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Carolyn C. Johnson

Carolyn C. Johnson

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
43
Citations
8634
World Ranking
4384
National Ranking
2091

Overview

Carolyn C. Johnson is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their scholarly work spans subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Oncology.

Their research topics cover a range of public health and medical concerns with emphasis on:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Reproductive Tract Infections Research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Global Maternal and Child Health

Recent publications illustrate Johnson's involvement in these topics. Selected papers include:

  • Academic clinician frontline-worker wellbeing and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic experience: Were there gender differences?, 2023, Preventive Medicine Reports
  • Diet Quality Is Lower for Those Who Skip Lunch Among a Sample of Predominantly Black Adolescents, 2020, American Journal of Health Promotion
  • Abstract B105: Providing colorectal cancer screening interventions at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): Addressing the issues of language, culture, and health literacy through culturally tailored education and navigation, 2020, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Internet-Delivered Sexually Transmitted Infection and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: A Randomized Trial, 2023, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Asset mapping score analysis: A novel public health research methodology applied to maternal and child health resources in New Orleans, 2023, Research Square (Research Square)

Their frequent coauthors include Leann Myers, Megan Knapp, Patricia Kissinger, Jakevia Green, and Norine Schmidt, demonstrating collaboration with peers across multiple studies.

Major publication venues for Johnson's work are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Preventive Medicine Reports
  • American Journal of Health Promotion
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Best Publications

  • Outcomes of a Field Trial to Improve Children's Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)

    Russell V. Luepker;Cheryl L Perry;Sonja M. McKinlay;Philip R. Nader

  • Three-Year Maintenance of Improved Diet and Physical Activity: The CATCH Cohort

    Philip R. Nader;Elaine J. Stone;Leslie A. Lytle;Cheryl L. Perry

  • The effects of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health upon psychosocial determinants of diet and physical activity behavior.

    Elizabeth Edmundson;Guy S. Parcel;Henry A. Feldman;John Elder

  • The role of peer social network factors and physical activity in adolescent girls.

    Carolyn C. Voorhees;David Murray;Greg Welk;Amanda Birnbaum

  • Adolescents’ Eating Patterns Influence their Nutrient Intakes

    Johanna T Dwyer;Marguerite Evans;Elaine J Stone;Henry A Feldman

  • School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization study

    Deanna M Hoelscher;Henry A Feldman;Carolyn C Johnson;Leslie A Lytle

  • Formative Research in School and Community-Based Health Programs and Studies: “State of the Art” and the TAAG Approach

    Joel Gittelsohn;Allan Steckler;Carolyn C. Johnson;Charlotte Pratt

  • Safe Play Spaces To Promote Physical Activity in Inner-City Children: Results from a Pilot Study of an Environmental Intervention

    Thomas A. Farley;Rebecca A. Meriwether;Erin T. Baker;Liza T. Watkins

  • The effect of adult participation in a school-based family intervention to improve Children's diet and physical activity: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health.

    Philip R. Nader;Deborah E. Sellers;Carolyn C. Johnson;Cheryl L. Perry

  • Measurement of Self-Efficacy for Diet-Related Behaviors among Elementary School Children.

    Guy S. Parcel;Elizabeth Edmundson;Cheryl L. Perry;Henry A. Feldman

  • Outcomes of a High School Program to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Gimme 5 — A Fresh Nutrition Concept for Students

    Theresa A. Nicklas;Carolyn C. Johnson;Leann Myers;Rosanne P. Farris

  • The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): Intervention, Implementation, and Feasibility for Elementary Schools in the United States

    Cheryl L. Perry;Deborah E. Sellers;Carolyn Johnson;Sheryl Pedersen

  • Policies and Opportunities for Physical Activity in Middle School Environments

    Deborah R. Young;Gwen M. Felton;Mira Grieser;John P. Elder

  • Stages of Change for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Adults and Young Adults Participating in the National 5-a-Day for Better Health Community Studies

    Marci Kramish Campbell;Kim D. Reynolds;Stephen Havas;Susan Curry

  • Design of process evaluation within the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)

    Sarah A. McGraw;Elaine J. Stone;Stavroula K. Osganian;John P. Elder

  • Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to fruit and vegetable consumption of high school students.

    Bettina M Beech;Rochelle Rice;Leann Myers;Carolyn Johnson

  • The Heart Smart cardiovascular school health promotion: behavior correlates of risk factor change.

    Marian L. Arbeit;Carolyn C. Johnson;Denise S. Mott;David W. Harsha

  • Effect of Bike Lane Infrastructure Improvements on Ridership in One New Orleans Neighborhood

    Kathryn M. Parker;Jorgia C. Rice;Jeanette Gustat;Jennifer Ruley

  • The Effects of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health Intervention on Psychosocial Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behavior among Third-Grade Students.

    Elizabeth Edmundson;Guy S. Parcel;Cheryl L. Perry;Henry A. Feldman

  • Using process data to explain outcomes. An illustration from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH).

    Sarah A. McGraw;Deborah E. Sellers;Elaine J. Stone;Judith Bebchuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryl L. Perry
Cheryl L. Perry The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Guy S. Parcel
Guy S. Parcel The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Steven H. Kelder
Steven H. Kelder The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jared B. Jobe
Jared B. Jobe National Institutes of Health
Allan Steckler
Allan Steckler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Melbourne F. Hovell
Melbourne F. Hovell San Diego State University
Joel Gittelsohn
Joel Gittelsohn Johns Hopkins University
Kurt M. Ribisl
Kurt M. Ribisl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Deanna M. Hoelscher
Deanna M. Hoelscher The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Johanna T. Dwyer
Johanna T. Dwyer Tufts University

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