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HSPH Maternal and Child Health Studies Concentration

Publications

Faculty & Student Presentations/Publications

2005

Liu CL, Zaslavsky AM, Ganz ML, Perrin J, Gortmaker S, McCormick MC. (2005). Continuity of health insurance coverage for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J 9(4):363-75.

 

2006 

Roberts G, Bellinger D, McCormick MC.(2006). A Cumulative Risk Factor Model for Early Identification of Academic Difficulties in Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants. Matern Child Health J. [in press]. 

Bryant AS, Haas JS, McElrath TF, McCormick MC. (2006). Predictors of compliance with the postpartum visit among women living in healthy start project areas. Matern Child Health J.10(6):511-6.

Chevarley FM, Owens PL, Zodet MW, Simpson LA, McCormick MC, Dougherty D. (2006). Health care for children and youth in the United States: annual report on patterns of coverage, utilization, quality, and expenditures by a county level of urban influence. Ambul Pediatr. 6(5):241-64. 

Dougherty D, Simpson LA, McCormick MC. (2006). Rural areas and children's health care coverage, use, expenditures, and quality: policy implications. Ambul Pediatr.6(5):265-7.

McCloskey LA, Lichter E, Williams C, Gerber M, Wittenberg E, Ganz M. (2006). Assessing intimate partner violence in health care settings leads to women's receipt of interventions and improved health. Public Health Rep. 121(4):435-44. 

McCormick MC, Escobar GJ, Zheng Z, Richardson DK.(2006). Place of birth and variations in management of late preterm ("near-term") infants. Semin Perinatol. 30(1):44-7. 

McCormick MC, Brooks-Gunn J, Buka SL, Goldman J, Yu J, Salganik M, Scott DT, Bennett FC, Kay LL, Bernbaum JC, Bauer CR, Martin C, Woods ER, Martin A, Casey PH. (2006). Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program. Pediatrics. 117(3):771-80.

Yu JW, Buka SL, McCormick MC, Fitzmaurice GM, Indurkhya A. (2006). Behavioral problems and the effects of early intervention on eight-year-old children with learning disabilities.Matern Child Health J. 10(4):329-38. 

Yu, JW., Buka, SL., Fitzmaurice, GM., and McCormick, MC. (2006). Treatment outcomes for substance abuse among adolescents with learning disorders. J Behav Health Serv Res. 33(3):275-86. 

 

2007 

Jun, H-J, and Acevedo-Garcia, D, The effect of single motherhood on smoking by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. Social Science & Medicine 2007; 65:653-66.

Acevedo-Garcia, D, Soobader, M-J, Berkman LF, Low birthweight among US Hispanic/Latino subgroups: The effect of maternal foreign-born status and education. Social Science & Medicine 2007; 65: 2503-2516.

Bolton P, Bass J, Betancourt T, Speelman L, Onyango G, Clougherty KF,Neugebauer R, Murray L, Verdeli H.  Interventions for depression symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.  JAMA. 2007 Aug 1;298(5):519-27.

Ellis, H., & Betancourt, T. S. (2007). Children and Adolescents. In P. F. Walker & E. D. Barnett (Eds.), Immigrant Medicine (pp. 673-680). Boston, MA: Elsevier Health Sciences.

Binns HJ, Campbell C, Brown MJ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. Interpreting and managing blood lead levels of less than 10 microg/dL in children and reducing childhood exposure to lead: recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):e1285-98.

Raymond JS, Anderson R, Feingold M, Homa D, Brown MJ.  Risk for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in 3- and 4-Year-Old Children. Matern Child Health J. 2007 Oct 26; : Bossarte RM, Brown MJ, Jones RL.  Blood lead misclassification due to defective LeadCare blood lead testing equipment.  Clin Chem. 2007 May;53(5):994-5.

Makris N, Buka SL, Biederman J, Papadimitriou GM, Hodge SM, Valera EM, Brown AB, Bush G, Monuteaux MC, Caviness VS, Kennedy DN, Seidman LJ. Attention and Executive Systems Abnormalities in Adults with Childhood ADHD: A DT-MRI Study of Connections. Cereb Cortex. 2007 Sep 30; [Epub ahead of print]

Molnar BE, Cerda M, Roberts AL, Buka SL. Effects of Neighborhood Resources on Aggressive and Delinquent Behaviors Among Urban Youths. Am J Public Health. 2007 Sep 27; [Epub ahead of print]

Martin LT, Kubzansky LD, LeWinn KZ, Lipsitt LP, Satz P, Buka SL. Childhood cognitive performance and risk of generalized anxiety disorder. Int J Epidemiol. 2007 Aug;36(4):769-75. 

Davis CD, Dwyer JT. The "sunshine vitamin": benefits beyond bone? J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Nov 7;99(21):1563-5.

Dwyer JT. Do functional components in foods have a role in helping to solve current health issues? J Nutr. 2007 Nov;137(11 Suppl):2489S-2492S.

Fogli-Cawley JJ, Dwyer JT, Saltzman E, McCullough ML, Troy LM, Meigs JB, Jacques PF. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and risk of the metabolic syndrome. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):1193-201.

Picciano MF, Dwyer JT, Radimer KL, Wilson DH, Fisher KD, Thomas PR, Yetley A, Moshfegh AJ, Levy PS, Nielsen SJ, Marriott BM. Dietary supplement use among infants, children, and adolescents in the United States, 1999-2002. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Oct;161(10):978-85.

Chao SY, Houser RF, Tennstedt S, Jacques P, Dwyer JT. Food and nutrition care indicators: experts' views on quality indicators for food and nutrition services in assisted-living facilities for older adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Sep;107(9):1590-8.

Andrews KW, Schweitzer A, Zhao C, Holden JM, Roseland JM, Brandt M, Dwyer JT, Picciano MF, Saldanha LG, Fisher KD, Yetley E, Betz JM, Douglass L. The caffeine contents of dietary supplements commonly purchased in the US: analysis of 53 products with caffeine-containing ingredients. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007 Sep;389(1):231-9.

Dwyer JT, Holden J, Andrews K, Roseland J, Zhao C, Schweitzer A, Perry CR, Harnly J, Wolf WR, Picciano MF, Fisher KD, Saldanha LG, Yetley EA, Betz JM, Coates PM, Milner JA, Whitted J, Burt V, Radimer K, Wilger J, Sharpless KE, Hardy CJ. Measuring vitamins and minerals in dietary supplements for nutrition studies in the USA. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007 Sep;389(1):37-46.

Framson CM, LeLeiko NS, Dallal GE, Roubenoff R, Snelling LK, Dwyer JT. Energy expenditure in critically ill children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007 May;8(3):264-7.

McCloskey LA, Williams CM, Lichter E, Gerber M, Ganz ML, Sege R. Abused women disclose partner interference with health care: an unrecognized form of battering. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug;22(8):1067-72.

Ganz M, Xuan Z, Hunter DG. Patterns of eye care use and expenditures among children with diagnosed eye conditions. J AAPOS. 2007 Oct;11(5):480-7.

Ganz ML. The lifetime distribution of the incremental societal costs of autism. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Apr;161(4):343-9.

Conboy L, Acevedo-Garcia D, Gottlieb R, Eisenberg D, Kaptchuk TJ. The Relationship Between  Social Factors and Attitudes Toward Conventional and CAM Practitioners.  Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 13(3):146-157. (2007).

Gottlieb, BR. Teaching through the use of reflection in a public health practicum course. APHA Annual Meeting Book of Abstracts, November, 2007

Gottlieb BR Healthy Women Action Learning Collaborative - Dialogue on What we have learned so far. APHA Annual Meeting Book of Abstracts, November, 2007

Engler,C, Hutchins, E, Gottlieb, B. PSAP Digital Stories: Bringing women's experiences with depression into primary care. APHA Annual Meeting Book of Abstracts, November, 2007 

Molnar BE, Cerda M, Roberts AL, Buka SL.  Effects of Neighborhood Resources on Aggressive and Delinquent Behaviors Among Urban Youths. Am J Public Health. 2007 Sep 27; [Epub ahead of print]

Austin SB, Roberts AL, Corliss HL, Molnar BE.  "Mostly Heterosexual" and Heterosexual Young Women: Sexual Violence Victimization History and Sexual Risk Indicators in a Community-Based Urban Cohort. Am J Public Health. 2007 Sep 27; [Epub ahead of print]

Minkovitz CS, O'Connor KG, Grason H, Palfrey JS, Chandra A, Tonniges TF.  Pediatricians' perspectives regarding community child health: training, involvement, and expectations according to age. Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):1036-43.

Samuels RC, Liu J, Sofis LA, Palfrey JS.  Immunizations in Children with Special Health Care Needs in a Medical Home Model of Care. Matern Child Health J. 2007 Jun 20; [Epub ahead of print]

Surkan PJ, Ryan LM, Vieira LM, Berkman LF, Peterson KE. Maternal social and psychological conditions and physical growth in low-income children in Piauí, Northeast Brazil. Soc Sci Med  2007;64(2):375-388.

Barquera S, Peterson KE, Must A, Rogers BL, Flores M, Houser R, Monterrubio E, Rivera-Dommarco JA.  Co-existence of maternal central adiposity and child stunting in Mexico. Int J Obesity 2007;31(4):601-607.

Dubowitz T, Acevedo-Garcia D, Salkeld J, Lindsay AC, Subramanian SV, Peterson KE.  Lifecourse, immigration status and acculturation in food purchasing and preparation among low-income mothers. Public Health Nutr 2007; 10(4):396-404.

Peterson KE, Dubowitz T, Stoddard AM, Sorensen G, Troped P, Fay ME, Emmons KE. Social context of physical activity and weight status in working class populations.  J Phys Activ Health 2007;4(4): 381-396.

Colon-Ramos U, Kabagambe E, Ascherio A, Campos H, Peterson K. Increased health awareness and socioeconomic status are associated with a shift in cooking oil preference in Costa Rica.  Public Health Nutr 2007; Mar 29:1-9 [Epub ahead of print.]

Pereira MA, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman KP, Rich-Edwards JW, Peterson KE, Gillmand MW.
Predictors of change in physical activity during and after pregnancy:  Project Viva. Am J Prev Med 2007;32(4):312-319.

Peterson KE, Fox MK. Addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity through school-based interventions:  what has been done and where do we go from here?  J Law Med Ethics 2007;35(1):113-130.

Troped PJ, Wiecha JL, Fragala MS, Matthews CE, Finkelstein DM, Kim J, Peterson, KE. Accelerometer data indicate poor validity for YRBS physical activity items among middle school students. Med Sci Sports Exercise 2007;39: 416-425.

Greaney ML, Hardwick CK, Mezbegu S, Lindsay AC, Roover ML, Peterson KE. The feasibility of implementing and sustaining a multi-program school-based intervention to promote physical activity and good nutrition: A qualitative study. J School Health Educ 2007;38(5): 250-257.

Dubowitz T, Smith-Warner SA, Acevedo-Garcia D, Subramanian SV, Peterson, KE. Nativity and duration of time in the United States: differences in fruit and vegetable intake among low-income postpartum women. Am J Public Health 2007;97(10):1787-1790.

Sorensen G, Stoddard A, Dubowitz T, Barbeau E, Bigby JA, Emmons KM, Berkman LF, Peterson KE. The influence of social context on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption:  Results of the Healthy Directions studies. Am J Pub Health 2007;97: 1216-1227.

Surkan P, Kawachi I, Berkman L, Ryan L, Peterson KE. Maternal depressive symptoms, parenting self-efficacy and child growth. Am J Public Health 2007;98(1): 125-132.

Austin SB, Kim J, Wiecha JL, Troped PJ, Feldman HA, Peterson KE. School-based overweight preventive intervention lowers incidence of disordered weight control behaviors in early adolescent girls. Arch Ped Adol Med 2007;161(9):865-869.

Greene GW, Nebeling N, Greaney ML, Lindsay AC,  Hardwick C, Toobert D, Williams G, Elliot D, Goodman Sher T, McGregor HA, Domas A, Breger R, Peterson KE. A qualitative study of a nutrition working group. Health Prom Practice 2007;8:299-306.

Colon-Ramos U, Lindsay AC, Monge-Rojas R, Greaney MM, Campos H, Peterson KE. Translating research into action: a case study about trans-fatty acid research and nutrition policy in Costa Rica. Health Policy Planning 2007;22: 363-374.

Sussner KM, Lindsay AC, Peterson KE. The influence of acculturation on breastfeeding initiation and duration in low-income women in the U.S. J Biol Sci 29 Nov 2007: [epub ahead of print.]

Rudd RE. Let's Become Partners: Practitioners in the Health and Education Fields Need to Cooperate.

Rudd RE. Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 1(1): 32-36, 2007.

Rudd RE. Adult Education and Public Health Partner to Address Health Literacy Needs. Adult Learning 15(1&2). 2007.

Rudd RE, Rosenfeld L, Gall V. Health Literacy and Arthritis Research and Practice. Current Opinion in Rheumatology.  2007.

Rudd RE. The importance of literacy in research and in practice. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology, 3(9): 479. 2007.

Rudd RE (2007). Health Literacy Skills of U.S. Adults. Journal of Health Behavior. 31(Supp 1): S8-S18. 2007. 

Murray TS, Rudd RE, Kirsch I, Yamamoto K, Grenier S. Health Literacy in Canada: Initial results from the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. Statistics Canada. 2007. 

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Raj A. Immigration-based disparities in adolescent girls' vulnerability to dating violence.  Maternal and Child Health Journal 2007; 11:37-43.

Whitaker DJ, Baker CK, Pratt C, Reed E, Suri S, Pavlos C, Jacklin B, Silverman JG. A network model for providing culturally competent services for intimate partner violence and sexual violence. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:190-209.

Rothman EF, Silverman JG. Effects of a college sexual assault prevention program on first-year students' victimization rates. Journal of American College Health 2007; 55:283-290.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Maheshwari A, Patel V, Raj A. Understanding sex trafficking: Experiences of Victims in Mumbai, India. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2007; 97:221-6.

Miller E, Decker MR, Silverman JG, Raj A. Trafficking to the U.S. and women's health:  A case report from a community health center. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:486-97.

Decker MR, Raj A, Silverman JG.  Sexual violence against adolescent girls: Influences of immigration and acculturation. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:498-513.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Kapur N, Raj A. Sexually transmitted infection and violence against wives among a national sample of Bangladeshi men. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2007; 83:211-5.

Raj A, Decker MR, Murray JE, Silverman JG. Gender differences in associations between exposure to HIV education and sexual risk reduction among Massachusetts high school students. Sex Education 2007; 7:191-199.

Raj A, Reed E, Decker MR, Miller E, Rothman EF, Silverman JG.  Contexts of condom use and non-use among adolescent male perpetrators of dating violence. AIDS Care 2007; 19:970-3.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Maheshwari A, Willis BM, Raj A. HIV prevalence and predictors of infection among sex trafficked Nepalese girls and women.  Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2007; 298: 536-42.

Raj A, Silverman JG. Domestic violence help-seeking behaviors of South Asian battered women residing in the United States. International Journal of Victimology 2007; 14:143-170.

Silverman JG, Gupta J, Decker MR, Kapur N, Raj A. Intimate partner violence, unwanted pregnancy and pregnancy termination among a national sample of Bangladeshi women. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007; 114:1246-1252.

Miller E, Decker MR, Reed E, Raj A, Silverman JG. Male pregnancy promoting behaviors and adolescent partner violence: Findings from a qualitative study with adolescent girls. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7:360-6.

Rothman EF, Mandel DG, Silverman JG.  Abusers' perceptions of the effect of their intimate partner violence on children. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:1179-1191.

Silverman JG, Decker MR.  The U.S. Anti-Prostitution Pledge: A call for cooperation. PLoS Medicine 2007; 4(10):e280.

Montirosso R., Premoli B., Cozzi P., Borgatti R., Tronick EZ. Regolazione emozionale in bambini tra i 3 e i 6 mesi: applicazione del paradigma still-face.  Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, (2007), 1, 193-219.

Harrison, A. Tronick, E. (2007). Contributions to Understanding Therapeutic Change: Now We Have a Playground.  Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.  Fall, 55, 3, 891-897.

Bell, L, Goulet, C, St-Cyr Tribble, D, Paul, D, Tronick, EZ. Mothers' and fathers' view of the interdependence of their relationship with their infant : A system's perspective on early family relationships.  Journal of Family Nursing. 2007, 13: 179-200

Tronick, E.  Neurobehavioral and Social Emotional Development. Norton Press, 2007.

 

2008 

 

Acevedo-Garcia, D, Cacari Stone, Lisa, State Variation in Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Citizen Children of Immigrants. Health Affairs 2008; 27: 434-446.

Acevedo-Garcia, D, Osypuk, TL, McArdle, N, Williams DR, Towards a Policy Relevant Analysis of Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities. Health Affairs 2008; 27: 321-333.

Betancourt, T. S., & Williams, T. (2008). Building an evidence base on mental health interventions for children affected by armed conflict. International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, 6(1), 39-56.

Brown MJ, Rhoads GG., Guest editorial: Responding to blood lead levels < 10 microg/dL. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb;116(2):A60-1.

Brown MJ.  Childhood lead poisoning prevention: getting the job done by 2010.J Environ Health. 2008 Jan-Feb;70(6):56-7.

Vasiliadis HM, Gilman SE, Buka SL.  Fetal growth restriction and the development of major depression.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2008 Apr;117(4 ):306-12.

Cerdá M, Buka SL, Rich-Edwards JW.  Neighborhood influences on the association between maternal age and birthweight: A multilevel investigation of age-related disparities in health. Soc Sci Med. 2008 May;66(9):2048-60. 

Mendelson T, Kubzansky LD, Datta GD, Buka SL.  Relation of female gender and low socioeconomic status to internalizing symptoms among adolescents: A case of double jeopardy? Soc Sci Med. 2008 Mar;66(6):1284-96.

Gilman SE, Martin LT, Abrams DB, Kawachi I, Kubzansky L, Loucks EB, Rende R, Rudd R, Buka SL.
 Educational attainment and cigarette smoking: a causal association? Int J Epidemiol. 2008 Jan 6; [Epub ahead of print]

Buka SL, Cannon TD, Torrey EF, Yolken RH; Collaborative Study Group on the Perinatal Origins of Severe Psychiatric Disorders. Maternal exposure to herpes simplex virus and risk of psychosis among adult offspring. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Apr 15;63(8):809-15.

 Kahler CW, Strong DR, Papandonatos GD, Colby SM, Clark MA, Boergers J, Niaura R, Abrams DB, Buka SL. Cigarette smoking and the lifetime alcohol involvement continuum. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Jan 11;93(1-2):111-20.

Dwyer J, Needham L, Simpson JR, Heeney ES. Parents report intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental barriers to supporting healthy eating and physical activity among their preschoolers. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Apr;33(2):338-46

Marcotte L, Hennessy E, Dwyer J, Hyatt RR, Goldberg JP, Naumova EN, Economos CD.Validity and reliability of a calcium checklist in early elementary-school children.
Public Health Nutr. 2008 Jan;11(1):57-64.

Liu CL, Zaslavsky AM, Ganz ML, Perrin J, Gortmaker S, McCormick MC. The financial implications of availability and quality of a usual source of care for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J. 2008 Mar;12(2):243-59.

Gerber MR, Wittenberg E, Ganz ML, Williams CM, McCloskey LA. Intimate partner violence exposure and change in women's physical symptoms over time. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jan;23(1):64-9.

Waisbren SE, Bowles H, Hasan T, Zou KH, Emans SJ, Goldberg C, Gould S, Levine D, Lieberman E, Loeken M, Longtine J, Nadelson C, Patenaude AF, Quinn D, Randolph AG, Solet JM, Ullrich N, Walensky R, Weitzman P, Christou H.  Gender differences in research grant applications and funding outcomes for medical school faculty. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Mar;17(2):207-14.

Borges G, Benjet C, Medina-Mora ME, Orozco R, Molnar BE, Nock MK.  Traumatic events and suicide-related outcomes among Mexico City adolescents. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2008 Mar 10; [Epub ahead of print]

Arora M, Ettinger AS, Peterson KE, Schwartz J, Hu H, Hernandez-Avila M, Tellez-Rojo MM, Wright RO. Maternal dietary intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids modifies the relationship between lead levels in bone and breastmilk.  J Nutr 2008;138: 73-79.

Peterson KE, Hebert JR, Hurley T, Resnicow K, Thompson FE, Greene GW, Shaikh AR, Yaroch A, Williams GC, Salkeld J, Toobert DJ, Domas A, Elliot DL, Hardin J, Nebeling L.  Accuracy and precision of two short screeners to assess change in fruit and vegetable consumption among diverse populations participating in health promotion intervention trials. J Nutr 2008; 138: 218S-225S.

Yaroch AL, Nebeling L, Thompson FE, Hurley TG, Hebert JR, Toobert DJ, Resnicow K, Greene GW, Williams GC, Elliot DL, Sher TG,  Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis M, Salkeld J, Rossi S, Domas A, McGregor H, DeFrancesco C, McCarty F, Costello R, Peterson KE. Baseline design elements and sample characteristics for seven sites participating in the Nutrition Working Group of the Behavioral Change Consortium. J Nutr 2008;138: 185S-192S.

Thompson FE, Midthune D, Williams GC, Yaroch AL, Hurley TG, Resnicow K, Hebert JR, Toobert DJ, Greene GW, Peterson KE, Nebeling L. Evaluation of a short dietary assessment instrument for percentage energy from fat in an intervention study. J Nutr 2008;138: 193S-199S.

Williams GC, Hurley TG, Thompson FE, Midthune D, Yaroch AL, Resnicow K, Toobert DJ, Greene GW, Peterson KE, et al. Performance of a short percentage energy from fat tool in measuring change in dietary intervention studies. J Nutr 2008;138: 212S-217S.

Greene GW, Resnicow K, Thompson FE, Peterson KE, Hurley TG, Hebert JR, Toobert DJ, Williams GC, Elliot DL, et al. Correspondence of the NCI fruit and vegetable screener to repeat 24 hour recalls and serum carotenoids in behavioral intervention trials. J Nutr 2008;138: 200S-204S.

Davis RE, Resnicow K, Atienza AA, Peterson KE, Domas A, Hunt A, Hurley TG, Yaroch AL, Greene GW, et al. Use of signal detection methodology to identify subgroups of dietary supplement use in diverse populations. J Nutr 2008;138: 205S-211S.

Hebert JR, Hurley TG, Peterson KE, Resnicow K, Thompson FE, Yaroch AL, Ehlers M, Midthune D, Williams GC, et al. Social desirability trait influences on self-reported dietary measures among diverse participants in a multicenter multiple risk factor trial. J Nutr 2008;138: 226S-234S.

Dubowitz T, Subramanian S, Acevedo-Garcia D, Ossypuk T, Peterson KE.  Individual and neighborhood demographic differences in diet: multilevel analysis among low-income women. J Women's Health 2008; Jan 25: epub ahead of print.

Rudd RE. Low Health Literacy among Older Adults, CDC Expert Panel on Health Literacy of Older Adults. 2008.

Decker MR, Gupta J, Raj A, Miller E, Silverman JG. Intimate partner violence and sexually transmitted disease symptoms in a national sample of married Bangladeshi women. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2008;100(1):18-23.

Raj A, Reed E, Santana MC, Welles SL, Flores SA, Horsburgh CR, Silverman JG. History of incarceration and gang involvement are associated with recent STD/HIV diagnoses in African American Men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) 2008 ;47:131-134.