January, 2012 CURRICULUM VITAE Susan R. Tortolero, Ph.D ...

Susan R. Tortolero
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5. Mâsse LC, Fulton JE, Watson KB*, Tortolero S, Kohl HW III, Meyers MC, Blair SN, Wong WW. Comparing
the validity of 2 physical activity questionnaire formats in African‐American and Hispanic women.
Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2012;9:237‐248. PMID: 22368223
6. Markham CM, Tortolero SR, Peskin MF, Shegog R, Thiel M, Baumler ER, Addy RC, Escobar‐Chaves SL,
Reininger B, Robin L. Sexual risk avoidance and sexual risk reduction interventions for middle school
youth: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2012; 50(3):279‐288. PMID:
22325134 [Not NIH Funded]
7. Markham CM, Peskin MF, Hernandez BF*, Johnson K*, Addy RC, Cuccaro PM, Shegog R, Tortolero SR.
Adolescent sexual behavior: Examining data from Texas and the US. Journal of Applied Research on
Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk. 2011;2(2):1‐30, Article 3. Available at:
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/3 [Not NIH Funded]
8. Hernandez BF*, Peskin MF, Shegog R, Markham CM, Johnson K*, Ratliff EA, Li DH*, Weerasinghe IS*,
Cuccaro PM, Tortolero SR. Choosing and maintaining programs for sex education in schools: The
CHAMPSS Model. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk.
2011;2(2):1‐33, Article 7. Available at: http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/7
[Not NIH Funded]
9. Tortolero SR, Johnson K*, Peskin MF, Cuccaro PM, Markham CM, Hernandez BF*, Addy RC, Shegog R, Li
DH*. Dispelling the myth: What parents really think about sex education in schools. Journal of Applied
Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk. 2011;2(2):1‐19, Article 5. Available at:
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/5 [Not NIH Funded]
10. Tortolero SR, Peskin MF, Hernandez BF*, Cuccaro P, Markham CM, Shegog R. A tale of two states: What
we learn from California and Texas. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for
Children at Risk. 2011;2(2):1‐17, Article 4. Available at:
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/4 [Not NIH Funded]
11. Peskin MF, Hernandez BF*, Johnson K*, Addy RC, Markham CM, Shegog R, Tortolero SR. Sexual health
education from the perspective of school staff: Implications for adoption and implementation of
effective programs in middle school. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for
Children at Risk. 2011;2(2):1‐38, Article 9. Available at:
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss2/9 [Not NIH Funded]
12. Escobar‐Chaves SL, Shegog R, Moscoso‐Alvarez MR, Markham C, Tortolero‐Luna G, Peskin M, Tortolero
S. Cultural tailoring and feasibility assessment of a sexual health middle school curriculum: A pilot test in
Puerto Rico. Journal of School Health. 2011;81(8):477‐484. PMID: 21740433
13. Tortolero SR, Markham CM, Peskin MF, Shegog R, Addy RC*, Escobar‐Chaves SL, Baumler ER. It’s Your
Game… Keep It Real: Delaying sexual behavior with an effective middle school program. Journal of
Adolescent Health. 2010;46(2):169‐179. PMCID: PMC2818029
14. Franzini L, Taylor W, Elliott MN, Cuccaro P, Tortolero SR, Janice Gilliland M, Grunbaum J, Schuster MA.
Neighborhood characteristics favorable to outdoor physical activity: Disparities by socioeconomic and
racial/ethnic composition. Health & Place. 2010;16(2):267‐274. PMID: 19896408 [Not NIH Funded]
15. Tortolero SR, Hernandez BF, Cuccaro PM, Peskin MF, Markham CM, Shegog R. Latino teen pregnancy in
Texas: Prevalence, prevention, and policy. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for
Children at Risk. 2010;1(1):Article 5. Available at:
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol1/iss1/5 [Not NIH Funded]
16. Needham HE*, Wiemann CM, Tortolero SR, Chacko MR. Relationship between health literacy, reading
compression, and risk for sexually transmitted infections in young women. Journal of Adolescent Health.
2010;46(5):506‐508. PMID: 20413090