Health of Rural and Minority Communities Publications

Ahluwalia JS, Nollen NL, Kaur H, James AS, Mayo MS, Resnicow K. (2007) Pathways to Health: Cluster-Randomized Trial to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Smokers in Public Housing. Health Psychology, 26(2): 214-221.

Batistoni S, Neri AL, Cupertino AP. (2007) Internal and construct validity of the Center for Epidemiological Depression Studies – Depression among Brazilian dwelling elderly. Journal of Public Health Brazil, 41(4):1-7.

Befort CA, Dutton GR, Rhode PC, Martin PD, Brantley PJ. (2006) The relationship between dietary and physical activity change among African American women in a weight loss trial. Medicine and Science in Sport and EXercise, 38(5 Suppl) S178.

Befort CA, Kaur H, Nollen NL, Nazir N, Sullivan D, Choi WS, Hornberger L, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among Black and White adolescents: Associations with home availability and food consumption settings. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106(3):367-373.

Befort CA, Thomas JL, Daley CM, Rhode PC, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Perceptions and beliefs about body size, weight, and weight loss among obese African American women, Health Education and Behavior, online first (Nov. 29):1-17.

Befort CA, Thomas JL, Daley CM, Rhode PC, Ahluwalia JS. (2006). Perceptions of body size, weight, and weight loss among obese African American women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31(Suppl), S059.

Berg CJ, Cox LS, Mahnken JD, Greiner KA, Ellerbeck EF. Correlates of Smoking Abstinence Self-Efficacy among a Sample of Rural Smokers. Journal of Health Psychology (in press).

Berg CJ, Cox LS, Nazir N, Mussulman LM, Ahluwalia JS, Ellerbeck EF. (2006) Correlates of home smoking restrictions among rural smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8(3):353-60.

Choi WS, Daley CM, James AS, Thomas JL, Schupbach R, Segraves M, Barnoskie R, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Beliefs and Attitudes Regarding Smoking Cessation among American Indians: A Pilot Study. Ethnicity & Disease, 16:35-40.

Cizik AM, Engelman KK, Ellerbeck EF, Rempusheski, VF. Perceptions of the Mammography Screening EXperience by African American, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic White Women. Cancer Control (under review).

Cox LS, Bronars CA, Thomas JL, Okuyemi KS, King G, Mayo MS, Ahluwalia JS. (2007) Achieving High Rates of Consent for Genetic Testing Among African American Smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9(6):711-716.

Cox LS, Cupertino AP, Mussulman LM, Nazir N, Greiner KA, Mahnken JD, Ahluwalia JS, Ellerbeck EF. Design and Baseline Characteristics from the KAN-QUIT Disease Management Intervention for Rural Smokers in Primary Care. Preventive Medicine (under review).

Cupertino AP, Mahnken JD, Richter KP, Cox LS, Casey G, Resnicow K, Ellerbeck EF. Long-Term Engagement in Smoking Cessation Counseling among Rural Smokers. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved (in press).

Cupertino AP, Richter KP, Cox LS, Nazir N, Greiner KA, Ahluwalia JS, Ellerbeck EF. Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Preferences in Rural Primary Care. Nicotine & Tobacco Research (in press).

Daley CM, Cowan P, Nollen NL, Greiner KA, Choi WS. Assessing the scientific accuracy, readability, and cultural appropriateness of a culturally-targeted smoking cessation program for American Indians. Health Promotion Practice (in press).

Daley CM, James AS, Barnoskie R, Segraves M, Schupbach R, Choi WS. (2006) Tobacco has a purpose, not just a past: Feasibility of developing a culturally appropriate smoking cessation program for a pan-tribal Native population, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 20(4):421-440.

Daley CM. (2006) Review of "Amazonia", a film by Nandini Sakand, Visual Anthropology Review, 22(2):73-4.

Davis AM, James RL, Curtis M, Felts S, & Daley CM. Pediatric obesity attitudes, services, and information among rural parents: a qualitative study. Obesity Research (under review).

Ely AC, Banitt A, Befort CA, Hou QJ, Rhode PC, Grund C, Greiner KA, Jeffries S, Ellerbeck EF. Kansas Primary Care Weighs In: a pilot randomized trial of a chronic care model program for obesity in three rural Kansas primary care practices. Journal of Rural Health (in press).

Ely CA, Greiner KA, Born WK, Hall SB, Rhode PC, James AS, Nollen NL, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Concordance of patient-physician obesity diagnosis and treatment beliefs in rural practice setting. Journal of Rural Health 22(4):364-366.

Fortes AG, Neri AL, Cupertino AP. Eventos estressantes, estratgias de enfrentamento, auto-eficcia e sintomas depressivos entre idosos residentes na comunidade. Revista Psicologia e RefleXao (in press).

Hutcheson TD, Greiner KA, Ellerbeck EF, Jeffries SK, Mussulman LM, Casey GN. Understanding smoking cessation in rural communities (under review).

James AS, Greiner KA, Born WK, Hall SB, Buckles D, Ahluwalia JS. The impact of socioeconomic status on perceived barriers to colorectal cancer testing. Ethnicity & Disease (under review).

James TM, Greiner A, Ellerbeck EF, Feng, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Disparities in colorectal cancer screening: a guideline-based analysis of adherence. Ethn. Dis.  16:228-33.

Mahnken JD, Freeman DH, DiNuzzo AR, Freeman JL. Mammography Use among Older MeXican-American Women: Correcting for Over-Reports of Breast Cancer Screening. Women & Health (in press).

Moreland S, Engelman KK, Mayo, MS, Greiner KA. (2006) Papanicolaou Testing Among Native American and Hispanic Populations. Ethnicity and Disease, 16(1):223-227.

Mulcahy ER, Buchheit C, Max E, Finocchario B, Hawley SR, James AS. Development and Evaluation of a Health Educational Intervention for Somali Bantu Women Refugees. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (under review).

Nollen NL, Ahluwalia JS, Mayo MS, Richter KP, Choi WS, Okuyemi KS, Resnicow K. Quit for Life: A randomized trial of targeted educational materials for smoking cessation among African Americans using transdermal nicotine. Health Education and Behavior (in press).

Nollen NL, Befort CA, Pulvers KM, James AS, Kaur H, Mayo MS, Hou QJ, Ahluwalia. Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public housing enrolled in a randomized trial. Health Psychology (in press).

Nollen NL, Kaur H, Pulvers KM, Choi WS, Fitzgibbon M, Li C, Nazir N, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Correlates of Ideal Body Size among Black and White Adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35(2):293-301.

Nollen NL, Mayo MS, Cox LS, Okuyemi KS, Choi WS, Kaur H, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Predictors of quitting among African American light smokers enrolled in a randomized trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21(6): 590-595.

Okuyemi KS, Caldwell AR, Thomas JL, Born, W, Richter, KP, Nollen, N, Braunstein, K, Ahluwalia, JS. (2006) Homelessness and smoking cessation: Insights from focus groups. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8(2):287-296.

Okuyemi KS, Cox LS, Nollen NL, Snow PM, Kaur H, Choi WS, Nazir N, Mayo MS, Ahluwalia JS. (2007) Baseline design and data from KIS II: A randomized clinical trial of African American light smokers. American Journal of Health Promotion, 21(3):183-191.

Okuyemi KS, Faseru B, Cox LS, Bronars CA, Ahluwalia JS. Relationship between Menthol Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation among African American Light Smokers. Addiction (in press).

Okuyemi KS, James AS, Mayo MS, Nollen NL, Catley D, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. (2007) Pathways to Health: A Cluster Randomized Trial of Nicotine Gum and Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Housing. Health Education and Behavior, 34(1):43-54.

Okuyemi KS, Powell JN, Savage CR, Hall SB, Nollen NL, Holsen LM, McLernon FJ, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Cue-elicited brain activation in African American and Caucasian Smokers. Addiction Biology, 11:97-106.

Okuyemi KS, Pulvers KM, Cox LS, Thomas JL, Kaur H, Mayo MS, Nazir N, Etter JF, Ahluwalia JS. Nicotine Dependence among African American Light Smokers: A Comparison of Three Scales. Addictive Behaviors (in press).

Okuyemi KS, Thomas JL, Hall SB, Nollen NL, Richter KP, Jeffries S, Caldwell A, Ahluwalia JS. (2006) Smoking Cessation in Homeless Populations: A Pilot Clinical Trial. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8(5):689-699.

Omokhodion FO, Faseru B. Perception of smoking and cigarette advertisement among secondary school students in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. West African Journal of Medicine (in press).

Pulvers KM, Born WK, Greiner KA, Nollen NL, Kaur H, Hall SB, Fitzgibbon ML, Ahluwalia JS. Do you see what I see? Body image perceptions among obese rural primary care patients and their physicians. Health Education & Behavior (under review).

Rhode PC, Befort CA, Lee RE. Factors impacting obesity and attempted weight loss attempts among rural patients (under review).

Shireman TI, Hall JP, Rigler SK, Moore JM. (2007) Medicaid's EXpenditures for Newer Pharmacotherapies for Adults with Disabilities. Health Care Financing Review, 28:31-41.

Thomas JL, Stewart DW, Daley CM, Befort CA, James AS, Snow PM, Ahluwalia JS. Knowledge and beliefs about smoking among low-income African Americans with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative inquiry. Diabetes Educator (under review).