Dr. Jelalian is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Director of the Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program at Brown. She is an Associate Director of the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital. Her research is aimed at improving obesity prevention and treatment interventions for children and adolescents. Her recent work focuses on dissemination of evidence-based programs to community settings.
| Ventura, Alison K., Hart, Chantelle N., Phelan, Suzanne, Jelalian, Elissa, Wing, Rena R. "Associations Between Technology Use, Responsive Feeding, and Child Temperament Among Prior Prenatal Intervention Participants." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. Publish Ahead of Print, 2023. |
| Ventura AK, Hart CN, Phelan S, Jelalian E, Wing RR. "Associations Between Technology Use, Responsive Feeding, and Child Temperament Among Prior Prenatal Intervention Participants." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 44, no. 4, 2023, pp. e315-e321. |
| Darling, Katherine E, Hayes, Jacqueline F, Evans, E Whitney, Sanchez, Irene, Chachra, Jessica, Grenga, Andrea, Elwy, A Rani, Jelalian, Elissa. "Engaging Stakeholders to Adapt an Evidence-Based Family Healthy Weight Program." Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2023. |
| Darling, Katherine E., West, Caroline, Jelalian, Elissa, Putt, Geoffrey E., Sato, Amy F. "The buffering effect of family support on the association between weight-based teasing and adolescent weight management outcomes." Journal of Family Psychology, 2023. |
| Darling KE, West C, Jelalian E, Putt GE, Sato AF. "The buffering effect of family support on the association between weight-based teasing and adolescent weight management outcomes." Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 37, no. 6, 2023, pp. 942-946. |
| Darling, Katherine E, Warnick, Jennifer, Guthrie, Kate M, Santos, Melissa, Jelalian, Elissa. "Weight Management Engagement for Teens From Low-Income Backgrounds: Qualitative Perspectives From Adolescents and Caregivers." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2023. |
| Darling KE, Warnick J, Guthrie KM, Santos M, Jelalian E. "Weight Management Engagement for Teens From Low-Income Backgrounds: Qualitative Perspectives From Adolescents and Caregivers." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 48, no. 7, 2023, pp. 593-601. |
| Evans, E. Whitney, Jelalian, Elissa, Dunsiger, Shira, Villalta, Douglas, Tyrka, Audrey. "Design of a clinical trial to isolate the experience of food insecurity and elucidate the biological mechanisms of risk for childhood health outcomes." Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2022, pp. 106751. |
| Hart, Chantelle N., Spaeth, Andrea M., Egleston, Brian L., Carskadon, Mary A., Raynor, Hollie A., Jelalian, Elissa, Owens, Judith A., Considine, Robert V., Wing, Rena R. "Effect of changes in children's bedtime and sleep period on targeted eating behaviors and timing of caloric intake." Eating Behaviors, vol. 45, 2022, pp. 101629. |
| Hayes, Jacqueline F., Schumacher, Leah M., Lanoye, Autumn, LaRose, Jessica Gokee, Tate, Deborah F., Espeland, Mark A., Gorin, Amy A., Lewis, Cora E., Jelalian, Elissa, Wing, Rena R., None, None. "Persistent, High Levels of Social Jetlag Predict Poor Weight Outcomes in a Weight Gain Prevention Study for Young adults." Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2022. |
| Hayes JF, Schumacher LM, Lanoye A, LaRose JG, Tate DF, Espeland MA, Gorin AA, Lewis CE, Jelalian E, Wing RR, Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP) Research Group. "Persistent, High Levels of Social Jetlag Predict Poor Weight Outcomes in a Weight Gain Prevention Study for Young adults." J Behav Med, vol. 45, no. 5, 2022, pp. 794-803. |
| Darling, Katherine E., Rancourt, Diana, Evans, E. Whitney, Ranzenhofer, Lisa M., Jelalian, Elissa. "Adolescent Weight Management Intervention in a Nonclinical Setting: Changes in Eating-Related Cognitions and Depressive Symptoms." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 42, no. 7, 2021, pp. 579-587. |
| Phelan S, Hart CN, Jelalian E, Muñoz-Christian K, Alarcon N, McHugh A, Ventura AK, Wing RR. "Effect of prenatal lifestyle intervention on maternal postpartum weight retention and child body mass index z-score at 36 months." International Journal of Obesity, vol. 45, no. 5, 2021, pp. 1133-1142. |
| Darling, Katherine E., Hayes, Jacqueline F., Evans, E. Whitney, Seifer, Ronald, Elwy, A. Rani, Jelalian, Elissa. "Implementation of the JOIN for ME Program for Families from Low-Income Backgrounds: The Use of Theory-Driven Formative Evaluation: Rhode Island CORD 3.0." Childhood Obesity, vol. 17, no. S1, 2021, pp. S22-S29. |
| Hayes JF, Tate DF, Espeland MA, LaRose JG, Gorin AA, Lewis CE, Jelalian E, Bahnson J, Dunsiger SI, Wing RR, Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP) Research Group. "Making large changes or small changes to prevent weight gain in young adulthood: which is preferred and by whom?." Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 11, no. 12, 2021, pp. 2081-2090. |
| D’Angelo, Christina, Jelalian, Elissa, Dunsiger, Shira, Noga, Rebecca, Kopel, Sheryl J., Boergers, Julie, Mitchell, Katherine, Powers, Kate, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne. "Physical Activity Among Urban Children with Asthma: Does Sleep Matter?." Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, vol. 29, no. 3, 2021, pp. 666-677. |
| D’Angelo, Christina, Jelalian, Elissa, Dunsiger, Shira, Noga, Rebecca, Kopel, Sheryl J., Boergers, Julie, Mitchell, Katherine, Powers, Kate, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne. "Physical Activity Among Urban Children with Asthma: Does Sleep Matter?." Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 2021. |
| Powers, Kate E., Jelalian, Elissa, Dunsiger, Shira, Farrow, Michael, Miranda, Luis G., Mitchell, Patricia, Kopel, Sheryl, Koinis‐Mitchell, Daphne. "Physical activity, lung function, and sleep outcomes in urban children with asthma." Pediatric Pulmonology, 2021. |
| Powers, Kate E., Jelalian, Elissa, Dunsiger, Shira, Farrow, Michael, Miranda, Luis G., Mitchell, Patricia, Kopel, Sheryl, Koinis‐Mitchell, Daphne. "Physical activity, lung function, and sleep outcomes in urban children with asthma." Pediatric Pulmonology, vol. 56, no. 7, 2021, pp. 1938-1945. |
| Hart, Chantelle N., Hawley, Nicola L., Coffman, Donna L., Raynor, Hollie A., Carskadon, Mary A., Jelalian, Elissa, Owens, Judith A., Spaeth, Andrea, Wing, Rena R. "Randomized controlled trial to enhance children’s sleep, eating, and weight." Pediatric Research, vol. 92, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1075-1081. |
| Hayes JF, Russell GB, Tate DF, Espeland MA, LaRose JG, Gorin AA, Lewis CE, Jelalian E, Bahnson J, Wing RR. "Who loses weight in a weight gain prevention program? A comparison of weight losers and weight maintainers at 3 years." Health Psychology, vol. 40, no. 8, 2021, pp. 523-533. |
| Hart CN, Jelalian E, Raynor HA. "Behavioral and social routines and biological rhythms in prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity." American Psychologist, vol. 75, no. 2, 2020, pp. 152-162. |
| Wing RR, Espeland MA, Tate DF, Perdue LH, Bahnson J, Polzien K, Ferguson Robichaud E, LaRose JG, Gorin AA, Lewis CE, Jelalian E, Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention Research Group. "Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Factors Over 6 Years in Young Adults in a Randomized Trial of Weight Gain Prevention." Obesity, vol. 28, no. 12, 2020, pp. 2323-2330. |
| Darling KE, Ranzenhofer LM, Hadley W, Villalta D, Kasper V, Jelalian E. "Negative childhood experiences and disordered eating in adolescents in a weight management program: The role of depressive symptoms." Eating Behaviors, vol. 38, 2020, pp. 101402. |
| Eisenberg, Staci R., Jelalian, Elissa, Farrow, Michael, Kopel, Sheryl J., Vehse, Nico, Mitchell, Patricia, Dunsiger, Shira, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne. "Perceptions of Asthma and Exercise, and Associations With Weight Status and Asthma Morbidity in Urban Children." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 55-62. |
| Hadley W, Houck C, Barker D, Wickham B, Bogner J, Jelalian E. "Preliminary Impact of an Adapted Emotion Regulation Intervention for Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity Attempting to Lose Weight." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 41, no. 9, 2020, pp. 706-715. |
| Evans, E. Whitney, Wing, Rena R., Pierre, Denise F., Howie, Whitney C., Brinker, Morgan, Jelalian, Elissa. "Testing the effect of summer camp on excess summer weight gain in youth from low-income households: a randomized controlled trial." BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020. |
| Evans EW, Wing RR, Pierre DF, Howie WC, Brinker M, Jelalian E. "Testing the effect of summer camp on excess summer weight gain in youth from low-income households: a randomized controlled trial." BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1732. |
| Wing RR, Espeland MA, Tate DF, Perdue LH, Bahnson J, Polzien K, Robichaud EF, LaRose JG, Gorin AA, Lewis CE, Jelalian E, Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP) Research Group. "Weight Gain Over 6 Years in Young Adults: The Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention Randomized Trial." Obesity, vol. 28, no. 1, 2020, pp. 80-88. |
| LaRose JG, Tate DF, Lanoye A, Fava JL, Jelalian E, Blumenthal M, Caccavale LJ, Wing RR. "Adapting evidence-based behavioral weight loss programs for emerging adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial." Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 24, no. 7, 2019, pp. 870-887. |
| Phelan S, Wing RR, Brannen A, McHugh A, Hagobian T, Schaffner A, Jelalian E, Hart CN, Scholl TO, Muñoz-Christian K, Yin E, Phipps MG, Keadle S, Abrams B. "Does Partial Meal Replacement During Pregnancy Reduce 12-Month Postpartum Weight Retention?." Obesity, vol. 27, no. 2, 2019, pp. 226-236. |
| Gorin AA, Gokee LaRose J, Espeland MA, Tate DF, Jelalian E, Robichaud E, Coward P, Hatley KE, Garcia KR, Lang W, Bahnson J, Lewis CE, Wing RR. "Eating pathology and psychological outcomes in young adults in self-regulation interventions using daily self-weighing." Health Psychology, vol. 38, no. 2, 2019, pp. 143-150. |
| Jelalian E, Evans EW, Rancourt D, Ranzenhofer L, Taylor N, Hart C, Seifer R, Klinepier K, Foster GD. "JOIN for ME: Testing a Scalable Weight Control Intervention for Adolescents." Childhood Obesity, 2019. |
| Evans, E. Whitney, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne, Kopel, Sheryl J., Jelalian, Elissa. "Lung Function, Dietary Intake, and Weight Status in Children with Persistent Asthma from Low-Income, Urban Communities." Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 12, 2019, pp. 2943. |
| Spaeth, Andrea M., Hawley, Nicola L., Raynor, Hollie A., Jelalian, Elissa, Greer, Ashley, Crouter, Scott E., Coffman, Donna L., Carskadon, Mary A., Owens, Judith A., Wing, Rena R., Hart, Chantelle N. "Sleep, energy balance, and meal timing in school-aged children." Sleep Medicine, vol. 60, 2019, pp. 139-144. |
| Evans EW, Bond DS, Pierre DF, Howie WC, Wing RR, Jelalian E. "Promoting health and activity in the summer trial: Implementation and outcomes of a pilot study." Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 10, 2018, pp. 87-92. |
| Phelan S, Wing RR, Brannen A, McHugh A, Hagobian TA, Schaffner A, Jelalian E, Hart CN, Scholl TO, Munoz-Christian K, Yin E, Phipps MG, Keadle S, Abrams B. "Randomized controlled clinical trial of behavioral lifestyle intervention with partial meal replacement to reduce excessive gestational weight gain." The American journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 107, no. 2, 2018, pp. 183-194. |
| Rancourt D, Barker DH, Jelalian E. "Sex as a Moderator of Adolescents' Weight Loss Treatment Outcomes." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 62, no. 5, 2018, pp. 591-597. |
| Rancourt D, Jensen CD, Duraccio KM, Evans EW, Wing RR, Jelalian E. "Successful weight loss initiation and maintenance among adolescents with overweight and obesity: does age matter?." Clinical obesity, vol. 8, no. 3, 2018, pp. 176-183. |
| Jelalian E, Evans EW. "Behavioral intervention in the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents: implications for Mexico." Nutrition Reviews, vol. 75, no. suppl 1, 2017, pp. 79-84. |
| Hart CN, Hawley N, Davey A, Carskadon M, Raynor H, Jelalian E, Owens J, Considine R, Wing RR. "Effect of experimental change in children's sleep duration on television viewing and physical activity." Pediatric obesity, vol. 12, no. 6, 2017, pp. 462-467. |
| Goldschmidt, Andrea B., Wall, Melanie M., Choo, Tse-Hwei J., Evans, E. Whitney, Jelalian, Elissa, Larson, Nicole, Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne. "Fifteen-year Weight and Disordered Eating Patterns Among Community-based Adolescents." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 54, no. 1, 2017, pp. e21-e29. |
| Evans, E. Whitney, Abrantes, Ana M., Chen, Eva, Jelalian, Elissa. "Using Novel Technology within a School-Based Setting to Increase Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in School-Age Children from a Low-Income, Urban Community." BioMed Research International, vol. 2017, 2017, pp. 1-7. |
| Jelalian, Elissa, Jandasek, Barbara, Wolff, Jennifer C., Seaboyer, Lourah M., Jones, Richard N., Spirito, Anthony. "Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Plus Healthy Lifestyle Enhancement for Depressed, Overweight/Obese Adolescents: Results of a Pilot Trial." Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, vol. 48, no. sup1, 2016, pp. 1-10. |
| Poole SA, Hart CN, Jelalian E, Raynor HA. "Relationship between dietary energy density and dietary quality in overweight young children: a cross-sectional analysis." Pediatric obesity, vol. 11, no. 2, 2016, pp. 128-35. |
| Rhee KE, Jelalian E, Boutelle K, Dickstein S, Seifer R, Wing R. "Warm Parenting Associated with Decreasing or Stable Child BMI during Treatment." Childhood Obesity, vol. 12, no. 2, 2016, pp. 94-102. |
| Rhee, Kyung E, Dickstein, Susan, Jelalian, Elissa, Boutelle, Kerri, Seifer, Ronald, Wing, Rena. "Development of the General Parenting Observational Scale to assess parenting during family meals." International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, no. 1, 2015. |
| Hadley, W., McCullough, M. B., Rancourt, D., Barker, D., Jelalian, E. "Shaking up the system: the role of change in maternal-adolescent communication quality and adolescent weight loss." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 40, no. 1, 2015, pp. 121-31. |
| Foster GD, Sundal D, Lent MR, McDermott C, Jelalian E, Vojta D. "18-month outcomes of a community-based treatment for childhood obesity." Pediatric obesity, vol. 9, no. 3, 2014, pp. e63-7. |
| Jensen CD, Duraccio KM, Hunsaker SL, Rancourt D, Kuhl ES, Jelalian E, Wing RR. "A qualitative study of successful adolescent and young adult weight losers: implications for weight control intervention." Childhood Obesity, vol. 10, no. 6, 2014, pp. 482-90. |
| Jelalian, E., Hadley, W., Sato, A., Kuhl, E., Rancourt, D., Oster, D., Lloyd-Richardson, E. "Adolescent Weight Control: An Intervention Targeting Parent Communication and Modeling Compared With Minimal Parental Involvement." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 40, no. 2, 2014, pp. 203-213. |
| Rhee, Kyung E., Boutelle, Kerri N., Jelalian, Elissa, Barnes, Richard, Dickstein, Susan, Wing, Rena R. "Firm maternal parenting associated with decreased risk of excessive snacking in overweight children." Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, vol. 20, no. 2, 2014, pp. 195-203. |
| Barker DH, Rancourt D, Jelalian E. "Flexible models of change: using structural equations to match statistical and theoretical models of multiple change processes." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 39, no. 2, 2014, pp. 233-45. |
| Rancourt D, Barker DH, Sato AF, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Hart CN, Jelalian E. "Longitudinal associations among change in overweight status, fear of negative evaluation, and weight-related teasing among obese adolescents." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 39, no. 7, 2014, pp. 697-707. |
| Rhee, Kyung E., McEachern, Rebecca, Jelalian, Elissa. "Parent Readiness to Change Differs for Overweight Child Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors." Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 114, no. 10, 2014, pp. 1601-1610. |
| Jelalian E, Foster GD, Sato AF, Berlin KS, McDermott C, Sundal D. "Treatment adherence and facilitator characteristics in a community based pediatric weight control intervention." The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, vol. 11, 2014, pp. 17. |
| Hart CN, Carskadon MA, Considine RV, Fava JL, Lawton J, Raynor HA, Jelalian E, Owens J, Wing R. "Changes in children's sleep duration on food intake, weight, and leptin." Pediatrics, vol. 132, no. 6, 2013, pp. e1473-80. |
| Jelalian E, Rancourt D, Sato AF. "Innovative interventions in pediatric obesity: commentary and future directions." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 38, no. 9, 2013, pp. 1030-6. |
| Ievers-Landis CE, Jelalian E. "Novel frameworks for understanding pediatric obesity." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 34, no. 8, 2013, pp. 539-40. |
| Raynor, H. A., Osterholt, K. M., Hart, C. N., Jelalian, E., Vivier, P., Wing, R. R. "Efficacy of US paediatric obesity primary care guidelines: two randomized trials." Pediatric obesity, vol. 7, no. 1, 2012, pp. 28-38. |
| Foster GD, Sundal D, McDermott C, Jelalian E, Lent MR, Vojta D. "Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a scalable, community-based treatment of childhood obesity." Pediatrics, vol. 130, no. 4, 2012, pp. 652-9. |
| Welch JG, Mannix MM, Boergers J, Jelalian E, Barbosa F, Fujii-Rios H, Forman EN. "Parental interest in a bereavement support visit when a child dies from cancer." Omega, vol. 65, no. 4, 2012, pp. 335-46. |
| Lloyd-Richardson EE, Jelalian E, Sato AF, Hart CN, Mehlenbeck R, Wing RR. "Two-year follow-up of an adolescent behavioral weight control intervention." Pediatrics, vol. 130, no. 2, 2012, pp. e281-8. |
| Sato AF, Jelalian E, Hart CN, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Mehlenbeck RS, Neill M, Wing RR. "Associations between parent behavior and adolescent weight control." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 36, no. 4, 2011, pp. 451-60. |
| Jelalian E, Spirito A, Rasile D, Nobile C. "Behavioral factors associated with self-reported injury in young adolescent males." International journal of adolescent medicine and health, vol. 13, no. 2, 2011, pp. 155-68. |
| Hart CN, Raynor HA, Osterholt KM, Jelalian E, Wing RR. "Eating and activity habits of overweight children on weekdays and weekends." Int. J. of Pediatric Obesity, vol. 6, no. 5-6, 2011, pp. 467-72. |
| Hart CN, Cairns A, Jelalian E. "Sleep and obesity in children and adolescents." Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 58, no. 3, 2011, pp. 715-33. |
| Jelalian E, Sato A, Hart CN. "The effect of group-based weight control intervention on adolescent psychosocial outcomes: Perceived peer rejection, social anxiety and self-concept." Children's Health Care, vol. 40, no. 3, 2011, pp. 197-211. |
| Raynor HA, Van Walleghen EL, Osterholt KM, Hart CN, Jelalian E, Wing RR, Goldfield GS. "The relationship between child and parent food hedonics and parent and child food group intake in children with overweight/obesity." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 111, no. 3, 2011, pp. 425-30. |
| Jelalian E, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Mehlenbeck RS, Hart CN, Flynn-O'Brien K, Kaplan J, Neill M, Wing RR. "Behavioral weight control treatment with supervised exercise or peer-enhanced adventure for overweight adolescents." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 157, no. 6, 2010, pp. 923-928.e1. |
| Hart CN, Jelalian E, Raynor HA, Mehlenbeck R, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Kaplan J, Flynn-O'Brien K, Wing RR. "Early patterns of food intake in an adolescent weight loss trial as predictors of BMI change." Eating Behaviors, vol. 11, no. 4, 2010, pp. 217-22. |
| Hart CN, Raynor HA, Jelalian E, Drotar D. "The association of maternal food intake and infants' and toddlers' food intake." Child: care, health and development, vol. 36, no. 3, 2010, pp. 396-403. |
| Mehlenbeck RS, Jelalian E, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Hart CN. "Effects of Behavioral Weight Control Intervention on Binge Eating Symptoms Among Overweight Adolescents." Psychology in the schools, vol. 46, no. 8, 2009, pp. 776-786. |
| Raynor HA, Osterholt KM, Hart CN, Jelalian E, Vivier P, Wing RR. "Evaluation of active and passive recruitment methods used in randomized controlled trials targeting pediatric obesity." Int. J. of Pediatric Obesity, vol. 4, no. 4, 2009, pp. 224-32. |
| Raynor HA, Jelalian E, Vivier PM, Hart CN, Wing RR. "Parent-reported eating and leisure-time activity selection patterns related to energy balance in preschool- and school-aged children." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 41, no. 1, 2009, pp. 19-26. |
| Trask CL, Welch JJ, Manley P, Jelalian E, Schwartz CL. "Parental needs for information related to neurocognitive late effects from pediatric cancer and its treatment." Pediatric Blood & Cancer, vol. 52, no. 2, 2009, pp. 273-9. |
| Jelalian E, Hart CN, Rhee K. "Treatment of pediatric obesity." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 92, no. 2, 2009, pp. 48-9. |
| Jelalian E, Hart CN, Mehlenbeck RS, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Kaplan JD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Wing RR. "Predictors of attrition and weight loss in an adolescent weight control program." Obesity, vol. 16, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1318-23. |
| Hart CN, Jelalian E. "Shortened sleep duration is associated with pediatric overweight." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, vol. 6, no. 4, 2008, pp. 251-67. |
| Jelalian E, Wember YM, Bungeroth H, Birmaher V. "Practitioner review: bridging the gap between research and clinical practice in pediatric obesity." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 48, no. 2, 2007, pp. 115-27. |
| Jelalian E, Mehlenbeck R, Lloyd-Richardson EE, Birmaher V, Wing RR. "'Adventure therapy' combined with cognitive-behavioral treatment for overweight adolescents." International Journal of Obesity, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 31-9. |
| Stark LJ, Opipari LC, Jelalian E, Powers SW, Janicke DM, Mulvihill MM, Hovell MF. "Child behavior and parent management strategies at mealtimes in families with a school-age child with cystic fibrosis." Health Psychology, vol. 24, no. 3, 2005, pp. 274-80. |
| Powers SW, Mitchell MJ, Patton SR, Byars KC, Jelalian E, Mulvihill MM, Hovell MF, Stark LJ. "Mealtime behaviors in families of infants and toddlers with cystic fibrosis." Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society, vol. 4, no. 3, 2005, pp. 175-82. |
| Jelalian E, Boergers J, Alday CS, Frank R. "Survey of physician attitudes and practices related to pediatric obesity." Clinical Pediatrics, vol. 42, no. 3, 2003, pp. 235-45. |
| Powers SW, Patton SR, Byars KC, Mitchell MJ, Jelalian E, Mulvihill MM, Hovell MF, Stark LJ. "Caloric intake and eating behavior in infants and toddlers with cystic fibrosis." Pediatrics, vol. 109, no. 5, 2002, pp. E75-5. |
| Saelens BE, Jelalian E, Kukene DM. "Physician weight counseling for adolescents." Clinical Pediatrics, vol. 41, no. 8, 2002, pp. 575-85. |
| Jelalian E, Alday S, Spirito A, Rasile D, Nobile C. "Adolescent motor vehicle crashes: the relationship between behavioral factors and self-reported injury." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 27, no. 2, 2000, pp. 84-93. |
| Spirito A, Jelalian E, Rasile D, Rohrbeck C, Vinnick L. "Adolescent risk taking and self-reported injuries associated with substance use." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 26, no. 1, 2000, pp. 113-23. |
| Stark LJ, Jelalian E, Powers SW, Mulvihill MM, Opipari LC, Bowen A, Harwood I, Passero MA, Lapey A, Light M, Hovell MF. "Parent and child mealtime behavior in families of children with cystic fibrosis." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 2, 2000, pp. 195-200. |
| Jelalian E, Saelens BE. "Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: pediatric obesity." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 24, no. 3, 1999, pp. 223-48. |
| Jelalian E, Stark LJ, Reynolds L, Seifer R. "Nutrition intervention for weight gain in cystic fibrosis: a meta analysis." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 132, no. 3 Pt 1, 1998, pp. 486-92. |
| Jelalian E, Lloyd EE. "Adolescent obesity: assessment and treatment." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 80, no. 11, 1997, pp. 367-9. |
| Stark LJ, Mulvihill MM, Jelalian E, Bowen AM, Powers SW, Tao S, Creveling S, Passero MA, Harwood I, Light M, Lapey A, Hovell MF. "Descriptive analysis of eating behavior in school-age children with cystic fibrosis and healthy control children." Pediatrics, vol. 99, no. 5, 1997, pp. 665-71. |
| Spirito A, Rasile DA, Vinnick LA, Jelalian E, Arrigan ME. "Relationship between substance use and self-reported injuries among adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 21, no. 4, 1997, pp. 221-4. |
| Jelalian E, Spirito A, Rasile D, Vinnick L, Rohrbeck C, Arrigan M. "Risk taking, reported injury, and perception of future injury among adolescents." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 22, no. 4, 1997, pp. 513-31. |
| Stark LJ, Mulvihill MM, Powers SW, Jelalian E, Keating K, Creveling S, Byrnes-Collins B, Harwood I, Passero MA, Light M, Miller DL, Hovell MF. "Behavioral intervention to improve calorie intake of children with cystic fibrosis: treatment versus wait list control." Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 22, no. 3, 1996, pp. 240-53. |
| Stark LJ, Jelalian E, Mulvihill MM, Powers SW, Bowen AM, Spieth LE, Keating K, Evans S, Creveling S, Harwood I. "Eating in preschool children with cystic fibrosis and healthy peers: behavioral analysis." Pediatrics, vol. 95, no. 2, 1995, pp. 210-5. |
| Stark LJ, Powers SW, Jelalian E, Rape RN, Miller DL. "Modifying problematic mealtime interactions of children with cystic fibrosis and their parents via behavioral parent training." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 19, no. 6, 1994, pp. 751-68. |
| Stark LJ, Knapp LG, Bowen AM, Powers SW, Jelalian E, Evans S, Passero MA, Mulvihill MM, Hovell M. "Increasing calorie consumption in children with cystic fibrosis: replication with 2-year follow-up." Journal of applied behavior analysis, vol. 26, no. 4, 1993, pp. 435-50. |
| Lachman ME, Jelalian E. "Self-efficacy and attributions for intellectual performance in young and elderly adults." Journal of gerontology, vol. 39, no. 5, 1984, pp. 577-82. |
Peer-based skills training to enhance teen weight loss (R01 HL6513201), NHLBI. 9/99-8/02. PI.
Enhancing Emotion Regulation to Support Weight Control Efforts in Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity (R01DK124551), NIDDK, 09/16/20-06/30/25, MPI.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | PhD | Miami University of Ohio |
| 1980 | AB | Brandeis University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow; Research Associate | The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, child and family psychiatry | 1990-1992 | Providence, RI |
| Intern | University of Rochester Medical Center, clinical psychology | 1988-1989 |
President, Division 54 of the American Psychological Association, 2015
Psychology Research Mentor Award, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2021
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darling, Katherine | Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) |
| Elwy, Anashua Rani | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Houck, Christopher | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Pediatrics |
| Warnick, Jennifer | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) |
| Wing, Rena | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Licensed Psychologist | Rhode Island | - | #PS00475 |
| Director. 2020- |
| Associate Director. Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, 2019- |
| Senior Research Scientist. The Miriam Hospital, 2014-2015 |
| Program Director. Adolescent Weight Management Program (Changes at Hasbro), 2012-2019 |
| Co-Coordinator. Hasbro Children's Hospital, 1997-2004 |
| Staff Psychologist. Rhode Island Hospital, 1992-Present |
| Assistant Psychologist. Strong Memorial Hospital, 1988-1989 |
