Patricia CRAWFORD

Patricia Crawford

Lecturer, Co-Director, Center for Weight and Health, Coop. Extension Nutrition Specialist

Research Description:

For more than twenty years I have conducted research in the prevention of childhood obesity and have served as Principal Investigator of the longitudinal NHLBI Growth & Health Study, as well as the 5-state Fit WIC Child Obesity Intervention Study. I authored the American Public Health Association's resolution and action plan on childhood obesity which in 2001-02 was voted one of the top three priorities for the organization. I served on the scientific panel for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy's recent report on California children's fitness, which found that nearly 40 percent of our children are physically unfit and more than 25 percent are overweight. I am currently President of the California Nutrition Council. My research explores how environmental, family, clinical and policy approaches can address the childhood obesity epidemic in California communities and the country.

Current Research Projects

Effects of Pregnancy on Adolescent Growth and Health (NIH) 05/01/02-04/30/05
Soda Out of Schools (SOS): Impact on Adolescent Obesity (NIH) 09/30/02-07/31/05
Evaluation of the California Obesity Prevention Initiative (CDHS) 10/01/02-09/30/04
Development of Eating Patterns and Obesity Development in African American Girls (USDA) 10/01/02-09/30/05
Assessing the effects of improving school nutrition and physical activity standards in California schools (The California Endowment) 01/01/03-12/31/05
Latino Children & Parents Improving Health Together (UC Davis) 10/01/03-09/30/04

In addition, I serve as Co-investigator on:

Evaluation of California¹s SB19 Pupil Nutrition Act (McCarthy, PI) 09/30/02-07/31/05

Selected Publications

Crawford PB, Story M, Wang MC, Ritchie LR, Sabry ZI. Ethnic issues in the epidemiology of child obesity. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 48(4):855-878, 2001.Kimm SYS, Glynn NW, Kriska, AM, Barton BA, Kronsberg SS, Daniels SR, Crawford PB, Sabry ZI and Liu K. Decline in Physical Activity in Black Girls and White Girls During Adolescence. The New England Journal of Medicine. 347(10): 709-715, 2002.Wang, MC, Crawford, PB, Hudes M, VanLoan M, Siemering KQ, Bachrach LK. Diet in midpuberty and sedentary activity in pre-puberty predict peak bone mass. Am J Clin Nutr 77(2):495-503, 2003.Kronsberg SS, Obarzanek E, Affenito SG, Crawford PB, Sabry ZI, Schmidt M, Streigel-Moore R, Kimm SY, Barton BA. Macronutrient intake of black and white adolescent girls over 10 years: the NHLBI Growth and Health Study. J Am Diet Assoc. 103(7):852-60, 2003.Ritchie LD, Ivey SL, Woodward-Lopez G, Crawford PB. Alarming trends in pediatric overweight in the United States. Social Prev Med. 48:168-177, 2003.

Crawford PB, Gosliner W, Anderson C, Strode P, Becerra-Jones Y, Samuels S, Carroll AM, Ritchie LD. Counseling Latina mothers of preschool children about weight issues: suggestions for a new framework. J Am Diet Assoc. 2004 Mar;104(3):387-94.

Field AE, Franko DL, Striegel-Moore RH, Schreiber GB, Crawford PB, Daniels SR. Race differences in accuracy of self-reported childhood body size among white and black women. Obes Res. 2004 Jul;12(7):1136-44.

Crawford PB, Gosliner W, Strode P, Samuels SE, Burnett C, Craypo L, Yancey AK. Abstract Walking the talk: Fit WIC wellness programs improve self-efficacy in pediatric obesity prevention counseling. Am J Public Health. 2004 Sep;94(9):1480-5.

Striegel-Moore RH, Dohm FA, Kraemer HC, Schreiber GB, Crawford PB, Daniels SR. Abstract Health services use in women with a history of bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Int J Eat Disord. 2005 Jan;37(1):11-8.

Striegel-Moore RH, Dohm FA, Hook JM, Schreiber GB, Crawford PB, Daniels SR. Abstract Night eating syndrome in young adult women: prevalence and correlates. Int J Eat Disord. 2005 Apr;37(3):200-6.

Franko DL, Thompson D, Barton BA, Dohm FA, Kraemer HC, Iachan R, Crawford PB, Schreiber GB, Daniels SR, Striegel-Moore RH. Prevalence and comorbidity of major depressive disorder in young black and white women. J Psychiatr Res. 2005 May;39(3):275-83.

Ritchie LD, Welk G, Styne D, Gerstein DE, Crawford PB. Family environment and pediatric overweight: what is a parent to do? J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 May;105(5 Suppl 1):S70-9. Review.

Wang MC, Bachrach LK, Van Loan M, Hudes M, Flegal KM, Crawford PB. The relative contributions of lean tissue mass and fat mass to bone density in young women. Bone. 2005 Oct;37(4):474-81

Franko DL, Thompson D, Russell R, Schreiber GB, Crawford PB, Daniels SR, Striegel-Moore RH. Correlates of persistent thinness in black and white young women. Obes Res. 2005 Nov;13(11):2006-13.

Franko DL, Striegel-Moore RH, Bean J, Tamer R, Kraemer HC, Dohm FA, Crawford PB, Schreiber G, Daniels SR. Psychosocial and health consequences of adolescent depression in Black and White young adult women. Health Psychol. 2005 Nov;24(6):586-93.

Franko DL, Striegel-Moore RH, Bean J, Barton BA, Biro F, Kraemer HC, Schreiber GB, Crawford PB, Daniels SR. Self-reported symptoms of depression in late adolescence to early adulthood: a comparison of African-American and Caucasian females. J Adolesc Health. 2005 Dec;37(6):526-9.

Striegel-Moore RH, Thompson D, Affenito SG, Franko DL, Obarzanek E, Barton BA, Schreiber GB, Daniels SR, Schmidt M, Crawford PB. Correlates of beverage intake in adolescent girls: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. J Pediatr. 2006 Feb;148(2):183-7.

Biro FM, Huang B, Crawford PB, Lucky AW, Striegel-Moore R, Barton BA, Daniels S. Pubertal correlates in black and white girls. J Pediatr. 2006 Feb;148(2):234-40.

Striegel-Moore RH, Thompson DR, Affenito SG, Franko DL, Barton BA, Schreiber GB, Daniels SR, Schmidt M, Crawford PB. Fruit and vegetable intake: Few adolescent girls meet national guidelines. Prev Med. 2006 Mar;42(3):223-8. Epub 2006 Jan 10.

Recent Teaching:

99 - Supervised Independent Study and Research
166 - Nutrition in the Community
H196 - Honors Research
199 - Supervised Independent Study and Research

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