Selected Publications
Read more about our research in the articles below.
School-based Physical Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Johnson AM, Kroshus E, Zhou C, Steiner MK, Hafferty K, Garrett K, Tandon P. (2024) School-based Physical Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 4(1), 4-18.
Evaluation of a Walking School Bus Program
Johnson AM, Zhou C, Haviland M, Mendoza J. (2024) Evaluation of a Walking School Bus Program: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21(55).
Assessment of State-Level Planning for Physical Activity Promotion
Kohl III HW, Johnson AM, Dooley E, Towner B, Pate RR, Heischmidt K, Elliott EM. (2023). An Assessment of State-Level Planning for Physical Activity Promotion in the United States. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 20(7), 633-638.
At-home Play Kits for Middle School Physical Activity Promotion
Kroshus E, Hafferty K, Garrett K, Johnson AM, Webb L, Bloom A, Sullivan E, Senturia K, Tandon P. (2023). Feasibility and Acceptability of At-home Play Kits for Middle School Physical Activity Promotion during the COVID-19 Pandemic. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 604.
American Adolescent Sport Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Johnson AM, Knell G, Walker TJ, Kroshus E. (2023) Differences in American Adolescent Sport Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Learning Mode: A National Survey. Preventive Medicine Reports, 32:102151.
Comprehensive School-based Physical Activity Promotion
Johnson AM, Tandon P, Hafferty K, Senturia K, Garrett K, Bollinger BJ, Kroshus E. (2022). Barriers and Facilitators to Comprehensive School-based Physical Activity Promotion for Adolescents Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Education Research, 38(1), 69-83.
Youth Sport Participation by Metropolitan Status
Johnson AM, Bocarro JN, Saelens BE. (2022) Youth Sport Participation by Metropolitan Status: 2018-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 94(4), 895-904.
Association of Children’s Physical Activity and Screen Time with Mental Health
Tandon PS, Zhou C, Johnson AM, Schoenfelder Gonzalez E, Kroshus E. (2021). Association of Children’s Physical Activity and Screen Time with Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open, 4(10), e2127892.
In-school, Out-of-school, and Weekend Physical Activity Levels among Adolescents
Johnson AM, Gabriel KP, Ranjit N, Kohl III HW, Springer AE. (2021). In-school, Out-of-school, and Weekend Physical Activity Levels vary across Sociodemographic Subgroups of U.S. Adolescents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(4), 418-425
Szeszulski J, Lanza K, Dooley EE, Johnson AM, Walker T, Knell G, Craig D, Robertson M, Salvo D, Kohl III HW. (2021). Y-PATHS: A Conceptual Framework for Classifying the Timing, How, and Setting of Youth Physical Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(3), 310-317.
Fitbit- and Facebook-based Physical Activity Intervention
Johnson AM, Baker S, Haviland M, Syrjala K, Abbey-Lambert M, Chow E, Mendoza J. (2021). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Fitbit- and Facebook-based Physical Activity Intervention for Young Adult Cancer Survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 11(4), 379-388. PMID: 34677081.
Neighborhood Food Environment and Adolescent Physical Activity
Johnson AM, Dooley EE, Ganzar LA, Jovanovic C, Janda KM, Salvo D. (2019). Neighborhood Food Environment and Physical Activity among U.S. Adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 57(1), 24-31.
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