KERYN E. PASCH, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Health Education
Kinesiology & Health Education

Office:
Bellmont Hall Room 514
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas 78712
Mail code: D3700
Phone: 512-232-8295; Fax: 512-471-3845

E-mail: kpasch@mail.utexas.edu
Website: http://www.edb.utexas.edu/pasch/index.html

Keryn E. Pasch, M.P.H., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas, Austin. She received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology with a minor in Interpersonal Relationships Research from Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota and her Master’s in Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Pasch was also a National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Prevention and Control in the Michael and Susan Dell Center for the Advancement of Health Living at the Austin Regional Campus of the University of Texas School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the social, personal, and environmental influences on child and adolescent health, specifically the areas of substance use and obesity. 

Dr. Pasch's CV

Educational Background

  • 2008 National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Public Health, UT Austin Regional Campus
  • 2007 Ph.D. University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis MN Behavioral Epidemiology
  • 2003 M.P.H. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Health Behavior and Health Education
  • 1998 B.A. University of Illinois Chicago IL Psychology

Active Grants

  • Pasch, K.E. (PI). Unhealthy food and beverage advertising around schools.  NationalInstitutes of Health, National Cancer Institute R03 ($141,826). 3/1/11 – 2/28/13. 
  • Pasch, K. E. (PI). Parental and Media Influences on Adolescent Tobacco use, Alcohol use, and Risk of Obesity. National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, ($24,845) 7/1/10 – 6/30/11. 
  • Bartholomew, J. (PI), Pasch, K. E. (Co-I). Low fat entrées and school lunch: Selection and participation rates across SES. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases R21 ($417,875). 8/1/09 - 7/30/11
  • Loukas, A. (PI), Pasch, K. E. (Co-I). Feasibility of a Web-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Vocational Students. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute R21 ($426,475). 4/1/11 – 3/31/13.
  • Williams, J. (PI), Pasch, K. E. (Co-I). Supporting a conference to develop a book on the role of communications and media research in defining strategies to reduce childhood obesity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($18,000). 12/15/10 – 12/14/11
  • Kelder, S. (PI), Springer, A. (Co-PI), Pasch, K. E. (Co-I). Prevention of Child Obesity: Disseminating the CATCH Middle School Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Program in Central Texas Middle Schools. Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, 2008-2012.

Selected Publications

  • Velazquez, C. E., Pasch, K. E., Ranjnat, N., Mirchandani, G. Hoelscher, D. M. (in press). Are adolescents’ perceptions of dietary practices associated with their dietary behaviors? Journal of the American Dietetic Association
  •  Yarnell, L., Brown, H. S., Perry, C. L., Pasch, K. E., Komro, K. A. (in press). Classroom norms and individual smoking behavior among middle school children. American Journal of Health Behavior. PMCID: In process
  • Pasch, K. E., Klein, E. G., Laska, M. N., Velazquez, C. E., Moe, S. G., Lytle, L. A. (in press). Weight Misperception and Health Risk Behaviors Among Early Adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior. PMCID: In process
  • Velazquez, C. E., Pasch K. E., Perry, C. L., Komro, K. A. (2011). Do High Risk Urban Adolescents also Have Older Friends? Journal of Adolescent Health. May; 48(5): 467-472. PMCID: PMC3079854
  • Pasch, K. E., Lytle, L. A., Samuelson, A., Farbakhsh, K., Kubik, M., Heitzler, C. (2011). Are School Vending Machines Loaded with Calories and Fat: An Assessment of 106 Middle and High Schools. Journal of School Health, Apr; 81(4): 212-218. PMCID: In process
  • Laska, M. N., Pasch, K. E., Lust, K., Story, M, Ehlinger, E. (2011). The differential prevalence of obesity and related behaviors in two- versus four-year colleges. Obesity; Feb; 19(2): 453-6.
  • Lytle, L. A., Pasch, K. E., Farbakhsh, K. (2011). The relationship between sleep and weight in a sample of adolescents. Obesity, Feb; 19(2): 324-31. PMCID: PMC3099473
  • Fulkerson, J. A., Pasch, K. E., Stigler, M. H.,  Farbakhsh, K., Perry, C. L., Komro, K. A. (2010).  Longitudinal associations between family meals and parent-child communication among racially-diverse urban youth. Journal of Family Psychology; 24(3):261–270. PMCID: PMC2896222
  • Pasch, K. E., Stigler, M. H., Perry, C. L., Komro, K. A. (2010).  Parents' and children’s self report of parenting factors: How much do they agree and which is a stronger predictor of early adolescent alcohol use? Health Education Journal, 69:31-42 PMCID: PMC2885720
  • Pasch, K. E., Nelson, M. C., Lytle, L. A., Moe, S. G. (2010). Adolescent sleep, risk behaviors, and depressive symptoms: Are they linked? American Journal of Health Behavior, 34(2): 237-48. PMCID: PMC3086400
  • Nelson, M. C., Pasch, K. E., Lust, K., Story, M, Ehlinger, E. (2009). Latent class analysis of lifestyle characteristics and health risk behaviors among college youth. Prevention Science, 10(4): 376-86. PMCID: PMC2927491
  • Pasch, K. E., Perry, C. L., Stigler, M. H., Komro, K. A. (2009).  Sixth grade students who use alcohol: Do we need primary prevention programs for “tweens”? Health Education and Behavior; Aug;36(4):673-95 PMCID: PMC2717188
  • Pasch, K. E., Komro, K. A., Perry, C. L., Hearst, M. O., Farbakhsh, K. (2009). Does outdoor alcohol advertising around elementary schools vary by the ethnicity of students in the school? Ethnicity & Health, 14(2): 225-236 PMCID: PMC2658768
  • Pasch, K. E., Hearst, M. O., Nelson, M. C., Forsythe, A., Lytle, L. A. (2009). Alcohol outlets and youth alcohol use: Exposure in suburban areas. Health & Place; 15:642-46. PMCID: PMC2739405
  • Fulkerson, J. A., Pasch, K. E., Komro, K. A., Perry, C. L. (2008).  Relationships between alcohol-related informal social control, parental monitoring and adolescent problem behaviors among racially diverse urban youth. Journal of Community Health, Dec;33(6):425-33. PMCID: PMC2603288
  • Pasch, K. E., Nelson, M. C., Lytle, L. A., Moe, S. G., Perry, C. L. (2008). The adoption of risk-related factors through early adolescence: Associations with weight status and implications for causal mechanisms. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43(4):387-93 PMCID: PMC2577596
  • Pasch, K. E., Komro, K. A., Perry, C. L., Hearst, M. O., Farbakhsh, K. (2007). Outdoor alcohol advertising near schools: Where is it located, what does it advertise and how is it related to intentions and use among young adolescents? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68(4): 587-596.

Conference Presentations and Posters

  • Pasch, K. E., Velazquez, C.E., Poulos, N.S.  (2011, June). Energy Drink Consumption and Sleep Problems among College Youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
  •  Pasch, K. E., Li, L. , Kelder, S., Springer, A. (2011, June). The Effects of Energy Drink Consumption on Sleep among Ethnically-Diverse Eighth Graders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
  • Pasch, K. E., Janak, J. , Kelder, S., Springer, A. (2011, March). Obesity and Sleep among Ethnically-Diverse Eighth Graders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Lang, W. J., Pasch, K. E. (2011, March). Obesity and Substance Use Among College Students: Does Higher BMI Increase Risk? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Latimer, L. A., Velazquez, C. E., Pasch, K. E. (2011, March).  Energy Drink Consumption and Alcohol use among college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Poulos, N. S., Pasch, K. E. (2011, March). Is energy drink consumption associated with dietary behaviors among college youth? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Velazquez, C. E., Pasch, K. E., Cance, J. D. (2011, March). Health Behaviors among College Students: Latent Class Analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Pasch, K. E., Springer, A. E., Velazquez, C. E., Kelder, S., Hoelscher, D. M. (2010, June). Do Families Who Eat Together Also Encourage Healthy Eating? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Minneapolis, MN.
  •  Pasch, K. E., Velazquez, C. E., Lytle, L. A., Laska, M. N., Moe, S. G. (2010, June). Youth Risk Behaviors and Body Composition: Does Risk in One Area Predict Risk in the Other? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Velazquez, C. E., Pasch, K. E., Ranjit, N., Mirchandani, G., Hoelscher, D. M. (2010, June). Are Adolescents’ Perceptions of Dietary Practices Associated with their Dietary Behaviors? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Fulkerson, J. A., Farbakhsh, K., Lytle, L. A., Pasch, K. E., Hearst, M. O., Kubik, M. (2010, June). Food Sources for Family Dinner and Associations with Overweight Status, Percent Body Fat, and Metabolic Syndrome among Adolescents and their Parents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Minneapolis, MN.

Book Chapters

  • Pasch, K. E. (2011). Alcohol Use. In B. B. Brown & M. J. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Elsevier.

Professional Memberships

Last updated on July 7, 2011


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