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• Cruz, T. H., FitzGerald, C. A., Quintana, V., Barnes, J., Sanchez, K. E., Hirschl, M., ... & Caswell, L. (2022). Healthy Here: A promising referral system model for community–clinical linkages to prevent chronic disease. Health Promotion Practice, 23(1_suppl), 153S-163S. DOI: 10.1177/15248399221111192
• Beattie, H. M., FitzGerald, C. A., Koller, S. N., Scott, K. S., Garnett, B. R., & Holmes, B. (2023). Impact of engaging students in health survey data analysis and as full partners in school change: Results from a mixed methods study. Health Promotion Practice, 24(1), 92-102. DOI: 10.1177/15248399211048461
• Cruz, T. H., Ross‐Reed, D. E., FitzGerald, C. A., Overton, K., Landrau‐Cribbs, E., & Schiff, M. (2023). Effects of school policies and programs on violence among all high school students and sexual and gender minority students. Journal of school health, 93(8), 679-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13297
• Swilley-Martinez ME, Coles SA, Miller VE, Alam IZ, Fitch KV, Cruz TH, Hohl B, Murray R, Ranapurwala SI. "We adjusted for race" now what: A systematic review of utilization and reporting of race in AJE and Epidemiology, 2020-2021, Epidemiologic Reviews, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxad010 
• Cruz TH, Landrau-Cribbs E, Velarde C, Vitanzos Y. (2022) SNAP-Ed Focus Groups with Adults. https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/pediatrics/divisions/pps/_resources/snap-ed-focus-groups-report_2022.pdf  
• Cruz TH, Landrau-Cribbs E, Velarde C, Vitanzos Y. (2022) SNAP-Ed Focus Groups with Adults. https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/pediatrics/divisions/pps/_resources/snap-ed-nm-pse-evaluation-report---2022.pdf  
• Hess JM and Davis SM (2023) Planned adaptation and implementation of the Community Guide recommendations for increasing physical activity in rural community settings: A qualitative study. Front. Public Health 11:1032662. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1032662 
• Cruz TH, Ross-Reed DE, FitzGerald CA, Overton K, Landrau-Cribbs E, Schiff M. (2023) Effects of School Policies and Programs on Violence Among All High School Students and Sexual and Gender Minority Students. Journal of School Health. Online first. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13297
• Cruz TH, Boursaw B, Barqawi YK, FitzGerald CA, Enoah N, Hayes A, Caswell L. (2022) Community-clinical linkages: The effects of the Healthy Here Wellness Referral Center on chronic disease indicators among underserved populations in New Mexico. Health Promotion Practice, 2022;23(1_suppl):164S-173S. doi:10.1177/15248399221111191.
• Cruz TH, FitzGerald CA, Quintana V, Barnes J, Sanchez K, Hirschl M, Lavender A, Caswell L. (2022) Healthy Here: A promising model for community-clinical linkages for preventing chronic disease. Health Promotion Practice, 2022;23(1_suppl):153S-163S. doi:1177/15248399221111192.
• Cruz TH, Woelk L, Cervantes I. (2022) Increasing provider referrals to home visiting programs: a qualitative study. Family and Community Health, 46(1):69-78. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000343.
• McClure ES, Gartner DR, Bell RA, Cruz TH, Nocera M, Marshall SW, Richardson D. (2022) Classifying American Indian/Alaska Native Race & Hispanic Ethnicity on Death Records in North Carolina Study of Occupational Fatalities. Frontiers in Epidemiology, 2. doi: 10.3389/fepid.2022.878309
• Swindle, T., Poosala, A. B., Zeng, N., Børsheim, E., Andres, A., & Bellows, L. L. (2022). Digital Intervention Strategies for Increasing Physical Activity Among Preschoolers: Systematic Review. Journal of medical Internet research, 24(1), e28230. doi: 2196/28230
• Gao, Z., Wen, X., Fu, Y., Lee, J. E., & Zeng, N. (2021). Motor Skill Competence Matters in Promoting Physical Activity and Health. BioMed Research International, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9786368
• Gao, Z., Liu, W., McDonough, D. J., Zeng, N., & Lee, J. E. (2021). The Dilemma of Analyzing Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Wrist Accelerometer Data: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(24), 5951. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10245951
• Zeng, N., Liu, W., Pope, Z. C., McDonough, D. J., & Gao, Z. (2021). Acute effects of virtual reality exercise biking on college students’ physical responses. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2021.1891188
• Mena, N. Z., Johnson, S. L., Ferrante, M. J., Hobbs, S. J., Zeng, N., & Bellows, L. L. (2021). The SPORKS for kids: integrating movement into nutrition education. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(10), 903-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.07.002
• Ryu, S., Lee, J. E., Zeng, N., Stodden, D., McDonough, D. J., Liu, W., & Gao, Z. (2021). Bidirectional relationships among children’s perceived competence, motor skill competence, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness across one school year. BioMed Research International, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1704947
• Agard, B., Zeng, N., McCloskey, M. L., Johnson, S. L., & Bellows, L. L. (2021). Moving together: understanding parent perceptions related to physical activity and motor skill development in preschool children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9196. doi: 3390/ijerph18179196
• Liu, W., Yuan, Q., Zeng, N., McDonough, D. J., Tao, K., Peng, Q., & Gao, Z. (2021). Relationships between college students’ sedentary behavior, sleep quality, and body mass index. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(8), 3946. doi: 3390/ijerph18083946
• Lee, J. E., Zeng, N., Oh, Y., Lee, D., & Gao, Z. (2021). Effects of Pokémon go on physical activity and psychological and social outcomes. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(9), 1860. doi: 10.3390/jcm10091860
• Daunhauer, L. A., Zeng, N., & Rigles, B. (2021). A phenotypic approach to understanding obesity in children and youth with Down syndrome. International Review Research in Developmental Disabilities, 75-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.irrdd.2021.08.008
• Cruz TH, Bachyrycz A, Rodriguez D, Ma X, Roberts M, Chambers S, Rafi, Sanchez A, Bakhireva LN. CONSIDER New Mexico: Effects of naloxone training among pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. JAPhA. 2022; online first. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2021.12.012 
• Bonomi A, Gangamma R, Cruz TH. Chicago's Stay-at-Home Mandate - The Need to Improve on Domestic Violence Prevention and Response. JAMA Netw Open. 2021; 4(9):e2122327. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.22327
• Fatemi NN, Cruz TH, Kesler DO, Schiff MA. (2021). The association between risk behaviors and vaping among youth in New Mexico. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 17(3S):164-167. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001318  
• Cruz TH, Athas WF, Cervantes IV, Kaminsky A, Vitanzos YC, Bartlett M, Verlarde C. (2021) New Mexico Domestic Violence Needs Assessment. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/45
• Carmody M, Cruz TH, Soto Mas F, Qeadan F, Handal AJ. (2020) Violence and the Academic Lives of College Students at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi.org/10.1177/0886260520958654
• Rexing CJ, Hohl BC, Johnson RM, Ramirez MR, Carlson KF, Garretson M, Cruz TH. (2020) We must do better science: addressing racism to improve health and safety for all people. Injury Prevention, 26:502-503. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043941
• Cruz TH, Borrego M, Page-Reeves J. (2020) Increasing the number of underrepresented minority behavioral health researchers partnering with underresourced communities: lessons learned from a pilot research project program. Health Promotion Practice. doi:10.1177/1524839920907554.
• Hess, J.M. & Davis, S.M. (2019) “Increasing community-level social support for physical activity in a rural community in the rural Southwestern United States. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01085-1 cannot find PMCID
• Hess, J.M., Lilo, E., Cruz, T.H., Davis, S.M. (2019). Perceptions of water and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption habits among teens, parents and teachers in the rural Southwestern United States. Journal of Public Health Nutrition. Published online March 8, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019000272. PMCID:PMC6553465
• Davis, S., Cruz, T., Hess, J.M., Kozoll, R., & Page-Reeves, J. (2017). Implementing Physical Activity Recommendations in a Rural Community through a Community-University Partnership. Progress in Community Health Partnerships 11(12): 149-159. DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2017.0019. PMCID: PMC5526092.

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