Research Presentations
Here we provide a list of presentations, abstracts, posters and symposia associated with the Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project Research Program. Please feel free to contact us if you would like more information.
Updated: 12/9/2024
PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS / ABSTRACTS / POSTERS / SYMPOSIA
2024
- Lilly, C., Serrat, M., Tsuda, E., Wyant, J., Riffee, J., Shaffer, K., Elliott, E., Pyles, L. (2024). Odds of developing overweight/obesity based on early height percentiles in a sample of Appalachian school children: Longitudinal results from the WV CARDIAC Project. Poster Presentation. American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis, MN, October 27-30, 2024.
- Shaffer, K., Lee, T., Lilly, C., Tsuda, E., Murphy, E., McCartney, K., Wyant, J., Pyles, L., Elliott, E. (2024). Using WV CARDIAC Project Data to Promote a Culture of Health and Well-Being within West Virginia Elementary Schools. SHAPEWV 2024 State Conference presentation. October 11-12, 2024 in Davis, WV.
- Kohler, R., Lilly, C., Poffenberger, P., Burton, W., Damarputra, N., Cottrell, L., Elliott, E. Pyles, L.A. (2024) Mid-Term Follow-up of Familial Hypercholesterolemia form a Cross-Sector Schoolbased Cholesterol Screening Program. The Journal of Pediatrics. Accepted 3/10/24. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950541024000152?utm_campaign=STMJ_219742_AUTH_SERV_PA&utm_medium=email&utm_acid=120831009&SIS_ID=&dgcid=STMJ_219742_AUTH_SERV_PA&CMX_ID=&utm_in=DM458849&utm_source=AC_
2023
- WV Association of School Nurses Annual Fall Conference, November 9-11th, 2024. Presentation on Childhood Nutrition/Obesity (featured CARDIAC data and project promotion). Presented by Kristin McCartney.
- Elliott, E., Tsuda, E., Wyant, J., Mackey, O., Murphy, E., Shaffer, K., Van Dyke, E. (2023, Submitted). Results of a web-based health module pilot for intermediate students. Submitted to the SHAPE America 2023 in Seattle, WA.
- Watson, L., Shaffer, K., Lilly, C., Tsuda, E., Murphy, E. McCartney, K., Wyant, J., Pyles, L., Elliott, E. (2023). Health Risk Factor Trends Across Four Years Among WV Children. 2023 WV Rural Health Association Rural Health Conference in Wheeling, WV.
- Elliott, E., Tsuda, E., Lilly, C., McCartney, K., Murphy, E., Pyles, L, Shaffer, K., Wyant, J. (2023, Submitted). Health Risk Factor Trends among WV Children Across Seven Years. Submitted for the 2024 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo
2022
- Elliott, E., Van Dyke, E.D., Mackey, O.J. Innovative CSPAP Instructional Resources: eLearning for Educators and Students. 2022 SHAPE America National Convention and Expo, New Orleans, LA. (April 30, 2022)
- Tsuda, E., Wyant, J., Elliott, E., Lilly, C., Van Dyke, E., Murphy, E., Mackey, O., Pyles, L. WV CARDIAC Project: Children’s Health Data and Family Health History. 2022 SHAPE America National Convention and Expo, New Orleans, LA (April 27, 2022)
- Tsuda, E., Wyant, J., Elliott, E. M., Lilly, C., Van Dyke, E., Murphy, E., Mackey, O. J., Pyles, L. (2022). WV CARDIAC project: Children’s health data and family health history. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 93(1): A71.
2021
- Elliott, E., Van Dyke, E., Lilly, C., Zizzi, S., Pyles, L. (October 2021) Perspectives of healthcare providers on the WV CARDIAC Project: A surveillance effort in rural communities. 2021 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo. Denver, Co. Abstract: https://apha.confex.com/apha/2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/498791.
- Elliott, E., Van Dyke, E., Mackey, O., Machamer, A. (April 2021) Desk Moves: Reimagining Physical Activity in the Classroom, 2021 SHAPE America National Convention and Expo, Baltimore, MD. (changed to virtual).
- Elliott, E., Van Dyke, E. Mackey, O., (February 2021) Active Classrooms Webinar: Integrating movement into Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. An invited national webinar by Active Schools and Springboard. https://schoolspringboard.org/resources/webinar-integrating-movement-into-your-language-arts-science-and-social-studies-lessons/
- Van Dyke, E., & Mackey, O. (2021) Active Academics® physical activity video segment, recorded for Season 2, Week 6 of Energy Express on WV Public Broadcasting, aired July 29, 2021.
2020
- Elliott, E., Fenn, L., Koontz, S. Active Classrooms Webinar: Integrating Physical Activity into Classroom Instruction. Thursday, January 16, 3-3:45pm ET / 2-2:45pm CT / 1-1:45pm MT / 12-12:45pm PT
- Elliott, E., Murphy, E. Gabbert, K. Be Healthy WV Program: Using “mini-contracts” to foster community-driven physical activity. Active Living Conference 2020. (Feb 2, 2020)
2019
- Zizzi, S., Casanave, K., Bulger, S., Elliott, E., Murphy, E. (2019, October). Using Asset Mapping to Guide Community-based Physical Activity Interventions in Rural WV. Association for Applied Sport Psychology 34th Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
- Jones, E., Bulger, S., Elliott, E., Kristjansson, A. (2019, September) Needs- and Strength-based Approaches to Planning Whole-of-School Physical Activity and Wellness Interventions. Integrating Public Health-Aligned Physical Education (IPHPE) Conference, Columbia, SC.
- Elliott, E. & Keath. A. (2019, September) Using the Skill Theme Approach to foster physical literary: A necessity to meeting the US Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Integrating Public Health-Aligned Physical Education (IPHPE) Conference, Columbia, SC.
- Towner, B., Elliott, E., Bulger, S., Kohl, H., & Bias, T. (2019, April) Should we share? Examining shared use in WV public schools. 2019 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Tampa, FL.
- Pyles, L., Lilly, C., Joseph, A., Mosimah, C., Elliott, E., Neal, W., & Mullett, C. (2019, March).
Cardiometabolic risk factors from a school-based cross-sectional screening program. Poster presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health 2019 Scientific Sessions, Houston, TX.
2018
- Bulger, S., Elliott, E., & Taliaferro, A. (2018, Oct). Developing Effective School-Community-University Partnerships: Lessons Learned From McDowell CHOICES. SHAPE America 2018 PETE and HETE Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Keath, A., Cottrell, L., Towner, B., & Elliott, E. (2018, April) Fitbook: Using Facebook to Influence Family Physical Activity Behaviors. 2018 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Nashville, TN.
- Keath, A., Harvey, S., Kipfer, H., Machamer, A., McWilliams, S., & Elliott, E. (2018, April) Evaluation of Active Academics on Student Classroom Physical Activity Roundtable 1: Kinesiology & Health Disciplinary Evidenced-Based Discussions. 2018 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Nashville, TN.
- Pyles, L., Joseph, A., Armistead, M., Lilly, C., Cox, J., Denney, M., Neal, W., & Mullett, C. (2018, March).
- Health informatics approach to investigation of hyperlipidemia in families. Poster presented at the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2018 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA.
2017
- Braga, L., Lilly, C., & Elliott, E. (2017, June). Adolescents’ BMI and predispositions to be physically active. Poster presented at the 9th Childhood Obesity Conference, San Diego, CA.
- Braga, L., & Elliott, E. (2017, January). Culturally and Geographically Relevant Content in Secondary Physical Education. NAKHE 2017 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
- Braga, L., & Elliott, E. (2017, January). Perspectives of a Physical Education Curriculum Development Project: A University-school Partnership. NAKHE 2017 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. Elliott, E., Bulger, S., Jones, E., Taliaferro, A. (2017, March). The McDowell CHOICES Project: Promoting active-friendly schools. Active Living Research Conference 2017, Clearwater Beach, FL.
- Joseph, A., Mullett, C., Armistead, M., Cox, J., Denney, M., Neal, W., & Pyles, L. (2017, October). Coronary Artery Disease Phenotype Detection in an Academic Hospital Setting. Poster presented at the 2017 Southeast IDeA Conference, Morgantown, WV.
- Keath, A., McWilliams, S., & Elliott, E. (2017, March). Break it Up: Students Perceptions of PA in the Classroom. 2017 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Boston MA.
- Lilly, C., Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., John, C., & Neal, W. (2017, March). Associations between perinatal risk factors and childhood cholesterol and blood pressure. Poster presented at American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2017 Scientific Sessions, Portland, OR.
- Lilly, C., Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., John, C., & Neal, W. (2017, March). Developing a childhood obesity risk score system based on perinatal and postnatal risk factors. Poster presented at American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2017 Scientific Sessions, Portland, OR.
- Machamer, A., & Elliott, E. (2017, March). Movin’ and Groovin’ Throughout the School Day.2017 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Boston MA.
- Machamer, A., Elliott, E., Taliaferro, A., & Bulger, S. (2017, March). Professional Development on the Implementation of Classroom Physical Activity Policy. 2017 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Boston MA.
Pyles, L., Lilly, C., Joseph, A., Armistead, M., Cox, J., Denney, M., Neal, W., & Mullett, C. (2017, October). Health informatics approach to hyperlipidemia in families. Poster presented at the 2017 Southeast Regional IDeA Conference, Morgantown, WV. - Pyles, L., Lilly, C., Joseph, A., Armistead, M., Cox, J., Denney, M., Neal, W., & Mullett, C. (2017, October). Sibling congruence of fifth grade cardiac risk factor screening. Poster presented at the 2017 Southeast Regional IDeA Conference, Morgantown, WV.
- Pyles, L., Mullett, C., Lilly, C., & Neal, W. (2017, March). Linkage program to identify siblings from a CARDIAC risk factor registry. Poster presented at American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2017 Scientific Sessions, Portland, OR.
- Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., Cottrell, L., Giacobbi, P., Kelley, G., Innes, K., John, C., Neal, W., & Lilly, C. (2017, March). Association between birth weight and childhood and maternal cardiovascular disease risk factors in full term birth infants. Poster presented at American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2017 Scientific Sessions, Portland, OR.
- Elliott, E., Bulger, S., Jones, E., Taliaferro, A. (2017, February) The McDowell CHOICES Project: Promoting active-friendly schools. Active Living Research Conference 2017, Clearwater Beach, FL.
2016
- Allar, I., Bulger, S., Elliott, E., Jones, E., Kristjannson, A., & Taliaferro, A. (2016, April) An Impact Evaluation of I am Moving, I am Learning. SHAPE America National Convention and Expo, Minneapolis, MN.
Beak, J.H., Keath, A., & Elliott, E. (2016, April) Instructional technology in PE: Who, what when, where, and why? SHAPE America National Convention, Minneapolis, MN. - Braga, L., Jones, E., Bulger, S., & Elliott, E. (2016, June). Archery, Mountain Biking, and Slacklining in Physical Education: Students’ Perceptions of Culturally and Geographically Relevant Content in the Curriculum. AIESEP International Conference, Laramie, Wyoming. June 8-11, 2016.
- Braga, L, Jones, E., Bulger, S., Lilly, C., Cho, K., & Elliott, E. (2016, June) Greenbrier CHOICES: The Story of a Three-year School-based Health Intervention. AIESEP International Conference, Laramie, Wyoming. June 8-11, 2016.
- Elliott, E., Jones, E., Bulger, S., & Taliaferro, A. (2016, April). Igniting change through the McDowell CHOICES Project, and the West Virginia Physical Activity Plan Policy Priority Area. CPASS Visiting Committee. April 15, 2016.
- Jones, E., Bulger, S., Braga, L., Cho, K., Lilly, C., Neal, W., & Elliott, E. (2016, April) Initial findings of a multi-component school-based PEP Grant: Greenbrier CHOICES. SHAPE America National Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
- Jones, E., Elliott, E., & Bulger, S. (2016, February). The West Virginia Physical Activity Plan Policy Priority
Area: Plan Implementation and Statewide Physical Activity Policy Development. Presentation at the Active Living Research Annual Conference 2016, Clearwater, FL. - Pyles, L., Lilly, C., & Neal, W. (2016, March). Correlation of sibling lipid levels from a statewide child
cardiac risk factor registry. Poster presented at the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2016 Scientific Sessions, Phoenix, AZ. - Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., Cottrell, L., Giacobbi, P., Kelley, G., Innes, K., John, C., Neal, W., & Lilly, C. (2016, October). Association between breastfeeding and childhood and maternal cardiovascular disease risk factors in West Virginia. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
- Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., Pyles, L., John, C., Neal, W., & Lilly, C. (2016, March). Association
between family history of cardiovascular disease and childhood obesity. Poster presented at the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2016 Scientific Sessions, Phoenix, AZ. - Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., Pyles, L., John, C., Neal, W., & Lilly, C. (2016, March). Association
between maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood blood pressure and lipids in fifth grade children born full term. Poster presented at the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2016 Scientific Sessions, Phoenix, AZ. - Umer, A., Kelley, G., Cottrell, L., Giacobbi, P., & Lilly, C. (2016, November). Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
2015
- Braga, L. & Elliott, E. (2015, March). Middle School Students and Culturally Relevant Units in
Physical Education. Research Program at the 2015 SHAPE America National Convention and Exposition, Seattle, WA.
Bulger, S., Elliott, E., & Jones, E. (2015, March). First flight of the fledgling: Advancing
comprehensive school physical activity program research. Part of a ½ day workshop at the 2015 SHAPE America National Convention and Exposition, Seattle, WA. - Bulger, S., Jones, E., & Elliott, E. (2015, February). Critical reflections on physical activity plan development
in West Virginia. National Physical Activity Plan Congress, Washington, DC.
Cho, K., Jones, E., Lilly, C., Bulger, S., Neal, W., Braga, L., & Elliott, E. (2015, June). The effect of desired
PACER goal on physical activity and nutrition in adolescents. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial
Childhood Obesity Conference, San Diego, CA. - Cho, K., Jones, E., Lilly, C., Bulger, S., Neal, W., Braga, L., & Elliott, E. (2015, June). The relationship
between PACER and 5-2-1-0 guidelines in adolescents. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial
Childhood Obesity Conference, San Diego, CA. - Elliott, E. (2015, October) Classroom teachers and physical activity: Lessons learned from West Virginia. SHAPE America PETE & HETE Conference 2015, Atlanta, GA.
- Elliott, E., Bulger, S., & Jones, E. (2015, February). WV Physical Activity Plan Education Sector Strategies:
Positive outcomes in Plan implementation related to the school environment, policy change, and systems support. National Physical Activity Plan Congress, Washington, DC. - Elliott, E., Bulger, S., Jones, E.,Taliarerro, A., & Kristjansson, A. (2015, March). Support for CSPAP:
Igniting Change through the McDowell CHOICES Project. SHAPE America Annual Convention, Seattle, WA. - Hannon, J., Elliott, E., Brusseau, T., Bulger, S., & Jones, E. (2015, January). Key lessons learned from
Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming Implementation in two states. 2015 American Kinesiology Association Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC. - Kohl, B., Elliott, E., & Maddock, J. (2015, February). Physical Activity at the State and Local Level: Case
Studies from three states. National Physical Activity Plan Congress, Washington, DC. - Lilly, C., Cottrell, L., Fedorko, E., Umer, A., & Neal, W. (2015, March). Developmental trends in obesity
and rurality in Appalachian children using surveillance, clustered statistical design and GIS capabilities. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2015 Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. - Lilly, C., Cottrell, L., Fedorko, E., Umer, A., & Neal, W. (2015, March). Updated trends in CVD risk factors
and rurality in Appalachian children using surveillance, clustered statistical design and GIS
capabilities. Poster presented at the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2015 Scientific
Sessions, Baltimore, MA. - Miller, M., Belcher, D., & Elliott, E. (2015, January). Active Academics: A Web-Based Resource to Increase
Physical Activity. FETC 2015, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. - Pyles, L., Lilly, C., Elliott, E., & Neal, W. (2015, November). Association of lower height and higher LDL-c
in a statewide schoolchild cholesterol screening program. Poster presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2015, Orlando, FL. - Umer, A., Hamilton, C., John, C., & Lilly, C. (2015, October). Factors associated with mothers who
intended to breastfeed but did not exclusively breastfeed using data from the West Virginia Birth Score Project. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Chicago, IL. - Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., Mullett, M., John, C., Neal, W., & Lilly, C. (2015, October). Association
between family history of high cholesterol and childhood obesity using a longitudinal study of
fifth grade Appalachian children. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association, Chicago, IL.
2014
- Kristjansson, A.L., Elliott, E., Bulger, S.M., Jones, E., Taliaferro, AR., & Neal, W. (2014, November). Needs Assessment of School and Community Physical Activity Opportunities in Rural West Virginia: The McDowell CHOICES planning effort. Round table discussion at the 142nd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), New Orleans, LA.
- Smith, A., Mullett, M., Neal, W., Cottrell, L., & Lilly, C. (2014, May). Early predictors of small-for-gestational age infants who develop high triglycerides in fifth grade. Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. Canada.
- Smith, M., Mullett, M., Neal, W., Cottrell, L., & Lilly, C. (2014, May). Can future triglyceride risks of premature infants be predicted? Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. Canada
2013
- Bulger, S., Elliott, E., Jones, E., Fitzpatrick, S., Jones, D., & O’Hara Tompkins, N. (2013, April). Development of a State-wide Physical Activity Plan Using Concept Mapping. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Exposition, Charlotte, NC.
- Elliott, E., Belcher, D., & Wells, A. (2013, April). Take Charge Be Healthy: Take Charge of Your Health! American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Exposition, Charlotte, NC.
- Elliott, E., Pate, R., Bulger, S., & Epping, J. (2013, April). The National Physical Activity Plan: Implementation at the State Level. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Exposition, Charlotte, NC.
- Gebremariam, Y., Ice, C., & Neal, W. (2013, March). Decrease in Serum Lipids among 5th Grade CARDIAC Participants, 2002-2012. Poster presented to the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA.
- Hunter, A., Ice, C., & Neal, W. (2013, March). Why BMI is not Enough: Prevalence of Metabolically Obese Normal Weight in the CARDIAC Project. Poster presented to the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA.
- Ice, C., McCartney, K., Leary, J., Neal, W. & Cottrell, L. (2013, March). Feeding styles and Childhood Obesity in Rural Appalachia. Poster presented to the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA.
- Ice, C., Mittal, A., Corridoni, N., & Neal, W. (2013, March). The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Childhood Obesity and Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Poster presented to the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA.
- Ice, C., Northrup, K., Wittberg, A. Law, S., & Cottrell, L. (2013, April). Application of the use of BMI % to overcome ceiling effects in adiposity change in children. Poster presented at the 2013 Biannual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
- John, C., Ice, C., Aly, S., Grebremariam, Y., & Neal, W. (2013, March). Lipid-lowering drugs to achieve and maintain targeted LDL levels: Experience in a pediatric lipid clinic. Poster presented to the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA.
- Stabler, M., Cottrell, L. & Ice, C. (2013, November). Linking parent perceptions of children's
weight to early coronary risk factors: Results from the cardiac study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA. - Umer, A., Hamilton, C., Britton, C., Mullett, M., John, C., Neal., W., & Lilly, C. (2013, November).
Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: Analysis of a linked longitudinal study of Appalachian children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
2012
- Blankenship, C., Ice, C., Shannon, V., & Cottrell, L. (2012, March). Parents play significant role
in the gender differences associated with physical activity in elementary students. Poster at the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2012 Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA. - Cottrell, L., Ice, C., Neal, W., & Piedimonte, G. (2012, May). Asthma and children’s lipids and
insulin resistance: Not just an obese issue. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society 2012 International Conference, San Francisco, CA. - Elliott, E. Childhood Obesity: The CARDIAC Project Results and Interventions. 2012 WV Rural
Health Conference, Nov. 16, 2012. - Elliott, E. Health Status of WV Children: The CARDIAC Project Results and Active WV: The
WV Physical Activity Plan. WV Board of Education Wellness Committee. Nov. 12, 2012 - Elliott, E. The WV CARDIAC Project: Health Screening Results and Interventions. WV
Legislature Joint Committee on Health. July 25, 2012 - Elliott, E. Health Status of WV Children: The CARDIAC Project Results. WV Legislature Joint
Committee on Education. June 26, 2012 - Elliott, E. Comprehensive School Physical Activity: A Blueprint for Fostering Active Children.
Invited Lecturer, Distinguished Lecture Series, Texas A&M, College Station, TX. (April 12, 2012) - Elliott, E. ActiveWV: The WV Physical Activity Plan. WV County Commission Association,
Charleston, WV. January 23, 2012. - Elliott, E., Bulger, S., & Jones, E. Active WV 2015: The WV Physical Activity Plan
Implementation “Mapping for the Future”. WV Physical Activity Plan Sector Teams meeting, Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV. February 13, 2012. - Elliott, E., Bulger, S., Jones, E., & Neal, W. The development of a statewide physical activity
plan in the US. The 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (ICPAPH): beActive 2012. Sydney, Australia. October 31-November 3, 2012. - Elliott, E., Jones, E., & Bulger, S. Active WV: The WV Physical Activity Plan. 2012 PETE
Conference, Las Vegas, NE. Oct. 5, 2012 - Elliott, E., Palmer, S., Ice, C., Belcher, D., & Braga, L. Physical Activity and Nutrition:
What 5th Graders Know and Say. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Expo, Boston, MA. March 15, 2012. (accepted and prepared but not presented due to conference cancellation onsite) - Elliott, E., & Stollings, R. ActiveWV: The West Virginia Physical Activity Plan. Weight of the Nation Conference, Washington, DC. Invited speaker for the Centers for Disease Control and Prvention, Division of Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity. (May 7, 2012)
- Elliott, E., Weikle, M. & Belcher, D. Active Academics: Get Elementary Kids “Moving More in
School”. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Expo, Boston, MA. March 14, 2012. (accepted and prepared but not presented due to conference cancellation onsite) - Galluzzo, C., Moore, L., Thomas, R., Crotty, A., Hogue, P., & Elliott, E. Let’s Move! WV: Getting
Elementary Kids "Moving More in School". WV Kidstrong Conference, Charleston, WV. June 2012. - Godrey, T., Ice, C., Shannon, V., McCartney, K., Murphy, E., & Cottrell, L. (2012, May). Limited
annual family income associated with certain healthy behaviors. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin, TX. - Graham, M., Nichols, D., Ice, C., Shannon, V., & Cottrell, L. (2012, March). Investigation of
community and home factors in child physical activity levels. Poster at the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2012 Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA. - Ice, C., Cottrell, L., Fedorko, E., & Neal, W. (2012, March). Examination of Cardiovascular Risk
Factors and Rurality in Appalachian Children using Surveillance, Clustered Statistical Design and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities. Presentation at the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Spring 2012 Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA. - Ice, C., Elliott, E., Cottrell, C., Leary, J., & Neal, W. (2012, October). Parental perception of
children’s physical activity and cardiovascular health outcomes. Presentation at the 4th International Congress on Physical Activity & Public Health, Sydney, Australia. - Ice, C., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., Neal, W. & Piedimonte, G. (2012, May). Associations between
Acanthosis Nigricans, Insulin, and Asthma in Rural, Appalachian Children. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society 2012 International Conference, San Francisco, CA. - Jones, E., Bulger, S., & Elliott, E. Greenbrier CHOICES: Promoting Health Across School,
Community, and Healthcare Settings. 2012 PETE Conference, Las Vegas, NE. Oct. 5, 2012. - Neal, W., & Elliott, E. Invited presentation to the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation.
The CARDIAC Project: Successes and Next Steps (April 26, 2012) - Neal, W., Holland, S., & Ice, C. (2012, June). Invited speaker: West Virginia on the Move and
CARDIAC. “CARDIAC on the Move”. Presentation at the Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools 2012 KidStrong Conference: Joining Forces for Healthy Kids, Charleston, WV.
2011
- Cottrell, L., Ice, C., & Fedorko, E. (2011, May). Utilizing Geospatial Technologies to Compare Existing Healthcare Resources with Noted Cardiovascular Risks Among Children in a Rural Setting. Poster at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke 2011 Scientific Sessions, Washington, D.C.
- Elliott, E. The West Virginia Physical Activity Symposium: Successful Beginnings of a State Physical Activity Plan. The 58th Annual Meeting and 2nd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine of the American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado. June 1, 2011.
- Elliott, E. The West Virginia Physical Activity Symposium: Successful Beginnings of a State Physical Activity Plan. The 58th Annual Meeting and 2nd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine of the American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado. June 1, 2011.
- Elliott, E., Abildso, C., Bulger, S.M., & O’Hara Tompkins, N. (2011, June). The West Virginia Physical Activity Symposium: Successful beginnings of a state physical activity plan. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Denver, CO.
- Elliott, E., Belcher, D., & Fetty, K. Supplementing a Health Curriculum with Web-based Interventions. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Expo, San Diego, CA. April 1, 2011.
- Elliott, E., & Bulger, S.M. (2011, June). Comprehensive school physical activity programming: Examples from West Virginia. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Comparative Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES), Shanghai, China.
- Elliott, E., & Bulger, S.M. (2011, June). A year-long intervention to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in overweight children and their families. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Comparative Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES), Shanghai, China.
- Elliott, E., & Epping, J. Camp NEW You: Behavioral and Social Approaches to Physical Activity. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Expo, San Diego, CA. April 1, 2011.
- Ice, C. L., McCartney, K., Leary, J. M., Neal, W. A. & Cottrell, L. (2011, March). Health in rural Appalachia: Feeding styles and childhood obesity. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
- Ice, C. L., Neal, W. A., & Cottrell, L. (2011, March). Parental efficacy and role responsibility for assisting in child’s healthful behaviors. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
- Leary, J. M., Ice, C., & Cottrell, L. (2011, April). Decide to Care for YOU: A Pilot Study. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia State Health Education Council Conference. Daniels, WV.
2010
- Bryant, L., Keyserling, T., Vu, M., Ice, C., McMilin, C., & Leary, J. Problem-solving intervention to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease in adults with complicated lives: Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. 2010
- Bulger, S., Elliott, E., Holland, S., McCracken, B., & Tompkins, N. (2010, November). West Virginia on the Move: Schools on the Move Program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD), Davis, WV.
- Bulger, S.M., Elliott, E., Holland, S., O’Hara Tompkins, & Neal, W. (2010, May). Comprehensive school physical activity programming: WV Schools on the Move grant program. Poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (ICPAPH), Toronto, Canada.
- Cottrell, L., Wittberg, R., & Northrup, K.L. Long-term physical fitness associated with children’s academic achievement. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association- EPI/NPAM, San Francisco, CA. 2010.
- Elliott, E. & Bulger, S. Camp NEW You: A WV Initiative for Overweight Children and their Families. Invited presentation to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Physical Activity. (April 20, 2010)
- Elliott, E., Bulger, S.M., & Vosloo, J. (2010, May). Physical activity and Camp NEW You: What overweight adolescents in a year-long intervention say and do. Poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (ICPAPH), Toronto, Canada.
- Ice, C. L., & Cottrell, L. Good parenting: Exploring home- and public-schooled adolescent perceptions of their risk behaviors and their parent’s good parenting behaviors. Poster presented at the Conference of Human Development, New York, NY. 2010.
- Ice, C., Cottrell, L., Murphy, E., & Neal, W. Longitudinal childhood obesity trends in an Appalachian population. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association- EPI/NPAM, San Francisco, CA. 2010.
- Ice, C., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. The Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities Project. Poster presnted at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association- EPI/NPAM, San Francisco, CA. 2010.
- Matthews, M., Murphy, E., Ice, C., Neal, W. A., & Cottrell, L. A. An examination of the use of food and physical activity as reinforcers by parents of normal weight and overweight children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. 2010.
- Murphy, E., Ice, C., Shannon, V. & Cottrell, L. Children slow down with age: Parent’s perceptions of physical activity. Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada. 2010.
2009
- Bowen, E., Bulger, S.M., Elliott, E.M., Fitch, C., Murphy, E., Neal, W., Ward, A., Housner, L., & Watson, J. (2009, April). Camp NEW (Nutrition, Exercise, Weight Control) at West Virginia University. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), Tampa, FL.
- Bryant, L., Chin, N., Cottrell, L., Peters, K., Vu, M., & Fitzpatrick, A. Perceptions of cardiovascular health in underserved communities: A foundation for disease prevention interventions. Paper presentation submitted for the annual meeting for Chronic Disease. San Francisco, CA. 2009
- Bulger, S.M., Elliott, E., & Holland, S. (2009, October). West Virginia on the Move: Guidelines for writing a winning Schools on the Move Grant. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD), Flatwoods, WV.
- Cottrell, L., Ice, C., Leary, J.M., Neal, W., Minor, V., & Murphy, E. A statewide examination of childhood overweight and obesity trends. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Denver, CO. 2009.
- Elliott, E.M., Bulger, S.M., Murphy, E., Housner, L., Bowen, E., McCartney, K., Ice, C., & Neal, W. (2009, October). Camp NEW You: Developing and evaluating a year-long community-based intervention for overweight children. Paper presented at The Obesity Society’s 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC.
- Ice, C., & Cottrell, L. Risky business: Exploring perceptions of home-and public-schooled adolescent risk behaviors. Poster presented at the Biannual meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Denver, CO. 2009.
- Ice, C. L. & Minor, V. Improving student knowledge of cardiovascular risk: Results from the CARING (Caring, Reaching out, and Involving Communities) Initiative. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Phildelphia, PA. 2009.
- Ice, C. L., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. Recent longitudinal childhood obesity trends in an Appalachian Population. Poster presented at the American Heart Association’s 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference, Palm Harbor, FL. 2009.
- Leary, J. M., Cottrell, L., & Ice, C. Measuring parent-child relationship influences on child food and physical activity autonomy. Poster presented at the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM7). Washington, DC. 2009.
- Leary, J. M., Ice, C. L., Neal, W. A., & Cottrell, L. Psychometric analysis of an activity preference survey. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA. 2009.
- Mullett, M., Gadikota, K., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W.A. Relationship between birth weight category and cardiovascular risk factors in fifth grade. Poster presented for the annual meeting of the Society in Pediatric Research. New Orleans, LA. 2009.
2008
- Bulger, S.M., & Elliott, E. (2008, November). West Virginia on the Move: 2007-2008 schools grant program award recipients. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD), Canaan Valley, WV.
- Bulger, S.M., & Elliott, E. (2008, November). West Virginia on the Move: Grant writer’s workshop. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD), Canaan Valley, WV.
- Bulger, S.M., Housner, L.D., Neal, W., Elliott, E., Fitch, C., Ward, A., Murphy, E., & Watson, J. (2008, November). Camp New You at West Virginia University. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD), Canaan Valley, WV.
- Cottrell, L. A., Murphy, E., Green, C., Minor, V., Elliott, E., Ward, A., Polak, C. & Neal, W. (2008, May). Gender differences and recruitment considerations using a reverse screening approach. Poster presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2008 Scientific Sessions, Baltimore, MD.
- Elliott, E. Invited presentation to Highmark of Pennsylvania about eLearning 4 Kids initiatives (March 5, 2008)
- Elliott, E. Local School Wellness Policy and Healthy Interventions: Influencing Children’s Health. CARDIAC School Policy Wellness Workshop. RESA I, Beckley, WV. Feb. 22, 2008
- Elliott, E. Local School Wellness Policy and Healthy Interventions: Influencing Children’s Health. CARDIAC School Policy Wellness Workshop. RESA VII, Morgantown, WV. Feb. 8, 2008
- Elliott, E. Local School Wellness Policy and Healthy Interventions: Influencing Children’s Health. CARDIAC School Policy Wellness Workshop. RESA II & III, Charleston, WV. January 31, 2008
- Elliott, E., & Campbell, D. Standards-based Instruction. WV Health and Physical Education Teacher Leadership Academy, Beckley, WV. Feb.29, 2008
- Elliott, E., & Palmer, S. Take Charge! Be Healthy! And Healthy Hearts 4 Kids: eLearning in the School Health Curriculum. HEDI Technology Seminar, AAHPERD National Convention, Fort Worth, TX. April 2008.
- Elliott, E., Ward, A., Murphy, E., & Housner, L. (2008). The CARDIAC Project: Interventions to improve children’s health in WV. 123rd National Convention of The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAPHERD), Fort Worth, TX, 2008.
- Green, C., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. (2008). Exploring BMI as an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk in children: Results from the CARDIAC Project. Child Services Research Group for Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2008.
- Minor, V., Ward, A.M., Murphy, E., Polak, K., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. (2008). CARING: Taking cardiovascular risk reduction education to the fifth grade classroom and beyond. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. San Diego, CA. 2008
- Northrup, K.L., Cottrell, L.A., & Wittberg, R.A.. LIFE: A school-based heart-health screening and intervention program. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Nurses. Albuquerque, NM. 2008.
2007
- Cottrell, L., Murphy, E.C., Neal, W., Ward, A., & Minor, V. (2007). The development, implementation, and evaluation of a healthy lifestyle intervention program among kindergarten, fifth, and ninth-grade students and their families. Poster accepted to the 21st Century Families: From Research to Reality Conference. Little Rock, AR.
- Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., Ward, A., Minor, V., Elliott, E., & Neal, W. CARDIAC: A Statewide Risk Surveillance Project Combating Childhood Obesity in West Virginia. Poster accepted at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2007.
- Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., Ward, A., Minor, V., Elliott, E., & Neal, W.A. The CARDIAC Project: A statewide risk detection and prevention initiative. Poster presented to the National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit. Washington, D.C. 2007
- Murphy, E., Ward, A., Elliott, E., Tillis, G., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. Weight Status Predicts Cardiovascular Risk: Eight-Year Results from the CARDIAC Project. Annual American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2007.
- Ritchie, S., Gibson, R., Minor, V., & Neal, W. Healthy Children to Healthy Adults. Poster presented at the annual conference for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Lake Buena Vista, FL. 2007.
- Ward, A., Cottrell, L., Elliott, E., Murphy, E., Powell, M., Krulich, L., Polak, C., & Neal, W. New You: A Community-based Physical Activity and Nutrition Program for at-risk Youth and Their Parents." 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2007.
2006
- Elliott, E. Standards-based Learning in Physical Education. A two-day professional development workshop for Putnam Co. WV physical education teachers, June 27-28, 2006
- Elliott, E. Health Interventions for the K-12 Setting. RESA V Summer School Classes. WVU-Parkersburg, WV. (June 12, 2006)
- Elliott, E., Cottrell, L., Murphy, E., Ward, A., & Neal, W. Healthy Hearts 4 Kids: 3-year results of a web-based health intervention in elementary schools. Obesity. (October 2006), Supplement.
- Elliott, E., Cottrell, L., Murphy, E., Ward, A., & Neal, W. eLearning for Health: Healthy Hearts 4 Kids and Take Charge! web-based modules for school children and teens. The National Prevention Summit: Prevention, Preparedness, and Promotion. Washington, DC. (October 26-27, 2006)
- Elliott, E., & Neal, W. Invited to speak to faculty at Murray State University on implementing statewide children’s health screening and interventions – The CARDIAC Project. (Nov. 29-30, 2006)
- Elliott, E., & Neal, W. Childhood Obesity In West Virginia: Results and Interventional Strategies of the CARDIAC Project. West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Huntington, WV. October 27-28, 2006.
- Elliott, E., Neal, W., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., & Ward, A. eLearning for Health: Healthy Hearts 4 Kids and Take Charge! Internet modules for school children and youth. Poster accepted to the National Prevention Summit (2006). Washington DC.
- Elliott, E., & Summer, S. School-based Interventions to Improve Health. West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Huntington, WV. October 27-28, 2006.
- Elliott, E., Ward, A., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. Healthy Hearts 4 Kids: Results of A Web-based Health. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Meeting (2006). Boston.
- Frisbee, S. (2006). Self esteem, self and body image, quality of life and overweight in children in rural communities. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Meeting (2006). Boston.
- Frisbee, S., Goodwill, A., Boegehold, M., Neal, W., & Frisbee, J. (2006). Altered patterns of inflammatory marker expression in plasma of obese vs. dyslipidemic humans. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Meeting (2006). Boston.
- Frisbee, S., Halverson, J., & Neal, W. (2006). Changes in obesity and factors related to its increase in West Virginia school children. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Meeting (2006). Boston.
- Frisbee, S. & Leyden, K. (2006). Neighborhood characteristics and overweight in families in rural communities. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Meeting (2006). Boston.
- Murphy, E.S., & Carson, L. Statewide DDR: Rolling out DDR across West Virginia Public Schools. Games for Health Conference (2006). Balitmore, MD.
- Murphy, E.S., & Carson, L. Games for Health Project: The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Endothelial Dysfunction in Overweight Children. Council of State Governments Meeting (2006). White Sulphur Springs, WV.
- Murphy, E.C., Donley, D., Carson, L., Ullrich, I., Vosolo, J., Mueller, C., Richison, K., & Yeater R. An innovative home-based aerobic exercise intervention improves endothelial function in overweight West Virginia children. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting for the American College of Sports Medicine (2006). Denver, CO.
- Murphy, E.S., Vosloo, J., & Carson, L. West Virginia Games for Health: An Innovative Physical Activity Project for Schools. National Obesity Action Forum (2006). Bethesda, MD.
- Murphy, E.S., Vosloo, J., Donlel, D., Richison, K., & Carson, L. The Effects of a Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Obese Children. National Prevention Summit (2006). Washington, DC.
- Ritchie, S.K., Minor, V.E., Elliot, E., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W.A. The CARDIAC Project: Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities Project. Platform presentation presented at the 29th Annual Conference for Appalachian Studies. Dayton, OH. 2006.
2005
- Bowen E., Murphy, E., & Leatherman, M. (2005, April). Flexible Programming * Integrating Obesity Strategies. Poster Presentation, Priester National Extension Health Conference, Lexington, KY.
- Bowen E., Murphy, E., & Leatherman, M. (2005, April). Creating Healthy Behaviors: The youth obesity challenge. Presentation, Huntington Area Early Childhood Conference, Huntington, WV.
- Cottrell, L.A., Bradlyn, A., Coffman, J., Olexa, J., & Harris, C.V. Examining developmental and demographic differences in parent perception and prevention behavior. Poster submitted to the Society for Behavioral Medicine Meeting (2005). San Francisco, CA.
- Cottrell, L., Minor, V., Murphy, E., Tillis, G., Frisbee, S., Nicholson, P., & Neal W. The power of persuasion: Parental estimates of their children’s weight, their perceived abilities, and opportunities. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Scientific Meeting (2005). Vancouver.
- Cottrell, L., Neal, W.A., Minor, V.E., & Murphy, E.S. Merging Community and Family As Outlet for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program Among Kindergarten Children. Poster accepted at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). Atlanta, GA. April 2005.
- Deskins, S., Harris, C.V., Bradlyn, A., Coffman, J., Olexa, J., Cottrell, L., & Gunel, E. Disparities in diet and physical activity knowledge and behavior in rural parents. Poster submitted to the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. (2005). Denver, CO.
- Elliott, E., Neal, W., Palmer, S., & Aukerman, M. (2005). Healthy Hearts for Kids: Is the Internet a viable tool for teaching health behaviors to children? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37 (5). Supplement MSSE Abstract Issue.
- Elliott, E., Palmer, S., & Aukerman, M. (2005). Effectiveness of an Internet-based tool for teaching cardiovascular health knowledge to elementary-school children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76 (1), Supplement Research Consortium Abstracts.
- Frisbee, S.J., Cottrell, L., Elliott, E., Minor, V., Spangler-Murphy, E., & Neal, W.A. Epidemiology of obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance in West Virginia school children: six years of the CARDIAC Project. Poster to be presented at the American Heart Association 45th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. Washington, DC: April 2005.
- Frisbee, S.J., Cottrell, L., Elliott, E., Minor, V., Spangler-Murphy, E., & Neal, W. Obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and the metabolic syndrome in West Virginia children: 7 years of the CARDIAC Project. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Scientific Meeting (2005). Vancouver.
- Frisbee, S.J., Cottrell, L., Elliott, E., Minor, V., Spangler-Murphy, E., & Neal, W. Relationship of birthweight to obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in pre-adolescents: Results from the CARDIAC project. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Scientific Meeting (2005). Vancouver.
- Harris, C.V., Coffman, J.W., Olexa, J., Yeater, R., Cottrell, L., Gordon, H., & Bradlyn A. Evaluation of a tailored obesity prevention program for families with preschool children. Poster submitted to the American Heart Association Meeting (2005). Dallas, TX.
- McGrosky, M., Frisbee, S.J., & Neal, W.A. Office-based obesity prevention program: West Virginia Providers on the Move. Poster to be presented at the American Heart Association 45th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. Washington, DC: April 2005.
- Murphy, E.C., Donley, D.A., Ullrich, I., Neal, W., & Yeater, R. Endothelial dysfunction in overweight, prepubertal children. Poster accepted to the NAASO Annual Scientific Meeting (2005). Vancouver.
- Ward, A.M., Murphy, E., Ritchie, S., Gunel, E., Cottrell, L., Minor, V., & Elliott, E. Universal versus selective cholesterol screening among children: Are national guidelines still working? Poster submitted to the American Heart Association Meeting (2005). Dallas, TX.
2004
- Bowen, E., Murphy, E., Westfall, L., & Pruett, B. (2004, April). Improving Cardiovascular Health of West Virginia Families Through the Extension Service CARDIAC Challenge. Presentation, Priester National Extension Health Conference, St. Lewis, MO.
- Cottrell, L., Neal, W.A., Minor, V.E., Murphy, E.S., & Nicholson, P. Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities: Kindergarten Project. Abstract presented at annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Honolulu, HI. 2004
- Elliott, E., Neal, W.A., Cottrell, L., Minor, V., Murphy, E.S., & Palmer, S. (2004, August). Schools as change agents: Implementing the WV CARDIAC Project and the e-learning module Healthy Hearts. Abstract accepted to the Second National CDC Prevention Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke. Atlanta, GA.
2003
- Minor VE, Neal WA, Muratov V, Elliott E, Murphy ES, Cottrell L. The CARDIAC Project: A school-based collaborative intervention for combating cardiovascular disease in children and their families. Seattle, WA. 2003
- Spangler E, Elliott E, Palmer S, Yeater R, Muratov V, Graham G, Neal W. (2003). An internet instructional module’s effects on cardiovascular risk factors in children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35 (5), S71.
2002
- Graham G, Palmer S, Elliott E. (2002). Effects of the Web-based instructional unit Healthy Hearts on fifth grade children’s physical activity, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports, 73 (1), Supplement, A-28.
- Muratova VN, Demerath E, Minor V, Spangler E. The relation of obesity to cardiovascular risk factors clustering among children: The CARDIAC Project. 42nd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, April 23-26, 2002, Honolulu, HA.
- Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Ogershok P, Spangler E, Minor VE, Neal WA. Relationship between obesity, insulin, and lipoprotein fractions: The CARDIAC Project. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November 17, 2002.
- Ogershok PR, Muratova V, Neal WA. Screening for acanthosis nigricans in non-minority children. American Academy of Peditrics 2002 National Conference and Exhibition. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual, Boston, MA, October 2002.
- Spangler E, Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Minor VE, Neal WA. Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC). Cardiovascular Health for All, Meeting the Challenge of Healthy People 2010, Washington DC, April 11-13, 2002.
- Spangler E, Pauline J, Sindler A, Goodrich D, Gordon P. Is the frequency of trail use related to trail accessibility. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2002;34:5 Supplement.
2001
- Demerath EW, Muratova V, Spangler E, Li J, Neal WA. Obesity screening as a means of identifying children with adverse CVD risk factors: the CARDIAC project. Submitted to North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Quebec City, October 7-10, 2001.
- Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Islam SS, Spangler E, Neal WA. Cholesterol screening in children and family history of coronary heart disease. Presented to the 41st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, 2001.
- Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Minor VE, Spangler E, Neal WA. Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC): Obesity as a surrogate for cardiovascular risk factors among children. American Heart Association Scientific Session, Anaheim, CA, 2001. Circulation 2001; 104(17):11-803.
- Spangler E, Gordon P, Neal WA, Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Minor VE. Effects of body weight status on cardiovascular disease risk factors in fifth grade children. ACSM 2001 Annual Meeting.
2000
- Demerath EW, Gonzales EN, Neal WA. Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC): Preliminary Results. American Journal Human Biology, Mar-Apr 2000; 12(2):286.
- Demerath EW, Neal WA. Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC): Results from the Pilot Phase. 40th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, San Diego, CA, March 1-4, 2000.
- Islam SS, Velilla A, Haque A, Neal WA. Cholesterol Screening and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Children. L.J. Filer, Jr. Third International Conference on Atherosclerosis in the Young, San Diego, CA, March 3-5, 2000.
- Minor V, Spangler E, Tillis G. The CARDIAC (Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities) Project: Preliminary Findings. 22nd Annual Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference, Las Vegas NV, September 24-27, 2000.
- Neal WA, Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Islam SS: Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC): Utility of ‘Reverse’ Cholesterol Screening of Parents of Dyslipidemic Children. American Academy of Pediatrics 2000 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 26-November 1, 2000.
- Spangler E, Gordon P, Demerath E, Neal W. Relationship of Physical Activity with Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rural Fifth Grade Students. American College of Sports Medicine 47th Annual Meeting 2000, Indianapolis, IN, May 2000.