Bethany Barone Gibbs, PhD

Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center

Department of Health and Physical Activity

University of Pittsburgh

32 Oak Hill Court, Room 2015, Pittsburgh, PA 15261

p. (412) 383-4002; e.

curriculum vitae

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology (2010)

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Areas of Study: physical activity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, epidemiologic methods, biostatistics

Master of Science (ScM) in Epidemiology (2003)

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Areas of Study: cardiovascular epidemiology, obesity, epidemiologic methods, biostatistics,

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Kinesiology and Chemistry (double major) (2001)

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, 2016-currentDepartment of Health and Physical Activity, and

Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor, 2010-2016Department of Health and Physical Activity, University

of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Graduate Research Assistant, 2007-10Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Clinical Research Coordinator, 2002-6Johns Hopkins University (Look AHEAD), Children’s

Hospital of Philadelphia (REACH Study), Eastern Virginia Medical School (pharmaceutical trials)

Research Grant Participation

Current

8/15/2017 – 6/30/2022Role: Principal Investigator: Effect of Reducing Sedentary Behavior on

Blood Pressure (NHLBI R01 HL134809)

1/1/2017-12/31/2018Role: Principal Investigator: Sedentary Behavior in Pregnancy and

Cardiovascular Health: MoM Health Study (American Heart Association, 17GRNT3340016)

1/1/2017 – 12/31/2017Role: Co-Investigator: “Sit Less for Successful Aging: A Sedentary

Behavior Intervention for Older Adults in UPMC Independent Living Communities” (University of Pittsburgh Claude. D. Pepper Center Pilot Grant, PI: Hergneroeder)

1/1/2017 – 12/31/2017Role: Co-Investigator: “Determinants of Sedentary Behavior Across the Senior Living Continuum” (University of Pittsburgh Claude. D. Pepper Center Pilot Grant, PI: Kotlarczyk)

8/1/2016 – 7/30/2018 Role: Principal Investigator: The Effect of Reducing Sedentary Time

on Blood Pressure in Desk Workers (University of Pittsburgh Central

Development Research Fund Award)

12/1/2015 – 7/30/2018Role: Co-Investigator: Maintaining Activity and Nutrition through

Technology-Assisted Innovation in Primary Care (AHRQ, R18 HS 021162; PI: Conroy)

Completed

8/1/2015 – 11/30/2016Role: Principal Investigator: Reducing Sedentary Behavior to Decrease

Low Back Pain: the Stand Back Study (Ruth Kaufman Foundation)

1/1/2015 – 12/30/2016Role: Principal Investigator: Effects of a Sit-stand Desk on Health and

Wellness in Working Adtuls (HumanScale®)

9/1/2015 – 2/28/2016Role: Co-Investigator: A promotora-mediated, family-based

intervention to prevent obesity in Latino preschoolers (NHLBI, R21 HL119395; PI: Ross)

1/1/2013 – 5/31/2016Role: Co-Investigator: Effect of exercise and weight loss on cardiovascular health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institutes (R01 HL103646-01; PI: J. Jakicic)

11/1/2013 – 10/30/2014Role: Principal Investigator: Reducing sedentary behavior vs.

increasing physical activity in older adults: the RISE Study (Claude D. Pepper Center Small Grants Program)

7/1/2012 – 6/30/2014Role: Principal Investigator: Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention with Varying Physical Activity Doses on Arterial Stiffness, U. of Pittsburgh’s Central Research Development Fund Small Grants Program

1/1/2012 – 3/31/2014Role: Principal Investigator: The Effect of a Technology-enhanced Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Health in Overweight and Obese Young Adults, American Heart Association, Beginning Grant-in-Aid (12BGIA9410032)

PeerReviewed Manuscripts

  1. Brach JS, Almeida GJ, Perera SP, Hergenroeder H, Kotlarczyk M, Barone Gibbs, BB. The Role of the Environment on Sedentary Behavior in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Housing for the Elderly.In press.
  2. Barone Gibbs B, Davis KK. In pursuit of the “something” that is better than nothing for measuring energy intake. Journal of Nutrition. In press.
  3. Barone Gibbs B, Hergenroeder AL, Perdomo SJ, Kowalsky RJ, Delitto A, Jakicic JM. Reducing sedentary behavior to decrease low back pain: the Stand Back trial. Occup Environ Med Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1136/oemed-2017-104732
  4. Taormina JM, Kowalsky RJ, Perdomo SJ, Jones MA, Barone Gibbs BB. Characteristics associated with lower blood pressure when using a sit-stand desk. Journal of Hypertension. In press.
  5. Spadaro K, Davis KK, Cohen SM, Sereika SM, Barone Gibbs BB, Jakicic JM. Effect of mindfulness meditation on short-term weight loss and eating behaviors in overweight and obese adults: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. In press.
  6. Barone Gibbs B, Carnethon MR, Pettee Gabriel K, Gary-Webb T, Jakicic JM, Rana JS, Reis JP, Siddique J, Sternfeld B, Lewis CE. Sedentary time, physical activity, and adiposity: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in CARDIA. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In press.
  7. Barone Gibbs B, Kowalsky RJ, Perdomo SJ, Taormina JM, Balzer JR, Jakicic JM.Effect of alternating standing and sitting on blood pressure and pulse wave velocity during a simulated workday in overweight/obese adults. Journal of Hypertension. In press
  8. Barone Gibbs B, Tudorascu D, Bryce CL. Comer D, Fischer GS, Hess R, Huber K, McTigue KM, Simkin-Silverman LR, Conroy MB. Dietary Habits in Primary Care Patients with Recent Intentional Weight Loss.Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. In press.

9.Tremblay MS, Aubert S, Barnes JD, Saunders TJ, Carson V, Latimer-Cheung AE, Chastin SFM, Altenburg TM, Chinapaw MJM, Aminian S, Arundell L, Atkin AJ, Barone Gibbs B, Bassett-Gunter R, Belanger K, Biddle S, Biswas A, Chaput JP, Chau J, Colley R, Coppinger T, Craven C, Cristi-Montero C, de Assis Teles Santos D, del Pozo Cruz B, del Pozo-Cruz J, Dempsey P, Ekelund U, Ellingson L, Ezeugwu V, Fitzsimons C, Florez-Pregonero A, Friel CP, Fröberg A, Giangregorio L, Godin L, Gonçalves RF, Gunnell K, Halloway S, Hinkley T, Hnatiuk J, Husu P, Kadir M, Karagounis LG, Koster A, Lakerveld J, Lamb M, Larouche R, LeBlanc AG, Lee EY, Lee P, Lopes L, Manns T, Manyanga T, Martin Ginis K, McVeigh J, Meneguci J, Moreira C, Murtagh E, Patterson F, Pereira da Silva DR, Pesola AJ, Peterson N, Pettitt C, Pilutti L, Pinto Pereira S, Poitras V, Prince S, Rathod A, Rivière F, Rosenkranz S, Routhier F, Santos R, Smith B, Theou O, Tomasone J, Tucker P, Umstattd Meyer R, van der Ploeg H, Villalobos T, Viren T, Wallmann-Sperlich B, Wijndaele K, Wondergem R. Sedentary Behavior Research Network (SBRN) - Terminology Consensus Project Process and Outcome. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 14:75, 2017.

  1. Ross ST, Documet PI, Pate RR, Smith-Tapri I, Wisniewski LM, Gibbs BB. Study protocol for a home-based obesity prevention program in Latino preschool children. Translational Journal of the Amecierican College of Sports Medicine.2 (14), 85-91, 2017.
  2. Creasy SA, Rogers RJ, Davis KK, Barone Gibbs B, Kershaw EE, Jakicic JM. Effects of supervised and unsupervised physical activity programs for weight loss. Obesity Science and Practice. (in press)
  3. White DA, Rofey DL, Kriska AM, Venditti EM, Barone Gibbs B, Gallagher JD, Jakicic JM. The impact of expressing concerns for a child’s weight on the parents’ perception of child weight and the parents’ concern for future weight problems. Journal of Child Obesity. (in press)
  4. Conroy MB, Bryce CL, McTigue K, Tudorascu D, Barone Gibbs B, Comer D, Hess R, Huber K, Simkin-Silverman LR, Fischer GS. Promoting weight maintenance with electronic health record tools in a primary care setting: baseline results from the MAINTAIN-pc trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2017 Mar;54:60-67.doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.01.001.
  5. Stoner L, Credeur D, Fryer S, Faulkner J, Lambrick DM, Barone Gibbs B. Reliability of pulse waveform separation analysis: effects of posture and fasting. Journal of Hypertension. 2017 Mar;35(3):501-505. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001182.
  6. Quinn T, Jakicic JM, Fertman C, Barone Gibbs B. Demographic factors, workplace factors, and active transportation use in the United States: a secondary analysis of 2009 NHTS data. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2016 Dec 16. doi: 10.1136/jech-2016-207820.
  7. Peluso A, Barone Gibbs B, Rogers RJ, Jakicic JM. Fruit and vegetable intakeand diet quality in aweight loss intervention. Health Behavior and Policy Review. 2016Nov 1.3: 535-45. doi:10.14485/HBPR.3.6.3
  8. Nagle EF, Sanders ME, Gibbs BB, Franklin BA, Nagle JA, Prins PJ, Johnson CD, Robertson RJ.Reliability and accuracy of a standardized shallow water running test to determine cardiorespiratory ritness.Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research31 (6), 1669-1677, 2017.
  9. Barone Gibbs, B, Kowalsky, RJ, Grier, M, Perdomo, SJ, Jakicic, JM. Energy expenditure of deskwork when sitting, standing, or alternating positions. Occupational Medicine. 2016 Aug 11. pii: kqw115. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqw115.
  10. McCoy SM,Jakicic JM, Barone Gibbs B. Comparison of obesity, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors between adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and without. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2016 July 46: 2317.doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2762-0
  11. Perdomo SJ, Moody AM, McCoy SM, Barinas-Mitchell E, Jakicic JM, Barone Gibbs, B. Effects on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity 24 hours post-exercise in young healthy adults. Hypertension Research. 2016 Jan;39(6):435-9. doi: 10.1038/hr.2015.161.
  12. Barone Gibbs B, Brach JS, Byard T, Creasy S, Davis KK, McCoy S, Peluso A, Rogers RJ, Rupp K, Jakicic JM. Reducing sedentary behavior versus increasing moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity in older adults: A 12-week randomized, clinical trial. Journal of Aging Health. 2016Mar 3. doi: 10.1177/0898264316635564
  13. Barone Gibbs B, King WC, Belle SH, Jakicic JM. Six-month changes in ideal cardiovascular health vs. framingham 10-year coronary heart disease risk among young adults enrolled in a weight loss intervention. Preventive Medicine. 2016 May 31. 86: 123-129. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0278
  14. White DA, Rofey DL, Kriska AM, Venditti EM, Gibbs BB, Gallagher JD, Jakicic JM. Parental influences on child weight: perception, willingness to change, and barriers. Journal of Obesity and Weight Loss Therapy. 2016 Jan. 6:293. doi:10.4172/2165-7904.1000293
  15. Rogers RJ, Lang W, Barone Gibbs B, Davis KK, Burke LE, Kovacs SJ, Portzer LA, Jakicic JM. Applying a technology-based system for weight loss in adults with obesity. Obesity Science & Practice2016 Mar;2(1):3-12. doi: 10.1002/osp4.18
  16. Gibbs BB, King WC, Davis KK, Rickman AD, Rogers RJ, Wahed A, Belle SH, Jakicic JM. Objective versus self-reported sedentary behavior in overweight and obese young adults.Journal of Physical Activity and Health.2015 Dec;12(12):1551-7. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0278.
  17. Barone Gibbs B, Pettee Gabriel K, Reis JP, Jakicic JM, Carnethon MR, Sternfeld B. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between objectively measured sedentary time and metabolic disease: the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study. Diabetes Care.015 Oct;38(10):1835-43. doi: 10.2337/dc15-0226.
  18. Portzer LA, Rogers RJ, Barone Gibbs B, Hergenroeder AL, Rickman AD, Jakicic JM. Energy expenditure and enjoyment of active television viewing.International Journal of Exercise Science. 9.1 (2016): 8.
  19. Jakicic JM, King WC, Marcus MD, Davis KK, Helsel D, Rickman AD, Gibbs BB, Rogers RJ, Wahed A,Belle SH. Short-term weight loss with diet and physical activity in young adults: the IDEA study. Obesity. 2015 Dec;23(12):2385-97. 10.1002/oby.21241.
  20. Jakicic JM, King WC, Gibbs BB, Rogers RJ, Rickman AD, Davis KK, Wahed A, Belle SH. Objective versus self-reported physical activity in overweight and obese young adults.Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2015 Oct;12(10):1394-400. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0277.
  21. Garcia DO, Jakicic JM, Davis KK, Barone Gibbs B, Burke LE, Rickman, AD. A pilot feasibility study of a campaign intervention for weight loss in overweight and obese adults. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2014, Volume 12, Issue 3, 56-70.
  22. Espeland MA, Beavers KM, Gibbs BB, Johnson KC, Hughes TM, Baker LD, Jakicic J, Korytkowski M, Miller M, Bray GA. Ankle-brachial index and inter-artery blood pressure differences as predictors of cognitive function in overweight and obese older adults with diabetes: Results from the Action for Health in Diabetes Movement and Memory Study.International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2015 Oct;30(10):999-1007. doi: 10.1002/gps.4253.
  23. Barone Gibbs, B, Hergenroeder, AL, Katzmarzyk, P, Lee, IM. Definition, measurement and health risks associated with sedentary behavior. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise. 2015 Jun;47(6):1295-300. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000517Reis J.P., Allen N., Barone Gibbs B., Lee J., Lewis C.E., Lima J., Lloyd-Jones D., Loria C.M., Powell-Wiley T.M., Sharma S., Wei G.S., Liu K. Association of the degree of adiposity and duration of obesity with measures of cardiac structure and function: The CARDIA Study. Obesity (Silver Spring).2014 Nov;22(11):2434-40. doi: 10.1002/oby.20865.
  24. Goss, F.L., R.J. Robertson, A. Deldin, B. Barone Gibbs, and D. Hostler. Observation of OMNI scale of perceived exertion during fire suppression training.Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2014 Aug;119(1):183-90. doi: 10.2466/27.06.PMS.119c10z2.
  25. Jakicic JM, Rickman AD, Lang W, Davis KK, Gibbs BB, Neiberg R, Marcus MD. Time-based physical activity interventions for weight loss: a randomized trial. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise.2015 May;47(5):1061-9. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000482.
  26. Barone Gibbs B, Brancati FL, Coday M, Chen H, Jakicic JM, Lewis C, Stewart KJ, Clark JM. Effect of improved fitness beyond weight loss on cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes in the Look AHEAD study. European Journal of Preventative Cardiology. 2014 May;21(5):608-17. doi: 10.1177/2047487312462823.
  27. Barone Gibbs B, Reis JP, Schelbert EB, Craft LL, Sidney S, Lima J, Lewis CE. Sedentary screen time and left ventricular structure and function: the CARDIA study. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise.2014 Feb;46(2):276-83. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a4df33.
  28. Freeman S, Barone Gibbs, B, Broadland, DB, Zitelli J. The prognostic value of sentinel lymph node biopsy compared to Breslow thickness; implications for informed consent in patients with invasive melanoma.Dermatologic Surgery. 2013 Dec;39(12):1800-12. doi: 10.1111/dsu.12351.
  29. Dobrosieski DA, Barone Gibbs B, Chaudhari S, Ouyang P, Silber HA, Stewart KJ. Effect of exercise on abdominal fat loss in men and women with and without type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open. 2013 Nov 25;3(11):e003897. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003897.
  30. Nagle EF, Sanders ME, Shafer A, Barone Gibbs B, Nagle JA, Deldin AR, Franklin BA, Robertson RJ. Energy expenditure, cardiorespiratory, and perceptual responses to shallow-water aquatic exercise in young adult women. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2013 Sep;41(3):67-76. doi: 10.3810/psm.2013.09.2018.
  31. Barone Gibbs B, Dobrosielski DA, Althouse AD, Stewart KJ. The effect of exercise training on ankle-brachial index in type 2 diabetes. Atherosclerosis.2013 Sep;230(1):125-30. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.07.002.
  32. Lambert JW, Ingham M, Gibbs BB, Given, RW, Lance RS, Riggs SB. Using preoperative albumin levels as a surrogate marker for outcomes after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Urology. 2013 Mar;81(3):587-92. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.10.05.
  33. Barone Gibbs, B, Dobrosielski DA, Bonekamp S, Stewart KJ, Clark JM. A randomized trial of exercisefor blood pressure reduction in type 2 diabetes: effect on flow-mediated dilation and circulating biomarkers of endothelial function. Atherosclerosis.2012 Oct;224(2):446-53. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.07.035.
  34. Barone Gibbs, B, Kinzel, LS, Pettee Gabriel, K, Change, Y, Kuller, LH. Short- and long-term eating habit modification predict weight change in overweight, post-menopausal women: results from the WOMAN Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012 Sep;112(9):1347-1355, 1355.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.06.012.
  35. Dobrosielski DA, Gibbs BB, Ouyang P, Bonekamp S, Clark JM, Wang NY, Silber HA, Shapiro EP, Stewart KJ. Effect of exercise on blood pressure in type 2 diabetes: arandomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine.2012 Nov;27(11):1453-9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2103-8
  36. Gibbs BB, Dobrosielski DA, Lima M, Bonekamp S, Stewart KJ, Clark JM. The association of arterial shear and flow-mediated dilation in diabetes. Vascular Medicine. 2011 Aug; 16(4):267-74. doi: 10.1177/1358863X11411361.
  37. Brien JC, Barone BB, Fabrizio MD, Given RW. Posterior reconstruction prior to vesicourethral anastomosis in patients undergoing robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy leads to earlier return to baseline continence. Journal of Endourology. 2011. Mar. 25(3):441-5.doi: 10.1089/end.2010.0251.
  38. Peairs KS, Barone BB, Snyder CF, Yeh HC, Stein KB, Derr RL, Brancati FL, Wolff AC. Diabetes

mellitus and breast cancer outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011.29(1):40-6. doi:10.1200/JCO.2009.27.3011.

  1. Barone BB, Yeh HC, Snyder CF, Peairs KS, Stein KB, Derr RL, Wolff AC, and Brancati FL. Increased short-term mortality in cancer patients with pre-existing diabetes mellitus: asystematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Care. 2010 Apr;33(4):931-9.doi: 10.1007/s10620-009-0944-8.
  2. Malcolm JB, Fabrizio MD, Barone BB, Given RW, Davis JW, Lance RS, Schellhammer PF. Quality of life after open or robotic prostatectomy, cryoablation, or brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. Journal of Urology.2010 May;183(5):1822-8. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.102.
  3. Stein KB, Snyder CF, Barone BB; Yeh HS, Peairs KS, Derr RL, Wolff AC, Brancati FL. Colorectal cancer mortality outcomes, cancer recurrence, and treatment-related complications in persons with and without diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Digestive Disease and Sciences. 2010 Jul;55(7):1839-51. doi: 10.1007/s10620-009-0944-8.
  4. Snyder CS, Stein KB, Barone BB, Peairs KS, Yeh HC, Derr RL, Wolff AC, Carduccis MA, Brancati FL. Does diabetes affect prostate cancer prognosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases.2010 Mar;13(1):58-64. doi: 10.1038/pcan.2009.39.
  5. Bepple JR, Barone BB, Eure GR. The effect of dutasteride on the efficacy of photoselective vaporization of the prostate: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study (DOP trial). Urology. 2009 Nov;74(5):1101-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.067.
  6. Campbell CY, Clarke W, Park H, Haq N, Barone BB, Brotman DJ. Usefulness of cystatin c and prognosis following admission for acute heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology. Aug 1;104(3):389-92. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.03.059.
  7. Malcolm JB, Berry TT, Williams MB, Logan JE, Given RW, Lance RS, Barone B, Shaves S, Vingan H, Fabrizio MD. Single center experience with percutaneous and laparoscopic cryoablation of small renal masses. Journal of Endourology.2009 Jun;23(6):907-11. doi: 10.1089/end.2008.0608.
  8. Barone BB, Wang NY, Bacher AC, and Stewart KJ. Decreased exercise blood pressure in older adults after exercise training: contributions of increased fitness and decreased fatness. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2009 Jan;43(1):52-6. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.050906.
  9. Berry T, Tepera C, Staneck D, Barone B, Lance RS, Fabrizio MD, Given RW. Is there correlation of urinary continence and nerve sparing status during robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy? Journal of Endourology. March 2009, 23(3): 489-493. doi:10.1089/end.2008.0222.
  10. Baptiste-Roberts K, Barone BB, Gary TL, Golden SH, Wilson L, Bass E, Nicholson WK. Risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes among women with previous gestational diabetes: asystematic review. American Journal of Medicine. 2009 Mar;122(3):207-214.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.09.034.
  11. Barone BB, Yeh HC, Snyder CF, Peairs KS, Stein KB, Derr RL, Wolff AC, and Brancati FL. Long-term, all-cause mortality in cancer patients with pre-existing diabetes mellitus: asystematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008;300(23):2754-64.doi: 10.1001/jama.2008.824.
  12. Bennett WL, Ouyang P, Wu AW, Barone BB, Stewart KJ. Fatness and fitness: how do they influence health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus? Health Quality of Life Outcomes.2008;6:110. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-110.
  13. Golden SH, Bennett WL, Baptiste-Roberts K, Wilson LM, Barone B, Gary T, Bass E, Nicholson WK. Antepartum glucose tolerance test results as predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.Gender Medicine. 2008; Theme Issue: Diabetes: 2009;6 Suppl 1:109-22. doi: 10.1016/j.genm.2008.12.002.
  14. Nicholson WK, Wilson LM, Witkop CT, Baptiste-Roberts K, Bennett WL, Bolen S, Barone BB, Golden SH, Gary TL, Neale DM, Bass EB. Therapeutic management, delivery, and postpartum risk assessment and screening in gestational diabetes. Evidence report/technology assessment No. 162 (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0018.) AHRQ Publication No. 08-E004. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2008;(162):1-96.
  15. Hubosky SG, Fabrizio MD, Schellhammer PF, Barone BB, Tepera CM, Given RW. Single center experience with third-generation cryosurgery for management of organ-confined prostate cancer: critical evaluation of short-term outcomes, complications, and patient quality of life. Journal of Endourology. 2007 Dec;21(12):1521-31. doi: 10.1089/end.2007.9875.
  16. Barone BB, Clark JM, Wang NY, Meoni LA, Klag MJ , Brancati FL. Lifetime weight patterns in male physicians: the effects of cohort and selective survival. Obesity. 2006 May;14(5):902-8. doi: 10.1038/oby.2006.104
  17. Barone BB, Bunin GR. Folic acid and neuroblastoma: too soon to tell. Clinical Pharmolcology & Therapeutics. 2004 May;75(5):489. doi: 10.1016/j.clpt.2004.01.005.

Book Chapters

Chapter: Physical Activity in Chronic Disease Prevention by B. Barone Gibbs and J. Reis. Physical Activity and Public Health Practice. Ainsworth BE, Macera CA. (Eds.) CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. 2012.

Chapter: Diabetes Prevention Project (DPP) and Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD): Lessons Learned by B. Barone Gibbs and John Jakicic. Diabetes and Exercise – from Pathophysiology to Clinical Implementation. Reusch, Regensteiner, Stewart, and Veves (Eds.) Springer International Publishing 2017 (in press)

Presentations

Media

1.Bethany Barone Gibbs on the Health Effects of the Modern Western Lifestyle. Singularity Bros podcast. November 7, 2016.

  1. Myth Busting your Fitness Routine. Featured guest on Science Friday with Ira Flato,, Public Radio International. September 23, 2016.

Invited Speaker