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h-index: 18
Works: 53
Citations: 1,038

Most-cited papers

Commingling effect of gynoid and android fat patterns on cardiometabolic dysregulation in normal weight American adults
Ike Okosun, JP Seale, R. Lyn
2015Nutrition & Diabetes86 citations Open access
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Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches for Obesity Prevention: A Framework to Inform Local and State Action
R. Lyn, S. Aytur, T. A. Davis, A. Eyler +6 more
2013Journal of Public Health Management and Practice81 citations Open access
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Continuous Metabolic Syndrome Risk Score, Body Mass Index Percentile, and Leisure Time Physical Activity in American Children
Ike Okosun, J. Boltri, R. Lyn, Monique Davis‐Smith
2010The Journal of Clinical Hypertension64 citations Open access
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Barriers and supports to implementing a nutrition and physical activity intervention in child care: directors' perspectives.
R. Lyn, Sarah C. Evers, Justin Davis, J. Maalouf +1 more
2014Journal of nutrition education and behavior62 citations
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Validity of a continuous metabolic risk score as an index for modeling metabolic syndrome in adolescents.
Ike Okosun, R. Lyn, Monique Davis‐Smith, M. Eriksen +1 more
2010Annals of Epidemiology55 citations
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Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care Centers: the Impact of a Wellness Policy Initiative on Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation Outcomes, 2011
R. Lyn, J. Maalouf, Sarah C. Evers, Justin Davis +1 more
2013Preventing Chronic Disease54 citations Open access
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Assessment of Mealtime Environments and Nutrition Practices in Child Care Centers in Georgia
J. Maalouf, Sarah C. Evers, M. Griffin, R. Lyn
2013Childhood Obesity54 citations
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Association between increased BMI and severe school absenteeism among US children and adolescents: findings from a national survey, 2005–2008
Y. Li, S. Raychowdhury, S. Tedders, R. Lyn +2 more
2012International Journal of Obesity44 citations
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Global Implementation of Obesity Prevention Policies: a Review of Progress, Politics, and the Path Forward
R. Lyn, Erica Heath, J. Dubhashi
2019Current Obesity Reports43 citations
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Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understanding Characteristics, Activities, and Achievement of Environmental and Policy Change
J. Litt, H. Reed, Rachel G. Tabak, S. Zieff +5 more
2013Preventing Chronic Disease33 citations Open access
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The Role of Stress in Breast Cancer Incidence: Risk Factors, Interventions, and Directions for the Future
D. Bowen, Senaida Fernandez Poole, M. White, R. Lyn +3 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health32 citations Open access
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Assessing the effect of physical activity classes in public spaces on leisure-time physical activity: "Al Ritmo de las Comunidades" A natural experiment in Bogota, Colombia.
Andrea D. Torres, M. Díaz, Matthew J. Hayat, R. Lyn +3 more
2017Preventive Medicine27 citations
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Prediabetes awareness, healthcare provider’s advice, and lifestyle changes in American adults
Ike Okosun, R. Lyn
201524 citations Open access
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Municipal Officials’ Perceived Barriers to Consideration of Physical Activity in Community Design Decision Making
K. V. Goins, K. Schneider, R. Brownson, C. Carnoske +9 more
2013Journal of Public Health Management and Practice24 citations Open access
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Qualitative Exploration of Cross-Sector Perspectives on the Contributions of Local Health Departments in Land-Use and Transportation Policy
Meera Sreedhara, K. V. Goins, S. Aytur, R. Lyn +5 more
2017Preventing Chronic Disease21 citations Open access
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Improving Detection of Prediabetes in Children and Adults: Using Combinations of Blood Glucose Tests
Ike Okosun, J. Seale, R. Lyn, Y. M. Davis-Smith
2015Frontiers in Public Health21 citations Open access
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Municipal Officials’ Participation in Built Environment Policy Development in the United States
S. Lemon, K. V. Goins, K. Schneider, R. Brownson +9 more
2014American Journal of Health Promotion20 citations Open access
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Statewide evaluation of local wellness policies in Georgia: an examination of policy compliance, policy strength, and associated factors.
R. Lyn, Sandra O'Meara, V. A. Hepburn, A. Potter
2012Journal of nutrition education and behavior19 citations
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What walking means to moms: Insights from a national sample to frame walking in compelling ways to low-income urban mothers
Michelle L. Segar, K. Heinrich, S. Zieff, R. Lyn +7 more
201718 citations
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Administrative Data Linkage to Evaluate a Quality Improvement Program in Acute Stroke Care, Georgia, 2006–2009
M. Ido, R. Bayakly, Michael R. Frankel, R. Lyn +1 more
2015Preventing Chronic Disease18 citations Open access
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Surrogate indexes of insulin resistance and risk of metabolic syndrome in non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black and Mexican American.
Ike Okosun, B. Okosun, R. Lyn, C. Airhihenbuwa
2019Diabetes & metabolic syndrome17 citations
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Opportunity meets planning: an assessment of the physical activity emphasis in state obesity-related plans.
A. Eyler, J. Chriqui, J. Maddock, A. Cradock +7 more
2014Journal of Physical Activity and Health17 citations
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Advancing environmental and policy change through active living collaboratives: compositional and stakeholder engagement correlates of group effectiveness.
J. Litt, H. Reed, S. Zieff, Rachel G. Tabak +6 more
2013Journal of Public Health Management and Practice17 citations Open access
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GO GIRLS!: Development of a Community-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Overweight African-American Adolescent Females
K. Resnicow, A. Yaroch, A. Davis, D. T. Wang +4 more
199917 citations
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The Relationship between Health Literacy and COVID-19 Vaccination Prevalence during a Rapidly Evolving Pandemic and Infodemic
I. Feinberg, J. Scott, D. Holland, R. Lyn +3 more
2022Vaccines14 citations Open access
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Increasing Community Readiness for Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Case Study of Four Communities in Georgia
Erica Heath, Victoria Sanon, Dana Keener Mast, D. Kibbe +1 more
2020Health Promotion Practice14 citations
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Lessons in promoting active living: the collaborative perspective.
J. Gustat, Isobel Healy, J. Litt, H. Reed +6 more
2013Journal of Public Health Management and Practice13 citations Open access
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Perceived not actual overweight is associated with excessive school absenteeism among U.S. adolescents.
D. Duncan, A. Hansen, J. W. Woo Baidal, R. Lyn +2 more
2017Obesity Research and Clinical Practice12 citations
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Physical activity research: identifying the synergistic relationships between individual, social and environmental factors to promote active lifestyles.
R. Lyn
2010Health Education Research12 citations
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Place Is Power: Investing in Communities as a Systemic Leverage Point to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities by Race
M. J. Lyons, Senaida Fernandez Poole, R. Brownson, R. Lyn
2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health11 citations Open access
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Community-based approaches to reduce chronic disease disparities in Georgia
Latrice S. Rollins, T. Akintobi, April K. Hermstad, D. Cooper +6 more
201711 citations Open access
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Community Readiness for Childhood Obesity Prevention
Erica Sheldon, R. Lyn, L. Bracci, Mary Ann Phillips
201611 citations
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The Effects of Exclusive Walking on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Women with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anjulyn M Ballard, Ashlee Davis, Brett J. Wong, R. Lyn +1 more
2021American Journal of Health Promotion10 citations
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Community-Based Participatory Approach to Increase African Americans’ Access to Healthy Foods in Atlanta, GA
Latrice S. Rollins, Tarah Carey, Adrianne Proeller, Mary Anne Adams +5 more
2020Journal of community health10 citations
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Chronic medical conditions based obesity phenotypes: A two-step cluster analysis of a representative sample of obese American adults.
Ike Okosun, B. Okosun, R. Lyn, Tracey L. Henry
2019Diabetes & metabolic syndrome10 citations
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Atlanta Streets Alive: A Movement Building a Culture of Health in an Urban Environment.
Andrea D. Torres, J. Steward, S. Strasser, R. Lyn +2 more
2016Journal of Physical Activity and Health9 citations
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Developing Core Capabilities for Local Health Departments to Engage in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making for Active Transportation
S. Lemon, K. V. Goins, Meera Sreedhara, Mariana C. Arcaya +7 more
2019Journal of Public Health Management and Practice6 citations Open access
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Applying a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Address Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus in an Urban Setting
Tobia Henry Akintobi, Kisha Holden, Latrice S. Rollins, R. Lyn +7 more
20176 citations
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Adopting State-Level Policy to Support Physical Activity Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents: Georgia’s SHAPE Act
R. Lyn, Erica Sheldon, M. Eriksen
2017Public health reports (1974)6 citations Open access
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The application of public health lessons to childhood obesity prevention
M. Eriksen, R. Lyn, B. J. Moore
20103 citations
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A Critical Analysis of the University of Georgia's Response to the United States Supreme Court Decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger
R. Lyn
20083 citations
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Investigating improvements in premature death in two rural, majority-minority counties in the south
R. Lyn, Erica Heath, Andrea Torres, C. Andrews
2020SSM: Population Health2 citations Open access
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The virtual special section of active transport papers from the 2017 active living research conference
R. Lyn, J. Sallis
2018Journal of Transport and Health2 citations
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The application of public health lessons to stemming the obesity epidemic.
R. Lyn, B. J. Moore, M. Eriksen, S. Akabas +1 more
20122 citations
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The role of culture in shaping food-related attitudes and behaviors: A qualitative study of African American and Afro Caribbean immigrant women
Melany Chambers, H. Wilkin, Natalie T. J. Tindall, R. Lyn +1 more
2025Journal of Human Behavior in The Social Environment1 citations
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Physical activity in schools
Jordan J. Smith, D. Lubans, R. Lyn
20171 citations
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A critical analysis of the University of Georgia's response to the US Supreme Court decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Gratz et al. v. Bollinger (2003)
R. Lyn
20081 citations
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Cultural adaptation of a digital health intervention for smoking cessation among Hispanic/Latino adults in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Claire A. Spears, Camelia Gonzalez, Shirley E. Bella Borghi, Virmarie Correa-Fernández +8 more
2026Preventive Medicine0 citations
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Lifestyle Modification Practices and Drug Prescription Use in Elderly Americans with Metabolic Syndrome: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.
Ike Okosun, Stanley Nkemjika, B. Okosun, R. Lyn +1 more
2020Journal of the National Medical Association0 citations
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Interventions to increase walking: A systematic review informed by the socio-ecologic model
R. Lyn, Andrea Torres, Erica Sheldon, M. Segall +3 more
20190 citations
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