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Overview

Rebecca E. Lee is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and social sciences, with a significant focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, transportation, surgery, and physiology.

Their work covers several key topics that include obesity, physical activity, and diet; urban transport and accessibility; physical activity and health; urban green space and health; early childhood education and development; health policy implementation science; and health and lifestyle studies.

Rebecca E. Lee has contributed to numerous publications, particularly in well-known journals such as the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Translational Behavioral Medicine, Nutrients, Preventive Medicine Reports, and BMC Public Health. The frequency of publications in these venues reflects an active engagement with public health and environmental research themes.

Key recent papers authored by Rebecca E. Lee include:

  • Recruitment and retention of underrepresented and vulnerable populations to research, 2021, Public Health Nursing
  • Aerobic physical activity to improve memory and executive function in sedentary adults without cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Preventive Medicine Reports
  • Street Food Stand Availability, Density, and Distribution Across Income Levels in Mexico City, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Latin dance and Qigong/Tai Chi effects on physical activity and body composition in breast cancer survivors: A pilot study, 2022, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
  • Built environment in programs to promote physical activity among Latino children and youth living in the United States and in Latin America, 2021, Obesity Reviews

Their frequent collaborators reflect a network that supports interdisciplinary research in related public health areas. Prominent co-authors include Michael Todd, Jacob Szeszulski, Elizabeth Lorenzo, Meg Bruening, and Daniel P. O'Connor.

Best Publications

  • Toward a comprehensive model of physical activity

    John C Spence;Rebecca E Lee

  • Resources for physical activity participation: Does availability and accessibility differ by neighborhood socioeconomic status?

    Paul A. Estabrooks;Rebecca E. Lee;Nancy C. Gyurcsik

  • Assessing overweight, obesity, diet, and physical activity in college students

    Terry T K Huang;Kari Jo Harris;Rebecca E Lee;Niaman Nazir

  • The Physical Activity Resource Assessment (PARA) instrument: Evaluating features, amenities and incivilities of physical activity resources in urban neighborhoods

    Rebecca E. Lee;Katie M. Booth;Jacqueline Y. Reese-Smith;Gail Regan

  • Neighborhood Context and Youth Cardiovascular Health Behaviors

    Rebecca E. Lee;Catherine Cubbin

  • Decomposing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for exercise: Application to stages of motivational readiness

    Janet Buckworth;Rebecca E. Lee;Gail Regan;Lori K. Schneider

  • Development of a culturally relevant body image instrument among urban African Americans.

    Kim M. Pulvers;Rebecca E. Lee;Harsohena Kaur;Matthew S. Mayo

  • Additive interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on childhood overweight.

    Chaoyang Li;Harsohena Kaur;Won S. Choi;Terry T.-K. Huang

  • Overweight and components of the metabolic syndrome in college students.

    Terry T.-K. Huang;Angela M. Kempf;Myra L. Strother;Chaoyang Li

  • Proceedings from the 9th annual conference on the science of dissemination and implementation

    David Chambers;Lisa Simpson;Felicia Hill-Briggs;Gila Neta

  • Validity of a modified CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire among African-Americans.

    Ken Resnicow;Frances McCarty;Dhana Blissett;Terry Wang

  • Contribution of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and physical activity resources to physical activity among women

    Rebecca E Lee;Catherine Cubbin;Catherine Cubbin;Marilyn Winkleby

  • Active vs. passive methods of recruiting ethnic minority women to a health promotion program

    Rebecca E. Lee;Kelly A. McGinnis;James F. Sallis;Cynthia M. Castro

  • Cigarette advertising and promotional strategies in retail outlets: results of a statewide survey in California

    Ellen C Feighery;Kurt M Ribisl;Nina Schleicher;Rebecca E Lee

  • Direct observation of physician counseling on dietary habits and exercise: Patient, physician, and office correlates

    Nadeem A Anis;Rebecca E Lee;Edward F Ellerbeck;Niaman Nazir

  • A prospective study of psychosocial correlates of physical activity for ethnic minority women

    Cynthia M. Castro;James F. Sallis;Sara A. Hickmann;Rebecca E. Lee

  • Striding Toward Social Justice: The Ecologic Milieuof Physical Activity

    Rebecca E. Lee;Catherine Cubbin

  • Associations between the built environment and physical activity in public housing residents

    Katie M Heinrich;Rebecca E Lee;Richard R Suminski;Gail R Regan

  • How does the built environment relate to body mass index and obesity prevalence among public housing residents

    Katie M. Heinrich;Rebecca E. Lee;Gail R. Regan;Jacqueline Y. Reese-Smith

  • Home-Based Exercise Prehabilitation During Preoperative Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Is Associated With Improvement in Physical Function and Quality of Life.

    An Ngo-Huang;Nathan H Parker;Eduardo Bruera;Rebecca E Lee

  • EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE Contribution of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and physical activity resources to physical activity among women

    Rebecca E Lee;Catherine Cubbin;Marilyn Winkleby

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Estabrooks
Paul A. Estabrooks University of Nebraska Medical Center
Catherine Cubbin
Catherine Cubbin The University of Texas at Austin
Sheryl O. Hughes
Sheryl O. Hughes Baylor College of Medicine
Richard J. Simpson
Richard J. Simpson La Trobe University
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Cheryl L. Holt
Cheryl L. Holt University of Maryland, College Park
Carol M. Mangione
Carol M. Mangione University of California, Los Angeles
Rinad S. Beidas
Rinad S. Beidas University of Pennsylvania
Grant R. Sutherland
Grant R. Sutherland University of Adelaide
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide

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