2019-20 Annual Report
CHPDP Faculty Shelby Langer, PhD Interim Director and Associate Professor
Felipe Gonzalez Castro, PhD, MSW Professor and Southwest Borderlands Scholar
Kelly Cue Davis, PhD Associate Professor
Contents
Gabriel Shaibi, PhD Professor and Southwest Borderlands Scholar
Angela Chen, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC Associate Professor
Rodney Joseph, PhD Assistant Professor
Mission
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Letter from the Director
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Research Faculty productivity
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Featured publications
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Training and mentorship Sunny Kim, PhD Assistant Professor
Linda Larkey, PhD, CRTT Professor, Mayo Clinic Research Affiliate
Megan Petrov, PhD Assistant Professor
Narayanan Krishnamurthi, PhD Assistant Professor
Rebecca Lee, PhD Professor
Elizabeth Reifsnider, PhD, RN, WHNP, PHCNS-BC, FAANP, FAAN Nancy Melvin Endowed Professor
Administrative Support Shawn Youngstedt, PhD Professor
Casey Holland, BS Administrative Associate
Mentorship
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Productive trainees
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Community engagement Community events
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Engaging and connecting
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Year in review
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Melissa Tolson, MEd Administrative Associate
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Letter from the Director
Mission The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is a collaborative transdisciplinary faculty that conduct translational research, training and outreach activities in close partnership with communities to improve health and prevent disease in vulnerable populations across the lifespan.
Administrative Core
Allocation of resources, governance, human resources, and coordination of activities across cores
Research Core
Conduct and disseminate extramurally-funded translational research focused on health promotion and disease prevention
Mentoring Core
Community Engagement Core
Support the next generation of health promotion and disease prevention scientists
Engage local community members, agencies, and stakeholders to increase community collaborations and visibility
Dear colleagues, collaborators, and friends, Greetings from the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. We hope that this finds you well despite unprecedented difficulties and burdens posed by the coronavirus pandemic. For your review and information, please see herein our 2019-2020 annual report. As illustrated in the report, our center faculty, students, and staff have managed to pivot in response to the pandemic and have remained productive during this challenging time. Highlights include 62 peerreviewed publications, 34 presentations, a workshop on adaptive intervention designs led by Dr. Billie Nahum-Shani of the University of Michigan, and a (pre-social-distancing) fitness event for students, staff, and faculty on ASU’s downtown campus. As we move into our 6th year, we look forward to advancing within-center, between-center, and cross-institution collaborations. We also aim to extend our engagement with vulnerable populations, to deepen our science-informed understanding of social determinants of health, and to conduct use-inspired research. Per the CDC, exposure is defined as “having come into contact with a cause of, or possessing a characteristic that is a determinant of, a particular health problem.� We can therefore think about exposure not just in reference to a virus or toxin but also in reference to race, ethnicity, neighborhood, and other characteristics that may confer health risk. Our training, research, and outreach efforts in this regard are of grave importance at this critical juncture. Tremendous thanks for the opportunity to serve as interim director this past academic year while Dr. Gabriel Shaibi was on sabbatical. Welcome back, Gabe, and best wishes, all.
Sincerely,
Shlelby Langer, PhD Associate Professor
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Faculty productivity
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abstracts & presentations
peer-reviewed publications
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grants funded
grants submitted 80
Featured publications
Publications (Cumulative)
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Grants Submitted (Cumulative)
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Depressive symptoms and resilience among Hispanic emerging adults: examining the moderating effects of mndfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, family cohesion, and social support. Cano MÁ, Castro FG, De La Rosa M, Amaro H, Vega WA, Sánchez M, Rojas P, Ramírez-Ortiz D, Taskin T, Prado G, Schwartz SJ, Córdova D, Salas-Wright CP, de Dios MA. Behavioral Medicine. Read more.
Effects of a community-to-clinic navigation intervention on colorectal cancer screening among underserved people. Menon U, Szalacha LA, Kue J, Herman PM, Bucho-Gonzalez J, Lance P, Larkey L.. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Read more. Exploring Chinese college students’ HPV awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and intent of HPV vaccination: a qualitative study. Chen AC, Astroth C, Reifsnider E, Yang H, Mao W, Chen H. Journal of Cancer Education. Read more.
“Stealthing”: factors associated with young men’s nonconsensual condom removal. Davis KC. Health Psychology. Read more.
Health Is power: active transportation, physical activity, and cardiometabolic health among ethnic minority women. Lorenzo E, Szeszulski J, Todd M, Mama SK, Lee RE. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Read more.
Rationale, design, and development of SleepWell24: a smartphone application to promote adherence to positive airway pressure therapy among patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Petrov ME, Hasanaj K, Hoffmann CM, Epstein DR, Krahn L, Park JG, Hollingshead K, Yu TY, Todd M, St Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, Buman MP. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Read more.
Calories, caffeine and the onset of obesity in young children. McCormick DP, Reyna L, Reifsnider E. Academic Pediatrics.. Read more.
A culturally relevant smartphone-delivered physical activity intervention for African American women: development and initial usability tests of Smart Walk. Joseph RP, Keller C, Vega-López S, Adams MA, English R, Hollingshead K, Hooker SP, Todd M, Gaesser GA, Ainsworth BE JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. Read more.
Sleep myths: an expert-led study to identify false beliefs about sleep that impinge upon population sleep health practices. Robbins R, Grandner MA, Buxton OM, Hale L, Buysse DJ, Knutson KL, Patel SR, Troxel WM, Youngstedt SD, Czeisler CA, JeanLouis G. Sleep Health. Read more.
Metacommunication process during a 3-day digital storytelling workshop for patients recovering from hematopoietic cell transplantation: a qualitative approach. Kim W, Davis OI, Larkey L, Langer SL, Suh B, Hoffmann N, Thakur RD, Khera N. Narrative Inquiry. Read more.
Sex as a moderator of body composition following a randomized controlled lifestyle intervention among Latino youth with obesity. Vander Wyst KB, Olson ML, Keller CS, Soltero EG, Williams AN, Peña A, Ayers SL, Jager J, Shaibi GQ. Pediatric Obeisty. Read more.
Psychological impacts and ways of coping reported by spousal caregivers of hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a qualitative analysis. Langer SL, Yi JC, Chi NC, Lindhorst T. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Read more.
ReadySteady intervention to promote physical activity in older adults with Parkinson’s disease: study design and methods. Krishnamurthi N, Fleury J, Belyea M, Shill HA, Abbas JJ. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Read more. 7
Mentorship
Productive trainees
The aim of our Mentorship Core is to support the next generation of health promotion and disease prevention scientists. Emphasis is placed on developing and submitting competitive research proposals, and advancing the scholar’s academic portfolio through presentations at scientific conferences and publications in the peer-reviewed literature.
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Junior Faculty
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Fellows
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Medical Student
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Doctoral
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Masters
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Undergraduate
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peer-reviewed publications
Honors
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abstracts and presentations
Armando Peña, a PhD student in the Exercise and Nutritional Sciences program and trainee in the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, was awarded an F31 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute Armando Peña, MS of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease at NIH. His project, titled “Inflammatory mediators and beta-cell function among obese Latino youth with prediabetes,” will explore the impact of lifestyle intervention on pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators and the relationship between changes in these mediators and changes in T2D risk. Understanding these specific mechanisms will guide future intervention studies for Latino youth with obesity and other high-risk populations. This grant will advance Armando’s research, leadership, and network as he works to advance science as well as improve the health of a high-risk and underserved population of youth. In addition, Armando and fellow CHPDP mentee Kiley Vander Wyst (Postdoctoral Fellow) were chosen for the first cohort of the Translational Training, Education and Leadership Program in MCH Nutrition and Childhood Obesity Prevention, otherwise known as The TRANSCEND Kiley Vander Wyst, PhD Program. The $1 million-plus grant will provide funding for five years to support College of Health Solutions graduate students interested in maternal and child health as it relates to nutrition. Funding began last July and is currently supporting seven trainees at ASU — two doctoral students and five master’s students.
Dara James, a postdoctoral fellow in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and CHPDP trainee mentored by Dr. Linda Larkey, was appointed to a 3-year position on the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Development Committee. The organization “brings together a diverse community of nurses in a shared commitment to advance nursing science, education, and practice to improve health outcomes” and holds an annual research conference to promote networking among students, scientists, and scholars. As a committee member, Dara will support the philanthropic and fundraising efforts of WIN. Dara James, PhD Dara was also awarded seed funding from ASU’s Institute for Social Science Research for a project titled “Prolonged nightly fasting in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI): A pilot study exploring changes in neurocognitive function.” The intervention aims to test whether prolonged nightly fasting will improve cognitive function and increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, and further, to explore how prolonged nightly fasting may potentially improve cardiometabolic risk factors. CHPDP mentee Neeku Navabi was awarded the Arizona State University Alumni Association 2020 Moeur Award. This award recognizes graduating students with the “highest academic standing who have completed all their coursework toward their degree at ASU in eight consecutive fall and spring semesters,” since its inception in1901. Under the mentorship of Drs. Gabriel Shaibi and Erica Soltero, Neeku has been with the center as a research student for three years and graduated in May with her Bachelor’s in Science of Nursing. This award acknowledges her outstanding Neeku Navabi, BS commitment to academic excellence!
The ASU Institute for Social Sciences Research awarded Mitchell Kirwan, a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, with a seed grant to examine which emotion regulation strategies may be associated with sexually aggressive intentions. Emotion regulation is “the process used by individuals to influence the emotion they have, when they have them, and how they experience these emotions.” Prior research suggests emotion regulation difficulties are associated with sexual assault perpetration. The goal of this pilot study is to determine which emotional regulation strategies are most by men who report sexually aggressive intentions to develop intervention programs redirecting individuals towards emotion regulation strategies associated with low levels of sexually aggressive Mitchel Kirwan, PhD intentions.
Nancy Howe, a PhD student in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and research student in the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, has been selected as one of 14 Ambassadors for the 2020 Elevating Survivorship program. Elevate Ambassadors are advocates, leaders, and survivors who ensure quality cancer care is delivered. Ambassadors receive mentorship, support, networking opportunities, and in-person training to develop and execute a plan-of-action to improve survivorship care in their Nancy Howe, MS, CES community.
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Community events
Engaging and connecting
The CHPDP co-hosted a Free Fun Fitness Fusion for Finals event with the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience and the Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy on December 3, 2019. The one-hour group fitness class provided an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to focus on their wellbeing and de-stress prior to finals. The class was lead by two local fitness instructors and included a mix of yoga and barre exercises.
“SAGE was developed to help early care and education centers meet national physical activity, nutrition and education standards. So, the primary goal of SAGE is to help kids be more physically active and learn about fruits and veggies while they are at their early care and education center,” Lee said. The ¡Viva Maryvale! team at the 2019 President’s Recognition Ceremony
Students, faculty and staff participate in the Free Fun Fitness Fusion for Finals event.
By developing a shared mission and vision, ¡Viva Maryvale! enhanced the collective capacity of the partners to address diabetes-related disparities among vulnerable and underserved families in Maryvale. The impact of the enhanced capacity is substantiated by significant reductions in diabetes risk factors and increases in quality of life among participating families.
Dr. Gabriel Shaibi, his research team, and a network of community partners including the Watts Family Maryvale YMCA, the St. Vincent de Paul Family Wellness Program, the Maryvale branch of Mountain Park Health Center, and the Arizona Department of Health Services - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program were awarded the ASU President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness by Dr. Michael Crow. The recognition is based upon the community impact and positive health outcomes of the ¡Viva Maryvale! program. The CHPDP hosted visiting scholar Dr. Inbal Nahum-Shani on February 11, 2020. Dr. NahumShani led a workshop and practicum that gave attendees a brief, non-technical intro to multicomponent interventions and guidance in the selection of experimental designs to inform intervention development.
Excerpt from the ASU Now feature President’s Recognition Ceremony honors ASU employees
CHPDP announcements
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ASU Now features
Excerpt from the ASU Now feature SAGE project at ASU brings garden curriculum to Valley campuses
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Local and national media features
CHPDP newsletters
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Kelly Davis, an associate professor at Arizona
increase in Facebook engagement
State University, has surveyed men and women aged 21-30 about “condom use resistance”, meaning the tactics employed to avoid using condoms when the other partner wants to. Out of the 313 men participating, 23.4% admitted to having used “deception” at least once since the age of 14.
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Dr. Inbal Nahum-Shani discussing trial designs at the February 11th workshop.
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Excerpt from the BBC News feature Sex, lies and legal consent: Can deceit turn sex into rape?
CHPDP ¡Viva Maryvale! research team, lead by Dr. Gabriel Shaibi, and community partners receive ASU President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness. Dr. Shelby Langer is a featured grantee on the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute website. BBC News covered Dr. Kelly Cue Davis’s stealthing research is covered in the BBC News article titled “Sex, lies and legal consent: Can deceit turn sex into rape?” Dr. Kelly Cue Davis receives the prestigious NIH Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award. The award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is for her research grant “Men’s Sexual Risk Behaviors: Alcohol, Sexual Aggression, and Emotional Factors.” Dr. Davis is one of just three ASU researchers to earn the prestigious award since 1985.
The abstract “Engaging Underserved or Vulnerable Populations in Research: Moving Beyond the NIH Inclusion Enrollment Report” authored by 9 CHPDP faculty was accepted for a panel presentation at the 2020 meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
CHPDP hosted a Free Fun Fitness Fusion for Finals event. The one-hour group fitness class was offered as an opportunity for students and faculty to focus on their wellbeing and de-stress prior to finals. Dr. Sunny Kim was awarded a seed grant from Arizona State University’s Institute for Social Science Research for her project, titled “Pilot test of a heart rate variability biofeedback intervention to optimize storytelling intervention to cope with psychosocial distress on hematopoietic cell transplant patients.” Dr. Megan Petrov received a grant from the Mayo Clinic and ASU Alliance for Health Care: Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program 2020 for her project titled “Adapting a Smartphone-Delivered Self-Management Program and Behavioral Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Initiation and Maintenance to Enhance PatientReported Outcomes and Patient-Provider Communication among Stroke Survivors with Obstructive Sleep Apnea”.
April
Dr. Angela Chen received a 2-year grant for her project titled “Development and Pilot Test of a Culture-Centric Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Vietnamese American Youth.” The project team includes fellow CHPDP faculty, Drs. Linda Larkey and Sunny Kim.
Dr. Felipe Castro, presented “Community Partners for Improving Science-Based Resilience” at the 2020 ASU Social Embeddedness Network Conference.
Dr. Megan Petrov and her Co-PI Dr. Corrie Whisner were awarded a new R01 for their project titled “Investigating the Influences of SleepWake Patterns and Gut Microbiome Development in Infancy on Rapid Weight Gain, an Early Risk Factor for Obesity”. The CHPDP hosted visiting scholar Dr. Inbal Nahum-Shani from the University of Michigan. Dr. NahumShani led a well-attended workshop and practicum on trial designs. Members of an interdisciplinary team of faculty from ASU, including CHPDP faculty members Drs. Elizabeth Reifsnider and Shelby Langer, were awarded $150,000 to support a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab. Drs. Reifsnider and Langer, co-investigators on the lab’s first project, will work with Childsplay Theatre Company to examine how theatre may support families with speacial needs children.
Dr. Sunny Kim was awarded funding from the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center for her project titled “Development and Feasibility Testing of a Culture-Centric Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote HPV.” The project team includes fellow CHPDP faculty, Drs. Linda Larkey and Angela Chen. The Dignity Health Arizona division’s Community Grants Program awarded $100,000 to support “!Viva! – A Family Centered Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Program.” This grant extends the reach of a long-standing collaboration between the Valley of the Sun YMCA, St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Center for Family Wellness, and ASU’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention to include Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Pediatrics.
Dr. Shaibi and community partners receiving their award from the Dignity Health Arizona division’s Community Grants Program.
May
Dr. Rebecca Lee begins her sabbatical and travels to Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar Grant recipient to continue her research around obesity and type 2 diabetes.
December November
Dr. Shelby Langer begins her tenure as CHPDP Interim Director while Dr. Gabriel Shaibi is on sabbatical.
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Dr. Linda Larkey appeared on Good Morning Arizona to talk about her Recovery and Rejuvenation Breast Cancer Study. Her research team is recruiting participants for the next round of classes which start in January 2020.
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Dr. Elizabeth Reifsnider received funding from ASU’s Institute for Social Science Research for a project titled, “Coronavirus (COVID-19): How can Nurses Prepare for Patient Care and Protect Their Own Health?”
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