Publications

Publications

42. Lytle, L. A., Murray, D. M., Laska, M. N., Pasch, K. E., Anderson, S. E., Farbakhsh, K. (in press). Examining the longitudinal relationship between change in sleep and obesity risk in adolescents. Health Education & Behavior. PMCID: In process

41. Springer, A. E., Kelder, S., Byrd-Williams, C., Pasch, K. E., Ranjit, N., Delk, J., Hoelscher. D.M. (in press). Promoting energy-balance behaviors among ethnically diverse adolescents: Overview & baseline findings of the Central Texas CATCH Middle School Project. Health Education & Behavior.

40. Yarnell, L., Brown, H. S., Pasch, K. E., Perry, C. L., Komro, K. A. (in press). Classroom Norms and Individual Drinking Behavior among Middle School Youth. American Journal of Health Behavior. PMCID: In process

39. Loukas, A., Pasch, K. E. (in press). School Connectedness and Gender as Moderators of the Influence of Peer Victimization on Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Middle School Youth. Journal of Early Adolescence

38. Pasch, K. E., Latimer, L. A.*, Cance, J. D., Moe, S. G., Lytle, L. A. (2012). Longitudinal bi-directional relationships between sleep and youth substance use. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 41(9): 1184-1196. PMCID: In process

37. Hearst, M. O., Sevchick, S., Fulkerson, J. A., Pasch, K. E., Harnak, L., Lytle, L. A. (2012). Stressed out and overcommitted! Describing the relationships between family stressors and weights of parents and children. Health Education and Behavior. 39(4):446-454. PMCID: In process

36. Velazquez, C. E.*, Poulos, N. S.*, Latimer, L.*, Pasch, K. E.† (2012). Energy drink consumption and alcohol use behaviors among college age youth. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. June;123(1-3): 167-172.

35. Loukas, A., Batanova, M., D.*, Velazquez, C. E.*, Lang, W. J.*, Sneden, G. G., Pasch, K. E., Summers Karn, S., Robertson, T. R. (2012). Who Uses Snus? A Study of Texas Adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. May;14(5):626-30.

34. Yarnell, L., Brown, H. S., Pasch, K. E., Perry, C. L., Komro, K. A. (2012). Classroom norms and individual smoking behavior among middle school children. American Journal of Health Behavior. Jan; 36(1): 12-9. PMCID: In process

33. Pasch, K. E., Velazquez, C. E.*, Cance, J. D., Moe, S. G., Lytle, L. A. (2012). Youth substance use and body composition: Does risk in one area predict risk in the other? Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Jan;41(1):14-26. PMCID: In process

32. Pasch, K. E., Klein, E. G., Laska, M. N., Velazquez, C. E.*, Moe, S. G., Lytle, L. A. (2011). Weight Misperception and Health Risk Behaviors Among Early Adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior. Nov; 35(6): 797-806. PMCID: PMC3261574

31. Velazquez, C. E., Pasch, K. E.†, Laska, M. N., Lust, K., Story, M, Ehlinger, E. (2011). Differential prevalence of alcohol use among 2-year and 4-year college students. Addictive Behaviors. Dec; 36(12); 1353-6.

30. Fulkerson, J., Farbakhsh, K., Lytle, L. A., Hearst, M. O., Dengel, D., Pasch, K. E., Kubik, M. (2011). Away-from-home family dinner sources and associations with weight status, body composition and related biomarkers of chronic disease among adolescents and their parents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Dec; 111(12): 1892-7. PMCID: In process

29. Velazquez, C. E.*, Pasch, K. E., Ranjnat, N., Mirchandani, G. Hoelscher, D. M. (2011). Are adolescents' perceptions of dietary practices associated with their dietary behaviors? Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Nov; 111(11): 1735-40.

28. Hearst, M. O., Pasch, K. E., Laska, M. N. (2011). Urban versus suburban perceptions of the neighborhood food environment as correlates of adolescent purchasing convenience food, fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages. Public Health Nutrition. Aug 23:1-8 Epub PMCID: In process

27. Komro, K. A., Flay, B. R., Biglan, A. and the Promise Neighborhoods Research Consortium. (2011). Creating Nurturing Environments: A Science-Based Framework for Promoting Child Health and Development within High-Poverty Neighborhoods. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. Jun; 14(2): 111-34. PMCID: In process

26. Martinson, B., Vazquez Benitez, G., Patnode, C. D., Hearst, M. O., Scherwood, N., Parker, E., Sirard, J., Pasch, K. E., Lytle, L. A. (2011). Obesogenic Family Types Identified through Latent Profile Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Oct;42(2):210-20. PMCID: PMC3184384

25. Lytle, L. A., Hearst, M. O., Fulkerson, J. F., Martinson, B., Klein, E., Murray, D., Pasch, K., Samuelson, A. (2011). Examining the relationships between family meal practices, family stressors and the weight of youth in the family. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Jun; 41(3): 353-62. PMCID: In process

24. Latimer, L.*, Walker, L. O., Kim, K., Pasch, K. E., Sterling, B. S. (2011). Self-efficacy Scale for Weight Loss among Multi-ethnic, Low-income Women: A Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, July/Aug; 43(4): 279-83. PMCID: PMC3119454

23. 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

22. 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

21. Hearst, M. O., Scherwood, N., Klein, E., Pasch, K. E., Lytle, L.A. (2011). Parental perceptions of their adolescent's weight status. The ECHO Study. American Journal of Health Behavior, Mar-Apr; 35(2): 248-55. PMCID: PMC3232733

20. 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.

19. 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

18. Samuelson, A., Lytle, L. A., Pasch, K. E., Farbakhsh, K., Moe, S. G., Sirard, J., Kubik, M. (2010). The Physical Activity Climate in Minnesota Middle and High Schools. Journal of Physical Activity & Health; 7: 811-817. PMCID: PMC3020899

17. 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

16. Laska, M. N., Hearst, M. O., Forsyth, A., Pasch, K. E., Lytle, L. A. (2010). Neighbourhood food environments: Are they associated with adolescent dietary intake, food purchases and weight status? Public Health Nutrition, Nov; 13(11): 1757-63. PMCID: PMC3119051

15. 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

14. 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

13. Hearst, M. O., Pasch, K. E., Fulkerson, J. A., Lytle, L. A. (2009). Does weight status influence weight-related beliefs and the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages and fast food purchases in adolescents? Health Education Journal, 68(4): 284-94 PMCID: 3027059

12. 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

11. Hearst, M. O., Lytle, L. A., Pasch, K. E., Heitzler, C. (2009). Inventory versus checklist approach to school vending and a la carte assessment. Journal of School Health, 79(12): 593-8. PMCID: PMC19814603

10. 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

9. 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

8. Nelson, M. C., Lytle, L. A., Pasch, K. E. (2009). Improving literacy around energy-related issues: The need for a better understanding of the concepts behind energy intake and expenditure among adolescents and their parents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association; Feb;109(2):281-7 PMCID: PMC2763433

7. 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

6. Fulkerson, J., Lytle, L. A., Nelson, M. C., Moe, S. G., Heitzler C., Pasch, K. E. (2008). The development and validation of a home food inventory that assesses foods implicated in the obesity epidemic. Journal of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 5: 55 PMCID: PMC2587472

5. 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

4. 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

3. Komro, K. A., Perry, C. L., Veblen-Mortenson, S., Farbakhsh, K., Toomey, T. L., Stigler, M. H., Jones-Webb, R., Kugler, K. C., Pasch, K. E., Williams, C. L. (2008). Outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a multi-component alcohol use preventive intervention for urban youth: Project Northland Chicago. Addiction, 103(4): 521-698

2. 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.

1. Donenberg, G. R., Bryant, F. B., Emerson, E., Wilson, H. W., Pasch, K. E. (2003). Tracing the Roots of Early Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care. The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(5): 594-608. PMCID: PMC1201420