Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2021 Executive function in individuals with clinically significant weight loss via behavioral intervention.  Obesity Science and Practice.  7:25-34. 2021
2021 Factors Associated with Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Regain Among African American and White Adults Initially Successful at Weight Loss.  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.  2021
2021 Similar weight loss and maintenance in African American and White women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) trial.  Ethnicity and Health.  26:251-263. 2021
2020 Executive function phenotypes in pediatric obesity.  Pediatric Obesity.  15. 2020
2020 Feasibility of a commercially available virtual reality system to achieve exercise guidelines in youth with spina bifida: Mixed methods case study.  JMIR Serious Games.  8. 2020
2019 Depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and metabolic health: The REGARDS study.  International Journal of Obesity.  43:615-632. 2019
2018 Executive function and dysregulated eating behaviors in pediatric obesity.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology.  43:834-845. 2018
2018 Children's food and satiety responsiveness in association with post-prandial glucose following a standardized liquid meal.  Clinical Obesity.  8:39-42. 2018
2017 Comparison of an alternative schedule of extended care contacts to a self-directed control: A randomized trial of weight loss maintenance.  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.  14. 2017
2017 Unhealthy weight control behaviors mediate the association between weight status and weight-specific health-related quality of life in treatment-seeking youth who are obese 2017
2017 The moderating role of body dissatisfaction in the relationship between ADHD symptoms and disordered eating in pediatric overweight and obesity 2017
2017 Peer victimization in adolescents with severe obesity: The roles of self-worth and social support in associations with psychosocial adjustment.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology.  42:272-282. 2017
2016 Loss of control eating and eating disorders in adolescents before bariatric surgery.  International Journal of Eating Disorders.  49:947-952. 2016
2016 Depressive Symptoms, Ethnic Identity, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Youth.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology.  41:441-452. 2016
2016 Weight-related correlates of psychological dysregulation in adolescent and young adult (AYA) females with severe obesity.  Appetite.  99:211-218. 2016
2015 The Moderating Effects of Gender on Paternal Encouragement to Diet and Body Dissatisfaction in Youth 2015
2014 Behavioral family treatment of pediatric obesity in an underserved community-based setting: A case study demonstrating barriers to treatment effectiveness.  Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.  2:236-249. 2014
2014 Disordered eating and health-related quality of life in overweight and obese children.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology.  39:552-561. 2014
Feasibility of a Commercially Available Virtual Reality System to Achieve Exercise Guidelines in Youth With Spina Bifida: Mixed Methods Case Study (Preprint)
Piloting the efficacy of a home-based telehealth movement-to-music program for increasing physical activity participation among adolescents with cerebral palsy: protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Preprint)

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Child Psychology, University of Florida 2015

    • Full Name

  • Marissa Gowey