selected publications
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academic article
- Childhood predictors of high school sport participation and effects of participation on young adult activity and mental health.. Annals of medicine. 57:-. 2025
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Dance on Cognition and Depression in Healthy Older Adults.. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2024
- Sociodemographic disparities in sedentary time among US youth vary by period of the day.. PloS one. 19:-. 2024
- Developmental disparities in sedentary time by period of the day among US youth: a cross-sectional study.. BMC public health. 22:-. 2022
- Device-Based Movement Behaviors, Executive Function, and Academic Skills among African American Children with ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders.. International journal of environmental research and public health. 19. 2022
- BAILAMOS With mHealth Technology! Improving Physical Activity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Latinxs: A Pre-Post Feasibility Study.. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education. 48:575-583. 2021
- Association of physical activity levels and brain white matter in older Latino adults.. Ethnicity & health. 27:1599-1615. 2021
- The S.P.A.C.E Hypothesis: Physical Activity as Medium - Not Medicine - for Public Health Impact.. Exercise and sport sciences reviews. 49:133-145. 2021
- The Impact of the BAILAMOS™ Dance Program on Brain Functional Connectivity and Cognition in Older Latino Adults: A Pilot Study.. Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice. 5:1-14. 2020
- Exercise and Academic Performance Among Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial.. Pediatric exercise science. 32:140-149. 2020
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise for ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders.. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 48:1397-407. 2016
- BAILAMOS: Development, Pilot Testing, and Future Directions of a Latin Dance Program for Older Latinos.. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education. 42:604-10. 2014
- A Qualitative Exploration of Factors Associated With Walking and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Latino Adults.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 35:664-77. 2014
- A Test of Learned Industriousness in the Physical Activity Domain.. International journal of psychological studies. 6:12-25. 2014
- Dietary approaches to stop hypertension patterns in older Latinos with or at risk for hypertension.. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. 28:338-47. 2013
- Physical activity and psychosocial and mental health of older caregivers and non-caregivers.. Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.). 33:358-65. 2012
- The relationship between physical activity and cognition in older Latinos.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 67:525-34. 2012
- Physical activity of urban community-dwelling older Latino adults.. Journal of physical activity & health. S161-70. 2011
- Leisure time and occupational physical activity among racial or ethnic minorities.. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 42:1086-93. 2010
- Perspectives of Latina and non-Latina white women on barriers and facilitators to exercise in pregnancy.. Women & health. 49:505-21. 2009
- Active or sedentary? Objectively measured physical activity of Latinos and implications for intervention.. Journal of physical activity & health. 5:559-70. 2008