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Jilcott Pitts S, Kasprzak C, Paluch RA, Leone LA. Reflection Spectroscopy-Assessed Skin Carotenoids Are Positively Associated With Diet Quality and Food Security Among Participants in a Community-Based Nutrition Intervention. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 May 12;. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2026.03.011. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 42112969.
Leone LA, Lally Mathiebe A, Kasprzak C, Haynes-Maslow L, Raja S, Vermont LN, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Paluch R, Ammerman A. Primary Grocery Shopping Location is Associated With Vegetable Consumption in Underserved Communities. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 Jul;58(7):700-709. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2026.02.013. Epub 2026 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 42029365; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13393006.
Kasprzak C, Canizares A, Lally A, Vermont LN, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Raja S, Haynes-Maslow L, Ammerman A, Leone LA. Protocol for the process evaluation of a mobile produce market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in lower-income communities: the Veggie Van Study. Front Public Health. 2026;14:1760383. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1760383. eCollection 2026. PubMed PMID: 42064881; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13126556.
Leone LA, Kasprzak C, Lally Mathiebe A, Paluch R, Haynes-Maslow L, Raja S, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Vermont LN, Ammerman A. Cluster-randomized controlled trial of a mobile produce market designed to address diet and food insecurity in underserved communities. BMC Nutr. 2026 Apr 9;12(1). doi: 10.1186/s40795-026-01302-7. PubMed PMID: 41957873; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13182037.
Ferrante M, Gambino K, Swanson M, Epstein L, Leone L, Anzman-Frasca S. Effects of an Optimal Defaults Grocery Shopping Intervention on Dietary Intake Patterns. Nutrition Today. 2026 April; 61(2):82-87.
Anzman-Frasca S, Goldsmith J, Calabro A, Gambino K, Epstein LH, Leone LA, Wallenhorst B, Wilding GE, Ferrante MJ. Effects of an optimal defaults grocery shopping intervention on household grocery purchases of families with young children. Appetite. 2026 Mar 1;218:108397. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.108397. Epub 2025 Nov 24. PubMed PMID: 41297859.
Anzman-Frasca S, Tauriello S, Epstein L, Ferrante MJ, Gampp A, Goldsmith J, Haines J, Leone LA, Paluch R. Promoting Healthier Meal Selection and Intake Among Children in Restaurants: Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 10;14:e73618. doi: 10.2196/73618. PubMed PMID: 41072006; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12552822.
Kasprzak C, Tirabassi J, Lally A, Novak L, Lev S, Vermont L, Leone LA. Understanding the user experience of a mobile produce market intervention toolkit. Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16;15(1). doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaf083. PubMed PMID: 41338583; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12674781.
Goldsmith J, Ferrante MJ, Tauriello S, Epstein LH, Leone LA, Anzman-Frasca S. Examining child schooling/care location and child temperament as predictors of restaurant-related behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a nationally representative survey. Front Nutr. 2024;11:1281686. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1281686. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 39171104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11335662.
Leone LA, Vermont LN, Tutasi-Lozada A, Anderson L. Development of the Fit&Fab Exercise Intervention for Women With Obesity: A Community Advisory Board Informed Process. J Phys Act Health. 2024 Jun 1;21(6):624-631. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0292. Print 2024 Jun 1. PubMed PMID: 38580302.
Ferrante MJ, McGovern L, Epstein LH, Hollis-Hansen K, Leone LA, Anzman-Frasca S. Optimal Defaults in Online Grocery Shopping: A Secondary Analysis to Explore Impacts in Multiresident Households and Families. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2024 May;56(5):332-341. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.01.006. Epub 2024 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 38416095.
Kasprzak CM, Canizares A, Lally A, Tirabassi JN, Vermont LN, Lev S, Ammerman AS, Leone LA. Using implementation mapping to refine strategies to improve implementation of an evidence-based mobile market intervention: a study protocol. Front Health Serv. 2024;4:1288160. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1288160. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38414484; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10897039.
Bleasdale J, Morse GD, Liu Y, Leone LA, Cole K, Przybyla S. Addressing food insecurity in HIV care: perspectives from healthcare and social service providers in New York state. AIDS Care. 2024 Jul;36(7):927-936. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2309331. Epub 2024 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 38289486; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11269021.
Leone LA, Kasprzak C, Lally A, Haynes-Maslow L, Vermont LN, Horrigan-Maurer C, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Ammerman A, Raja S. A Novel Process to Recruit and Select Community Partners for a Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2023;17(1):159-171. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2023.0021. PubMed PMID: 37462585; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10569409.
Bleasdale J, Liu Y, Leone LA, Morse GD, Przybyla SM. The impact of food insecurity on receipt of care, retention in care, and viral suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States: a causal mediation analysis. Front Public Health. 2023;11:1133328. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133328. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37601182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10433761.
Hollis-Hansen K, Tan S, Bargnesi S, McGovern L, Drozdowsky J, Epstein LH, Leone LA, Mak E, Masci J, Anzman-Frasca S. Feasibility and implementation of a grocery shopping intervention for adults diagnosed with or at-risk for type 2 diabetes. Public Health Nutr. 2023 Oct;26(10):2118-2129. doi: 10.1017/S1368980023001453. Epub 2023 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 37496394; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10564597.
Carr KA, Black W, Guth C, Shapiro L, Leone LA, Temple JL, Epstein LH. Reinforcing value of food, enriched home environment, and changes in percent overweight in children. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Apr;31(4):1075-1084. doi: 10.1002/oby.23685. Epub 2023 Feb 28. PubMed PMID: 36855013; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11822945.
Anzman-Frasca S, McGovern L, Ferrante MJ, Drozdowsky J, Epstein LH, Hollis-Hansen K, Lassetter L, Leone LA, Tan S. Effects of a grocery shopping intervention designed to improve diet adherence in diabetes: a randomized trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Jan;31(1):62-73. doi: 10.1002/oby.23588. Epub 2022 Nov 29. PubMed PMID: 36444835.
Bleasdale J, Leone LA, Morse GD, Liu Y, Taylor S, Przybyla SM. Socio-Structural Factors and HIV Care Engagement among People Living with HIV during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in the United States. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 23;7(10). doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7100259. PubMed PMID: 36288000; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9607497.
Lally AE, Morina A, Vermont LN, Tirabassi JN, Leone LA. Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mobile Produce Market Operations: Adaptations, Barriers, and Future Directions for Increasing Food Access. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 10;19(18). doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811390. PubMed PMID: 36141664; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9517362.
Vermont LN, Kasprzak C, Lally A, Claudio A, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Haynes-Maslow L, Ammerman A, Raja S, Leone LA. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Research-Tested Mobile Produce Market Model Designed to Improve Diet in Under-Resourced Communities: Rationale and Design for the Veggie Van Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 10;19(16). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169832. PubMed PMID: 36011468; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9408281.
John S, Winkler MR, Kaur R, DeAngelo J, Hill AB, Sundermeir SM, Colon-Ramos U, Leone LA, Dombrowski RD, Lewis EC, Gittelsohn J. Balancing Mission and Margins: What Makes Healthy Community Food Stores Successful. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 11;19(14). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148470. PubMed PMID: 35886315; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9315622.
Leone LA, Haynes-Maslow L, Kasprzak CM, Raja S, Epstein LH. The WIC Shopping Experience: A Qualitative Study Examining Retail-based Strategies to Increase WIC Retention and Redemption Rates. The WIC Shopping Experience: A Qualitative Study Examining Retail-based Strategies to Increase WIC Retention and Redemption Rates. 2022 July; 17(4):460-474.
Kaur R, Winkler MR, John S, DeAngelo J, Dombrowski RD, Hickson A, Sundermeir SM, Kasprzak CM, Bode B, Hill AB, Lewis EC, Colon-Ramos U, Munch J, Witting LL, Odoms-Young A, Gittelsohn J, Leone LA. Forms of Community Engagement in Neighborhood Food Retail: Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 7;19(12). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19126986. PubMed PMID: 35742235; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9222525.
Kasprzak CM, Lally AE, Schoonover JJ, Gallicchio D, Haynes-Maslow L, Vermont LN, Ammerman AS, Raja S, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Tirabassi JN, Leone LA. Operational challenges that may affect implementation of evidence-based mobile market interventions. BMC Public Health. 2022 Apr 16;22(1):776. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13207-8. PubMed PMID: 35429973; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9013179.
Gittelsohn J, Kasprzak CM, Hill AB, Sundermeir SM, Laska MN, Dombrowski RD, DeAngelo J, Odoms-Young A, Leone LA. Increasing Healthy Food Access for Low-Income Communities: Protocol of the Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 8;19(2). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19020690. PubMed PMID: 35055512; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8775718.
Kasprzak CM, Schoonover JJ, Gallicchio D, Haynes-Maslow L, Vermont LN, Ammerman A, Raja S, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Leone LA. Using common practices to establish a framework for mobile produce markets in the United States. J Agric Food Syst Community Dev. 2021;10(4):73-84. doi: 10.5304/jafscd.2021.104.029. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 35548369; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9090202.
O'Neill J, Cameron C, Leone L, Orom H. Financial scarcity is indirectly related to multiple aspects of executive function through stress and the strength of association depends on childhood poverty. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology. 2021 August; 5(4):464-477. doi: 10.1002/jts5.111.
Epstein LH, Carr KA, Guth C, Shapiro L, Leone LA, Temple JL. The enriched home environment and dietary intake are related to percent overBMI in children. Prev Med Rep. 2021 Sep;23:101440. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101440. eCollection 2021 Sep. PubMed PMID: 34178591; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8209748.
Ziegler AM, Kasprzak CM, Mansouri TH, Gregory AM 2nd, Barich RA, Hatzinger LA, Leone LA, Temple JL. An Ecological Perspective of Food Choice and Eating Autonomy Among Adolescents. Front Psychol. 2021;12:654139. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.654139. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 33967917; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8097152.
Baquero B, Anderson Steeves E, Polacsek M, De Marco M, Chapman L, Leone LA, Simon C. Evaluating the implementation and impact of a healthier checkout programme at a regional convenience store chain. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Aug;24(11):3520-3529. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021001488. Epub 2021 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 33820587; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10195373.
Tauriello S, McGovern L, Bartholomew B, Epstein LH, Leone LA, Goldsmith J, Kubiniec E, Anzman-Frasca S. Taste Ratings of Healthier Main and Side Dishes among 4-to-8-Year-Old Children in a Quick-Service Restaurant Chain. Nutrients. 2021 Feb 19;13(2). doi: 10.3390/nu13020673. PubMed PMID: 33669768; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7922908.
Ferrante MJ, Goldsmith J, Tauriello S, Epstein LH, Leone LA, Anzman-Frasca S. Food Acquisition and Daily Life for U.S. Families with 4-to 8-Year-Old Children during COVID-19: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 10;18(4). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041734. PubMed PMID: 33579021; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7916802.
Haynes-Maslow L, McGuirt J, Trippichio G, Armstrong-Brown J, Ammerman AS, Leone LA. Examining commonly used perceived and objective measures of fruit and vegetable access in low-income populations and their association with consumption. Transl Behav Med. 2020 Dec 31;10(6):1342-1349. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa077. PubMed PMID: 33421088; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7796711.
Leone L, Kasprzak C, Lally A, Haynes-Maslow L, Vermont L, Horrigan-Maurer C, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Ammerman A, Raja S. A Novel Process to Recruit Community Partners for a Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study. [Preprint]. 2020 November. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-103771/v1.
Leone L, Kasprzak C, Lally A, Haynes-Maslow L, Vermont L, Horrigan-Maurer C, Tumiel-Berhalter L, Ammerman A, Raja S. A Novel Process to Recruit Community Partners for a Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study. [Preprint]. 2020 October. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-96329/v1.
Winkler MR, Zenk SN, Baquero B, Steeves EA, Fleischhacker SE, Gittelsohn J, Leone LA, Racine EF. A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 19;17(20). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207591. PubMed PMID: 33086537; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7589434.
Graczyk AM, Leone LA, Orom H, Ziegler AM, Crandall AK, Klasko-Foster LB, Temple JL. Alcohol mixed energy drink usage and risk-taking among college students in Western New York State. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Aug-Sep;70(6):1651-1664. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1817036. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 33048628; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8041911.
Leone LA, Fleischhacker S, Anderson-Steeves B, Harper K, Winkler M, Racine E, Baquero B, Gittelsohn J. Healthy Food Retail during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Future Directions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 11;17(20). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207397. PubMed PMID: 33050600; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7601243.
Masci JM, Schoonover JJ, Vermont LN, Kasprzak CM, French L, Leone LA. Double Up Food Bucks: A Qualitative Evaluation of Usage, Impact, Barriers, and Facilitators. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Dec;52(12):1100-1110. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.07.005. Epub 2020 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 32861585.
Kasprzak C, Sauer H, Schoonover J, Lapp M, Leone L. Barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption among lower-income families: matching preferences with stakeholder resources. Journal of Hunger Environmental Nutrition. 2020 August.
Blackman Carr LT, Nezami BT, Leone LA. Perceived Benefits and Barriers in the Mediation of Exercise Differences in Older Black Women with and Without Obesity. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Aug;7(4):807-815. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00788-6. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 32533532.
Hollis-Hansen K, Vermont L, Zafron ML, Seidman J, Leone L. The introduction of new food retail opportunities in lower-income communities and the impact on fruit and vegetable intake: a systematic review. Transl Behav Med. 2019 Oct 1;9(5):837-846. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibz094. PubMed PMID: 31570930; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8679116.
Powell LM, Singleton CR, Li Y, Anderson Steeves E, Castro IA, Grigsby-Toussaint D, Haynes-Maslow L, Houghtaling B, Laska MN, Leone LA, Seguin R, Uslan D. Changes to SNAP-authorized retailer stocking requirements and the supply of foods and beverages in low-income communities in seven U.S. states. Transl Behav Med. 2019 Oct 1;9(5):857-864. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibz093. PubMed PMID: 31570924.
Chauvenet C, DeMarco M, Leone L, Haynes- Maslow L, Ammerman A. The Role of Food Retailers in the Promotion of Healthful, Low-Cost Products to WIC Recipients. Journal of Hunger Environmental Nutrition. 2019 August.
Ehrenberg S, Leone LA, Sharpe B, Reardon K, Anzman-Frasca S. Using repeated exposure through hands-on cooking to increase children's preferences for fruits and vegetables. Appetite. 2019 Nov 1;142:104347. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104347. Epub 2019 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 31278956; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6717537.
Haynes-Maslow L, Maldonado, Ammerman A, Baquero B, Lo B, Byker-Shanks C, Morgan E, Osborne I, Kolodinsky J, McGuirt J, Andress L, Bailey-Davis L, Leone L, Sitaker M, Seguin R, Jilcott Pitts S. Rural Corner Store Owners’ Perceptions of Stocking Healthier Foods in Response to Proposed Changes to the United States’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Retailer Rule. Food Policy. 2018 December; 81:58-66.
Leone LA, Tripicchio GL, Haynes-Maslow L, McGuirt J, Grady Smith JS, Armstrong-Brown J, Kowitt SD, Gizlice Z, Ammerman AS. A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Mobile Produce Market Program in 12 Communities in North Carolina: Program Development, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019 Jan;119(1):57-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 29945851; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6309644.
Anzman-Frasca S, Braun AC, Ehrenberg S, Epstein LH, Gampp A, Leone LA, Singh A, Tauriello S. Effects of a randomized intervention promoting healthy children's meals on children's ordering and dietary intake in a quick-service restaurant. Physiol Behav. 2018 Aug 1;192:109-117. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.01.022. Epub 2018 Feb 1. PubMed PMID: 29397146.
Leone LA, Tripicchio GL, Haynes-Maslow L, McGuirt J, Grady Smith JS, Armstrong-Brown J, Gizlice Z, Ammerman A. Cluster randomized controlled trial of a mobile market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake among adults in lower-income communities in North Carolina. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2018 Jan 5;15(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0637-1. PubMed PMID: 29304862; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5756418.
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