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  1. Who Benefits the Most from Sleep Hygiene Education? Findings from the SLeep Education for Everyone Program (SLEEP)

    Article • Clocks & Sleep, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  2. Supporting resilient food systems: Navigating challenges in U.S. rural communities

    Article • Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development, January 2025, Food Systems Development Project

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  3. Lessons From the Field. Chronic disease: Action for post‐pandemic wellness and health

    Article • Family Relations, December 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  4. Equivalent Improvements in Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality Regardless of Program Delivery Modality: The SLeep Education for Everyone Program (SLEEP)

    Article • Clocks & Sleep, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  5. Supporting family meal frequency: Screening Phase results from the Simply Dinner Study

    Article • Appetite, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  6. Temperament, socioeconomic adversity, and perinatal risk as related to preschoolers’ BMI.

    Article • Health Psychology, February 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Dawn Contreras, Tiffany Martoccio

  7. Cross‐lagged associations between behaviour problems and obesity in head start preschoolers

    Article • Pediatric Obesity, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Dawn Contreras, Tiffany Martoccio

  8. Connecting Primary Care to Community-Based Education: Michigan Physicians’ Familiarity With Extension Programs

    Article • Health Promotion Practice, August 2019, SAGE Publications

    Tamkeen Khan, Dr. Dawn Contreras

  9. Communities Partnering With Researchers: An Evaluation of Coalition Function in a Community-Engaged Research Approach

    Article • Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action, January 2019, Project Muse

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  10. Do child gender and temperament moderate associations between Head Start classroom social-emotional climate and children’s social-emotional competencies?

    Article • Early Childhood Research Quarterly, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  11. Ripple Effects of the Communities Preventing Childhood Obesity Project

    Article • Health Promotion Practice, August 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  12. Characteristics Associated With Parent–Teacher Concordance on Child Behavior Problem Ratings in Low-Income Preschoolers

    Article • Academic Pediatrics, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  13. Media Exposure in Low-Income Preschool-Aged Children Is Associated with Multiple Measures of Self-Regulatory Behavior

    Article • Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, May 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  14. Association of Picky Eating With Weight Status and Dietary Quality Among Low-Income Preschoolers

    Article • Academic Pediatrics, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  15. Familial psychosocial risk classes and preschooler body mass index: The moderating effect of caregiver feeding style

    Article • Appetite, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  16. Externalizing behavior is prospectively associated with intake of added sugar and sodium among low socioeconomic status preschoolers in a sex-specific manner

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  17. Cooperative Extension as a Framework for Health Extension

    Article • Academic Medicine, October 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  18. EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF PATIENT-CENTERED PRACTICE TO INCLUDE NON-MEDICAL RESOURCES

    Article • Innovation in Aging, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  19. Changes in household food insecurity are related to changes in BMI and diet quality among Michigan Head Start preschoolers in a sex-specific manner

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  20. Improving Self-Regulation for Obesity Prevention in Head Start: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • PEDIATRICS, April 2017, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  21. Effectiveness of differing levels of support for family meals on obesity prevention among head start preschoolers: the simply dinner study

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  22. Are Parental Rules Associated with Low-Income Rural Children’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in the Midwest?

    Article • Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, December 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  23. A quasi-experimental study to mobilize rural low-income communities to assess and improve the ecological environment to prevent childhood obesity

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  24. An Ecological Approach to Exploring Rural Food Access and Active Living for Families With Preschoolers∗

    Article • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  25. Evaluation of Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies and Practices in Child Care Centers within Rural Communities

    Article • Childhood Obesity, October 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  26. Eat Smart, Live Strong Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Older Adults

    Article • Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  27. Enhancing self-regulation as a strategy for obesity prevention in Head Start preschoolers: the growing healthy study

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  28. Nutrition Education Aimed at Toddlers (NEAT) Curriculum

    Article • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  29. Knowledge and attitudes of economically disadvantaged women regarding exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: A Michigan, USA study

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, June 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Dawn Contreras

  30. The obstetrician-gynecologist's role in vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization

    Article • Obstetrics and Gynecology, July 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Dawn Contreras