Research

Pregnancy 24/7: A 5-year multi-site observational cohort study funded by the NHLBI that will leverage state-of-the-art assessment methods to examine sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep in each trimester of pregnancy and examine associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. 

Offspring Study: A 5-year multi-site observational cohort study funded by the NHLBI that will leverage state-of-the-art assessment methods to examine sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep in each trimester of pregnancy (collected as part of the Pregnancy 24/7 study) and examine associations with added assessment of offspring growth and cardiovascular health through 2 years of age. 

Postpartum 24/7: a pilot observational cohort study to examine sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep across the postpartum period and associations with cardiometabolic risk factors. 

Jackson Heart 24-H ACT: Our lab is involved with an ancillary study to the Jackson Heart Study funded by the NHLBI that will examine 24-hour activity cycles and cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's Disease in African Americans. 

CARDIA ACT-HR: Our lab is involved with an ancillary study to the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study funded by the NHLBI that will examine midlife transitions in physical activity and sedentary behavior with heart failure risk and progression.

• Adverse childhood events and depressive symptoms during pregnancy: moderating effects of physical activity: Rachel Telles, PhD Candidate

• Remote postpartum intervention targeting movement behaviors after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Jaclyn Dziewior, PhD Candidate 

• INcreasing Steps in PREgnancy (INSPiRE): A remote health intervention to help Iowan women be more physically active during pregnancy. 

• Psychological resources and incident hypertension: longitudinal findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study: Jenna Adamowicz, PhD Candidate

• Concurrent agreement between ActiGraph and activPAL for measuring moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity in two populations: pregnant women and office workers: Sara Diesel, PhD Candidate

• Associations of perceived stress and movement behaviors in women during pregnancy, preliminary findings from the Pregnancy 24/7 study: Ti Hsu, PhD Student 

• Associations of sedentary behavior, physical activity, and fitness with cardiac adiposity: Minsuk Oh, PhD

• Women's experiences of bedrest during twin pregnancies: Madeline Lawrence, MS

• Sedentary behavior and physical activity among college students during COVID-19: Jaclyn Dziewior, MS

• Construct validity of grip rate of force development and relaxation in the assessment of muscle weakness in older adults: Piroska Boros, PhD