Articles

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Exercise Prescription and the Patient with Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Approach to Optimizing Patient Outcomes (with Greogory R. Waryasz), Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (2010)

To review the current recommendations for physical activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and...

 

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Practice Notes: Strategies in Health Education - Program: "What's Cooking on the Central Coast with the Pink and Dude Chefs?" (with Julie Chessen, David W. Hey, and Lisa Nicholson), Health Education & Behavior (2009)
 

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS): a Systematic Review of Anatomy and Potential Risk Factors (with Gregory R. Waryasz), Dynamic Medicine (2008)

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS), a common cause of anterior knee pain, is successfully treated in...

 

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Effects of Age and Gender on Physical Performance (with Vanina Bongard, Gerard E. Dallal, and Ernst J. Schaefer), Age (2007)

Our purpose was to examine the effects of age and gender on physical performance. We...

 

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CD4+ Cell Count, Viral Load, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Use Are Independent Predictors of Body Composition Alterations in HIV-Infected Adults: A Longitudinal Study (with Norma Terrin, Christine Wanke, Sally Skinner, Eric Tchetgen, and Abby H. Shevitz), Clinical Infectious Disease (2005)

To understand the concurrent effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the immune system, and...

 

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MyPyramid.gov, Nutrition in Clinical Care (2005)

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has un-unveiled a new symbol and an interactive "food...

 

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A Comparison of the Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of 3 Intervention Strategies for AIDS Wasting (with Abby H. Shevitz, Ira B. Wilson, Donna Spiegelman, Sarah C. Skinner, Kristina Antonsson, Jennifer E. Layne, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman, Donald S. Shepard, and Sherwood L. Gorbach), Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Clinical Science (2005)

To compare oxandrolone (OX) or strength training with nutrition alone (NA) for AIDS wasting.

 

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Exercise and the Elderly: A Scientific Rationale for Exercise Prescription (with Heather Mernitz), Journal of Clinical Outcome Management (2004)

Objective: To review the benefits of exercise intervention in older persons and the role of...

 

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Exercise and the Elderly: Guidelines and Practical Prescription Applications for the Clinician (with Heather Mernitz), Journal of Clinical Outcome Management (2004)

Objective: To review the components of exercise prescription and approaches to developing an exercise prescription...

 

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Nutrition Treatment for HIV Wasting: A Prescription for Food as Medicine (with Abby Shevitz, Aviva Must, Susan Harris, Ronenn Roubenoff, and Sherwood Gorbach), Nutrition in Clinical Practice (2003)

The optimal nutrition approach for the promotion of weight gain in HIV-infected adults with wasting...

 

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Short-term Progressive Resistance Training Increases Strength and Lean Body Mass in Adults Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (with Ronenn Roubenoff, Lauren Weiss, Juliet Suri, Michael Wood, Rina Bloch, and Sherwood Gorbach), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (1999)

To assess the efficacy of progressive resistance training (PRT) in increasing strength and lean body...

 

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A Pilot Study of Exercise Training to Reduce Trunk Fat in Adults With HIV-Associated Fat Redistribution (with Ronenn Roubenoff, Lauren Weiss, Tanya Heflin, Gregory J. Cloutier, Michael Wood, and Sherwood Gorbach), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (1999)

Body fat redistribution (‘lipodystrophy’), with gain in abdominal and trunk fat, and decline in facial...

 

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Fitness: a viable adjunct to treatment for young adults with psychiatric disabilities (with Karen V. Unger, Gary S. Skrinar, and Dori S. Hutchinson), Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal (1992)

The role of physical illness as a factor of mental illness and the positive effects...

 

Reports

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Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in North San Luis Obispo County (Final Report) (with David W. Hey, Laurie Pugh, Rosanna Taylor, and Arlene Grant-Holcomb), Report of the HEAL-SLO/TCE School Wellness Grant (2010)

A two year grant (October 2008-2010) was awarded to the San Luis Obispo County Public...

 

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Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in South San Luis Obispo County (Final Report) (with David W. Hey, Laurie Pugh, Rosanna Taylor, Arlene Grant-Holcomb, and Stephanie F. Teaford), Report of the HEAL-SLO/ TCE School Wellness Grant (2010)

A two year grant (October 2008-2010) was awarded to the San Luis Obispo County Public...

 

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Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in North San Luis Obispo County (with David W. Hey, Rosanna Taylor, Arlene Grant-Holcomb, and Stephanie F. Teaford), Report of the HEAL-SLO/TCE School Wellness Grant (2009)

In March 2009, a research team from the newly formed STRIDE Institute at California Polytechnic...

 

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Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in South San Luis Obispo County (with David W. Hey, Rosanna Taylor, Arlene Grant-Holcomb, and Stephanie F. Teaford), Report of the HEAL-SLO/ TCE School Wellness Grant (2009)

A two year grant (October 2008-2010) was awarded to the San Luis Obispo County Public...

 

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Barriers to Physical Activity and Healthy Eating As Perceived by Parents in Lompoc: Focus Group Results (with David W. Hey, Stephanie F. Teaford, and Wendy L. Minarik), Kinesiology (2009)

Dear members of the Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization, Community Health for Lompoc Valley Community...

 

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The Development and Pilot of a Culinary Intervention Designed Using the Social Cognitive Theory to Teach Nutrition to Adolescent Girls (with Julie Chessen, Lisa M. Nicholson, and Jeff Sklar), Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2009)

Due to the trend of decreased traditional cooking skills, this study investigated the effectiveness of...