Deborah Rohm Young, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Exercise Epidemiology

RESEARCH/GRANTS

Current Sponsored Research:

9/29/00 - 8/31/06 Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1UO1HL66857)
Total direct costs: $3,148,934

  • This is a multi-center school and community-linked intervention to prevent the decline in physical activity in middle school girls. Six field sites and 36 middle schools across the country are participating in this trial. The primary outcome of the trial is an objective measure of physical activity.

Previous:

2/01/00 - 1/31/05 Interventions to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1RO1HL63861)Total direct costs: $1,223,292

  • This is a randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a comprehensive, behavioral-skills oriented intervention conducted in physical education class to increase overall physical activity in high school aged-girls.
  • The primary outcome variables are estimated daily energy expenditure and a field measure of cardiorespiratory fitness. Cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, body mass index, lipoproteins) are also assessed. Two-year follow-up of intervention effects are assessed after completion of the intervention.
  • The 2-semester intervention, conducted as part of PE class, includes teaching life-skills oriented physical activity and behavioral skills associated with physical activity in PE class. Support for behavior change is encouraged through a family intervention component.

1/1/02 - 12/31/02 The Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project: Identifying Environmental, Policy, and Psychological Factors Important for Designing Culturally-Appropriate Physical Activity Programs for Women
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Total direct costs: $74,920

  • This is a multi-site project to identify cultural, environmental, and policy level determinants of physical activity in minority and low-income women (initially funded by CDC). This grant provides funds for additional surveys to be collected in African American and Latina women living in the Baltimore and Washington DC regions.

7/01/93 - 6/30/94 Change in Physical Activity, Regional Adiposity, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and CHD Incidence
Sponsor: American Heart Association-Hawaii Affiliate (HF-002-93) (Fellowship in Aid Award)
Total direct costs: $25,000


9/01/96 - 8/31/00 Increased Physical Activity in African American Women Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R29HL56968)
Total direct costs: $314,671

10/1/99 - 9/30/01 The Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project: Identifying Environmental, Policy, and Psychological Factors Important for Designing Culturally-Appropriate Physical Activity Programs for Women
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (SIP 5)
Total direct costs: $90,867