Media Mentions

Op-Ed Essays

The Conversation (with Dr. Sherry Pagoto, 11/13/18): “Move more, sit less - Great advice but how can we make time for exercise?” (reprinted in Business Insider, Washington Post, and others)
USA Today (with Dr. Kathleen Y. Wolin & Dr. Mercedes R. Carnethon, 10/4/16): "Baseball players are getting fat just like the rest of us"

PSU News (6/7/23): "Wrist-worn mobile alcohol sensor may boost real-world alcohol-use research"
PSU News (3/7/23): "Self-monitoring physical activity matters, according to smartwatch study"
PSU News (9/28/22): "Improving heart health with an app: Study aims to get young adults moving"
PSU News (1/27/22): "Penn State professor to serve President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition"
US Dept Health & Human Services (Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, 1/20/22): "President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board Announcement"
PSU News (10/7/21): "Taking steps toward more effective fitness trackers, more physical activity"
PSU News (10/1/20): "Using wearable technology to prevent kidney stones"
PSU News (9/25/20): "Can wearable technology help older adults maintain healthy lives?"
PSU News (6/21/18): "Mindful movement may help lower stress, anxiety"
PSU HHD (10/4/16): "Study of MLB players over 145 year period finds obesity soars among professional baseball players"
Northwestern (E. Spain, 9/22/14): "We drink more alcohol on gym days"
PSU HHD (S. LaJeunesse, 5/6/14): "Mobile health apps lack behavior-change techniques"
Amer J Prev Med (A.J. Beck, 4/15/14): "Can your smartphone help you exercise?"