selected publications academic article The MATCH Program: Long-Term Obesity Prevention Through a Middle School Based Intervention. Childhood Obesity. 12:103-112. 2016 Physical examination findings among children and adolescents with obesity: An evidence-based review. Pediatrics. 137. 2016 Addressing Childhood Obesity. Opportunities for Prevention.. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 62:1241-1261. 2015 Improved Body Mass Index Measures Following a Middle School-Based Obesity Intervention-The MATCH Program. Journal of School Health. 85:680-687. 2015 Long-Term Obesity Prevention and the Motivating Adolescents with Technology to CHOOSE Healthâ„¢ Program. Childhood Obesity. 10:25-33. 2014 Adoption of Cardiovascular risk reduction guidelines: A cluster-randomized trial. Pediatrics. 134:e732-e738. 2014 Education in quality improvement for pediatric practice: An online program to teach clinicians QI. Academic Pediatrics. 14:517-525. 2014 Implementation of the NHLBI Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: Rationale and study design for Young Hearts, Strong Starts, a cluster-randomized trial targeting body mass index, blood pressure, and tobacco. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 37:98-105. 2014 Comparison of predictive equations and measured resting energy expenditure among obese youth attending a pediatric healthy weight clinic: One size does not fit all. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 28:617-624. 2013 Prevention screening and counseling: Strategy for integration into medical education and practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 44:666-671. 2013 Quality of life and BMI changes in youth participating in an integrated pediatric obesity treatment program. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 11:116. 2013 School-based obesity treatment: the MATCH program.. North Carolina Medical Journal. 74:35-36. 2013 Outcomes from a medical weight loss program: Primary care clinics versus weight loss clinics. American Journal of Medicine. 125:603.e7-603.e11. 2012 Development and validation of a tool for assessing glucose impairment in adolescents. Preventing Chronic Disease. 9. 2012 The importance of assessing for depression with HRQOL in treatment seeking obese youth and their caregivers. Quality of Life Research. 21:1367-1377. 2012 Sustained body mass index changes one and two years post MATCH: A school-based wellness intervention in adolescents. Childhood Obesity. 7:372-378. 2011 Using clinical skills exams to evaluate medical student skills in prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41:S181-S186. 2011 Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity: Care received by a state Medicaid population. Clinical Pediatrics. 50:816-826. 2011 The association between the food environment and weight status among eastern North Carolina youth. Public Health Nutrition. 14:1610-1617. 2011 A Biopsychosocial Pilot Study of Overweight Youth and Care Providers' Perceptions of Quality of Life. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 26:e61-e68. 2011 Rationale and development of the move more north carolina: Recommended standards for after-school physical activity. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 16:359-366. 2010 Short-term change in body mass index in overweight adolescents following cholesterol screening. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 163:812-817. 2009
research overview Research Interests: Obesity prevention and treatment, quality improvement, changing physician behavior, medical student education in preventive medicine and population health