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Overview

Cheryl L. Perry is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to medicine, with a specialized concentration in physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pharmacology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and general health professions.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Their research has been frequently published in a number of venues, with the most common being:

  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • PLoS ONE
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Preventive Medicine

Cheryl L. Perry has collaborated extensively with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Melissa B. Harrell
  • Alexandra Loukas
  • Baojiang Chen
  • Adriana Pérez
  • Stephanie L. Clendennen

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Cheryl L. Perry include:

  • Exposure and engagement with tobacco-related social media and associations with subsequent tobacco use among young adults: A longitudinal analysis, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • The Future of Substance Abuse Now: Relationships among Adolescent Use of Vaping Devices, Marijuana, and Synthetic Cannabinoids, 2021, Substance Use & Misuse
  • Reactions to targeted tobacco control messaging: Transgender and gender diverse young adult perspectives, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Digital marketing of smokeless tobacco: A longitudinal analysis of exposure and initiation among young adults, 2021, Addictive Behaviors
  • Exploring Transgender and Gender Diverse Young Adult Tobacco Use, 2021, Journal of Homosexuality

Best Publications

  • Longitudinal tracking of adolescent smoking, physical activity, and food choice behaviors

    Steven H Kelder;Cheryl L Perry;K. I. Klepp;L. L. Lytle

  • 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

  • Factors Influencing Food Choices of Adolescents: Findings from Focus-Group Discussions with Adolescents

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Mary Story;Cheryl L Perry;Mary Anne Casey

  • Family meal patterns: associations with sociodemographic characteristics and improved dietary intake among adolescents.

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Peter J Hannan;Mary Story;Jillian Croll

  • Weight-teasing among adolescents: correlations with weight status and disordered eating behaviors

    D Neumark-Sztainer;N Falkner;M Story;C Perry

  • Weight-related concerns and behaviors among overweight and nonoverweight adolescents: Implications for preventing weight-related disorders

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Mary Story;Peter J. Hannan;Cheryl L. Perry

  • Correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents. Findings from Project EAT.

    Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer;Melanie Wall;Cheryl Perry;Mary T Story

  • Parent–Child Connectedness and Behavioral and Emotional Health Among Adolescents

    Diann M. Ackard;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Mary Story;Cheryl L Perry

  • Self-Esteem and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review

    Simone A French;Mary T Story;Cheryl L. Perry

  • Food Preparation by Young Adults Is Associated with Better Diet Quality

    Nicole I. Larson;Cheryl L. Perry;Mary Story;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

  • Ethnic/racial differences in weight-related concerns and behaviors among adolescent girls and boys: Findings from Project EAT

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Jillian Croll;Mary Story;Peter J. Hannan

  • The Association of the School Food Environment With Dietary Behaviors of Young Adolescents

    Martha Y Kubik;Leslie A. Lytle;Peter J Hannan;Cheryl L. Perry

  • Project Northland: outcomes of a communitywide alcohol use prevention program during early adolescence

    Cheryl L. Perry;Carolyn L. Williams;Sara Veblen-Mortenson;Traci L. Toomey

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

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

  • School Physical Education: Effect of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health

    Thomas L. McKenzie;Thomas L. McKenzie;Philip R. Nader;Patricia K. Strikmiller;Minhua Yang

  • Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: The 5-a-day power plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota

    Cheryl L. Perry;Donald B. Bishop;Gretchen Taylor;David M. Murray

  • Peer harassment, school connectedness, and academic achievement.

    Maria E. Eisenberg;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Cheryl L. Perry

  • Personality and behavioral vulnerabilities associated with risk status for eating disorders in adolescent girls.

    Gloria R. Leon;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Cheryl L. Perry;Robert Cudeck

  • Prospective analysis of personality and behavioral vulnerabilities and gender influences in the later development of disordered eating

    Gloria R. Leon;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Cheryl L. Perry;Mary B. Early-Zald

  • Pilot study of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse prevention.

    A McAlister;C Perry;J Killen;L A Slinkard

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University
Alexandra Loukas
Alexandra Loukas The University of Texas at Austin
Kelli A. Komro
Kelli A. Komro Emory University
Keryn E. Pasch
Keryn E. Pasch The University of Texas at Austin
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer University of Minnesota
Carolyn L. Williams
Carolyn L. Williams University of Minnesota
Steven H. Kelder
Steven H. Kelder The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Guy S. Parcel
Guy S. Parcel The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jayne A. Fulkerson
Jayne A. Fulkerson University of Minnesota
Traci L. Toomey
Traci L. Toomey University of Minnesota

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