Publications

Our publications are sorted by project and affiliated partnership, with the most recent ones listed first. To find a publication from a specific partnership, click on the partnership link in the box below and you will be directed to its related articles. Also include is our list of doctoral dissertations. 

Detroit Urban Research Center
Title Author(s) Publication
Integrating Public Health Research and Teaching With Social Justice Activism: Lessons From 80 Years of Practice Freudenberg, N, Israel, BA Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 50(3) 301–309 (2023)
Urban community intervention to prevent Halloween arson - Detroit, Michigan, 1985-1996. Maciak BJ, Moore MT, Leviton LC, Guinan ME. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 46:299-304. (1997)
Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Israel BA, Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Becker AB. Annual Review of Public Health 19:173-202. (1998)
Preventing Halloween arson in an urban setting: A model for multi-sectoral planning and community participation. Maciak BJ, Moore MT, Leviton LC, Guinan ME. Health Education & Behavior 25(2): 194-211. (1998)
Evaluating community-based health programs that seek to increase community capacity. Parker EA, Eng E, Schulz AJ, Israel BA. New Directions for Evaluation 83:37-54. (1999)
The research perspective: development and implementation of principles for community-based research in public health. In T. A. Bruce and S. U. McKane (eds.), Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Selig SM, Bayer IS, Griffin CB. Community-Based Public Health: A Partnership Model (pp. 53-69). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association. (2000)
The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center: Development, implementation and evaluation. Israel BA, Lichtenstein RL, Lantz PM, McGranaghan RJ, Allen A, Guzman JR, et al. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 7:1-20. (2001)
Can communities and academia work together on public health research: Evaluation results from a community-based participatory research partnership in Detroit. Lantz PM, Viruell-Fuentes E, Israel BA, Softley D, Guzman JR. Journal Urban Health 78:495-507. (2001)
Addressing Urban Health in Detroit, New York, and Seattle through community-based participatory research partnerships. Metzler MM, Higgins DL, Beeker CG, Freudenberg N, Lantz PM, Senturia K, et al. American Journal of Public Health 93:803-811. (2003)
Commentary: Model of community health governance: Applicability to community-based participatory research partnerships. Israel BA. Journal of Urban Health 80:50-53. (2003)
Community-based participatory research. In N. B. Anderson (ed.) Israel BA, Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Becker AB, Allen A, Guzman R. Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior (pp. 200-204). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. (2004)
Assessing and strengthening characteristics of effective groups in community-based participatory research partnerships. In C. Garvin, M. Galinsky & L. M. Guitierrez (eds.) Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Lantz PM. Handbook of Social Work with Groups (pp. 309-325). New York, NY: Guilford Publications. (2004)
A bridge between communities: Video-making using principles of community-based participatory research Chavez V, Israel BA, Allen A, Lichtenstein R, DeCarlo M, Schulz AJ, et al. Health Promotion Practice 5:395-403. (2004)
Application of community-based participatory research in the design of an observational tool: The Neighborhood Observational Checklist. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), 1st Edition Zenk SN, Schulz AJ, House JS, Benjamin A, Kannan S. Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 1st Edition (pp. 167-187). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: Lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City, and Seattle Urban Research Centers. Israel BA, Krieger JW, Vlahov D, et al. Journal of Urban Health 83:1022-1040. (2006)
Critical issues in developing and following community-based participatory research principles. In M. Minkler, N. Wallerstein (eds.). Israel BA, Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Becker AB, Allen A, Guzman JR. Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: From Process to Outcomes (pp. 47-66). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (2008)
A decade of postdoctoral training in CBPR and dedication to Thomas A. Bruce. Bowie J, Eng E, Lichtenstein RL. Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 3(4):267-270. (2009)
The application of focus group methodologies to community-based participatory research. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.) Kieffer EC, Salabarría-Peña Y, Odoms-Young A, Willis S, Baber K, Guzman JR. Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd Edition(pp. 249-276). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Development, Evolution, and Implementation of a Food Environment Audit for Diverse Neighborhoods. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.) Zenk SN, Schulz AJ, Izumi BT, Sand SL, Lockett M, Odoms-Young A. Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd Edition(pp. 277-305). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Strategies and techniques for effective group process in community-based participatory research partnerships. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Becker AB, Israel BA, Allen A. Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd Edition (pp. 69-96). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Community-based participatory approach to survey design and implementation: The Healthy Environments Partnership Survey. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.) Schulz AJ, Zenk SN, Kannan S, Israel BA, Koch MA, Stokes C. Methods for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd edition (pp. 197-224). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Developing and implementing guidelines for dissemination: The experience of the Community Action Against Asthma project. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.) Parker EA, Robins TG, Israel BA, Brakefield-Caldwell W, Edgren KK, Wilkins D. Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd Edition (pp. 405-434). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Documentation and evaluation of community-based participatory research partnerships: The use of in-depth interviews and closed-ended questionnaires. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.) Israel BA, Lantz PM, McGranaghan R, Kerr D, Guzman JR Methods for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd Edition (pp. 369-398). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, 2nd Edition. Israel BA, Eng E, Schulz AJ, Parker EA (eds.) San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2013)
Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy Coombe CM, Schulz AJ, Guluma L, Allen AJ, Gray C, Brakefield-Caldwell W, Guzman JR, Lewis TC, Reyes AG, Rowe Z, Pappas LA, Israel BA Health Promotion Practice (2018)
Community-based participatory research: A partnership approach for public health (2nd ed). Israel BA, Coombe CM, McGranaghan R Community Engaged Scholarship for Health, CES4Health.info (2018)
Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS)
Title Author(s) Publication
The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) Questionnaire and Facilitation Guide: A Validated Measure of CBPR Partnership Success Brush BL, Israel BA, Coombe CM, Lee SYD, Jensen M, Wilson-Powers E, Gabrysiak A, Chandanabhumma PP, Baker E, Jones M, Lachance L. Health Promotion Practice Online First (2023)
Using a CBPR Approach to Guide Successful Recruitment for an Online Questionnaire: The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) Case Study Wilson-Powers E, Jensen M, Gabrysiak A, Brush BL, Coombe CM, Israel BA, Lee SYD, Richmond A, Lachance L. Health Promotion Practice Online First (2023)
Validation of the Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) Questionnaire Lachance L, Brush BL, Mentz G, Lee SYD, Chandanabhumma PP, Coombe CM, DeMajo R, Gabrysiak A, Jensen M, Reyes AG, Rowe Z, Schulz AJ, Wilson-Powers E, Israel BA. Health Education & Behavior (2023)
A CBPR-Enhanced Delphi Method: The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success Case Study Brush BL, Lee SYD, Gabrysiak A, Jensen M, Wilson-Powers E, Coombe CM, Chandanabhumma PP, Valerio M, Israel BA, Lachance L. Health Education & Behavior Online First, (2022)
Cultivating an Ecosystem: A Qualitative Exploration of Sustainability in Long-Standing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Chandanabhumma PP, Gabrysiak A, Brush BL, Coombe CM, Eng E, Jensen M, Lachance L, Shepard P, Wallerstein NB, Israel BA. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, Volume 17, Number 3, pp. 393-404 (2022)
Success in Long-Standing Community- Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnerships: A Scoping Literature Review Brush BL, Mentz G, Jensen M, Jacobs B, Saylor KM, Rowe Z, Israel BA, Lachance L. Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 47(4) 556–568 (2020)
Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success: Theory and Methods for Measuring Success in Long-Standing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Israel BA, Lachance L, Coombe CM, Lee SYD, Jensen M, Wilson-Powers E, Mentz G, Muhammad M, Rowe Z, Reyes AG, Brush BL. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 129-140 (2020)
Understanding the Benefit– Cost Relationship in Long- Standing Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnerships: Findings From the Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS) Study Lachance L, Coombe CM, Brush BL, Lee SYD, Jensen M, Taffe B, Bhardwaj P, Muhammad M, Wilson-Powers E, Rowe Z, Caldwell CH, Israel BA. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 513-536 (2020)
A Participatory, Mixed Methods Approach to Define and Measure Partnership Synergy in Long-standing Equity-focused CBPR Partnerships Coombe CM, Chandanabhumma PP, Bhardwaj P, Brush BL, Greene-Moton E, Jensen M, Lachance L, Lee SYD, Meisenheimer M, Minkler M, Muhammad M, Reyes AG, Rowe Z, Wilson-Powers E, Israel BA. Volume 66, Issue 3-4
Special Issue: Applying Community‐Based Participatory Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities and Promoting Health Equity, Pages 427-438 (2020)
Community Action Against Asthma
Title Author(s) Publication
Childhood asthma. Clark NM, Brown R, Parker EA, Robins TG, Remick D, Philbert M, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 107(3):S421-S429. (1999)
Field comparison of PM2.5 TEOM and PM2.5 manual filter-based measurement methods in urban atmospheres. Dvonch JT, Marsik FJ, Keeler GJ, Robins TG, Yip F, Morishita M. Journal of Aerosol Science 31(suppl 1): S190-S191. (2000)
Assessment of personal exposures to particulate matter (PM) among asthmatic children in Detroit, Michigan as part of Community Action Against Asthma (CAAA). Keeler GJ, Dvonch JT, Yip FY, Parker EA, Israel BA, Marsik F, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 110:173-181. (2002)
Community Action Against Asthma: Examining the partnership process of a community-based participatory research project. Parker EA, Israel BA, Brakefield-Caldwell W, Keeler G, Lewis TC, Ramirez E, Robins T, Rowe Z, Williams M. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18:558-567. (2003)
Personal exposures to particulate matter among children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan. Yip F, Keeler GJ, Dvonch JT, Robins TG, Parker EA, Israel BA, Caldwell C. Atmospheric Environment 38:5227-5236. (2004)
Pulmonary retention of particulate matter is associated with airway inflammation in allergic rats exposed to air pollution in urban Detroit. Morishita M, Keeler GJ, Wagner J, Marsik FJ, Timm E, Dvonch JT, Harkema J. Inhalation Toxicology 16: 663-674. (2004)
Application of health promotion theories and models for environmental health. Parker EA, Baldwin GT, Israel BA. Health Education & Behavior 31:491-509. (2004)
Effects of concentrated fine ambient particles on rat plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Dvonch JT, Brook RD, Keeler GJ, Rajagopalan S, D'Alecy LG, Marsik FJ, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 16:473-480. (2004)
Identification of gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma using a community-based participatory research approach. Lewis TC, Robins TG, Joseph C, Rowe Z, Parker EA, Edgren KK, et al. Journal of Urban Health 81:472-488. (2004)
Reporducibility of a novel model of murine asthma-like pulmonary inflammation. Mckinley L, Kim J, Bolgos GL, Siddiqui J, Remick DG. Clinical and Experimental Immunology;136(2):224-31. (2004)
Prevention and reversal of pulmonary inflammation and airway hyper-responsiveness by dexamethasone treatment in a murine model of asthma induced by house dust. Kim J, McKinley L, Siddiqui J, Bolgos GL, Remick DG. American Journal of Physiology Lung Cell and Molecular Physiology; 287(3):L503-9. (2004)
Air pollution associated changes in lung function among asthmatic children in Detroit. Lewis TC, Robins TG, Dvonch JT, Keeler GJ, Yip FY, Mentz GB, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1068-1075. (2005)
In their words: A qualitative analysis of the effects of the physical environment on Detroit residents. Farquhar SA, Parker EA, Israel BA. Local Environment Journal 10: 259-274. (2005)
Lessons Learned for the Study of Childhood Asthma from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Eggleston PA, Diette G, Lipsett M, Lewis T, Tager I, McConnell R, Chrischilles E, Lanphear B, Miller R, Krishnan J. Environmental Health Perspectives;113(10):1447-54. (2005)
Community-based participatory research: lessons learned from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Israel BA, Parker EA, Rowe Z, Salvatore A, Minkler M, López J, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives;113(10):1463-71. (2005)
CXC chemokines modulate IgE secretion and pulmonary inflammation in a model of allergic asthma. McKinley L, Kim J, Bolgos GL, Siddiqui J, Remick DG. Cytokine;32(3-4):178-85. (2005)
Social and physical environments and disparities in risk for cardiovascular disease: the healthy environments partnership conceptual model. Schulz AJ, Kannan S, Dvonch JT, Israel BA, Allen A 3rd, James SA, House JS, Lepkowski J. Environmental Health Perspectives;113(12):1817-25. (2005)
Community involvement in the conduct of a health education intervention and research project: The Community Action Against Asthma Project. Edgren KK, Parker EA, Israel BA, Lewis TC, Salinas MA, Robins TG, Hill YR. Health Promotion Practice 6:263-269. (2005)
Air pollution exposure assessment for epidemiologic studies of pregnant women and children: Lessons learned from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Gilliland F, Avol E, Kinney P, Jerret M, Dvonch JT, Lurmann F, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1447-1454. (2005)
Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody treatment reduces pulmonary inflammation and methacholine hyperresponsiveness in a murine asthma model induced by house dust. Kim J, McKinley L, Natarajan S, Bolgos GL, Siddiqui J, Remick DG. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 36:122-132. (2006)
Proximity of Schools in Detroit, Michigan to Automobile and Truck Traffic. Wu YC, Batterman S. Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 16:457-470. (2006)
Allergens induce enhanced bronchoconstriction and leukotriene production in C5 deficient mice. McKinley L, Kim J, Bolgos GL, Siddiqui J, Remick DG. Respiratory Research;7:129. (2006)
Simultaneous measurement of ventilation using tracer gas techniques and VOC concentrations in homes, garages and vehicles. Batterman S, Jia C, Hatzivasilis G, Godwin C. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 8:249-256. (2006)
Concentrations and emissions of gasoline and other vapors from residential vehicle garages. Batterman S, Hatzivasilis G, Jia C. Atmospheric Environment 40:1828-1844. (2006)
Migration of volatile organic compounds from attached garages to residences: A major exposure source. Batterman S, Jia C, Hatzivailis G. Environmental Research 104:224-240. (2007)
Indoor Air Quality in Michigan Schools. Godwin C, Batterman S. Indoor Air;17(2):109-121. (2007) PMID:17391233
VOCs in industrial, urban and suburban neighborhoods: Part 1: Indoor and outdoor concentrations, variation, and risk drivers. Jia C, Batterman S, Godwin C. Atmospheric Environment;42 (9);2083-2100. (2008)
VOCs in industrial, urban and suburban neighborhoods: Part 2: Factors affecting indoor and outdoor concentrations. Jia C, Batterman S, Godwin C. Atmospheric Environment;42 (9);2101–2116. (2008)
Evaluation of Community Action Against Asthma: A community health worker intervention to improve children's asthma-related health by reducing household environmental triggers for asthma. Parker E, Lewis TC, Israel BA, Robins T, Mentz G, Lin X, et al. Health Education & Behavior 35(3): 376-395. (2008)
Sources of ambient fine particulate matter at two community sites in Detroit, Michigan. Davyda M, Hammond J, Dvonch T, Keeler GJ, Parker EA, Kamal AS, et al. Atmospheric Environment; 42:720-732. (2008)
Evaluation of CAAA: A Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve Children’s Asthma-Related Health by Reducing Household Environmental triggers for Asthma. Parker EA, Israel BA, Robins TG, Mentz G, Lin X, Brakefield-Caldwell, et al. Health Education and Behavior;35:376-395. (2008)
Acute effects of ambient particulate matter on blood pressure: differential effects across urban communities. Dvonch JT, Kannan S, Schulz AJ, Keeler GJ, Mentz G, House J, et al. Hypertension;53(5):853-9. (2009)
Community Organizing Network for Environmental Health: Using a community health development approach to increase community capacity around reduction of environmental triggers. Parker EA, Chung LK, Israel BA, Reyes A, Wilkins D. Journal of Primary Prevention 31:41-58. (2010)
A Critical review of Naphtalene Sources and Exposures relevant to Indoor and Outdoor Air. Jia C, Batterman S. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 7(7):2903-39. (2010)
Near-road air pollutant concentrations of CO and PM2.5: A comparison of MOBILE6.2/CALINE4 and generalized additive models. Zhang K, Batterman S. Atmospheric Environment;44:1740-1748. (2010)
Prediction and analysis of near-road concentrations using a reduced-form emission/dispersion model. Batterman S, Zhang K, Kononowech R. Environmental Health;9:29. (2010) PMID:20579353 PMCID: PMC2914002
Asthma exacerbation and proximity of residence to major roads: a population-based matched case-control study among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit, Michigan. Li S, Batterman S, Wasilevich E, Elasaad H, Wahl R, Mukherjee B. Environmental Health;10:34. (2011) PMID:21513554 PMCID: PMC3224543
Vehicle emissions in congestion: comparison of work zone, rush hour and free-flow conditions. Zhang K, Batterman S, Dion F. Atmospheric Environment;45: 1929-1939. (2011)
Association of Daily Asthma Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions with Ambient Air Pollutants among the Pediatric Medicaid Population in Detroit: Time-Series and Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Analyses with Threshold Effects. Li S, Batterman S, Wasilevich E, Wahl R, Wirth J, Su FC, Mukherjee B. Environmental Research;111(8);1137-1147. (2011) PMID:21764049
Particle concentrations and effectiveness of free-standing air filters in bedrooms of children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan. Du L, Batterman S, Parker E, Godwin C, Chin JY O'Toole A, Robins T, Brakefield-Caldwell W, Lewis T. Building and Environment,46: 2303-2313. (2011) PMCID: PMC3161201
Particulate matter concentrations in residences: an intervention study evaluating stand-alone filters and air conditioners. Batterman S, Du L, Mentz G, Muhkerjee B, Parker E, Godwin C, et al. Indoor Air;22:235-252. (2012) PMID: 22145709
Sources, concentrations and risks of naphthalene in indoor and outdoor air. Batterman S, Chin, JY, Jia, C., Godwin, C., Parker, E., Robins, T., Max, P., Lewis, T. Indoor Air;22:266-78. (2012) PMID:22145682 PMCID: PMC3307957
Variability of Indoor and Outdoor VOC Measurements: An Analysis using Variance Components. Jia C, Batterman S, Relyea G. Environmental Pollution;169: 152-9. (2012) PMID:21995872
Air Change Rates and Interzonal Flows in Residences, and the Need for Multi-Zone Models for Exposure and Health Analyses. Batterman S, Du L, Godwin C, Chin J-Y, Parker E, Breen M, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;4639-4661 (2012) PMCID: PMC3546781
Air Pollutant Exposure and Preterm and Term Small-for-Gestational-Age Births in Detroit, Michigan: Long-term Trends and Associations. Le HQ, Batterman S, Sadeghnejad A, Wirth JJ, Wahl R, Hoggatt K, et al. Environment International;44:7-17. (2012)
Nasal cytokine responses to natural colds in asthmatic children. Lewis TC, Henderson TA, Carpenter AR, Ramirez IA, McHenry CL, Goldsmith AM, et al. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 42(12):1734-44. (2012)
A Life Course Perspective on Stress and Health Among Caregivers of Children With Asthma in Detroit. Sampson N, Parker E, Cheezum R, Lewis T, O’Toole A, Patton J, et al. Family & Community Health; 36(1):51-62. (2012)
Bayesian analysis of time-series data under case-crossover designs: posterior equivalence and inference. Li S, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Ghosh M. Biometrics;69(4):925-36. (2013) PMID:24289144
Macrophage/epithelial cell CCL2 contributes to rhinovirus-induced hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in a mouse model of allergic airways disease. Schneider D, Hong JY, Bowman ER, Chung Y, Nagarkar DR, McHenry CL, et al. American Journal of Physiology Lung Cell and Molecular Physiology; 304(3):L162-169. (2013)
Statistical strategies for constructing health risk models with multiple pollutants and their interactions: possible choices and comparisons. Sun Z, Tao Y, Li S, Ferguson KK, Meeker JD, et al. Environmental Health, 12:85. (2013)
The near-road ambient network and exposure estimates for health studies. Batterman S. Environmental Manager; July:24-30. (2013)
Concentrations and Risks of p-Dichlorobenzene in Indoor and Outdoor Air. Chin J-Y, Godwin C, Jia C, Robins T, Lewis T, Parker E, et al. Indoor Air;23(1):40-9. (2013) PMCID: PMC3501547
“I wouldn’t look at it as stress”: Conceptualizations of caregiver stress among low-income families of children with asthma. Sampson N, Parker E, Cheezum R, Lewis T, O’Toole A, Zuniga A, et al. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; 4(1):275-288. (2013)
Nightwatch: Sleep Disruption of Caregivers of Children With Asthma in Detroit. Cheezum R, Parker EA, Sampson NR, Lewis TC, O’Toole A, Patton J, et al. Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators;4(5):217-225. (2013)
The Near-Road Exposures and Effects of Urban Air Pollutants Study (NEXUS): Study design and methods. Vette A, Burke J, Norris G, Landis M, Batterman S, Breen M, et al. Science of The Total Environment;448:38–47. (2012) PMID:2314927
Air pollution and respiratory symptoms among children with asthma: vulnerability by corticosteroid use and residence area. Lewis TC, Robins T, Mentz G, Zhang X, Mukherjee B, Lin X, et al. Science of the Total Environment; 448:48-55. (2013)
Use of Free-standing Filters in an Asthma Intervention Study. Batterman S, Du L, Parker E, Robins T, Lewis T,Mukherjee B, et al. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health; 6(4):759-767. (2013)
Long Duration Tests of Room Air Filters in Cigarette Smokers’ Homes. Batterman S, Godwin C, Jia C. Environmental Science & Technology;39(18);7260 – 7268. (2005) PMID:16201657
Evaluating Mold Exposures in Homes of Asthmatic Children In Detroit, Michigan. Kamal A, Batterman S, Norris G, Burke J, Vette A, Godwin C, et al. Indoor Air [In Press]
Effects of Geocoding Errors in Estimating Concentrations of Traffic-related Pollutants at Residential Locations. Ganguly R, Batterman S, Isakov V, Snyder M, Brakefield-Caldwell W. [In Press]
Doctoral Dissertations
Author(s) Title (Date)
Becker, A. B. Empowerment and health: Direct and stress-buffering effects of perceived control at multiple levels.
van Olphen, J. Religious involvement and health among African American women on the eastside of Detroit.
Farquhar, S.A. Effects of the perceptions and observations of environmental stressors on health and well-being in residents of eastside and southwest Detroit, Michigan.
Zenk, S.N. Neighborhood Racial Composition and Food Access in Metropolitan Detroit: Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis.
Baldwin, G.T. Assessing indoor asthma triggers in urban homes of children with asthma through a household walk-through. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
Yip, F.Y. Characterization of personal exposures to ambient and indoor particulate matter among children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan.
TwoFeathers, J.G. The development, implementation and results of the REACH Detroit diabetes lifestyle intervention for African Americans and Latinos.
Coombe, C.C. The effects of urban residential environments on mental well-being: A multilevel analysis of neighborhood stability, middle income composition and depression in Detroit.
East Side Access
Title Author(s) Publication
Training welfare caseworkers in service excellence: Increasing children's Medicaid coverage. Lichtenstein R, Banaszak-Hall J, Calloway J, et al. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 17:486-492. (2006)
Drawing from Freirian empowerment methods to develop and use innovative learning maps: Increasing enrollment of uninsured children on Detroit's eastside. Lopez ED, Lichtenstein R, Lewis A, Banaszak-Hall J, Lewis C, Johnson P, et al. Health Promotion Practice 8(2):181-191. (2007)
Eastside Village Health Workers
Title Author(s) Publication
Conducting a participatory community-based survey: Collecting and interpreting data for a community health intervention on Detroit's east side. Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Israel BA, Becker AB, Maciak BJ, Hollis R. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 4(2):10-24. (1998)
Detroit's East Side Village Health Worker Partnership: Community-based lay health advisor intervention in an urban area. Parker EA, Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Hollis R. Health Education & Behavior 25(1): 24-45. (1998)
Social inequalities, stressors and self-reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Williams DR, Parker EA, James SA. Social Science and Medicine 51:1639-1653. (2000)
Disentangling measures of individual perceptions of community social dynamics: Results of a community survey. Parker EA, Lichtenstein RL, Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Schork MA, Steinman KR, James SA. Health Educaiton & Behavior 28:462-486. (2001)
Community-based participatory research: Policy recommendations for promoting a partnership approach in health research. Israel BA, Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Becker AB. Education for Health 14:182-197. (2001)
Social context, stressors, and disparities in women's health. Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Israel BA, Fisher T. Journal of the American Women's Association 56:143-149. (2001)
The East Side Village Health Worker Partnership: Integrating research with action to reduce health disparities. Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Parker EA, Lockett M, Hill Y, Wills R. Public Health Reports 116:548-557. (2001)
Social capital, poverty and community health: An exploration of linkages. In S. Saegert, P. Thompson and M. Warren (eds.) James SA, Schulz AJ, van Olphen J. Social Capital and Poor Communities (pp. 165-188). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. (2002)
Addressing social determinants of health through community-based participatory research: The East Side Village Health Worker Partnership. Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Israel BA, Allen A, DeCarlo M, Robinson M. Health Education & Behavior 29:326:341. (2002)
The relationship between social support, stress, and health among women on Detroit's East Side. Israel BA, Farquhar SA, Schulz AJ, James SA, Parker EA. Health Education & Behavior 29:342-360. (2002)
Predictors of perceived control among African American women in Detroit: Exploring empowerment as a multilevel construct. Becker AB, Israel BA, Schulz AJ, Parker EA, Klem L. Health Education & Behavior 29(6):699-715. (2002)
Engaging women in community-based participatory research for health: The East Side Village Health Worker Partnership. In M. Minkler, N. Wallerstein (eds.). Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Parker EA, Lockett M, Hill Y, Wills R. Community-Based Participatory Research for Health(pp. 293-315). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (2002)
Religious involvement, social support, and health among African-American women on the eastside of Detroit. vanOlphen J, Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Chatters LM, Klem L, Parker EA, Williams D. Journal of General and Internal Medicine, 18: 549-557. (2003)
Being part of the world: Detroit women's perceptions of health and the social environment. Schulz AJ, Lempert LB. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 33:437-465. (2004)
Healthy Eating and Exercising to Reduce Diabetes (HEED): Exploring the potential of social determinants of health frameworks within the context of community-based participatory diabetes prevention. Schulz AJ, Zenk SN, Odoms-Young A, Hollis-Neely T, Nwankwo S, Lockett M, et al. American Journal of Public Health 95: 645-651. (2005)
Psychosocial stress and social support as mediators of relationships between income, length of residence and depressive symptoms among African American women on Detroit's eastside. Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Zenk SN, Parker EA, Lichtenstein R, Weir SS, Klem L. Social Science and Medicine 62:510-22. (2006)
Discrimination, symptoms of depression and self-rated health among African American women in Detroit: Results from a longitudinal analysis. Schulz AJ, Gravlee L, Williams DR, Israel BA, Rowe Z. American Journal of Public Health 96:1265-70. (2006)
The Healthy Connections Project: A community-based participatory research project involving women at risk for diabetes and hypertension. Harvey IS, Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Sand SL, Myrie D, Lockett MP, et al. Progress in Community Health Partnerships 3(4):273-274. (2009)
Healthy Environments Partnership
Title Author(s) Publication
Stengthening Community Capacity in Detroit to Influence Policy Change for Health Equity. Coombe C., Israel B., Reyes A., Clement J., Grant S., Lichtenstein R., Schulz A., Smith S. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2017. 23(2).
Antihypertensive Medication Use: Implications for Inequities in Cardiovascular Risk and Opportunities for Intervention. Alana M.W. LeBrón, PhD, Amy J. Schulz, PhD, Graciela Mentz, PhD, Cindy Gamboa, Angela Reyes, MPH. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Does perceived safety influence the effectiveness of a walking-group intervention designed to promote physical activity? Kwarteng, J.L., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G.B., Israel, B.A. Shanks, T.R., White Perkins, D. American Journal of Health Promotion; March 19, 2017.
The effect of the environment on driving reduction and cessation using congestion and GIS data Vivoda, J, Connell, C, Grengs, J, Schulz, A.J., Heeringa, S.G. The Gerontologist Volume 55, Issue Suppl 2Pp. 499, October 23, 2015.
Social patterning of cardiovascular and metabolic risk in Colombian adults Lucumi, D. I., LeBrón, A. M., Schulz, A. J., & Mentz, G. Ethnicity & Health, November 10, 2016 (online)
Race and the Distribution of social and physical environmental risk: A case example from the Detroit Metropolitan Area Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G.B., Sampson, N., *Ward, M., Anderson, R., DeMajo, R., Israel, B.A., Lewis, T., Wilkins, D. Du Bois Review, October 26, 2016 (Online), 13(2), 285-304.
Neighbourhood poverty, perceived discrimination, and central adiposity: Independent associations in a repeated measures analysis Kwarteng, J.L., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G. B., Israel, B.A., Shanks, T.R., White Perkins, D. Journal of Biosocial Science, 1-14. November 2016.
Longitudinal Associations Between Neighborhood Observed and Perceived Food Availability and Body Mass Index in a Multiethnic Urban Sample Zenk, S.N., Mentz, G., Schulz, A.J., Johnson-Lawrence, V., Gaines, C.R. Health Education & Behavior. July 9, 2016 (online); Feb. 2017 (print)
Local Actors' Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality Lucumi, D.I., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A. Journal of Urban Health, 93(2), 345-363. 2016
How much are built environments changing, and where?: Patterns of change by neighborhood sociodemographic characteristics across seven US metropolitan areas Hirsch, J. A., Grengs, J., Schulz, A., Adar, S. D., Rodriguez, D. A., Brines, S. J., & Roux, A. V. D. Social Science & Medicine, September 23, 2016 (online); November 2016 (journal), 169, 97-105.
Do neighborhood sociodemographics modify walking group effectiveness in urban neighborhoods? Schulz, AJ, Mentz, GB, Kwarteng, J, Israel, BA, Gamboa, C, Sand, SL, Gaines, C, Reyes, A, Rowe, Z. Health Promotion Practice, 18 (1):62-74; June 28, 2016.
Development of a mixed methods investigation of process and outcomes of community based participatory research. Lucero, J, Wallerstein, N, Duran, B., Alegria, M., Greene-Moton, E., Israel, B., Kastelic, S., Magarati, M., Ostzel, J., Pearson, C., Schulz, A., Villegas, M., White Hat, E.R. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, First Published February 26, 2016.

The relationship of the built environment to health related behaviors and health outcomes in elderly community residents in a middle-income country. Blay, S., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G.B. Journal of Public Health Research, July 16, 2015.
Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and fruit and vegetable consumption: a seven countries comparison Ball, K, Lamb, KE, Costa, C, Cutumisu, Ni, Ellaway, A, Kamphuis, CBM, Mentz, G, Pearce, J, Santana, P, Santos, R, Schulz, AJ, Spence, JC, Thronton, LE, van Lenthe, FJ, Zenk, SN. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. May 22, 2015 (online)
Leader behaviors, group cohesion, and participation in a walking group program. Izumi BT, Schulz AJ, Mentz G, Israel BA, Sand SL, Reyes A.G., Hoston B., Richardson D., Gamboa C, Rowe Z, Diaz G. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2015 Jul, 49(1): 41-9. PMCID: PMC4476063.
John Henryism, Socioeconomic Position, and Blood Pressure in a Multi-ethnic Urban Community. LeBron AM, Schulz AJ, Mentz G, White Perkins D. Ethnicity & Disease. 2015 Winter; 25(1):24-30. PMCID: PMC4385581.
Does territoriality modify the relationship between perceived neighborhood challenges and physical activity? A multilevel analysis. Johnson-Lawrence, V., Schulz, A.J., Zenk, S.N., Israel, B.A. Annals of Epidemiology, 2015, 25 107-112.

Healthy Environments Partnership

Title Author(s) Publication
Race-Ethnicity, Poverty, Urban Stressors, and Telomere Length in a Detroit Community-based Sample Arline T. Geronimus, Jay A. Pearson, Erin Linnenbringer, Amy J. Schulz, Angela G. Reyes, Elissa S. Epel, Jue Lin, and Elizabeth H. Blackburn. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. April 30, 2015 (online)
Effectiveness of a Walking Group Intervention to Promote Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health in Predominantly Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Urban Neighborhoods: Findings From the Walk Your Heart to Health Intervention Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Mentz GB, Bernal C, Caver D, DeMajo R, Diaz G, Gamboa C, Gaines C, Hoston B, Opperman A, Reyes AG, Rowe Z, Sand SL, Woods S. Health Education & Behavior. March 27, 2015 (online)
Storytelling in Community Intervention Research: Lessons Learned From the Walk Your Heart to Health Intervention LeBron, A.M., Schulz, A.J., Bernal, C., Gamboa, C., Wright, C., Sand, S.L., Valerio, M., Caver, D. Progress in Community Health Partnership: Research, Education, and Action, Vol. 8, No 4, 2014.
Associations between observed neighborhood characteristics and physical activity: findings from a multiethnic urban community. Kwarteng, J.L., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G.B., Zenk, S.N., Opperman, A.A. Journal of Public Health, Oct [Epub ahead of print]. PMID:24159053.
Independent and joint associations between multiple measures of the built and social environment and physical activity in a multi-ethnic urban community. Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., Johnson-Lawrence, V., Israel, B.A., Max, P., Zenk, S.N., et al. Journal of Urban Health, Oct; 90(5):872-887. (2013). PMID: 23435574.
Do observed or perceived characteristics of the neighborhood environment mediate associations between neighborhood poverty and cumulative biological risk? Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., Lachance, L., Zenk, S.N., Johnson, J., Stokes, C., et al. Health Place, Sep; 24C:147-156. (2013). PMID:24100238
Neighborhood food environment role in modifying psychosocial stress-diet relationships. Zenk, S., Schulz, A., Isumi, B., Mentz, G., Israel, B., Lockett, M. Appetite, Jun; 65:170-7. (2013). PMID: 23415977 PMCID: PMC3622780
Food shopping behaviours and exposure to discrimination. Zenk, S., Schulz, A., Israel, B., Mentz, G., Miranda, P., Opperman, A., Odoms-Young, T. Public Health Nutrition, Mar 27:1-10. (2013). PMID: 23534814 NIHMS ID: 448277
Independent and joint associations between multiple measures of the built and social environment and physical activity in a multi-ethnic urban community. Independent and joint associations between multiple measures of the built and social environment and physical activity in a multi-ethnic urban community. Journal of Urban Health, Feb 23. (2013) PMID: 23435574 PMC Journal in process.
Variations in Hypertension-Related Outcomes Among Blacks, Whites and Hispanics in Two Large Urban Areas and in the United States Hunte, H., Mentz, G., House, J., Schulz, A., Williams, D., Elliot, M., Morenooff, J., White-Perkins, D. Ethnicity & Disease, Automn 22: 391-37. (2012). PMID: 23140067 PMCID: PMC3579519
Hypertension: Development of a prediction model to adjust self-reported hypertension prevalence at the community level Mentz, G., Schulz, A.J., Mukherjee, B., Ragunathan, T.E., White-Perkins, D., Israel, B. BioMed Central Health Services Research, Sep 11: 12:312. (2012) PMID: 22967264 PMCID: 3483283
Inter-Rater Reliability of the Food Environment Audit for Diverse Neighborhoods (FEAD-N) Izumi, B.T., Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G.B., Sand, S.L., de Majo, R.F., Wilson, C., Odoms-Young, A. Journal of Urban Health, June; 89(3):486-99. (2012). PMID: 22873478 PMCID: PMC3368052
Feasibility of using global positioning systems (GPS) with diverse urban adults: before and after data on perceived acceptability, barriers, and ease of use. Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Odoms-Young, A., Wilbur, J., Matthews, S., Gamboa, C., Wegrezyn, L.R., Hobson, S., Stokes C. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Sep; 9(7):624-341. (2012). PMID: 21952361 PMCID: PMC3397153
Associations Between Socioeconomic Status and Allostatic Load: Effects of Neighborhood Poverty and Tests of Mediating Pathways Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., Lachance, L., Johnson, J., Gaines, C., Israel, B.A. American Journal of Public Health, in press. (2012)
Activity Space Environment and Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors: A Pilot Study Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Matthews, S.A., Odoms-Yough, A., Wilbur, J., Wegrzyn, L., Gibbs, K., Braunschweig, C., Stokes, C. Health & Place, Sep; 17(5):1150-61. (2011) PMID: 21396995 PMCID: PMC3224849
A Community-Based Participatory Planning Process and Multilevel Intervention Design: Toward Eliminating Cardiovascular Health Inequities Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Coombe, C., Gaines, C., Reyes, A., Rowe, Z., et al. Health Promotion Practice, 12(6): 900-912. (2011)
Associations between nieghborhood availability and individual consumption of dark green and orange vegetables among ethnically diverse adults in Detroit. Izumi, B., Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., Wilson C. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 111:274-279. (2011).
Exposure to fine particulate matter and acute effects on blood pressure: Effect modification by measures of obesity and location. Kannan, S., Dvonch, J.T., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., House, J.S., et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 64:68-74. (2010)
Community Organizing Network for Environmental Health: Using a Community Health Development Approach to Increase Community Capacity around Reduction of Environmental Triggers Izumi, B., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Reyes, A.G., Martin, J., Lichtenstein, R., et al Progress in Community Health Partnerships 4:141-147. (2010)
Piloting interventions within a community-based participatory research framework: Lessons learned from the Healthy Environments Partnership Strong, L.L., Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J., Reyes, A., Rowe, Z., Weir, S.S., Poe, C. Progress in Community Health Partnerships 3(4):327-334. (2009
Interdisciplinary, participatory research on urban retail food environments and dietary behaviors. Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Odoms-Young, A., Lockett, M. Urban Health and Society: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Practice. San Franciso: Jossey-Bass. (2009)
Neighborhood retail food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in a multiethnic urban population. Zenk, S.N., Lachance, L.L., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., Kannan, S., Ridella, W. Health Promotion 23(4):255-264. (2009)
How Neighborhood Environments Contribute to Obesity. Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Odoms-Young, A.M. American Journal of Nursing 109(7):61-64. (2009)
Multilevel Correlates of Satisfaction with Neighborhood Availability of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Lachance, L.L., Mentz, G., Kannan, S., RIdella, W., Galea, S. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 38:48-59. (2009)
Acute Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter on Blood Pressure: Differential Effects Across Urban Communities. Dvonch, J.T., Kannan, S., Schulz, A.J., Keeler, G.J., Mentz, G., House, J., et al. Hypertension 53(5):853-859. (2009)
A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Personalized, Computer-Generated Nutrition Feedback Reports: The Healthy Environments Partnership. Kannan, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Arya, I., Weir S.S., Dvonch, J.T., et al. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 2.1: 41-53. (2008)
Relational pathways between socioeconomic position and cardiovascular risk in a multiethnic urban sample: complexities and their implications for improving health in economically disadvantaged populations. Schulz, A.J., House, J.S., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., Dvonch, J.T., Miranda, P., Kannan, S., Koch, M. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 62: 638-646. (2008)
Do Neighborhood Economic Characteristics, Racial Composition, and Residential Stability Predict Perceptions of Stress Associated with the Physical and Social Environment? Findings from a Multilevel Analysis in Detroit. Schulz, A.J., Zenk, S.N., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., Stokes, C., Galea, S. Journal of Urban Health 85(5): 642-661. (2008)
Inter-rater and test–retest reliability: Methods and results for the neighborhood observational checklist. Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., House, J.S., Gravlee, C.C., Miranda, P.Y., et al. Health & Place 13:452-465. (2007)
Handheld Computers for Direct Observation of the Social and Physical Environment: The Neighborhood Observational Checklist. Gravlee, C.C., Zenk, S., Woods, S., Rowe, Z., Schulz, A.J. Field Methods 18(4): 382-397. (2006).
Fruit and vegetable access differs by community racial composition and socioeconomic position in Detroit, Michigan. Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., et al. Ethnicity & Disease 16:275-80. (2006)
Social and Physical Environments and Disparities in Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: The Healthy Environments Partnership Conceptual Model. Schulz, A.J., Kannan, S., Dvonch, J.T., Israel, B.A., Allen, A., James, S.A., et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1817-1825 (2005)
Neighborhood Racial Composition, Neighborhood Poverty, and the Spatial Accessibility of Supermarkets in Metropolitan Detroit. Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., James, S. A., Bao, S., & Wilson, M. L. American Journal of Public Health 95: 660-667. (2005)
Use of community-based participatory research to assess environmental determinants of health: Challenges, facilitators, and implications for universities. Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., House, J. S., Benjamin, A., & Kannan, S. Metropolitan Universities Journal 16:107-125. (2005)
Fruit and vegetable intake in African Americans: Income and store characteristics. Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Hollis-Neely, T., Campbell, R., Holmes, N., Watkins, G., et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 29:1-9. (2005)

LA VIDA

Title Author(s) Publication
Establishing LA VIDA: A Community-Based Partnership to Prevent Intimate Violence against Latina Women. Maciak, B.J., Guzman, J.R., Santiago, A., Villalobos, G., & Israel, B.A. Health Education & Behavior 26:821-840. (1999)

Neighborhoods Working in Partnership

Title Author(s) Publication
Building Community Capacity to Advocate for Policy Change: An Outcome Evaluation of the Neighborhoods Working in Partnership Project in Detroit. Cheezum, R.R., Coombe, C.M., Israel, B.A., McGranaghan, R., Burris, A., O'Toole, A., Anderson, M. Journal of Community Practice, 21(3):288-247. (2013).
Community-based participatory research: A capacity building approach for policy advocacy aimed at eliminating health disparities. Israel, B.A., Coombe, C.M., Cheezum, R.R., Schulz, A.J., McGranaghan, R., Lichtenstein, R., et al. American Journal of Public Health, 100:2094-2102. (2010).
Strengthening community capacity in Detroit to influence policy change for health equity. Coombe, C.M., Israel, B.A., Reyes, A., Clement, J., Grant, S., Lichtenstein, R., Schulz, A., Smith, S. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. 23(2), 101-116. (2017).

Healthy MOM's

Title Author(s) Publication
The voices of limited English proficiency Latina mothers on pediatric primary care: lessons for the medical home. DeCamp, L.R., Kieffer, E., Zickafoose, J.S., DeMonner, S., Valbuena, F., Davis, M.M., Heisler, M. Maternal and Child Health. (2012) DOI 10.1007/s10995-012-0951-9.
Dietary Outcomes of Healthy MOMs/Madres Saludables: A Randomized Controlled Diabetes Prevention Intervention Trial with Pregnant Latina Women. Kieffer, E., Wlmerink, D., Welch, K., Clayton, E., Schumann, C., Sinco, B., Uhley, V. American Journal of Public Health. (2012)
Periconception diet does not vary by duration of US residence for Mexican immigrant women. Kieffer, E., Welmerink, D., Sinco, B., Welch, K., Schumann, C., Uhley, V. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2013)
Effect of the healthy MOMs lifestyle intervention on reducing depressive symptoms among pregnant Latinas. Kieffer, E., Caldwell, C., Welmerink, D., Welch, K., Sinco, B., Guzman, J.R. American Journal of Community Psychology, 51(1-2): 76-89. (2013)
Predicting the Exercise Intention of Pregnant Latina Women. Black, J.E., Kieffer, E.C., Villarruel, A.M., Sinco, B.R. Hispanic Health Care International 5(1): 5-12, (2007)
Health Behaviors Among Women of Reproductive Age With and Without a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B.R., Kim, C. Diabetes Care 29:1788-1793. (2006)
The Influence of Maternal Weight and Glucose Tolerance on Infant Birthweight in Latino Mother–Infant Pairs. Kieffer, E.C., Tabaei, B.P., Carman, W.J., Nolan, G.H., Guzman, J.R., Herman, W.H. American Journal of Public Health 96:2201-2208. (2006)
Preconception Care and Women with or at Risk for Diabetes: Implications for Community Intervention. Owens, M., Kieffer, E.C., Chowdry F. Maternal and Child Health Journal 10:137-141. (2006)
Weight, diet, and physical activity-related beliefs and practices among pregnant and postpartum Latino women: The role of social support. Thornton, P.L., Kieffer, E.C., Salabarria-Pena, Y., Odoms-Young, A., Willis, S.K., Kim, H., et al. Maternal and Child Health Journal 10(1):95-104. (2006)
Perspectives of Pregnant and Postpartum Latino Women on Diabetes, Physical Activity, and Health. Kieffer, E.C., Willis, S., Arellano, N., & Guzman, J. R. Health Education & Behavior 29:542-556. (2002)
Obesity and gestational diabetes among African American women and Latinas in Detroit: Implications for disparities in women's health. Kieffer, E.C., Carmen, W. J., Gillespie, B. W., Nolan, G. H., Worley, S. E., & Guzman, J. R. Journal of the American Women's Association 56:181-188. (2001)
Maternal obesity and glucose intolerance during pregnancy among Mexican‐Americans Kieffer, E.C. Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 14(1):14-19. (2000)
Glucose tolerance during pregnancy and birth weight in an Hispanic population. Kieffer, E.C., Nolan, G. H., Carman, W.J., Sanborn, C., Guzman, J.R., & Ventura, A. Obstetrics and Gynecology 94:741-746. (1999)
Impact of maternal nativity on the prevalence of diabetes during pregnancy among U.S. ethnic groups. Kieffer, E.C., Martin, J., & Herman, W. Diabetes Care 22:729-735. (1999)
Influence of Diabetes during Pregnancy on Gastational Age-specific Newborn Weight among US Black and US White Infants Kieffer, E.C., Alexander, G., Kogan, M., Herman, W., Himes, J., Mor, J., & Hayashi, R. American Journal of Epidemiology 147:1053-1061. (1998)

REACH Detroit

Title Author(s) Publication
Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention Among African American and Latino Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial Spencer, M.S., Rosland, A-M., Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B.R., Valerio, M.A., Palmisano, G., Anderson, M. et al. American Journal of Public Health, 101(12): 2253-2260. (2011)
When is social support important? The association of family support and professional support with specific diabetes self-management behaviors. Rosland, A-M., Kieffer, E.C., Israel, B.A., Cofield, M., Palmisano, G., Sinco, B., Spencer, M., Heisler, M. Journal of General Internal Medicine23(12): 1992-1999. (2008)
What about the children? : The experience of families involved in an adult focused diabetes intervention. Laroche, H., Davis, M., Forman, J., Palmisano, G., Heisler, M. Public Health Nutrition11(4):427-36. (2008)
The Development, Implementation, and Process Evaluation of the REACH Detroit Partnership's Diabetes Lifestyle Intervention. Two Feathers, J., Kieffer, E.C., Spencer, M., Janz, N.K., Palmisano, G., Anderson, M.A. Diabetes Educator 33:509-520. (2007)
Chronic Disease – Related Behaviors and Health Among African Americans and Hispanics in the REACH Detroit 2010 Communities, Michigan, and the United States. Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B., Rafferty, A., Spencer, M., Palmisano, G., Watt, E., et al. Health Promotion Practice 7(3 suppl):256s-264s. (2006)
Diabetes-specific emotional distress among African Americans and Hispanics with type 2 diabetes. Spencer, M.S., Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B.R., Palmisano, G., Guzman, J.R., James, S.A., et al. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 17(2 suppl):88-105. (2006)
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit Partnership: Improving diabetes-related outcomes among African American and Latino adults. Two Feathers, J., Kieffer, E.C., Palmisano, G., Anderson, M., Sinco, B., Janz, N. K., et al. American Journal of Public Health95:1552-1560. (2005)
Reducing disparities in diabetes among African American and Latino residents of Detroit: The essential role of community planning focus groups. Kieffer, E. C., Willis, S., Odoms-Young, A., Guzman, J. R., Allen, A., Two Feathers, J., Loveluck, J. Ethnicity & Disease 14(3 suppl 1):S27-S37. (2004)
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