Carlos Penilla, DrPH, MS
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Peer-Reviewed Publications

​Fostering engagement in health behavior change: iterative development of an interactive narrative environment to enhance adolescent preventive health services
Ozer, EM, Rowe, J, Tebb, K, Berna, M, Penilla, C, Giovanelli, A, Jasik, C and Lester, J
Journal of Adolescent Health (2020)
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Temporal associations between circadian sleep and activity patterns in Mexican American children
Martinez, SM, Tschann, JM, McCullough, CE, Site, E, Butte, NF, Gregorich, SE, Penilla, C, Flores, E, Pasch, LA, Greenspan, LC ​and Deardorff, J
Sleep Health (2018)
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Sleep duration in Mexican American children: do mothers' and fathers' parenting and family practices play a role?
Martinez, SM, Tschann, JM, Butte, NF, Gregorich, SE, Penilla, C, Flores, E, Pasch, LA, Greenspan, LC and Deardorff, J
Journal of Sleep Research (2018)
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Obstacles to healthful child-feeding practices and keeping a healthy weight: what are Latino parents’ perceptions of their urban environments?
Penilla, C, Tschann, JM, Sanchez-Vaznaugh, E, Flores, E and Ozer, E
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2017)
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Fathers’ feeding practices and children’s weight status in Mexican American families
Penilla, C, Tschann, JM, Deardorff, J, Flores, E, Pasch, LA, Butte, NF, Gregorich, SE, Greenspan, LC, Martinez, SM and Ozer, E
Appetite (2017)
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Short sleep duration is associated with eating more carbohydrates and less dietary fat in Mexican American children
Martinez, SM, Tschann, JM, Butte, NF, Gregorich, SE, Penilla, C, Flores, E, Greenspan, LC, Pasch, L and Deardorff, J
Sleep (2016)
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Preferred child body size and parental underestimation of child weight in Mexican American families
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Pasch, L, Penilla, C, Tschann, JM, Martinez, SM, Deardorff, J, de Groat, CL, Gregorich, SE, Flores, E, Butte, NF and Greenspan, LC
Maternal and Child Health Journal (2016)
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Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis
Tschann, JM, Martinez, SM, Penilla, C, Gregorich, SE, Pasch, LA, de Groat, CL, Flores, E, Deardorff, J, Greenspan, LC and Butte, NF
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2015)
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Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk for obesity in Mexican American children
Martinez, SM, Tschann, JM, Greenspan, LC, Deardorff, J, Penilla, C, Flores, E, Pasch, LA, Gregorich, SE and Butte, NF
Sleep Medicine (2014)
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Longitudinal effects of parental, child & neighborhood, factors of moderate-vigorous physical activity & sedentary time in Latino children
Butte, NF, Gregorich, SE, Tschann, JM, Penilla, C, Pasch, LA, de Groat, CL, Flores, E, Deardorff, J, Greenspann, LC and Martinez, SM
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2014)
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Mother-reported sleep, accelerator-estimated sleep and weight status in Mexican American Children: sleep duration is associated with increased adiposity and risk for overweight/obese status
Martinez, SM, Greenspan, LC, Butte, NF, Gregorich, SE, de Groat, CL, Deardorff, J, Penilla, C, Pasch, LA, , Flores, E and Tschann, JM
Journal of Sleep Research (2013)
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Parental feeding practices in Mexican American families: initial test of an expanded measure
Tschann, JM, Gregorich, SE, Penilla, C, Pasch, LA, de Groat, CL, Flores, E, Deardorff, J, Greenspan, LC and Butte, NF
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2013)
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Association of beverage consumption with obesity in Mexican American children
Beck, AL, Tschann, JM, Butte, NF, Penilla, C and Greenspan, LC
Public Health Nutrition (2013)
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Positive affect and mood management in successful smoking cessation
Branstrom, R, Penilla, C, Pérez-Stable, EJ and Muñoz, RF
American Journal of Health Behavior (2010)
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International Spanish/English Internet smoking cessation trial yields 20% abstinence rates at one year
Muñoz, RF, Barrera, AZ, Delucchi, KL, Penilla, C, Torres, LD and Pérez-Stable, EJ
Nicotine & Tobacco Research (2009)
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Quitting smoking does not increase the risk of major depressive episodes among users of internet smoking cessation interventions
Torres, LD, Barrera, AZ, Delucchi, KL, Penilla, C, Pérez-Stable, EJ and Muñoz, RF
Psychological Medicine (2009)
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Toward evidence-based Internet interventions: a Spanish/English web site for international smoking cessation trials
2006 Muñoz, RF, Lenert, LL, Delucchi, KL, Stoddard, J, Pérez, JE, Penilla, C and Pérez-Stable, EJ
Nicotine & Tobacco Research (2006)
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Acculturation, parent-adolescent conflict and adolescent adjustment in Mexican American families
Pasch, LA, Deardorff, J, Tschann, JM, Flores, E, Penilla, C and Pantoja, P
Family Process (2006)
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Expanding depression prevention research with children of diverse cultures
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Muñoz, RF, Penilla, C and Urizar, G
Prevention and Treatment (2002)
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Works in progress

Parental feeding practices are associated with how food is served among Mexican American families: a qualitative examination of observed evening mealtime behaviors
​Penilla, C, Tschann, JM, Pasch, LA, Flores, E, Deardorf, J, Martinez, SM, ​Gregorich, SE, Butte, NF and Greenspan, LC
carlos.penilla@ucsf.edu​
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