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Overview

Bess H. Marcus is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of medicine and health professions, with a focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, general health professions, clinical psychology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Among their recent research publications are the following:

  • Effect of a Novel Intervention Targeting Appetitive Traits on Body Mass Index Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity, 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • The Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention on Postpartum Weight Retention Among At-Risk Hispanic Women, 2021, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • The impact of a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention on postpartum physical activity among at-risk Hispanic women: Estudio PARTO, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Psychosocial mediators of physical activity change in a web-based intervention for Latinas, 2020, Health Psychology
  • Design and rationale for a randomized trial of a theory- and technology- enhanced physical activity intervention for Latinas: The Seamos Activas II study, 2020, Contemporary Clinical Trials

Frequent co-authors of Bess H. Marcus include:

  • Britta Larsen
  • Shira Dunsiger
  • Tanya J. Benitez
  • Dori Pekmezi
  • Andrea S. Mendoza-Vasconez

The venues where they have published most frequently are:

  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Their scholarly contributions emphasize interventions related to obesity, physical activity, and health behavior change, with notable research addressing populations such as Hispanic women. Their studies include randomized controlled trials and web-based interventions, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach combining clinical research and behavioral health.

Best Publications

  • Physical Activity and Public Health: A Recommendation From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine

    Russell R. Pate;Michael Pratt;Steven N. Blair;William L. Haskell

  • Stages of change and decisional balance for 12 problem behaviors

    James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer;Joseph S. Rossi;Michael G. Goldstein

  • Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease A Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity)

    Paul D. Thompson;David Buchner;Ileana L. Piña;Gary J. Balady

  • Self-Efficacy and the Stages of Exercise Behavior Change

    Bess H. Marcus;Vanessa C. Selby;Raymond S. Niaura;Joseph S. Rossi

  • Comparison of lifestyle and structured interventions to increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness: a randomized trial.

    Andrea L. Dunn;Bess H. Marcus;James B. Kampert;Melissa E. Garcia

  • The stages and processes of exercise adoption and maintenance in a worksite sample.

    Bess H. Marcus;Joseph S. Rossi;Vanessa C. Selby;Raymond S. Niaura

  • Assessing motivational readiness and decision making for exercise.

    Bess H. Marcus;William Rakowski;Joseph S. Rossi

  • Effect of exercise duration and intensity on weight loss in overweight, sedentary women. a randomized trial

    J.M Jakicic;B.H Marcus;K.I Gallagher;M Napolitano

  • Determinants of physical activity and interventions in adults.

    Abby C. King;Steven N. Blair;Diane E. Bild;Rod K. Dishman

  • Physical Activity Behavior Change: Issues in Adoption and Maintenance

    Bess H. Marcus;LeighAnn H. Forsyth;Elaine J. Stone;Patricia M. Dubbert

  • Using the stages of change model to increase the adoption of physical activity among community participants

    BH Marcus;SW Banspach;Richard Lefebvre;JS Rossi

  • Physical Activity Intervention Studies What We Know and What We Need to Know: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity); Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; and the Interdisciplinary Working Group on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research

    Bess H. Marcus;David M. Williams;Patricia M. Dubbert;James F. Sallis

  • Acute Affective Response to a Moderate-intensity Exercise Stimulus Predicts Physical Activity Participation 6 and 12 Months Later.

    David M. Williams;Shira Dunsiger;Joseph T. Ciccolo;Beth A. Lewis

  • Motivating People to Be Physically Active

    Bess Marcus;LeighAnn Forsyth

  • The stages of exercise behavior.

    B H Marcus;L R Simkin

  • The transtheoretical model: applications to exercise behavior

    Bess H. Marcus;Laurey R. Simkin

  • Efficacy of an individualized, motivationally-tailored physical activity intervention

    Bess H. Marcus;Beth C. Bock;Bernardine M. Pinto;Leigh Ann H. Forsyth

  • Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients

    Bernardine M. Pinto;Georita M. Frierson;Carolyn Rabin;Joseph J. Trunzo

  • The efficacy of exercise as an aid for smoking cessation in women: a randomized controlled trial.

    Bess H. Marcus;Anna E. Albrecht;Teresa K. King;Alfred F. Parisi

  • Comparison of Lifestyle and Structured Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness

    Andrea L. Dunn;Bess H. Marcus;James B. Kampert;Melissa E. Garcia

Frequent Co-Authors

Beth C. Bock
Beth C. Bock Brown University
Shira Dunsiger
Shira Dunsiger Brown University
John M. Jakicic
John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh
David M. Williams
David M. Williams Brown University
Steven N. Blair
Steven N. Blair University of South Carolina
Michael Ussher
Michael Ussher St George's, University of London
David B. Abrams
David B. Abrams New York University
Belinda Borrelli
Belinda Borrelli Boston University
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
George D. Papandonatos
George D. Papandonatos Brown University

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