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Monica Wang, ScD

Associate Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Community Health Sciences

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
MS, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Tufts University

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Websites

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ORCID : 0000-0002-7019-5072

Dr. Monica L. Wang is an Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Executive Editor of Public Health Post. She is an award-winning researcher and educator specializing in the social and structural determinants of health, chronic disease prevention, and health communication.

Over the past 12 years, she has served as Principal Investigator on NIH and foundation-funded research totaling more than $6 million, advancing efforts to improve nutrition and support the health of children, families, and underserved communities. Her work has been published in leading academic journals including JAMA and JAMA Pediatrics and featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Forbes, National Geographic, The Boston Globe, and CBS.

A dedicated educator with formal training in case-based and online teaching, Dr. Wang has developed and taught graduate-level courses on the social determinants of health, health communications, and leadership and management at Harvard and Boston University since 2010. She has received numerous awards for research, teaching, and service, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Leading the Narrative Award and Early Investigator Award, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award, and Boston University’s Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Public Health Practice awards.

Dr. Wang earned her Doctor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her work is driven by a commitment to bridging research and real-world application, with a focus on practical, evidence-based solutions that improve health for individuals and communities most in need.

Adjunct Associate Professor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Health Policy & Management

Chair of Narrative Office
Boston University
Center for Antiracist Research

Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

BU Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program
02/01/2020 - 01/31/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
5R01DK120713-05

Racial Narrative Tracker
02/01/2023 - 01/31/2024 (PI)
Open Society Foundations

Racial Reporting Initiative
09/01/2020 - 12/31/2023 (PI)
The Ford Foundation

Center for Antiracist Research
07/01/2020 - 03/31/2023 (PI)
Open Society Foundations

Washington, D.C. Policy Tracker and Policy Initiative
12/01/2021 - 11/30/2022 (Multi-PI)
PI: Monica Wang, ScD
Melville Charitable Trust

Washington, D.C. Policy Tracker and Policy Initiative
11/08/2021 - 11/07/2022 (Co-Investigator)
IF Foundation

BU Center for Antiracist Research - The COVID Racial Data Tracker
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021 (PI)
The Nathan Cummings Foundation

A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity
09/15/2014 - 07/31/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
5K01DK102447-05

Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2024	Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program	5R01DK120713-05
2023	Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program	5R01DK120713-04
2022	Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program	5R01DK120713-03
2021	Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program	5R01DK120713-02
2020	Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program	1R01DK120713-01A1
2018	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-05	14
2017	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-04	14
2016	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-03	14
2015	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-02	14
2014	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	1K01DK102447-01	14

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Wang ML, Narcisse MR. Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e252404. PMID: 40152858; PMCID: PMC11953758; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2404;

Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Rodriguez K, McElfish PA. Gender disparities in job flexibility, job security, psychological distress, work absenteeism, and work presenteeism among U.S. adults. SSM Popul Health. 2025 Mar; 29:101761. PMID: 40007632; PMCID: PMC11850157; DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101761;

Wang ML, Bertrand KA. AI for all: bridging data gaps in machine learning and health. Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16; 15(1).View Related Profiles.

Bertrand, Kimberly
Wang, Monica

PMID: 39868946

Wang ML. Digital redlining perpetuates health inequity. Here’s how we fix it. Harvard Public Health Magazine. 2024. View Publication

Narcisse MR, Wang ML, Stanford FC, Schwarz AG, McElfish PA. Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Age-Varying Association Between Adherence to 8-5-2-1-0 Guidelines in Adolescents with High BMI. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Sep 03. PMID: 39227545; PMCID: PMC11873177; DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02102-0;

Pagoto SL, Goetz JM, Xu R, Wang ML, Palmer L, Lemon SC. Randomized non-inferiority trial comparing an asynchronous remotely-delivered versus clinic-delivered lifestyle intervention. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Jan; 49(1):76-83. PMID: 39191926

Narcisse MR, Wang ML, Schootman M, DelNero P, Schwarz AG, McElfish PA. Physical activity among cancer survivors: do neighborhood walkability and metropolitan size play a role? J Cancer Surviv. 2024 May 22. PMID: 38775900

Wang ML, Gago CM. Shifts in Child Health Behaviors and Obesity After COVID-19. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 May 01; 178(5):427-428.View Related Profiles.

Gago, Cristina
Wang, Monica

PMID: 38436952

Wang ML, Gago CM, Rodriguez K. Digital Redlining-The Invisible Structural Determinant of Health. JAMA. 2024 Apr 16; 331(15):1267-1268.View Related Profiles.

Gago, Cristina
Wang, Monica

PMID: 38497952; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.1628;

Wang, ML. Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless. The Conversation. 2024. View Publication

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Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Togher K, McElfish PA. Job Flexibility, Job Security, and Mental Health Among US Working Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 04; 7(3):e243439. PMID: 38526492; PMCID: PMC10964112; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3439;

Wang ML, Poulin O, McKinney H. Aligning Employee Health and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in the Workplace: A Call for Synchronization. Am J Health Promot. 2024 Nov; 38(8):1091-1094. PMID: 38411461

Wang ML, Gomes A, Rosa M, Copeland P, Santana VJ. A systematic review of diversity, equity, and inclusion and antiracism training studies: Findings and future directions. Transl Behav Med. 2024 Feb 23; 14(3):156-171. PMID: 37857367; PMCID: PMC10890819; DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibad061;

Wang ML, Togher K. Health Misinformation on Social Media and Adolescent Health. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Feb 01; 178(2):109-110. PMID: 38079180

Wang ML. Health misinformation is rampant on social media: here's what it does, why it spreads, and what we can do about it. The Conversation. 2023. View Publication
Taborda C, Sofer N, Beard J, Wang ML. Identifying and Dismantling Racist Narratives to Promote Health Equity. HPHR Review. 2023; 2023(72). View Publication
Beard J, Wang ML. Rebuilding Public Trust in Science. The Brink. 2023. View Publication

Wang ML, Jacobs O. From Awareness to Action: Pathways to Equity in Pain Management. Health Equity. 2023; 7(1):416-418. PMID: 37638117; PMCID: PMC10457639; DOI: 10.1089/heq.2023.0179;

Gordon AR, Egan KA, Wang ML, Ziyadeh NJ, Kenney EL, Rosario M, Austin SB. Weight-based discrimination and disordered eating behaviors in a cohort of U.S. sexual minority young adults. Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Oct; 56(10):1983-1990.View Related Profiles.

Gordon, Allegra
Egan, Kelsey
Wang, Monica

PMID: 37345224; PMCID: PMC10592576; DOI: 10.1002/eat.24015;

Alatorre S, Schwarz AG, Egan KA, Feldman AR, Rosa M, Wang ML. Exploring Social Media Preferences for Healthy Weight Management Interventions Among Adolescents of Color: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2023 May 08; 6:e43961.View Related Profiles.

Egan, Kelsey
Wang, Monica

PMID: 37155230; PMCID: PMC10203922; DOI: 10.2196/43961;

Wang ML, Britton OJ, Beard J. The call for science communication and public scholarship. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Apr 03; 13(3):156-159.View Related Profiles.

Beard, Jennifer
Wang, Monica

PMID: 36525596; PMCID: PMC10068900; DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibac096;

Shamsi A, Wang ML, McKinney H. Who’s going to check them? Racial equity audits can help corporate America keep its promises to address systemic racism. The Emancipator. 2023. View Publication

Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak A, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK. Factors impacting implementation of nutrition and physical activity policies in rural schools. BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 10; 23(1):308. PMID: 36765324; PMCID: PMC9921364; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15176-y;

Wang ML, Narcisse MR, McElfish PA. Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Feb; 31(2):553-564. PMID: 36504362; PMCID: PMC9877111; DOI: 10.1002/oby.23634;

Alatorre S, Schwarz AG, Egan KA, Feldman AR, Wang ML. Exploring Social Media Preferences for Healthy Weight Management Interventions among Adolescents of Color: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study. JMIR Preprints. 2022; (43961).
Wang, ML. Health Misinformation is Making Us Sick. The Boston Globe Opinion. 2022. View Publication
Wang ML. To Transform Public Health, Invest in Behavioral Research. The Boston Globe Opinion. 2022. View Publication

Egan KA, Waring ME, Wang ML. Pilot Intervention Targeting Sugary Drink Intake Associated With Improvements in Adolescent Sleep Duration. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 03; 54(3):276-281.View Related Profiles.

Egan, Kelsey
Wang, Monica

PMID: 34920968

Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Alatorre S, Kozak AT, McElfish PA. Neighborhood social cohesion and physical activity and obesity outcomes among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 01; 30(1):249-256. PMID: 34910366; PMCID: PMC11201332; DOI: 10.1002/oby.23298;

Kantor O, Wang ML, Bertrand K, Pierce L, Freedman RA, Chavez-MacGregor M, King TA, Mittendorf EA. ASO Visual Abstract: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes within the AJCC Pathologic Prognostic Staging System. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec; 28(Suppl 3):585-586.View Related Profiles.

Bertrand, Kimberly
Wang, Monica

PMID: 34368929

Wang, ML. With COVID-19 Vaccine For Younger Children, a Chance to Promote Health Equity Across All Ages. The Boston Globe. 2021. View Publication

Wang ML, Sprague Martinez LS, Weinberg J, Alatorre S, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. A youth empowerment intervention to prevent childhood obesity: design and methods for a cluster randomized trial of the H2GO! program. BMC Public Health. 2021 09 15; 21(1):1675.View Related Profiles.

Weinberg, Janice
Wang, Monica

PMID: 34525990; PMCID: PMC8441230; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11660-5;

Kantor O, Wang ML, Bertrand K, Pierce L, Freedman RA, Chavez-MacGregor M, King TA, Mittendorf EA. Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes within the AJCC Pathologic Prognostic Staging System. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan; 29(1):686-696.View Related Profiles.

Bertrand, Kimberly
Wang, Monica

PMID: 34331158

Wang ML, Libby BA, Moore Simas TA, Waring ME. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Sleep Duration and Quality Among Pregnant Women. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 09; 53(9):793-797. PMID: 33858771; PMCID: PMC8440333; DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.02.010;

Behrman P, Fitzgibbon ML, Dulin A, Wang ML, Baskin M. Society of behavioral medicine statement on COVID-19 and rural health. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):625-630. PMID: 33289790; PMCID: PMC7798550; DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa114;

Wang ML, Minyé HM, Egan KA, Heaton B. Community-based sugar-sweetened beverage intervention associated with short-term improvements in self-rated oral health. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2021 08; 49(4):362-368.View Related Profiles.

Heaton, Brenda
Egan, Kelsey
Wang, Monica

PMID: 33389770; PMCID: PMC10329286; DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12610;

Goldstein CM, Murray EJ, Beard J, Schnoes AM, Wang ML. Science Communication in the Age of Misinformation. Ann Behav Med. 2020 12 01; 54(12):985-990.View Related Profiles.

Murray, Eleanor
Beard, Jennifer
Wang, Monica

PMID: 33416836; PMCID: PMC7791627; DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa088;

Godinez Puig L, Lusk K, Glick D, Einstein KL, Palmer M, Fox S, Wang ML. Perceptions of Public Health Priorities and Accountability Among US Mayors. Public Health Rep. 2021 Mar-Apr; 136(2):161-171. PMID: 33108978; PMCID: PMC8093833; DOI: 10.1177/0033354920966050;

Gordon AR, Austin SB, Schultz J, Guss CE, Calzo JP, Wang ML. Gender Expression, Peer Victimization, and Disordered Weight-Control Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2021 06; 68(6):1148-1154.View Related Profiles.

Gordon, Allegra
Wang, Monica

PMID: 33071166; PMCID: PMC8756556; DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.08.032;

Wang ML, Behrman P, Dulin A, Baskin ML, Buscemi J, Alcaraz KI, Goldstein CM, Carson TL, Shen M, Fitzgibbon M. Addressing inequities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: research and policy recommendations. Transl Behav Med. 2020 08 07; 10(3):516-519. PMID: 32542349; PMCID: PMC7337775; DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa055;

Berhman P, Fitzgibbon M, Dulin A, Wang ML, Baskin M. Society of Behavioral Medicine Position Statement on COVID-19 and Rural Health. Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020. View Publication
Lingisetty C, Wang ML, Palabindala R. Manage the Pandemic with a Multidisciplinary Coalition. The Hospitalist. 2020.
Watson KS, Alcaraz K, Tucker-Seeley RD, Miller SJ, Baskin ML, Berhman P, Sly J, Fitzgibbon M, Goldstein CM, Gleen J, Barcelo H, Johnson S, Carson TL, Buscemi J, Wang ML. The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Urges Congress to Reform Policing and Increase Funding for Anti-Racist Research. Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020. View Publication
Berhman P (1), Wang ML (1), Dulin A, Baskin ML, Buscemi J, Alcarez K, Goldstein CM, Carson TM, Shen M, Fitzgibbon M. Society of Behavioral Medicine Calls for Equitable Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic. Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020. View Publication

Otis M, Zhu J, Mustafa-Kutana SN, Bernier AV, Ma Shum J, Soros Dupre AA, Wang ML. Testing Usability and Feasibility of a Mobile Educator Tool for Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management: Mixed Methods Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2020 May 01; 4(5):e16262.View Related Profiles.

Soros Dupre, Arlette
Wang, Monica
Mustafa-Kutana, Suleiman

PMID: 32356773; PMCID: PMC7229529; DOI: 10.2196/16262;

Wang ML. What is Driving Racial/ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality?. Medium. 2020.
Wang ML. Population Health in the Midst of a Pandemic. Medium. 2020.

Wang ML, Lusk K. Engaging Local Policy Makers in Public Health: Current Perceptions and Future Directions. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2019 Nov/Dec; 25(6):619-620. PMID: 31569193

Wang ML. Relevance and Uses of the Getting to Equity in Obesity Prevention Framework. Am J Public Health. 2019 10; 109(10):1321-1322. PMID: 31483733; PMCID: PMC6727305; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305303;

Lusk K, Wang ML. In: AcademyHealth Blog. Enlisting America’s Mayors as Public Health Allies. 2019.

Wang ML, Otis M, Rosal MC, Griecci CF, Lemon SC. Reducing sugary drink intake through youth empowerment: results from a pilot-site randomized study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2019 07 30; 16(1):58. PMID: 31362753; PMCID: PMC6668134; DOI: 10.1186/s12966-019-0819-0;

Wang ML, McElfish PA, Long CR, Lee MS, Bursac Z, Kozak AT, Ko LK, Kulik N, Kim Yeary KH. BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families. Ethn Health. 2021 11; 26(8):1196-1208. PMID: 31288554; PMCID: PMC6952582; DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2019.1640351;

Godinez Puig L, Lusk K, Wang ML. Mayors and the Health of Cities. Boston. 2019. View Publication
Wang ML, Otis M. In: Urban Health. Eds. S Galea, CK Ettman, D Vlahov. Improving Access to Healthy Food in Cities. Oxford University Press. 2019.

Menon U, Ashing K, Chang MW, Christy SM, Friberg-Felsted K, Rivas VG, Gwede CK, Lu Q, Meade CD, Sly J, Wang M, Yanez B, Yeary K, Yi JC, Alcaraz KI. Application of the ConNECT Framework to Precision Health and Health Disparities. Nurs Res. 2019 Mar/Apr; 68(2):99-109. PMID: 30540700; PMCID: PMC6863736; DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000329;

Wang ML, Little TV, Frisard C, Borg A, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Development and validation of a Weight Literacy Scale in English and Spanish. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204678. PMID: 30356277; PMCID: PMC6200187; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204678;

Silfee VJ, Lopez-Cepero A, Lemon SC, Estabrook B, Nguyen O, Wang ML, Rosal MC. Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Facebook Delivery: A Pilot Series among Low Income Postpartum Women. JMIR Formative Research. 2018; 2(2):e18.

Silfee VJ, Lopez-Cepero A, Lemon SC, Estabrook B, Nguyen O, Wang ML, Rosal MC. Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Delivery via Facebook: A Pilot Series Among Low-Income Postpartum Women. JMIR Form Res. 2018 Sep 10; 2(2):e18. PMID: 30684423; PMCID: PMC6334676; DOI: 10.2196/formative.9597;

Haughton CF, Waring ME, Wang ML, Rosal MC, Pbert L, Lemon SC. Home Matters: Adolescents Drink More Sugar-Sweetened Beverages When Available at Home. J Pediatr. 2018 11; 202:121-128. PMID: 30029864; PMCID: PMC6233293; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.046;

Rosal MC, Wang ML, Silfee V. In: The Handbook of Health Behavior Change. ME Hilliard, KA Riekert, JK Ockene, L Pbert (eds). Culture, Behavior and Health. Springer Publishing Company. New York, NY. 2018; 103-132.

Haughton CF, Silfee VJ, Wang ML, Lopez-Cepero AC, Estabrook DP, Frisard C, Rosal MC, Pagoto SL, Lemon SC. Racial/ethnic representation in lifestyle weight loss intervention studies in the United States: A systematic review. Prev Med Rep. 2018 Mar; 9:131-137. PMID: 29616185; PMCID: PMC5880332; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.01.012;

Wang ML, Waring ME, Jake-Schoffman DE, Oleski JL, Michaels Z, Goetz JM, Lemon SC, Ma Y, Pagoto SL. Clinic Versus Online Social Network-Delivered Lifestyle Interventions: Protocol for the Get Social Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 11; 6(12):e243. PMID: 29229591; PMCID: PMC5742659; DOI: 10.2196/resprot.8068;

Morgan PJ, Young MD, Lloyd AB, Wang ML, Eather N, Miller A, Murtagh EM, Barnes AT, Pagoto SL. Involvement of Fathers in Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Prevention Trials: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2017 Feb; 139(2). PMID: 28130430; PMCID: PMC6200318; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2635;

Wang ML, Haughton CF, Frisard C, Pbert L, Geer C, Lemon SC. Perceived weight status and weight change among a U.S. adult sample. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jan; 25(1):223-228. PMID: 27863126; PMCID: PMC5182114; DOI: 10.1002/oby.21685;

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Clausen K, Whyte J, Rosal MC. Design and methods for a community-based intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among youth: H2GO! study. BMC Public Health. 2016 Nov 09; 16(1):1150. PMID: 27829397; PMCID: PMC5103444; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3803-5;

Kozak AT, Buscemi J, Hawkins MA, Wang ML, Breland JY, Ross KM, Kommu A. Technology-based interventions for weight management: current randomized controlled trial evidence and future directions. J Behav Med. 2017 Feb; 40(1):99-111. PMID: 27783259; PMCID: PMC5988351; DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9805-z;

Rosal MC, Haughton CF, Estabrook BB, Wang ML, Chiriboga G, Nguyen OH, Person SD, Lemon SC. Fresh Start, a postpartum weight loss intervention for diverse low-income women: design and methods for a randomized clinical trial. BMC Public Health. 2016 Sep 09; 16:953. PMID: 27612615; PMCID: PMC5016872; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3520-0;

Rosal MC, Wang ML, Moore Simas TA, Bodenlos JS, Crawford SL, Leung K, Sankey HZ. Predictors of Gestational Weight Gain among White and Latina Women and Associations with Birth Weight. J Pregnancy. 2016; 2016:8984928. PMID: 27688913; PMCID: PMC5027040; DOI: 10.1155/2016/8984928;

Wang ML. In the Classroom: Fighting Obesity with Games and WGBH. 2016. View Publication
Wang ML. Pediatricians Urged to Join War on Poverty. News & World Report. 2016. View Publication

Wang ML, Goins KV, Anatchkova M, Brownson RC, Evenson K, Maddock J, Clausen KE, Lemon SC. Priorities of Municipal Policy Makers in Relation to Physical Activity and the Built Environment: A Latent Class Analysis. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2016 May-Jun; 22(3):221-30. PMID: 26079657; PMCID: PMC4677062; DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000289;

Haughton CF, Wang ML, Lemon SC. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Meeting 5-2-1-0 Recommendations among Children and Adolescents in the United States. J Pediatr. 2016 Aug; 175:188-194.e1. PMID: 27112040; PMCID: PMC5988361; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.055;

Lemon SC, Wang ML, Haughton CF, Estabrook DP, Frisard CF, Pagoto SL. Methodological quality of behavioural weight loss studies: a systematic review. Obes Rev. 2016 Jul; 17(7):636-44. PMID: 27071775; PMCID: PMC5996374; DOI: 10.1111/obr.12412;

Wang ML, Gallivan L, Lemon SC, Borg A, Ramirez J, Figueroa B, McGuire A, Rosal MC. Navigating to health: Evaluation of a community health center patient navigation program. Prev Med Rep. 2015; 2:664-8. PMID: 26844134; PMCID: PMC4721349; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.08.002;

Fitzpatrick SL, Wischenka D, Appelhans BM, Pbert L, Wang M, Wilson DK, Pagoto SL. An Evidence-based Guide for Obesity Treatment in Primary Care. Am J Med. 2016 Jan; 129(1):115.e1-7. PMID: 26239092; PMCID: PMC5988348; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.07.015;

Alker HJ, Wang ML, Pbert L, Thorsen N, Lemon SC. Impact of school staff health on work productivity in secondary schools in Massachusetts. J Sch Health. 2015 Jun; 85(6):398-404. PMID: 25877437; DOI: 10.1111/josh.12266;

Wang ML, Arroyo J, Druker S, Sankey HZ, Rosal MC. Knowledge, Attitudes and Provider Advice by Pre-Pregnancy Weight Status: A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Latinas With Excessive Gestational Weight Gain. Women Health. 2015; 55(7):805-28. PMID: 26016948; DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1050542;

Pbert L, Wang ML, Druker S, Jackson EA, Rosal MC. Designing and Testing the Feasibility of a Multi-level Intervention to Treat Adolescent Obesity in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting. J Child Adolesc Behav. 2014; 3:2. PMID: 30364825; PMCID: PMC6198822; DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000196;

Kreuter MW, Wang ML. From Evidence to Impact: Recommendations for a Dissemination Support System. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2015; 2015(149):11-23. PMID: 26375188; PMCID: PMC6190907; DOI: 10.1002/cad.20110;

Pbert L, Wang ML, Druker S, Jackson EA, Rosal MC. Designing and testing the feasibility of a multi-level intervention to treat adolescent obesity in the pediatric primary care setting. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior. 2015; 3(196).

Wang ML, Gellar L, Nathanson BH, Pbert L, Ma Y, Ockene I, Rosal MC. Decrease in Glycemic Index Associated with Improved Glycemic Control among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Jun; 115(6):898-906. PMID: 25547339; PMCID: PMC4450120; DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.10.012;

Little TV, Wang ML, Castro EM, Jiménez J, Rosal MC. Community health worker interventions for Latinos with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Curr Diab Rep. 2014 Dec; 14(12):558. PMID: 25374313; PMCID: PMC6191032; DOI: 10.1007/s11892-014-0558-1;

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Whited MC, Rosal MC. Who benefits from diabetes self-management interventions? The influence of depression in the Latinos en Control trial. Ann Behav Med. 2014 Oct; 48(2):256-64. PMID: 24664615; DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9606-y;

Lemon SC, Schneider KL, Wang ML, Liu Q, Magner R, Estabrook B, Druker S, Pbert L. Weight loss motivations: a latent class analysis approach. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Jul; 38(4):605-13. PMID: 24636123; DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.4.14;

Wang ML, Pbert L, Lemon SC. Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Sep; 22(9):1973-80. PMID: 24942930; PMCID: PMC4435839; DOI: 10.1002/oby.20814;

Richardson MP, Waring ME, Wang ML, Nobel L, Cuffee Y, Person SD, Hullett S, Kiefe CI, Allison JJ. Weight-based discrimination and medication adherence among low-income African Americans with hypertension: how much of the association is mediated by self-efficacy? Ethn Dis. 2014; 24(2):162-8. PMID: 24804361

Wang ML, Druker S, Gapinski MA, Gellar L, Schneider K, Osganian S, Olendzki B, Pbert L. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior. The Role of Social Support vs. Modeling on Adolescents' Diet and Physical Activity: Findings from a School-based Weight Management Trial. 2014; 2(132).

Lemon SC, Wang ML, Wedick NM, Estabrook B, Druker S, Schneider KL, Li W, Pbert L. Weight gain prevention in the school worksite setting: results of a multi-level cluster randomized trial. Prev Med. 2014 Mar; 60:41-7. PMID: 24345602; PMCID: PMC3933312; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.010;

Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro JL, Walls CE, Austin SB, Greaney ML, Wang ML, Mezegebu S, Peterson KE. Middle school food environments and racial/ethnic differences in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: findings from the Healthy Choices study. Prev Med. 2013 Nov; 57(5):735-8. PMID: 24036015; PMCID: PMC3912741; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.09.001;

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Olendzki B, Rosal MC. Beverage-consumption patterns and associations with metabolic risk factors among low-income Latinos with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Dec; 113(12):1695-703. PMID: 23999278; PMCID: PMC3833873; DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.351;

Wang ML, Peterson KE, Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro J, Greaney ML, Mezgebu S, McCormick M, Austin SB. Family physical activity and meal practices associated with disordered weight control behaviors in a multiethnic sample of middle-school youth. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug; 13(4):379-85. PMID: 23830023; DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.04.012;

Wang ML, Peterson KE, McCormick MC, Austin SB. Environmental factors associated with disordered weight-control behaviours among youth: a systematic review. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Jul; 17(7):1654-67. PMID: 23777623; DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013001407;

Austin SB, Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro J, Greaney ML, Blood EA, Walls C, Wang ML, Mezgebu S, Osganian SK, Peterson KE. The contribution of school environmental factors to individual and school variation in disordered weight control behaviors in a statewide sample of middle schools. Eat Disord. 2013; 21(2):91-108. PMID: 23421693; DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2013.761080;

Wang ML, Walls CE, Peterson KE, Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro J, Greaney ML, Blood E, Mezgebu S, McCormick MC, Subramanian SV, Bryn Austin S. Dietary and physical activity factors related to eating disorder symptoms among middle school youth. J Sch Health. 2013 Jan; 83(1):14-20. PMID: 23253286; DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00742.x;

Rosal MC, Wang ML, Bodenlos, J. The Handbook of Health Behavior Change (KA Riekert, JK Ockene, LPber, eds.). Culture, Behavior and Health. Springer Publishing Company. New York. 2013; 109-136.
Lemon SC, Bowen DJ, Rosal MC, Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Pbert L, Wang ML, Allen JD, Ockene JK. The Handbook of Health Behavior Change (Riekert KA, Ockene JK, Pbert L, eds.). Translational Research Phases in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Adaptations from the Biomedical Sciences. Springer. New York. 2013; 483-497.

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Welch G, Rosal MC. Development and validation of the Lifestyle Self-Efficacy Scale for Latinos with Diabetes (LSESLD). Ethn Dis. 2013; 23(4):428-35. PMID: 24392604; PMCID: PMC3956449

Lindsay AC, Sussner KM, Greaney M, Wang ML, Davis R, Peterson KE. Using qualitative methods to design a culturally appropriate child feeding questionnaire for low-income, Latina mothers. Matern Child Health J. 2012 May; 16(4):860-6. PMID: 21512780; PMCID: PMC3178008; DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0804-y;

Austin SB, Spadano-Gasbarro JL, Greaney ML, Blood EA, Hunt AT, Richmond TK, Wang ML, Mezgebu S, Osganian SK, Peterson KE. Effect of the planet health intervention on eating disorder symptoms in Massachusetts middle schools, 2005-2008. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9:E171; quiz E171. PMID: 23194779; PMCID: PMC3514822; DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.120111;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 99 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020 and 2024

Bar chart showing 99 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020 and 2024

Year	Publications
2012	2
2013	10
2014	7
2015	7
2016	10
2017	2
2018	6
2019	8
2020	11
2021	9
2022	4
2023	9
2024	11
2025	3

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