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* Denotes Mentored Undergraduate Student; ** Denotes Mentored Graduate Student

2022

Jensen, C. D., Zaugg, K. K.,**, Muncy, N. M., Allen, W. D.**, Blackburn, R.**, Duraccio, K. M., Barnett, K. A.**, Kirwan, C. B., & Jarcho, J. M. (2022). Neural mechanism that promote food consumption following sleep loss and social stress: An fMRI study in adolescent girls with overweight/obesity. Sleep, 45(3), zsab263. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsab263

2021

Kaur, K. K.**, & Jensen, C. D. (2021). Does hedonic hunger predict eating behavior and body mass in adolescents with overweight or obesity? Children’s Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2021.1983435  

Duraccio, K. M.**, Zaugg, K. K.**, Blackburn, R. C.** & Jensen, C. D. (2021). Does iPhone NightShift mitigate negative effects of smartphone use on sleep outcomes in emerging adults? Sleep Health. 7 (4), 478-484. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.03.005

Carbine, K. A.**, Muir, A. M.**, Allen, W. D.**, LeCheminant, J. D., Baldwin S. A., Jensen, C. D., Kirwan, C. B., & Larson, M. J. (2021). Does inhibitory control training reduce weight and caloric intake in adults with overweight and obesity? A pre-registered, randomized controlled event-related potential (ERP) study. Behavior Research and Therapy. 136, 103784. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103784

Duraccio, K. M.**, Zaugg, K. K.,** Nottingham., K.*, & Jensen, C. D. (2021). Maternal self-efficacy is associated with mother-child feeding practices in middle childhood. Eating Behaviors, 40, 101475. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101475

Lowe, K. D.**, Lott, M. A.**, & Jensen, C. D. (2021). Associations between parent-child communication and connectedness, parent feeding behavior, and child body mass in pre-adolescent children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(1), 59-68. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa087

2020

Carbine, K. A.**, Duraccio, K. M.**, Hedges-Muncy, A.**, Barnett, K. A.**, Kirwan, C. B., & Jensen, C. D. (2020). White matter integrity disparities between normal-weight and overweight/obese adolescents: An automated fiber quantification tractography study. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 14(1), 308-319. doi:10.1007/s11682-019-00036-4

2019

Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M.**, Barnett, K. A.**, & Carbine, K. A.**, Stevens, K. S.*, Muncy, N. M., & Kirwan, C. B. (2019). Sleep duration differentially affects brain activation in response to food images in adolescents with overweight/obesity compared to adolescents with normal weight. Sleep, 42(4), zsz001. doi:10.1093/sleep/zsz001

Duraccio, K. M.**, Zaugg, K.** & Jensen, C. D. (2019). An experimental study examining effects of sleep restriction on food-related inhibitory control and reward in adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 44(6), 692-702. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsz008

Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M.**, Barnett, K. A.**, Fortuna, C.*, Woolford, S. J., & Giraud-Carrier, C. G. (2019). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a tailored text messaging intervention for adolescent weight control in primary care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 7(1), 57-67. doi:10.1037/cpp0000268

2018

Jensen, C. D., Jacola, L. M., & Schatz, J. (2018). Introduction to the special issue on neural processes and pediatric health: Creating a pediatric health neuroscience research agenda. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(8), 815-820. doi:10.1093/jpepesy/jsy045

Rancourt, D., Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M., Evans, W. E., Wing, R. R., & Jelalian, E. (2018). Successful weight loss initiation and maintenance among adolescents with overweight and obesity: Does age matter? Clinical Obesity, 8(3), 176-183. doi:10.1111/cob.12242

Duraccio, K. M.**, Carbine, K. A.**, Stevens, K. S.*, Barnett, K. A.**, & Jensen, C. D. (2018). The utility of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire: Associations between parental report and an objective measure of sleep behavior. Children’s Health Care. 47(2) 119-135. doi:10.1080/02739615.2017.1316198

2017

Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M.**, Carbine, K. A.**, Barnett., K. A.**, & Kirwan, C. B. (2017). Motivational impact of palatable food correlates with functional brain responses to food images in adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(5), 578-587. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsw091

Duraccio, K. M., ** & Jensen, C. D. (2017). Associations between physical and sedentary activity regularity and sleep in preschoolers and kindergartners. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 3(4), 263-268. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2017.04.001

Hunsaker, S. L.**, & Jensen, C. D. (2017). Effectiveness of a parent health report in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among preschoolers and kindergarteners. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(5), 380-386. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2017.01.002

Lott, M. A.**, & Jensen, C. D. (2017). Executive control mediates the association between aerobic fitness and emotion regulation in preadolescent children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(2), 162-173. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsw052

2016

Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M.**, Barnett., K. A.**, & Monroe, K. S.* (2016). Appropriateness of the food-pics image database for experimental eating and appetite research with adolescents. Eating Behaviors, 23, 195-199. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.10.007

Mietchen, J.**, Jensen, C. D., & Gale, S. (2016). Parent-reported deficits in executive function and sleep disordered breathing in adolescent behavioral weight loss program participants. Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, 2, 119-128. doi:10.1007/s40817-016-0017-9

Jensen, C. D., Duncombe, K. M.**, Lott, M. A.**, Hunsaker, S. L.**, Duraccio, K. M.**, & Woolford, S. J. (2016). An evaluation of a smartphone-assisted behavioral weight control intervention for adolescents: Pilot study. JMIR mHealth & uHealth,4(3), e102. doi:10.2196/mhealth.6034

2015

Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M.**, Carbine, K. A.*, & Kirwan, C. B. (2015) Topical Review: Unique contributions of magnetic resonance imagining to pediatric psychology research. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv065.

Jensen, C. D., & Kirwan, C. B. (2015). Functional brain response to food images in successful adolescent weight losers compared to normal weight and overweight controls. Obesity, 23, 630-636. doi: 10.1002/oby.21004

Jensen, C. D., Hunsaker, S. L.**, Van Dyk, T. L. **, Nelson, T. D., Sandridge, M. L.*, & Bailey, B. W. (2015). Effectiveness of a Parent Health Report Intervention to Increase Physical Activity among Preschoolers. Children's Health Care, 44 (4), 341-352. 10.1080/02739615.2014.948162

2014

Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K.*, Hunsaker, S. L.**, Rancourt, D., Kuhl, E., Jelalian, E., & Wing, R. R. (2014). A qualitative study of successful adolescent weight losers: Implications for weight control intervention. Childhood Obesity, 10(6), 482-490. doi:10.1089/chi.2014.0062

Cushing, C. C., Jensen, C. D., Miller, M. B. **, & Leffingwell, T. R. (2014). Motivational interviewing for adolescent health behavior: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82(6), 1212-1218. doi: 10.1037/a0036912

Steele, R. G., Jensen, C. D., Gayes, L.* & Leibold, H.C. ** (2014). Medium is the message: Moderate parental control of feeding correlates with improved weight outcome in a pediatric obesity intervention. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39(7), 708-717. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu035

Jensen, C. D., Cushing, C. C., & Elledge, A. R. (2014). Associations between teasing, quality of life, and physical activity among preadolescent children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39 (1), 65-73. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst086

2013

Steele, R. G., Wu, Y. P., Cushing, C. C., & Jensen, C. D. (2013). Evaluation of child health matters: A web-based tutorial to enhance school nurses’ communications with families about weight-related health. Journal of School Nursing, 29 (2), 151-160. doi: 10.1177/1059840512446070

2012

Chad D Jensen, Brandon S Aylward, Ric G Steele (2012). Predictors of attendance in a practical clinical trial of two pediatric weight management interventions. Obesity.

Chad D Jensen, Ric G Steele (2012). Longitudinal Associations between Teasing and Health-related Quality of Life among Treatment-seeking Overweight Youth. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Steele, R. G., Aylward, B. A., Jensen, C. D., Davis, A. M., Bovaird, J., & Cushing, C. C. (2012). Comparison of a family-based group intervention for youths with obesity to a brief individual family intervention: A practical clinical trial of Positively Fit. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

2011

Chad D Jensen, Christopher C Cushing, Brandon S Aylward, James T Craig, Danielle S Sorell, Ric G Steele (2011). Effectiveness of motivational interviewing interventions for adolescent substance use behavior change: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Christopher C Cushing, Chad D Jensen, Ric G Steele (2011). An evaluation of a personal electronic device to enhance self-monitoring adherence in a pediatric weight management program using a multiple baseline design. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Steele, R. G., Wu, Y. P., Jensen, C. D., Panki, S., Davis, A. M., & Aylward, B. A. (2011). School nurse’s perceived barriers to discussing weight with children and their families. Journal of School Nursing.

Timothy D Nelson, Chad D Jensen, Ric G Steele (2011). Weight-related criticism and self-perceptions among preadolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

2010

Chad D Jensen, Ric G Steele (2010). The Perceptions of Teasing Scale: Validation and role in predicting attitudes toward physical activity in preadolescent children.Children's Health Care.

Timothy D Nelson, Eric R Benson, Chad D Jensen (2010). Negative attitudes toward physical activity: Measurement and role in predicting physical activity levels among preadolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

2009

Chad D Jensen, Ric G Steele (2009). Body dissatisfaction, weight criticism, and self-reported physical activity in preadolescent children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

* Denotes Undergraduate Student Coauthor; ** Denotes Graduate Student Coauthor