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Ruth P. Saunders is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physiology, and Health.

The central topics of Saunders's work include obesity, physical activity, and diet; food security and health in diverse populations; children's physical and motor development; physical activity and health; community health and development; health policy implementation science; and religion, spirituality, and psychology.

Recent publications by Ruth P. Saunders include:

  • "Patterns of age-related change in physical activity during the transition from elementary to high school," 2022, published in Preventive Medicine Reports
  • "Predictors of implementation in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition dissemination and implementation study: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in a statewide initiative," 2020, published in Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • "Longitudinal Associations Between Psychosocial, Home, and Neighborhood Factors and Children's Physical Activity," 2020, published in Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • "Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Interventions in Faith-Based Settings: A Systematic Review Using the Reach, Effectiveness/Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance Framework," 2020, published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Associations between three measures of physical activity and selected influences on physical activity in youth transitioning from elementary to middle school," 2021, published in Sports Medicine and Health Science

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable aspect of Saunders's work. Frequent co-authors include Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Sara Wilcox, and Andrew T. Kaczynski.

Saunders has contributed to book publications as well, with a book titled Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity published by Human Kinetics in 2024.

Publication venues frequently hosting Saunders's work include UNC Libraries, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Translational Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, and Current Developments in Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Developing a Process-Evaluation Plan for Assessing Health Promotion Program Implementation: A How-To Guide

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  • MEASURING ENJOYMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS

    R W. Motl;R K. Dishman;R Saunders;M Dowda

  • Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention.

    Rod K. Dishman;Robert W. Motl;Ruth P. Saunders;Gwen A. Felton

  • Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls

    Rod K. Dishman;Robert W. Motl;Ruth P. Saunders;Gwen A. Felton

  • A prospective study of the determinants of physical activity in rural fifth-grade children

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Ruth P. Saunders;Dianne S. Ward

  • Promotion of physical activity among high-school girls: a randomized controlled trial.

    Russell R. Pate;Dianne Stanton Ward;Ruth P. Saunders;Gwen Felton

  • Associations between self-reported and objective physical environmental factors and use of a community rail-trail.

    Philip J. Troped;Ruth P. Saunders;Russell R. Pate;Belinda M Reininger

  • Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate cross-sectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls.

    Rod K. Dishman;Derek P. Hales;Karin A. Pfeiffer;Gwen A. Felton

  • Environmental influences, physical activity, and weight status in 8- to 16-year-olds.

    Marsha Dowda;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Cheryl L. Addy;Ruth Saunders

  • Development of Questionnaires to Measure Psychosocial Influences on Children's Physical Activity

    Ruth P. Saunders;Russell R. Pate;Gwen A. Felton;Marsha Dowda

  • Gender Differences in Physical Activity and Determinants of Physical Activity in Rural Fifth Grade Children

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Marsha Dowda;Ruth Saunders

  • Perceptions of Physical and Social Environment Variables and Self-Efficacy as Correlates of Self-Reported Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls

    Robert W. Motl;Rod K. Dishman;Ruth P. Saunders;Marsha Dowda

  • Relationships Between Stigma, Social Support, and Depression in HIV-Infected African American Women Living in the Rural Southeastern United States

    Medha Vyavaharkar;Linda Moneyham;Sara Corwin;Ruth Saunders

  • Examining social-cognitive determinants of intention and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls using structural equation modeling.

    Robert W. Motl;Rod K. Dishman;Ruth P. Saunders;Marsha Dowda

  • Correlates of recreational and transportation physical activity among adults in a New England community

    Philip J. Troped;Ruth P. Saunders;Russell R. Pate;Belinda M Reininger

  • Correlates of physical activity behavior in rural youth.

    Russell R. Pate;Stewart G. Trost;Gwen M. Felton;Dianne S. Ward

  • Structured physical activity and psychosocial correlates in middle-school girls

    Daheia J. Barr-Anderson;Deborah R. Young;James F. Sallis;Dianne R. Neumark-Sztainer

  • Differences in Physical Activity between Black and White Girls Living in Rural and Urban Areas.

    Gwen A. Felton;Marsha Dowda;Dianne S. Ward;Rod K. Dishman

  • Associations among food insecurity, acculturation, demographic factors, and fruit and vegetable intake at home in Hispanic children

    Jayna M. Dave;Alexandra E. Evans;Ruth P. Saunders;Ken W. Watkins

  • Evaluation of a community-based intervention to promote physical activity in youth: lessons from Active Winners.

    Russell R. Pate;Ruth P. Saunders;Dianne S. Ward;Gwen Felton

  • Correlates of physical activity among U.S. young adults, 18 to 30 years of age, from NHANES III.

    Marsha Dowda;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Cheryl L. Addy;Ruth Saunders

Frequent Co-Authors

Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina
Dianne S. Ward
Dianne S. Ward University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sara Wilcox
Sara Wilcox University of South Carolina
Michael W. Beets
Michael W. Beets University of South Carolina
Karin A. Pfeiffer
Karin A. Pfeiffer Michigan State University
Justin B. Moore
Justin B. Moore Wake Forest University
Andrew T. Kaczynski
Andrew T. Kaczynski University of South Carolina
Dawn K. Wilson
Dawn K. Wilson University of South Carolina
Robert F. Valois
Robert F. Valois University of South Carolina
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University

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