Dr. John B. Lowe

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University of Queensland
School of Population Health
ProfessorAppointed: 2000

Mailing Address

E225A General Hospital
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 552242-1008
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5383
Fax: (319) 384-5385
john-lowe@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/cbh/faculty/lowe.html

Qualifications

Dr.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Behavioral Science/Community Health, 1982.
M.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Community Health, 1979.
Certificate, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Biomedical Communications, 1978.
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, Radio, TV, Film Communication, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research interests include:
  • Cancer control and prevention
  • Smoking prevention and cessation
  • Injury prevention and control
  • Addiction
  • Behavioural medicine
  • Breast cancer
  • Intervention studies
  • Community health
  • Health promotion and education
  • Media

Other Expertise

I have contributed the following book chapters:
  • Windsor Ra, Lowe JB. Behavioural Impact and Cost Analysis of a Worksite Self-Help Smoking Cessation Program in Level III Policy Chapter. In: Advances in Cancer Control VI. PF Engstrom, Ed. Alan R. Liss, Inc,1989.
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Artz LM, Contreras LK. Smoking Cessation and Pregnancy Intervention Trial. In: Advances in Cancer Control VI. PF Engstrom, Ed. Alan R. Liss, Inc, 1989.
  • Lowe JB, Del Mar CB. Preventing Cancer. In Sociology of Health and Illness, 2nd edition. G Lupton and JM Najman, Eds. 1995.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Addictions, Alcohol or Alcoholism, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Colorectal Cancer, Community Health, Drugs or Drug Abuse, Health and Safety Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Injury Prevention, Smoking Behavior, Substance Abuse.

Additional Terms:

Cancer Control, Cancer Prevention, Colorectal Cancer, Injury Prevention, Skin Cancer, Smoking Cessation, Smoking Prevention.

Honors and Awards

2000, Fellow, American Academy of Health Behavior
1999, Fellow, Australian Health Promotion Association
1989-1990, Health Educator of the Year, Health Educators Association of Alabama
1986-1987, Wes Nowlin Award - Outstanding Volunteer, American Cancer Society
1985, Eta Sigma Gamma,

Previous Positions

2005, Interim Associate Dean for External Relations, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Public Health - Administration
2004, Associate Director for Population Sciences, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Medicine Administration
2002, Professor (Secondary), University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communication Studies
2001, Director, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Community & Behavioral Health, Iowa Tobacco Research Center
2000, Head, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Community & Behavioral Health
2000, Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Community & Behavioral Health
2000, Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Cancer Center, Holden Comprehensive
1998-1999, Acting Head, University of Queensland, Graduate School of Medicine, Social and Preventive Medicine
1996-1996, Commonwealth Government, Australia, Commonwealth Department of Health & Family Services
1990-2000, Director, University of Queensland, Centre for Health Promotion and Cancer Prevention Research, Faculty of Medicine
1990-2000, Reader, University of Queensland, Graduate School of Medicine, Social and Preventive Medicine
1990-1995, Honorary Research Consultant, James Cook University, Medicine, Health & Molecular Sciences, Public Health, Tropical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences, Anton Breinl Centre for Tropical Health & Medicine
1988-1992, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, John J. Sparkman Center for International Public Health Education
1988-1990, Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Health Behavior, Doctoral Studies
1987-1990, Associate Professor with Tenure, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Health Behavior
1986-1990, Scientist, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Comprehensive Cancer Center
1986-1990, Associate Scholar, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Health Risk Assessment
1984-1987, Coordinator, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Health Behavior, Master's Programs
1984-1987, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Health Behavior
1980-1981, Instructional Designer, University of Texas at Austin
1980-1981, Consultant, University of Texas at Austin, Employee Assistance Program
1978-1980, Research/Graduate Assistant, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Audiovisual Services

Funding Received

  • Association of Schools of Public Health: Principal Investigator, The Effect of Media on Alcohol Use During Pregnancy, $680,794, Oct 1, 2001 to Sep 30, 2004.
  • Iowa Deparment of Public Health: Principal Investigator, Preventing Relapse Among Women Who Quit Smoking Due to Pregnancy, $335,795, Nov 1, 2001 to Oct 31, 2003.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Co-Principal Investigator, Outcome evaluation for the program, pick a better snack, $75,829, Jan 15, 2001 to Sep 30, 2003.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Principal Investigator, Tobacco Intervention Program for Pregnant Women, $1,251,537, Feb 1, 2001 to Jun 30, 2005.
  • NCI: Co-Investigator/Associate Director, Holden Comprehenseive Cancer Center, $4,776,610, 2005 to 2009.
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Principal Investigator, Prevention Research Center, $4,250,000, 2005 to 2009.
  • Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield grant: Principal Investigator, Using Community Based Participatory Research to Improve the Health of Employees at Rickwell-Collins, $30,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevnetion and Health Promotion/IDPH: Principal Investigator, Tobacco Cessation among Iowans, $273,352, 2005 to 2006.
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC: Principal Investigator, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers (Cost Extension Award), $201,744, 2004 to 2005.
  • IDPH: Principal Investigator, Tobacco Cessation Quit Line for Iowa Families, $124,997, 2004 to 2005.
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Principal Investigator, Recruiting Underrepresented Populations into Tobacco Cessation Programs, $155,000, 2004 to 2005.
  • Pfizer, Inc: Principal Investigator, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pfizer's 'Easy Read' Patient Education Materials in Selected Community Health Clinics, $61,995, 2003 to 2003.
  • CDC: Co-Investigator, Injury Prevention Research Center, 2003 to 2007.
  • Gallup Organization: Principal Investigator, Evaluating Iowa's Tobacco Program, $60,000, 2002 to 2002.
  • University of North Dakota: Principal Investigator, Teaching Syllabus for 'Communicating Messages to Populations', $40,000, 2002 to 2002.
  • American Legacy Foundation/Association of Schools of Public Health: Principal Investigator, Integrating Tobacco Education into a Public Health Curriculum, $150,000, 2002 to 2005.
  • Center for Disease Control: Principal Investigator, Improving the Health of Rural Iowans through Nutrition and Exercise, $1,901,027, 2002 to 2004.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Principal Investigator, Expansion and Enhancement of the Iowa Tobacco Research Center, $11,000, 2001 to 2002.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Principal Investigator, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Statewide Quitline Grant, $300,000, 2001 to 2004.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Co-Investigator, Implementation of Comprehensive Counter-Tobacco Strategies for Adult Populations, $74,961, 2000 to 2003.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, The maintenance of the delivery of antenatal smoking cessation programs for pregnant women in hospitals, $38,276 (AUD), 1999 to 2000.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, A survey of smoking prevalence amongst indigenous secondary school students in Queensland, $32,389 (AUD), 1999 to 2000.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council: Investigator, A longitudinal study of the levels of intensity of palliative care received by cancer patients in Brisbane, Queensland, $175,810 (AUD), 1999 to 2002.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, Prevention of regular smoking among adolescents, $47,346 (AUD), 1999 to 2000.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, Promoting the desirability of a suntan among adolescents: An investigation of socio-cultural factors, $14,984 (AUD), 1999 to 2002.
  • Queensland Health: Investigator, Community perception of appropriate skin protection behavior and non-compliance with cancer prevention messages, $50,271 (AUD), 1998 to 2002.
  • Queensland Health: Investigator, Young children and the sun: Research into exposure levels and parental attitudes towards prevention, $73,874 (AUD), 1998 to 2002.
  • Mayne Bequest (UQ): Investigator, The Quality of Life, Will to Live and Desire for Death in the Terminally Ill, $30,357 (AUD), 1998 to 1998.
  • Mayne Bequest (UQ): Investigator, Development of an alcohol use prevention program for pregnant women, $30,357 (AUD), 1998 to 1999.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council: Principal Investigator, The efficacy of an early childhood sun protection program for mothers, $177,786 (AUD), 1998 to 2001.
  • Queensland Health - Women's Cancer Screening Service: Review and development of a cervical screening resource for community health workers, $10,000 (AUD), 1997 to 1998.
  • Mayne Bequest (UQ): Investigator, Enhancing mammographic screening among women living in rural and remote areas, $31,876 (AUD), 1997 to 1998.
  • University of Queensland (Mayne Bequest) Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, The efficacy of an early childhood sun protection program for mothers, $45,028 (AUD), 1996 to 1997.
  • Kathleen Cunningham Foundation: Investigator, Qualitative investigation of breast cancer control and management for non-indigenous women in remote Queensland, $46,858 (AUD), 1996 to 1998.
  • Public Health Research & Development Committee, NHMRC: Investigator, Persisting psychological consequences of recall during mammographic screening, $19,980 (AUD), 1995 to 1995.
  • NHMRC National Health Advancement: Co-Principal Investigator, Sun Protection Programs Working Party Report, $10,000 (AUD), 1995 to 1995.
  • Queensland Health Promotion Council: Co-Principal Investigator, Measurement of Public Support in Queensland for Policies to Restrict Smoking, $29,093 (AUD), 1995 to 1996.
  • Queensland Health Department: Principal Investigator, Implementation phase of the diffusion trial for ante-natal smoking cessation programs in hospitals, $10,000 (AUD), 1995 to 1996.
  • Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health: Investigator, Access and Quality of Palliative Care for NESB People, $53,171 (AUD), 1995 to 1996.
  • Queensland Health Promotion Council: Principal Investigator, The use of health promotion activities to improve the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injuries in a cost-effective manner, $55,064 (AUD), 1995 to 1998.
  • Queensland Health: Investigator, Repeat Pap Smears undertaken in the Private Sector following a Pap Smear in Family Planning Queensland, $12,442 (AUD), 1995 to 1998.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, A diffusion trial for a general practice-based skin examination program, $28,000 (AUD), 1995 to 1997.
  • Telstra / Aust. Post: Principal Investigator, Solar Protective Clothing, $38,500 (AUD), 1995 to 1997.
  • Queensland Health: Investigator, Production of Adjunct Video Resource for Skin Cancer Prevention, $35,000 (AUD), 1994 to 1994.
  • Queensland Health: Investigator, Analysis of Alternative Cervical Smear Reminder Systems (CSRS), $20,672 (AUD), 1994 to 1994.
  • Australian Rotary Health Research Fund: Investigator, Out-of-school youth smoking research project proposal, $51,932 (AUD), 1994 to 1995.
  • Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health, General Practice Evaluation Programme: Investigator, Decay of the Quality of Medical Records after a Minimum Intervention, $24,656 (AUD), 1994 to 1995.
  • Queensland Health: Investigator, A Training Opportunity in the Exploration of Early Detection Strategies for Melanoma, $28,250, 1994 to 1996.
  • Public Health Research & Development Committee, NHMRC: Principal Investigator, Evaluating a Secondary School Program to Increase Sun-Protective Behaviour, $155,043 (AUD), 1994 to 1996.
  • Queensland Department of Education: Co-Principal Investigator, Research into Skin Cancer and the Development of Resources or Programs Addressing Sun Protection, $60,000 (AUD), 1994 to 1994.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, Smoking Cessation Program for Men, $138,353 (AUD), 1994 to 1997.
  • Queensland Health: Principal Investigator, A Diffusion Trial for Antenatal Smoking Cessation Programs in Hospitals, $175,154 (AUD), 1994 to 1996.
  • Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health, General Practice Evaluation Program: Investigator, Decay of the quality of medical records after a minimum intervention, $24,656 (AUD), 1994 to 1996.
  • Queensland Cancer Fund: Principal Investigator, Adolescent Smoking Behaviour within Queensland Schools, $40,000 (AUD), 1993 to 1994.
  • Queensland Department of Health: Principal Investigator, Training Opportunities in Sun-Cancer Prevention Research (Training Grant), $81,875 (AUD), 1993 to 1994.
  • Queensland Department of Health: Principal Investigator, Recent Trends in Sun-related Behaviours and Attitudes in Queensland: 1988/1989-1991/1992 (Training Grant), $15,936 (AUD), 1993 to 1994.
  • Queensland Department of Health: Principal Investigator, Detecting Skin Cancer: Proposal to Develop and Evaluate an Innovative Intervention Designed to Promote Skin Examination in General Practice, $72,021 (AUD), 1993 to 1994.
  • Queensland Cancer Fund: Principal Investigator, A Randomized Community Trial of Strategies to Increase Skin Screening, $191,475 (AUD), 1993 to 1996.
  • National Heart Foundation of Australia: Principal Investigator, A Project to Develop and Evaluate Self-Help Smoking Cessation/Relapse Prevention Materials for Cardiovascular Patients, $73,900 (AUD), 1992 to 1994.
  • Queensland Department of Health & Queensland Cancer Fund: Principal Investigator, Evaluation of a Comprehensive Behavioural Change Program Designed to Increase Sun-Protection Behaviour amongst Junior Secondary School Students, $187,055 (AUD), 1992 to 1994.
  • University of Queensland Special Project Grant Scheme: Investigator, Quality of LIfe Assessment of Asymptomatic Women Attending a Mobile Mammography Screening Clinic, $20,000 (AUD), 1991 to 1992.
  • Queensland Department of Health: Principal Investigator, Psychosocial Factors Influencing Skin Self-Examination for Skin Cancer, $75,542 (AUD), 1991 to 1992.
  • Queensland Department of Health: Principal Investigator, Sun Exposure, Sun Protective Behaviours and Cancer Related Attitudes Amongst Queenslanders, $15,305 (AUD), 1991 to 1992.
  • Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health - General Practice Evaluation Program: Investigator, Evaluation of an Intervention to Improve the Quality of Medical Records, $75,456 (AUD), 1991 to 1993.
  • Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital: Principal Investigator, Smoking Cessation among Pregnant Women, $77,119 (AUD), 1991 to 1993.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Principal Investigator, An Alcohol Prevention Program for Pregnant Women, $99,421, 1990 to 1992.
  • Queensland Department of Health: Principal Investigator, The Evaluation of a School Based Primary Prevention Program for Skin Cancer, $50,000 (AUD), 1990 to 1991.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Principal Investigator, Smoking Relapse Prevention for Pregnant Women, $34,993, 1989 to 1991.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Investigator, Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (Training Grant), $1,925,617, 1988 to 1990.
  • American Cancer Society: Principal Investigator, The Adoption of Effective Cancer Education Programs in the Economically Disadvantaged in Alabama, $20,000, 1988 to 1990.
  • American Lung Association: Principal Investigator, Factors Affecting Success and Failure in Follow-up of a Smoking Cessation Program: The Impact of Social Support, $42,120, 1985 to 1987.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Co-Principal Investigator, Smoking Cessation Programs for University Employees, Funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, $242,813, 1984 to 1986.
  • Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas: Co-Principal Investigator, The Efficacy of Multi-modality Smoking Cessation Program Incorporating the Training of Healthy Lifesyle Skills, $1,000, 1983 to 1984.

Publications

  • Hughey J, Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Oprescu F (2007) Empowerment and sense of community: Clarifying their relationship in community organizations, Health Educ Behav
  • Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Hughey J, Reid RJ, Zimmerman MA, Speer PW (2006) Measuring the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment: Confirmatory factor of community psychology, American Journal of Community Psychology, 38 (3-4), 287-97
  • Squier C, Hesli V, Lowe J, Medvedovskaya N (2006) Tobacco use, cessation advice to patients and attitudes to tobacco control among physicians in Ukraine, Eur J Cancer Prev, 15 (5), 458-63
  • Stanton W, Lowe JB, Balanda K, Del Mar C, Evaluation of a Smoking Relapse Prevention Program for Cardiovascular Patients, International Journal of Cancer Prevention, In Press, 2006
  • Joslin B, Lowe JB, Peterson NA (2006) Employee characteristics and participation in a worksite wellness program, Health Education Journal, In Press
  • Janda M, Lowe JB, Elwood M, Ring IT, Youl PH, Aitken JF (2006) Do centrailised skin screening clinics increase participation in melanoma sceening (Australia)?, Cancer Causes and Control, 17 (2), 161-8
  • Aitken J, Janda M, Elwood M, Youl P, Ring I, Lowe JB (2006) Clinical outcomes from skin screening clinics within a community-based melanoma screening program, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 54 (1), 105-14
  • Peterson JJ, Lowe JB, Peterson NA, Janz K (2006) The relationship between active living and health-related quality of life: Income as a moderator, Health Education Research, 21 (1), 146-156
  • Aitken JF, Youl PH, Janda M, Lowe JB, Ring IT, Elwood M (2006) Increase in skin cancer screening during a community-based randomized intervention trial, International Journal of Cancer, 118 (4), 1010-16
  • Peterson JJ, Lowe JB, Peterson NA, Janz K (2006) The relationship between active living and health-related quality of life: Income as a moderator, Health Education Research, 21 (1), 146-156
  • Durrheim DN, Muller R, Saunders VL, Speare R, Lowe JB (2006) A population survey: Would Australian general practice be the first point of contact during an anthrax bioterrorism event?, Australian Family Physician, 35 (3), 172-4
  • Youl PH, Janda M, Elwood M, Lowe JB, Ring IT, Aitken JF (2006) Who attends skin cancer clinics within a randomized melanoma screening program?, Cancer Detect Prev, 30 (1), 44-51
  • McDermott L, Emmison M, Lowe JB (2006) In Beach Culture in Australia, Changing discourses and popular attitudes to sun tanning, Myer and Myer, In Press
  • Goody CM, Lowe JB (2006) In Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Prevalence and Predictors of Cigarette Smoking Among Youth, In Press
  • Aquilino ML, Lowe JB (2006) In Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Prevention and management of youth cigarette smoking, In Press
  • Lowe JB, Clavarino A (2006) In Encyclopedia of Public Health, Preventive Health Behavior, Brewlow, ed, In Press
  • Durrheim DN, Muller R, Saunders V, Speare R, Lowe JB (2005) Australian public and smallpox, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11 (11), 1748-50
  • Reid RJ, Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Hughey J, Tobacco Outlet Density and Smoking Prevalence: Does Racial Concentration Matter?, Drugs-Education Prevention & Policy, 12(3), 233-8, Jun 2005
  • Cook JA, Peterson JJ, Nothwehr F, Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Empowerment of the Community Health Action Partnership of Keokuk County, Iowa, Health Education & Behavior, 32, 146-8, Apr 2005
  • Freeman LEB, Dennis LK, Lynch CE, Lowe JB, Clarke WR, Test-retest of Self-reported Exposure to Artificial Tanning Devices, Self-tanning Creams, and Sun Sensitivity Showed Consistency, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58(4), 430-2, Apr 2005
  • Peterson AN, Lowe JB, Aquilino ML, Schneider JE, Linking Social Cohesion and Gender to Intrapersonal and Interactional Empowerment: Cohesion and Support and New Implications for Theory, Journal of Community Psychology, 33(2), 233-44, Mar 2005
  • Baade PD, Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Del Mar CB, Community Perceptions of Suspicious Pigmented Skin Lesions: Are They Accurate When Compared to General Practitioners?, Cancer Detection & Prevention, 29(3), 267-75, 2005
  • Schneider J, Reid RJ, Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Hughey J (2005) Tobacco outlet density and emographics at the tract level of analysis in Iowa: Implications for environmentally-based prevention initiatives, Prevention Science, 6 (4), 319-25
  • Reid RJ, Peterson NA, Hughey J, Lowe JB, Schneider J (2005) Citizen participation in substance abuse prevention activities: Person, situation, and environment-related predictors in an urban community, Prevention Science, 6 (3), 150-6
  • Youl PH, Janda M, Lowe JB, Aitken JF (2005) Does the type of promotional material influence men's attendance at skin screening clinics?, Health Promotional Journal Australia, 16 (3), 229-32
  • Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Reid RJ (2005) Tobacco Outlet Density, Cigarette Smoking Prevalence, and Demographics At the County Unit of Analysis, Substance Use and Misuse, 40 (11), 1627-35
  • McDermott LJ, Lowe JB, Stanton WR, Clavarino AM (2005) Suntans and Sun Protection in Australian Teen Media: 1999 to 2000, Health Education and Behavior, 32 (4), 504-13
  • Lowe JB, Ball J, Lynch BM, Baldwin L, Janda M, Stanton WR, Aitken JF, Acceptability and feasibility of a community-based screening programme for melanoma in Australia, Health Promotion International, 19(4), 437-44, 01 Dec 2004
  • Aitken JF, Youl PH, Janda M, Elwood M, Ring IT, Lowe JB, Comparability of skin screening histories obtained by telephone interviews and mailed questionnaires: a randomized crossover study, American Journal of Epidemiology, 160(6), 598-604, September 2004 Abstract
  • Woolley T, Buettner PG, Lowe J, Predictors of sun protection in northern Australian men with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer, Preventive Medicine., 39(2), August 2004
  • Baxter LA, Hirokawa R, Lowe JB, Nathan P, Pearce L, Dialogic voices in talk about drinking and pregnancy, Journal of Applied Communication Research, 32(3), 224-48, August 2004
  • Janda M, Youl PH, Lowe JB, Elwood M, Ring IT, Aitken JF, Attitudes and intentions in relation to skin checks for early signs of skin cancer, Preventive Medicine, 39(1), July 2004
  • Aitken JF, Janda M, Lowe JB, Elwood M, Ring IT, Youl PH, Firman DW, Prevalence of whole-body skin self-examination in a population at high risk for skin cancer (Australia), Cancer Causes & Control : Ccc, 15(5), 453-63, June 2004 Abstract
  • Aitken JF, Youl PH, Janda M, Elwood M, Ring IT, Lowe JB, Firman DW, Validity of self-reported skin screening histories, American Journal of Epidemiology, 159(11), 1098-105, June 2004 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Saeck L, Brough M, Carmont S, Clavarino A, Stanton W, Balanda K, Shannon C, Smoking behaviour among indigenous secondary school students in North Queensland, Drug and Alcohol Review, 23(1), 101-6, March 2004
  • Jana M, Elwood M, Ring IT, Firman DW, Lowe JB, Youl PH, Aitken JF, Prevalence of skin screening by general practitioners in regional Queensland, Medical Journal of Australia, 180(1), 10-15, 1 January 2004
  • Aquilino M, Lowe J, Approaches to tobacco control: the evidence base, European J of Dent Educ, 8(4), 11-17, 2004
  • Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Moffatt J, Del Mar CB, Randomised control trial of a smoking cessation intervention directed at men whose partners are pregnant, Preventive Medicine, 38(1), 6-9, January 2004 Abstract
  • Baade PD, Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Lowe JB, De Mar CB, Community Perception of Specific Skin Features of Possible Melanoma, Health Education Journal, 63(2), 158-69, 2004
  • Balanda KP, Lowe JB, Stanton W, Clavarino AM, Del Mar CB, Gillespie AM, Strategies to Improve the Frequency and Coverage of Skin Self Examination Conducted in Small Communities, Health Education, 104(4), 201-10, 2004
  • Woolley T, Buettner PG, Lowe JB, Sunburn in Australian men with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer, American Journal of Health Behavior, 27(3), 195-207, 2003 Abstract
  • Aquilino ML, Farris KB, Zillich AJ, Lowe JB, Smoking-cessation servies in Iowa community pharmacies, Pharmacotherapy, 23(5), 666-73, 2003
  • Aquilino ML, Goody CM, Lowe JB, WIC provider's perspectives on offering smoking cessation interventions, MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, (in press), 2003
  • McDermott L, Lowe JB, Using popular children's characters to help parents protect their young children from the sun, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, (in press), 2003
  • Lowe JB, A Self-help Programme for Smoking Cessatioon in Pregnant Women Was Not Effective Within Routing Antenatal Cure, Commentary on Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology, Campbell Et Al, 5(107-8), 2003
  • Lowe JB, When doing nothing can cause harm, Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention., 8(4), 346, December 2002
  • Lowe JB, Balanda PK, Stanton WR, Del Mar C, O'Connor V, Dissemination of an efficacious antenatal smoking cessation program in public hospitals in Australia: a randomized controlled trial, Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education., 29(5), 608-19, October 2002 Abstract
  • Woolley T, Buettner PG, Lowe J, Sun-related behaviors of outdoor working men with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine., 44(9), 847-54, September 2002 Abstract
  • Clavarino AM, Lowe JB, Carmont SA, Balanda K, The needs of cancer patients and their families from rural and remote areas of Queensland, The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 10(4), 188-95, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, McDermott LJ, Stanton WR, Clavarino A, Balanda KP, McWhirter B, Behavior of caregivers to protect their infants from exposure to the sun in Queensland, Australia, Health Education Research, 17(4), 405-14, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Aitken JF, Elwood JM, Lowe JB, Firman DW, Balanda KP, Ring IT, A randomised trial of population screening for melanoma, 9(1), 33-7, 2002 Abstract
  • Stanton WR, Saek L, Purdie J, Balanda KP, Lowe JB, Public Support in Australia for Restrictions on Cigarette Smoking, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 13(1), 32-38, 2002
  • Walsh RA, Lowe JB, Hopkins PJ, Quitting smoking in pregnancy, Medical Journal of Australia, 175(6), 320-3, September 2001 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Behavioral approaches in tobacco control, Oncologia Hungarica, 45(2), 129-138, 2001
  • Lowe JB, Practice makes perfect: But can I get it published?, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 12(2), 2001
  • Lowe JB, The more things change.., Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24(5), 463, October 2000 Abstract
  • Stanton WR, Balanda KP, Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Baade PD, Measurement of community beliefs about colorectal cancer, Social Science and Medicine, 50(11), 1655-63, June 2000 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Borland R, Stanton WR, Baade P, White V, Balanda KP, Sun-safe behaviour among secondary school students in Australia, Health Education Research, 15(3), 271-81, June 2000 Abstract
  • Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Baade PD, Lowe JB, Clavarino A, A measure of skin familiarity and its role in the early detection of skin cancer, Cancer Detection and Prevention, 24(2), 156-62, 2000 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Comparison of sun safe behaviour in 3 countries, Melanoma World Update. American Skin Cancer Foundation, 29-30, 2000
  • O'Riordan DL, Stanton WR, Gies HP, Lowe JB, Levels of ultraviolet radiation exposure among young children and the association with reported time outside, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 7(supp1), 35, 2000
  • Fisher KJ, Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Healthy behaviors, lifestyle, and reasons for quitting smoking among out-of-school youth, Journal of Adolescent Health, 25(4), 290-7, October 1999 Abstract
  • Sladden MJ, Ward JE, Del Mar CB, Lowe JB, Skin cancer screening by Australian family physicians: variation with physician beliefs and geographic locality, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 17(2), 142-6, August 1999 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Gillespie A, Evaluation of a three-year school-based intervention to increase adolescent sun protection, Health Education and Behavior, 26(3), 396-408, June 1999 Abstract
  • Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Fisher KJ, Gillespie AM, Rose JM, Beliefs about smoking cessation among out-of-school youth, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 54(3), 251-8, 1999 Abstract
  • Balanda KP, Lowe JB, O'Connor-Fleming ML, Comparison of two self-help smoking cessation booklets, Tobacco Control, 8(1), 57-61, Spring 1999 Abstract
  • Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Purdie J, Predictors of sun protective behaviors among school students, Behavioral Medicine, 25(1), 28-35, Spring 1999 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Del Mar C, Hawes E, Psychologic distress in women with abnormal findings in mass mammography screening, Cancer, 85(5), 1114-8, 1999 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Del Mar CB, Hegarty K, Sheldrake M, Clare G, An innovative method of increasing early detection for skin cancer in Australia, American Journal of Health Behavior, 23(4), 243-249, 1999
  • Deeds S, Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Decrease over time in awareness and use of unaddressed self-help materials: Implications for evaluation, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 9(1), 35-38, 1999
  • Clavarino A, Gillespie A, Balanda KP, Stanton WS, Carroll A, Lowe JB, Meeting the needs of Queensland community health workers involved in educating women about cervical cancer and cervical screening, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 9(1), 17-23, 1999
  • Paul C, Barrett A, Redman S, Cockburn J, Lowe JB, Knowledge, behaviour and experiences regarding breast self examination and clinical breast examination, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 23(4), 396-400, 1999
  • Lowe JB, Wakefield M, Smoking and pregnancy: time to implement evidence-based solutions, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22(5), 523-4, August 1998 Abstract
  • Saeck L, Lowe JB, Writing to be Read: Publishing the Results of Health Promotion Activities, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 8(1), 77-79, August 1998
  • Boyd NR, Windsor RA, Perkins LL, Lowe JB, Quality of measurement of smoking status by self-report and saliva cotinine among pregnant women, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2(2), 77-83, June 1998 Abstract
  • Del Mar CB, Lowe JB, Adkins P, Arnold E, Baade P, Improving general practitioner clinical records with a quality assurance minimal intervention, British Journal of General Practice, 48(431), 1307-11, June 1998 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Clare G, Evaluation of antenatal smoking cessation programs for pregnant women, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22(1), 55-9, February 1998 Abstract
  • Gillespie A, Lowe JB, O'Connor ML, Stanton WR, Balanda KP, Del Mar CB, Wilson A, The development of a teaching resource package for adolescent skin cancer prevention, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 8(2), 151-156, 1998
  • Gillespie AM, Fisher KJ, Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Australian Students' Preferences for School-Based Smoking Cessation Programs, Int Q Community Health Education, 17(4), 361-373, 1998
  • Del Mar CB, Lowe JB, The skin cancer workload in Australian general practice, Australian Family Physician, 26 Suppl 1, S24-7, January 1997 Abstract
  • Baade PD, Balanda KP, Stanton WR, Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Community perceptions about the important signs of early melanoma, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 36(1), 33-9, January 1997 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Windsor R, Balanda KP, Woodby L, Smoking relapse prevention methods for pregnant women: a formative evaluation, American Journal of Health Promotion, 3, 39-41, 1997
  • Critical relview of the literature on prevention of melanoma, Worldwide Melanoma Update, american Skin Cancer Foundation, 1997
  • Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Gillespie AM, Adolescents' experiences of smoking cessation, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 43(1-2), 63-70, 1996 Abstract
  • Baade PD, Balanda KP, Lowe JB, Del Mar CB, Effect of a public awareness campaign on the appropriateness of patient-initiated skin examination in general practice, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 20(6), 640-3, December 1996 Abstract
  • Stanton WR, Balanda KP, Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Barriers to health promotion activities in public hospitals, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 20(5), 500-4, October 1996 Abstract
  • Baade PD, Balanda KP, Lowe JB, Changes in skin protection behaviors, attitudes, and sunburn: in a population with the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, Cancer Detection and Prevention, 20(6), 566-75, 1996 Abstract
  • Del Mar C, Lowe JB, Adkins P, Arnold E, What is the quality of general practitioner records in Australia?, Australian Family Physician, Suppl 1, S21-5, January 1996 Abstract
  • Del Mar CB, Stanton WR, Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Balanda KP, What use do people make of physicians in checking their skin for cancer?, Cancer Detection and Prevention, 20(4), 325-31, 1996 Abstract
  • Fisher KJ, Lowe JB, Gillespie AM, Balanda KP, Baade P, Stanton WR, The Relationship between Australian Students' Perception of Parental Behavior, School Policies & Sun Protection Behaviors, Journal of Health Education, 27(4), 242-247, 1996
  • Lowe JB, The role of journals in evidence-based best practice, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 6(2), 29-31, 1996
  • Gillespie A, Stanton W, Lowe JB, Hunter B, Feasibility of school-based smoking cessation programs, Journal of School Health, 65(10), 432-7, December 1995 Abstract
  • Reynolds KD, Coombs DW, Lowe JB, Peterson PL, Gayoso E, Evaluation of a self-help program to reduce alcohol consumption among pregnant women, International Journal of the Addictions, 30(4), 427-43, March 1995 Abstract
  • Stanton WR, Fisher KJ, Balanda KP, Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Patient Reports of Health Education Activities in a Public Hospital, Aust Health Rev, 18(2), 85-100, 1995
  • Del Mar CB, Lowe JB, Adkins P, Arnold E, The quality of the design of medical records in general practice in Australia, Inform Health Aust, 4(3), 95-99, 1995
  • Stanton WR, Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Reviewing the Needs of Unemployed Youth in Smoking Intervention Programs, Drug and Alcohol Review, 14, 101-108, 1995
  • Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Use of a Delphi Process for initial community education on bowel cancer: a case study, Wellness Perspectives Research, Theory and Practice, 12(1), 35-41, 1995
  • Stanton WR, Lowe JB, Silva PA, Antecedants of Vulnerability and Resilience to Smoking among Adolescents, Journal of Adolescent Health, 16, 71-77, 1995
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Gillespie AM, Stanton WR, Anderson P, Community Perceptions of Bowel Cancer: A Survey of Queenslanders, Health Education Journal, 331-339, 1995
  • Balanda KP, Lowe JB, Stanton W, Gillespie A, Conway V, Cancer Control Activities in Australian Public Hospitals, Int Q Community Health Educ, 15(3), 229-240, 1995
  • Lowe JB, Del Mar CB (1995) In Sociology of Health and Illness, 2nd ed, Preventing Cancer, Lupton G and Najman JM (eds), 325-46 pages
  • Anderson PJ, Lowe JB, Stanton WR, Balanda KP, Skin cancer prevention: a link between primary prevention and early detection?, Australian Journal of Public Health, 18(4), 417-20, December 1994 Abstract
  • Balanda KP, Lowe JB, Stanton WR, Gillespie AM, Enhancing the early detection of melanoma within current guidelines, Australian Journal of Public Health, 18(4), 420-3, December 1994 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Del Mar CB, Purdie D, Hilsdon AM, General practitioner and patient response during a public education program to encourage skin examinations, Medical Journal of Australia, 161(3), 195-8, 1994 Abstract
  • Owens N, Lowe JB, A Perspective on the National Health Goals & Targets Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Implementation Groups, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 4(3), 24-26, 1994
  • Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Gillespie AM, Del Mar CB, Gentle AF, Sun-related attitudes and beliefs among Queensland school children: the role of gender and age, Australian Journal of Public Health, 17(3), 202-8, September 1993 Abstract
  • Li CQ, Windsor RA, Perkins L, Goldenberg RL, Lowe JB, The impact on infant birth weight and gestational age of cotinine-validated smoking reduction during pregnancy, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 269(12), 1519-24, March 1993 Abstract
  • Windsor RA, Li CQ, Lowe JB, Perkins LL, Ershoff D, Glynn T, The dissemination of smoking cessation methods for pregnant women: achieving the year 2000 objectives, American Journal of Public Health, 83(2), 173-8, February 1993 Abstract
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Perkins LL, Smith-Yoder D, Artz L, Crawford M, Amburgy K, Boyd NR, Health education for pregnant smokers: its behavioral impact and cost benefit, American Journal of Public Health, 83(2), 201-6, February 1993 Abstract
  • Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Balanda KP, Del Mar CB, Qualitative Methods in Adolescent Skin Protection, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 3(3), 10-14, 1993
  • Gillespie AM, Lowe JB, Reseach and Evaluation at the Chalkface: Methods and Strategies for School Health Programs, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 3(2), 22-25, 1993
  • Peterson PL, Lowe JB, Preventing fetal alcohol exposure: a cognitive behavioral approach, International Journal of the Addictions, 27(5), 613-26, May 1992 Abstract
  • Li CQ, Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Goldenberg RL, Evaluation of the impact of dissemination of smoking cessation methods on the low birthweight rate and on health care costs: achieving year 2000 objectives for the nation, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 8(3), 171-7, 1992 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Del Mar C, Increasing the numbers of general practitioners who provide smoking cessation advice, Medical Journal of Australia, 156(4), 294-5, 1992 Abstract
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Artz L, Contreras L, Smoking cessation and pregnancy intervention trial: preliminary mid-trial results, Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, 339, 107-17, 1990 Abstract
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Behavioral impact and cost analysis of a worksite self-help smoking cessation program, Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, 293, 231-42, 1989 Abstract
  • Windsor R, Morris J, Cutter G, Lowe J, Higginbotham J, Perkins L, Konkol L, Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of saliva thiocyanate among pregnant women, Addictive Behaviors, 14(4), 447-52, 1989 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Windsor RA, Valois R, Quality Assurance Methods for Managing Employee Health Promotion Programs: A Case Study in Smoking Cessation, Health Values, 13(2), 17-23, 1989
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Artz LM, Contreras LK (1989) In Advances in Cancer Control VI, Smoking Cessation and Pregnancy Intervention Trial, Engstrom PF (ed), Alan R. Liss, Inc
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB (1989) In Advances in Cancer Control VI, Behavioral Impact and Cost Analysis of a Worksite Self-Help Smoking Cessation Program: Level III Policy Chapter, Engstrom PF (ed), Alarn R. Liss, Inc
  • Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Bartlett EE, The effectiveness of a worksite self-help smoking cessation program: a randomized trial, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11(4), 407-21, August 1988 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Perkins LL, Windsor RA, Poehler DL, et al, Predicting Students Who Use Smokeless Tobacco: A Multivariate Logistic Regression Approach, Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 1988
  • Coombs DW, Lowe JB, Alcohol Abuse in Guatemala: A Major Public Health Problem, Alcohol Health and Research World, Autumn 1987
  • Lowe JB, Perkins L, Windsor RA, Smokeless tobacco use among Alabama youth, Alabama Journal of Medical Sciences, 24(3), 270-5, July 1987 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Windsor RA, Post KL, Effectiveness of impersonal versus interpersonal methods to recruit employees into a worksite quit smoking program, Addictive Behaviors, 12(3), 281-4, 1987 Abstract
  • Coombs DW, Globetti GL, Lowe JB, Can the U.S. Employee Assistance Program Model Work Elsewhere? A Case Study in Guatemala, EAP Digest, Jan/Feb, 1987
  • Windsor RW, Lowe JB, Self-Help Smoking Cessation Methods for Patients, P.A. Physician's Assistants, March, 1987
  • Lowe JB, et al, The Evaluation of Competition as a Method for the Recruitment of Nurses into a Worksite Self-Help Quit Smoking Program: A Failed Experiment, Cancer Nursing, 10(4), 227-238, 1987
  • Lowe J, Why do adolescents begin smoking and how can we help prevent it?, Alabama Medicine, 56(3), 25-6, September 1986 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Windsor RA, Adams B, Morris J, Reese Y, Use of a bogus pipeline method to increase accuracy of self-reported alcohol consumption among pregnant women, Journal of Studies On Alcohol, 47(2), 173-5, March 1986 Abstract
  • Bartlett EE, Windsor RA, Lowe JB, Nelson G, Guidelines for conducting smoking cessation programs, Health Education, 17(1), 31-7, 1986 Abstract
  • Evans RG, Lowe JB, Sex differences in the beliefs of nonsmokers about why cigarette smokers smoke, Journal of Drug Education, 16(1), 27-33, 1986 Abstract
  • Lowe JB, Evans R, Smokeless Tobacco: A New Addiction, Health Values, 10(6), Nov/Dec, 1986

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