2010 Professional Presentations
  1. Conner, C., Deutsh, C., Heim, A. N., & McLeroy, K. (2010, April). Advancing the science of community intervention, Chicago 2009: Report and discussion.

  2. McLeroy, K. (2010, February ). Research laureate presentation on social Ecology. Presented at American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting, San Augustine, Florida.

  3. Ory, M. G., Smith, M. L., Hochhalter, A. K., Wernicke, M., & Ahn, S. (2010, March). Indicators of lifetime and annual mammography screening in the Brazos Valley. Presentation at the Annual HMO Research Network Conference, Austin, TX.

  4. Ory, M. G., Smith, M. L., Ahn, S., Hochhalter, A. K., Wernicke, M. M., & Wilson, A. (2010, June). Cancer survivors dealing with late Life Issues: findings from an evidence-based falls prevention program. Poster Presentation at the 5th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference, Washington, DC.

  5. Ory, M. & Smith, M. (2010, February ). Implementation and delivery of an evidence-based fall prevention program for older adults in Texas. Presented at poster presentation to the American Academy of Health Behavior.San Augustine, Florida.

  6. Ory, M.G., Smith, M. & Hochhalter, A. K. (2010, February). Successful implementation of an evidence based falls prevention program. Presented at American Academy of Health Behavior conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

  7. Ory, M. G., Belza, B., Altpeter, M., & Smith, M. L. (2010, March). Using re-AIM for the implementation of evidence-based disease prevention programs: Showcasing a matter of balance/volunteer lay leader in Texas. Presentation at the 2010 Annual Conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging, Chicago, IL.

  8. Smith, M.L., Ory, M. G., & Parrish, R. (2010, March). Impact of falls in Texas and a matter of balance: Evidence-based programming to promote healthy aging. Presentation at the 2010 Annual Conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging, Chicago, IL.

  9. Smith, M. L., Ory, M. G., Resnick, B., Ahn, S., & Bazzarre, T. (2010, May). Utility of the EASY tool screening for evidence-based intervention enrollment: Assessment of program completion and outcomes among older adults in Texas.Presentation to the 22nd REVES Annual Conference, Havana, Cuba.

  10. Herrera, P., Smith, M. L., Ory, M. G., & Thompson, W. (2010, June). The influences of psychological distress and disability on diabetes preventive screening practices among older Latinos. Presentation at the 2010 Critical Research Issues in Latino Mental Health Conference, New Brunswick, NJ.

  11. Rodiek, S. (2010, March).Access to nature,An affordable way to upgrade quality of life. Presented at Environments for Aging annual conference, San Diego, CA.

  12. Carson, D. E., Sharkey, J. R., McIntosh, W. A., Kubena, K. S., Goodson, P.(2010, April). Predicting intention to eat breakfast among adolescent using the theory of planned behavior, presented at Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA.

  13. Smith, M. L., & Ory, M. G. (2010, January). Introducing the center for internet-based health research advancements through active exchange. Presentated at Hawaii International Conference on Education in Honolulu, HI.

  14. Smith, M.L., Ory, M. G., Hochhalter, A. K., Stevens, A., & Ahn, S. (2010, March). Factors associated with medication adherence and emergency room visits in the Brazos Valley. Presentation at the Annual HMO Research Network Conference in Austin, TX.

  15. Bolin, J. N., Forjuoh, S. F., Huber, J. C., Moudouni, D., Helduser, J. W., Gupta, M., & Ory, M. (2010, April). Self-management skills and racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes outcomes. Presentation at the CDC Diabetes Translation Conference 2010, Kansas City, MO.

  16. Forjuoh, S. N., Lee, C., Wang, S., & Ory, M. G. (2010, June). Walking for health among overweight/obese patients: Barriers and facilitators. Presentation at the 2010 Agency for Health Research and Quality Annual Practice Based Research Network Conference, Bethesda, MD.

  17. Forjuoh, S. N., Bolin, J. N., Huber, C., Helduser, J., Moudouni, D. M., & Ory, M. G. (2010, June). Self-management and clinical outcomes in adults with diabetes: Are there any racial/ethnic disparities? Presentation at the 2010 Agency for Health Research and Quality Annual Practice Based Research Network Conference, Bethesda, MD.

  18. St. John, J. A., Sharkey, J. R., & Dean, W. R. (2010, May).Community and household food availability: Insights from a community nutrition assessment conducted in two large areas of colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. Presented at the International Society for behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting; Minneapolis, MN.

  19. Dean, W. R., & Sharkey, J. R. (2010, May). Exploring the contribution of pulgas (flea-markets) to the retail food market in south Texas colonias. Presented at the International Society for behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting; Minneapolis, MN.

  20. Sharkey, J.R., Garibay, A., St. John, J.A., Dean, W.R., & Johnson, C. (2010, May).Observation of food choice from the perspective of mothers in Texas colonias. Presented at the International Society for behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting; Minneapolis, MN.

  21. Sharkey, J.R., Dean, W.R., & St. John, J.A. (2010, May) Using multiple ethnographic methods to characterize the role of vendores (mobile food vendors) in providing meals and snacks in areas of colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. Presented at the International Society for behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting; Minneapolis, MN.

  22. Sharkey, J.R. (2010, June). Challenges to healthy eating in rural areas. Presented at Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in High Risk Rural Communities Workshop, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

  23. Gustafson, A.A., Sharkey, J.R., Jones-Smith, J., Folds, M.C., Samuel-Hodge, C.D., Cai, J., Ammerman, A.S. (2010, June). Perceived and objective measures of the local food store environment and the association with weight and diet among low-income women. Presented at 2010 Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Minneapolis, MN.

  24. Sharkey, J.R. (2010, June). Promotores in Community based participatory research: Examples from south Texas. Presented by Maria Davila and Thelma Aguillon at Adelante Promotor Conference, San Diego Prevention Research Center & Healthy Eating, Active Communities, San Diego, CA.

  25. Hoelscher, D., Ory, M., Dowdy, D., & Madsen, K. (2010, April). Improving evidence-based practice in obesity prevention: An update on the Texas childhood obesity prevention policy evaluation project. Presentation at the 2010 Uniting Against Childhood Obesity Conference, Houston, TX.

  26. Ory, M. G. (2010, April). Influencing practice and policy through a collaborative research network: The administration on aging evidence-based prevention initiative. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, Atlanta, GA.

  27. Sharkey, J. R. (2010, April). Food access and perceptions of the community and household food environment as correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among rural seniors. Presented at Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA.

  28. Curry, G., Sharkey, J. R., Dean, W. R. (2010, April). An apple a day? Factors associated with fruit and vegetable intake among African Americans in rural Texas. Presented at Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA.

  29. Dean, W. R., & Sharkey, J. R. (2010, June). Alternative components of the retail food environment: Healthy food availability in South Texas Pulga. Presented at Joint Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS), Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and joined by the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (SAFN), Bloomington, IN.

  30. Ory, M. G. (2010, May). Evidence-based health promotion programming for seniors: The United States experience. Presentation at the Gertner Institute for Public Health and Policy, Tel Aviv, Israel.

  31. 1. Smith, M. L., & Ory, M. G. (2010, February). Implementation and delivery of an evidence-based fall prevention program for older adults in Texas. Poster Presentation at the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior in Clearwater Beach, FL.

  32. Â Salazar, C., Perez, A., Murden, G., Fulton, T., & Ory, M. G. (2010, March). Texas healthy lifestyles: Chronic disease self-management. Poster Presentation at the Texas Conference on Aging, Kerrville, TX.

  33. Smith, M. L., Ory, M. G., & Quinn, C. (2010, February). Evidence-based fall prevention programs in Texas: A matter of balance. Presented at the Texas EMS Trauma and Acute Care Foundation, Austin, TX.

  34. Sharkey, J.R. (2010, March). Nutritional challenges faced by seniors living in rural areas: The role of the food environment and neighborhood characteristics. Webinar conducted for the Society for Nutrition Education, Healthy Aging Division.

  35. Sharkey, J.R. (2010, March).Measuring Environments in Rural Settings. Presented at Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) at CDC State Training, Atlanta, GA.

  36. Sharkey, J.R. (2010, March). Rural Health Strategies: Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity. Presented at Plenary Talk at the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) at CDC State Training, Atlanta, GA.

  37. Sharkey, J.R. (2010, April). Healthy Food and Healthy Aging. Presented at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Aging Research Network Semi-Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.