Publications

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Years:

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2025

Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L. (2025). JOPERD

2024

  • Greenberg, J., van der Mars, H., McKenzie, T. L., et al. (2024). The role of physical education within the National Physical Activity Plan. Journal of Health, Physical Education, & Recreation. 90(2), 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2023.2291641
  1. Cohen, D.A, Han, B., Eng, S., Williamson, S., Talarowski, M., McKenzie, T.L., & Young, D.R. (2024). Park space, movement, and equity: Support of physical activity per square foot by park features. Community Health Equity Research and Policy.   https://doi.org/10.1177/2752535X241273849
  2. Rodriguez,, A., Merkin, L. et al. …McKenzie, T. L..(2024). Influence of the built environment on pedestrian route choices of adolescent girls. Environment and Behavior 47(4).
  3. Thompson, H. R., Madsen, K. A., Nguyen, C., McKenzie, T. L., & Picciotto, S. (2024). Impact of New York City’s 4-year multi-component natural experiment to improve elementary school physical education on student cardiorespiratory fitness. BMC Public Health, Number 3161. (Open access, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-024-20673-9#citeas)

2023

  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., & Kallai, O. (2023). Content and area income disparities in recreation center website promotion of physical activity. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 41(1), 36-51. Doi: 10.18666/JPRA-2022-11332
  • Cohen, D. A., Talarowski, M., Han, B., Williamson, S. Galfond, E., Young, D. R., Eng, S., & McKenzie, T. L. (2023). Playground design: Contribution to duration of stay and implications for physical activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 4661. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054661
  • Young, D. R., McKenzie, T. L., Eng, S., Talarowski, M., Han, B., Williamson, S., Galfond, E. & Cohen, D. A. (2023). Playground location and patterns of use. Journal of Urban Health. DOI: htpps//doi.org/10.21203/rs-1697497/v1
  • Kinder, C., Nam, K., Kulinna, P. H., Woods, A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2023) System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth: A systematic review of US and Canadian studies. Journal of School Health, 93(10), 934-963. org/10.1111/josh.13345 
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., Satnick, M., & Hansen, O. (8.17.23). Physical activity promotion on private school websites: The Case of Maryland. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T.L., Satnick, M., & Hansen. (2023). Tracking district and school physical education time policies after legal adjudication: A case study in California. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2023-0015
  • Cohen, D.A., Han, B., Eng, S., Williamson, S., Talarowski, M McKenzie, T. L. & Young, D. Park Space and Movement: Support of physical activity per square foot by park features. Community Health Equity Research and Policy Manuscript Number: LANDUP-D-23-01483
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T.L., Satnick, M., & Hansen, O. (2023). U.S. Islamic schools’ promotion of physical education and physical activity. Journal of Education in Muslim Societies, 5(1), 86-105. DOI 10.2979/jems.5.1.06

  • 2022

  • Cohen, D. A., Talarowski, M., Awomolo, O., Han, B, Williamson, S., & McKenzie, T. L. (2022). Increased mask adherence after important politician Infected with COVID-19. PLOS ONE, 17(1): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261398
  • Elliott E., McKenzie, T. et al. (2022). Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: Roots and Potential Growth. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 93(5), 6-12. DOI: 10.1080/07303084.2022.2053472
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2022). Obesity causes physical inactivity: A Forrest Plump parody on programs and instruction. Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology. https://doi.org/10.47544/johsk.04182022
  • Puttock, E. J., Marquez, J. Young, D. R., Shirley, A. M. Han, B. & McKenzie, T.L. plus…Cohen, D. A. (2022). Association of masking policies with mask adherence and distancing during the SARS0COV-2 Pandemic. American Journal of Infection Control, 50, 969-974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.04.010
  • Zhao, X., Lee, R. E.M, Ledoux, T. A., Hoelscher, D. M., McKenzie, T. L., & O’Connor, D.P. (2022). Harmonizing ratings from different school environment assessment methods: A simplified approach. Journal of School Health, 92(1) 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13108
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., & Kallai, O. (in press). Content and area income disparities in recreation center website promotion of physical activity. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. doi: 10.18666/JPRA-2022-11332
  • Deborah A. Cohen, Meghan Talarowski, Bing Han, Stephanie Williamson, Emily Galfond, Deborah R Young, Sarah Eng, Thomas L McKenzie. (in press, 2022) Playground Design and Physical Activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, in press; (#AJPM-22-0608-0734R).
  • 2021
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2021). Unexpected careers: My environment made me do them. In “The State of Kinesiology: Musings of Prominent Professionals in the Field,” Kinesiology Review, 10, 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2021-0008
  • Camplain, R., Lopez, N. V., Cooper, D. M., McKenzie, T. L., Zheng, K., & Radom-Aizik, S (2021). Development of the systematic observation of COVID-19 mitigation (SOCOM): Assessing face covering and distancing in schools. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 5(1), e124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.786
  • Carlton, T., McKenzie, T. L., Bocarro, J., Edwards, M., Casper, J., Suau, L., Kanters, M. (2021). Objective assessment of physical activity and associated contexts during sport practices. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3:548516 doi: 10.3389/fspor.2021.548516.
  • Cohen, D. A., Talarowski, M., Awomolo, O., Han, B, Williamson, S., & McKenzie, T. L. (2021). Systematic Observation of Mask Adherence and Distancing (SOMAD): Findings from Philadelphia. Preventive Medicine Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101449
  • Cohen, D. A., Talarowski, M., Awomolo, O., Han, B, Williamson, S., & McKenzie, T. L. (in press, 12.2.21). Increased mask adherence after important politician Infected with COVID-19. PLOS ONE.
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L. & Fedoriouk, R. (2021). North American Jewish Day Schools’ online promotion of physical education. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 8(1), 28-39.
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., & Satnick, M. (2021). Analysis of youth physical activity promotion in a nationally representative sample of U.S. synagogues. Contemporary Jewry, 41, 555-579.
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., & Satnick, M. (2021, 5.21 online). Denominational differences in U.S. synagogues’ promotion of youth physical activity programming. Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01272-z
  • Zhao, X., Lee, R. E.M, Ledoux, T. A., Hoelscher, D. M., McKenzie, T. L., & O’Connor, D.P. (2021, in press, 12.2.2021). Harmonizing ratings from different school environment assessment methods: A simplified approach. Journal of School Health. DOI: 10.1111/josh.13108
  • 2020
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2020). Assessing school physical education and physical activity programs: Selected tools. In Carson, R., & Webster, C. (Eds.), Comprehensive school physical activity programs: Putting research into evidence-based practice, Chapter 17, pp. 247-260. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • McKenzie, T.L. (2020). Physical activity: The pill not taken. Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, 1(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.47544/johsk.2020.1.1.3
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Pollack Porter, K. M. (2020). Assessing physical activity in temporary spaces: Application of SOPARC / iSOPARC® for Play Streets. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91(2), 346-353. doi:10.1080/02701367.2019.1656793
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Williamson, S., Nagel, C, McKenzie, T. L., Evenson, K. R., & Harnik, P. (2020, Feb). Playground features and physical activity in U.S. neighborhood parks. Preventive Medicine, 131, Article 105945
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2020). School websites: A physical education and physical activity content analysis. Journal of School Health, 90(1), 47-55. Article DOI: 10.1111/josh.12851
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2020). Website representations of physical education and physical activity: Comparison of public charter and private schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 90(4)b712-719. DOI: 1080/02701367.2020.1761934
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., O’Brien, A., Portillo, C., Sprague, R., Marchant, & Lising, N. (2020). Physical activity messaging on North American Jewish Day School websites. Journal of Jewish Education, 86, 271-297.
  • Lounsbery, M. F., & McKenzie, T. L. (2020). American Kinesiology Association’s role in promoting school physical activity policy. Kinesiology Review, 9(4), 313-318.
  • Lounsbery, M.F., McKenzie, T. L., & Smith, N. J. (2020). School and community policies: Implications for youth physical activity and research. In T. Brusseau, S. Fairclough, & D. Lubans (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity (Chapter 11, 234-248). New York: Routledge.
  • Sit, C. H. P. & McKenzie, T. L. (2020). School physical activity for children with disabilities. In T. Brusseau, S. Fairclough, & D. Lubans (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity (Chapter 29, 593-602).New York: Routledge.
  • Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Prochnow, T., Bridges, C., Carlton, T., Wilkins, E., Arnold, K., McClendon, M., McKenzie, T. L., & Pollack Porter, K. M. (2020). Assessing physical activity in temporary spaces: Application of SOPARC / iSOPARC® for Play Streets. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91(2), 346-353. doi:10.1080/02701367.2019.1656793
  • Van der Mars, H. & McKenzie, T. L. (2020). Direct observation: Assessing youth physical activity and its contexts. In T. Brusseau, S. Fairclough, & D. Lubans (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity (Chapter 14, 288-314). New York: Routledge.
  • IN PROGRESS
    • Carlton, T, Kanters, M., McKenzie, T. L. et al. (2019, submitted). High school interscholastic sport practices: Athlete physical activity and associated practice contexts.
  • CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
  • Monica Lounsbery & Thom McKenzie. (2020). I Can Move [English/French]. Las Vegas, NV: Moving People More, LLC.   Artwork by Tom Racine.
  • 2019
  • Evenson, R., Williamson, S., Han, B., McKenzie, T. L.& Cohen, D. A. (2019). United States’ neighborhood park use and physical activity over two years: The National Study of Neighborhood Parks. Preventive Medicine, 123, 117-122.
  • Huang, W. Y. J., Yu, J. J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2019). Accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time at school for children with disabilities: Seasonal variation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 3163; doi:10.3390/ijerph16173163.
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2019). School compliance to a physical education lawsuit settlement. The Physical Educator, 76, 301-304.
  • Kahan, D., McKenzie, T. L., & Khatri, A. (2019,  June). U.S. charter schools neglect promoting physical activity: Content analysis of nationally representative elementary school websites. Preventive Medicine Reports, 14, Article 100815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.01.019
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2019). Physical education and physical activity policies as described on California charter school websites. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 6(5), 509-521. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.6.5.9
  • Lounsbery, M.F., McKenzie, T. L., & Smith, N. J. (2019). School physical activity policy. The Translational Journal of The American College of Sports Medicine, 4(17), 173-178. (2379-2868/0417/0173–0178)
  • Lounsbery, M.F., McKenzie, T. L., & Thompson, H. (2019). Prioritizing physical activity in schools: Educational leaders’ perspectives. The Translational Journal of The American College of Sports Medicine, 4(22), 248-256. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000108 (free)
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2019). Physical activity within school contexts: The Bigger Bang Theory. Kinesiology Review, 8(1), 48-53. doi: 10.1123/kr.2018-0057
  • Sit, C.H.P., Li, R., McKenzie, T. L., Cerin, E., Wong, S., Sum, R., & Leung, E. (2019). Physical activity of children with disabilities at home and school: Associations with environmental and behavioral variables. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081394
  • Smith, N. J., McKenzie, T. L., & Hammons, A. J. (2019). International studies of physical education using SOFIT: A review. Advances in Physical Education, 9,53-74.DOI:4236/ape.2019.91005
  • Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Prochnow, T., Bridges, C., Carlton, T., Wilkins, E., Arnold, K., McClendon, M., McKenzie, T. L., & Pollack Porter, K. M. (2019). Assessing physical activity in temporary spaces: Application of SOPARC / iSOPARC® for Play Streets. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. doi:10.1080/02701367.2019.1656793

  • 2018

  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2018). Physical activity and energy expenditure during an after-school running club: Laps vs. game play. Journal of School Health, 88, 237-245 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12601
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2018). Physical activity and psychological correlates during an after-school running club. American Journal of Health Education, 49(2), 113-123. DOI:10.1080/19325037.2017.1414646 (UJHE-2017-0092)
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2018). Correlates of California private secondary schools meeting physical education guidelines. Journal of School Health, 88, 508-515. DOI: 10.1111/josh.12633
  • Katzmarzyk, P.T.; Denstel, K.D.; Beals, K.; Carlson, J.; Crouter, S.E.; McKenzie, T.L.; Pate, R.R.; Sisson, S.B.; Staiano, A.E.; Stanish, H., et al. (2018). Results from the United States 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(Suppl 2):S422-S424.
  • Lin, S., Binggeli-Vallarta, A., Cervantes, G., Angulo, J., Moody, J. S., McKenzie, T. L., Horton, L., & Ayala, G. X. (2018, July 27). Process evaluation of the early care and education intervention: The California Early Childhood Research Demonstration study (CA-CORD). Health Promotion Practice. DOI: 10.1177/1524839918786953
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2018). It takes a village to raise a physically active child. Proceedings. 2018 Active Living and Health International Conference, Hong Kong, 61-72.
  • Perez, L.G., Kerr J., Sallis, J. F., Slymen, D., McKenzie, T. L., Elder J, & Arredondo, E. M. (2018). Perceived neighborhood environmental factors that maximize the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention promoting physical activity among Latinas. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(2), 334-343. (11.22.17) https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117117742999

2017

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS:  

(available on Amazon in both print and electronic formats; 24 pp.)

  • Monica Lounsbery & Thom McKenzie. (2017). I Can Move [English/Spanish]. Las Vegas, NV: Moving People More, LLC. ISBN 978-0-9970203-0-4.  Artwork by Tom Racine.
  • Monica Lounsbery & Thom McKenzie. (2017). I Can Move [English/Chinese]. Las Vegas, NV: Moving People More, LLC.  Artwork by Tom Racine.

PAPERS:  

  • Ayala, G. X., Molina, M., Madanat, H., Nichols, J.F., McKenzie, T. L., Ji, M., Holguin, M., Cuestas, L., Sumek, C., Labarca, C., Elvira, S., Arredondo, E.M., & Elder, J. P. (2017). Intervention effects on Latinas’ physical activity and other health indicators. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 52(3S3), S279-S283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.001
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Evenson, K. R., Nagel, K., McKenzie, T. L., Marsh, T., Williamson, S., & Harnik. P. (2017). The prevalence and use of walking loops in neighborhood parks: A national study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125, 170-174. doi:10.1289/EHP293
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Derose, K. P., Williamson, S., Marsh, T., Raaen, L., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017). Promoting physical activity in high-poverty neighborhood parks: A cluster randomized control trial. Social Science & Medicine, 186, 130-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.001
  • Demetriou, Y., Gillison, F., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017). After-school physical activity interventions on child and adolescent physical activity and health: A review of reviews. Advances in Physical Education, 7, 191-215. https://doi.org/10.4236/ape.2017.72017
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017). Energy expenditure estimates during school physical education: Potential vs. reality. Preventive Medicine, 95, 82-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.12.008
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017). School and neighborhood predictors of physical fitness in elementary school students. Journal of School Health, 87(6) 448-456. DOI: 10.1111/josh.12516
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017). Extracurricular physical activity programs in California private secondary schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 88(4), 524-529. doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2017.1370073
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017). Physical education policies and practices in California private secondary schools. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 14, 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0171
  • Li, R., Sit, C. H. P., Yu, J., Sum, R., Wong, S., Cheng, K., & McKenzie, T. L. (2017, June 25). Children with physical disabilities at school and home: Physical activity and contextual characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 687. doi:10.3390/ijerph14070687 (free)
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Smith, N. J. (2017). Studies of physical education in the United States using SOFIT: A Review. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 88 (4), 492-502. doi:10.1080/02701367.2017.1376028.
  • Monnat, S. M., Lounsbery, M. A. F., McKenzie, T. L., & Chandler, R. F. (2017). Associations between demographic characteristics and physical activity practices in Nevada schools. Preventive Medicine, 95, S4-S9. doi: 1016/j.ypmed.2016.08.029
  • Perez, L.G.; Conway, T.L.; Arredondo, E.M.; Elder, J.P.; Kerr, J.; McKenzie, T.L.; & Sallis, J.F. (2017). Where and when adolescents are physically active: Neighborhood environment and psychosocial correlates and their interactions. Preventive Medicine, 105, 337-344. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.010
  • Sit, C. H. P., McKenzie, T. L., Cerin, E., Chow, B. C., Huang, W. Y, & Yu, J. (2017). Physical activity and sedentary time among children with disabilities at school. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(2), 292-297. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000001097

2016

  • McKenzie, T. L. (2016). Context matters: Systematic observation of place-based physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87(4), 334-341. PMID: 27749158; doi.10.1080/02701367.2016.1234302
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Rosengard, P. R., & Ballard, K. (2016). The SPARK Programs: A public health model of physical education research and dissemination. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 35, 381-389. doi.10.1123/jtpe.2016-0100
  • Chow, B., McKenzie, T. L., Sit, C. H. P. (2016). Public parks in Hong Kong: Characteristics of physical activity areas and their users. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(7), 639. doi:10.3390/ijerph13070639 (free, 16 pages)
  • Katzmarzyk, P. T., Denstel, K.D,  Beals, K., Bolling, C., Braxton, C., Crouter, S. E., McKenzie, T. L.,  et al. (2016). Results from the 2016 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13 (11 Suppl 2), S307-S313. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0321
  • Hillier, A. Han, B., Eisenman, T. S., Evenson, K. E., McKenzie, T. L., & Cohen, D. A. (2016). Using systematic observations to understand conditions that promote inter-racial experiences in neighbourhood parks. Urban Planning, 1(4), 51-64. doi: 10.17645/up.v1i4.756
  • Chuang, E., Brunner, J., Moody, J., Ibarra, L., Hoyt, H., McKenzie, T. L., Binggeli-Vallarta, Cervantes, G., Finlayson, T. L., & Ayala, G. X. (2016). Factors affecting implementation of the California Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CA-CORD) project, 2013. Preventing Chronic Disease. 13:160238. doi: 10.5888/pcd13.160238.
  • McDonald, N. C., Merlin, L. A.. Hu, H. Shih, J., Cohen, D. A, Evenson, K, R., McKenzie, T. L., & Rodriguez, D. A. (2016). Longitudinal analysis of adolescent girls’ activity patterns: Understanding the influence of the transition to licensure. Journal of Transportation and Land Use, 9(2), 67-86. doi:10.5198/jtlu.2015.652 http://jtlu.org
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Derose, K. P., Williamson, S., Marsh, T., Raaen, L., & McKenzie, T. L. (2016). The paradox of parks in low-income areas: Park use and perceived threats. Environment & Behavior, 48(1), 230-245. doi:10.1177/0013916515614366
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Nagel, C., Harnik, P., McKenzie, T. L., Evenson, K. R., Marsh, T., Williamson, S., Vaughan, C., & Katta, S. (2016). The first national study of neighborhood parks: Implications for physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(4), 419-426. doi:1016/j.amepre.2016.03.021
  • Lapham, S. C., Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Williamson, S., Evenson, K., McKenzie, T. L., Hillier, A., & Ward, P. (2016). How important is perception of safety to park use? A four-city survey. Urban Studies, 53(12), 2624-2636. doi:10.1177/0042098015592822
  • Santos, M. P., Rech, C., Alberico, C., Fermino, R., Rios, A., Reis, R., Sarmiento, McKenzie, T. L., & Mota, J. (2016). Utility and reliability of an app for the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (iSOPARC). Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 20(2), 93-98. doi:10.1080/1091367X.2015.1120733
  • Evenson K., Jones, S, Holliday, K. Cohen, D, & McKenzie, T. L. (2016). Park characteristics, use, and physical activity: A review of studies Using SOPARC (System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities) Preventive Medicine, 86, 153-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.02.029
  • Francis, C. E., Longmuir, P. E., Boyer, C., Belanger, P., Andersen, L. B., Barnes, J. D., Boiarskaia, E., Cairney, J., Faigenbaum, A. D., Faulkner, G., Hands, B., Hay, J., Janssen, I., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Kemper, H., Knudson, D., Lloyd, M., McKenzie, T. L., Olds, T. S., Sacheck, J., Shephard, R. J., Stodden, D. F., Zhu, W., & Tremblay, M. S. (2016). The Canadian assessment of physical literacy: Development of a model of children’s capacity for a healthy, active lifestyle through a Delphi process. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13(2), 214-222.

2014-2015

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK:  

Monica Lounsbery & Thom McKenzie (2015). I Can Move. Las Vegas, NV: Moving People More, LLC. ISBN 978-0-9970203-0-4.  Artwork by Tom Racine. (available on Amazon in print and electronic formats; 24 pp.)

PAPERS:

  • Ward, P., McKenzie, T. L., Cohen, D., et al. (2014). Physical activity surveillance in parks using direct observation. Preventing Chronic Disease, 01/2014; 11:E03. doi:10.5888/pcd11.130147
  • Bocarro, J., Kanters, M., Edwards, M., Casper, J, & McKenzie, T. L. (2014). Prioritizing school intramural and interscholastic programs based on observed physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(Suppl 3), S65-71. doi:10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-205
  • Carlson, J. A., Mignano, A. M., Norman, G. J., McKenzie, T. L.et al. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children’s physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(Suppl 3), S47-53. doi:10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
  • Cohen, D. A., Marsh, T., Williamson, S., Han, B., Derose, K. P., Golinelli, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2014). The potential for pocket parks to increase physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(Suppl 3), S19-26. doi:10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-213
  • Smith, N., Lounsbery, M. A. F., & McKenzie, T. L. (2014). Physical activity in high school physical education: Impact of lesson context and class gender composition. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 11, 127-135. doi:10.1123/jpah:2011-0334
  • Kanters, M. A., Bocarro, J. N., Filardo, M, Edwards, M., McKenzie, T. L., & Floyd, M. (2014). Shared use of school facilities with community organizations and afterschool physical activity program participation: A cost-benefit assessment. Journal of School Health, 84(5), 302-309. doi:10.1111/josh.12148
  • Elder, J. P., Crespo, N., Corder, K., Ayala, G., Slymen, D., Lopez, N., Moody, J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2014). Childhood obesity prevention and control in city recreation centres and family homes: the MOVE/me Muevo Project. Pediatric Obesity, 9, 218-231. doi:10.1111/j.2047-6310.2013.00164.x
  • Sit, C. H. P., Capio, C. M., Abernethy, B., & McKenzie, T. L. (2014). Healthy People 2010. In A. C. Micalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (pp. 2827-2831). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5
  • Dentro, K. N., Beals, K., Crouter, S. E., Eisenmann, J., McKenzie, T. L., et al. (2014). Results from the United States’ 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(Supp 1), S105-S112.
  • Elder, J. P., Ayala, G. X., McKenzie, T. L., et al. (2014). A three decade evolution to transdisciplinary research: Community health research in California-Mexico border communities. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research Education and Action, 8(3), 397-404. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0039.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Lounsbery, M. A. F. (2014). The pill not taken: Revisiting physical education teacher effectiveness in a public health context. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85(3), 287-292. doi:10.1080/02701367.2014.931203
  • Lounsbery, M. A., Holt, K.A., Monnat, S. A., Funk, B., & McKenzie, T. L. (2014). JROTC as a substitute for PE: Really? Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85(3), 413-419. doi:10.1080/02701367.2014.930408
  • Child, S. T., McKenzie, T. L., Arredondo, E. M., et al. (2014). Associations between park facilities, user demographics, and physical activity levels at San Diego County parks. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 32(4), 68-81.
  • Ayala, G. X., Ibarra, L., Binggeli-Vallarta, A., Moody, J., McKenzie, T. L., et al. (2015). Our Choice/Nuestra Opción: The Imperial County, California Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study (CA-CORD). Childhood Obesity, 11(1), 37-47. doi:10.1089/chi.2014.0080.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & van der Mars, H. (2015). Top 10 research questions related to assessing physical activity and its contexts using systematic observation. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86(1), 13-29. doi:10.1080/02701367.2015.991264
  • Kahan, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2015). The potential and reality of physical education in controlling overweight and obesity. American Journal of Public Health, 105(4), 653-659. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302355
  • Chow, B., McKenzie, T. L., & Louie, L. (2015). Children’s physical activity and associated variables during preschool physical education. Advances in Physical Education, 5, 39-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ape.2015.51005
  • Eyler, A., Blanck, H. M., Gittelsohn, J., Karpyn, A., McKenzie, T. L., et al. (2015). Physical activity and food environment assessments: Implications for practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 639-645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2014.10.008
  • Rodriguez, D. A., Merlin, L., Prato, C., Conway, T. L., Cohen, D., Elder, J. P., McKenzie, T. L., Pickrel, J. A., & Veblen-Mortenson, S. (2015). Influence of the built environment on the pedestrian route choices of adolescent girls. Environment and Behavior, 47(4), 359-394. doi:10.1177/0013916513520004
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Isacoff, J., Shulaker, B., Williamson, S., Marsh, T., McKenzie, T. L., Weir, M., & Bhatia, R. (2015). Impact of park renovations on park use and park-based physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12, 289-295. doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2013-0165
  • Li, T. R., Sit, C. H. P., Yu, J. J, Duan. J. Z., Fan, T. C., McKenzie, T. L., & Wong, S. H.  (2016). Correlates of physical activity in children with physical disabilities: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 89, 184-193.
  • Kanters, M. A., McKenzie, T. L., Edwards, M., Bocarro, J. N., Mahar, M., Martel, K., & Hodge, C. (2015). Youth sport practice model gets kids more active with more time practicing skills. Retos, 28, 173-177. Nuevas tendencias en Educacion Fisica, Deporte y Recreacion’ (‘Challenges: New tendencies in Physical Education, Sport, and Recreation’).
  • Perez, L. G., Arredondo, A. M., McKenzie, T. L., et al. (2015). Neighborhood social cohesion and depression severity among Latinos: Does use of community resources for physical activity matter? Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12, 1361-1368. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0261
  • Lounsbery, M. A. F., & McKenzie, T. L. (2015). Physically literate and physically educated: A rose by any other name? Journal of Sport and Health Science, 4, 35-40.  doi: 10.1016/ j.jshs.2015.02.002
  • Chow, B., McKenzie, T. L., & Louie, L. (2015). Physical activity and its contexts during preschool classroom sessions. Advances in Physical Education, 5, 194-203. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ape.2015.53024
  • Kercood, S., Sallis, J. F., Conway, T. L., McKenzie, T. L., Prochaska, J. J., Moody, J. S., Brown, M., Marshall, S. J., & Elder, J. P. (2015). School physical and social environment changes in relation to physical activity in middle school. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 2(3), 171-181. DOI:10.14485/HBPR.2.3.1

2010-2013

  • Cohen, D. A., Marsh, T., Williamson S., Derose K., Martinez H.; Setodji C., & McKenzie T. L. (2010). Parks and physical activity: Why are some parks used more than others? Preventive Medicine, 50, S9-S12. PMID: 19850067
  • Elder, J.P., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., Baquero, B., Duerksen, S., Ayala, G.X., Crespo, N., Slymen, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2010). Individual, family, and community environmental correlates of obesity in Hispanic elementary school children. Journal of School Health, 80, 20-30.
  • Ridgers, N. D., Stratton, G. & McKenzie, T. L. (2010). Reliability and validity of the System for Observing Children’s Activity and Relationships during play (SOCARP). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 17-25. PMID: 2023175
  • Voorhees, C. C., Ashwood, J. S., Evenson, K. R., Sirard, J. R, Rung, A. L., Dowda, M., & McKenzie, T. L. (2010). Neighborhood design and perceptions: Relationship with active commuting. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 42(7), 1253-1260. PMID: 20019628
  • Cohen, D. A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2010). Unusually high levels of physical activity in North Carolina. Preventive Medicine, 51, 181. (letter) doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.03.001
  • Sit, H. P., Lam, J. W., & McKenzie, T. L. (2010). Direct observation of children’s preferences and activity levels during interactive and on-line electronic games. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 484-489.
  • Parra, D. C., McKenzie, T. L., Ribeiro, I. Akira, C, Dreisinger, M., Coniglio, K, Munk, M., Brownson, R., Pratt, M., Hoehner, C. & Simoes, E. (2010). Assessing physical activity in public parks in Brazil using systematic observation. American Journal of Public Health, 100(8), 1420-1426. PMID: 20558792
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2010). 2009 C. H. McCloy Lecture:Seeing is believing: Observing physical activity and its contexts. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 81(2), 113-122. PMID: 20527295 greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L., Crespo, N. C., Baquero, B., & Elder, J. P. (2010). Leisure-time physical activity in elementary schools: Analysis of contextual conditions. Journal of School Health, 80(10), 470-477. greendlicon
  • Sit, C., Lam, J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2010). Children’s use of electronic games: Choices of game mode and challenge levels. International Journal of Pediatrics. Article ID 218586, 6 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/218586.
  • Lounsbery, M. A., McKenzie, T. L., Trost. S. G., & Smith, N. J. (2011). Facilitators and barriers to adopting evidence-based physical education in elementary schools. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 8(Suppl 1), S17-S25.
  • Elder, J. P., McKenzie, T. L., Arredondo, E., Crespo, N. C., & Ayala, G. X. (2011). Effects of a multi-pronged intervention on children’s activity levels at recess: The Aventuras para Niños study. Advances in Nutrition, 2(Supplement), S171-S176. doi:103945/an.111.000380
  • Ridgers, N. D., Carter, L. M., Stratton, G. & McKenzie, T. L. (2011). Examining children’s physical activity and play behaviors during school playtime over time. Health Education Research, 26(4), 586-595. doi:10.1093/her/cyr014
  • Pühse, U., Barker, D., Brettschneider, W., Feldmeth, A. K. Gerlach, A., McCuaig, L., McKenzie, T. L., & Gerber, M. (2011). International approaches to health-oriented physical education: Local health debates and differing conceptions of health. International Journal of Physical Education. 48(3), 4-17.
  • Ayala, G. X.; San Diego Prevention Research Center Team. (2011). Effects of a promotora-based intervention to promote physical activity: Familias Sanas y Activas. American Journal of Public Health, 101(12), 2261-2268. doi:10.2105/AJHP.2011.300273. (McKenzie, T. L. co-investigator).
  • Cohen, D. A., Setodji, C., Evenson, K. R., Ward, P., Lapham, S., Hillier, A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2011). How much observation is enough? Refining the administration of SOPARC. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8(8), 1117-1123.
  • Bacarro, J. N. Kanters, M. A., Cernin, E., Floyd, M. F., Casper, J. M., Suau, L. J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2012). School sport policy and school-based physical activity environments and their association with observed physical activity in middle school children. Health & Place, 18(1), 31-38. Doi:101016/j.healthplace.2011.08.007
  • Cohen, D. A., Marsh, T., Williamson, S, Golinelli, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (2012).Impact and cost-effectiveness of Family Fitness Zones: A natural experiment in urban public parks. Health & Place, 18(1), 39-45. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.008
  • Crespo, N. C., Elder, J. P., Ayala, G. X., Slymen, D. J., Campbell, N. R., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Baquero, B., & Arredondo, E. M. (2012). Results of a multi-level intervention to prevent and control childhood obesity among Latino children: The Aventuras Para Ninos Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43(1), 84-100. DOI 10.1007/s12160-001-9332-7
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Beets, M. W., Beighle, A., H., Erwin, H., & Lee, S. (2012). Physical education’s role in public health: Steps forward and backward over 20 years and HOPE for the Future. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 83(2), 125-135. (AERA SIG Exemplary Paper Award, 2013)
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Derose, K. P., Williamson, S., Marsh, T., Rudick, J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2012). Neighborhood poverty, park use, and park-based physical activity in a Southern California city. Social Science & Medicine, 75, 2317-2325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.036
  • Kanters, M. A., Bocarro, J. N., Greenwood, P. B., Casper, J. M., Suau, L., & McKenzie, T. L. (2012). Determinants of middle school sport participation: A comparison of different models for school sport delivery. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. 12(3-4), 159-179. doi:10.1504/IJSMM.2012.052665
  • Meyers, D. C., Wilson, D. K., Kugler, K. A., Colabianchi, N., McKenzie, T. L., Ainsworth, B. E., Reed, J., & Schmidt, S. C. (2012). Assessing urban walking trail use and changes in the trail environment using systematic observational protocols. Health & Place. 18(5), 991-999.
  • Lounsbery, M. A., McKenzie, T. L., Morrow, J.R., Monnat, S., & Holt, K. (2013). District and school physical education policies: Implications for physical education and recess time. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45 (Suppl 1), S131-S141. DOI 10.1007/s12160-012-9427-9.
  • Metzler, M., McKenzie, T. L., van der Mars, H., Barrett-Williams, S, & Ellis, R. (2013). Health Optimizing Physical Education (HOPE): A new curriculum model for school programs, Part 1—establishing the need and describing the model. JOPERD, The Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Dance, 84(3), 41-47.
  • Metzler, M., McKenzie, T. L., van der Mars, H., Barrett-Williams, S, & Ellis, R. (2013, May). Health Optimizing Physical Education (HOPE): A new curriculum model for school programs, Part 2—teacher knowledge and collaboration. JOPERD, The Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Dance, 84(4), 25-34.
  • Huberty, J. L., Beets, M. W., Beighle, A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2013). Association of staff behaviors and afterschool program features to physical activity: Findings from Movin’ Afterschool. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 10, 423-429.
  • Elder, J. P., Ayala, G. X., Arredondo, E., Talavera, G.A., McKenzie, T. L., Hoffman, L., Cuestas, L., Molina, M., & Patrick, K. (2013). Community health partnerships for chronic disease prevention among Latinos: The San Diego Prevention Research Center. Journal of Primary Prevention, 34, 17-29. DOI 10.1007/s10935-013-0292-5
  • Lounsbery, M. A. F., McKenzie, T. L., Morrow, J. R., Holt, K. A., & Budnar, R. G. (2013). School Physical Activity Policy Assessment (SPAPA): Test-retest reliabilities. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 10, 496-503. PMID: 22975809
  • Sit, C. H. P., McKenzie, T. L., Cernin, E., McManus, A., & Lian, J. (2013). Physical activity for children in special school environment. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 19(Supplement 4), S42-44.
  • Cohen, D. A., Lapham, S., Evenson, K. R., Williamson, S., Golinelli, D., Ward, P., Hillier, & McKenzie, T. L. (2013). Use of neighborhood parks: Does socioeconomic status matter? A four city study. Public Health, 127(4), 325-332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2013.01.003
  • Han, B., Cohen, D. A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2013). Quantifying the contribution of neighborhood parks to physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 483-487. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.021
  • Carlson, J. A., Sallis, J. F., Norman, G. J., McKenzie, T. L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E. M., Madanat, H., Mignano, A.M., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., & Saelens, B.E. (2013). Elementary school practices and children’s objectively measured physical activity during school. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 591-595. DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.003
  • Cohen, D. A., Han, B., Derose, K. B., Williamson, S., Marsh, T., & McKenzie, T. L. (2013). Physical activity in parks: A randomized controlled trial using community engagement. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(5), 590-597. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.015.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Moody, J. S., Carlson, J. A., Lopez, N. V., & Elder, J. P. (2013). Neighborhood income matters: Disparities in recreation facilities, amenities, and programs. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 31(4), 12-22. DOI:10.1080/02701367.2013.844025 greendlicon
  • Sit, C. H. P., Capio, C. M., Cerin, E., & McKenzie, T. L. (2013). Assessment of measures of physical activity of children with cerebral palsy at home and school: A pilot study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 1: 112 doi:10.41172/jcalb.100112 (open access)
  • Ward, P., McKenzie, T. L., Cohen, D., Evenson, K. R., Golinelli, D., Hillier, A., Lapham, S. C., & Williamson, S. (2014). Physical activity surveillance in parks using direct observation. Preventing Chronic Disease, 01/2014; 11:E03. DOI:10.5888/pcd11.130147 (open access)
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Lounsbery, M. A. F. (2013). Physical education teacher effectiveness in a public health context. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 84(4), 419-430. DOI:10.1080/02701367.2013.844025  greendlicon
  • Elder, J. P., Crespo, N., Corder, K., Ayala, G., Slymen, D., Lopez, N., Moody, J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2013). Childhood obesity prevention and control in city recreation centers and family homes: the MOVE/me Muevo Project. Pediatric Obesity, 9, 218-231. Jun 11. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2013.00164.x.

2000-2009

  • McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S. J., Sallis, J. F., & Conway, T. L. (2000). Leisure time physical activity in school environments: An observational study using SOPLAY. Preventive Medicine, 30, 70-77. PMID: 10642462 greendlicon
  • Marcus, B. H., Dubbert, P. M., Forsyth, L. H., McKenzie, T. L., Stone, E. J., Dunn, A. L., & Blair, S. N. (2000). Physical activity behavior change: Issues in adoption and maintenance. Health Psychology, 19 (Supplement 1) 32-41. PMID: 10709946
  • McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S., Sallis, J. F. & Conway, T. L. (2000). Student activity levels, lesson context, and teacher behavior during middle school physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71, 249-259. 10999262 (AERA Exemplary Paper Award, 2001) greendlicon
  • Sallis, J. F., Conway, T. L., Prochaska, J. J., McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S. & Brown, M. (2001). The association of school environments with youth physical activity. American Journal of Public Health, 91(4), 618-620. PMID: 11291375
  • Hoefer, W. R., McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Marshall, S. J., & Conway, T. L. (2001). Parental provision of transportation for adolescent physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(1), 48-51. PMID: 11418257
  • Butcher, J., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., & Alcaraz, J. E. (2001). Longitudinal study of children’s participation in organized sport and instructional programs. Avante, 7(1), 86-96.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2001). Promoting youth physical activity: Focus on middle school environments. Quest, 53(3), 326-334. (The Academy papers)
  • Tremblay, M., Shephard, R. J., McKenzie, T. L., Gledhill, N. (2001). Physical activity assessment options within the context of the Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness, and Lifestyle Appraisal (CPFLA). Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 26(4), 388-407. PMID: 11487710
  • McKenzie, T. L., Stone, E. J., Feldman, H. A., Epping, J. N., Yang, M., Strikmiller, P. K., Lytle, L. A., & Parcel, G. S. (2001). Effects of the CATCH physical education intervention: Teacher type and lesson location. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21, 101-109. PMID: 11457629(AERA SIG Exemplary Paper Award, 2003)
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2001). Back to the future: Health-related physical education. In P. Ward & P Doutis (Eds.), Physical education for the 21st century (pp. 113-131). Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska. greendlicon
  • Levin, S., McKenzie, T. L., Hussey, J. R., Kelder, S., & Lytle, L. (2001). Variability of physical activity in physical education lessons across elementary school grades. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 5(4), 207-218.
  • Sallis, J. F., Greenlee, L., McKenzie, T. L., Broyles, S. L., Zive, M. M., Berry, C. C., Brennan, P. R., & Nader, P. R. (2001). Changes and tracking of physical activity across seven years in Mexican-American and European-American mothers. Women & Health, 34(4), 1-14. PMID: 11785854
  • Faucette, N., Nugent, P., Sallis, J. F., & McKenzie, T. L. (2002). “I’d rather chew on aluminum foil.” Overcoming classroom teachers’ resistance to teaching physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 21, 287-308.
  • Strelow, J. S., Larson, J. J., Sallis, J. F., Conway, T. L., Powers, H. S., McKenzie, T. L. (2002). Factors influencing the performance of volunteers who provide physical activity in middle schools. Journal of School Health, 72, 147-151. PMID: 12029811
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2002). The use of direct observation to assess physical activity. In G. Welk (Ed.), Physical activity assessments for health-related research (pp. 179-195). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. greendlicon
  • Powers, H. S., Conway, T. L., McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., & Marshall, S. J. (2002). Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs in middle schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 187-192. PMID: 12092893
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Broyles, S. L., Zive, M. M., Nader, P. R., Berry, C. C., & Brennan, J. J. (2002).Childhood movement skills: Predictors of physical activity in Anglo- and Mexican-American adolescents? Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 238-244. PMID: 12230330 greendlicon
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L. Conway, T. L., Elder, J. P., Prochaska, J. J., Brown, M., Marshall, S. J., Alcaraz, J. E., Rosengard, P., Strelow, J., & Powers, H. (2002). Promoting and measuring youth physical activity throughout the school day: Project M-SPAN. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 7 (supplement), 44-53. (published in Estonia)
  • Levin, S., Martin, M. W., McKenzie, T. L, & DeLouise, A. C. (2002). Assessment of a pilot video’s effect on physical activity and heart-health for young children. Family and Community Health, 25(3), 10-17. PMID: 12802138
  • Marshall, S. J., Biddle, S., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., & Conway, T. L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: A cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 401-417.
  • Mattingly, D. J., Prislin, R., McKenzie, T. L., Rodriguez, J. L., & Kayzar, B. (2002). Evaluating evaluations: The case of parent involvement programs. Review of Educational Research, 72(4), 549-576.
  • NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development Network. (2003). Frequency and intensity of activity of third grade children in physical education. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157, 185-90. (contributing author)
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Conway, T. L., Elder, J. P., Prochaska, J. J., Brown, M., Zive, M. M., Marshall, S. J., & Alcaraz, J. E. (2003). Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity: A randomized controlled trial in middle schools. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24, 209-217. PMID: 12657338
  • Lambdin, D. & McKenzie, T. L. (2003). Analysis in Wonderland: Wickets and winners in elementary school physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 74(4),20-23, 40.
  • Prochaska, J. J., Sallis, J. F., Slymen, D. J., & McKenzie, T. L. (2003). A longitudinal study of children’s enjoyment of physical education. Pediatric Exercise Science, 15, 170-178.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2003). Health-related physical education: Physical activity, fitness, and wellness. In S. J. Silverman & C. D. Ennis (Eds.), Student learning in physical education: Applying research to enhance instruction (2nd ed., pp 207-226). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Li, D., Derby, C., Webber, L., Luepker, R. V., & Cribb, P. (2003). Maintenance of effects of the CATCH physical education program: Results from the CATCH-ON study. Health Education & Behavior, 30(4), 447-462. PMID: 12929896  greendlicon
  • Kelder, S. H., Mitchell, P. D., McKenzie, T. L., Derby, C., Strikmiller, P. K., Luepker, R. V, & Stone, E. (2003). Long term implementation of CATCH physical education. Health Education & Behavior, 30(4), 463-475. PMID: 12929897
  • Morgan, C. F., McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Broyles, S. L., Zive, M. M., Nader, P. R. (2003). Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in a bi-ethnic sample of adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science, 15, 288-301.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2003). Evaluation of evidence-based physical activity programs for youth. In R. Lin & F. C. Sung (Eds.). Proceedings of the 2002 International Symposium on Health Promotion for Adolescent, (pp. 23-37). Taipei: Center for International Health, National Taiwan University.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2003, July). Assessing physical activity innovations in schools. In S. Lino, T. Orenelas, F. Carreiro da Costa, & M. Pieron (Eds.). Proceedings of the AIESEP International Congress (pp. 1-7). Funchal, Madeira, Portugal: AIESEP. (November, 2001). (ISBN: 972-97794-5-7)
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Prochaska, J. J., Conway, T. L., Marshall, S. J., & Rosengard, P. (2004). Evaluation of a 2-year middle school physical education intervention: M-SPAN. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 36, 1382-1388. PMID: 15292747 greendlicon
  • Moody, J. S., Prochaska, J. J., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Brown, M., & Conway, T. L. (2004). Viability of parks and recreation centers as sites for youth physical activity promotion. Health Promotion Practice, 5, 438-443. PMID: 15358916
  • McKenzie, T. L., Prochaska, J. J., Sallis, J. F., & LaMaster, K. (2004). Coeducational and single-sex physical education in middle schools: Impact on physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75, 446-449. PMID: 15673045 greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Kahan, D. (2004). Impact of the Surgeon General’s Report: Through the eyes of physical education teacher educators. Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Public Health: Learning from the Past, Building for the Future [Monograph]. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 23(4), 300-317. greendlicon
  • Dowda, M. C., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Rosengard, P. R. & Kohl, H. W. (2005). Evaluating the sustainability of SPARK physical education: A case study of translating research into practice. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 11-19. PMID: 15810766
  • Reed, J. A., McKenzie, T. L., Hagen, S., & Harring, H. (2005). Developing a user profile of a community recreational trail via direct observation. Walking for Health: Measurement and Research Issues and Challenges. Proceedings, ACSM-UIUC Kinesmetrics Symposium Series, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2005). School-based interventions to promote physical activity in children. J. Rutenfranz Keynote Lecture, in N. Farpour-Lambert, C. Stussi, & S. Kriemler (Eds.) Children and Exercise XXIII: Physical Activity for Health. Proceedings of the 23rd International Meeting of the European Pediatric Work Physiology Society (pp. 1-9). Gwatt, Switzerland. greendlicon
  • Moe, S. G., Pickrel, J, McKenzie, T. L., Strikmiller, P. K., Coombs, D., & Murrie, D. (2006). Using school-level interviews to develop a multi-site PE intervention program. Health Education & Behavior, 33, 52-65. PMID: 16397159
  • McKenzie, T. L., Cohen, D. A., Sehgal, A., Williamson, S., & Golinelli, D. (2006). System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC): Reliability and feasibility measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1, S203-217. greendlicon
  • Cohen, D. A., Ashwood, S., Scott, M., Overton, A., Evenson, K., Voorhes, C., Bedimo-Rung, A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2006). Proximity to school and physical activity among middle school girls: The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1, S124-133.
  • Young, D. R., Gittelsohn, J., Saunders, R. P., Saksvig, B. I., Ribisl, K. M., Lytle, L. A., & McKenzie, T. L. (2006). Data to action: Using formative research to develop intervention programs to increase physical activity in adolescent girls. Health Education and Behavior, 33, 97-111. PMID: 16397162
  • McKenzie, T. L., Catellier, D. J., Conway, T., Lytle, L. A., Grieser, M., Webber, L. A., Pratt, C. A, & Elder, J. P. (2006). Girls’ activity levels and lesson contexts during middle school PE: TAAG baseline. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 38(7), 1229-1235. PMID: 16826019 (AERA SIG Exemplary Paper Award, 2007) greendlicon
  • Pate, R. R., Davis, M. G., Robinson, T. N., Stone, E. J., McKenzie, T. L., & Young, J. C. (2006). Promoting physical activity in children and youth: A leadership role for schools. (AHA Scientific Statement). Circulation, 114(11), 1214-1224. PMID: 16908770
  • Cohen, D. A., Ashwood, S., Scott, M., Overton, A., Evenson, K., Staten, L., Porter, D., & McKenzie, T. L., & Catellier, D. (2006). Public parks and physical activity among adolescent girls. Pediatrics, 118(5), 1381-1389. PMID: 17079539
  • Rosenberg, D. E., Sallis, J. F., Conway, T. L., Cain, K. L., & McKenzie, T. L. (2006). Active transportation to school over 2 years in relation to weight status and physical activity. Obesity, 14(10), 1771-1776. PMID: 17062807
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2006). The preparation of physical educators: A public health perspective. In Proceedings, 2006 International Sports Science Congress, Educating Sport and Exercise Professionals: Current Approaches and Future Tasks (pp. 203-209). Yong In, Korea: KAHPERD.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., & Rosengard, P. (2006). Disseminating a research-based physical activity program: The SPARK professional development model. In Proceedings, Ninth International Sport Pedagogy Seminar: Making Educational Communities and Connections: Physical Education, Sport Instruction, and Coaching (pp. 1-12). Seoul, Korea: Korean Association of Sport Pedagogy. greendlicon
  • Cohen, D. A., McKenzie, T.L., Sehgal, A., Lurie, N., Golinelli, D., & Williamson, S. (2007). Contribution of public parks to physical activity. American Journal of Public Health, 97(3), 509-514. PMID: 17267728
  • Dowda, M., McKenzie, T. L., Cohen, D .A. Scott, M., Evenson, K., Bedimo-Rung, A., Voorhees, C., & Almeida, M. (2007). Commercial venues as supports for physical activity in adolescent girls. Preventive Medicine, 34, 163-168. PMID: 17673281
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2007). The preparation of physical educators: A public health perspective. Twenty-sixth D. A. Sargent Commemorative Lecture. Quest, 59, 346-357. greendlicon
  • Reed, J. A., McKenzie, T. L., Hagan, S., & Harring, H. (2007). Using direct observation methodology to measure trail use. ICHPERD Journal of Research, 2(2), 33-39. (International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)
  • Sit, C. H. P., McManus, A., McKenzie, T. L., & Lian, J.(2007). Physical activity levels of children in special schools. Preventive Medicine, 45, 424-431. PMID: 17337044
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2007). Assessing school-based physical activity interventions. In P. Heikinaro-Johansson, R. Telama & E. McEvoy (Eds.). The role of physical education and sport in promoting physical activity and health (pp. 35-44). Finland: University of Jyvaskyla. (ISBN 978-951-39-2991-6) greendlicon
  • Cohen, D., Sehgal, A., Williamson, S., Golinelli, D., McKenzie, T. L., Capone-Newton, P., & Lurie, N. (2008). Impact of a new bicycle path on physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 46, 80-81. (letter) PMID: 17707495
  • Chow, B. McKenzie, T. L., & Louie, L. (2008). Children’s physical activity and environmental influences during elementary school physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 27, 38-50.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Kahan, D. (2008). Physical activity, public health, and elementary schools. The Elementary School Journal, 101, 171-180. greendlicon
  • Sit, C. H. P., McKenzie, T. L., Lian, J.,, & McManus, A. (2008). Activity levels during physical education and recess in two special schools for children with mild intellectualdisabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 25, 247-259. PMID: 18765864
  • McKenzie, T. L., Baquero, B., Crespo, N., Arredondo, E., Campbell, N. & Elder, J. P. (2008). Environmental correlates of physical activity in Mexican-American children at home. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5(4), 579-591. PMID: 18648122 greendlicon
  • Corbin, C. B., & McKenzie, T. L. (2008). Physical activity promotion: A responsibility for both K-12 physical education and kinesiology. JOPERD [The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance], 79(6), 47-50.
  • Cohen, D., Scott, M., Wang, F., McKenzie, T. L., & Porter, D. (2008). School design and physical activity among middle school girls. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5, 719-731. PMID: 18820346
  • Chow, B. McKenzie, T. L., & Louie, L. (2009). Physical activity and environmental influences during secondary school physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 28, 21-37.
  • Kuo, J., Schmitz, K. H., Evenson, K. R., McKenzie, T. L., Jobe, J., Rung, A., Gittelsohn, J., &., Pate, R. R. (2009). Physical and social context of physical activities among adolescent girls. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 6, 144-152. PMID: 19420391
  • Cohen, D. A., Sehgal, A., Williamson, S., Marsh, T., Golinelli, & McKenzie, T. L. (2009). New recreational facilities for the young and old in Los Angeles: Policy and programming implications. Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement 1), 30, S248-S263. PMID: 19190577
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., & Rosengard, P. (2009). Beyond the stucco tower: Design, development, and dissemination of the SPARK physical education programs. Quest, 61, 114-127. greendlicon
  • Maddock, J., O’Riordan, Lee, Mayer, J. & McKenzie, T. L. (2009). Use of sunglasses in public outdoor recreation settings in Honolulu, Hawaii. Optometry and Vision Science, 86(2), 165-166. PMID: 19156011
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Lounsbery, M. A. F. (2009). School physical education: The pill not taken. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 3(3), 219-225. Reprinted in CAHPERD Journal, 2009, 7(4), 30-35. greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L. (2009). A public health perspective: For PETE’s sake. In L. Housner, M. Metzler, P. Schempp, P., & T. Templin., Eds.). History & Future Directions of Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education (pp. 259-265). Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, FIT. Proceedings, National Physical Education Teacher Education Conference, Pittsburgh. greendlicon
  • Spruijt-Metz, D., Belcher, B., Anderson, D., Lane, C., Chou, C-P, Salter-Venzon, D., Davis, J., Hsu, Y-W, Neuhouser, M., Richey, J.M., McKenzie, T. L., McClain, A., Goran, M., & Weigensberg, M. (2009). A high sugar/low fiber meal compared with a low sugar/high fiber meal leads to higher leptin and physical activity levels in overweight Latina girls. Journal of American Dietetic Association, 109, 1058-1063. PMID: 19465188
  • Cohen, D. A., Golinelli, D., Williamson, S., Sehgal, A., Marsh, T., & McKenzie. T. L. (2009). Effects of park improvements on park use and physical activity: Policy and programming implications. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37(6) 475-480. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.08.020
  • Heikinaro-Johansson, P., McKenzie, T. L. & Johansson, N. (2009). [Translation: Physical education: An under-used resource in promoting physical activity]. Liikunta & Tiede [Sport and Science], 46(2-3), 4-9. (Finland)
  • Heikinaro-Johansson, P., Johansson, N. & McKenzie, T. L. 2009. [Translation: Physical education: Transitioning from traditional physical education goals to health-related physical education]. Liikunta & Tiede [Sport and Science], 46(2-3), 10-12. (Finland)

1990-1999

  • Faucette, F. N., McKenzie, T. L., & Patterson, P. (1990). Descriptive analysis of nonspecialist elementary physical education teachers’ curricular choices and class organization. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 9, 284-293.
  • Lavay, B., & McKenzie, T. L. (1991). Development and evaluation of a systematic walk/run program for adults with mental retardation. Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 26, 333-341.
  • Sallis, J., & McKenzie, T. L. (1991). Physical education’s role in public health. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 62, 124-137. PMID: 1925034 Reprinted in P. Allison (Ed.), (1994). Echoes II: Influence in elementary school physical education (pp. 20-34).
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Patterson, T. L., Elder, J. P., Berry, C. C., Rupp, J. W., Atkins, C. J., Buono, M. J., & Nader, P. R. (1991). BEACHES: An observational system for assessing children’s eating and physical activity behaviors and associated events. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 141-151. PMID: 2055797 greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1991). Observational measures of children’s physical activity. Journal of School Health, 61, 224-227. PMID: 1943048
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F. & Nader, P. R. (1991). SOFIT: System for observing fitness instruction time. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 11, 195-205. greendlicon
  • Faucette, N., McKenzie, T. L., & Sallis, J. (1992). Self-contained versus team teaching: An analysis of a physical education intervention by classroom teachers. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 11, 268-287.
  • Sallis, J. F., Alcaraz, J. E., McKenzie, T. L., Hovell, M. F., Kolody, B., & Nader, P. R. (1992). Parental behavior in relation to physical activity and fitness in 9-year-old children. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 146, 1383-1388. PMID: 1415081
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Nader, P. R., Broyles, S. L., & Nelson, J. A. (1992). Anglo- and Mexican-American preschoolers at home and at recess: Activity patterns and environmental influences. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 13, 173-180. PMID: 1613112
  • Sallis, J. F., Nader, P. R., Broyles, S. L., Elder, J. P., Berry, C. C., McKenzie, T. L., & Nelson, J. A. (1993). Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American children. Health Psychology, 12, 390-398. PMID: 8223363
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., & Alcaraz, J. E. (1993). Habitual physical activity and health-related physical fitness in fourth-grade children. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 147, 890-896. PMID: 8352224
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Alcaraz, J. E., Kolody, B., Hovell, M. F., & Nader, P. R. (1993). Project SPARK: Effects of physical education on adiposity in children. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 699, 127-136. PMID: 8267303
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Faucette, N., Roby, J., & Kolody, B. (1993). Effects of an inservice intervention on the quality and quantity of elementary classroom teachers’ physical education classes. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 64, 178-187.  greendlicon
  • Rosengard, P., & McKenzie, T. L. (1994). Strategies to increase children’s activity levels in physical education. CAHPERD Journal/Times, 57(2), 5, 30.
  • Gipson, M., Lowe, S., & McKenzie, T. L. (1994). Sport psychology: Improving performance. In C. McGown (Ed.), The science of coaching volleyball (pp. 23-45). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Strikmiller, P. K., Stone, E. J., Woods, S. E., Ehlinger, S., Romero, K. A., & Budman, S. T. (1994). CATCH: Physical activity process evaluation in a multicenter trial. Health Education Quarterly, Supplement 2: S73-89. PMID: 8113064 greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L., Alcaraz, J., & Sallis, J. F. (1994). Assessing children’s liking for activity units in an elementary physical education curriculum. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 13, 206-215.
  • Faucette, N., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Alcaraz, J., & Kolody, B. (1995). Comparison of fourth grade students’ out-of-school physical activity levels and choices by gender: Project SPARK. Journal of Health Education, 26(2) Supplement, 82-90.
  • Nader, P. R., Sallis, J. F., Broyles, S. L., McKenzie, T. L., Berry, C. C., Davis, T. B., Zive, M. M., Elder, J. P., & Frank-Spoher, G. C. (1995). Ethnic and gender trends in cardiovascular risk behaviors in Anglo- and Mexican-American children, ages four-seven. Journal of Health Education, 26(2) Supplement, S27-S34.
  • Sallis, J. F., Berry, C. C., Broyles, S. L., McKenzie, T. L., & Nader, P. R. (1995). Variability and tracking of physical activity over two years in young children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 27, 1042-1049. PMID: 7564971
  • McKenzie, T. L., Feldman, H., Woods, S. E., Romero, K. A., Dahlstrom, V., Stone, E. J., Strikmiller, P. K., Williston, J. M., & Harsha, D. W. (1995). Children’s activity levels and lesson context during third-grade physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 66, 184-193. PMID: 7481079 greendlicon
  • Broyles, S. L., Nader, P. R., Sallis, J. F., Frank-Sporher, G., Berry, C. C., McKenzie, T. L., & Elder, J. P. (1996). Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Anglo and Mexican American children and their mothers. Family and Community Health, 19(3), 57-72. Reprinted in J. Sebastian & A. Bushy (Eds.), (1999). Special populations in the community: Advances in reducing health disparities (pp. 89-104). Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.
  • Webber, L. S., Osganian, S.K., Feldman, H.A., Wu, M., McKenzie, T. L., Nichaman, M., Lytle, L., Edmundson, E., Cutler, J., Nader, P., & Luepker, R. (1996). Cardiovascular risk factors among children after a 2.5-year intervention: The CATCH study. Preventive Medicine, 25, 432-441. PMID: 8818067
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Kolody, B., & Curtis, P. (1996). Assessing district administrators’ perceptions of elementary school physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 67(8), 25-29.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Sallis, J. F. (1996). Physical activity, fitness, and health-related physical education. In S. J. Silverman & C. D. Ennis (Eds.), Student learning in physical education: Applying research to enhance instruction (pp. 223-246). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Nader, P. R., Strikmiller, P. K., Yang, M., Stone, E. J., Perry, C. L., Taylor, W. C., Epping, J., Feldman, H., Luepker, R. V., & Kelder, S. H. (1996). School physical education: Effect of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH). Preventive Medicine, 25, 423-431. PMID: 8818066 (AERA SIG Exemplary Paper, 1997) greendlicon
  • Rosengard, P., Sallis, J. F., & McKenzie, T. L. (1997). 13 ways parents can help children become more physically active. Strategies, 11(2), 25-26.
  • Hickman, S. A., Bartholomew, N., & McKenzie, T. L. (1997). The use of an incentive program to increase motivation for academic performance. Academic Athletic Journal, 12(1), 21-26.
  • Simons-Morton, B., McKenzie, T. L., Stone, E. J, Mitchell, P., Osganian, V., Strikmiller, P., Ehlinger, S., Cribb, P., & Nader, P. (1997). Physical activity in a multiethnic population of third graders in four states. American Journal of Public Health, 87, 45-50. PMID: 9065225
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Elder, J. P., Broyles, S. L., & Nader, P. R. (1997). Factors parents use in selecting play spaces for young children. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 51, 414-417. PMID: 9111442
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Alcaraz, J. E., Kolody, B., Faucette, N., & Hovell, M. F. (1997). The effects of a 2-year physical education program (SPARK) on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students. American Journal of Public Health, 87, 1328-1334. PMID: 9279269
  • Sarkin, J. A., McKenzie, T. L., & Sallis, J. F. (1997). Gender differences in physical activity during fifth-grade physical education and recess periods. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 17, 99-106.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Elder, J. P., Broyles, S. L., Berry, C. C., Hoy, P. L., Nader, P. R., Zive, M, & Broyles, S. L. (1997). Physical activity levels and prompts in young children at school recess: A two-year study of a bi-ethnic sample. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 195-202. PMID: 9294873
  • McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Kolody, B., & Faucette, N. (1997). Long term effects of a physical education curriculum and staff development program: SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 280-291. PMID: 9421840 (AERA SIG Exemplary Paper, 1998) greendlicon
  • Armstrong, C. A., Sallis, J. F., Alcaraz, J. E., Kolody, B., McKenzie, T. L., & Hovell, M. F. (1998). Children’s television viewing, body fat, and physical fitness. American Journal of Health Promotion, 12, 363-368. PMID: 10182087
  • Zive, M. M., Frank-Spohrer, G., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Elder, J. P., Berry, C. C., & Nader, P. R. (1998). Determinants of dietary intake in a sample of White and Mexican-American children. Journal of American Dietetic Association, 98, 1282-1289. PMID: 9813584
  • Marshall, S. J., Sarkin, J. A., Sallis, J. F., & McKenzie, T. L. (1998). Tracking of health-related fitness components in youth ages 9-12. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30, 910-916. PMID: 9624651
  • Elder, J. P., Broyles, S. L., McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Berry, C. C., Davis, T. B., Hoy, P. L., & Nader, P. R. (1998). Direct home observations of the prompting of physical activity in sedentary and active Mexican- and Anglo-American Children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 19, 26-30. PMID: 9524302
  • Stone, E. J., McKenzie, T. L., Welk, G. J., & Booth, M. L. (1998). Effects of physical activity interventions in youth: Review and synthesis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 15, 298-315. PMID: 9838974
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Elder, J. P., Hoy, P. L., Galati, T., Berry, C. C., Zive, M., & Nader, P. R. (1998). Sex and ethnic differences in children’s physical activity: Discrepancies between self-report and objective measures. Pediatric Exercise Science, 10, 277-284.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Alcaraz, J. E., Sallis, J. F., & Faucette, F. N. (1998). Effects of a physical education program on children’s manipulative skills. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 17, 327-341. greendlicon
  • LaMaster, K., McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S., & Sallis, J. F. (1998). Habitual physical activity of classroom teachers: Does it relate to their conduct of physical education classes? ERIC Document, ED 420656.
  • Elder, J., Sallis, J. F., Zive, M. M., Hoy, P., McKenzie, T. L., Nader, P. R., & Berry, C. C. (1999). Factors affecting selection of restaurants by Anglo- and Mexican-American families. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 99, 856-858. PMID: 10405687
  • Marcoux, M. F., Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S., Armstrong, C. A., & Goggin, K. (1999). Process evaluation of a physical activity self-management program for children: SPARK. Psychology and Health, 14, 659-677.
  • Hovell, M. F., Sallis, J. F., Kolody, B., & McKenzie, T. L. (1999). Children’s physical activity choices: A developmental analysis of gender, intensity levels, and time. Pediatric Exercise Science, 11, 158-168.
  • Sallis, J. F., Alcaraz, J. E., McKenzie, T. L., & Hovell, M. F. (1999). Predictors of change in children’s physical activity over 20 months: Variations by gender and level of adiposity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 16, 222-229. PMID: 10198662
  • Sallis. J. F., McKenzie, T. L., & Rosengard, P. (1999). SPARK: Promoting physical activity in young people. Proceedings, International Conference on Movement and Health, (pp. 60-63),Olomouc, Czech Republic: Palacky University.
  • Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Kolody, B., Lewis, M., Marshall, S., & Rosengard, P. (1999). Effects of health-related physical education on academic achievement: Project SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 70, 127-134. PMID: 10380244 (AERA SIG Exemplary Paper, 2000)
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1999). School health-related physical activity programs: What do the data say? Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 70(1), 16-19. greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1999). Collaborative, interdisciplinary investigations in schools. Quest, 51, 170-177.
  • McKenzie, T. L., LaMaster, K. J., Sallis, J. F., & Marshall, S. J. (1999). Classroom teachers’ leisure time physical activity and their conduct of physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 19, 125-131. greendlicon
  • Broyles, S. L., Sallis, J. F., Zive, M. M., Elder, J. P., Berry, C. C., McKenzie, T. L., Hoy, P., & Nader, P. R. (1999). Correlations among physical activity and eating behaviors in 4- to 7- year-old Anglo- and Mexican-American children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 20, 405-410. PMID: 10608369

1973-1989

  • McKenzie, T. L., & Rushall, B. S. (1973). The neglect of reinforcement theory in physical education. Canadian Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 39(5), 13-17.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Rushall, B. S. (1974). Effects of self-recording on attendance and performance in a competitive swimming environment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 7, 199-206. PMID: 4436167 Reprinted in G. Martin & D. Hrycaiko (Eds.) (1983). Behavior modification and coaching: Principles, procedures, and research. Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas. greendlicon
  • Williams, D., & McKenzie, T. L. (1978). Student responses to machine-paced drills in physical education. Texas Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation Journal, (Fall), 10-11; 60-61.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1979). Token economy research: A review for the physical educator. Motor Skills: Theory into Practice, 3, 102-114. Reprinted in R. French & B. Lavay (Eds.) (1990). Behavior management techniques for physical educators and recreators (pp. 102-123), Kearney, NB: Educational Systems Associates.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1979). Accountability in the gymnasium: A behavior analysis approach. Teacher Behavior: Research Consortium Papers (pp. 65-69). Reston VA: AAHPERD. Available at http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED170294.pdf
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1980). Behavioral engineering in elementary school physical education. In P. Klavora & K. Wipper (Eds.), Psychological and sociological factors in sport (pp. 194-203). Toronto: University of Toronto Publications.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Rushall, B. S. (1980). Controlling inappropriate behaviors in a competitive swimming environment. Education and Treatment of Children, 3, 205-216.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1981). Personalized inservice in physical education: Developing and maintaining teaching skills through self-analysis. Resources in Education. (ED 206 589). Available at http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED206589.pdf
  • Aufderheide, S., Knowles, C., & McKenzie, T. L. (1981). Individualized teaching strategies and learning time: Implications for mainstreaming. The Physical Educator, 38(1), 20-26.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1981). Modification, transfer, and maintenance of the verbal behavior of an experienced physical education teacher: A single-subject analysis. Journal of teaching in Physical Education, Introductory Issue, Spring, 48-56.
  • Aufderheide, S., McKenzie, T. L., & Knowles, C. (1982). Effects of individualized instruction on handicapped and nonhandicapped students in elementary physical education classes. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1(3), 51-57.
  • Knowles, C., Aufderheide, S., & McKenzie, T. L. (1982). Relationship of individualized teaching strategies to academic learning time for mainstreamed handicapped and nonhandicapped students. The Journal of Special Education, 16, 449-456.
  • Lasko, P., & McKenzie, T. L. (1982). Incidence of postural deviations in obese girls. In E. Graves & A. Richmond (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eleventh National Conference on Physical Activity for the Exceptional Individual (pp. 177-179). San Diego: CAHPERD.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1982). Systematic supervision: Improving the instructional performance of aides and interns. In E. Graves & A. Richmond (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eleventh National Conference on Physical Activity for the Exceptional Individual (pp. 96-99). San Diego: CAHPERD.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1982). Research on modeling: Implications for teacher educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1(3), 23-30.
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1982). Overcoming obesity: Behavior change techniques in a residential summer camp for boys. In M. Pieron & J. Cheffers (Eds.), Studying the teaching in Physical Education (pp. 267-275). Leige, Belgium: AIESEP.
  • McKenzie, T. L., & King, H. A. (1982). Analysis of feedback provided by youth baseball coaches. Education and Treatment of Children, 5, 179-188. greendlicon
  • McKenzie, T. L. (1983). Machine-paced instruction: Innovations for improving teaching in physical education. In T. Templin & J. Olson (Eds.), Teaching in physical education (pp. 224-231). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.
  • McKenzie T. L., & Liskevych, T. N. (1983). Using the multielement baseline design to examine motivation in volleyball training. In G. Martin & D. Hrycaiko (Eds.), Behavior modification and coaching: Principles, procedures, and research (pp. 203-212). Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas.
  • Carlson, B. R., & McKenzie, T. L. (1984). Computer technology for recording, storing, and analyzing duration data in physical activity settings. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 4(1), 24-29.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Buono, M., & Nelson, J. (1984). Modifying CHD risk factors of obese boys through a diet and exercise program. American Journal of Corrective Therapy, 38(2), 35-37. PMID: 6731227
  • McKenzie, T. L., & Carlson, B. R. (1984). Computer technology for exercise and sport pedagogy: Recording, storing, and analyzing interval data. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 3(3), 17-27.
  • McKenzie, T. L., Clark, E. K., & McKenzie, R. E. (1984). Instructional Strategies: Influence on teacher and student behavior. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 3(2), 20-28.
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