Marti Rice PhD, RN, FAAN

Marti Rice PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor of Nursing

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

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
2020	Challenges and strategies of early career nurse scientists when the traditional postdoctoral fellowship is not an option. Journal of Professional Nursing. 36:462-468. 2020
2020	Abnormal weight gain with fatigue and stress in early survivorship after childhood brain tumor diagnosis. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. 25. 2020
2020	Sleep quality in school-aged children: A concept analysis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 52:54-63. 2020
2019	Self-efficacy, infant feeding practices, and infant weight gain: An integrative review. Journal of Child Health Care. 23:286-310. 2019
2019	Recruitment of hard to contact, hard to engage child populations in clinics and schools. Applied Nursing Research. 46:72-77. 2019
2019	Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Cortisol in School-Age Children With Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study. Biological Research for Nursing. 21:166-172. 2019
2019	Recruitment of hard to contact, hard to engage child populations in clinics and schools.. Applied Nursing Research. 46:72-77. 2019
2019	The Influence of Psychological Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Cortisol on Body Mass and Central Adiposity in 10- to-12-Year-Old Children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 44:42-49. 2019
2018	Depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and cortisol in school age children with type 1 diabetes: A pilot study.. Biological Research for Nursing. 1-7. 2018
2018	Infant Feeding Practices and Weight Gain in Toddlers Born Very Preterm: A Pilot Study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 43:29-35. 2018
2018	Factors That Influence Blood Pressure in 3- to 5-Year-Old Children: A Pilot Study. Biological Research for Nursing. 20:25-31. 2018
2018	Factors That Influence Blood Pressure in 3- to 5-Year-Old Children: A Pilot Study. Biological Research for Nursing. 20:25-31. 2018
2017	Assessment of vascular function in low socioeconomic status preschool children: a pilot study. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 11:101-109. 2017
2016	OS 24-04 A PILOT STUDY ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF VASCULAR FUNCTION IN LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.. Journal of Hypertension. 34 Suppl 1:e244. 2016
2016	Child and Maternal Factors That Influence Child Blood Pressure in Preschool Children: An Exploratory Study. Applied Nursing Research. 31:117-120. 2016
2016	Child and maternal factors that influence child blood pressure in preschool children: An exploratory study. Applied Nursing Research. 2016
2016	Collecting Biological Measures for Research With Children and Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 30:279-283. 2016
2015	Formaldehyde exposure: During Pregnancy. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 40:180-185. 2015
2014	Low birth weight and subsequent poor weight gain. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 28:350-356. 2014
2014	Tobacco exposure, weight status, and elevated blood pressure in adolescents. Journal of Community Health. 39:653-659. 2014
2013	Enhancing research capacity for global health: Evaluation of a distance-based program for international study coordinators. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 33:67-75. 2013
2011	Anger, stress and blood pressure in overweight children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 26:446-455. 2011
2011	Finding meaning as a mediator of burden on the health of caregivers of spouses with dementia. Aging and Mental Health. 15:522-530. 2011
2010	Distance-based education for international study coordinators. 2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research. 2010
2008	Anger, stress, coping and relationships with school connectedness in fourth grade children. Journal of School Health. 2008
2008	Relationship of anger, stress, and coping with school connectedness in fourth-grade children. Journal of School Health. 78:149-156. 2008
2008	The "schoolager's school connectedness scale". Measures of Children's Mental Health & Psychological Wellbeing. 2008
2007	The relationships among anxiety, anger, and blood pressure in children. Applied Nursing Research. 20:17-23. 2007
2006	Differences in trait anger among children with varying levels of anger expression patterns. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. 19:51-61. 2006
2004	Incentives for children in research. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 36:167-172. 2004
2002	Statistical analyses: Making sense of them in the research report. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 2002
2000	Measurement of physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness in children: issues and concerns.. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 15:148-156. 2000
1999	Differences in trait anger among children with varying levels of anger expression patterns: Implications for intervention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 1999
1998	Anger and blood pressure readings in children. Applied Nursing Research. 11:2-11. 1998
1996	Health and illness issues for children in child care. Capsules and Comments in Pediatric Nursing. 1996
1995	Life-threatening situations: Supporting the child survivor and the family. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 10:219-223. 1995
1992	Closed head injuries in children. MCN Convention. 1992
1992	Factors associated with closed head injury in a pediatric population.. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 24:311-316. 1992
1992	Measurement of Child Temperament: Implications for Researchers, Clinicians, and Caregivers 1992
1991	Heart project: factors affecting blood pressure in children.. Georgia nursing. 51. 1991

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