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64
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World Ranking
1099
National Ranking
512

Overview

Mary Ann Pentz is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with notable contributions in physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, applied psychology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

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

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Mary Ann Pentz has published in a variety of academic venues, with frequent publications in Substance Use & Misuse, Tobacco Control, The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, and Thorax.

Recent significant papers include:

  • Tobacco product use and the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: current understanding and recommendations for future research (2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • Prospective study of e-cigarette use and respiratory symptoms in adolescents and young adults (2023, Thorax)
  • Retail Marketing of Menthol Cigarettes in Los Angeles, California: a Challenge to Health Equity (2021, Preventing Chronic Disease)
  • Advancing racial equity and social justice for Black communities in US tobacco control policy (2021, Tobacco Control)
  • Cross-Sectional Associations of Multiple Tobacco Product Use with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Young Adult E-Cigarette Users (2021, Substance Use & Misuse)

Frequent collaborators include Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis, Adam M. Leventhal, Tess Boley Cruz, Jennifer B. Unger, and Sandrah P. Eckel.

Best Publications

  • A Multicommunity Trial for Primary Prevention of Adolescent Drug Abuse: Effects on Drug Use Prevalence

    Mary Ann Pentz;James H. Dwyer;David P. MacKinnon;Brian R. Flay

  • The Mediational Role of Neurocognition in the Behavioral Outcomes of a Social-Emotional Prevention Program in Elementary School Students: Effects of the PATHS Curriculum

    Nathaniel R. Riggs;Mark T. Greenberg;Carol A. Kusché;Mary Ann Pentz

  • A systematic review of built environment factors related to physical activity and obesity risk: implications for smart growth urban planning.

    Casey P. Durand;Mohammad Andalib;Genevieve F. Dunton;Jennifer Wolch

  • Comparison of Population-Averaged and Subject-Specific Approaches for Analyzing Repeated Binary Outcomes

    Frank B. Hu;Jack Goldberg;Donald Hedeker;Brian R. Flay

  • Relative Effectiveness of Comprehensive Community Programming for Drug Abuse Prevention With High-Risk and Low-Risk Adolescents

    C. Anderson Johnson;Mary Ann Pentz;Mark D. Weber;James H. Dwyer

  • E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use

    Jessica L Barrington-Trimis;Robert Urman;Kiros Berhane;Jennifer B Unger

  • Peer influences: the impact of online and offline friendship networks on adolescent smoking and alcohol use.

    Grace C. Huang;Jennifer B. Unger;Daniel Soto;Kayo Fujimoto

  • A study of community design, greenness and physical activity in children using satellite, GPS and accelerometer data

    Estela Almanza;Michael Jerrett;Genevieve Dunton;Edmund Seto

  • Mediating Mechanisms in a School-Based Drug Prevention Program: First-Year Effects of the Midwestern Prevention Project

    D P MacKinnon;C A Johnson;M A Pentz;J H Dwyer

  • Translation in the health professions: converting science into action.

    Steve Sussman;Thomas W. Valente;Louise A. Rohrbach;Silvana Skara

  • Parallel developmental trajectories of sensation seeking and regular substance use in adolescents.

    Anne M. Crawford;Mary Ann Pentz;Chih-Ping Chou;Chaoyang Li

  • Psychosocial Factors Associated With Adolescent Electronic Cigarette and Cigarette Use

    Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Kiros Berhane;Jennifer B. Unger;Tess Boley Cruz

  • Addressing Core Challenges for the Next Generation of Type 2 Translation Research and Systems: The Translation Science to Population Impact (TSci Impact) Framework

    Richard Spoth;Louise A. Rohrbach;Mark Greenberg;Philip Leaf

  • Effects of Program Implementation on Adolescent Drug Use Behavior: The Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP)

    Mary Ann Pentz;Elizabeth A. Trebow;William B. Hansen;David P. MacKinnon

  • Parental substance use as a modifier of adolescent substance use risk

    Chaoyang Li;Mary Ann Pentz;Chih-Ping Chou

  • The power of policy: the relationship of smoking policy to adolescent smoking.

    M A Pentz;B R Brannon;V L Charlin;E J Barrett

  • Comparisons of Two Statistical Approaches to Study Growth Curves: The Multilevel Model and the Latent Curve Analysis.

    Chih-Ping Chou;Peter M. Bentler;Mary Ann Pentz

  • Utility of the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior for predicting Chinese adolescent smoking.

    Qian Guo;C. Anderson Johnson;Jennifer B. Unger;Liming Lee

  • Identifying trajectories of adolescent smoking: an application of latent growth mixture modeling.

    Craig R. Colder;Paras Mehta;Kevin Balanda;Richard T. Campbell

  • Community coalitions as a system: effects of network change on adoption of evidence-based substance abuse prevention.

    Thomas W. Valente;Chich Ping Chou;Mary Ann Pentz

  • Effects of a community-based prevention program on decreasing drug use in high-risk adolescents

    C P Chou;S Montgomery;M A Pentz;L A Rohrbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Nathaniel R. Riggs
Nathaniel R. Riggs Colorado State University
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Genevieve F. Dunton
Genevieve F. Dunton University of Southern California
Donna Spruijt-Metz
Donna Spruijt-Metz University of Southern California
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Tess Boley Cruz
Tess Boley Cruz University of Southern California
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
David P. MacKinnon
David P. MacKinnon Arizona State University
William B. Hansen
William B. Hansen University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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