Deborah Rohm Young, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Exercise Epidemiology

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Raven, P. B., O. Bradley, D. Rohm-Young, F. L. McClure, and B. Skaggs.

Physiological responses to 'pressure-demand' respirator wear. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J, 43, 773-781, 1982.

 

Raven, P. B., D. Rohm-Young, and C. G. Blomqvist.

Physical fitness and the cardiovascular response of lower body negative pressure. J Appl Physiol, 56, 138-144, 1984.

 

English, W. R., D. Rohm-Young, R. Moss, and P. B. Raven.

Case report: Chronic muscle overuse syndrome in baseball. Phys Sports Med, 12, 111-115, 1984.

 

Young, D. Rohm, and M. A. Steinhardt.

An analysis of the psychobiologic model in unsupervised and supervised settings. Health Values, 15, 42-48, 1990.

 

Steinhardt, M. A., and D. Rohm Young.

Psychological attributes of participants and nonparticipants in a worksite health and fitness center. Behav Med, 18, 40-46, 1992.

Young, D. Rohm, W. L. Haskell, D. E. Jatulis, and S. P. Fortmann.

Associations between change in physical activity and risk factors for coronary heart disease in a community-based sample of men and women: the Stanford Five-City Project. Am J Epidemiol, 138, 206-216, 1993.

 

Young, D. Rohm, and M. A. Steinhardt.

The importance of physical fitness versus physical activity for coronary artery disease risk factors. A cross-sectional analysis. Research Q Ex Sport, 64, 377-384, 1993.

 

Young, D. Rohm, A. C. King, R. K. Oka, and W. L. Haskell.

Are older women really less active than men? Findings from a community sample. Med Exerc Nutr Health, 3, 66-73, 1994.

 

Young, D. Rohm.

Can cardiovascular fitness moderate the negative effects of stress on coronary artery disease risk factors? J Psychosom Res, 38, 451-459, 1994.

 

King, A. C., R. K. Oka, and D. R. Young.

Ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate responses to the stress of work and caregiving in older women. J Gerontol, 49, M239-245, 1994.

 

Young, D. Rohm, A. C. King, and R. K. Oka.

Determinants of physical activity level in the sedentary versus underactive older adult: Implications for physical activity program development. J Physical Activity Aging, 3, 4-25, 1995.

 

King, A. C., W. L. Haskell, D. R. Young, R. K. Oka, and M. L. Stefanick.

Long-term effects of varying intensities and formats of physical activity on participation rates, fitness, and lipoproteins in men and women aged 50-65 years. Circulation, 91, 2596-2604, 1995.

 

Oka, R. K., A. C. King, and D. R. Young.

Sources of social support as predictors of exercise adherence in women and men ages 50-65 years. Women's Health: Res Gender Behav Policy, 1, 161-175, 1995.

 

Young, D. Rohm, and M. A. Steinhardt.

The importance of physical fitness for reducing coronary artery disease risk factors. Sports Med, 19, 303-310, 1995.

 

Young, D. Rohm, K. H. Masaki, and J. D. Curb.

Associations between physical activity and performance-based and self-reported physical functioning in elderly men: The Honolulu Heart Program. J Am Geriatr Soc, 43, 845-854, 1995.

 

Young, D. Rohm, D. S. Sharp, H. Petrovitch, and J. D. Curb.

Internal validity of the physical activity index over 26 years in an aging cohort. J Am Geriatr Soc, 43, 999-1006, 1995.

 

Young, D. Rohm, D. S. Sharp, and J. D. Curb.

Associations among baseline physical activity level and cardiovascular risk factors measured in subsequent years. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 27, 1646-1654, 1995.

 

Young, D. Rohm, and A. C. King.

Exercise adherence: Determinants of physical activity and applications of health behavior change theories. Med Exerc Nutr Health, 4, 335-348, 1995.

 

Young, D. Rohm, W. L. Haskell, C. B. Taylor, and S. P. Fortmann.

Effect of community health education on physical activity knowledge, attitudes, and behavior: The Stanford Five-City Project. Am J Epidemiol, 144, 264-274, 1996.

 

Allen, J. K., D. R. Young, R. S. Blumenthal, T. F. Moy, L. R. Yanek, L Wilder, L.C. Becker, and D. M. Becker.

Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among siblings of persons with premature coronary heart disease: Applications of the Second Adult Treatment Panel Guidelines. Archives Int Med, 156, 1654-1660, 1996.

 

Young, D. Rohm, K. W. Miller, L. B. Wilder, L. R. Yanek, and D. M. Becker.

Physical activity patterns of urban African Americans. J Community Health, 23, 99-112, 1998.

 

Ewart, C. K., D. Rohm Young, and J. M. Hagberg.

School-based exercise lowers blood pressure in higher-risk adolescent girls. Am J Public Health, 88, 949-951, 1998.

 

Becker, D. M., D. R. Young, L. R. Yanek, C. C. Voorhees, D. M. Levine, and N. Janey.

Agreement with smoking restriction policies in a socioeconomically diverse African American population. Health Values: Health Behav, Educ and Promot 22, 451-450, 1998.

 

Taylor, W. C., T. Baranowski, and D. R.Young.

Physical activity interventions in low-income, ethnic minority, and populations with disabilities. Am J Preventive Med 15, 334-343, 1998.

 

Allen, J. K., D. R. Young, and X. Xu.

Predictors of long-term change in functional status after CABG in women. Prog in Cardiovascular Nursing 13, 4-10,27, 1998.

 

Young, D. R., L. J. Appel, S. H. Jee, and E. R. Miller.

The effects of aerobic exercise and T'ai Chi on blood pressure in the elderly: Results of a randomized trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 47, 277-284, 1999.

 

Miller, E. R., T. P. Erlinger, D. R. Young, G. P. Prokopowicz, and L. J. Appel.

Lifestyle changes that reduce blood pressure: Implementation in clinical practice. J Clin Hypertens 1, 191-198, 1999.

 

Gardner, C. D., D. R. Tribble, D. R. Young, D. Ahn, and S. P. Fortmann.

Associations of HDL-C, HDL2-C, HDL3-C and Apolipoproteins A-I and B with Lifestyle Factors in Healthy Women and Men: The Stanford Five City Project. Prev Med, 31, 346-356, 2000.

 

Gardner, C. D., D. R. Tribble, D. R. Young, D. Ahn, and S. P. Fortmann.

Population Frequency Distributions of HDL-C, HDL2-C, HDL3-C, and Apolipoproteins A-1 and B in Healthy Men and Women and Associations with Age, Gender, Hormonal Status, and Sex Hormone Use: The Standard Five City Project. Prev Med, 31, 335-345, 2000.

 

Young, D. R., S. H. Jee, and L. J. Appel.

Comparison of the Yale Physical Activity Survey with other physical activity measures. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 33, 955-961, 2001.

 

Allen J. K., R. S. Blumenthal, S. Margolis, and D. R. Young.

Status of secondary prevention in patients undergoing coronary revascularization. Am J Cardiol, 87, 1203-1206, 2001.

 

Young, D. Rohm, J. Gittelsohn, J. Charleston, K. Felix-Aaron, and L. J. Appel.

Motivations for exercise and weight loss among African American women: Focus group results and their contribution towards program development. Ethnicity Health, 6, 227-245, 2001.

 

Young, D. Rohm, A. C. King, M. Sheehan, M. L. Stefanick.

Stage of motivational readiness: Predictive ability for exercise behavior. American Journal of Health Behavior, 26, 331-341, 2002.

 

Eyler, A. A., S. Wilcox, D. Matson-Koffman, K. R. Evenson, B. Sanderson, J. Thompson, J. Wilbur, and D. R. Young.

Correlates of physical activity among women from diverse racial/ethnic groups. Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine, 11, 239-253, 2002.

 

Young, D. Rohm, X. He, J. Harris, and I. Mabry.

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in well-educated urban African American women. Women and Health, 36, 47-59, 2002.

 

Eyler, A. A., D. Matson-Koffman, J. R. Vest, K. R. Evenson, B. Sanderson, J. L. Thompson, J. Wilbur, S. Wilcox, and D. R. Young.

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in a diverse sample of women: The Women’s Cardiovascular Health Network Project – Introduction and Methodology. Women and Health, 36, 1-15, 2002.

 

Eyler, A. A., D. Matson-Koffman, J. R. Vest, K. R. Evenson, B. Sanderson, J. L. Thompson, J. Wilbur, S. Wilcox, and D. R. Young.

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in a diverse sample of women: The Women’s Cardiovascular Health Network Project – Summary and Discussion. Women and Health, 36, 123-134, 2002.

 

Miller, E. R., T. P. Erlinger, D. R. Young, M. Jehn, J. Charleston, D. Rhodes, S. K. Wasan, and L. J. Appel.

Results of the Diet, Exercise, and Weight-loss Intervention Trial (DEW-IT). Hypertension, 40, 12-18, 2002.

 

Allen, J.K., R.S. Blumenthal, S. Margolis, D. R. Young, E. R. Miller, III, and K. Kelly.

Nurse case management of hypercholesterolemia in patients with coronary heart disease: Results of a clinical trial. Am Heart J, 144, 678-686, 2002.

 

Writing Group of the PREMIER Collaborative Research Group.

Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on blood pressure control. Main results of the PREMIER clinical trial. JAMA, 289, 2083-2093, 2003.

 

Eyler, A.A., D. Matson-Koffman, D.R. Young, S. Wilcox, J.Wilbur, J.L. Thompson, B. Sanderson, K.R. Evenson.

Quantitative study of correlates of physical activity in women from diverse racial/ethnic groups: the Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project – introduction and methodology. Am J Preventive Medicine, 25, 5-14, 2003.

 

Young, D. Rohm and Voorhees, C.C.

Associations between sociocultural and environmental factors and physical activity level in urban African American women. Am J Preventive Medicine, 25, 38-44, 2003.

 

Voorhees, C.C. and Young, D.R.

Personal, social and physical environmental correlates of recommended physical activity levels in young, urban Latinas. Am J Preventive Medicine, 25, 61-68, 2003.

 

Eyler, A.A., D. Matson-Koffman, D.R. Young, S. Wilcox, J.Wilbur, J.L. Thompson, B. Sanderson, K.R. Evenson.

Quantitative study of correlates of physical activity in women from diverse racial/ethnic groups: the Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project – summary and conclusions. Am J Preventive Medicine, 25, 93-103, 2003.

 

Mabry, I.R., D.R. Young, L.A. Cooper, T. Meyers, and A.K. Duggan.

Attitudes of Adolescent Females Regarding Physical Activity. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 3, 312-316, 2003.

 

Young, D. Rohm, He X., Genkinger, J., Guccione, M., Mabry, I., and Jehn, M.

Health status among urban African American women. Journal Behav Med, 27, 63-76, 2004.

 

Allen, J. K., L. B. Scott, K. J. Stewart, and D. R. Young.

Disparities in women's referral to and enrollment in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. J Gen Intern Med, 19, 747-753, 2004.

 

McMurray, R. G., K. B. Ring, M. S. Treuth, G. J. Welk, R. R. Pate, K. H. Schmitz, J. L. Pickrel, V. Gonzalez, M. J. C. A. Ameida, D. Rohm Young, and J. F. Sallis.

Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 36, 2135-2143, 2004.

 

Young, D. Rohm, M. Aickin, P. Brantley, P. J. Elmer, D. W. Harsha, A. C. King, and V. J. Stevens.

Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and their relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in African Americans and non-African Americans with above-normal blood pressure. J Community Health, 30, 107-124, 2005.

 

Treuth M. S., N. Hou, D. R.Young, and L. M. Maynard.

Validity and reliability of the Fels Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 37, 488-495, 2005.

 

Stevens J., D. M. Murray, D. J. Catellier, P. J. Hannan, L. A. Lytle, J. P. Elder, D. R. Young, D. G. Simons-Morton, and L. S. Webber.

Design of the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). ). Contemporary Clin Trials, 26, 223-233, 2005.

 

Grieser, M., M. B. Vu, A. L. Bedimo-Rung, D. Neumark-Sztainer, J. Moody, and D. R. Young.

Physical activity attitudes, preferences, and practices in African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian Girls. Health Ed Behav, In press.

 

Young, D. R., C. Johnson, J. Gittelsohn, R. P. Saunders, B. I. Saksvig, K. M. Ribisl, L. A. Lytle, T. L. McKenzie, and A. Steckler.

Data To action: Using formative research to develop intervention programs to increase physical activity in adolescent girls. Health Ed Behav, In press.

 

Treuth MS, How N, Young DR, Maynard LM.

Accelerometry measured activity or sedentary time and overweight in rural boys and girls. Obesity Research, In press.

 

Genkinger JM, Jehn ML, Sapun M, Mabry I, Young DR.

Does weight status influence perceptions of physical activity barriers among African-American women? Ethn Dis, In press.

 

Book Chapters and Monographs:

Young, D. Rohm, and A. C. King.

Adherence and motivation. In: Aerobics Instructor Manual: the Resource for Fitness Professionals, R. L. Goldstein, editor. American Council on Exercise: San Diego, 313-329, 1993.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.

Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1996. (Contributing author).

 

King, A. C., and D. Rohm Young.

Principles of adherence and motivation. In: Personal Trainer Manual, R. T. Cotton, editor. American Council on Exercise: San Diego, 353-368, 1996.

 

Young, D. Rohm.

Community-based interventions for increasing physical activity. In: National Institutes for Health Consensus Conference on Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health, A. S. Leon, editor. Human Kinetics: Champaign, 252-261, 1997.

 

Young, D. Rohm, and A. C. King.

Preventive health practices among women in the mature years. In: Women's Health Across the Lifespan: A Comprehensive Perspective, K. Allen, J. Phillips, editors. J. B. Lippincott Company: Philadelphia, 102-121,1997.

 

Young, D. Rohm, and A.C. King.

Adherence and motivation. In: ACE Group Fitness Instructor Manual, R. T. Cotton, editor. American Council on Exercise: San Diego, 207-226, 2000.

 

Taylor, W. C., A. Yancey, D. Rohm Young and W. McCarthy.

Physical activity in the black community: Health outcomes, activity levels, determinants, interventions, future directions, and recommendations. In: Health Issues in the Black Community, R. Braithwaite, S. E. Taylor, editors. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, 448 - 468, 2001.

 

King, A. C. and D. Rohm Young.

Principles of adherence and motivation. In: Personal Trainer Manual, American Council on Exercise: San Diego, 353 - 368, 2003.