CHIC Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals: Published or In Press
1. Lewis, P., Harrell, J.S., Bradley, C.B., & Deng, S. (2001). Cigarette use in adolescents: The
Cardiovascular Health in Children and Youth (CHIC II) Study. Research Nursing and Health.
2. Speck, B.J., Bradley, C.B., Harrell, J.S., & Belyea, M.J. (2000). A food frequency questionnaire for youth: psychometric analysis and summary of eating habits in adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 28(1),
16-25. (Will obtain from library.)
3. Bradley, C.B., McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., & Deng, S. (2000). Changes in common activities of third through tenth graders: Cardiovascular Health in Children and Youth Study. Medicine and Science in
Sports and Exercise, 32(12), 2071-2078.
4. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., Bangdiwala, S.I., & Frauman, A. (2000). Cardiovascular disease risk factors and obesity of rural and urban elementary school children. Journal of Rural Health, 15(4), 365-374.
5. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., Deng, S., Bradley, C.B., Cox, L., & Bangdiwala, S.I. (2000). The influence of physical activity, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity on the weight status of adolescents. Obesity
Research, 8(2), 130-139.
6. Harrell, J.S., Bradley, C.B., Dennis, J.D., Frauman, A.F., & Criswell, E.C. (2000). School-based research:
Problems of access and consent. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 15(1), 14-21.
7. McMurray, R.G., Bauman, M.J., Harrell, J.S., & Bangdiwala, S.I. (2000). Effects of improvement in aerobic power on resting insulin and glucose concentrations in youth. European Journal of Applied Physiology,
81(1-2), 132-139.
8. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., Bangdiwala, S.I., & Deng, S. (1999). Cardiovascular disease risk factors and obesity of rural and urban elementary school children. Journal of Rural Health, 2(3), 159-164.
9. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., & Brown, S. (1999). Circulating leptin concentrations are not related to physical activity levels in youth. Clinical Exercise Physiology, 2(3), 159-164.
10. Lewis, P., Harrell, J.S., Deng, S., & Bradley, C.B. (1999). Smokeless tobacco use in adolescents: The
Cardiovascular Health in Children (CHIC II) Study. Journal of School Health, 69(8), 320-325.
11. Harrell, J.S., McMurray, R.G., Gansky, S.A., & Bangdiwala, S.I., Frauman, A.G., & Bradley, C.B. (1999). A public health versus a risk-based intervention to improve cardiovascular health in elementary school children: The Cardiovascular Health in Children (CHIC) Study. American Journal of Public Health,
89(10), 1529-1535.
12. Harrell, J.S., Bangdiwala, S.I., Webb, J.P., & Deng, S. (1998). Smoking initiation in youth: The roles of gender, race, socioeconomic and developmental status. Journal of Adolescent Health, 23(5), 271-279.
13. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., Bradley, C.B., Webb, J.P., & Goodman, E.M. (1998). Comparison of a computerized physical activity recall with a triaxial motion sensor in middle-school youth. Medicine and
Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(8), 1238-1245.
14. Harrell, J.S., Gansky, S.A., McMurray, R.G., Bangdiwala, S.I., Frauman, A.C., & Bradley, C.B. (1998).
School-based interventions improve heart health in children with multiple risk factors. Pediatrics, 102(2),
371-380.
15. Harrell, J.S., & Gore, S.C. (1998). Cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic status in African-
American and Caucasian women. Research in Nursing and Health, 21(4), 285-295.

Articles in Refereed Journals: Published or In Press (continued)
16. Frauman, A.G., Criswell, E.S., & Harrell, J.S. (1998). Strategies for conducting intervention research in schools. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 20(2), 242-250.
17. Bomar, P., Harrell, J.S., & Webb, J.S. (1998). Family member discrepancies in report of a child’s race.
Journal of Culture Diversity, 4(4), 104-109.
18. Bradley, C.B., Harrell, J.S., McMurray, R.G., Bangdiwala, S.I., Frauman, A., & Webb, J.S. (1997).
Prevalence of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and smoking among elementary school children in
North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 58(5), 362-367.
19. Harrell, J.S., & Gansky, S.A., Bradley, C.B., McMurray, R.G. (1997). Leisure-time activities of elementary school children. Nursing Research, 46(5), 246-253.
20. Gilmer, M.J., Speck, B.J., Bradley, C.B., Harrell, J.S., & Belyea, M.J. (1996). The youth health survey:
Reliability and validity of an instrument for assessing cardiovascular health habits in adolescents. Journal of School Health, 66(3), 106-111.
21. Harrell, J.S., McMurray, R.G., Bangdiwala, S.I., Frauman, A.C., Gansky, S.A., & Bradley, C.B. (1996).
Effects of a school-based intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in elementary school children: The Cardiovascular Health in Children (CHIC) Study. Journal of Pediatrics, 128(6), 797-805.
22. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., Levine, A.A., & Gansky, S.A. (1995). Childhood obesity elevates blood pressure and total cholesterol independent of physical activity. International Journal of Obesity, 19, 881-
886.
23. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., Bangdiwala, S.I., & Gansky, S.A. (1995). Biologic and environmental factors influencing the aerobic power of children. Medicine, Exercise, Nutrition, and Health, 4, 243-250.
24. Harrell, J.S., & Frauman, A.C. (19940. Cardiovascular health promotion in children: Program and policy implications. Public Health Nursing, 11(4), 236-241.
25. McMurray, R.G., Bradley, C.B., Harrell, J.S., Bernthal, P.R., Frauman, A.C., & Bangdiwala, S.I. (1993).
Parental influences on childhood fitness and activity patterns. Research Quarterly of Exercise and Sport,
64(3), 249-255.
Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
1. Harrell, J.S., McMurray, R.G., Bangdiwala, S.I., Frauman, A.C., Gansky, S.A., & Bradley, C.B. (1996).
Effects of a school-based intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in elementary school children: The Cardiovascular Health in Children (CHIC) Study. The North Carolina Journal, 33(2), 9-16,
(reprinted with permission of the Journal of Pediatrics).
2. McMurray, R.G., Harrell, J.S., & Bangdiwala, S.I. (1994). Aerobic power and physical activity of North
Carolina elementary school children. The North Carolina Journal, 30(2), 5-11.
Submitted Manuscripts: DO NOT CITE
Harrell, J.S., Bomar, P., McMurray, R.G., Brown, S.A., Bradley, C.B., & Deng, S. Leptin and obesity in biracial mother-child pairs. Submitted to International Journal of Obesity, April 2000.
Updated 12 April 2020