Research Publications

Here we provide a list of publications associated with the Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project Research Program. Please feel free to contact us if you would like copies of the publications.

Updated: 4/2/2025

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• 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 School-based 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_
• Fran Tylavsky, A Ferrara, Diane Catellier, Emily Oken, Xiuhong Li, Andrew Law Hua, Dana Dabelea, Andrew Rundle, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Marie-France Hivert, CV. Breton, Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow, Noel Mueller, Kelly Hunt, Sonia Arteaga, Tania lombo, Somdat Mahabir, Douglas Ruden, Katherine Sauder, Monique Hedderson, Yeyi Zhu, Sarah Polk, Nicole Mihalopoulos, Miriam Vos, Lee Pyles, Mary Roary, Judy Aschner, Margaret Karagas, and Leonardo Trasande, Understanding childhood obesity in the US: The NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program; International Journal of Obesity (2020), 44: 617-627.
• Pyles LA, Lilly CJ, Joseph A, Mullet CJ, Neal WA, Cardiometabolic risk factors in siblings from a statewide screening program, J Clin Lipidol, (2020), 14:762-771.
• Joseph A, Mullett C, Lilly C, Armistead M, Cox HJ, Denney M, Varma M, Rich D, Adjeroh DA, Doretto G, Neal W, Pyles LA Coronary Artery Disease Phenotype Detection in an Academic Hospital System Setting. Applied Clinical Informatics 2020; 12(1): 010-016.
• Bulger, S.M., Elliott, E., Machamer, A., & Taliaferro, A. (2020). Teachers’ perceptions of professional learning to increase classroom physical activity: Supporting school policy implementation. Excellence in Education Journal.
• McWilliams, S., Bulger, S., Keath, A., & Elliott, E. (2020) The Fit Family Challenge: A County-wide Web-based Physical Activity Initiative. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Submitted April 29, 2019
• Jones, E., Braga, L., Bulger, S., Elliott, E., Cho, K., & Lilly, C. (2020) Initial findings of a multi-component school health intervention in rural Appalachia: The Greenbrier CHOICES Project. Health Education & Behavior.
• Umer A, Hamilton C, Cottrell L, et al. Association between birth weight and childhood cardiovascular disease risk factors in West Virginia. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2020;11(1):86-95.
• Umer A, Hamilton C, Edwards RA, et al. Association Between Breastfeeding and Childhood Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors. Matern Child Health J. 2019;23(2):228-239.
• Mosimah CI, Lilly C, Forbin AN, et al. Early testing of insulin resistance: a tale of two lipid ratios in a group of 5th graders screened by the Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities Project (CARDIAC Project). World J Pediatr. 2019;15(4):398-404.
• Jones, J., Lee, H., Cho, K. (2019). Exploring parents’ participation decisions on school-based health screenings in mountainous regions. Korean Journal of Family Medicine. 40(4), 220-226. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0201
• Braga, L. & Elliott, E. (2018) Culturally and Geographically Relevant Content in Secondary Physical Education: Lessons from the Greenbrier CHOICES Project. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance
• Elliott, E., Lilly, C., Murphy, E., Pyles, L., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. (2018). Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC): An 18 Year Review. Current Pediatric Reviews (14). DOI 10.2174/1573400514666180117093652
• Pyles LA, Lilly CL, Mullett CJ, Polak ES, Elliott EM, Neal WA. LDL cholesterol level in fifth-grade schoolchildren associates with stature. Journal of lipid research. 2017;58(11):2197-2201.
• Pyles LA, Elliott E, Neal WA. Screening for Hypercholesterolemia in Children: What Strategies Can Be Employed. Curr Cardiovasc Risk. 2017;11(2).
• Pyles L, Hemmati P, Pan J, et al. Initial Field Test of a Cloud-Based Cardiac Auscultation System to Determine Murmur Etiology in Rural China. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017;38(4):656-662.
• Lilly CL, Umer A, Cottrell L, Pyles L, Neal W. Examination of cardiovascular risk factors and rurality in Appalachian children. Rural and Remote Health. 2017;17(1):4200.
• Braga L, Jones E, Bulger S, Elliott E. Empowering teachers to implement innovative content in physical education through continuous professional development. Teach Dev. 2017;21(2):288-306.
• Allar I, Elliott E, Jones E, Kristjansson AL, Taliaferro A, Bulger SM. Involving Families and Communities in CSPAP Development Using Asset Mapping. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. 2017;88(5):7-14.
• Pyles LA. Testing the Consensus-Based Emergency Information Form. Pediatrics. 2016;138(2).
• Nolan JA, Lilly CL, Leary JA, et al. Barriers to Parent Support for Physical Activity in Appalachia. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2016;13:1042-1048.
• Miller WM, Bulger SM, Campbell HD, Elliott E, Lilly CL, Wiegand RL. Teacher Perceptions of FITNESSGRAM® and Application of Results. International Journal of Exercise Science. 2016;9:187-204.
• Lilly CL, Braga LC, Jones E, Bulger S, Cho K, Elliott E. Planned Missing Design in a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Early Adolescence. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2016;4(4):83-93.
• Gerardin JF, Menk JS, Pyles LA, Martin CM, Lohr JL. Compliance with Adult Congenital Heart Disease Guidelines: Are We Following the Recommendations? Congenit Heart Dis. 2016;11(3):245-253.
• deGoma EM, Ahmad ZS, O'Brien EC, et al. Treatment gaps in adults with heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the United States: Data from the CASCADE-FH Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2016;9(3):240-249.
• Bentham J, Cesare M, Stevens GA, et al. A century of trends in adult human height. Elife. 2016;5.
• Abildso CG, Shawley S, Owens S, et al. An Evaluability Assessment of the West Virginia Physical Activity Plan, 2015: Lessons Learned for Other State Physical Activity Plans. Preventing chronic disease. 2016;13:E177.
• Umer A, Hamilton C, Britton CM, et al. Association between Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity: Analysis of a Linked Longitudinal Study of Rural Appalachian Fifth-Grade Children. Child Obes. 2015;11(4):449-455.
• Sutliffe J, Carnot M, Palmer S, Elliott E. Ten-Year Trends in Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge, Intent and Behavior. International Journal of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015;S3(001):1-7.
• Kristjansson AL, Elliott E, Bulger S, Jones E, Taliaferro AR, Neal W. Needs assessment of school and community physical activity opportunities in rural West Virginia: the McDowell CHOICES planning effort. BMC Public Health. 2015;15:327.
• Cottrell L, Zatezalo J, Bonasso A, et al. The relationship between children's physical activity and family income in rural settings: A cross-sectional study. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2015;2:99-104.
• Cottrell L, Lilly C, Murphy E, John C, Elliott E, Neal WA. Chronic disease risk screening: Characteristics of parents who participate in screening with their children. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2015;111:24-29.
• Carnot M, Sutliffe J, Palmer S, Elliott E. Ten-Year Trends in Children’s Caloric-Beverage Consumption and Behavioral Intent. International Journal of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015;S3(002):8-15.
• Brusseau TA, Bulger SM, Elliott EM, Hannon JC, Jones E. University and Community Partnerships to Implement Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: Insights and Impacts for Kinesiology Departments Kinesiology Review. 2015;4(4):370-377.
• Braga L, Elliott E, Jones E, Bulger S. Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Culturally and Geographically Relevant Content in Physical Education. International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science 2015;3(4):62-73.
• Stabler ME, Cottrell L, Lilly C. Linking parent perceptions of children's weight to early coronary risk factors: results from the CARDIAC Project. Rural and Remote Health. 2014;14:2719.
• Neal WA, Knowles J, Wilemon K. Underutilization of cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolemia. Clinical Lipidology. 2014;9(3):291-293.
• Mullett MD, Cottrell L, Lilly C, et al. Association between birth characteristics and coronary disease risk factors among fifth graders. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014;164(1):78-82.
• Lilly CL, Gebremariam YD, Cottrell L, John C, Neal W. Trends in serum lipids among 5th grade CARDIAC participants, 2002-2012. Journal of epidemiology and community health. 2014;68(3):218-223.
• Lilly CL, Bryant LL, Msha, et al. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention addressing barriers to cardiovascular disease prevention behaviors in 3 underserved populations: Colorado, North Carolina, West Virginia, 2009. Preventing chronic disease. 2014;11:E32.
• Knowles JW, O'Brien EC, Greendale K, et al. Reducing the burden of disease and death from familial hypercholesterolemia: A call to action. American heart journal. 2014;168(6):807-811.
• Jones EM, Taliaferro AR, Elliott EM, et al. Feasibility Study of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs in Appalachian Communities: The McDowell CHOICES Project. J Teach Phys Educ. 2014;33(4):467-491.<'
• Ice CL, Neal WA, Cottrell L. Parental Efficacy and Role Responsibility for Assisting in Child's Healthful Behaviors. Educ Urban Soc. 2014;46(6):699-715.
• Elliott E, Jones E, Bulger S. ActiveWV: a systematic approach to developing a physical activity plan for West Virginia. Journal of physical activity & health. 2014;11(3):478-486.
• Rishel CW, Ice CL, Cottrell L, Cottrell S. Validating the NonParental Adult Inventory (NPAI) for Mental Health Assessment and Research. Community Ment Health J. 2013;49(4):401-406.
• Nolan JA, Cottrell LA, Dino GA. Parent health risk and support for child physical activity. Am J Health Behav. 2013;37(1):32-42.
• Leary JM, Lilly CL, Dino G, Loprinzi PD, Cottrell L. Parental influences on 7-9 year olds' physical activity: a conceptual model. Prev Med. 2013;56(5):341-344.
• Law J, Northrup K, Wittberg R, Lilly C, Cottrell L. Observing Anthropometric and Acanthosis Nigrican Changes Among Children Over Time. J Sch Nurs. 2013.
• Cottrell L, John C, Murphy E, et al. Individual-, family-, community-, and policy-level impact of a school-based cardiovascular risk detection screening program for children in underserved, rural areas: the CARDIAC Project. J Obes. 2013;2013:732579.
• Wittberg RA, Northrup KL, Cottrell LA. Children's Aerobic Fitness and Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Examination of Students During Their Fifth and Seventh Grade Years. Am J Public Health. 2012.
• Murphy E, Ice C, McCartney K, Leary J, Cottrell L. Is parent and child weight status associated with decision making regarding nutrition and physical activity opportunities? Appetite. 2012;59(2):563-569.
• Moy KL, Sallis JF, Trinidad DR, Ice CL, McEligot AJ. Health behaviors of native hawaiian and pacific islander adults in california. Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health. 2012;24(6):961-969.
• Metzger A, Ice C, Cottrell L. But I trust my teen: parents' attitudes and response to a parental monitoring intervention. AIDS Res Treat. 2012;2012:396163.
• Leary JM, Ice C, Cottrell L. Adaptation and cognitive testing of physical activity measures for use with young, school-aged children and their parents. Qual Life Res. 2012;21(10):1815-1828.
• John C, Neal W. Screening children for hyperlipidemia by primary care physicians in West Virginia. The West Virginia medical journal. 2012;108(3):30-35.
• Gurka MJ, Ice CL, Sun SS, Deboer MD. A confirmatory factor analysis of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents: an examination of sex and racial/ethnic differences. Cardiovascular diabetology. 2012;11:128.
• Cottrell L, Harris CV, Bradlyn A, et al. Identifying the people and factors that influence children's intentions to make lifestyle changes. Health Promot Pract. 2012;13(2):183-189.
• Ton TGN, Fogg TT, Fong C-T, et al. Knowledge, perception, and behaviors of relatives of people with premature heart disease. Circulation. 2011;124(8):958-964.
• Ice CL, Murphy E, Cottrell L, Neal WA. Morbidly obese diagnosis as an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk in children: results from the CARDIAC Project. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011;6(2):113-119.
• Cottrell L, Neal WA, Ice C, Perez MK, Piedimonte G. Metabolic abnormalities in children with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011;183(4):441-448.
• Sheridan SL, Viera AJ, Krantz MJ, et al. The effect of giving global coronary risk information to adults: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(3):230-239.
• Ritchie SK, Murphy EC, Ice C, et al. Universal versus targeted blood cholesterol screening among youth: The CARDIAC project. Pediatrics. 2010;126(2):260-265.
• Moy KL, Sallis JF, Ice CL, Thompson KM. Physical activity correlates for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the mainland United States. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010;21(4):1203-1214.
• Cottrell L, Harris CV, Deskins S, Bradlyn A, Coffman JW. Developing Culturally Tailored Health Belief-Based Intervention Materials to Improve Child and Parent Participation in a Cardiovascular Screening Program. Health Promot Pract. 2010;11(3):418 - 427.
• Bryant LL, Chin NP, Cottrell LA, et al. Perceptions of cardiovascular health in underserved communities. Preventing chronic disease. 2010;7(2):A30.
• Wittberg R, Northrup K, Cottrell L. Children's Physical Fitness and Academic Performance. American Journal of Health Education. 2009;40(1):30-36.
• Murphy EC, Carson L, Neal W, Baylis C, Donley D, Yeater R. Effects of an exercise intervention using Dance Dance Revolution on endothelial function and other risk factors in overweight children. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2009;4(4):205-214.
• Khanna R, Kavookjian J, Scott VG, Kamal KM, Miller LA, Neal WA. Using the theory of reasoned action to determine physicians' intention to measure body mass index in children and adolescents. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2009;5(2):170-181.
• Ice CL, Murphy E, Minor VE, Neal WA. Metabolic syndrome in fifth grade children with acanthosis nigricans: results from the CARDIAC project. World J Pediatr. 2009;5(1):23-30.
• Ice CL, Cottrell L, Neal WA. Body mass index as a surrogate measure of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in fifth-grade children: results from the coronary artery risk detection in the Appalachian Communities Project. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2009;4(4):316-324.
• Harris CV, Neal WA. Assessing BMI in West Virginia schools: parent perspectives and the influence of context. Pediatrics. 2009;124 Suppl 1:S63-72.
• Rye JA, O'Hara Tompkins N, Eck R, Neal WA. Promoting youth physical activity and healthy weight through schools. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2008;104(2):12-15.
• Northrup KL, Cottrell LA, Wittberg RA. L.I.F.E.: a school-based heart-health screening and intervention program. J Sch Nurs. 2008;24(1):28-35.
• Housner L, Chapman D, Childers S, et al. The West Virginia Health and Physical Education Leadership Academy. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. 2008;79(5):1-58.
• Harris CV, Bradlyn AS, Coffman J, Gunel E, Cottrell L. BMI-based body size guides for women and men: development and validation of a novel pictorial method to assess weight-related concepts. International Journal of Obesity. 2008;32(2):336-342.
• Farris RP, Pearson T, Fogg T, et al. Building capacity for heart disease and stroke prevention research: the cardiovascular health intervention research and translation network. Health Promotion and Practice. 2008;9(3):220-227.
• Cottrell LA, Northrup K, Wittberg R. The extended relationship between child cardiovascular risks and academic performance measures. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007;15(12):3170-3177.
• Cottrell LA, Minor V, Murphy E, et al. Comparisons of parent cardiovascular knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors based on screening and perceived child risks. Journal of Community Health Nursing. 2007;24(2):87-99.
• Rhodes LA, Gustafson RA, Phillips JP, et al. The adult with congenital heart disease. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2006;102(1):310-313.
• Deskins S, Harris CV, Bradlyn AS, et al. Preventive care in Appalachia: Use of the theory of planned behavior to identify barriers to participation in cholesterol screenings among West Virginians. Journal of Rural Health. 2006;22(4):367-374.
• Spangler-Murphy E, Krummel DA, Morrison N, Gordon PM. Environmental perceptions related to physical activity in high- and low-risk counties. Health Promotion and Practice. 2005;6(1):57-63.
• Palmer S, Graham G, Elliott E. Effects of a web-based health program on fifth grade children's physical activity knowledge, attitudes and behavior. American Journal of Health Education. 2005;36(2):86-93.
• Cottrell L, Spangler-Murphy E, Minor V, Downes A, Nicholson P, Neal WA. A kindergarten cardiovascular risk surveillance study: CARDIAC-Kinder. Am J Health Behav. 2005;29(6):595-606.
• Kelley C, Krummel D, Gonzales EN, Neal WA, Fitch CW. Dietary intake of children at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American Dietetics Association. 2004;104(2):222-225.
• Demerath E, Muratova V, Spangler E, Li J, Minor VE, Neal WA. School-based obesity screening in rural Appalachia. Prev Med. 2003;37(6 Pt 1):553-560.
• Neal WA. Obese and overweight: A public health epidemic. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2002;98(6):244.
• Muratova VN, Demerath EW, Spangler E, et al. The relation of obesity to cardiovascular risk factors among children: The CARDIAC project. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2002;98(6):263-267.
• Gonzales EN, Marshall JA, Heimendinger J, Crane LA, Neal WA. Home and eating environments are associated with saturated fat intake in children in rural West Virginia. Journal of the American Dietetics Association. 2002;102(5):657-663.
• Neal WA, Demerath E, Gonzales E, et al. Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC): Preliminary findings. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2001;97(2):102-105.
• Muratova VN, Islam SS, Demerath EW, Minor VE, Neal WA. Cholesterol screening among children and their parents. Prev Med. 2001;33(1):1-6.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Non-Peer Reviewed Manuscripts

• Bowen E, Leatherman M, Murphy E. (2006). Obesity: Help solve the problem. West Virginia Early Childhood Provider, Sp: 5-7.
• Bowen, E., Murphy, E., Neal, W. (2004). Warning signs of heart disease, heart attacks different for women. West Virginia Farm Bureau News 13(2) p 4.
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2008). Comprehensive school physical activity programs [Positive Statement]. Reston, VA: Beighle, A., Elliott, E., McKenzie, T., Woods, A.
• Neal WA. Editorial: Obesity and overweight: A public health epidemic. WV Med J, 2002 Nov-Dec; 98(6):244. PMID:12645273
• Neal, W: West Virginia Heart, Attack. West Virginia Executive Health Care Magazine, July/August 2005.

Book & Book Chapters

• Pyles LA Pyles, Disorders of Lipid Transport and Metabolism in Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22st Edition, Elsevier, published 24 April 2024.
• Pyles LA and Neal WA, Disorders of Lipid Transport and Metabolism in Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition, Elsevier 2020.
• Elliott, E., Bulger, S., Jones, E., & Kristjannson, A. (2019) Conducting a Systematic Needs Assessment for CSPAP Success.
• In R. Carson & C. Webster (Ed), Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: Evidence-based Research to Practice. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.
• Bulger, S., Jones, E., & Elliott, E. (2017). U.S. Physical Activity Policy: Achieving alignment at national and state levels. In J. Piggin, M. Weed, and L. Mansfield (Eds). Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice.
• Elliott, E., Jones, E., Nichols, D., Murray, T., Kohl, H. State-based Efforts for Physical Activity Planning: Experience from Texas and West Virginia. In R. Pate and D. Buchner (Eds). Implementing Physical Activity Strategies: Put the National Physical Activity Plan into Action with 42 Proven Programs. Human Kinetics. 2014. ISBN-13: 9781450424998
• Graham. G., Elliott, E., & Palmer, S. (2016) Teaching Children and Adolescents Physical Education (4th ed), Human Kinetics, Champaign, Ill.
• Neal, W. Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and transport. In B. Stanton (Ed). Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th ed., Philadelphia, Elsevier, Inc., 2011.
• Neal, W. A., John, C. and Rai, A. (2012) Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Obesity, Diabetes, and Lipids, in Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Edition (eds J. H. Moller and J. I. E. Hoffman), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444398786.ch65