e-mail: dronis@umich.edu
home page: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dronis
July 11, 2008
Home Address: 640 Rolling Green Circle North
Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 (248) 375-1833
Office Addresses: Health Services Research
and Development (HSR&D)
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
P.O. Box 130170
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113-0170
(734) 845-3628
and Grants and Research Office
School of Nursing Building, Rm 4247
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5482
(734) 764-9555 or (734) 647-0462
EDUCATION:
B.A. University of Rochester, 1972
Major: Psychology
M.A. Ohio State University, 1974
Major: Social Psychology
Thesis: Persistence of Persuasion in a High Communication Density
Setting (Advisor: A. G. Greenwald)
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1977
Major: Social Psychology
Thesis: Does the Relative Impact of the Better Rehearsed of Two
Opposed Messages Increase over Time? (Advisor: A. G. Greenwald)
Post-doctoral Traineeship
The University of Michigan, 1982-1983
Topic: Applications of Mathematical and Experimental
Psychology to Health-Related Behavior (Advisors:
J. F. Yates, J. P. Kirscht, and others)
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Statistics and Research Design
Attitudes and Decision Making
Health Psychology
Health Services Research
COMPUTER LANGUAGE AND PACKAGES:
FORTRAN, SPSS, EQS, BMDP, LISREL, SAS, STATA
HONORS:
1968-72 University Scholarship, University of Rochester
1972-73 University Fellowship, Ohio State University
1975-76 University Fellowship, Ohio State University
1998 Special Contribution Award, Ann Arbor VA
2005 Exemplary Team Award received as a member of the
Grants and Research Office, University of Michigan
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
1973-74 Research Assistant to Anthony G. Greenwald
1974-75 Teaching Associate, General Psychology, Ohio State University
1976 Teaching Associate, Social Psychology, Ohio State University
1977-78 Visiting Assistant Professor, Experimental Social
Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College
1978-80 Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Psychology, Oakland
University
1980-81 Research Specialist, Department of Social Oncology,
Michigan Cancer Foundation
1982-1983 Post-doctoral Trainee in Applications of Psychology
1983-1986 Research Investigator, The University of Michigan, Institute
for Social Research
1987-1989 Research Analyst, Michigan Health Care Education and Research
Foundation
1989-1997 Adjunct Research Investigator, The University of Michigan,
Institute for Social Research
1989-present Research Health Science Specialist, VA Health Services
Research and Development Program, Ann Arbor
1990-1992 Adjunct Research Investigator, The University of Michigan,
School of Nursing
1992-1999 Assistant Research Scientist, The University of Michigan,
School of Nursing
1992 Adjunct Research Investigator, The University of Michigan,
School of Dentistry
1993-present Director, Statistical Consulting Team, The University of
Michigan, School of Nursing
1999-present Associate Research Scientist, The University of Michigan,
School of Nursing
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Psychological Association, Society of Experimental Social
Psychology, American Statistical Association, Society for Judgment and
Decision Making.
PUBLICATIONS:
Ronis, D. L., Baumgardner, M. H., Leippe, M. R., Cacioppo, J. T., &
Greenwald, A. G. (1977). In search of reliable persuasion effects: I. A
single-session procedure for studying persuasion. Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, 35, 549-569.
Greenwald, A. G., & Ronis, D. L. (1978). Twenty years of cognitive
dissonance: Case study in the evolution of a theory. Psychological Review,
85, 53-57.
Ronis, D. L., & Greenwald, A. G. (1979). Dissonance theory revised again:
Comment on the paper by Fazio, Zanna, and Cooper. Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology, 15, 62-69.
Ronis, D. L. (1980). Repetition and agreement with opposing arguments: A
delayed action effect. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 16,
376-387.
Greenwald, A. G., & Ronis, D. L. (1981). On the conceptual disconfirmation
of theories. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 7, 131-137.
Ronis, D. L. (1981). Comparing the magnitude of effects in ANOVA designs.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 41, 993-1000.
Lynch, P. D., & Ronis, D. L. (1982). Cancer information for blacks: A
radio program evaluation. In C. Mettlin and G. P. Murphy (Eds.), Issues in
cancer screening and communications. New York: Alan R. Liss.
Wells, G. L., & Ronis, D. L. (1982). Discounting and augmentation: Is
there something special about the number of causes? Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, 8, 566-572.
Ronis, D. L., Hansen, R. D., & O'Leary, V. (1983). Understanding the
meaning of achievement attributions: A test of derived locus and stability
scores. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 44, 702-711.
Baumgardner, M. H., Leippe, M. R., Ronis, D. L., & Greenwald, A. G.
(1983). In search of reliable persuasion effects: II. Associative
interference and persistence of persuasion in a message-dense environment.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45, 524-537.
Ronis, D.L. (1984). Statistical interactions in studies of physician
utilization. Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section, American
Statistical Association. Washington, D.C.; American Statistical
Association.
Ronis, D. L., & Lipinski, E. R. (1985). Value and uncertainty as weighting
factors in impression formation. Journal of Experimental Social
Psychology, 21, 47-60.
Pratkanis, A. R., Greenwald, A. G., Ronis, D. L., Leippe, M. R., &
Baumgardner, M. H. (1986). Consumer-product and sociopolitical messages
for use in studies of persuasion. Personality and Social Psychology
Bulletin, 12, 536-538.
Yates, J. F., Ying, Z., Ronis, D. L., & Deng-Feng, W. (1987). Probability
judgment accuracy in China and the United States. Information on
Psychological Science, 1987, 2, 5-11. (In Chinese)
Ronis, D. L., & Yates, J. F. (1987). Components of probability judgment
accuracy: Individual consistency and effects of subject matter and
assessment method. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,
40, 193-218.
Ronis, D. L. & Harrison, K. A. (1988). Statistical interactions in studies
of physician utilization: Promise and pitfalls. Medical Care, 26, 361-372.
Strumwasser, I., Paranjpe, N.V., McGinnis, J., & Ronis, D.L. (1988). To
hospitalize or not to hospitalize: HMO versus Fee-for-Service. GHAA
Journal, 9, 42-54.
Ronis, D.L., Yates, J. F., & Kirscht, J. P. (1989). Attitudes, decisions,
and habits as determinants of repeated behavior. In A. R. Pratkanis, S. J.
Breckler, & A. G. Greenwald (Eds.) Attitude structure and function (pp.
213-239). Hillsdale, N. J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Yates, J. F., Ying, Z., Ronis, D. L., Deng-Feng, W., Shinotsuka, H., &
Toda, M. (1989). Probability judgment accuracy: China, Japan, and the
United States. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 43,
145-171.
Ronis, D.L. & Kaiser, M.K. (1989). Correlates of breast self-examination
in a sample of college women: Analyses of linear structural relations.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 19, 1068-1084.
Strumwasser, I., Paranjpe, N., Ronis, D. L., Nastas, G., Livingston, R., &
Share, D. (1989). Focused utilization review strategies. Quality Review
Bulletin, 15, 246-254.
Ronis, D.L. & Harel, Y. (1989). Health beliefs and breast examination
behaviors: Analyses of linear structural relations. Psychology and
Health, 3, 259-285.
Paranjpe, N., Strumwasser, I., Ronis, D.L., Bartzack,C., & Zech, C.
(1989). Efficiency gains in utilization review. Quality Assurance and
Utilization Review, 4, 108-114.
Strumwasser, I., Paranjpe, N. V., Ronis, D. L., McGinnis, J., Kee, D. W.,
& Hall, H. L. (1989). The triple option choice: Self-selection bias in
traditional coverage, HMOs and PPOs. Inquiry, 26, 432-441.
Strumwasser, I., Paranjpe, N. V., Ronis, D. L., Share, D., & Sell, L. J.
(1990). Reliability and validity of utilization review criteria:
Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol, Standardized Medreview Instrument,
and Intensity-Severity-Discharge Criteria. Medical Care, 28, 95-111.
Strumwasser, I., Paranjpe, N. V., Udow, M., Share, D., Wisgerhof, M.,
Ronis, D. L., Bartzack, C., & Saad, A. N. (1991). Appropriateness of
psychiatric and substance abuse hospitalization: Implications for payment
and utilization management. Medical Care, 29 (Supplement), AS77-90.
Ronis, D. L. (1992). Conditional health threats: Health beliefs,
decisions, and behaviors among adults. Health Psychology, 11, 127-134.
Boehm, S., Selves, E. J., Raleigh, E., Ronis, D., Butler, P. M., & Jacobs,
M. (1993). College students' perception of vulnerability/susceptibility
and desire for health information. Patient Education and Counseling, 21,
77-87.
Ronis, D. L., Lang, W. P., Farghaly, M. M., & Passow, E. (1993). Tooth
brushing, flossing, and preventive dental visits by Detroit-area residents
in relation to demographic and socioeconomic factors. Journal of Public
Health Dentistry, 53, 138-145.
Boehm, S., Schlenk, E.A., Raleigh, E., & Ronis, D. (1993). Behavioral
analysis strategies to improve self-management of type II diabetes.
Clinical Nursing Research, 2, 327-344.
Lang, W.P., Farghaly, M.M., & Ronis, D.L. (1994). The relation of
preventive dental behaviors to periodontal health status. Journal of
Clinical Periodontology, 21, 194-198.
Lusk, S.L., Ronis, D.L., Kerr, M.J., & Atwood, J.R. (1994). Test of the
health promotion model as a causal model of workers' use of hearing
protection. Nursing Research, 43, 151-157.
Ronis, D.L., Lang, W.P., Farghaly, M.M., & Ekdahl, S.M. (1994).
Preventive oral health behaviors among Detroit-area residents. Journal of
Dental Hygiene, 68, 123-130.
Ronis, D.L., Callan, M.A., Vig, K.W.L., Vig, P.S. & McNamara, J.A. (1994).
Developing measures of patients' perceptions of orthognathic surgery.
International Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery, 9,
87-94.
Ronis, D.L. (1994). Updating a measure of dental anxiety: Reliability,
validity, and norms. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 68, 228-233.
Lusk, S.L., Kerr, M.J., & Ronis, D.L. (1995). Health-promoting lifestyle
of blue collar, skilled trades, and white collar workers. Nursing
Research, 44, 20-24.
Lang, W. P., Ronis, D.L. & Farghaly, M.M. (1995). Preventive behaviors as
correlates of periodontal health status. Journal of Public Health
Dentistry, 55, 10-17.
Lusk, S.L., Ronis, D.L., & Baer, L.M. (1995). A comparison of multiple
indicators: Observations, supervisor report, and self-report as measures
of workers' hearing protection use. Evaluation and the Health
Professions, 18, 51-63.
Garcia, A.W., Broda, M.A.N., Frenn, M., Coviak, C., Pender, N.J., & Ronis,
D.L. (1995). Gender and developmental differences in exercise beliefs
among youth and prediction of their exercise behavior. Journal of School
Health, 65, 213-219.
Lusk, S.L., Ronis, D.L., & Kerr, M.J. (1995). Predictors of hearing
protection use among workers: Implications for training programs. Human
Factors, 37, 635-640.
Ronis, D.L., Hansen, C.H., & Antonakos, C.L. (1995). Equivalence of the
original and revised dental anxiety scales. Journal of Dental Hygiene,
69, 270-272.
Porter, C.P., Oakley, D., Ronis, D.L. & Neal, R.W. (1996). Pathways of
influence on fifth and eighth graders' reports about having had sexual
intercourse. Research in Nursing & Health, 19, 193-204.
Ronis, D.L., Bates, E.W., Garfein, A.J., Buit, B.K., Falcon, S.P., &
Liberzon, I. (1996). Longitudinal patterns of care for patients with
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9, 763-781.
Ronis, D.L., Antonakos, C.L., & Lang, W.P. (1996). Usefulness of
multiple equations for predicting preventive oral health behaviors.
Health Education Quarterly, 23(4), 512-527.
Boehm, S., Schlenk, E.A., Funnell, M.M., Powers, H. & Ronis, D.L. (1997).
Predictors of adherence to nutrition recommendations in people
with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The Diabetes Educator, 23,
157-165.
Lusk, S. L., Ronis, D. L. & Hogan, M. M. (1997). Test of the health
promotion model as a causal model of construction workers' use of
hearing protection. Research in Nursing & Health, 20, 183-194.
Lusk, S. L., Ronis, D. L. & Baer, L. M. (1997). Gender differences
in blue collar workers' use of hearing protection. Women and Health,
25(4), 69-89.
Lang, W. P., Borgnakke, W. S., Taylor, G. W., Woolfolk, M. W., Ronis, D.
L., & Nyquist, L. V. (1997). Evaluation and use of an index of oral
health status. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 57, 233-242.
Garcia, A. W., Pender, N. J., Antonakos, C. L., & Ronis, D. L. (1998).
Changes in physical activity beliefs and behaviors of boys and girls
across the transition to junior high school. Journal of Adolescent
Health, 22, 394-402.
Doerr, P. A., Lang, W. P., Nyquist, L. V., & Ronis, D. L. (1998).
Factors associated with dental anxiety. Journal of the American Dental
Association, 129, 1111-1119.
Ronis, D. L., Lang, W. P., Antonakos, C. L., & Borgnakke, W. S. (1998).
Preventive oral health behaviors among African Americans and whites in
Detroit. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 58, 234-240.
Lusk, S. L., Kerr, M. J., Ronis, D. L., & Eakin, B. L. (1999).
Applying the health promotion model to development of a worksite
intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion, 13, 219-227.
Woolfolk, M. W., Lang, W. P., Borgnakke, W. S., Taylor, G. W., Ronis, D.
L., & Nyquist, L. V. (1999). Determining dental checkup frequency.
Journal of the American Dental Association, 130, 715-723.
Porter, C. P., Ronis, D. L., Oakley, D. J., Guthrie, B. J., & Killion, C.
(1999). Early adolescents' sexual behaviors. Issues in Comprehensive
Pediatric Nursing, 22, 129-142.
Lusk, S. L., Hong, O. S., Ronis, D. L., Eakin, B. L., Kerr, M. J., &
Early, M. R. (1999). Effectiveness of an intervention to increase
construction workers' use of hearing protection. Human Factors, 41,
487-494.
Barnfather, J. S., & Ronis, D. L. (2000). Test of a model of
psychosocial resources, stress, and health among undereducated adults.
Research in Nursing & Health, 23, 55-66.
Yeo, S., Steele, N. M., Chang, M., Leclaire, S. M., Ronis, D. L., &
Hayashi, R. (2000). Effect of exercise on blood pressure among pregnant
women with a high risk of gestational hypertensive disorders. Journal of
Reproductive Medicine, 45, 293-298.
Cimprich, B. & Ronis, D. L. (2001). Attention and symptom distress in
women with and without breast cancer. Nursing Research, 50, 86-94.
Abdoo, Y., Lusk, S. L., Darling-Fisher, C. S., Ronis, D. L., & Kowalski,
R. J. (2001). Benefits of a nurse directed over the counter medication
dispensing system in an automotive plant: A preliminary study. AAOHN
Journal, 49, 422-428.
McCullagh, M., Lusk, S. L., & Ronis, D. L. (2002). Factors
influencing use of hearing protection among farmers: A test of the Pender
health promotion model. Nursing Research, 51, 33-39.
Cimprich, B., Ronis, D. L., & Martinez-Ramos, G. (2002). Age at
diagnosis and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Cancer
Practice, 10, 85-93.
Kerr, M. J., Lusk, S. L., & Ronis, D. L. (2002). Explaining Mexican
American workers' hearing protection use with the health promotion model.
Nursing Research, 51, 100-109.
Duffy, S. A., Terrell, J. E., Valenstein, M., Ronis, D. L., Copeland,
L. A., & Connors, M. (2002). Effect of smoking, alcohol, and
depression on the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients.
General Hospital Psychiatry, 24, 140-147.
Wu, T., Ronis, D. L., Pender, N., & Jwo, J. (2002). Development of
questionnaires to measure physical activity cognitions among Taiwanese
adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 35, 54-64.
Cimprich, B., & Ronis, D. L. (2003). An environmental intervention to
restore attention in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Cancer
Nursing, 26, 284-292.
Lusk, S. L., Ronis, D. L., Kazanis, A. S., Eakin, B. L., Hong, O. S., &
Raymond, D. M. (2003). Effectiveness of a tailored intervention to increase
factory workers' use of hearing protection. Nursing Research, 52, 289-295.
Valenstein, M., Mitchinson, A., Ronis, D. L., Alexander, J. A., Duffy, S.
A., Craig, T. J., & Barry, K. L. (2004). Quality indicators and
monitoring of mental health services: What do frontline providers think?
American Journal of Psychiatry, 161, 146-153.
Terrell, J. E., Ronis, D. L., Fowler, K. E., Bradford, C. R., Chepeha, D.
B., Prince, M. E., Teknos, T. N., Wolf, G. T., & Duffy, S. A. (2004).
Clinical predictors of quality of life in head and neck cancer patients.
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 130, 401-408.
Villarruel, A. M., Jemmott, J. B. III, Jemmott, L. S. & Ronis, D. L.
(2004). Predictors of sexual intercourse intentions and condom use among
Spanish dominant Latino youth: A test of the planned behavior theory.
Nursing Research, 53, 172-181.
Robbins, L. B., Pender, N. J., Ronis, D. L., Kazanis, A. S., & Pis, M. B.
(2004). Physical activity, self-efficacy, and perceived exertion among
adolescents. Research in Nursing & Health, 27, 435-446.
Taylor, J. C., Terrell, J. E., Ronis, D. L., Fowler, K. E., Bishop, C.,
Lambert, M. T., Myers, L. L., Duffy, S. A., & The University of Michigan
Head and Neck Cancer Team. (2004). Disability in patients with head and
neck cancer. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 130,
764-769.
Cimprich, B., So, H., Ronis, D. L., & Trask, C. (2005). Pre-treatment
factors related to cognitive functioning in women newly diagnosed with
breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 70-78.
Lambert, M. T., Terrell, J. E., Copeland, L. A., Ronis, D. L., & Duffy,
S. A. (2005). Cigarettes, alcohol, and depression: Charactering head and
neck cancer survivors in two systems of care. Nicotine and Tobacco
Research, 7, 233-241.
Vijan, S., Stuart, N. S., Fitzgerald, J. T., Ronis, D. L., Hayward, R.
A., Slater, S., & Hofer, T. P. (2005). Barriers to following dietary
recommendations in Type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 22, 32-38.
Hong, O., Lusk, S. L., & Ronis, D. L. (2005). Ethnic differences in
predictors of hearing protection behavior between Black and White workers.
Research & Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 19,
63-76.
Vijan, S., Hayward, R. A., Ronis, D. L., & Hofer, T. P. (2005). Brief
report: The burden of diabetes therapy: Implications for the design of
effective patient-centered treatment regimens. Journal of General
Internal Medicine, 20, 479-482.
Fletcher, C. E., & Ronis, D. L. (2005). Satisfaction of impaired
health care professionals with mandatory treatment and monitoring.
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 24, 61-75.
Seng, J. S., Graham-Bermann, S. A., Clark, M. K., McCarthy, A. M., &
Ronis, D. L. (2005). Posttraumatic stress disorder and physical
comorbidity among female children and adolescents: Results from service
use data. Pediatrics, 116; e767-e776. Retrieved December 8, 2005 from
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/116/6/e767
Eakin, B. L., Villarruel, A. M., Jemmott, J. B. III, Jemmott, L. S.,
Ronis, D. L., Bigelow, A. (2005). Physical activity in Latino
adolescents: Understanding influences on activity intentions. Hispanic
Health Care International, 3, 125-131.
Yeo, S., Ronis, D. L., Antonakos, C. L., Roberts, K., & Hayashi, R.
(2005). Need for population specific validation of a portable metabolic
testing system: A case of sedentary pregnant women. Journal of Nursing
Measurement, 13, 207-218.
Duffy, S. A., Jackson, F. C., Schim, S. M., Ronis, D. L., & Fowler, K. E.
(2006). Racial/ethnic preferences, sex preferences, and perceived
discrimination related to end-of-life care. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society, 54, 150-157.
Ronis, D. L., Hong, O., & Lusk, S. L. (2006). Comparison of the
original and revised structures of the health promotion model in
predicting construction workers' use of hearing protection. Research in
Nursing & Health, 29, 3-17.
Seng, J. S., Clark, M. K., McCarthy, A. M., & Ronis, D. L. (2006).
PTSD and physical co- morbidity among women receiving Medicaid: Results
from service use data. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19, 45-56.
Raymond, D. M. III, Hong, O., Lusk, S. L., & Ronis, D. L. (2006).
Predictors of hearing protection use for Hispanic and non-Hispanic
white factory workers. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An
International Journal, 20, 127-140.
Cheng, S. S., Terrell, J. E., Bradford, C. R., Ronis, D. L., Fowler, K.
E., Prince, M. E., Teknos, T. N., Wolf, G. T., & Duffy, S. A. (2006).
Variables associated with feeding tube placement in head and neck cancer.
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery., 132, 655-661.
Duffy, S., Jackson, F., Schim, S., Ronis, D., & Fowler, K. (2006).
Cultural concepts at the end of life. Nursing Older People, 18, 10-14.
Duffy, S. A., Ronis, D., Fowler, K., Schim, S., & Jackson, F. C. (2006).
Differences in veterans' and nonveterans' end-of-life preferences: A
pilot study. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9, 1099-1105.
Duffy, S. A., Ronis, D. L., Valenstein, M., Lambert, M. T., Fowler, K.
E., Gregory, L., Bishop, C., Myers, L. L., Blow, F. C., & Terrell, J. E.
(2006). A tailored smoking, alcohol, and depression intervention for head
and neck cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention,
15, 2203-2208.
Duffy, S. A., Ronis, D., Fowler, K., Schim, S., & Jackson, F. C. (2006).
Differences in veterans' and nonveterans' end-of-life preferences: A pilot
study. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9, 1099-1105.
Hong, O., Ronis, D. L., Lusk, S. L. & Kee, G.-S. (2006). Efficacy of a
computer-based hearing test and tailored hearing protection intervention.
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 13, 304-314.
Duffy, S. A., Ronis, D. L., Valenstein, M., Fowler, K. E., Lambert, M. T.,
Bishop, C., Terrell, J. E., and the University of Michigan Head and Neck
Cancer Team (2007). Depressive symptoms, smoking, drinking, and
quality of life among head and neck cancer patients. Psychosomatics, 48,
142-148.
Mukerji, S. S., Duffy, S. A., Fowler, K. E., Khan, M., Ronis, D. L., &
Terrell, J. E. (2007). Comorbidities in head and neck cancer:
Agreement between self-report and chart review. Otolaryngology - Head and
Neck Surgery, 136, 536-542.
Hines, S. H., Sampselle, C. M., Ronis, D. L., Yeo, S., Fredrickson, B. L.,
& Boyd, C. J. (2007). Women's self-care agency to manage urinary
incontinence: The impact of nursing agency and body experience. Advances
in Nursing Science, 30, 175-188.
Villarruel, A. M., Jemmott, J. B. III, Jemmott, L. S., & Ronis, D. L.
(2007). Predicting condom use among sexually experienced Latino
adolescents. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 29, 724-738.
Duffy, S. A., Khan, M. J., Ronis, D. L., Fowler, K. E., Gruber, S. B.,
Wolf, G. T., & Terrell, J. E. (2008). Health behaviors of head and
neck cancer patients the first year after diagnosis. Head and Neck, 30,
93-102.
Gallegos, E. C., Villarruel, A. M., Loveland-Cherry, C., Ronis, D. L., &
Zhou, Y. (2008). Intervencion para reducir riesgo en conductas
sexuales de adolescentes: Un ensayo aleatorizado y controlado. Salud
Publica de Mexico, 50, 59-66. (in Spanish).
Ronis, D. L., Duffy, S. A., Fowler, K. E., Khan, M. J., & Terrell, J. E.
(2008). Changes in quality of life of head and neck cancer patients
over 1 year. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 134,
241-248.
Karvonen-Gutierrez, C. A., Ronis, D. L., Fowler, K. E., Terrell, J. E.,
Gruber, S. B., & Duffy, S. A. (2008). Quality of life scores predict
survival among patients with head and neck cancer. Journal of Clinical
Oncology, 26, 2754-2760.
Strath, S. J., Holleman, R. G., Ronis, D. L., Swartz, A. M., & Richardson,
C. R. (in press). Objective physical activity accumulation in bouts and
non-bouts and relationships to markers of obesity in U. S. adults.
Preventing Chronic Disease.
Yeo, S., Davidge, S., Ronis, D. L., Antonakos, C. L., Hayashi, R., &
O'Leary, S. (in press). A comparison of walking versus stretching
exercises to reduce the incidence of preeclampsia: A randomized clinical
trial. Hypertension in Pregnancy.
Djuric, Z., Fowler, K. E., Ren, J., Ronis, D. L., Duffy, S. A. (in press).
Levels of fat-soluble micronutrients and 2,6-cyclolycopene-1,5-diol in
head and neck cancer patients. International Journal for Vitamin and
Nutrition Research.
Whall, A. L., Colling, K. B., Kolanowski, A., Kim, H., Hong, G.-R. S.,
DeCicco, B., Ronis, D. L., Richards, K. C., Algase, D., & Beck, C. (in
press). Factors associated with aggressive behavior among nursing home
residents with dementia. The Gerontologist.
Manojlovich, M., Antonakos, C. L., & Ronis, D. L. (in press). ICU practice
environments, RN/MD communication, and adverse patient outcomes. American
Journal of Critical Care.
Seng, J. S., King, A. P., Gabriel, C., Reed, C. D., Sperlich, M., Dunbar,
S., Fraker, E., and Ronis, D. L. (in press). Ecological salivary cortisol
specimen collection (part 1): Methodological consideration of yield,
error, and effects of sampling decisions in a perinatal mental health
study. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Lassig, A. A. D., Duffy, S. A., Fowler, K. E., Ronis, D. L., Chepeha, D.
B., & Terrell, J. E. (in press). The effect of neck dissection on quality
of life after chemoradiation. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Kershaw, T. S., Mood, D. W., Newth, G., Ronis, D. L., Sanda, M. G.,
Vaishampayan, U., & Northouse, L. L. (in press). Longitudinal analysis of
a model to predict quality of life in prostate cancer patients and their
spouses. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Dozens of presentations at professional meetings.
MAJOR GRANTS:
Predictors of Breast Cancer Detection Behaviors.
Funded by the National Cancer Institute. (completed)
Correlates of Periodontal Disease Preventive Behaviors.
Funded by the National Institute of Dental Research. (completed)
Predictors of Oral Health in African Americans.
Funded by National Institute of Dental Research.
(PI: W. Paul Lang, DDS). (completed)