions in pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes: individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis and health economic evaluation. Systematic Reviews, 3:131. doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-131.

Thompson, W. & Yeo, S. (2014). Is attitude a key factor to consider when designing physical activity intervention for Black adolescent girls: A review. The Journal of Black Psychology, 1-26.

Yeo, S. & Logan, J. (2014). Preventing obesity: exercise and daily activities of low-income pregnant women. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 28(1), 17-25.

Takataya, K., Van Riper, M, Yeo, S., Kondo, Y., Nakamoto, K., Okumura, K., Sakagami, R., & Mikami, Y. (2014). Adaptation in families living with Down syndrome: Enhancing the resiliency of families. Yamanashi Nursing Journal, 13 (1), 1-8.

Matsuzaki, M., Haruna, M., & Yeo, S. (2013). Adapting a U.S. questionnaire to Japanese pregnant women.  Adapting the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire for Japanese pregnant women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 43, 107-116.

Shiraishi, M., Haruna, M., Matsuzaki M., Ota, E., Murayama, R., Sasaki, S., Yeo & Murashima, S. (2013). Relationship between plasma total homocysteine level and dietary caffeine and vitamin B6 intakes in pregnant women. Nursing and Health Science (July 16). Doi: 10.1111/nhs

Evenson, K.R., Dargent-Molina, P., Haruna, M., Mikkelsen, E.M., Mottola, M.F., Owe, K.M., Rousham, E.K., & Yeo, S. (2013). Guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy: comparisons from around the world. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 8, 1-20.

Haruna, M., Watanabe, E., Matsuzaki, M., Ota, E., Shiraishi, M., Murayama, R., Yoshida, M., & Yeo, S., (2013). The effects of an exercise program on health-related quality of life in postpartum mothers: a randomized controlled trial. Health, 5(3), 432-439.

Andringa, K, Bardsley, T., Herring, A., & Yeo, S. (2013). The impact of symptom type and frequency on activity level during pregnancy. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Health, 37 (1), 4 – 10.

Shiraishi, M., Yeo, S. (2013). Association between oxidized LDL and folate during pregnancy. Biological Research for Nursing, 15, 213-218.

Symon-Downs, L., Chasan-Taber, L., Evenson, K., Leiferman, J., & Yeo, S. (2012). Physical activity and pregnancy: Past and present evidence and future recommendations. Research Quarterly for Exercise Sport, 83, 485-502.

Supavititpatana, B., Phancharoenworakul, K., Yeo, S., & Sinsuksai, N. (2012). Using theory of planned behavior to predict physical activity intention among pregnant Thais. Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research, 16, 192-205.

Yoshioka, T., Yeo, S., & Fetters, M. (2012). Experiences with epidural anesthesia of Japanese women who had childbirth in the United States – A triangulation mixed methods study. Journal of Anesthesia,26, 326-333.

Sankaralingam, S., Jiang, Y., Davidge, S. T., & Yeo, S. (2011). Effect of exercise on vascular superoxide dismutase expression in high-risk pregnancy. The American Journal of Perinatology, 28, 803-810.

Yeo, S. (2011). A risk reduction model for late-onset preeclampsia: A theory for using low-intensity exercises to enhance cardiac homeostasis in nursing research and practice. Advances in Nursing Science, 34, 78-88.

Matsuzaki, M., Haruna, M., Ota, E., Yeo, S., Murayama, R., & Murashima, M. (2010).  Translation and cross-cultrual adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) to Japanese. BioScience Trends, 4, 170-177.

Yeo, S., Cisewski, J., Lock, E., & Marron, J. S. (2010). Exploratory analysis of exercise adherence patterns with sedentary pregnant women. Nursing Research, 59, 280-287.

Yeo, S. (2010). Prenatal stretching exercise and autonomic responses: Preliminary data and a model for reducing preeclampsia. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 42, 112-3.

Haruna, M., Yeo, S., Watanabe, E., Matsuzaki, M., Ota, E., Nakayama, K., Murashima, S. (2010). Perceptions of women and health-care provider in Tokyo of appropriate weight gain during pregnancy. Nursing and Health Science, 12(1), 21-26.
Haruna, M., Matsuzaki, M., Ota, E., Honda, Y., Tanizaki, T., Sekine, K., Tabata, N, Yeo, S., Murashima, S. (2010). Positive correlation between maternal serum coenzyme Q10 levels and infant birth weight. Biofactors, 36, 312-318.

Yeo, S., (2009). Adherence to walking, stretching, and risk of preeclampsia among sedentary pregnant women. Research in Nursing & Health, 32, 379-390.

Yeo, S., Davidge, S., Ronis, D., Antonakos, C. L., Hayashi, R., & O’Leary, S. (2008). A comparison of walking versus stretching exercise to reduce the incidence of preeclampsia: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Hypertension in Pregnancy, 27, 113-130. [One of 5 top downloaded articles of the year of the Journal of Hypertension in Pregnancy]

Ota, E., Haruna, M., Yanai, H., Suzuki, M., Anh, D. D., Matsuzaki, M., Yeo, S., & Murashima, S. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Vietnamese version of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ). Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 39, 562-570.

Ota, E., Haruna, M., Matsuzaki, M., Honda, Y., Sasaki, S., Yeo, S., Murashima, S. (2008). Comparison of body fat mass changes during the third trimester and at one month postpartum between lactating and non-lactating Japanese women.  BioScience Trends, 2, 200-205.

Yeo, S., Wells, P. J., Kieffer, E., Nolan, G. (2007). Preeclampsia among Hispanic women in a Detroit health system: A paradox or conundrum? Journal of Ethnicity & Disease, 17, 118-121.

Fetters, M. D., Yoshioka, T., Greenberg, G. M., Gorenflo, D. W., & Yeo, S. (2007). Advanced consent in Japanese during prenatal care for epidural anesthesia during childbirth.  Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1, 333-365.

Yeo, S., Ronis, D., Antonakos, C., Roberts, K., & Hayashi, R. (2006). Need for population specific validation of a portable metabolic testing system: A case of sedentary pregnant women. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 13, 241-252.

Yeo, S., (2006). A randomized comparative trial of the efficacy and safety of exercise during pregnancy: Design & methods. Contemporary Clinical Trial, 27, 531-540

Fiore, T. & Yeo, S. (2001). Exercise during pregnancy: A clinical update. Journal of Female Patient, 26(6), 12-18.

Yeo, S. & Davidge, S. (2001). Possible beneficial effect of exercise, by reducing oxidative stress on the incidence of preeclampsia. Journal of Women’s Health & Gender Based Medicine, 10, 983-989.

Yeo, S., Steele, N. M., Chang, M., Leclaire, S. M., Ronis, D. L., & Hayashi, R. (2000). Effect of exercise on the blood pressure among pregnant women with a high-risk for gestational hypertensive disorders. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 45, 293-298.

Larry, C. D., & Yeo, S. (2000). The circadian rhythm of blood pressure during pregnancy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 29, 500-508.

Yeo, S., Fetters, M., & Maeda, Y. (2000). Japanese couples’ childbirth experience in the United States: Implications for care. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 27,191-198.

Kondo, Y. & Yeo, S. (1999). Study on community resources for childrearing, child care, and their support systems in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Journal of Child Research, 78, 56-67.

Sampselle, C. M., Seng, J., Yeo, S., Killion, C., & Oakley, D. (1998). Physical activity and postpartum well-being. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 28(1), 41-49.

MacKenzie, S. J., & Yeo, S. (1997). Pregnancy interruption using mifepristone (RU-486). A new choice for women in USA. Journal of Nurse-midwifery, 42(2), 86-90.

Yeo, S. (1997). Assessment of body composition in pregnancy and postpartum by skinfold thickness. Bulletin of Osaka Prefectural College of Nursing, 3(1) 27-35.

Yeo, S., Shimcus, M., & Rossini, D. (1997). Thermoregulatory adjustment of pregnant women during moderate intensity exercise. European Journal of Thermology, 7(3), 119-126.

Yeo, S., & Share, D. (1996). Lifestyle of inner city, low-income pregnant teenagers.  Bulletin of Osaka Prefectural College of Nursing, 2(1), 9-17.

Yeo, S., Johnson, T. R. B., Hayashi, R., Bromley, J., Vincent, D., Suehara, K., & Kitagawa, M. (1996). Population difference in baseline fetal heart rate, maternal body temperature and maternal heart rate: A study comparing pregnant women in Japan and the United States. Journal of Maternal Fetal Investigation, 6, 163-167.

Yeo, S., Hayashi, R. H., Wan, J. Y., & Dubler, B. (1995). Tympanic versus rectal thermometry in pregnant women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 24, 719-724.

Yeo, S., Borer, K., Behrend, G., & Boone, E. (1995). Detrimental effect in dietary restriction on exercise-induced growth hormone during pregnancy. Medicine & Science in Sports Exercise, 27(5), s231-s231.

Yeo, S. A., Mulholland P. M., Hirayama, M., & Breck S. (1994). High school students’ attitudes toward breast-feeding in Japan and the United States: A survey.  International Journal of Human Lactation, 1(1), 25-30.

Yeo, S. A. (1994). Exercise guidelines for pregnant women. IMAGE; Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 26, 265-270.

Kay, B. J., Share, D. A., Jones, K., Smith, M., Garcia, D., & Yeo, S. (1991). Process, costs and outcomes of community-based prenatal care for adolescents. Medical Care, 29, 531-542.

Yeo, S. (1983). Study for passive immunity of low birth weight infants. Shusanki Igaki.  Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 13(1), 121-129.

Yeo, S., & Hirayama, M. (1982). Counseling for the baby’s aversion against formula milk. Shusanki Igaku. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 12, 977-979.

Yeo, S., & Miyahara, S. (1981). Maternity and nutrition: the iron deficiency anemia.  Shusan-ki Igaku. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 11(9), 32-38.

Yeo, S., Hirayama, M., Takagi, H., & Fujii, T. (1980). Longitudinal study of physical growth of low birth weight infants. Shusanki Igaku. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 10, 619-626.