Julie A. Gazmararian, PhD, MPH

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Phone Number

404-712-8539
Email Address

jagazma@emory.edu

Biography

Julie A. Gazmararian, PhD, MPH, is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology with joint appointments in the Departments of Behavioral Sciences/Health Education and Health Policy and Management at Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. Dr. Gazmararian is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.

Education

Dr. Gazmararian earned her PhD from the University of Michigan and her MPH from the University of South Carolina.

Titles & Roles

Professor, Department of Epidemiology

Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University

Research

Dr. Gazmararian's areas of interest include:

Health Literacy
Maternal and Child Health
Nutrition
Obesity Prevention
Health Disparities
Exercise Science/Physical Activity

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Implementation of Social Media Initiative in 2 Middle Schools: Be Focused. Be Present. Be Somebody. The Journal of school health	J Gazmararian, G Rivera, SC Douglas, E Wakiweya, P Lincoln, E Harlow-Parker	05/20/2025
School Poverty Level Moderates the Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Intervention. American journal of health promotion : AJHP	ZS Quader, S Sliwa, R Haardörfer, SF Suglia, JA Gazmararian	11/01/2024
The Social, Demographic, and Clinical Predictors of COVID-19 Severity: a Model-based Analysis of United States Veterans. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities	AR Greenhouse, D Richard, A Khakharia, M Goodman, LS Phillips, JA Gazmararian	10/01/2024
Addressing the Community Resource and Social Service Needs of Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Home Visiting Staff and Clients in Georgia. Maternal and child health journal	D Maglaque, M Master, S von Esenwein, J Gazmararian, CJ Clark, SC Blake	05/01/2024
Impact of School Start Time Delays and Learning Modality on Sleep Timing and Duration During COVID-19. Behavioral sleep medicine	CS Bryan, R Weingart, A Lindsey, L Hale, DA Johnson, JA Gazmararian	03/03/2024
The Association of Vaccination for Common Adult Infectious Diseases and Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines among 5,006,851 Veterans, 20 December 2020-31 October 2021. Vaccines	BW Bennett, LS Phillips, JA Gazmararian	01/30/2024
Prevalence and risk factors of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 among United States Veterans. Annals of epidemiology	MD Stephens, JA Gazmararian, A Khakharia	01/01/2024
Neighborhood and Household Environment as Contributors to Racial Disparities in Sleep Duration among U.S. Adolescents. Sleep epidemiology	R Saelee, R Haardörfer, DA Johnson, JA Gazmararian, SF Suglia	12/01/2023
Space-time clustering of COVID-19 cases in the United States veteran population. Annals of epidemiology	DM Richard, JA Gazmararian, A Greenhouse, A Khakharia, LS Phillips, LA Waller	11/01/2023
Association between early care and education centres policies and practices and children's healthy behaviours. The International journal of health planning and management	YH Lee, Q Zhang, M Elmontser, E Stevenson, JA Gazmararian	11/01/2023
Examining the Relationship Between Health Behaviors of Adults and Preschool Children. Maternal and child health journal	N Nandi, D Charles, A Rivell, J Gore, C Kay, JA Gazmararian	08/01/2023
Longitudinal weight status and academic achievement in elementary schoolchildren in the United States. International journal of obesity (2005)	P Elish, P Boedeker, TL Lash, J Gazmararian	07/01/2023
Factors That Influence Sleep Behaviors of High School Students: Findings From a Semi-Rural Community in Georgia. The Journal of school health	R Perez Zarate, O Colman, SC Blake, A Watson, YH Lee, K Grooms, ZS Quader, JA Welsh, JA Gazmararian	05/01/2023
The Impact of COVID-19 on Education Experiences of High School Students in Semi-Rural Georgia. The Journal of school health	JK Ashta, R Weingart, JA Gazmararian	04/01/2023
Racial/Ethnic and Sex/Gender Differences in Sleep Duration Trajectories From Adolescence to Adulthood in a US National Sample. American journal of epidemiology	R Saelee, R Haardörfer, DA Johnson, JA Gazmararian, SF Suglia	01/06/2023
The Association of Sleep Duration with Grade Point Averages and Absences Among 9^th Graders in Georgia, USA. Journal of applied developmental psychology	ZS Quader, HM Teferi, C Bryan, R Weingart, GM Mathew, L Hale, DA Johnson, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2023
Adaptations to the Learning Environment for Elementary School Children in Georgia during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of child and family studies	OA Casimir, SC Blake, JV Klosky, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2023
Social Determinants of Digital Health Adoption: Pilot Cross-sectional Survey. JMIR formative research	SP Patel, E Sun, A Reinhardt, S Geevarghese, S He, JA Gazmararian	12/06/2022
Historically black college and university (HBCU) COVID-19 return-to-campus policies and prevention measures-Fall 2021. Journal of American college health : J of ACH	JA Gazmararian, Z Liu, E McLeod, M Cavallo, S Jiwani, U Paniagua, JL Guest, ES Thomas, MK Good	10/06/2022
Physical activity and academic achievement: an analysis of potential student- and school-level moderators. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity	HK Behringer, ER Saksvig, PJ Boedeker, PN Elish, CM Kay, HG Calvert, AM Meyer, JA Gazmararian	08/30/2022
The longitudinal association between objectively-measured school-day physical activity and academic achievement in US elementary school students. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity	PN Elish, CS Bryan, PJ Boedeker, HG Calvert, CM Kay, AM Meyer, JA Gazmararian	07/23/2022
Effects of Remote Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Children's Learning and Academic Behavior in Georgia: Perceptions of Parents and School Administrators. The Journal of school health	JV Klosky, JA Gazmararian, O Casimir, SC Blake	07/01/2022
The Relationships between Childhood Bullying, School Connectedness, and Adolescent Adiposity, the Fragile Families Child and Wellbeing Study. The Journal of school health	ZS Quader, JA Gazmararian, SF Suglia	04/01/2022
Adolescent sleep duration and timing during early COVID-19 school closures. Sleep health	R Weingart, C Bryan, D Olson, J Gazmararian, B Rosati, L Hale, MV Gilder	10/01/2021
COVID-19 Knowledge and Behavior Change among High School Students in Semi-Rural Georgia. The Journal of school health	K Campbell, R Weingart, J Ashta, T Cronin, J Gazmararian	07/01/2021
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Students From 2 Semi-Rural High Schools in Georgia. The Journal of school health	J Gazmararian, R Weingart, K Campbell, T Cronin, J Ashta	05/01/2021
Update on school-based sleep education programs: how far have we come and what has Australia contributed to the field? Sleep medicine	G Rigney, A Watson, J Gazmararian, S Blunden	04/01/2021
Study protocol for testing the association between physical activity and academic outcomes utilizing a cluster-randomized trial. Contemporary clinical trials communications	P Boedeker, L Turner, H Calvert, C Kay, A Meyer, C Truett, J Gazmararian	03/01/2021
Sex and racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. college students, 2011-2015. Journal of American college health : J of ACH	J Sa, BY Cho, JP Chaput, J Chung, S Choe, JA Gazmararian, JC Shin, CG Lee, G Navarrette, T Han	01/01/2021
Role of sleep duration and obesity-related health behaviors in young children. Preventive medicine reports	J Gazmararian, J Smith	12/01/2020
History of child maltreatment and excessive dietary and screen time behaviors in young adults: Results from a nationally representative study. Preventive medicine	AL Cammack, JA Gazmararian, SF Suglia	10/01/2020
Impact of Weight Status on the Cardiopulmonary Fitness Outcome of a School-Based Physical Activity Program. The Journal of school health	RC Moon, SA Cunningham, J Gazmararian	10/01/2020
Associations between the Neighborhood Social Environment and Obesity Among Adolescents: Do Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Play a Role? Health & place	R Saelee, JA Gazmararian, R Haardörfer, SF Suglia	07/01/2020
Nutrition Policies, Practices, and Environments in Low-Income Georgia Elementary Schools, United States, 2015-2017. The Journal of school health	D Guglielmo, S Chantaprasopsuk, CM Kay, ET Hyde, C Stewart, JA Gazmararian	04/01/2020
Barriers and Facilitators to School-Based Health Centers: pilot Data From 3 Sites in Georgia. The Journal of school health	RP Zarate, L Johnson, S Mogendi, C Hogue, V Johnson, J Gazmararian	02/01/2020
Health Empowers You: Impact of a School-Based Physical Activity Program in Elementary School Students, Georgia, 2015-2016. The Journal of school health	ET Hyde, JA Gazmararian, SL Barrett-Williams, CM Kay	01/01/2020
Physical Activity Opportunities and Academic Outcomes of Fourth Grade Elementary School Students in Georgia. The Journal of school health	E Shore, PC Cheung, E Hyde, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2020
Obesity and understudied minority children: existing challenges and opportunities in epidemiology. BMC pediatrics	ZS Quader, JA Gazmararian, LE McCullough	04/10/2019
Impact of a Georgia elementary school-based intervention on physical activity opportunities: A quasi-experimental study. Journal of science and medicine in sport	P Cheung, P Franks, M Kramer, C Drews-Botsch, J Welsh, C Kay, P Weiss, J Gazmararian	02/01/2019
Racial disparities and sleep among preschool aged children: a systematic review. Sleep health	JP Smith, ST Hardy, LE Hale, JA Gazmararian	02/01/2019
Home Environment-Focused Intervention Improves Dietary Quality: A Secondary Analysis From the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families Randomized Trial. Journal of nutrition education and behavior	RC Woodruff, R Haardörfer, JA Gazmararian, D Ballard, AR Addison, JA Hotz, RB Tucker, MC Kegler	01/01/2019
Impact of an American board of pediatrics maintenance of certification (MOC) on weight-related counseling at well-child check-ups. Patient education and counseling	PC Cheung, JA Gazmararian, MR Kramer, CD Drews-Botsch, JA Welsh	01/01/2019
Elementary school physical activity opportunities and physical fitness of students: A statewide cross-sectional study of schools. PloS one	PC Cheung, PA Franks, MR Kramer, CM Kay, CD Drews-Botsch, JA Welsh, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2019
Effect of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Academic Achievement is Stronger in High-SES Elementary Schools Compared to Low. The Journal of school health	MD Garber, KK Stanhope, MP Shah, P Cheung, JA Gazmararian	10/01/2018
The association between long work hours and leisure-time physical activity and obesity. Preventive medicine reports	MA Cook, J Gazmararian	06/01/2018
The dietary impact of introducing new retailers of fruits and vegetables into a community: results from a systematic review. Public health nutrition	RC Woodruff, IG Raskind, DM Harris, JA Gazmararian, M Kramer, R Haardörfer, MC Kegler	04/01/2018
Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Activity Environments in Georgia Elementary Schools. American journal of health promotion : AJHP	ME Van Dyke, PC Cheung, P Franks, JA Gazmararian	02/01/2018
Racial/ethnic sleep disparities in US school-aged children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Sleep health	D Guglielmo, JA Gazmararian, J Chung, AE Rogers, L Hale	02/01/2018
Feasibility of a Multicomponent Program to Promote Physical Activity and Nutrition in Georgia Low-Income Early Care and Education Settings. Childhood obesity (Print)	KK Stanhope, E Bettermann, ECH Stevenson, SD Julius, A Kafi, C Kay, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2018
Home environments, physical activity, and energy expenditure among low-income overweight and obese women. Women & health	MC Kegler, R Haardörfer, I Alcantara, JA Gazmararian, A Gemma, P Reynolds, C Morris	09/01/2017
Evaluating the Impact of the Healthy Beginnings System of Care Model on Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization. Pediatric emergency care	CH Tan, J Gazmararian	03/01/2017
Implications of prescription drug monitoring and medical cannabis legislation on opioid overdose mortality. Journal of opioid management	E Phillips, J Gazmararian	01/01/2017
Measurement of obesity prevention in childcare settings: A systematic review of current instruments. Obesity research & clinical practice	KK Stanhope, C Kay, B Stevenson, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2017
Impact of an Elementary School-Based Intervention on Physical Activity Time and Aerobic Capacity, Georgia, 2013-2014. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)	HA Braun, CM Kay, P Cheung, PS Weiss, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2017
Prenatal and Postnatal Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among US Women: Associations with WIC Participation. Maternal and child health journal	TL Stallings, JA Gazmararian, M Goodman, D Kleinbaum	08/01/2016
Impact of Improving Home Environments on Energy Intake and Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American journal of public health	MC Kegler, R Haardörfer, IC Alcantara, JA Gazmararian, JK Veluswamy, TL Hodge, AR Addison, JA Hotz	01/01/2016
Behavioral and psychosocial correlates of adiposity and healthy lifestyle in Asian Indians. Primary care diabetes	MB Weber, H Ranjani, RM Anjana, V Mohan, KM Narayan, JA Gazmararian	12/01/2015
The relationship between income and oral health among people with intellectual disabilities: a global perspective. Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry	MJ Hughes, JA Gazmararian	09/01/2015
Relative validation of fruit and vegetable intake and fat intake among overweight and obese African-American women. Public health nutrition	I Alcantara, R Haardörfer, JA Gazmararian, TJ Hartman, B Greene, MC Kegler	08/01/2015
Rural Neighborhood Walkability: Implications for Assessment. Journal of physical activity & health	MC Kegler, I Alcantara, R Haardörfer, A Gemma, D Ballard, J Gazmararian	06/16/2015
Response to commentary by Skinner et al. on Regression to the Mean (RTM) in Burke et al. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity	RM Burke, C Kay, J Gazmararian	05/07/2015
Use of text messaging for maternal and infant health: a systematic review of the literature. Maternal and child health journal	E Poorman, J Gazmararian, RM Parker, B Yang, L Elon	05/01/2015
Cost-benefit comparison of two proposed overseas programs for reducing chronic Hepatitis B infection among refugees: is screening essential? Vaccine	A Jazwa, MS Coleman, J Gazmararian, LT Wingate, B Maskery, T Mitchell, M Weinberg	03/10/2015
Revisiting safe sleep recommendations for African-American infants: why current counseling is insufficient. Maternal and child health journal	LM Gaydos, SC Blake, JA Gazmararian, W Woodruff, WW Thompson, SG Dalmida	03/01/2015
Effect of the Work Environment on Using Time at Work to Exercise. American journal of health promotion : AJHP	JM Bale, JA Gazmararian, L Elon	01/01/2015
Obesity is associated with an increase in pharmaceutical expenses among university employees. Journal of obesity	JA Gazmararian, D Frisvold, K Zhang, JP Koplan	01/01/2015
Dietary and Behavioral Factors Associated with Diet Quality among Low-income Overweight and Obese African American Women. Journal of the American College of Nutrition	TJ Hartman, R Haardörfer, LL Whitaker, A Addison, M Zlotorzynska, JA Gazmararian, MC Kegler	01/01/2015
Healthy beginnings: a system of care for children in Atlanta. Health affairs (Project Hope)	R Chao, S Bertonaschi, J Gazmararian	12/01/2014
Individual, family, and community predictors of overweight and obesity among colombian children and adolescents. Preventing chronic disease	I Gonzalez-Casanova, OL Sarmiento, M Pratt, JA Gazmararian, R Martorell, SA Cunningham, A Stein	08/07/2014
Parental perceptions of family and pediatrician roles in childhood weight management. The Journal of pediatrics	JL Lupi, MB Haddad, JA Gazmararian, KJ Rask	07/01/2014
A holistic school-based intervention for improving health-related knowledge, body composition, and fitness in elementary school students: an evaluation of the HealthMPowers program. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity	RM Burke, A Meyer, C Kay, D Allensworth, JA Gazmararian	06/26/2014
What new mothers need to know: perspectives from women and providers in Georgia. Maternal and child health journal	JA Gazmararian, SG Dalmida, Y Merino, S Blake, W Thompson, L Gaydos	05/01/2014
Consumption of less than 10% of total energy from added sugars is associated with increasing HDL in females during adolescence: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association	AK Lee, JN Binongo, R Chowdhury, AD Stein, JA Gazmararian, MB Vos, JA Welsh	02/26/2014
Is health literacy related to health behaviors and cell phone usage patterns among the text4baby target population? Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique	E Poorman, J Gazmararian, L Elon, R Parker	01/01/2014
Impact of personal preference and motivation on fruit and vegetable consumption of WIC-participating mothers and children in Atlanta, GA. Journal of nutrition education and behavior	DY Chen, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2014
The influence of home food environments on eating behaviors of overweight and obese women. Journal of nutrition education and behavior	MC Kegler, I Alcantara, R Haardörfer, JA Gazmararian, D Ballard, D Sabbs	01/01/2014
Disparities in mortality rates among US infants born late preterm or early term, 2003-2005. Maternal and child health journal	JP King, JA Gazmararian, CK Shapiro-Mendoza	01/01/2014
Text4baby program: an opportunity to reach underserved pregnant and postpartum women? Maternal and child health journal	JA Gazmararian, L Elon, B Yang, M Graham, R Parker	01/01/2014
Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of low-income women considered high priority for receiving the novel influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. Maternal and child health journal	CA Boyd, JA Gazmararian, WW Thompson	07/01/2013
Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health	I Gonzalez-Casanova, OL Sarmiento, JA Gazmararian, SA Cunningham, R Martorell, M Pratt, AD Stein	05/01/2013
A randomized prospective trial of a worksite intervention program to increase physical activity. American journal of health promotion : AJHP	JA Gazmararian, L Elon, K Newsome, L Schild, KL Jacobson	01/01/2013
Designing insurance to promote use of childhood obesity prevention services. Journal of obesity	KJ Rask, JA Gazmararian, SS Kohler, JN Hawley, J Bogard, VA Brown	01/01/2013
Exploring health plan perspectives in collecting and using data on race, ethnicity, and language. The American journal of managed care	J Gazmararian, R Carreón, N Olson, B Lardy	07/01/2012
Impact of a patient education program on disparities in kidney transplant evaluation. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN	RE Patzer, JP Perryman, S Pastan, S Amaral, JA Gazmararian, M Klein, N Kutner, WM McClellan	04/01/2012
Racial disparities in pediatric access to kidney transplantation: does socioeconomic status play a role? American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons	RE Patzer, S Amaral, M Klein, N Kutner, JP Perryman, JA Gazmararian, WM McClellan	02/01/2012
The role of race and poverty on steps to kidney transplantation in the Southeastern United States. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons	RE Patzer, JP Perryman, JD Schrager, S Pastan, S Amaral, JA Gazmararian, M Klein, N Kutner, WM McClellan	02/01/2012
Successful enrollment in Text4Baby more likely with higher health literacy. Journal of health communication	JA Gazmararian, B Yang, L Elon, M Graham, R Parker	01/01/2012
Text4baby in the United States and Russia: an opportunity for understanding how mHealth affects maternal and child health. Journal of health communication	RM Parker, E Dmitrieva, S Frolov, JA Gazmararian	01/01/2012
Quality of diabetes care for underserved patients with and without mental illness: site of care matters. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)	JL Green, JA Gazmararian, KJ Rask, BG Druss	12/01/2010
Maternal knowledge and attitudes toward influenza vaccination: a focus group study in metropolitan Atlanta. Clinical pediatrics	JA Gazmararian, W Orenstein, M Prill, HB Hitzhusen, MS Coleman, K Pazol, NV Oster	11/01/2010
Stakeholder attitudes toward influenza vaccination policy in the United States. Health promotion practice	PP Berman, WA Orenstein, AR Hinman, J Gazmararian	11/01/2010
A qualitative evaluation of a health literacy intervention to improve medication adherence for underserved pharmacy patients. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved	SC Blake, K McMorris, KL Jacobson, JA Gazmararian, S Kripalani	05/01/2010
Does social support help limited-literacy patients with medication adherence? A mixed methods study of patients in the Pharmacy Intervention for Limited Literacy (PILL) study. Patient education and counseling	VR Johnson, KL Jacobson, JA Gazmararian, SC Blake	04/01/2010
The development of a health literacy assessment tool for health plans. Journal of health communication	JA Gazmararian, K Beditz, S Pisano, R Carreón	01/01/2010
The impact of health literacy on self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with diabetes receiving care in an inner-city hospital. Journal of the National Medical Association	N Mbaezue, R Mayberry, J Gazmararian, A Quarshie, C Ivonye, M Heisler	01/01/2010
Effect of a pharmacy-based health literacy intervention and patient characteristics on medication refill adherence in an urban health system. The Annals of pharmacotherapy	J Gazmararian, KL Jacobson, Y Pan, B Schmotzer, S Kripalani	01/01/2010
Support for universal childhood vaccination against influenza among private pediatric clinics and public health departments in Georgia. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP	K Pazol, MM Prill, JA Gazmararian, EM O'Malley, D Jelks, MS Coleman, AR Hinman, WA Orenstein	01/01/2009
Perception of barriers to self-care management among diabetic patients. The Diabetes educator	JA Gazmararian, DC Ziemer, C Barnes	01/01/2009
Marriage amendment ballots of 2004: could state residents read them? Social work in public health	D Greenberg, J Gazmararian, V Burke	01/01/2008
Private Pediatric Clinic Characteristics Associated with Influenza Immunization Efforts in the State of Georgia: A Pilot Evaluation. The open health services and policy journal	K Pazol, JA Gazmararian, MM Prill, EM O'Malley, D Jelks, MS Coleman, AR Hinman, WA Orenstein	01/01/2008