Vice President, Research & Professor, Nutrition & Public Health
My current research is focused on nutrition and exercise interventions that elicit sustained changes in behavioral health among children with neurodevelopmental and affective disorders such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety. I am also involved in research on effects of ADHD and stimulant use on BMI trajectory in late adolescence. Other research interests include exploring the role of physical activity in children’s neuropsychological development, and complex systems model development to aid in the design and evaluation interventions.
References
Ash, T., Bowling, A., Davison, K. and Garcia, J. (2017). “Physical Activity Interventions for Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, p.1.
Bowling, A., Davison, K., Haneuse, S., Beardslee, W. and Miller, D. (2017). “ADHD Medication, Dietary Patterns, Physical Activity and BMI in Children: A Longitudinal Analysis of the ECLS-K Study.” Obesity, 25(10), pp.1802-1808.
Bowling, A., Moretti, M., Ringelheim, K., Tran, A. and Davison, K. (2016). “Healthy Foods, Healthy Families: Combining Incentives and Exposure Interventions at Urban Farmers’ Markets to Improve Nutrition Among Recipients of U.S. Federal Food Assistance.” Health Promotion Perspectives, 6(1), pp.10-16.
Bowling, A., Slavet, J. and Davison, K. (2016). “Implementation Fidelity of a Cybercycling Curriculum Among Children With Behavioral Health Disorders.” Translational Journal of the ACSM, 1(9), pp.82-89.
Bowling, A., Slavet, J., Miller, D., Haneuse, S., Beardslee, W. and Davison, K. (2017). “Cybercycling Effects on Classroom Behavior in Children With Behavioral Health Disorders: An RCT.” Pediatrics, 139(2), p.e20161985.
Bowling, A., Slavet, J., Miller, D., Haneuse, S., Beardslee, W. and Davison, K. (2017). “Dose-Response Effects of Exercise on Behavioral Health in Children and Adolescents.” Mental Health and Physical Activity, 12, pp.110-115.
Davison, K., Bowling, A., Garcia, J., Wood, B., Hermesch, R., Prince, J., Hayes, A., Kow, R., Newlan, S. and Slavet, J. (2016). “A Cybercycling Intervention to Improve Behavioral Regulation and Classroom Functioning Among Children With Behavioral Health Disorders: Pragmatic Randomized Trial Design for Manville Moves.” Contemporary Clinical Trials, 49, pp.40-46.
After many years of hard work and collaboration, Dr. Laura Moore Pruett celebrates the release of her new book!