Maryann Pentz, PhD

Title(s)Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences
AddressSSB 302H 2001 N. Soto Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
Phone+1 323 442 8227
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    Title(s)Sidney R. Garfield Chair in Health Sciences

    Title(s)Director, Institute for Prevention Research


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    1. An integrated risk and epidemiological model to estimate risk-stratified COVID-19 outcomes for Los Angeles County: March 1, 2020-March 1, 2021. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0253549. Horn AL, Jiang L, Washburn F, Hvitfeldt E, de la Haye K, Nicholas W, Simon P, Pentz M, Cozen W, Sood N, Conti DV. PMID: 34166416.
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    2. Twitter Surveillance at the Intersection of the Triangulum. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 May 06. Majmundar A, Allem JP, Cruz TB, Unger JB, Pentz MA. PMID: 33955476.
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    3. Monitoring Health Effects of Vaping Discussed on Twitter in 2018 and 2019. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Apr 09. Majmundar A, Allem JP, Cruz TB, Unger JB, Pentz MA. PMID: 33835311.
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    4. Retail Marketing of Menthol Cigarettes in Los Angeles, California: a Challenge to Health Equity. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 02 11; 18:E11. Smiley SL, Cho J, Blackman KCA, Cruz TB, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 33571082.
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    5. A positive deviance-based qualitative study of stress, coping, and feeding practices among low-income, Hispanic mothers whose children do versus do not meet guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake. Health Educ Res. 2020 12 23; 35(6):584-604. Shonkoff E, Folta SC, Fitopoulos T, Ramirez CN, Bluthenthal R, Pentz MA, Chou CP, Dunton GF. PMID: 33367771.
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    6. Research on Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Use, 2013-2018, From the Food and Drug Administration-National Institutes of Health Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 06 12; 22(7):1063-1076. Perry CL, Creamer MR, Chaffee BW, Unger JB, Sutfin EL, Kong G, Shang C, Clendennen SL, Krishnan-Sarin S, Pentz MA. PMID: 31127298.
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    7. Psychosocial factors and multiple health risk behaviors among early adolescents: a latent profile analysis. J Behav Med. 2020 12; 43(6):1002-1013. Warren CM, Kechter A, Christodoulou G, Cappelli C, Pentz MA. PMID: 32323118.
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    8. Anhedonia, screen time, and substance use in early adolescents: A longitudinal mediation analysis. J Adolesc. 2020 01; 78:24-32. Christodoulou G, Majmundar A, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 31812941.
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    9. Adolescent menthol cigarette use and risk of nicotine dependence: Findings from the national Population Assessment on Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 01 01; 206:107715. Cwalina SN, Majmundar A, Unger JB, Barrington-Trimis JL, Pentz MA. PMID: 31760252.
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    10. The effect of sensation seeking on alcohol use among middle school students: a latent state-trait analysis. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2020 05 03; 46(3):316-324. Cappelli C, Pike JR, Christodoulou G, Riggs NR, Warren CM, Pentz MA. PMID: 31509018.
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    11. Executive function and probabilities of engaging in long-term sedentary and high calorie/low nutrition eating behaviors in early adolescence. Soc Sci Med. 2019 09; 237:112483. Cappelli C, Pike JR, Riggs NR, Warren CM, Pentz MA. PMID: 31404882.
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    12. Tobacco Marketing and Subsequent Use of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, and Hookah in Adolescents. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 06 21; 21(7):926-932. Cruz TB, McConnell R, Low BW, Unger JB, Pentz MA, Urman R, Berhane K, Chou CP, Liu F, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 29846704.
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    13. Retailers' Perceptions of FDA Tobacco Regulation Authority. Tob Regul Sci. 2019 May; 5(3):291-300. Blackman KCA, Smiley SL, Kintz NM, Rodriguez YL, Bluthenthal RN, Chou CP, Cruz TB, Barahona R, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 32864396.
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    14. Evaluating the predictive value of measures of susceptibility to tobacco and alternative tobacco products. Addict Behav. 2019 09; 96:50-55. Barrington-Trimis JL, Liu F, Unger JB, Alonzo T, Cruz TB, Urman R, Pentz MA, Berhane K, McConnell R. PMID: 31035078.
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    15. Tobacco Retail Licensing and Youth Product Use. Pediatrics. 2019 02; 143(2). Astor RL, Urman R, Barrington-Trimis JL, Berhane K, Steinberg J, Cousineau M, Leventhal AM, Unger JB, Cruz T, Pentz MA, Samet JM, McConnell R. PMID: 30617237.
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    16. Factors in the perceived stress scale differentially associate with mindfulness disposition and executive function among early adolescents. J Child Fam Stud. 2019 Mar; 28(3):814-821. Kechter A, Black DS, Riggs NR, Warren CM, Ritt-Olson A, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 31772488.
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    17. The feasibility and acceptability of assessing inhibitory control and working memory among adolescents via an ecological momentary assessment approach. Child Neuropsychol. 2019 11; 25(8):1022-1034. Warren CM, Pentz MA. PMID: 30558489.
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    18. Disparities in retail marketing for little cigars and cigarillos in Los Angeles, California. Addict Behav Rep. 2019 Jun; 9:100149. Smiley SL, Kintz N, Rodriguez YL, Barahona R, Sussman S, Cruz TB, Chou CP, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 31193771.
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    19. A videogame intervention for tobacco product use prevention in adolescents. Addict Behav. 2019 04; 91:188-192. Pentz MA, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Brito SA, Liu M, Arora T, Tindle HA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Fiellin LE. PMID: 30477819.
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    20. "Who's Really Regulating? Who's Benefiting?" Exploring Black Stakeholders' Awareness and Trust in the Food and Drug Administration's Role as a Tobacco Regulator. Tob Regul Sci. 2018 Jul; 4(4):41-49. Smiley SL, Blackman KCA, Bluthenthal RN, Rodriguez YL, Barahona R, Sussman S, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 31440525.
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    21. Talking about tobacco on Twitter is associated with tobacco product use. Prev Med. 2018 09; 114:54-56. Unger JB, Urman R, Cruz TB, Majmundar A, Barrington-Trimis J, Pentz MA, McConnell R. PMID: 29898418.
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    22. Tobacco regulatory compliance with STAKE Act age-of-sale signage among licensed tobacco retailers across diverse neighborhoods in Southern California. Tob Induc Dis. 2018 Jun; 16. Sussman S, Cruz TB, Smiley SL, Chou CP, Unger JB, Kintz N, Rodriguez YL, Barahona R, Lienemann BA, Pentz MA, Samet J, Baezconde-Garbanati L. PMID: 31321095.
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    23. Direct and indirect effects of parent stress on child obesity risk and added sugar intake in a sample of Southern California adolescents. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Dec; 20(18):3285-3294. Shonkoff ET, Dunton GF, Chou CP, Leventhal AM, Bluthenthal R, Pentz MA. PMID: 28980520.
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    24. Performance of cigarette susceptibility index among e-cigarette and hookah users. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 02 01; 183:43-50. Barrington-Trimis JL, Leventhal AM, Alonzo TA, Cruz TB, Urman R, Liu F, Pentz MA, Unger JB, McConnell R. PMID: 29223916.
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    25. Implementation of HPV vaccination guidelines in a diverse population in Los Angeles: Results from an environmental scan of local HPV resources and needs. Vaccine. 2017 09 05; 35(37):4930-4935. Baezconde-Garbanati L, Lienemann BA, Robles M, Johnson E, Sanchez K, Singhal R, Steinberg J, Jaque JM, Pentz MA, Gruber S. PMID: 28774559.
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    26. Perceived stress and poly-tobacco product use across adolescence: Patterns of association and gender differences. J Psychiatr Res. 2017 11; 94:172-179. Leventhal AM, Urman R, Barrington-Trimis JL, Goldenson NI, Gallegos K, Chou CP, Wang K, Berhane K, Cruz TB, Pentz MA, Unger J, McConnell RS. PMID: 28738287.
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    27. Longitudinal relationships of sleep and inhibitory control deficits to early adolescent cigarette and alcohol use. J Adolesc. 2017 Jun; 57:31-41. Warren CM, Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 28334632.
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    28. Electronic cigarette retailers use Pokémon Go to market products. Tob Control. 2017 12; 26(e2):e145-e147. Kirkpatrick MG, Cruz TB, Goldenson NI, Allem JP, Chu KH, Pentz MA, Unger JB. PMID: 28044010.
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    29. Effects of sweet flavorings and nicotine on the appeal and sensory properties of e-cigarettes among young adult vapers: Application of a novel methodology. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Nov 01; 168:176-180. Goldenson NI, Kirkpatrick MG, Barrington-Trimis JL, Pang RD, McBeth JF, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Leventhal AM. PMID: 27676583.
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    30. Flavoured tobacco products and the public's health: lessons from the TPSAC menthol report. Tob Control. 2016 11; 25(Suppl 2):ii103-ii105. Samet JM, Pentz MA, Unger JB. PMID: 27633765.
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    31. Executive function mediates prospective relationships between sleep duration and sedentary behavior in children. Prev Med. 2016 10; 91:82-88. Warren C, Riggs N, Pentz MA. PMID: 27477059.
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    32. Associations among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and executive function proficiency in early adolescents. Mindfulness (N Y). 2016 Dec; 7(6):1377-1384. Shin HS, Black DS, Shonkoff ET, Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 28042346.
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    33. E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use. Pediatrics. 2016 07; 138(1). Barrington-Trimis JL, Urman R, Berhane K, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Leventhal AM, McConnell R. PMID: 27296866.
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    34. Improving substance use prevention efforts with executive function training. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Jun 01; 163 Suppl 1:S54-9. Pentz MA, Riggs NR, Warren CM. PMID: 27306732.
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    35. The E-cigarette Social Environment, E-cigarette Use, and Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking. J Adolesc Health. 2016 07; 59(1):75-80. Barrington-Trimis JL, Berhane K, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Urman R, Chou CP, Howland S, Wang K, Pentz MA, Gilreath TD, Huh J, Leventhal AM, Samet JM, McConnell R. PMID: 27161417.
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    36. Translating research into prevention of high-risk behaviors in the presence of complex systems: definitions and systems frameworks. Transl Behav Med. 2016 Mar; 6(1):17-31. Hassmiller Lich K, Frerichs L, Fishbein D, Bobashev G, Pentz MA. PMID: 27012250.
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    37. Patterns of Alternative Tobacco Product Use: Emergence of Hookah and E-cigarettes as Preferred Products Amongst Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2016 Feb; 58(2):181-5. Gilreath TD, Leventhal A, Barrington-Trimis JL, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Berhane K, Huh J, Urman R, Wang K, Howland S, Pentz MA, Chou CP, McConnell R. PMID: 26598059.
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    38. Shared health characteristics in Hispanic colorectal cancer patients and their primary social support person following primary diagnosis. Psychooncology. 2016 09; 25(9):1028-35. Black DS, Li MJ, Ihenacho U, Nguyen NT, de Fatima Reyes M, Milam J, Pentz MA, Figueiredo JC. PMID: 26291178.
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    39. Physical Activity and Variation in Momentary Behavioral Cognitions: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. J Phys Act Health. 2016 Mar; 13(3):344-51. Pickering TA, Huh J, Intille S, Liao Y, Pentz MA, Dunton GF. PMID: 26284314.
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    40. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Adolescent Electronic Cigarette and Cigarette Use. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug; 136(2):308-17. Barrington-Trimis JL, Berhane K, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Huh J, Leventhal AM, Urman R, Wang K, Howland S, Gilreath TD, Chou CP, Pentz MA, McConnell R. PMID: 26216326.
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    41. Inhibitory control and the onset of combustible cigarette, e-cigarette, and hookah use in early adolescence: The moderating role of socioeconomic status. Child Neuropsychol. 2016; 22(6):679-91. Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 26095200.
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    42. Association of usual self-reported dietary intake with ecological momentary measures of affective and physical feeling states in children. Appetite. 2015 Sep; 92:314-21. O'Reilly GA, Huh J, Schembre SM, Tate EB, Pentz MA, Dunton G. PMID: 26032196.
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    43. Two facets of stress and indirect effects on child diet through emotion-driven eating. Eat Behav. 2015 Aug; 18:84-90. Tate EB, Spruijt-Metz D, Pickering TA, Pentz MA. PMID: 26004248.
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    44. Food and physical activity environments: an energy balance approach for research and practice. Am J Prev Med. 2015 May; 48(5):620-9. Economos CD, Hatfield DP, King AC, Ayala GX, Pentz MA. PMID: 25891062.
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    45. Toward a Better Understanding of the Link Between Parent and Child Physical Activity Levels: The Moderating Role of Parental Encouragement. J Phys Act Health. 2015 Sep; 12(9):1238-44. Tate EB, Shah A, Jones M, Pentz MA, Liao Y, Dunton G. PMID: 25494399.
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    46. Consumers' perceptions of vape shops in Southern California: an analysis of online Yelp reviews. Tob Induc Dis. 2014; 12(1):22. Sussman S, Garcia R, Cruz TB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Pentz MA, Unger JB. PMID: 25484852.
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    47. Parent, peer, and executive function relationships to early adolescent e-cigarette use: a substance use pathway? Addict Behav. 2015 Mar; 42:73-8. Pentz MA, Shin H, Riggs N, Unger JB, Collison KL, Chou CP. PMID: 25462657.
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    48. Prospective associations between bilingualism and executive function in Latino children: sustained effects while controlling for biculturalism. J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Oct; 16(5):914-21. Riggs NR, Shin HS, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 23632808.
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    49. Children's executive function and high-calorie, low-nutrient food intake: mediating effects of child-perceived adult fast food intake. Health Educ Behav. 2015 Apr; 42(2):163-70. Tate EB, Unger JB, Chou CP, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA, Riggs NR. PMID: 25194147.
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    50. Quantile Mediation Models: A Comparison of Methods for Assessing Mediation Across the Outcome Distribution. Multivariate Behav Res. 2014 Sep-Oct; 49(5):471-85. Shen E, Chou CP, Pentz MA, Berhane K. PMID: 26732360.
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    51. Integrating mindfulness into school-based substance use and other prevention programs. Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Apr; 49(5):617-9. Pentz MA. PMID: 24611859.
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    52. The interaction of social networks and child obesity prevention program effects: the pathways trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jun; 22(6):1520-6. Shin HS, Valente TW, Riggs NR, Huh J, Spruijt-Metz D, Chou CP, Ann Pentz M. PMID: 24616241.
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    53. Neighborhood park use by children: use of accelerometry and global positioning systems. Am J Prev Med. 2014 Feb; 46(2):136-42. Dunton GF, Almanza E, Jerrett M, Wolch J, Pentz MA. PMID: 24439346.
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    54. mHealth approaches to child obesity prevention: successes, unique challenges, and next directions. Transl Behav Med. 2013 Dec; 3(4):406-15. Tate EB, Spruijt-Metz D, O'Reilly G, Jordan-Marsh M, Gotsis M, Pentz MA, Dunton GF. PMID: 24294329.
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    55. Indian students' perspectives on obesity and school-based obesity prevention: a qualitative examination. Health Promot Pract. 2013 Nov; 14(6):816-23. Riggs N, Tewari A, Stigler M, Rodrigues L, Arora M, Khubchandani J, Simmons R, Pentz MA. PMID: 24149680.
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    56. Smart growth community design and physical activity in children. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Oct; 45(4):386-92. Jerrett M, Almanza E, Davies M, Wolch J, Dunton G, Spruitj-Metz D, Ann Pentz M. PMID: 24050413.
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    57. Peer influences: the impact of online and offline friendship networks on adolescent smoking and alcohol use. J Adolesc Health. 2014 May; 54(5):508-14. Huang GC, Unger JB, Soto D, Fujimoto K, Pentz MA, Jordan-Marsh M, Valente TW. PMID: 24012065.
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    58. Transitional life events and trajectories of cigarette and alcohol use during emerging adulthood: latent class analysis and growth mixture modeling. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2013 Sep; 74(5):727-35. Huh J, Huang Z, Liao Y, Pentz M, Chou CP. PMID: 23948532.
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    59. Addressing core challenges for the next generation of type 2 translation research and systems: the translation science to population impact (TSci Impact) framework. Prev Sci. 2013 Aug; 14(4):319-51. Spoth R, Rohrbach LA, Greenberg M, Leaf P, Brown CH, Fagan A, Catalano RF, Pentz MA, Sloboda Z, Hawkins JD, Society for Prevention Research Type 2 Translational Task Force Members and Contributing Authors . PMID: 23430579.
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    60. Cigarettes, culture, and Korean American emerging adults: an exploratory qualitative study. West J Nurs Res. 2013 Oct; 35(9):1205-21. Huh J, Sami M, Abramova ZS, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 23743507.
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    61. The effects of teacher fidelity of implementation of pathways to health on student outcomes. Eval Health Prof. 2015 Mar; 38(1):21-41. Little MA, Riggs NR, Shin HS, Tate EB, Pentz MA. PMID: 23739725.
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    62. Longitudinal relationships of executive cognitive function and parent influence to child substance use and physical activity. Prev Sci. 2013 Jun; 14(3):229-37. Pentz MA, Riggs NR. PMID: 23345012.
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    63. Momentary assessment of affect, physical feeling states, and physical activity in children. Health Psychol. 2014 Mar; 33(3):255-63. Dunton GF, Huh J, Leventhal AM, Riggs N, Hedeker D, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 23668846.
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    64. Changes in friends' and parental influences on cigarette smoking from early through late adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jul; 53(1):132-8. Liao Y, Huang Z, Huh J, Pentz MA, Chou CP. PMID: 23583505.
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    65. Understanding the physical and social contexts of children's nonschool sedentary behavior: an ecological momentary assessment study. J Phys Act Health. 2014 Mar; 11(3):588-95. Liao Y, Intille S, Wolch J, Pentz MA, Dunton GF. PMID: 23493261.
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    66. Locations of joint physical activity in parent-child pairs based on accelerometer and GPS monitoring. Ann Behav Med. 2013 Feb; 45 Suppl 1:S162-72. Dunton GF, Liao Y, Almanza E, Jerrett M, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 23011914.
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    67. Joint physical activity and sedentary behavior in parent-child pairs. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Aug; 44(8):1473-80. Dunton GF, Liao Y, Almanza E, Jerrett M, Spruijt-Metz D, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 22367744.
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    68. Does community type moderate the relationship between parent perceptions of the neighborhood and physical activity in children? Am J Health Promot. 2012 Jul-Aug; 26(6):371-80. Durand CP, Dunton GF, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 22747320.
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    69. Children's perceptions of physical activity environments captured through ecological momentary assessment: a validation study. Prev Med. 2012 Aug; 55(2):119-21. Dunton GF, Intille SS, Wolch J, Pentz MA. PMID: 22659225.
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    70. Executive function and latent classes of childhood obesity risk. J Behav Med. 2012 Dec; 35(6):642-50. Riggs NR, Huh J, Chou CP, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 22218938.
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    71. Assessing the social and physical contexts of children's leisure-time physical activity: an ecological momentary assessment study. Am J Health Promot. 2012 Jan-Feb; 26(3):135-42. Dunton GF, Kawabata K, Intille S, Wolch J, Pentz MA. PMID: 22208410.
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    72. Investigating the impact of a smart growth community on the contexts of children's physical activity using Ecological Momentary Assessment. Health Place. 2012 Jan; 18(1):76-84. Dunton GF, Intille SS, Wolch J, Pentz MA. PMID: 22243909.
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    73. High calorie, low nutrient food/beverage intake and video gaming in children as potential signals for addictive behavior. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 12; 8(12):4406-24. Pentz MA, Spruijt-Metz D, Chou CP, Riggs NR. PMID: 22408581.
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    74. Translating evidence based violence and drug use prevention to obesity prevention: development and construction of the pathways program. Health Educ Res. 2012 Apr; 27(2):343-58. Sakuma KL, Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 21987475.
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    75. A study of community design, greenness, and physical activity in children using satellite, GPS and accelerometer data. Health Place. 2012 Jan; 18(1):46-54. Almanza E, Jerrett M, Dunton G, Seto E, Pentz MA. PMID: 22243906.
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    76. Measuring the meanings of eating in minority youth. Eat Behav. 2011 Dec; 12(4):277-83. McClain AD, Pentz MA, Nguyen-Rodriguez ST, Shin HS, Riggs NR, Spruijt-Metz D. PMID: 22051360.
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    77. Relationships between executive cognitive function and lifetime substance use and obesity-related behaviors in fourth grade youth. Child Neuropsychol. 2012; 18(1):1-11. Riggs NR, Spruijt-Metz D, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 21480013.
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    78. Investigating ethnic differences in adolescent alcohol use and peer norms using semi-continuous latent growth models. Alcohol Alcohol. 2011 Sep-Oct; 46(5):620-6. Weaver SR, Cheong J, MacKinnon DP, Pentz MA. PMID: 21478496.
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    79. Social Network Status and Depression among Adolescents: An Examination of Social Network Influences and Depressive Symptoms in a Chinese Sample. Res Hum Dev. 2011; 8(1):67-88. Okamoto J, Johnson CA, Leventhal A, Milam J, Pentz MA, Schwartz D, Valente TW. PMID: 23226988.
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    80. Psychometrics of the Eating in Emotional Situations Questionnaire (EESQ) among low-income Latino elementary-school children. Eat Behav. 2011 Apr; 12(2):156-9. Rollins BY, Riggs NR, Spruijt-Metz D, McClain AD, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 21385647.
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    81. Physical and social contextual influences on children's leisure-time physical activity: an ecological momentary assessment study. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jan; 8 Suppl 1:S103-8. Dunton GF, Liao Y, Intille S, Wolch J, Pentz MA. PMID: 21350250.
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    82. Investigating children's physical activity and sedentary behavior using ecological momentary assessment with mobile phones. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jun; 19(6):1205-12. Dunton GF, Liao Y, Intille SS, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz M. PMID: 21164502.
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    83. Initial Status in Growth Curve Modeling for Randomized Trials. J Drug Issues. 2010 Dec; 40(1):155-172. Chou CP, Chi F, Weisner C, Pentz M, Hser YI. PMID: 21572585.
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    84. Identifying patterns of eating and physical activity in children: a latent class analysis of obesity risk. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Mar; 19(3):652-8. Huh J, Riggs NR, Spruijt-Metz D, Chou CP, Huang Z, Pentz M. PMID: 20930718.
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    85. Tobacco use moderates the association between major depression and obesity. Health Psychol. 2010 Sep; 29(5):521-8. Leventhal AM, Mickens L, Dunton GF, Sussman S, Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 20836607.
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    86. Executive cognitive function and food intake in children. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2010 Nov-Dec; 42(6):398-403. Riggs NR, Spruijt-Metz D, Sakuma KL, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 20719568.
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    87. Cognitive behavioral theories used to explain injection risk behavior among injection drug users: a review and suggestions for the integration of cognitive and environmental models. Health Educ Behav. 2010 Aug; 37(4):504-32. Wagner KD, Unger JB, Bluthenthal RN, Andreeva VA, Pentz MA. PMID: 20705809.
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    88. Executive cognitive function as a correlate and predictor of child food intake and physical activity. Child Neuropsychol. 2010; 16(3):279-92. Riggs N, Chou CP, Spruijt-Metz D, Pentz MA. PMID: 20234954.
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    89. NETWORK STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES ON THE ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION IN COMMUNITIES. J Community Psychol. 2009 Sep; 37(7):830-845. Fujimoto K, Volente TW, Pentz MA. PMID: 28883667.
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    90. Preventing growth in amphetamine use: long-term effects of the Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP) from early adolescence to early adulthood. Addiction. 2009 Oct; 104(10):1691-9. Riggs NR, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 19681799.
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    91. Early adolescent alcohol use and sexual experience by emerging adulthood: a 10-year longitudinal investigation. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Nov; 45(5):478-82. Strachman A, Impett EA, Henson JM, Pentz MA. PMID: 19837354.
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    92. Long-term effects of adolescent marijuana use prevention on adult mental health services utilization: the midwestern prevention project. Subst Use Misuse. 2009; 44(5):616-31. Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 19360536.
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    93. Protecting against intergenerational problem behavior: mediational effects of prevented marijuana use on second-generation parent-child relationships and child impulsivity. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Feb 01; 100(1-2):153-60. Riggs NR, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 19036535.
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    94. Trajectories of peer social influences as long-term predictors of drug use from early through late adolescence. J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Mar; 38(3):454-65. Duan L, Chou CP, Andreeva VA, Pentz MA. PMID: 19636757.
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    95. Time to re-examine old definitions of nicotine dependence. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Jun; 10(6):1109-11. DiFranza JR, Riggs N, Ann Pentz M. PMID: 18584475.
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    96. Promoting community coalition functioning: effects of Project STEP. Prev Sci. 2008 Jun; 9(2):63-72. Riggs NR, Nakawatase M, Pentz MA. PMID: 18483859.
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    97. Early cigarette use and psychological distress as predictors of obesity risk in adulthood. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Feb; 10(2):325-35. Jasuja GK, Chou CP, Riggs NR, Pentz MA. PMID: 18236297.
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    98. Adolescent to emerging adulthood smoking trajectories: when do smoking trajectories diverge, and do they predict early adulthood nicotine dependence? Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 Nov; 9(11):1147-54. Riggs NR, Chou CP, Li C, Pentz MA. PMID: 17978988.
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    99. Breast cancer among immigrants: a systematic review and new research directions. J Immigr Minor Health. 2007 Oct; 9(4):307-22. Andreeva VA, Unger JB, Pentz MA. PMID: 17431785.
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    100. Preventing risk for obesity by promoting self-regulation and decision-making skills: pilot results from the PATHWAYS to health program (PATHWAYS). Eval Rev. 2007 Jun; 31(3):287-310. Riggs NR, Sakuma KL, Pentz MA. PMID: 17478630.
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    101. Community coalitions as a system: effects of network change on adoption of evidence-based substance abuse prevention. Am J Public Health. 2007 May; 97(5):880-6. Valente TW, Chou CP, Pentz MA. PMID: 17329667.
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    102. Utility of the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior for predicting Chinese adolescent smoking. Addict Behav. 2007 May; 32(5):1066-81. Guo Q, Johnson CA, Unger JB, Lee L, Xie B, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Sun P, Gallaher P, Pentz M. PMID: 16934414.
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    103. Parent program component analysis in a drug abuse prevention trial. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Jul; 39(1):66-72. Riggs NR, Elfenbaum P, Pentz MA. PMID: 16781963.
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    104. Misuse of "study drugs:" prevalence, consequences, and implications for policy. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2006 Jun 09; 1:15. Sussman S, Pentz MA, Spruijt-Metz D, Miller T. PMID: 16764722.
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    105. Translation in tobacco and drug abuse prevention research. Eval Health Prof. 2006 Jun; 29(2):246-71. Pentz MA, Jasuja GK, Rohrbach LA, Sussman S, Bardo MT. PMID: 16645186.
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    106. The mediational role of neurocognition in the behavioral outcomes of a social-emotional prevention program in elementary school students: effects of the PATHS Curriculum. Prev Sci. 2006 Mar; 7(1):91-102. Riggs NR, Greenberg MT, Kusché CA, Pentz MA. PMID: 16572300.
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    107. Translation in the health professions: converting science into action. Eval Health Prof. 2006 Mar; 29(1):7-32. Sussman S, Valente TW, Rohrbach LA, Skara S, Pentz MA. PMID: 16510878.
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    108. Motivational interviewing with adolescents and young adults for drug-related problems. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2006 Jan-Mar; 18(1):53-67. Grenard JL, Ames SL, Pentz MA, Sussman S. PMID: 16639859.
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    109. Form follows function: designs for prevention effectiveness and diffusion research. Prev Sci. 2004 Mar; 5(1):23-9. Pentz MA. PMID: 15058909.
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    110. Political science, public policy, and drug use prevention. Subst Use Misuse. 2004; 39(10-12):1821-65. Pentz MA, Mares D, Schinke S, Rohrbach LA. PMID: 15587952.
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    111. A critical unresolved issue in transdisciplinary prevention research. Subst Use Misuse. 2004; 39(10-12):2079-80. Pentz MA. PMID: 15587962.
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    112. A transdisciplinary focus on drug abuse prevention: an introduction. Subst Use Misuse. 2004; 39(10-12):1441-56. Sussman S, Stacy AW, Johnson CA, Pentz MA, Robertson E. PMID: 15587943.
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    113. Parallel developmental trajectories of sensation seeking and regular substance use in adolescents. Psychol Addict Behav. 2003 Sep; 17(3):179-92. Crawford AM, Pentz MA, Chou CP, Li C, Dwyer JH. PMID: 14498812.
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    114. Evidence-based prevention: characteristics, impact, and future direction. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2003 May; 35 Suppl 1:143-52. Pentz MA. PMID: 12825757.
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    115. Motivation in tobacco use cessation research. Subst Use Misuse. 2003 Jan; 38(1):25-50. Nezami E, Sussman S, Pentz MA. PMID: 12602805.
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    116. Parental substance use as a modifier of adolescent substance use risk. Addiction. 2002 Dec; 97(12):1537-50. Li C, Pentz MA, Chou CP. PMID: 12472638.
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