My current research interest is in using physical activity in the prevention of pediatric obesity. In particular, the utilization of community family-based physical activity interventions to reduce early onset cardiovascular disease risk factors (obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus) in ethnic-minority children. My research agenda also includes examining: 1) physical activity policy-base intervention in preschool-age children; 2) environmental and media influence on various health behaviors in ethnic-minority populations, and 3) after-school family-base intervention to improve physiological (obesity and diabetes risk) and psychosocial, and academic performance of minority pre-adolescents.
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Design and baseline characteristics of the Short bouTs of Exercise for Preschoolers (STEP) study (with Ogechi Nwaokelemeh, Albert Mendoza, Sanyog Shitole, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, and Antronette K. Yancey), BMC Public Health (2012)
Background: Most preschool centers provide two 30-min sessions of gross-motor/outdoor playtime per preschool day. Within...
Effects of Locomotor Skill Program on Minority Preschoolers’ Physical Activity Levels (with Ogechi Nwaokelemeh, Manneh Ghazarian, Jasmin Roberts, Albert Mendoza, and Sanyog Shitole), Pediatric Exercise Science (2012)
This pilot study examined the effects of a teacher-taught, locomotor skill (LMS)- based physical activity...