Dr. Dawn Wilson
Professor

Dr. Wilson received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1988. Her areas of research interest include:

• Understanding family dynamics/interactions in promoting healthy diet and physical activity in underserved adolescents
• Ecological and social cognitive theoretical models for understanding family connectedness, social support and role modeling in promoting health behavior change in youth
• Family-based interventions for promoting healthy diet and physical activity among underserved adolescents

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PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS
Wilson DK, Williams J, Evans A, Mixon G, Rheaume C. (2005). Brief report: a qualitative study of gender preferences and motivational factors for physical activity in underserved adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol. 30, 293-7.

Hooker SP, Wilson DK, Griffin SF, Ainsworth BE (2005). Perceptions of environmental supports for physical activity in African American and white adults in a rural county in South Carolina. Prev Chronic Dis, 2, A11.

Wilcox S, Bopp M, Wilson DK, Fulk LJ, Hand GA. Race differences in cardiovascular and cortisol responses to an interpersonal challenge in women who are family caregivers. Ethn Dis. 2005 Winter;15(1):17-24.

Tudor-Locke C, Burkett L, Reis JP, Ainsworth BE, Macera CA, Wilson DK (2005). How many days of pedometer monitoring predict weekly physical activity in adults? Prev Med, 40, 293-8.

Wilson DK, Kliewer W, Sica DA. (2004). The relationship between exposure to violence and blood pressure mechanisms. Curr Hypertens Rep, 6, 321-6.

Wilson DK, Kirtland KA, Ainsworth BE, Addy CL. (2004). Socioeconomic status and perceptions of access and safety for physical activity. Ann Behav Med, 28, 20-8.

Addy CL, Wilson DK, Kirtland KA, Ainsworth BE, Sharpe P, Kimsey D. (2004). Associations of perceived social and physical environmental supports with physical activity and walking behavior. Am J Public Health, 94, 440-3.

Wilson DK, Kliewer W, Teasley N, Plybon L, Sica DA. (2002). Violence exposure, catecholamine excretion, and blood pressure nondipping status in African American male versus female adolescents. Psychosom Med, 64, 906-15.

Wilson DK, Friend R, Teasley N, Green S, Reaves IL, Sica DA. (2002). Motivational versus social cognitive interventions for promoting fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity in African American adolescents. Ann Behav Med, 24, 310-9.

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