Publications
2020
Lee, M.S., Carcone, A.I., Ko, L.K., Kulik, N.L., Ellis, D.A., & Naar, S. (In Press). Outliers in adolescent food frequency questionnaire data: Effects of various outlier decision rules. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
VanDerGeest, K., Ko, L.K., Torres, E., Drury, D., Karr, C., & Austin, E. (2020). Private well stewardship within a rural, agricultural Latino community: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 20:863. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08963-4. [Original Work].
Leong, J., Jang, S.H., Bishop, S., Brown, E.V. Lee, E.J., & Ko, L.K. (2020). Implementation of healthy eating and healthy aging project among community-based organizations. Translational Behavioral Medicine. [Original Work]. DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa049. [Epub ahead of print].
Jang, S.H., Ko, L.K., & Meischke, H. (In Press). Finding Dr. Kim: Sources of Korean Immigrants' Search for a Doctor in the U.S. Healthcare. [Original Work]
Mullins, M.A., Matthews, P.A., Plascak, J.J., Hastert, T., Ko, L.K., Gray, M.S., & Molina, Y. (In Press). Why aren’t sexual orientation and gender identity being measured, and what role do cancer researchers play? Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Jang, S.H., Ko, L.K., & Meischke, H. (2020). Factors associated with buying medications from another country for cost saving. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-00979-7. PMID: 31960255. [Epub ahead of print].
2019
Jang, S.H., Lee, E.J., Lim, J., Hannon, P., Vu, T., Taylor, V., & Ko, L.K. (2019). Korean American immigrant women engage in medical tourism for breast and cervical cancer screening. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 6(5), 522:553. [Original Work].
Spencer, J.C., Rotter, J.S., Eberth, J.M., Zahnd, W.E., Vanderpool, R.C., Ko, L.K. Davis, L.K., Olshan, A.F., & Wheeler, S.B. (2019). Employment changes following cancer diagnosis: the effects of race and place. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [Epub ahead of print].
Leeman, J., Baquero, B., Bender, M., Choy-Brown, M., Ko, L.K., Nilsen, P., Wangen, M., & Birken, S.A. (2019). Advancing the use of organization theory in implementation science. Preventive Medicine, 129S:105832. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105832. PMID: 31521385.
Ko, L.K., Jang, S.H., Friedman, D.B., Glanz, K., Leeman, J., Hannon, P.A., Shannon, J., Cole, A., Williams, R., & Vu, T. (2019). An application of the science impact framework to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network from 2014-2018. Preventive Medicine. Epub. PMID: 31479655
Rillamas-Sun, E., Bishop, S., Cisneros, O., Mendoza, J.A., Kratz, M., & Ko, L.K. (2019). Demographic and psychosocial factors of diet, physical activity, and sedentary behavior among Hispanic children in rural communities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 6(6), 1218-1227. DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00623-7. PMID: 31385261. [Original Work].
Wang, M.L., McElfish, P.A., Long, C.R., Lee, M.S., Bursac, Z., Kozak, A.T., Ko, L.K., Kulik, N., & Yeary, K.H. (2019). Correlates of body weight, financial strain, health care access, and related factors in U.S. residing Marshallese and their families. Ethnicity and Health. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31288554
Zahnd, W.E., Davis, M., Rotter, J., Vanderpool, R.C., Perry, C.K., Shannon, J., Ko, L.K., Wheeler, S.B., Odahowski, C.L., Farris, P.E., & Eberth, J.M., (2019). Rural-urban differences in financial burden among cancer survivors: An analysis of a nationally representative survey. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27(12), 4779-4786. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04742-zJSCC-D-18-01397.1. PMC6786922.
Leeman, J., Askelson, N., Ko, L.K., Rohweder, C., Avelis, J., Best, A., Friedman, D., Glanz, K., Seegmiller, L., Stradtman, L., & Vanderpool, R. (2019). Understanding the processes that Federally Qualified Health Centers use to select and implement colorectal cancer screening interventions: A qualitative study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Epub. PMID: 30794725.
Ko, L.K., Taylor, V., Mohamed, F.B., Do, H.H., Gebeyaw, F., Ibrahim A., Ali, A.A., & Winer, R. (2019). “We brought our culture here with us:” A qualitative study on East African mothers on HPV vaccine uptake. Papillomavirus Research, 7, 21-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2018.12.003. PMID: 30594650. [Original Work].
2018
Arp Adams, S., Rohweder, C.L., Leeman, J., Friedman, D.B., Gizlice, Z., Vanderpool, R.C., Askelson, N., Best, A., Flocke, S.A., Glanz, K., Ko, L.K., & Kegler, M. (2018). Use of evidence-based interventions and implementation strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening in federally qualified health centers. Journal of Community Health, 43(6), 1044-1052. PMID: 29770945. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0520-2.
Ko, L.K., Enzler, C., Perry, C.K., Rodriguez, E., Mariscal, N., Linde, S., & Duggan, C. (2018). Food Availability and Food Access in Rural Agricultural Communities: Use of Mixed Methods. BMC Public Health, 18(1):634. PMID: 29769045. PMC5956971. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5547-x.
Alber, J.M., Brewer, N., Melvin, C., Yackle, A., Smith, J., Ko, L.K., Crawford, A, & Glanz, K. (2018). Reducing overuse of cervical cancer screening: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 116:51-59. PMID: 30149037. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.08.027.
Ko, L.K., Rillamas-Sun, E., Bishop, S., Cisneros, O., Holte, S., & Thompson, B. (2018). Together We STRIDE: A quasi-experimental trial testing the effectiveness of a multi-level obesity intervention for Hispanic children in rural communities. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 67, 81-86. PMID: 29501741. PMCID: PMC5871583. DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.02.013.
Ramanadhan, S., Davis, M.M., Armstrong, R., Baquero, B., Ko, L.K., Leng, J.C., Salloum, R.G., Vaughn, N.A., & Brownson, R.C. (2018). Participatory implementation science to increase the impact of evidence-based cancer prevention and control. Cancer Causes and Control, 29(3), 363-369. PMID: 29417296. PMCID: PMC5858707. DOI: 10.1007/s10552-018-1008-1.
Harvey, J.A., Sanders, E.A., Ko, L.K., Manusov, V.L., & Yi, J.C. (2018). The impact of written emotional disclosure on cancer caregivers’ perceptions of burden, stress, and depression: A randomized controlled trial. Health Communication, 33(7), 824-832. PMID: 28467137. DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1315677.
2017
Perry, C.K., Ko, L.K., Hernandez, L., Ortiz, R., & Linde, S. (2017). Ciclovia in a rural Latino community: Results and lessons learned. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 23(4), 360-363. PMID: 28542020. PMCID: PMC5785095. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000555.
Hoopes, A.J., Benson, S.K., Howard, H.B., Morrison, D.M., Ko, L.K., & Shafii, T. (2017). Adolescent Perspectives on Patient-Provider Sexual Health Communication: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 8(4), 332-337. PMID: 28929860. PMCID: PMC5932737. DOI: 10.1177/2150131917730210.
2016
Ko, L.K., Taylor, V., Yoon, J., Copeland, W.K., Hwang, J., Lee, E.J. & Inadomi, J. (2016). The impact of medical tourism on colorectal screening among Korean Americans: A community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Cancer, 16, 931. PMID:27905896. PMCID: PMC5134124.
Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E., Yoon, J., Ravindran, R. & Copeland, W.K. (2016). A brief community-based nutrition education intervention combined with food baskets can increase fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income Latinos. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48, 609-617. PMID: 27485464.
Brenner AT, Gupta S, Ko LK, Janz N, Inadomi JM. (2016). Development of a practical model for targeting patient decision support interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening in vulnerable populations. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 27, (2):465-478. PMID: 27180689. DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0090.
Reeves, K.W., Tehranifar,P., Crane,T.E., Ko, L.K., Cameron, C., Hamilton, J., Lavigne, J., Reiter, P., & Thompson, C.A. (2016). The Nuts and Bolts of Job Talks and Interviews: How to Stand Out and Fit In. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 25, (1):224-225. PMCID: PMC4991884. NIHMSID: NIHMS809407. PMID: 26762809. DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1024.
2015
Perry, Cynthia K., et al. Active living environment assessments in four rural Latino communities. Preventive Medicine Reports 2 (2015): 818-823. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.001.
Tytell Brenner, A., Ko, L.K., Janz, N., Gupta, S., & Inadomi, J. (2015). Race/ethnicity and primary language: Health beliefs about colorectal cancer screening in diverse, low-income population. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 26, (3):824-838. PMID: 26320917
2014
Shafii, Taraneh, et al. (2014). How Does the Provider-Patient Interaction Shape the Experience of Sexual Health Communication? A Qualitative Study of Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54(2):S17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.048.
Molina, Y., Hohl S.D., Ko, L.K., Rodriguez, E.A., Thompson, B. & Beresford, S.A. (2014). Understanding the patient-provider communication needs and experiences of Latina and non-Latina white women following an abnormal mammogram. Journal of Cancer Education. PMID: 24748097.
Taylor, V.M., Burke, N.J., Ko, L.K., Sos, C., Liu, Q., Do, H.H., Talbot, J., Yasui, Y. & Bastani, R. (2014). Understanding HPV vaccine uptake among Cambodian American girls. Journal of Community Health. PMID: 24532309.
Ko, L.K., Turner-McGrievy, G.M. & Campbell, M.K. (2014). Information processing versus cognitive mediators of weight loss in a podcast-delivered health intervention. Health Education & Behavior, 41(2), 197-206. PMCID: PMC4868338. NIHMSID: NIHMS781159. PMID: 24082027. DOI: 10.1177/1090198113504413.
Taylor VM, Ko LK, Hwang JH, Sin MK, Inadomi JM. (2014). Gastric cancer in asian american populations: a neglected health disparity. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev., 15(24):10565-71. PMID: 25605140.
Ko, L.K., Reuland, D., Jolles, M., Clay, R. & Pignone, M. (2014). Cultural and linguistic adaptation of a multimedia colorectal cancer screening decision aid for Spanish speaking Latinos. Journal of Health Communication, 19(2), 192-209. PMID: 24328496. PMCID: PMC4157647. DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.811325.
2012
Reuland D.S., Ko, L.K., Fernandez A, Braswell L.C. & Pignone, M. (2012). Testing a Spanish-language colorectal cancer screening decision aid in Latinos with limited English proficiency: results from a pre-post trial and four month follow-up survey. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(1), 53. PMCID: PMC3483183
2011
Ko, L.K., Allicock, M., Campbell, M.K., Valle, C.G., Armstrong-Brown, J., Carr, C., Dundon, M. & Anthony, T. (2011). An examination of sociodemographic, health, psychosocial factors, and fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight and obese U.S. veterans. Military Medicine, 176(11), 1281-6. PMID: 22165657. PMCID: PMC4868336.
Ko, L.K. & Lewis, M.A. (2011). The role of giving and receiving emotional support on depressive symptomatology among older couples: an application of the actor-partner interdependence model. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28(1), 83-99. PMCID: PMD3170405
Remmes-Martin, K. & Ko, L.K. (2011). Thoughts on being productive during a graduate program: the process and benefits of a peer working group. Health Promotion Practice, 12(1), 12-7. PMID: 21193800. DOI: 10.1177/1524839910383687.
Ko, L.K., Campbell, M.K., Lewis, M.A., Earp, J.A. & Devellis, B. (2011). Information processes mediate the effect of a health communication intervention on fruit and vegetable consumption. Journal of Health Communication, 16(3), 282-99. PMCID: PMC4909644. NIHMSID: NIHMS784142. PMID: 21132593.
2010
Allicock, M., Ko, L.K., van der Sterren, E., Valle, CG.., Campbell, M.K. & Carr, C. (2010). Pilot weight control intervention among US veterans to promote diets high in fruits and vegetable. Preventive Medicine, 51 (3-4), 279-81. PMCID: PMC2939177
Ko, L.K., Campbell, M.K., Lewis, M.A., Earp, J. & Devellis, B. (2010). Mediators of fruit and vegetable consumption among colorectal cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 4(2), 149-58. PMID: 20186574. PMCID: PMC4863647. DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0116-z.
Ko, L.K. & Perreira, K.M. (2010). It turned my world upside down: Latino youth’s perspectives on immigration. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25(3), 465-93. PMCID: PMC3169195
2005
David, M.M., Ko, L.K., Prudent, N., Green, E.H., Posner, M.A. & Freund, K.M. (2005). Mammography use. Journal of the National Medical Association, 97(2), 253-61. PMCID: PMC2568762
2003
Bigby, J., Ko, L.K., Johnson, N., David, M.A., Ferrer, B. & the REACH Boston 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition. (2003). A community approach to addressing excess breast and cervical cancer mortality among women of African descent in Boston. Public Health Reports, 118(4), 338-47. PMCID: PMC1497561
Book Chapters, Invited Papers, and Other Books
2017
Green, N.*, Perreira, K.M., & Ko, L.K. Schooling experiences of Latino/a Immigrant Adolescents in North Carolina: An examination of relationships between peers, teachers, and parents. In Rong, X. (Ed.) Immigration and Education in North Carolina: The Challenges and Responses in a New Gateway State. Boston, MA: Sense Publisher. 2017.
2015
Wang, M.L., Ko, L.K., Fuemmeler, B., Clausen, K., Wilson, D. and the Civic and Public Engagement Committee on Behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Response to the Interim Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. World Health Organization. June 2, 2015.
2006
Bender, D., Harlan, C., Ko, L.K., Gonzalez, A., & Stern, I. Spanish Handbook for Mental Health Professionals. University of New Mexico Press. 2006.
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