Stephenie C. Lemon, Ph.D., M.S. is an Associate Professor in the Division of
Preventive and Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Lemon is an epidemiologist whose program of research
focuses on public health approaches to understanding and reducing the obesity epidemic
using a social ecology framework. Her research addresses: Translation of evidence-based
programs and policies in real world settings; Community-based participatory research;
Health promotion in under-served populations; Worksite health promotion; Physical
activity policy research; and, Influence of social norms and social networks on health
behaviors. 

Articles

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Development and validation of worksite weight-related social norms surveys (with Qin Liu, Robert P. Magner, Kristin L. Schneider, and Lori Pbert), American journal of health behavior (2013)
 

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The use of cancer treatment summaries and care plans among Massachusetts physicians (with Anna Merport, Joshua Nyambose, and Marianne N. Prout), Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2012)
 

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Measuring quality of life in low-income, Spanish-speaking Puerto Ricans with type 2 diabetes residing in the mainland U.S (with Milagros C. Rosal and Garry Welch), Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2011)
 

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Associations of mood and anxiety disorders with obesity: Comparisons by ethnicity (with Jamie S. Bodenlos, Kristin L. Schneider, Madeline A. August, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Journal of psychosomatic research (2011)
 

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Association of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obesity in a Nationally Representative Sample (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Kristin L. Schneider, Jamie S. Bodenlos, Bradley M. Appelhans, Matthew C. Whited, and Yunsheng Ma), Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2011)
 

Presentations and Posters

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Breakout Session: "Paths to Obtaining Funding for Community Engaged Research" (with Laura L. Hayman), Community Engagement and Research Symposium (2012)
 

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A Community-Based Social Networking Intervention to Increase Walking in Dog Owners (with Deirdra Murphy, Cynthia Ferrara, Jessica Oleski, Emily Panza, Laura Bowen, Brianne Bozzella, Kimberly Gada, Clara Savage, and Kristin L. Schneider), Community Health & Research: Making the Connections Symposium (2011)
 

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The Impact of Worksite Weight-Related Social Norms on Associated Behaviors (with Qin Liu, Robert P. Magner, Kristin L. Schneider, and Lori Pbert), Obesity Society Annual Meeting (2011)
 

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The Social Context as a Determinant of Weight-Related Behaviors: Focus on Social Norms (with Lori Pbert), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2011)