Marsha Dowda

Japan Patent Office — Japan

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(236), Children's Physical and Motor Development(152), Physical Activity and Health(150), Health and Lifestyle Studies(42), Urban Transport and Accessibility(31)

Publications347 total

Group-Based Fat Mass Index Trajectories in Boys and Girls from Elementary to High School

Childhood Obesity·2025

Characteristics of Community Programs and Policies: Associations With Physical Activity in Youth

American Journal of Preventive Medicine·2025

Journal of science and medicine in sport·2025

Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Prevalence of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Public School Students

Journal of School Health·2025Open Access

Geographic Variation in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among South Carolina Students: Examining Contributions of Community, School, and Individual Factors

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice·2025

Race/Ethnicity and Change in Physical Activity From Infancy to Preschool Age

Pediatric Exercise Science·2025

Statewide Dissemination, Adoption, and Implementation of the SHAPES Intervention Via Online Professional Development to Promote Children’s Physical Activity in Early Care and Education Programs

Childhood Obesity·2024

Early life, environmental, and demographic factors associated with change in toddlers’ objectively measured sedentary behaviour between 18 and 36 months of age

Journal of Sports Sciences·2024

Dose-response associations between physical activity and mental health among USA adolescents

2 cited

European Journal of Public Health·2024· 2 citedOpen Access

Longitudinal Change in Physical Activity in Children 6 to 36 Months of Age

1 cited

The Journal of Pediatrics·2024· 1 citedOpen Access

A Comprehensive Planning Framework for Designing Effective Physical Activity Interventions in Youth

1 cited

Journal of Physical Activity and Health·2024· 1 cited

The Association Between Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Mental Health Among High-School Students in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

1 cited

Journal of Adolescent Health·2024· 1 citedOpen Access

Child and mother characteristics associated with 6‐month weight gain for infants and toddlers during 6 to 36 months

1 cited

Pediatric Obesity·2024· 1 citedOpen Access

Commentary on Promotion of Physical Activity in Children and Youth

Physical education sport and health culture in modern society·2024Open Access

A Longitudinal Examination of Direct and Indirect Influences of Parental Behaviors on Child Physical Activity

3 cited

Journal of Child and Family Studies·2024· 3 citedOpen Access

Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children during the Transition from Elementary to High School

7 cited

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise·2024· 7 citedOpen Access

Clustering Patterns of 24-Hour Physical Activity in Children 6–36 Months Old

Pediatric Exercise Science·2024

Association of physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet quality with adiposity: a longitudinal analysis in children categorized by baseline weight status

18 cited

International Journal of Obesity·2023· 18 cited

Longitudinal changes in domains of physical activity during the transition from elementary school to high school in the U.S.

3 cited

Journal of science and medicine in sport·2023· 3 citedOpen Access

3 cited

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine·2022· 3 citedOpen Access

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Frequent Co-authors

Russell R. Pate(40), Ruth P. Saunders(19), Dianne S. Ward(14), Stewart G. Trost(12), Karin A. Pfeiffer(12), Gwen Felton(11), Rod K. Dishman(10), Cheryl L. Addy(8), Kerry L. McIver(7), William H. Brown(7), Robert W. Motl(6), James F. Sallis(5), Maria João Almeida(4), Jennifer R. O’Neill(4), Patty S. Freedson(3), Wendell C. Taylor(3), R. R. Pate(3), John R. Sirard(3), Sara Wilcox(3), Gwen M. Felton(3)