Rice PhD, RN, FAAN, Marti

Rice PhD, RN, FAAN, Marti
Professor of Nursing

Senior Scientist (C), Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) , General Clinical Research Center 2009 -
Scientist (C), Center Cardiovasc Bio , Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease 2010 -
Professor (P), Nursing Family, Community & Health Systems , Nursing Academic Affairs 2014 -
Senior Scientist (C), UAB Center for Study of Community Health , School of Public Health 2015 -
Senior Scientist (C), Nutrition Obesity Res Center (NORC) , Nutrition Sciences Research 2019 -
Senior Scientist (C), Civitan International Research Center , Academic Joint Departments 2019 -

Overview

Dr. Marti Rice is very active in leadership positions in nursing research organizations at the national (Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science) and regional (Southern Nursing Research Society) level. She is known for her community-based research examining factors related to blood pressure in preschool and school-age children including stress and anger. Her biobehavioral research program with children spans over a quarter of a century and has been funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Self-efficacy, infant feeding practices, and infant weight gain: An integrative review 2019
2019	Call to action to support the success of midcareer nurse scientists 2019
2019	Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Cortisol in School-Age Children With Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study 2019
2019	Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science News 2019
2019	Parental Self-Efficacy in New Mothers Predicts Infant Growth 2019
2019	The Influence of Psychological Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Cortisol on Body Mass and Central Adiposity in 10- to-12-Year-Old Children 2019
2018	Depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and cortisol in school age children with type 1 diabetes: A pilot study. 2018
2018	Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) News 2018
2018	Infant Feeding Practices and Weight Gain in Toddlers Born Very Preterm: A Pilot Study 2018
2018	Perceived Psychological and Physiological Stress and the Fatigue Symptom Cluster in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors 2018
2018	Perceived Stress and the Fatigue Symptom Cluster in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors 2018
2018	Perceived stress and the fatigue symptom cluster in childhood brain tumor survivors 2018
2018	Factors That Influence Blood Pressure in 3- to 5-Year-Old Children: A Pilot Study 2018
2018	Factors That Influence Blood Pressure in 3- to 5-Year-Old Children: A Pilot Study 2018
2017	Year in review: Work of Leadership Council for 2017 2017
2017	Activities at the Council 2017
2017	Council News 2017
2017	Council happenings 2017
2017	Council happenings 2017
2017	Assessment of vascular function in low socioeconomic status preschool children: a pilot study 2017
2016	CANS Communique. 2016
2016	OS 24-04 A PILOT STUDY ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF VASCULAR FUNCTION IN LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. 2016
2016	Engaging members and partner organizations in translating a nursing science agenda. 2016
2016	Council happenings. 2016
2016	Setting nursing science priorities to meet contemporary health care needs 2016
2016	Collecting Biological Measures for Research With Children and Adolescents 2016
2016	Council communication 2016
2016	Communications from the council 2016
2016	Council News 2016
2016	Happenings at the Council 2016
2015	CANS communication 2015
2015	Council Happenings 2015
2015	Council happenings 2015
2015	First general membership election for CANS Leadership Council and Nominations Committee members: The results are in 2015
2015	Council Communique 2015
2015	Formaldehyde exposure: During Pregnancy 2015
2014	Charting a new future. 2014
2014	Low birth weight and subsequent poor weight gain 2014
2014	Tobacco exposure, weight status, and elevated blood pressure in adolescents 2014
2013	Enhancing research capacity for global health: Evaluation of a distance-based program for international study coordinators 2013
2012	Commentary 2012
2011	Anger, stress and blood pressure in overweight children 2011
2011	Finding meaning as a mediator of caregiver in dementia 2011
2010	Stress and inflammation: A biobehavioral approach for nursing research 2010
2010	The self as role model in health promotion scale: Development and testing 2010
2008	Anger, stress, coping and relationships with school connectedness in fourth grade children 2008
2008	Relationship of anger, stress, and coping with school connectedness in fourth-grade children 2008
2008	Baseline findings from the federally funded PASS program: Implications for interventions 2008
2007	Accessing and recruiting children for research in schools 2007
2007	Anthropometric and psychological predictors of blood pressure in children 9 & 10 years of age 2007
2007	Emotions, blood pressure linked in kids. Innovations in practice 2007
2006	Differences in trait anger among children with varying levels of anger expression patterns 2006
2006	Implementing the research budget 2006
2006	Collecting biobehavioral data from children in schools. Part of symposium, data collection with children and adults: Mountains, molehills, and movement 2006
2005	Hiring the right people and management of research staff 2005
2005	Nurses as imperfect role models for health promotion 2005
2005	Nurses as imperfect role models for health promotion: Commentary 2005
2005	Anthropometric predictors of blood pressure in children 9 & 10 years of age 2005
2005	Author's Response 2005
2004	Incentives for children in research 2004
2004	Anger, stress, coping, and blood pressure in elementary school teachers 2004
2002	Statistical analyses: Making sense of them in the research report 2002
2002	Differences in blood pressure among children with varying levels of anger expression patterns 2002
2000	Measurement of physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness in children: issues and concerns. 2000
1999	Childhood anger expression 1999
1999	Differences in trait anger among children with varying levels of anger expression patterns: Implications for intervention 1999
1997	Effects of varying intervals between heparin flushes on pediatric catheter longevity. 1997
1996	Health and illness issues for children in child care 1996
1995	Life-threatening situations: Supporting the child survivor and the family 1995
1995	Nursing Research and Nursing Practice-Teaching the Inseparable Duo 1995
1995	Primary meningococcal pneumonia in a nineteen-month-old child 1995
1993	A Model of Health Care Delivery in a Child Day‐Care Setting 1993
1992	Closed head injuries in children 1992
1992	Factors associated with closed head injury in a pediatric population. 1992
1992	Measurement of Child Temperament: Implications for Researchers, Clinicians, and Caregivers 1992
1991	Heart project: factors affecting blood pressure in children. 1991
1990	Cardiovascular screening programs: implications for school nurses. 1990
1990	Health promotional and screening programs: Implications for the school nurse 1990
1987	Helen M. Walker 1987
1987	Helen Walker: Influential in 1929 and still cited today 1987
1986	Florence Nightingale 1986
1986	Florence Nightingale, statistician: Implications for teachers of educational research 1986
1979	Keeping on the boil. 1979
	ADHD child sleep potentially affected by parent ADHD symptoms and sleep hygiene

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2013	Anger, stress and blood pressure in overweight children 2013
2010	Succession Planning 2010
2007	The relationships among anxiety, anger, and blood pressure in children 2007
1994	Questions and controversies related to temperature assessment 1994

Research Overview

Preschool and school-age children; chronic stress in children and effect on blood pressure; anger in children and effect on blood pressure; social, psychological and biological determinants of health in children; biobehavioral research; prevention of disease in children; parent and child factors influencing health in children; cognitive-behavioral and physical activity interventions