Parker, E., Lewis, T.C., Israel, B.A., Robins, T., Mentz, G., Lin, X., et al. Evaluation of Community Action Against Asthma: A community health worker intervention to improve children's asthma-related health by reducing household environmental triggers for asthma. Health Education & Behavior, in press.
Two Feathers, J., Kieffer, E. C., Spencer, M., Janz, N., Palmisano, G., Anderson, M. A.
Development, implementation and evaluation of the REACH Detroit Diabetes Lifestyle Curriculum. Diabetes Educator, 33:509-520. (2007)
Black, J. E., Kieffer E. C., Villarruel, A. M., Sinco, B. R.
Predicting the exercixe intention of pregnant Latino women. Hispanic Health Care International, 5(1):5-12. (2007)
Lopez, E.D., Lichtenstein, R., Lewis, A., Banaszak-Hall, J., Lewis, C., Johnson, P., et al. Drawing from Freirian empowerment methods to develop and use innovative learning maps: Increasing enrollment of uninsured children on Detroit's eastside. Health Promotion Practice,8(2):181-191. (2007)
Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., House, J.S., Gravlee, C.C., Miranda, P.Y., et al.
Inter-rater and test-retest reliability: Methods and results for the Neighborhood Observational Checklist. Health & Place, 13:452-465. (2007)
Batterman S, Jia C, Hatzivailis G.
Migration of volatile organic compounds from attached garages to residences: A major exposure source. Environmental Research, 104:224-240. (2007)
Batterman S, Hatzivasilis G, Jia C.
Concentrations and emissions of gasoline and other vapors from residential vehicle garages. Atmospheric Environment, 40:1828-1844. (2006)
Batterman, S., Jia, C., Hatzivasilis, G., Godwin, C.
Simultaneous measurement of ventilation using tracer gas techniques and VOC concentrations in homes, garages and vehicles. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 8:249-256. (2006)
Batterman, S., Wu, Y-C.
Proximity of schools in Detroit, Michigan to automobile and truck traffic. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 16:457-470. (2006)
Examining Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Project (with Israel, B.A., Lantz, P.M., Maciak, B.J., McGranaghan, R.J., Parker, E.A., Schulz, A.J., Spencer, M., et al.)
Building and sustaining community-institutional partnerships for prevention research: Findings from a national collaborative. Journal of Urban Health, 83:989-1003. (2006)
Israel, B.A., Krieger, J.W., Vlahov, D., et al.
Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: Lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City, and Seattle Urban Research Centers. Journal of Urban Health, 83:1022-1040. (2006)
Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B., Rafferty, A., Spencer, M., Palmisano, G., Watt, E., et al.
Chronic disease – related behaviors and health among African Americans and Hispanics in the REACH Detroit 2010 communities, Michigan, and the United States. Health Promotion Practice, 7(3 suppl):256s-264s. (2006)
Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B.R., Kim C.
Health behaviors among women of reproductive age and without a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care, 29:1788-1793. (2006)
Kieffer, E.C., Tabaei, B.P., Carman, W.J., Nolan, G.H., Guzman, J.R., Herman, W.H.
The influence of maternal weight and glucose tolerance on birth weight in Latino mother-infant pairs. American Journal of Public Health, 96:2201-2208. (2006)
Kim, J., McKinley, L., Natarajan, S., Bolgos, G.L., Siddiqui, J., Remick, D.G.
Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody treatment reduces pulmonary inflammation and methacholine hyperresponsiveness in a murine asthma model induced by house dust. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 36:122-132. (2006)
Lichtenstein, R., Banaszak-Hall, J., Calloway, J. et al.
Training welfare caseworkers in service excellence: Increasing children's Medicaid coverage. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 17:486-492. (2006)
Owens, M., Kieffer, E.C., Chowdry F.
Preconception care and women at risk for diabetes: Implications for community interventions. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 10:137-141. (2006)
Schulz, A.J., Gravlee, L., Williams, D. R., Israel, B.A., Rowe, Z.
Unfair treatment and symptoms of depression among urban African American women: A longitudinal analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 96:1265-70. (2006)
Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Zenk, S.N., Parker E.A., Lichtenstein, R., Weir, S.S., Klem, L.
Psychosocial stress and social support as mediators of relationships between income, length of residence and depressive symptoms among African American women on Detroit’s eastside. Social Science & Medicine, 62:510-22. (2006)
Spencer, M.S., Kieffer, E.C., Sinco, B.R., Palmisano, G., Guzman, J.R., James, S.A., et al.
Diabetes-specific emotional distress among African Americans and Hispanics with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved17(2 suppl):88-105. (2006)
Thornton, P.L., Kieffer, E.C., Salabarria-Pena, Y., Odoms-Young, A., Willis, S.K., Kim, H., et al. Weight, diet, and physical activity-related beliefs and practices among pregnant and postpartum Latino women: The role of social support. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 10(1):95-104. (2006)
Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., et al.
Fruit and vegetable access differs by community racial composition and socioeconomic position in Detroit, Michigan. Ethnicity & Disease, 16:275-80. (2006)
Gilliland, F., Avol, E., Kinney, P., Jerret, M., Dvonch, J.T., Lurmann, F., et al.
Air pollution exposure assessment for epidemiologic studies of pregnant women and children: Lessons learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113:1447-1454. (2005)
Schulz, A.J., Kannan, S., Dvonch, J.T., Israel, B.A., Allen, A., James, S.A., et al.
Social and physical environments and disparities in risk for cardiovascular disease: The Healthy Environments Partnership conceptual model. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113:1817-1825 (2005)
Israel, B.A., Eng, E., Schulz, A.J., & Parker, E.A. (eds.).
Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Israel, B.A., Lantz, P. M., McGranaghan, R., Kerr, D., & Guzman, J. R.
Documentation and evaluation of community-based participatory research partnerships: The use of in-depth interviews and closed-ended questionnaires. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Methods for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 255-257). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Parker, E.A., Robins, T.G., Israel, B.A., Brakefield-Caldwell, W., Edgren, K.K., & Wilkins, D.
Developing and implementing guidelines for dissemination: The experience of the Community Action Against Asthma project. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 285-306). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Schulz, A.J., Zenk, S.N., Kannan, S., Israel, B.A., Koch, M.A., & Stokes, C.
Community-based participatory approach to survey design and implementation: The Health Environments Partnership Survey. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Methods for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 107-127). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Becker, A.B., Israel, B.A., & Allen, A.
Strategies and techniques for effective group process in community-based participatory research partnerships. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 52-72). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., House, J. S., Benjamin, A., & Kannan, S.
Application of community-based participatory research in the design of an observational tool: The Neighborhood Observational Checklist. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 167-187). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Kieffer, E.C., Salabarría-Peña, Y., Odoms-Young, A., Willis, S., Baber, K., & Guzman, J. R.
The application of focus group methodologies to community-based participatory research. In B.A. Israel, E. Eng, A.J. Schulz & E. Parker (eds.), Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 146-166). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (2005)
Two Feathers, J., Kieffer, E.C., Palmisano, G., Anderson, M., Sinco, B., Janz, N. K., et al.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit Partnership: Improving diabetes-related outcomes among African American and Latino adults. American Journal of Public Health, 95:1552-1560. (2005)
Edgren, K.K., Parker, E.A., Israel, B.A., Lewis, T.C., Salinas, M.A., Robins, T.G., & Hill, Y. R.
Conducting a health education intervention and an epidemiological research project involving community members and community partner organizations: The Community Action Against Asthma Project. Health Promotion Practice, 6:263-269. (2005)
Farquhar, S.A., Parker, E.A., & Israel, B.A.
In their words: A qualitative analysis of the effects of the physical environment on Detroit residents. Local Environment Journal, 10: 259-274. (2005)
Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., James, S. A., Bao, S., & Wilson, M. L.
Neighborhood racial composition, neighborhood poverty, and supermarket accessibility in metropolitan Detroit. American Journal of Public Health, 95: 660-667. (2005)
Schulz, A.J., Zenk, S.N., Odoms-Young, A., Hollis-Neely, T., Nwankwo, S., Lockett, M., et al.
Healthy Eating and Exercising to Reduce Diabetes (HEED): Exploring the potential of social determinants of health frameworks within the context of community-based participatory diabetes prevention. American Journal of Public Health, 95: 645-651. (2005)
Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., House, J. S., Benjamin, A., & Kannan, S.
Use of community-based participatory research to assess environmental determinants of health: Challenges, facilitators, and implications for universities. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 16:107-125. (2005)
Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Hollis-Neely, T., Campbell, R., Holmes, N., Watkins, G., et al.
Fruit and vegetable intake in African Americans: Income and store characteristics. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29:1-9. (2005)
Lewis, T.C., Robins, T.G., Dvonch, J.T., Keeler, G.J., Yip, F.Y., Mentz, G.B., et al.
Air pollution associated changes in lung function among asthmatic children in Detroit. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113:1068-1075. (2005)
Chavez, V., Israel, B.A., Allen, A., Lichtenstein, R., DeCarlo, M., Schulz, A.J., et al.
A bridge between communities: Video-making using principles of community-based participatory research. Health Promotion Practice, 5:395-403. (2004)
Schulz, A.J., & Lempert, L.B.
Being part of the world: Detroit women's perceptions of health and the social environment. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 33:437-465. (2004)
Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., & Lantz, P.M.
Assessing and strengthening characteristics of effective groups in community-based participatory research partnerships. In C. Garvin, M. Galinsky & L. M. Guitierrez (eds.) Handbook of Social Work with Groups (pp. 309-325). New York, NY: Guilford Publications. (2004)
Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., Becker, A.B., Allen, A., & Guzman, R.
Community-based participatory research. In N. B. Anderson (ed.) Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior (pp. 200-204). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. (2004)
Lewis, T.C., Robins, T.G., Joseph, C., Rowe, Z., Parker, E.A., Edgren, K.K., et al.
Identification of gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma using a community-based participatory research approach. Journal of Urban Health, 81:472-488. (2004)
Dvonch, J.T., Brook, R.D., Keeler, G.J., Rajagopalan, S., D'Alecy, L.G., Marsik, F.J., et al.
Effects of concentrated fine ambient particles on rat plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Inhalation Toxicology, 16:473-480. (2004)
Parker, E.A., Baldwin, G.T., & Israel, B.A. Health promotion models and theories for environmental health. Health Education & Behavior, 31:491-509. (2004)
Morishita, M., Keeler, G.J., Wagner, J., Marsik, F.J., Timm, E., Dvonch, J.T., & Harkema, J.
Pulmonary retention of particulate matter is associated with airway inflammation in allergic rats exposed to air pollution in urban Detroit. Inhalation Toxicology, 16: 663-674. (2004)
Yip, F., Keeler, G.J., Dvonch, J.T., Robins, T.G., Parker, E.A., Israel, B.A., & Caldwell, C.
Personal exposures to particulate matter among children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan. Atmospheric Environment, 38:5227-5236. (2004)
Kieffer, E. C., Willis, S., Odoms-Young, A., Guzman, J. R., Allen, A., Two Feathers, J., Loveluck, J.
Reducing disparities in diabetes among African American and Latino residents of Detroit: The essential role of community planning focus groups. Ethnicity & Disease,14(3 suppl 1):S27-S37. (2004)
Israel, B.A.
Commentary: Model of community health governance: Applicability to community-based participatory research partnerships. Journal of Urban Health, 80:50-53. (2003)
Metzler, M.M., Higgins, D.L., Beeker, C.G., Freudenberg, N., Lantz, P.M., Senturia, K., et al.
Addressing Urban Health in Detroit, New York, and Seattle through community-based participatory research partnerships. American Journal of Public Health, 93:803-811. (2003)
Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Parker, E.A., Lockett, M., Hill, Y., & Wills, R.
Engaging women in community-based participatory research for health: The East Side Village Health Worker Partnership. In M. Minkler, N. Wallerstein (eds.). Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 293-315). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (2002)
Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., Becker, A.B., Allen, A., & Guzman, J.R.
Critical issues in developing and following community-based participatory research principles. In M. Minkler, N. Wallerstein (eds.), Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (pp. 556-73). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (2002)
Becker, A.B., Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., & Klem, L.
Predictors of perceived control among African American women in Detroit: Exploring empowerment as a multilevel construct. Health Education & Behavior, 29(6):699-715. (2002)
Keeler, G.J., Dvonch, J. T., Yip, F. Y., Parker, E.A., Israel, B.A., Marsik, F., et al.
Assessment of personal exposures to particulate matter (PM) among asthmatic children in Detroit, Michigan as part of Community Action Against Asthma (CAAA). Environmental Health Perspectives, 110:173-181. (2002)
Kieffer, E.C., Willis, S., Arellano, N., & Guzman, J. R.
Perspectives of pregnant and postpartum Latino Women on diabetes, physical activity and health. Health Education & Behavior, 29:542-556. (2002)
Israel, B.A., Farquhar, S.A., Schulz, A.J., James, S.A., & Parker, E.A. The Relationship Between Social Support, Stress, and Health Among Women on Detroit's East Side. Health Education & Behavior, 29:342-360. (2002)
Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., Israel, B.A., Allen, A., DeCarlo, M., & Robinson, M.
Addressing social determinants of health through community-based participatory research: The East Side Village Health Worker Partnership. Health Education & Behavior, 29:326:341. (2002)
James, S.A., Schulz, A.J., & van Olphen, J.
Social capital, poverty and community health: An exploration of linkages. In S. Saegert, P. Thompson and M. Warren (eds.) Social Capital and Poor Communities (pp. 165-188). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. (2002)
Kieffer, E.C., Carmen, W. J., Gillespie, B. W., Nolan, G. H., Worley, S. E., & Guzman, J. R.
Obesity and gestational diabetes among African American women and Latinas in Detroit: Implications for disparities in women's health. Journal of the American Women's Association, 56:181-188. (2001)
Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Parker, E.A., Lockett, M., Hill, Y., & Wills, R.
Community-based participatory research: Integrating research with action to reduce health disparities. Public Health Reports, 116:548-557. (2001)
Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., Israel, B.A., Fisher, T.
Social context, stressors, and disparities in women's health. Journal of the American Women's Association, 56:143-149. (2001)
Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., & Becker, A.B.
Community-based participatory research: Policy recommendations for promoting a partnership approach in health research. Education for Health, 14:182-197. (2001)
Lantz, P.M., Viruell-Fuentes, E., Israel, B.A. Softley, D., & Guzman, J. R.
Can communities and academia work together on public health research: Evaluation results from a community-based participatory research partnership in Detroit. Journal Urban Health, 78:495-507. (2001)
Israel, B.A., Lichtenstein, R.L, Lantz, P.M., McGranaghan, R.J., Allen, A., Guzman, J.R., et al.
The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center: Development, implementation and evaluation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 7:1-20. (2001)
Parker, E.A., Lichtenstein, R. L., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Schork, M.A., Steinman, K.J., & James, S.A.
Disentangling measures of individual perceptions of community social dynamics: Results of a community survey. Health Education & Behavior, 28:462-486. (2001)
Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Williams, D.R., Parker, E.A., & James, S.A.
Social inequalities, stressors and self-reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. Social Science & Medicine, 51:1639-1653. (2000)
Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Selig, S.M., Bayer, I.S., & Griffin, C.B.
The research perspective: development and implementation of principles for community-based research in public health. In T. A. Bruce and S. U. McKane (eds.), Community-Based Public Health: A Partnership Model (pp. 53-69). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association. (2000)
Dvonch, J.T., Marsik, F.J., Keeler, G.J., Robins, T.G., Yip, F. & Morishita, M.
Field comparison of PM2.5 TEOM and PM2.5 manual filter-based measurement methods in urban atmospheres. Journal of Aerosol Science, 31(suppl 1): S190-S191. (2000)
Kieffer, E.C.
Maternal obesity and glucose intolerance during pregnancy among Mexican Americans. Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 14(1):14-19. (2000)
Kieffer, E.C., Nolan, G. H., Carman, W.J., Sanborn, C., Guzman, J.R., & Ventura, A.
Glucose tolerance during pregnancy and birth weight in an Hispanic population. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 94:741-746. (1999)
Kieffer, E.C., Martin, J., & Herman, W.
The impact of nativity on the prevalence of diabetes during pregnancy among U.S. ethnic groups. Diabetes Care, 22:729-735. (1999)
Kieffer, E.C., Alexander, G., Kogan, M., Herman, W., Himes, J., Mor, J., & Hayashi, R.
The influence of maternal diabetes on gestational age-specific newborn weight among U.S. black and U.S. white infants. American Journal of Epidemiology, 147:1053-1061. (1998)
Parker, E.A., Eng, E., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A.
Evaluating community-based health programs that seek to increase community capacity. New Directions for Evaluation, 83:37-54. (1999)
Maciak, B.J., Guzman, J.R., Santiago, A., Villalobos, G., & Israel, B.A.
Establishing LA VIDA: A community-based partnership to prevent intimate violence against Latina women. Health Education & Behavior, 26:821-840. (1999)
Clark, N.M., Brown, R., Parker, E.A., Robins, T.G., Remick, D., Philbert, M., et al.
Childhood asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives Supplements, 107(3):421-429. (1999)
Maciak, B.J., Moore, M.T., Leviton, L.C., & Guinan, M.E.
Preventing Halloween arson in an urban setting: A model for multi-sectoral planning and community participation. Health Education & Behavior, 25(2):194-211. (1998)
Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., Becker, A.B.
Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19:173-202. (1998)
Parker, E.A., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., & Hollis, R.
Detroit's East Side Village Health Worker Partnership: Community-based lay health advisor intervention in an urban area. Health Education & Behavior, 25 (1):24-45. (1998)
Schulz, A.J., Parker, E.A., Israel, B.A., Becker, A.B., Maciak, B.J., & Hollis, R.
Conducting a participatory community-based survey: Collecting and interpreting data for a community health intervention on Detroit's east side. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 4(2):10-24. (1998)
Maciak, B.J., Moore, M.T., Leviton, L C., & Guinan, M.E.
Urban community intervention to prevent Halloween arson - Detroit, Michigan, 1985-1996. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report, 46:299-304. (1997)
Doctoral Dissertations:
Yip, F.Y.
Characterization of personal exposures to ambient and indoor particulate matter among children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI. (2004)
Baldwin, G.T.
Assessing indoor asthma triggers in urban homes of children with asthma through a household walk-through. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI. (2003)
Zenk, S.N.
Neighborhood Racial Composition and Food Access in Metropolitan Detroit: Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI. (2003)
van Olphen, J.
Religious involvement and health among African American women on the eastside of Detroit. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. (2000)
Farquhar, S.A.
Effects of the perceptions and observations of environmental stressors on health and well-being in residents of eastside and southwest Detroit, Michigan. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. (2000)
Becker, A. B.
Empowerment and health: Direct and stress-buffering effects of perceived control at multiple levels. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (1999)
