Publications: Peered Review Articles and Book Chapters
Pace, RD, and Johnson, M. 2014. Cardiovascular Disease: The Public Health Nutrition Impact of Hypertension in the African American Community in the Southern United States. “Public Health Nutrition: Principles and Practice in Community and Global Health. ISBN-10: 1449692044 (Book Chapter). Michigan State university. Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA.
Peter N. Gichuhi, Kokoasse Kpomblekou-A2 & Adelia C. Bovell-Benjamin. Ìý2014. ÌýNutritional and Physical Properties of Organic Beauregard Sweet Potato [Ipomoea Batatas (L.)] as Influenced by Broiler Litter Application Rate. ÌýFood Science and Nutrition. ÌýOpen access: doi:10.1002/fsn3.108. ÌýÌý
Brunson Dominque, Peter N. Gichuhi, Vijay Rangari, and Adelia C. Bovell-Benjamin. Ìý2013. ÌýSugar Profile, Mineral Content, and Rheological and Thermal Properties of an Isomerized Sweet Potato Starch Syrup. ÌýInternational Journal of Food Science. ÌýVol 2013, Article ID 243412, 8 pages. Open access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/243412.
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Johnson Melissa, Pace D Ralphenia, Dawkins L Norma, Willian R Kyle. 2013. Diets containing traditional and novel green leafy vegetables improve liver fatty acid profiles of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Lipids in Health and Disease.12:168.
Welch-White,V, Dawkins, N., Graham, T., and Pace, RD. 2013. Impact of High Fat Diets on Physiological Changes in Euthyroid and Thyroid Altered Rats. Lipids in Health and Disease 12:100.
Horacek TM, Erdman MB, Reznar ME, Olfert M, Brown-Esters O, Kattelmann KK, Kidd T, Koenings M, Phillips B, Quick V, Shelnutt KP, White AB. Ìý2013. ÌýEvaluation of the food store environment on and near the campus of 15 post-secondary institutions. American Journal of Health Promotion. American Journal of Health Promotion. Ìý27 (4): e81-e90.Ìý
Dour CA, Horacek TM, Schembre SM, Lohse B, Hoerr S, Kattelmann K, White AA, Shoff S, Phillips B, ÌýGreene G. Process Evaluation of Project WebHealth: A Non-Dieting Web-Based Intervention for Obesity Prevention in College Students. Ìý2013. ÌýJ Nutr Ed Behav. 45 (4):288-295.
Colby, S.M., Kattelmann, K.K., Herrick, M.S., Shelnutt, K.P., Mathews, A., Phillips, B.W. Ìý2012. ÌýSneakers and Spokes: An Assessment of the Walkability and Bikeability of U.S. Post-Secondary Institutions. Journal of Environmental Health. Ìý74 (7): 8-15.
Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Johnson, M. Quick, V.M., Walsh, J., Greene, G.W., Hoerr, S., Colby, S.M., Kattelmann, K.K., Phillips, B.W., Kidd, T., and Horacek, T.M. Ìý2012. ÌýSweet & Salty: An Assessment of the Snacks and Beverages Sold in Vending Machines on U.S. Post-Secondary Institution Campuses. Appetite. 58:1143-1151.
Horacek T, Brown-Esters O, ÌýByrd-Bredbenner C, Carey G, Colby S, Greene G, Ìý Hoerr S, Kattelmann K, ÌýKidd T, Koenings M, Olfert M, Phillips B, Shelnutt K, White A. 2012. Ìý Obesity Prevention Behavior and Environment Relationships on U.S. Post-Secondary Campuses. ÌýInternational Congress of Dietetics, Australia.
Walsh, J., Hebert, A., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Carey, G., Colby, S., Brown-Esters, O., Greene, G., Hoerr, S., Horacek, T., Kattelmann, K., Kidd, T., Koenings, M., Phillip, B., Shelnutt, K., White, A. Ìý2012. ÌýThe Development and Preliminary Validation of the Behavior, Environment, and Changeability Survey (BECS). Journal of Nutrition Education Behavior. Ìý44 (6): 490-499.
Kattelmann, K., White, A., Bred-Bredbenner, C., Greene, G., Koenings, M., Horacek, T., Hoerr, S., Phillips, B., Colby, S., Brown-Esters, Stabile-Morell, J., Kidd, T., Olfert, M., Shelnutt, K. Ìý2012. ÌýProject YEAH: Development of a Web-Based Intervention for Preventing Excess Weight Gain in Young Adults. ÌýInternational Congress of Dietetics. Sydney Australia. Ìý
Greene, G., White, A., Hoerr, S., Loshe, B., Schembre, S., Riebe, D., Patterson, J., Kattelmann, K., Schoff, S, Horacek, T., Blissmer, B. & Phillips, B. Ìý2012. ÌýImpact of an On-line Healthful Eating and Physical Activity Program for College Students. Ìý Am J Health Promo, 27(2); e47-e58. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.110606.Ìý
Kattelmann, K., White, A., Greene, G., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Horacek, T., Hoerr, S., Kidd, T., Phillips, B., Colby, S., Brown-Esters, O., Koenings, M., Shelnutt, K., Olfert, M., Merrell, J. Ìý2012. ÌýDevelopment of a Randomized Trial Guided by the Process of Precede-Proceed for the Prevention of Excessive Weight Gain in Communities of Young Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Ìý44(4s); s94-s95.
Pace, RD, Dawkins, N and Johnson, M. Ìý2012. ÌýStrategies for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Rural Southern African American Communities. Ìý Public Health - Social and Behavioral Health. ISBN 979-953-307-499-2. (Book Chapter).
Horacek, Tanya M.; White, Adrienne A.; Greene, Geoffrey W.; Reznar, Melissa M.; Quick, Virginia M.; Morrell, Jesse S.; Colby, Sarah M.; Kattelmann, Kendra K.; Herrick, Minette S.; Shelnutt, Karla P.; Mathews, Anne; Phillips, Beatrice W.; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol. Ìý2012. ÌýSneakers and Spokes: An Assessment of the Walkability and Bikeability of U.S.Postsecondary Institutions. ÌýJournal of Environmental Health. Ìý74 (7):8-15. Ìý
Byrd-Bredbenner, C Horacek, T.M., White, A.A., Greene, G.W., Reznar, M.M., Quick, V.M., Morrell, J.S., Colby, S.M., Kattelmann, K.K., Herrick, M.S., Shelnutt, K.P., Mathews, A., Phillips, B.W. Ìý 2012. ÌýSneakers and Spokes: An Assessment of the Walkability and Bikeability of U.S. Post-Secondary Institutions. March. ÌýJournal of Environmental Health. Ìý74(7):8-15.
Megumi ÌýMarishima, Sharon L. Hoerr, Scheryl O. Hughes, Kendra K. Kattelmann, Beatrice W. Phillips. Ìý2012. ÌýMaternal Parenting Behaviors during Childhood Relate to Weight Status and Fruit and Vegetable Intake of College Students. ÌýJ Nutrition Education and Behavior. Ìý44(6):556-563. Ìý
Greene, G., Schembre, S., White, A., Hoerr, S. Lohse, B., Shoff, S., Horacek. T, Riebe, D., Patterson, J., Phillips, B., Kattelmann, K., and Blissmer, B. Ìý2011. Identifying Clusters of College Students at Elevated Health Risk Based on Eating and Exercise Behaviors and Psychosocial Determinants of Body Weight. ÌýJ Am Diet Association. Ìý111 (3):394-400. Ìý
Karna P, Gundala SR, Gupta MV, Shamsi SA, Pace RD, Yates C, Narayan S, Aneja R. Ìý2011. Polyphenol-Rich Sweet Potato Greens Extract Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer Cells in Vitro and In Vivo. Carcinogenesis. Ìý32(12):1872-1880. Ìý
Kim, K.W., B.J. Min., Y.T. Kim., R.M. Kimmel., K. Cooksey and S.I. Park. Ìý2011. ÌýAntimicrobial Activity against Foodborne Pathogens of Chitosan Biopolymer Films of Different Molecular Weights. LWT – Food Science and Technology. Ìý44(2):565-569.Ìý
Johnson, M. and Pace, R. Ìý2010. ÌýSweet Potato Leaves: Properties and Synergistic Interactions that Promote Health and Prevent Disease. ÌýNutrition Reviews. Ìý68(10):604-615. ÌýÌý
Carter, V. Dawkins, N, Howard, B. 2010. ÌýHealthy Lifestyle: A Community-Based Cancer Awareness and Prevention Intervention Program. ÌýJ Health Care Poor Underserved. Ìý21:107-118.
Pace RD, Gray AL and Dawkins NL. Ìý 2010. ÌýReduction of Modifiable CVD risk factors in a Rural Population. ÌýProfessional Agriculture Workers Conference Proceedings. Department of Food & Nutritional Sciences, CAENS, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Tuskegee AL. Ìý
Dawkins, N, McMickens, T, Findley, H. and Pace, R. Ìý2010. ÌýKnowledge And Perception of Community Leaders on Obesity: Implications for Outreach Education. ÌýJ. of Ext. Ìý48 (5), Article #: 5RIB2. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC, Dawkins, N., Pace RD, Shikany, JM. Ìý2010. ÌýDietary Consumption Practices and Cancer Risk in African Americans in the Rural South. ÌýJ Health Care Poor Underserved. Ìý21:57-25. Ìý
Greene, G., White, A., Schembre, S., Shoff, S., Riebe, D., Patterson, J., Lohse, B., Phillips, B., Kattelmann, K., & Hoerr, S. Ìý2011. ÌýCollege Students Differ in Weight Related Behaviors and Cognitive Variables by Gender and Relative Weight Status. J. Am. Dietetic Assoc. 111:394-400. Ìý
Min, B. Han, I, and Dawson, P. Ìý2010. ÌýAntimicrobial Gelatin Films Reduce Listeria monocytogenes on Turkey Bologna. ÌýPoultry Science. Ìý89:1307-1314. Ìý
P.N. Gichuhi, D. Mortley, E. Bromfield, and A.C. Bovell-Benjamin. Ìý2009. ÌýNutritional, Physical, and Sensory Evaluation of Hydroponic Carrots (Daucus carota L.) from Different Nutrient Delivery Systems. ÌýJournal of Food Science. Ìý74 (9):S403-S412. Ìý
Huang, Z, Wang, B, Williams, P, and Pace, RD. Ìý2009. ÌýIdentification of Anthocyanins in Muscadine Grapes with HPLC-ESI-MS. ÌýFood Science and Technolgy. 42: Ìý819-24. Ìý
Huang, Z, Wang, B, Pace, RD, Yoon, S. Ìý2009. Ìý Trans Fat intake Lowers Total Cholesterol and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels without Changing Insulin Sensitivity Index in Wistar Rats. ÌýNutr. Rev. Ìý29: Ìý2006-12.
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Ward, J A, Dawkins N, Shikany, J and Pace, RD. Ìý2009. ÌýBoost for Purslane. ÌýThe World of Food Ingredients. 1:58-60. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2009. ÌýBioactivity, Benefits and Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods. In: Ensuring Global Food Safety: Exploring Global Harmonization. Boisrobert, C., Stjepanovic, A., Oh, S., Lelieveld, H. (eds.). ÌýNova Science Publishers, NY, USA.Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2009. ÌýSweetpotato Utilization in Human Health, Industry and Animal Feed Systems. In: Ray, RC, Tomlins, KI (Eds.). Sweet potato: Postharvest aspects in food feed and industries. Nova Science Publishers, NW, USA. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC, Dawkins, N., Pace, RD, Shikany, J. Ìý2009. ÌýUse of focus Groups to Understand African-Americans’ Dietary Practices: Implications for Modifying a Food Frequency Questionnaire. ÌýPrev Med Prev. Ìý48 (6):549-554.Ìý
Huang, Z, Wang, B, Eaves, D., Shikany, J. & Pace, R. Ìý2009. Total Phenolics and Antioxidant Capacity of Indigenous Vegetables in the Southeast United States: The ACCE Project. ÌýInt J of Food Sci Nutr. Ìý60(2):100-8. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC. ÌýHathorn, C., Gichuhi, P. Ìý2008. ÌýUsing Sweetpotato Peels in Breadmaking as a Source of Dietary Fiber for Space Diets. ÌýPaper 2008-01-2177. ÌýSociety of Automotive Engineers (SAE). ÌýWarrendale, PA.Ìý
Do, MY, Kattelmann, K, Boeckner, L, White, A, Greene, G, Hoerr, S, Horacek, T, Phillips, B, Lohse, B. Ìý 2008. ÌýLow Income Young Adults Report Increased Variety in Fruit and Vegetable Following a Stage-Tailored Intervention. ÌýNutrition Research. Ìý28:517-522. Ìý
Gichuhi , P, Hathorn, C, Mortley, D Bovell-Benjamin, ÌýAC. Ìý2008. ÌýEvaluation of Nutritional Properties and Consumer Acceptance of Hydroponic Carrots (Daucus carota L.) Grown Under Different Light Intensities and CO2 Concentrations. Ìý Technical Paper # 2008-01-2173. ÌýSociety for Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Hathorn, CS, Biswas, M A, Gichuhi, PN, ÌýBovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2008. ÌýComparison of Chemical Physical, Micro-Structural, and Microbial Properties of Breads Supplemented with Sweetpotato Flour and High-Gluten Dough Enhancers. ÌýLWT: Food Science and Technology. Ìý41:803-815. Ìý
McDonald SP, Gichuhi, PN, Mortley, D., Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2008. ÌýEvaluation of Amylose/Amylopectin, Dietary Fiber, Sugar and Vitamin C in Two Processed and Unprocessed Hydroponic Sweetpotato Cultivars. ÌýTechnical Paper # 2008-01-2174. ÌýSociety for Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin AC, Hathorn CS, Ibrahim S, Gichuhi P, Bromfield E.M. Ìý2008. ÌýHealthy Food Choices and Physical Activity Opportunities in two Contrasting Alabama Cities. ÌýJ Health & Place. Doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.001.
Bovell-Benjamin, AC., Gichuhi, PN. Ìý2008. ÌýUsing Sweetpotato Peels in Breadmaking as a Source of Dietary Fiber for Space Diets. Ìý Technical Paper Number 2008-01-2177, Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Hathorn, C.S., Gichuhi, P.N., Bovell-Benjamin, A.C. Ìý2008. ÌýIdentification of Styrene and Hexanol during Baking of Sweetpotato Bread in a Closed Chamber. ÌýTechnical Paper # 2008-01-2176, Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Murphy, Tulani, P. N., Gichuhi., Bovell-Benjamin A.C. Ìý2008. ÌýGlycemic Responses of Zucker Fatty Rats to a Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] Starch Syrup. ÌýTechnical Paper # 2008-01-2175, Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Shetty K, Adyanthaya I, Kwon YI., Apostolids, ÌýE., Min, BJ, Dawson, P. Ìý2008. Post-Harvest Enhancement of Phenolic Phytochemical in Apples for Preservation and Health Benefits. In: G. Paliyath, D.P. Murr, A.K. Handa, S. Lurie. Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruit, Vegetables, and Flowers. Blackwell. Ìý
Shireen, KF, Pace, RD, Mahboob, M. and Khan, AT. Ìý2008. ÌýEffects of Dietary Vitamin E, C and Soybean Oil Supplementation on Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Liver and Muscles of Rats. ÌýFood Chem. Toxicology. 46:3290-3294. Ìý
Huang, Z, Wang, B & ÌýPace, R. D. Ìý2008. ÌýPotentials of Phytochemicals in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. ÌýRecent Advances in Agriculture. ÌýChapter 4. Ìýpg 63-97.
Pace, R., Dawkins, N., Wang, B. Person, S. & Shikany, J.M. Ìý2008. ÌýRural Africa-Americans’ Dietary Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behavior in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease: the ACCE Project. Ethnicity & Disease. 18:6-12. Ìý
Brown, Cynthia, Wang, B., and Oh, J Hyun. Ìý2008. ÌýAntimicrobial Activity of Lactoferrin Incorporated into Edible Chitosan Film against Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria. ÌýJ of Food Protection. Ìý71:319-324. Ìý
Hathorn, CS., Biswas, M A, Gichuhi P, Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2008. ÌýComparison of Chemical, Physical, Microstructural and Microbial Properties of Breads Supplemented with Sweetpotato Flour and High-Gluten Dough Enhancers. ÌýLWT-Food Sci Technol. Ìý41:803–815. Ìý
Huang Z, Wang B, Eaves DH, Shikany JM, Pace RD. Ìý2007. ÌýPhenolic Compound Profiles of Selected Vegetables Frequently Consumed by African Americans in the Southeast United States. ÌýThe ACCE Project. ÌýJ Food Chem. Ìý103:1395-1402. Ìý
Yang, H., Wang, Y., Jiang, M., Oh, J-H., Herring, J., and Zhou, P. Ìý2007. ÌýTwo-Step Optimization of the Extraction and Subsequent Physical Properties of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus) Skin Gelatin. J of Food Sci. 72(4):C188-C195.
Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Herring, J., and Oh, J-H. Ìý2007. ÌýCharacterization of Edible Film Fabricated with Channel Carfish (Ictalurus Punctatus) Gellatin Extract using Selected Pretreatment Methods. ÌýJ of Food Sci. 72(9):C498-503.
Qian, J. Wang, B., Dawkins, N., Gray, A. & Pace, R. Ìý2007. ÌýReduction of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Africans with a 12-Week Nutrition Education Program. ÌýNutr. Res. Ìý27:252-257.
Nitzke, S; Kritsch, K; Boeckner, L; Greene,G; Hoerr, S; Horacek, T; ÌýKattelmann, K; Lohse, B; Oakland, M.J; Phillips, B; and White, A. Ìý2007. ÌýA Stage-Tailored Multi-Modal Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intakes of Low-Income Young Adults. ÌýAm. J. of Health Promotion. Ìý22 (1):6-14. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, A.C., Gichuhi, P., ÌýHathorn, C., Bromfield, E. Ìý2007. ÌýDiet and Cancer Prevention Knowledge, Beliefs and Barriers among Students in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. ÌýJ Nutr. Ìý137: 281S Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. ÌýSweetpotato: A Review of its Past, Present and Future Role in Human Nutrition. ÌýAdv Food Nutrition Res. Ìý52: 1-59.
Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. ÌýProspects for the use of Dietary Antioxidants in Cancer Risk Reduction in Astronauts on Mars. ÌýIUFoST World of Food Science. ÌýInvited review. Ìý
Bovell-Benjamin, AC, Hathorn, C., Gichuhi, P. Ìý2007. ÌýPreparation and Characterization of Sweetpotato Peels for use as Dietary Fiber Enhancement in Space Foods. ÌýTechnical Paper 2007-01-3053. ÌýSociety for Automative Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Hathorn C., Gichuhi, P., Bromfield, E., Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. ÌýDisparities in environmental risk factors for cancer prevention in two rural cities. ÌýJ Nutr. Ìý137: 281S.
Camille C Ragin, Emanuela Taioli, Norma McFarlane-Anderson, Gordon Avery, Franklyn Bennett, Adelia Bovell-Benjamin, Angela Brown Thompson, Agatha Carrington, Lydia Campbell-Everett, Jacqueline Ford, Anselm Hennis, Maria Jackson, Sandra Lake, M Cristina Leske, Carol Magai, Barbara Nemesure, Alfred Neugut, Folakemi Odedina, Michael Okobia, Alan Patrick, Wallis Best Plummer, R Renee Reams, Robin Roberts, Sharaneen Scott-Hastings, Sangita Sharma, Victor Wheeler, Suh-Yuh Wu and Clareann Bunker. Ìý2007. ÌýAfrican-Caribbean Cancer Consortium for the Study of Viral, Genetic and Environmental Cancer Risk Factors. ÌýJ Infectious Agents Cancer. Ìý2:17 (doi:10.1186/1750-9378-2-17). Ìý
Gichuhi, PN, Hathorn, C, Kpomblekou-A, K, Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. ÌýEvaluation of Sweetpotatoes Grown with and without Ryegrass Cover Crop, Technical Paper 2007-01-3048. ÌýSociety for Automative Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý(Among the outstanding SAE Technical Papers of 2007).
Simelton-Edgeston CM, Gichuhi, P., Kpomblekou-A, JK., Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. ÌýComparative Treatments of Organically Grown Sweetpotatoes for use in Space Foods. ÌýTechnical Paper 2007-01-3052. ÌýSociety for Automative Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA. Ìý
McDonald, SP, Gichuhi, PN, Mortley, D., Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. Ìýβ-Carotene Content of Dehydrated Hydroponic Sweetpotatoes Grown under Different Lighting Conditions., Technical Paper 2007-01-3051, Society for Automative Engineers (SAE). Warrendale, PA. Ìý
Hathorn, CS, Gichuhi, PN, Bovell-Benjamin, AC. Ìý2007. ÌýAnalysis of Volatile Compounds from Sweetpotato Breads using Gas-Chromatography and Solid Phase Microextraction., Technical Paper 2007-01-3050. ÌýSociety for Automative Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA.
Huang, Z, Wang, B, Pace, R. and Oh, J. Ìý2006. ÌýTrans Fatty Acid Content of Selected Foods in an African-American Community. J. Food Sci: Ìý71 (6):C322-C327.Ìý
Liu, Yoon Kook Park, Zhiliang Huang, Baowu Wang, Ramble O. Ankumah, and Prosanto K. Biswas. Ìý2006. ÌýProduct Identification and Distribution from Hydrothermal Conversion of Walnut Shells. ÌýEnergy Fuels. Ìý20(2):446-454.
Sohail, S. S., Wang, B., Biswas, M.A., Oh, J-H. Ìý2006. ÌýPhysical, Morphological, and Barrier Properties of Edible Casein Films with Wax Applications. ÌýJournal of Food Science. Ìý71(4):C255–C259.
Wang, B. Chapter 29. Chemical Composition of Red Meat. In Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. Y.H. Hui ed. CRC Taylor and Francis. Boca Raton.