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h-index: 27
Works: 84
Citations: 2,929

Most-cited papers

The childcare environment and children's physical activity.
J. Bower, D. Hales, D. Tate, D. Rubin +2 more
2008American Journal of Preventive Medicine423 citations
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Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate cross-sectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls.
R. Dishman, D. Hales, K. Pfeiffer, Gwen A. Felton +4 more
2006Health Psychology300 citations
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An instrument to assess the obesogenic environment of child care centers.
D. Ward, D. Hales, K. Haverly, Julie T. Marks +3 more
2008American Journal of Health Behavior223 citations
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Interventions for increasing physical activity at child care.
D. Ward, Amber E. Vaughn, Christina P. McWilliams, D. Hales
2010Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise202 citations Open access
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Best-Practice Guidelines for Physical Activity at Child Care
Christina P. McWilliams, Sarah C. Ball, Sara E. Benjamin, D. Hales +2 more
2009Pediatrics180 citations
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Reliability and Validity of the Healthy Home Survey: a Tool to Measure Factors within Homes Hypothesized to Relate to Overweight in Children
M. Bryant, D. Ward, D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn +5 more
2007120 citations
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A cross-sectional study of demographic, environmental and parental barriers to active school travel among children in the United States
P. Chillón, D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn, Z. Gizlice +2 more
2014International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity109 citations Open access
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Validity of social-cognitive measures for physical activity in middle-school girls.
R. Dishman, D. Hales, J. Sallis, R. Saunders +3 more
2010Journal of Pediatric Psychology103 citations Open access
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Objectivity, Reliability, and Validity for a Revised Push-Up Test Protocol
T. Baumgartner, Suhak Oh, Hyuk Chung, D. Hales
200299 citations
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Use of the Environment and Policy Evaluation and Observation as a Self-Report Instrument (EPAO-SR) to measure nutrition and physical activity environments in child care settings: validity and reliability evidence
D. Ward, S. Mazzucca, Christina P. McWilliams, D. Hales
2015International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity86 citations Open access
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Nutrition policies at child-care centers and impact on role modeling of healthy eating behaviors of caregivers.
Temitope Erinosho, D. Hales, Christina P. McWilliams, Josie Emunah +1 more
2012Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics70 citations
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Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Is Associated with Healthier Nutrition Environments at Family Child Care Homes in Mississippi
Temitope Erinosho, Amber E. Vaughn, D. Hales, S. Mazzucca +2 more
2018Journal of nutrition education and behavior62 citations
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Measuring the Physical Activity Practices Used by Parents of Preschool Children
Amber E. Vaughn, D. Hales, D. Ward
2013Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise56 citations Open access
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Cardiometabolic Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns in US Youth
Gabrielle P. Jenkins, K. Evenson, A. Herring, D. Hales +1 more
2017Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise44 citations Open access
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The Keys to Healthy Family Child Care Homes intervention: Study design and rationale
Truls Østbye, C. Mann, Amber E. Vaughn, R. N. Namenek Brouwer +4 more
2014Contemporary Clinical Trials44 citations Open access
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Impact of Policies on Physical Activity and Screen Time Practices in 50 Child-Care Centers in North Carolina.
Temitope Erinosho, D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn, S. Mazzucca +1 more
2016Journal of Physical Activity and Health39 citations
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Assessing and Promoting Physical Activity in African American Barbershops: Results of the FITStop Pilot Study
L. Linnan, P. Reiter, C. Duffy, D. Hales +2 more
2010American Journal of Men's Health39 citations Open access
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Workplace health and safety intervention for child care staff: Rationale, design, and baseline results from the CARE cluster randomized control trial
D. Ward, Amber E. Vaughn, D. Hales, A. Viera +5 more
2018Contemporary Clinical Trials37 citations Open access
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Factorial validity and invariance of the center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D) scale in a sample of black and white adolescent girls.
D. Hales, R. Dishman, R. Motl, C. Addy +2 more
2006Ethnicity & Disease37 citations
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Keys to healthy family child care homes: results from a cluster randomized trial
D. Ward, Amber E. Vaughn, Regan V. Burney, D. Hales +3 more
2019Preventive Medicine36 citations Open access
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Effect of an mHealth Intervention on Physical Activity Outcomes among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: The IMPACT Randomized Controlled Trial
Carmina G. Valle, M. Diamond, H. Heiling, A. Deal +6 more
2022Cancer35 citations Open access
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Physical Activity at Child Care Settings: Review and Research Recommendations
D. Ward, Amber E. Vaughn, Christina P. McWilliams, D. Hales
200933 citations
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National youth sedentary behavior and physical activity daily patterns using latent class analysis applied to accelerometry
K. Evenson, Fang Wen, D. Hales, A. Herring
2016International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity31 citations Open access
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The Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Instrument
S. Ball, Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon, D. Hales, Julie T. Marks +2 more
200529 citations
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Development of HomeSTEAD’s physical activity and screen time physical environment inventory
D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn, S. Mazzucca, M. Bryant +4 more
2013International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity28 citations Open access
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Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education settings: Lessons from two intervention studies
S. E. Benjamin Neelon, Truls Østbye, D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn +1 more
2016Child: Care, Health and Development27 citations Open access
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Postpartum Physical Activity: Measuring Theory of Planned Behavior Constructs
D. Hales, K. Evenson, Fang Wen, S. Wilcox
2010American Journal of Health Behavior27 citations Open access
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Parent and child care provider partnerships: Protocol for the Healthy Me, Healthy We (HMHW) cluster randomized control trial.
H. Hennink-Kaminski, Amber E. Vaughn, D. Hales, Reneé H. Moore +2 more
2018Contemporary Clinical Trials23 citations
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Kindergarten Affordances for Physical Activity and Preschoolers’ Motor and Social-Emotional Competence
M. Moreira, G. Veiga, F. Lopes, D. Hales +2 more
2023Children22 citations Open access
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Effect of calories-only vs physical activity calorie expenditure labeling on lunch calories purchased in worksite cafeterias
A. Viera, Z. Gizlice, Laura A. Tuttle, Emily Olsson +6 more
2019BMC Public Health22 citations Open access
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Results of caring and reaching for health (CARE): a cluster-randomized controlled trial assessing a worksite wellness intervention for child care staff
L. Linnan, Amber E. Vaughn, Falon T. Smith, P. Westgate +5 more
2019International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity22 citations Open access
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Assessment of parental overt and covert control of child's food intake: a population-based validation study with mothers of preschoolers.
P. Nowicka, C. Flodmark, D. Hales, M. Faith
2014Eating Behaviors20 citations Open access
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Promoting physical activity in young adult cancer survivors using mHealth and adaptive tailored feedback strategies: Design of the Improving Physical Activity after Cancer Treatment (IMPACT) randomized controlled trial
Carmina G. Valle, B. Pinto, J. LaRose, M. Diamond +10 more
2021Contemporary Clinical Trials19 citations Open access
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Physical activity calorie expenditure (PACE) labels in worksite cafeterias: effects on physical activity
C. Deery, D. Hales, L. Viera, Feng-Chang Lin +7 more
2019BMC Public Health19 citations Open access
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Physical Activity Opportunities Within the Schedule of Early Care and Education Centers.
S. Mazzucca, D. Hales, K. Evenson, A. Ammerman +3 more
2017Journal of Physical Activity and Health19 citations Open access
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The Quality of Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments of Family Child-Care Homes in a State in the Southern United States.
Temitope Erinosho, D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn, Z. Gizlice +1 more
2019Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics18 citations
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HomeSTEAD’s physical activity and screen media practices and beliefs survey: Instrument development and integrated conceptual model
Amber E. Vaughn, D. Hales, Cody D. Neshteruk, D. Ward
2019PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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Evaluating a child care-based social marketing approach for improving children's diet and physical activity: results from the Healthy Me, Healthy We cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Amber E. Vaughn, H. Hennink-Kaminski, Reneé H. Moore, Regan V. Burney +5 more
2020Translational Behavioral Medicine17 citations Open access
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Factorial validity and invariance of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire among black and white adolescent girls.
R. Dishman, D. Hales, M. J. Almeida, K. Pfeiffer +2 more
2006Ethnicity & Disease16 citations
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The quality of nutrition and physical activity environments of child-care centers across three states in the southern U.S.
Temitope Erinosho, Amber E. Vaughn, D. Hales, S. Mazzucca +4 more
2018Preventive Medicine15 citations
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Effects of physical activity calorie expenditure (PACE) labeling: study design and baseline sample characteristics
A. Viera, Laura A. Tuttle, Emily Olsson, Julie Gras-Najjar +6 more
2017BMC Public Health15 citations Open access
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Osteoarthritis physical activity care pathway (OA-PCP): results of a feasibility trial
K. Allen, Maihan B. Vu, L. Callahan, R. Cleveland +12 more
2020BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders14 citations Open access
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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors of Children in Family Child Care Homes: Are There Opportunities for Improvement?
S. Mazzucca, Cody D. Neshteruk, Regan V. Burney, Amber E. Vaughn +3 more
2018Pediatric Exercise Science13 citations Open access
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The impact of basic vs. enhanced Go NAPSACC on child care centers’ healthy eating and physical activity practices: protocol for a type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomized trial
Amber E. Vaughn, Christina R. Studts, Byron J. Powell, A. Ammerman +5 more
2019Implementation Science12 citations Open access
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Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating Moderates the Impact of Stress on Diet Quality Among Family Child Care Home Providers.
P. Dobson, Regan V. Burney, D. Hales, Amber E. Vaughn +3 more
2021Journal of nutrition education and behavior10 citations Open access
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Gardening in Childcare Centers: A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of a Garden Intervention on Physical Activity among Children Aged 3–5 Years in North Carolina
N. Wells, N. Cosco, D. Hales, Muntazar Monsur +1 more
2023International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health9 citations Open access
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Research Design, Protocol, and Participant Characteristics of COLEAFS: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Childcare Garden Intervention
N. Cosco, N. Wells, Muntazar Monsur, L. Goodell +4 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health9 citations Open access
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The Role of Cohabitating Partner and Relationship Characteristics on Physical Activity among Individuals with Osteoarthritis
Sandra H. Soto, L. Callahan, Stephanie Bahorski, M. Altpeter +4 more
2019International Journal of Behavioral Medicine9 citations Open access
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Revised Push-Up Test Norms for College Students
T. Baumgartner, D. Hales, Hyuk Chung, Suhak Oh +1 more
20049 citations
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Physical activity maintenance among young adult cancer survivors in an mHealth intervention: Twelve‐month outcomes from the IMPACT randomized controlled trial
Carmina G. Valle, M. Diamond, H. Heiling, A. Deal +6 more
2023Cancer Medicine8 citations Open access
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