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• Outdoor Leadership in Peru   March 4-13, 2011
• Critical and Reflective Practices in KNH: Australia   July 6-27, 2011
• International Perspectives in Sport Psychology (to be held in 2013)

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Dr. Karly S. Geller Position: Assistant Professor Degree: Post-doctorate completed at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center (2011) Post-doctorate completed at Kansas State University (2009) PhD in Human Nutrition from Kansas State University (2008) Masters of Education in Sports & Exercise Psychology from University of Virginia (2005) BA in Psychology & BA in Criminal Justice from University of West Florida (2002) Area: Health Promotion Office: 120 Phillips Hall Phone: (513) 529-2702 Fax: (513) 529-2700 Email: gellerks@muohio.edu

Scholarly interests:

• Multiple Health Behavior Research & Promotion
• Health Promotion among At-risk Populations
• Obesity & Chronic Disease Prevention among Youth Populations
• Advanced Quantitative Techniques

Courses Taught:

KNH 243: Women’s Health Care
KNH 188: Physical Activity & Health
KNH 362: Foundations of Health Promotion

Recent publications:

Geller KS, Mendoza ID, Timbobolan J, Montjoy HL, Nigg CR. The decisional balance sheet to promote healthy behavior among ethnically diverse older adults. Public Health Nursing, in press.
Ollberding, NJ, Nigg, CR, Geller KS, Horwath CC, Motl RW, Dishman RK. Food outlet accessibility and fruit and vegetable consumption. American Journal of Health Promotion, in press.

Schembre SM, Geller KS. Psychometric properties and construct validity of the weight-related eating questionnaire in a diverse, non-clinical population. Obesity, in press.

Steinbrecher A, Morimoto Y, Grandinetti A, Ollberding N, Geller KS, Kolonel LN, Maskarinec G. The preventable proportion of type 2 diabetes by ethnicity: the Multiethnic Cohort. Annals of Epidemiology, In press.

Dzewaltowski DA, Rosenkranz RR, Geller KS, Coleman KJ, Welk GJ, Hastmann TJ, Milliken G. HOP’N after-school project: an obesity prevention randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, in press.

Nigg CR, Geller KS, Motl, RW, Horwath, CC, Wertin, KK, Dishman RK. A research agenda to examine the efficacy and relevance of the transtheoretical model for physical activity behavior. Psychology of Sports and Exercise 2010;12(1):7-12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.04.004

Geller KS, Dzewaltowski DA. (2010). Youth proxy efficacy for fruit and vegetable availability varies by gender and socioeconomic status. Public Health Nutrition, 13(6), 843-51.

Geller KS, Dzewaltowski DA. (2010). Examining elementary-aged children's self-efficacy and proxy efficacy for fruit and vegetable consumption. Health Education & Behavior, 37(4), 465-78.
DOI: 10.1177/0123456789123456

Dzewaltowski DA, Geller KS, Rosenkranz RR, Konstantinos K. (2010). Children’s self-efficacy and proxy efficacy for after-school physical activity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 100-106.

Geller KS, Dzewaltowski DA. (2009). Review of longitudinal and cross sectional influences on youth fruit and vegetable Consumption. Nutrition Reviews, 67(2), 65-76.

Geller KS, Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA, Konstantinos K. (2009). Measuring children’s self-efficacy and proxy efficacy related to fruit and vegetable consumption. Journal of School Health, 79(2), 47-53.

Coleman KJ, Geller, KS, Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA. (2008). Physical activity and healthy eating in the after-school environment. Journal of School Health, 78(12), 633-640.

Rosenkranz RR, Geller KS, Dzewaltowski DA. (2007). Parents attending a family weight management program perceive similar home fruit and vegetable accessibility, but greater child proxy agency and physical activity opportunity. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 5(2), 157-162.

Justice LM, Invernizzi M, Geller KS, Sullivan AK, Welch J. (2004). Descriptive-developmental performance of at-risk preschoolers on early literacy tasks. Reading Psychology, 26(1), 1-25.