Publications

(2026). Impact of Physical Activity on Smoking, Sleep Disorders, and Depression Among U.S. Adults. Health Educ Behav.

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(2025). Virtual Bonds; Real Emotions: Systematic Review Exploring Online Social Connections and Adolescent Mental Health. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw.

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(2025). Clearing the Air: Using Tobacco Prevention Lessons for Social Connection. Public Health Rep..

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(2025). Understanding Longitudinal Ecological Momentary Assessment Completion: Results From 12 Months of Burst Sampling in the TIME Study. JMIR mHealth uHealth.

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(2025). Assessing Situational Awareness for Healthful Behaviors and the “Self-Care Gap” Among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men With Chronic Conditions. Health Promot Pract.

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(2025). Exploring social connections and mental well-being among members of a sober active community: A social network analysis. J Subst Use Addict Treat.

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(2025). Mapping the Social Context of Type 2 Diabetes Management: A Network Analysis of Disease-Related Complications Among Black/African American Men. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities.

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(2025). Psychological Distress and Peer Dynamics in Adolescent Summer Care Programs: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis. Child Youth Care Forum.

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(2025). Promoting Physical Activity and Peer Relationships in Adolescent Girls Through a Summer Program. Health Promot. Practice.

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(2025). Making the connection: social networks and type 2 diabetes among Black/African American men: mixed-methods study protocol. Front Public Health.

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(2025). Rural Patients’ Perceived Importance of Racial and Ethnic Concordance With Providers and Receipt of Annual Routine Visits. J Patient Exp.

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(2025). Social Connectedness Profiles and Psychological Distress Among Adolescents in Summer Care Programs: A Cluster Analysis Approach. Am. J. Health Promot..

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(2025). The Association Between Health Belief Model Components and Self-Care Practices Among Black/African American Men with Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Environ Res Public Health.

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(2025). Misalignment or Motivation? A Cluster Analysis Approach to Understanding Young Adolescent Physical Activity Trajectories in Summer Care Programs. Future.

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(2025). Communities Leading Change: Using Implementation Science to Improve Physical Activity and Nutrition Among Racially Minoritized Communities in Kansas City. Health Promot. Practice.

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(2024). Fostering Collaborative Practice Through Interprofessional Education. Fam Med.

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(2024). Physical Activity Outcomes of a Culturally Tailored, Father-Focused, and Family-Centered Health Promotion Program for Mexican-Heritage Families: ¡Haz Espacio Para Papi! (Make Room for Daddy). IJERPH.

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(2024). Network Analysis to Visualize Qualitative Results: Example From a Qualitative Content Analysis of The National Child Abuse Hotline. Health Promot. Practice.

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(2024). Have I Seen You Here Before? Social Network and Physical Activity Implications of Previous Participation in a Summer Care Program. Child & Youth Services.

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(2024). The EmpowerHER Program: Developing a Curriculum to Foster Social-Emotional Learning and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls in a Summer Care Program. Am. J. Health Educ..

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(2024). Identifying Social Network Characteristics Associated With Youth Physical Activity Skill Competency at a Summer Care Program. Health Promot Pract.

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(2024). Implementation characteristics that may promote sustainability of a rural physical activity initiative: examination of Play Streets through the lens of community implementers. Implement Sci Commun.

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(2024). Mapping Social Support Sources for Rural Patients with Chronic Illness. Health Behav Policy Rev.

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(2022). The Importance of Social Networks for Support and Health Beliefs Throughout Pregnancy. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.

(2022). Exercise in the treatment of addiction: A systematic literature review. Health Education & Behavior.

(2022). Beyond walking: An assessment and description of streets as potential physical activity places in low-income communities. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living.

(2022). Conducting physical activity research among racially and ethnically diverse adolescents using social network analysis: Case Studies for practical use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2022). Promotoras de salud in a father-focused nutrition and physical activity program for border communities: Approaches and lessons learned from collaboration. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2022). Lessons from Sustainability of Play Streets in the United States. In Preventive Medicine Reports.

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(2022). Associations between sexual assault victimization and risky drinking within college women’s personal networks. Violence Against Women.

(2022). I CrossFit; Do You? Cross-Sectional Peer Similarity of Physical Activity Behavior in a Group High Intensity Functional Training Setting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2022). Online gaming network communication dynamics, depressive symptoms, and social support: a longitudinal network analysis. Sociological Focus.

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(2022). Summer friends and physical activity: Social network effects on child self-reported physical activity at summer care programs. Health Education & Behavior.

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(2022). A longitudinal model of communication networks among HIV service providers in a Ryan White system during data integration. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.

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(2022). Active Play Social Network Change for Mexican-Heritage Children Participating in a Father-Focused Health Program. American Journal of Health Education.

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(2022). ¿Qué Está Haciendo Papá? Mexican-Heritage Fathers' Physical Activity Networks After a Father-Focused Health Program. Family & Community Health.

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(2021). Designing for multi-level behavior change: A nutrition and physical activity program for Mexican-heritage families in South Texas border communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2021). Maternal perceptions of physical activity spaces for children in Texas border colonias. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.

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(2021). The effects of Play Streets on social and community connectedness in rural communities. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2021). *¿Qué pasa con papá?* Exploring paternal responsibilities and physical activity in Mexican-heritage families. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2021). Exploring social networks relative to various types of exercise self-efficacy within CrossFit participants. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

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(2021). Implications of race and ethnicity for child physical activity and social connections at summer care programs. Child and Youth Services Review.

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(2021). Sex Differences in Play Networks and Self-Reported Physical Activity Among Children at Summer Care Programs. Child & Youth Services.

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(2021). Sport participation associations with child friend selection and physical activity while at summer care programs . Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Science.

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(2021). Real-Time Video Scan Method for Community Partner Use to Inform Play Streets Implementation. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

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(2021). The development and pilot testing of the ¡Haz Espacio para Papi! program physical activity curriculum for Mexican-heritage fathers and children. Americaon Journal of Health Education.

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(2021). Active play network influences on physical activity among children living in south Texas colonias. Family & Community Health.

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(2020). Differences in child physical activity levels at rural Play Streets due to activity type and sex. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living.

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(2020). Papás Activos: Associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior and personal networks among fathers living in Texas colonias. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2020). Network analysis of the social environment relative to preference for and tolerance of exercise intensity in CrossFit gyms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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(2020). Egocentric network composition and structure relative to violence victimization among a sample of college students. Journal of American College Health.

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(2020). Health Coalition Collaboration Network, Perceived Satisfaction, and Success. Journal of Health Organization and Managementr.

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(2020). Perceived burnout and coping strategies among fitness instructors: a mixed methods approach. Managing Sport and Leisure.

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(2020). A social network analysis approach to group and individual perceptions of child physical activity. Health Education Research.

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(2020). Network autocorrelation of perceived physical activity skill competence among adolescents at a summer care program:a pilot study. American Journal of Health Promotion.

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(2020). I Play, You Play, We Play: Concurrent activity at Play Streets. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

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(2020). Network effects on adolescent perceived barriers to physical activity. In Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

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(2020). Using network analysis to conduct a system-wide program evaluation within a university. Evaluation and Program Planning.

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(2020). Depressive symptoms associations with online and in person networks in an online gaming community: a pilot study. Mental Health Review Journal.

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(2020). Social support, depressive symptoms, and online gaming network communication. Mental Health and Social Inclusion.

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(2020). Social network analysis in child physical activity and sedentary behavior research: A systematic literature review. Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

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(2020). The Spread and Utility of Social Network Analysis across a Group of Health Behavior Researchers. Health Behavior Research.

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(2019). Impact of social networks, mental health, and sobriety on exercise within a collegiate recovery community. Health Behavior Research.

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(2019). Social networks, group exercise, and anxiety among college students. Journal of American College Health.

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(2019). Come together, play, be active: Physical activity engagement of school-age children at Play Streets in four diverse rural communities in the US. In Preventive Medicine.

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(2019). Transforming City Streets to Promote Physical Activity and Health Equity.. Health Affairs.

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(2019). Assessing physical activity in temporary spaces: Application of SOPARC / iSOPARC® for Play Streets. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

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(2019). A social network approach to analyzing body dissatisfaction among sorority members using two network generators. Journal of American College Health.

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(2019). Perceived physical activity barriers of Mexican-heritage sibling dyads. American Journal of Health Behavior.

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(2019). Churches as physical activity resources: A descriptive assessment.. Health Behavior and Policy Review.

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(2019). Examining the implementation of Play Streets: A systematic review of the grey literature. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.

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