Tamara Dubowitz — Publications
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America's Military and Veteran Caregivers: What Has Changed from 2014 to 2024, and What Still Needs to Be Done?
2024
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America's Military and Veteran Caregivers: Hidden Heroes Emerging from the Shadows — Summary
2024
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America's Military and Veteran Caregivers: Hidden Heroes Emerging from the Shadows
2024
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Nine Ways to Improve the Health and Well-Being of America's Military and Veteran Caregivers
2024
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A Preliminary Analysis of Stress Burden and Cognitive Function and Clinically-Adjudicated Cognitive Outcomes in Black American Adults
2024
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Changes in Psychosocial Wellbeing Over a Five-Year Period in Two Predominantly Black Pittsburgh Neighbourhoods: A Comparison Between Gentrifying and Non-Gentrifying Census Tracts
2023
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Community Investments and Diet-Related Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study of Residents of Two Urban Neighborhoods
2023
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Examining the Cross-sectional Association Between Neighborhood Conditions, Discrimination, and Telomere Length in a Predominantly African American Sample
2023
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Exploring Differences in Perceptions of Gentrification, Neighborhood Satisfaction, Social Cohesion, and Health Among Residents of Two Predominantly African American Pittsburgh Neighborhoods (N = 60)
2023
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Food Insecurity Among Veterans: Examining the Discrepancy Between Veteran Food Insecurity and Use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
2023
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Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep and BMI in a Low-Income, Predominantly Black American Sample
2023
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Multi-dimensional Profiles of Risk and Their Association with Obesity-Severity in Low-Income Black Women
2023
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Police Bias and Low Relatability and Diet Quality: Examining the Importance of Psychosocial Factors in Predominantly Black Communities
2023
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Reducing Policy Barriers to SNAP Participation by Food-Insecure Veterans
2023
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Students' Consumption of High and Low Nutrition Foods and Reduced Plate Waste by Schools' Wellness-Related Policies and Garden Program Participation
2023
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Do Social Isolation and Neighborhood Walkability Influence Relationships Between COVID-19 Experiences and Wellbeing in Predominantly Black Urban Areas?
2022
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Sleep Disturbances, Changes in Sleep, and Cognitive Function in Low-Income African Americans
2022
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What Is Associated with Changes in Food Security Among Low-Income Residents of a Former Food Desert?
2022
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Does Investing in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods Improve Sleep?
2021
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Food Insecurity Among Veterans: Veterans' Issues in Focus
2021
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Food Insecurity in a Low-Income, Predominantly African American Cohort Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021
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Improvements in Neighborhood Socioeconomic Conditions May Improve Resident Diet
2021
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Longitudinal Associations Between Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Use, Eating Behavior, Perceived Stress, and Self-Rated Health in a Cohort of Low-Income Black Adults
2021
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SNAP Participants and High Levels of Food Insecurity in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021
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Violent Crime, Police Presence and Poor Sleep in Two Low-Income Urban Predominantly Black American Neighbourhoods
2021
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An Audit Tool for Longitudinal Assessment of the Health-Related Characteristics of Urban Neighborhoods: Implementation Methods and Reliability Results
2020
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Broken Windows, Broken Zzs: Poor Housing and Neighborhood Conditions Are Associated with Objective Measures of Sleep Health
2020
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Changes in Perceptions of Neighborhood Environment and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Two Predominantly African American Neighborhoods
2020
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Does Large-Scale Neighborhood Reinvestment Work? Effects of Public–Private Real Estate Investment on Local Sales Prices, Rental Prices, and Crime Rates
2020
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Do Investments in Low-Income Neighborhoods Produce Objective Change in Health-Related Neighborhood Conditions?
2020
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Factors Related to Health Civic Engagement: Results from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes to Understand Progress Towards a Culture of Health
2020
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Food Insecurity Is Associated with Objectively Measured Sleep Problems
2020
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Improved Street Walkability, Incivilities, and Esthetics Are Associated with Greater Park Use in Two Low-Income Neighborhoods
2020
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Prevalence and Correlates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Urban-Dwelling, Low-Income, Predominantly African-American Women
2020
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SNAP Participants Improved Food Security And Diet After A Full-Service Supermarket Opened In An Urban Food Desert
2020
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A Preliminary Study of a Composite Sleep Health Score: Associations with Psychological Distress, Body Mass Index, and Physical Functioning in a Low-Income African American Community
2019
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Results From a Natural Experiment: Initial Neighbourhood Investments Do Not Change Objectively-Assessed Physical Activity, Psychological Distress or Perceptions of the Neighbourhood
2019
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The Association Between Discrimination and PTSD in African Americans: Exploring the Role of Gender
2018
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Community Development Can Improve Resident Health
2018
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Do Sleep and Psychological Distress Mediate the Association Between Neighborhood Factors and Pain?
2018
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Health, Well-Being, and Education in an Urban School District: Baltimore City Public Schools Prior to the Implementation of the 21st Century Buildings Program
2018
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Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Actigraphy-Assessed Sleep Continuity and Short Sleep Duration
2018
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Park Use in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods: Who Uses the Parks and Why?
2018
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The Power of Social Networks and Social Support in Promotion of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Among African American Adults
2018
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Reliability and Validity of Environmental Audits Using GigaPan Technology in Parks
2018
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Validity of Environmental Audits Using GigaPan and Google Earth Technology
2018
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Attitudes and Barriers to Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: A Latent Profile Analysis
2017
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Can the Introduction of a Full-Service Supermarket in a Food Desert Improve Residents' Economic Status and Health?
2017
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Does Opening a Supermarket in a Food Desert Change the Food Environment?
2017
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Does Where You Shop or Who You Are Predict What You Eat? : The Role of Stores and Individual Characteristics in Dietary Intake
2017
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Improved Parental Dietary Quality Is Associated with Children's Dietary Intake Through the Home Environment
2017
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One Size Doesn't Fit All: Cross-Sectional Associations Between Neighborhood Walkability, Crime and Physical Activity Depends on Age and Sex of Residents
2017
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Pathways Through Which Higher Neighborhood Crime Is Longitudinally Associated with Greater Body Mass Index
2017
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Telomere Length and Neighborhood Circumstances: Evaluating Biological Response to Unfavorable Exposures
2017
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Weight Resilience and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among African-American Women in an Obesogenic Environment
2017
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Are Food Deserts Also Play Deserts?
2016
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Building a National Culture of Health: Background, Action Framework, Measures, and Next Steps
2016
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Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities by Improving Governance and Policy
2016
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Is the Association Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Sleep Quality Mediated by Psychological Distress? An Analysis of Perceived and Objective Measures of 2 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
2016
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The Power of Place: Social Network Characteristics, Perceived Neighborhood Features, and Psychological Distress Among African Americans in the Historic Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2016
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Stakeholder Perspectives on a Culture of Health: Key Findings
2016
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Where Do Food Desert Residents Buy Most of Their Junk Food? Supermarkets
2016
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Associations Between Depressive Symptomatology, Diet, and Body Mass Index Among Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
2015
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Diet and Perceptions Change with Supermarket Introduction in a Food Desert, but Not Because of Supermarket Use
2015
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A Natural Experiment Opportunity in Two Low-Income Urban Food Desert Communities: Research Design, Community Engagement Methods, and Baseline Results
2015
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A New Supermarket in a Food Desert: Is Better Health in Store?
2015
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Store Impulse Marketing Strategies and Body Mass Index
2015
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Using a Grocery List Is Associated with a Healthier Diet and Lower BMI Among Very High-Risk Adults
2015
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Distance to Store, Food Prices, and Obesity in Urban Food Deserts
2014
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Healthy Food Access for Urban Food Desert Residents: Examination of the Food Environment, Food Purchasing Practices, Diet and BMI
2014
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Are Our Actions Aligned with Our Evidence? The Skinny on Changing the Landscape of Obesity
2013
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Food Policy Research: We Need Better Measurement, Better Study Designs, and Reasonable and Measured Actions Based on the Available Evidence
2013
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Mexico–United States Migration and the Prevalence of Obesity: A Transnational Perspective
2012
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction in a Nationally Representative Sample
2012
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The Women's Health Initiative: The Food Environment, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, BMI, and Blood Pressure
2012
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Community Engagement as Input to the Design of the Environmental Center at Frick Park and Beyond
2011
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Mapping the Gaps: Ideas for Using GIS to Enhance Local Health Department Priority Setting and Program Planning
2011
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Pittsburgh Community Perspectives on the Design of the New Environmental Center at Frick Park
2011
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Preventing Obesity and Its Consequences: Highlights of RAND Health Research
2011
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Racial/ethnic Differences in US Health Behaviors: A Decomposition Analysis
2011
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Using Geographic Information Systems to Match Local Health Needs with Public Health Services and Programs
2011
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The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Programs: The Impact of One State's Investment in the Health of its Residents
2010
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Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2008 and 2009
2010
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The Latino Health Paradox: Looking at the Intersection of Sociology and Health
2010
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Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status and Biological 'Wear and Tear' in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults
2010
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Does Mental Health History Explain Gender Disparities in Insomnia Symptoms Among Young Adults?
2009
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Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables?
2008
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Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2006 and 2007
2008
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Whites, Blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States
2008
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Health Disparities and Access to Health
2007
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Individual and Neighborhood Differences in Diet Among Low-Income Foreign and U.S.-born Women
2007
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Intensifying Efforts to Reduce Child Malnutrition in India: An Evaluation of the Dular Program in Jharkhand, India
2007
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Lifecourse, Immigrant Status and Acculturation in Food Purchasing and Preparation Among Low-Income Mothers
2007
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Nativity and Duration of Time in the United States: Differences in Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Low-Income Postpartum Women
2007
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Neighborhood Context and Ethnicity Differences in Body Mass Index: A Multilevel Analysis Using the NHANES III Survey (1988-1994)
2007
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Social Context of Physical Activity and Weight Status in Working-Class Populations
2007
