Dr. David A. Dzewaltowski

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Kansas State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Kinesiology and Community Health Institute
HeadAppointed: 1987
Kansas State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Kinesiology and Community Health Institute
ProfessorAppointed: 1987

Mailing Address

Natatorium 8
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Institute
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (785) 532-7750
Fax: (785) 532-7733
dadx@ksu.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Iowa, Exercise Psychology (Physical Education), 1987.
M.S., West Virginia University, Exercise and Sport Psychology (Sport Behavior), 1985.
B.A., Western Washington University, Psychology, 1983.

Expertise and Research Interests

Public Health Psychology of Physical Activity
Health Behavior Change Theory
Community Health Behavioral Interventions
Ecologically Informed Social Cognitive Theory

Other Expertise

Health Behavior and Youth Development Program Evaluation

Future Research

Promotion of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Through Community Development
Prevention of Childhood Obesity Though Community Development
Out-of-School Prevention Strategies for Positive Youth Development and Healthy Behavior
Multilevel Mediation Methods Cluster Randomized Trials

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Behavior Modification, Behavioral Medicine, Community Health, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Health Behavior, Health Psychology, Kinesiology, Nutrition or Dietetics, Physical Education, Program Evaluation (health sciences), Public Health, Sport Psychology, Sports Medicine.

Additional Terms:

Nutrition Intervention, Physical Activity Intervention, Public Health.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine
American Public Health Assocation
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Society for Behavioral Medicine

Honors and Awards

2006, Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology
2003, Community Leadership Fellow, Kansas Health Foundation, Community Development
2003, System Builder Award, K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University
2003, Study Section Member, NICHD, NIH, Diabetes Translation Research Panel
1999-2006, Associate Editor, Exercise and Sport Science Reviews, American College of Sports Medicine

Previous Positions

1995-2002, Head, Kansas State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Kinesiology

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Youth Environmentments Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity, $1,700,000, Jul 1, 1999 to Jun 30, 2004.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Addressing the gap between research and practice of evidence-based health promotion strategies in communities, $203,054, Feb 15, 2003 to Feb 14, 2005.
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Healthy out-of-school places for overweight prevention project, $900,000, 2005 to 2009.

Publications

  • Geller KS, Dzewaltowski DA, Rosenkranz RR, Karteroliotis K (Feb 2009) Measuring children's self-efficacy and proxy efficacy related to fruit and vegetable consumption., The Journal of school health, 79 (2), 51-7 Abstract
  • Geller KS, Dzewaltowski DA (Feb 2009) Longitudinal and cross-sectional influences on youth fruit and vegetable consumption., Nutrition reviews, 67 (2), 65-76 Abstract
  • Coleman KJ, Geller KS, Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA (Dec 2008) Physical activity and healthy eating in the after-school environment., The Journal of school health, 78 (12), 633-40 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA (Oct 2008) Emerging technology, physical activity, and sedentary behavior., Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 36 (4), 171-2 Abstract
  • Estabrooks PA, Bradshaw M, Dzewaltowski DA, Smith-Ray RL (Aug 2008) Determining the impact of Walk Kansas: applying a team-building approach to community physical activity promotion., Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 36 (1), 1-12 Abstract
  • Estabrooks PA, Bradshaw M, Dzewaltowski DA, Smith-Ray RL (Jul 2008) Determining the Impact of Walk Kansas: Applying a Team-Building Approach to Community Physical Activity Promotion., Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Welk G, Hill J, Milliken G, Karteroliotis K, Johnston JA (May 2008) Healthy Youth Places: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Facilitating Adult and Youth Leaders to Promote Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Middle Schools., Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Welk G, Hill J, Milliken G, Karteroliotis K, Johnston JA (May 2008) Healthy Youth Places: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Facilitating Adult and Youth Leaders to Promote Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Middle Schools., Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education Abstract
  • Ford PB, Dzewaltowski DA (Apr 2008) Disparities in obesity prevalence due to variation in the retail food environment: three testable hypotheses., Nutrition reviews, 66 (4), 216-28 Abstract
  • Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA (Mar 2008) Model of the home food environment pertaining to childhood obesity., Nutrition reviews, 66 (3), 123-40 Abstract
  • Klesges LM, Dzewaltowski DA, Glasgow RE (Mar 2008) Review of external validity reporting in childhood obesity prevention research., American journal of preventive medicine, 34 (3), 216-23 Abstract
  • Trost SG, Fees B, Dzewaltowski D (Jan 2008) Feasibility and efficacy of a "move and learn" physical activity curriculum in preschool children., Journal of physical activity & health, 5 (1), 88-103 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Karteroliotis K, Welk G, Johnston JA, Nyaronga D, Estabrooks PA (Jun 2007) Measurement of self-efficacy and proxy efficacy for middle school youth physical activity., Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 29 (3), 310-32 Abstract
  • Wilcox S, Dowda M, Griffin SF, Rheaume C, Ory MG, Leviton L, King AC, Dunn A, Buchner DM, Bazzarre T, Estabrooks PA, Campbell-Voytal K, Bartlett-Prescott J, Dowdy D, Castro CM, Carpenter RA, Dzewaltowski DA, Mockenhaupt R (Jul 2006) Results of the first year of active for life: translation of 2 evidence-based physical activity programs for older adults into community settings., American journal of public health, 96 (7), 1201-9 Abstract
  • Klesges LM, Dzewaltowski DA, Christensen AJ (Feb 2006) Are we creating relevant behavioral medicine research? Show me the evidence!, Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 31 (1), 3-4 Abstract
  • Klesges LM, Estabrooks PA, Dzewaltowski DA, Bull SS, Glasgow RE (Apr 2005) Beginning with the application in mind: designing and planning health behavior change interventions to enhance dissemination., Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 29 Suppl, 66-75 Abstract
  • Klesges LM, Estabrooks PA, Dzewaltowski DA, Bull SS, Glasgow RE (Apr 2005) Beginning with the application in mind: designing and planning health behavior change interventions to enhance dissemination., Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine., 29 Suppl, 66-75 Abstract
  • Coleman KJ, Tiller CL, Sanchez J, Heath EM, Sy O, Milliken G, Dzewaltowski DA, Prevention of the Epidemic Increase in Child Risk of Overweight In Low-income Schools: the El Paso Coordinated Approach to Child Health., Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159(3), 217-24, Mar 2005 Abstract
  • Coleman KJ, Tiller CL, Sanchez J, Heath EM, Sy O, Milliken G, Dzewaltowski DA (Mar 2005) Prevention of the epidemic increase in child risk of overweight in low-income schools: the El Paso coordinated approach to child health., Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159 (3), 217-24 Abstract
  • Coleman KJ, Tiller CL, Sanchez J, Heath EM, Sy O, Milliken G, Dzewaltowski DA (Mar 2005) Prevention of the epidemic increase in child risk of overweight in low-income schools: the El Paso coordinated approach to child health., 159 (3), 217-24 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Klesges LM, Glasgow RE, TREND: an important step, but not enough, American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1474; author reply 1, September 2004 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Klesges LM, Bull S, Glasgow RE, Behavior change intervention research in community settings: how generalizable are the results?, Health Promotion International, 19(2), 235-45, June 2004 Abstract
  • Estabrooks P, Bradshaw M, Fox E, Berg J, Dzewaltowski DA, The relationships between delivery agents' physical activity level and the likelihood of implementing a physical activity program, American Journal of Health Promotion : Ajhp, 18(5), 350-3, 2004 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Glasgow RE, The future of physical activity behavior change research: what is needed to improve translation of research into health promotion practice?, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 32(2), 57-63, April 2004 Abstract
  • Glasgow RE, Klesges LM, Dzewaltowski DA, Bull SS, Estabrooks P, The future of health behavior change research: what is needed to improve translation of research into health promotion practice?, Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine., 27(1), 3-12, Feb 2004 Abstract
  • Estabrooks PA, Glasgow RE, Dzewaltowski DA, Physical activity promotion through primary care, Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 289(22), 2913-6, June 2003 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Emerging theories in health promotion practice and research: strategies for improving public health. Ralph J. DiClemente, Richard A. Crosby, and Michelle C. Kegler, eds. Jossey-Bass, 2002., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24(4), 377-8, May 2003 Abstract
  • Estabrooks P, Dzewaltowski DA, Glasgow RE, Klesges LM, Reporting of validity from school health promotion studies published in 12 leading journals, 1996-2000, Journal of School Health, 73(1), 21-8, January 2003 Abstract
  • Glasgow RE, Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Klesges LM, Bull SS, Response from the Behavior Change Consortium Representatives and Translation Work Group: the issue is one of impact, not of world view or preferred approach, Health Education Research, 17(6), 696-9, December 2002 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Johnston JA, Healthy youth places promoting nutrition and physical activity, Health Education Research, 17(5), 541-51, October 2002 Abstract
  • Ryan GJ, Dzewaltowski DA, Comparing the relationships between different types of self-efficacy and physical activity in youth, Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education., 29(4), 491-504, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Bauman AE, Sallis JF, Dzewaltowski DA, Owen N, Toward a better understanding of the influences on physical activity: the role of determinants, correlates, causal variables, mediators, moderators, and confounders, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 23(2 Suppl), 5-14, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Glasgow RE, Bull SS, Gillette C, Klesges LM, Dzewaltowski DA, Behavior change intervention research in healthcare settings: a review of recent reports with emphasis on external validity, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 23(1), 62-9, July 2002 Abstract
  • Acevedo EO, Dzewaltowski DA, Kubitz KA, Kraemer RR, Effects of a proposed challenge on effort sense and cardiorespiratory responses during exercise, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31(10), 1460-5, October 1999 Abstract
  • Russell WD, Dzewaltowski DA, Ryan GJ, The effectiveness of a point-of-decision prompt in deterring sedentary behavior, American Journal of Health Promotion : Ajhp, 13(5), 257-9, ii, 1999 Abstract
  • Dzewaltowski DA, Physical activity determinants: a social cognitive approach, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 26(11), 1395-9, November 1994 Abstract
  • Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA, Promoting better family meals for girls attending summer programs., Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 41 (1), 65-7 Abstract
  • Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA, Promoting better family meals for girls attending summer programs., Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 41 (1), 65-7 Abstract

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