Recent publications
Alderdice, F, Newham, J., & Worobey, J. (2016). Improving research reporting to avoid waste in psychological research (Editorial). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. http://dx.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1207894
Martin-Biggers, J., Spaccarotella, K., Delaney, C., Koenings, M., Alleman, G., Hongu, N., Worobey, J., & Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2015). Development of the intervention materials for the HomeStyles obesity prevention program for parents of preschoolers. Nutrients, 7, 6628-6669. http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/8/5301/pdf
Nowlin., E.E., Worobey, J., & Worobey, H.S. (2015). Family meal and related-practices in families of preschoolers: Differences by family income. Creative Education (Special Issue on Family Education and Healthy Child Development), 6, 540-547. http://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2015.65054
Martin-Biggers, J., Spaccarotella, K., Hongu, K., Alleman, G., Worobey, J., & Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2015). Translating it into real life: A qualitative study of the cognitions, barriers and supports for key obesogenic behaviors of parents of preschoolers. BMC Public Health, 15, 189 doi 10.1186/s12889-015-1554-3
R Worobey, J. and Trytko, U. (2014). Associations between maternal feeding style and child overweight. ICAN: Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition, 6(4), 216-220.
Martin-Biggers, J., Spaccarotella, K., Berhaupt-Glickstein, A., Hongu, N., Worobey, J. & Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2014). Come and get it! A discussion of family mealtime literature and factors affecting obesity risk. Advances in Nutrition, 5, 235-247.
Worobey, J. (2014). Physical activity in infancy: Developmental aspects, measurement, and importance. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 99, 729S-733S. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/99/3/729S.full.pdf+html
Worobey, J. & Worobey, H.S. (2014). Body-size stigmatization by preschool girls: In a doll's world, it's good to be "Barbie." Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 11, 171-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.12.001
R Worobey, J., Peña, J., Ramos, I., & Espinosa, C. (2014). Infant difficulty and early weight gain: Does fussing promote overfeeding? Maternal and Child Nutrition, 10(2), 295-303. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00410.x
Worobey, J., Borrelli, A., Espinosa, C., & Worobey, H.S. (2013). Feeding practices of mothers from varied income and racial/ethnic groups. Early Child Development and Care, 183(11), 1661-1668. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03004430.2012.752735
Worobey, J., Lelah, L., & Gaugler, R. (2013). Environmental barriers to children’s outdoor summer play. Journal of Behavioral Health, 2(4), 362-365. doi:10.5455/jbh.20131125111329
Worobey, J. (2013). Preventing infant obesity – It’s never too soon to start (Editorial). Journal of Food & Nutritional Disorders, 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-9323.1000e109
Ventura, A.K. & Worobey, J. (2013). Early influences on the development of food preferences. Current Biology, 23, R409-R418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.010
Worobey, J., Fonseca, D.M., Espinosa, C., Healy, S., & Gaugler, R. (2013). Child outdoor physical activity is reduced by prevalence of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 29(1), 78-80. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.2987/12-6296R.1
Worobey, J. (2011). Why some mothers stop breastfeeding. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 26(3), 229-233.
Lewis, M. & Worobey, J. (2011). Mothers and toddlers lunch together: The relation between observed and reported behavior. Appetite, 56, 732-736.
Bard, K.A., Brent, L., Lester, B, Worobey, J., & Suomi, S.A. (2011). Neurobehavioral integrity of chimpanzee newborns: Comparisons across groups and across species reveal gene-environment interaction effects. Infant and Child Development, 20, 47-93.