Publications

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Published

2023

1. Bruening, M., Nadalet, C., Ashok, N., Suh, B. C., Lee, R. E. (2022). Preschoolers' parent and teacher/director perceptions of returning to early childcare education during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2270–2270. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14409-w

2. D’Agostino, E. M., Ramírez García, J., Bakken, S. R., Wruck L., Nilles, E. K., Stefano, T. A., Martin, H. R., Hungler, A., Lee, R. E., Perreira, K. M., Baum, M. K., Brown, D. (2023). Examining COVID-19 testing and vaccination behaviors by heritage and linguistic preferences among Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish RADx-UP participants. Preventive Medicine Reports, (35), 102359-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102359

3. Goldman, J. L., Kalu, I. C., Schuster, J. E., Erickson, T., Mast, D. K., Zimmerman, K., Benjamin, D. K., Kalb, L. G., Gurnett, C., Newland, J. G., Sherby, M.,  Godambe, M., Shinde, N., Watterson, T., Walsh, T., Foxe, J., Zand, M., Dewhurst, S., Coller, R., ... Haroz, E. (2023). Building school-academic partnerships to implement COVID-19 testing in underserved populations. Pediatrics, 152(1), 1-. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060352C

4. Lee, R. E., Todd, M., Oh, H., Han, S., Santana, M., Aguilar-Troncoso, J., Bruening, M., Kramer, J. L., León, T., Murugan, V., Valdez, H., Villegas-Gold, M. Acceptability and feasibility of saliva-delivered PCR coronavirus 2019 tests for young children. Pediatrics, 152(1), 1-11. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-060352D

5. Uthappa, D. M., Mann, T. K., Goldman, J. L., Schuster, J. E., Newland, J. G., Anderson, W. B., Dozier, A., Inkelas, M., Foxe, J. J., Gwynn, L., Gurnett, C. A., McDaniels-Davidson, C., Walsh, T., Watterson, T., Holden-Wiltse, J., Potts, J. M., D'Agostino, E. M., Zandi, K.,  Corbett, A., ... Zimmerman, K. O. (2023). Common data element collection in underserved school communities: Challenges and recommendations. Pediatrics, 152(1), 1-. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060352N

2021

6. Lee, R. E., Joseph, R. P., Blackman, C. L. T., Strayhorn, S. M., Faro, J., Lane, H., Monroe, C., Pekmezi D.,  & Szeszulski, J. (2021). Still striding toward social justice? Redirecting physical activity research in a post-COVID-19 world. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(6), 1205-1215. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibab026.

2020

6. 1. Lee, R. E., Parker, N. H., Hallett, A. M., Kao, D., Modelska, M. J., Rifai, H. S., Soltero, E. G., & O’Connor, D. P. (2020). Stakeholder perspectives and sustainability of an integrated care model for the prevention and management of obesity: The childhood obesity research demonstration (CORD) Project. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 

6. 2. Lee, R. E., Kao, D., Parker, N. H., Hallett, A. M., Kochi, C. Y., Modelska, M. J., Rifai, H. S., & O’Connor, D. P. (2020). Evaluating sustainability in the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration project: the model and process. Archives of Public Health: 78, 13. 

6. 3. Lee, R.E., Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., Hill, J., O’Connor, T., Bruening, M., Shaibi,  G., Todd, M., Estabrooks, P. (2020). Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE): Implementation Strategies in Early Care and Education Centers. Accepted as part of a symposium for presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference. San Francisco, CA, USA. April 2020.

6. 4. Lee, R.E., Szeszulski J., Suh, B., Lorenzo, E. Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE):  An Early Look at Physical Activity-Related Outcomes.  Accepted for Symposium at the Annual Conference on International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.  Auckland, New Zealand. June 2020. 

6. 5. Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Todd, M., Mama, S. K., & Lee, R. E. (2020). Health is power: Active transportation, physical activity, and cardiometabolic health among ethnic minority women. J Phys Act Health, 8(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0098 PMID: 32035414

6. 6. Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Shin, C., Todd, M., & Lee, R. E. (2020). Relationship between walking for active transportation and cardiometabolic health among adults: A systematic review. J Transp Health, 19. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2020.100927

6. 7. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., O’Connor, T., Hill, J.L., Shaibi, G.Q., Buman, M.P., Vega-López, S., Hooker, S.P., Lee, R. E. (2020). Exploring correlates of preschool-aged children’s locomotor skills: Individual and parent demographics and home environment. Percept Mot Skills, 128(2), 649-671. doi: 10.1177/0031512520980938

6. 8. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., & Lee, R.E. Effectiveness of Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE) on Young Children’s Locomotor Skills. Accepted for oral presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference. San Francisco, CA, USA. April 2020.

6. 9. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., O’Connor, T., Hill, J. L., Shaibi, G. Q., Buman, M. P., Vega-López, S., Hooker, S. P., & Lee, R. E. (2021). Exploring correlates of preschool-aged children’s locomotor skills: Individual and parent demographics and home environment. Percept Mot Skills, 128(2), 649-671. doi: 10.1177/0031512520980938. Epub 2020 Dec 20. PMID: 33342342.

6. 10. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., Arriola, A., & Lee, R. E. (2020). Community-Based measurement of body composition in Hispanic women: Concurrent validity of dual-and single-frequency bioelectrical impedance. J Strength Cond Res, 84(4)doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003483 PMID: 31929352

2019

6. 11. Lee, R. E., Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Arriola, A., Bruening, M., Estabrooks, P. A., Hill, J., Marsiglia, F. F., O'Connor, T., Pollins, K. S., & Shaibi, G. Q. Design and methodology of a cluster-randomized trial in early care and education centers to meet physical activity guidelines: Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE). Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2019 Feb 1;77:8-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2018.12.003.

6. 12. Lee, R. E., Soltero, E. G., Ledoux, T. A., Sahnoune, I., Saavadra, F., Mama, S. K., McNeill, L. H. (2019). Sustainability via Active Garden Education: Translating policy to practice in early care and education. Journal of School Health, 89(4), 257-266. doi: 10.1111/josh.12734. PubMed PMID: 30723904.

6. 13. Lee R.E., Szeszulski J., Lorenzo E., Gutierrez M., Tornel M., Verdezoto Alvarado A., Bruening M.  Eating Sweet Treats in Absence of Hunger May Influence Overweight in Mainly Hispanic Preschoolers. Accepted for poster presentation at The Obesity Society. Las Vegas, NV, USA. November 2019.

6. 14. Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Lee, R.E.  Sustainability via Active Gardening Education (SAGE): The association between walking for active transportation and cardiometabolic health among primarily Hispanic women.  Accepted for poster presentation at the International Conference on Transport & Health, Melbourne, Australia, November 2019.

6. 15. Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Arriola, A., Bruening, M., Lee, R.E.  Sustainability via Active Gardening Education (SAGE):  The relationship of moderate to vigorous physical activity and food insecurity on cardiometabolic risk among primarily Hispanic mothers.  Accepted for poster presentation at International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2019.

6. 16. Lorenzo, E.  Linking active transportation use and neighborhood walkability to cardiometabolic risk factors among Hispanic mothers. Poster presentation at the Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference, San Diego, California, April 2019.

6. 17. Soltero, E. G., Parker, N. H., Mama DrPH S. K, Ledoux TA, Lee RE. Lessons Learned From Implementing of Garden Education Program in Early Child Care. Health Promot Pract. 2021 Mar;22(2):266-274. doi: 10.1177/1524839919868215. Epub 2019 Aug 30. PMID: 31470753; PMCID: PMC9014813.

6. 18. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., Arriola, A., Lee, R.E. Associations between Physical Activity Resources and Gross Motor Skills in Preschool-aged Children. Submitted for presentation at Society of Behavioral Medicine Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 2019.

6. 19. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., Shaibi, G. Q., Buman, M. P., Vega-López, S., Hooker, S. P., Lee, R. E. Effectiveness of school-based interventions for improving cardiovascular fitness in early childhood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100915

2018

1. Lee, R.E., Arriola, A., Inzunza, E., Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., and Soltero, E. G. How can early care and education center gardens be sustained? Lessons learned from SAGE. Accepted for poster presentation at International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 2018.

2. Szeszulski, J., Hutchens, A., Lorenzo, E., Arriola, A., O’Connor, T., Hill J., Hooker, S. P., Lee, R.E. Independent Association of Parenting Practices on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity of Preschool Aged Children. Accepted for poster presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2018

3. Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Arriola, A., Lee, R. E. (2018) Sustainability via Active Gardening Education (SAGE):  Development of culturally appropriate parent messages using Nominal Group Technique (NGT) groups. Accepted for poster presentation at the annual conference of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Hong Kong, China, June 2018.

4. Lee, R. E., Lorenzo E., Szeszulski, J., Arriola A., Soltero, E. Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE): Enhancing the social return on investment from school programming. Accepted for oral presentation at the annual conference of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Hong Kong, China, June 2018.

5. Lee, R. E., Lorenzo, E., Szeszulski, J., Arriola, A., & Soltero, E. G. (2018). Sustainability via active garden education (SAGE): Enhancing the social return on investment from school programming. Paper presented at the 4th World Congress on Public Health, Epidemiology and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan.

6. Szeszulski, J., Lorenzo, E., Arriola, A., & Lee, R. E. (2018). Comparison of Single and Dual Frequency BIA with Skinfold Calipers for Measurement of Body Composition in Hispanic Women. Accepted for Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference. April.

2017

1. Lee, R. E., Lorenzo, E., Heck, K., Kohl, H. W., & Cubbin, C. (2017). Interrelationships of physical activity in different domains:  Evidence from the geographic research on wellbeing (GROW) study. Journal of Transport and Health, 6, 538-547. DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.02.004.

2. Lee, R. E., Galavíz, K., Soltero, E. G., Rosales Chavez, J., Jauregui, E., Lévesque, L., Lopez y Taylor, J., Ortiz Hernández, L., & Estabrooks, P. A. (2017). Aplicando el marco conceptual RE-AIM para la promoción de la actividad física en países de ingreso bajo y medio: Un taller en Guadalajara, México. Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem, 25(2923). ISSN 0104-1169. 

3. Lee, R. E., Parker, N. H., Soltero, E. G., Ledoux, T. A., Mama, S. K., & McNeill, L. (2017). Sustainability via active garden education (SAGE): Results from two feasibility pilot studies. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 242. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4163-5. PubMed PMID: 28283032; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5345144.

2015

1. Gharib, H., K. I. Galaviz, R. E. Lee, M. Safdie, L. Tolentino, S. Barquera & L. Levesque. 2015. The influence of physical education lesson context and teacher behaviour on student physical activity in Mexico. Retos: Nuevas tendencias en Educacion Fisica, Deporte y Recreacion, 28, 160-164.

2. Lee, R. E., A. M. Hallett, N. H. Parker, D. Kao, M. J. Modelska, H. Rafai and D. P. O'Connor. 2015. Physical activity policies in Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) communities. Health Behavior and Policy Review 4(July):284-295(12). DOI: 10.14485/HBPR.2.4.5. 

3. O'Connor, D. P., R. E. Lee, P., Mehta, D., Thompson, A., Bhargava, C., Carlson, D., Kao, C. S., Layne, T., Ledoux, T., O'Connor, H., Rafai, L., Gulley, A. M., Hallett, O., Kudia, S., Joseph, M., Modelska, D., Ortega, N., Parker, A., Stevens, &. EC-CORD (BETTER Policies) Team. (2015). Childhood obesity research demonstration project: Cross-site evaluation methods. Childhood Obesity 11(1), 92-103. DOI: 10.1089/chi.2014.0061.

4. Soltero, E. G., T., Ledoux, & R. E. Lee. (2015). Feasibility and acceptability of adapting the eating in the absence of hunger assessment for preschoolers in the classroom setting. Eating Behaviors, 19(December), 68-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.06.006.

2014

1. O'Connor, T. M., E. Cerin, R. E. Lee, N. Parker, T. Chen, S. O. Hughes, J. A. Mendoza & T. Baranowski. (2014). Environmental and cultural correlates of physical activity parenting practices among Latino parents with preschool-aged children: Niños Activos. BMC Public Health 14(707). DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-707.

2. Ledoux, T., H. Adamus-Leach, D. P. O'Connor, S. K. Mama, & R. E. Lee. (2014). The association of binge eating and neighborhood fast-food restaurant availability on diet and weight status. Public Health Nutrition, 18(2), 352-360. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013003546.

3. Leach, H. J., S. K. Mama, E. G. Soltero and R. E. Lee. 2014. The influence of sitting time and physical activity on health outcomes in public housing residents. Ethnicty & Disease 24(3), 370-375.

4. Galaviz, K. I., S. M. Harden, E. Smith, K. C. Blackman, L. M. Berrey, S. K. Mama, F. A. Almeida, R. E. Lee and P. A. Estabrooks. 2014. Physical activity promotion in Latin American populations: A systematic review on issues of internal and external validity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 11(77). DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-77.

2013

1. O'Connor, T., E. Cerin, S. O. Hughes, J. Robles, D. Thompson, T. Baranowski, R. E. Lee, T. Nicklas, & R. M. Shewchuk. (2013). What Hispanic parents do to encourage and discourage 3-5 year old children to be active: A qualitative study using nominal group technique. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 10(93). DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-93. 

2. O'Connor, T., E. Cerin, J. Robles, R. E. Lee, J. Kerr, N. Butte, J. A. Mendoza, D. Thompson and T. Baranowski. 2013. Feasibility study to objectively assess activity and location of Hispanic preschoolers: A short communication. Geospatial Health: Health Applications in Geospatial Science, 7(2), 375-380. DOI: 10.4081/gh.2013.94.

2005

1. Lee, R. E., Booth, K. M., Reese-Smith, J. Y., Regan, G., & Howard, H. H. (2005). The physical activity resource assessment (PARA) instrument: Evaluating features, amenities and incivilities of physical activity resources in urban neighborhoods. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2(1), 1-9.

2. Li, C., Kaur, H., Choi, W. S., Huang, T. T. K., Lee, R. E., & Ahluwalia, J. S. (2005). Additive interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast‐feeding on childhood overweight. Obesity research, 13(2), 362-371.

2002

1. Lee, R. E., & Cubbin, C. (2002). Neighborhood context and youth cardiovascular health behaviors. American journal of public health, 92(3), 428-436.