Angela Odoms-Young, PhD
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Nutrition
Recent and Noteworthy Publications
Ahye BA, Devine CM, Odoms-Young AM. Values expressed through intergenerational family food and nutrition management systems among African American women. Fam Community Health. 2006 Jan-Mar;29(1):5-16.
Casagrande SS, Whitt-Glover MC, Lancaster KJ, Odoms-Young AM, Gary TL. Built environment and health behaviors among African Americans: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Feb;36(2):174-81. Review.
Harley AE, Buckworth J, Katz ML, Willis SK, Odoms-Young A, Heaney CA. Developing Long-Term Physical Activity Participation: A Grounded Theory Study With African American Women. Health Educ Behav. 2009 Feb;36(1):97-112.
Harley AE, Katz ML, Heaney CA, Duncan DT, Buckworth J, Odoms-Young A, Willis SK. Social support and companionship among active African American women. Am J Health Behav. 2009 Nov-Dec;33(6):673-85. [See abstract.]
Kumanyika SK, Whitt-Glover MC, Gary TL, Prewitt TE, Odoms-Young AM, Banks-Wallace J, et al. Expanding the obesity research paradigm to reach African American communities. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Oct;4(4):A112. Epub 2007 Sep 15.
Odoms-Young AM, Zenk S, Mason M. Measuring food availability and access in African-American communities: implications for intervention and policy. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Apr;36(4 Suppl):S145-50.
Schulz AJ, Zenk S, Odoms-Young A, Hollis-Neely T, Nwankwo R, Lockett M, Ridella W, Kannan S. Healthy eating and exercising to reduce diabetes: exploring the potential of social determinants of health frameworks within the context of community-based participatory diabetes prevention. Am J Public Health. 2005 Apr;95(4):645-51.
Thornton PL, Kieffer EC, Salabarría-Peña Y, Odoms-Young A, Willis SK, Kim H, Salinas MA. Weight, diet, and physical activity-related beliefs and practices among pregnant and postpartum Latino women: the role of social support. Matern Child Health J. 2006 Jan;10(1):95-104.
Wang Y, Tussing L, Odoms-Young A, Braunschweig C, Flay B, Hedeker D, Hellison D. Obesity prevention in low socioeconomic status urban African-american adolescents: study design and preliminary findings of the HEALTH-KIDS Study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jan;60(1):92-103.
Zenk SN, Schulz AJ, Odoms-Young AM. How neighborhood environments contribute to obesity. Am J Nurs. 2009 Jul;109(7):61-4.
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IHRP Affiliation(s)
Current IHRP Research Studies (PI)
Other Research (Non-IHRP)
Examining the Use of Economic Subsidies to Support Healthy Eating Behavior in Low Income Families: Implications for Understanding the Role of Nutrition Policy in Cancer Prevention (UIC Cancer Center Pilot Grant, 2009)