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  1. Oral Health Knowledge, Reading Comprehension, and Behavior Change After Implementing the eBook for Oral Health Literacy© Curriculum with 3rd Graders During COVID-19: Implication for School Health Education

    Article • lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, September 2025, lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  2. Early Childhood Content Knowledge in Health and Literacy: A Case Study Using the Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University

    Article • September 2025, IntechOpen

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  3. A New Genre of Digital Texts That Explore Children’s Frame of Mind, Health Literacy Skills, and Behavioral Intentions for Obesity Prevention

    Article • Children, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  4. Health Literacy Education from Pediatrics to Geriatrics: A Medical Education Perspectives

    Article • May 2025, IntechOpen

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  5. MOVING TOWARD LITERATURE-BASED DENTISTRY TO BOOST ORAL HEALTH LITERACY OF CHILDREN:

    Article • April 2025, JSTOR

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  6. The Use of Labyrinths in the University Preparation of Health Professionals

    Article • Medical Research Archives, January 2025, Knowledge Enterprise Journals

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  7. MyPlate Food Model and Family Grocery Shopping with Second and Third Graders are Significant Interventions for the Development of Interactive Health Literacy Skills

    Article • lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, September 2024, lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  8. Development and Validation of a Functional Health Literacy Survey for School Gardening

    Article • American Journal of Health Education, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  9. Emergent Literacy Is Foundational to Health Literacy in Children: Interdisciplinary Relationships to Boost Child Health

    Article • January 2024, IntechOpen

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  10. A Descriptive Study of Health Literacy and Social Determinants of Health as Curricula Topics in Medical School Education

    Article • Health Behavior Research, January 2023, New Prairie Press

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  11. Child-Liking Preferences of Favorite Vegetables: Visual Textual Survey Development with Picture-Book Compatibility

    Article • The International Journal of Health Wellness and Society, January 2023, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  12. Functional Health Literacy, Invented Spellings, and MyPlate Representations of 2nd and 3rd Grade Children Learning about Breakfast Eating and Food Groups in Health Education

    Article • Children and Teenagers, December 2022, Scholink Co, Ltd.

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  13. Use of an eBook for Oral Health Literacy© Curriculum to Elicit Functional Health Knowledge, Decision Making, and Goal Setting Among School-Aged Children

    Article • lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, December 2022, lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  14. A Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA) Framework for Health Literacy Education (HLE) in Medical and Health Professions Schools

    Article • World Journal of Social Science Research, February 2022, Scholink Co, Ltd.

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  15. Oral-Language Development in University Classrooms: Building Health Communication through a Constructivist Theoretical Framework

    Article • The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies, January 2022, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  16. Parental Influences on Children’s Oral Health Behaviors, Reading Behaviors, and Reading Attitudes Associated with the Sharing of a Digital Story from the eBook for Oral Health Literacy© Curriculum

    Article • Children and Teenagers, August 2021, Scholink Co, Ltd.

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  17. Evaluation of an eBook for Oral Health Literacy© to Promote Child Health: Readability, Suitability, Understandability, Actionability, and Gist-Based Message

    Article • Children and Teenagers, May 2020, Scholink Co, Ltd.

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  18. Evaluation of an Oral Health Literacy Curriculum: Design Feedback from Three Audiences

    Article • The International Journal of Health Wellness and Society, January 2018, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  19. The Digital Literacy Partnership Website: Promoting Interdisciplinary Scholarship Between Faculty, Students, and Librarians

    Article • New Review of Academic Librarianship, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  20. Rhythm as pedagogy in the teaching learning process

    Article • Journal of Early Childhood Research, April 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes, Douglas Matthews, Val Freysinger

  21. School Climate: Historical Review, Instrument Development, and School Assessment

    Article • Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, March 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  22. Impact of Literacy Influences and Perceived Reading Ability on Self-Rated Health of Public Middle School Students

    Article • RMLE Online, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  23. Reliability of the 2005 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  24. Self-Reported Weight Perceptions, Dieting Behavior, and Breakfast Eating Among High School Adolescents

    Article • Journal of School Health, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  25. Professional Preparation of Elementary Teachers in Ohio: Status of K-6 Health Education

    Article • Journal of School Health, January 1999, Wiley

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  26. Service-Learning in the “Third Sector”: Implications for Professional Preparation

    Article • Journal of Health Education, October 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  27. Transforming Individuals and Organizations for the 21st Century: Implications for Health Educators

    Article • Journal of Health Education, June 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  28. Professional Preparation in Mental Health/Illness Education

    Article • Journal of Health Education, December 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  29. Promoting Healthful Behaviors in Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Health Education, October 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  30. Using Story Hour to Teach Elementary Children about Safe and Unsafe Food Choices

    Article • Journal of Health Education, October 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  31. Terminology, Tolerance, and Flexibility: Communication Challenges for Health Education

    Article • Journal of Health Education, August 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes

  32. Collaborative Health Education Research: Building University and Hospital Partnerships in Diabetes Program Evaluation

    Article • Journal of Health Education, October 1992, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Valerie A. Ubbes