Susan Gross

Research output

Research output per year 1994 2010 2022 2023 2023

• 43 Article
• 3 Review article
• 1 Chapter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  A Systems Approach to Identify Factors Influencing Participation in Two Tribally-Administered WIC Programs

  Estradé, M., Alarcon Basurto, S. G., McCarter, A., Gittelsohn, J., Igusa, T., Zhu, S., Poirier, L., Gross, S., Pardilla, M., Rojo, M., Lombard, K., Haskie, H., Clark, V., Swartz, J. & Mui, Y., Mar 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 5, 1210.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • WIC Program 100%
  • Systems Analysis 58%
  • interviews 49%
  • Interviews 34%
  • child health 26%

• Maternity care experiences and breastfeeding at discharge among Maryland WIC participants: A qualitative analysis

  Augustyn, M., Haskins, D., Gross, S., Resnik, A. K., Ducharme-Smith, K., Orta-Aleman, D., Silbert-Flagg, J. A., Rosenblum, N. & Caulfield, L. E., Dec 2023, In: Birth. 50, 4, p. 1009-1017 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 68%
  • Postpartum Period 14%
  • Education 7%
  • Interviews 5%
  • Maternity Hospitals 4%

• Summer Food Service Program Meal Participation in Maryland Increased during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Harper, K., Everett, J., Borman, R., Gross, J., Lu, S. V., Wilson, M. J. & Gross, S. M., 2023, In: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 18, 6, p. 941-952 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Food Services 100%
  • Pandemics 72%
  • meals 71%
  • Meals 60%
  • food 46%

• The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences and Operations of Sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program in Maryland, USA: A Multiphase Mixed Methods Study

  Lu, S. V., Harper, K. M., Ding, Y., Everett, J., Gross, J., Borman, R., Medina-Perez, K., Pinzini, B., Wilson, M. J. & Gross, S. M., Apr 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 7, 1628.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Summer Food Service Program 100%
  • Food Services 61%
  • pandemic 53%
  • Pandemics 44%
  • school meals 28%
• 2022

  Baby Friendly Hospital Designation and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among Maryland WIC Participants

  Gross, S. M., Orta-Aleman, D., Resnik, A. K., Ducharme-Smith, K., Augustyn, M., Silbert-Flagg, J. A., Rosenblum, N. & Caulfield, L. E., May 2022, In: Maternal and child health journal. 26, 5, p. 1153-1159 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • baby 95%
  • infant 84%
  • Child 43%
  • nutrition 17%

• Diet Quality and Contextual Factors Influencing Food Choice among Adolescents with Food Security and Food Insecurity in Baltimore City

  Harper, K., Caulfield, L. E., Lu, S. V., Mmari, K. & Gross, S. M., Nov 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 21, 4573.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Baltimore 100%
  • Food Supply 97%
  • nutritional adequacy 93%
  • food choices 82%
  • food security 77%

• Exposure to Baby-Friendly Hospital Practices and Breastfeeding Outcomes of WIC Participants in Maryland

  Ducharme-Smith, K., Gross, S. M., Resnik, A., Rosenblum, N., Dillaway, C., Orta Aleman, D., Augustyn, M., Silbert-Flagg, J. & Caulfield, L. E., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 38, 1, p. 78-88 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Nipples 30%
  • Human Milk 27%
  • Mothers 23%
  • Milk Substitutes 21%

• Serving Summer Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of 2 Summer Food Service Program Sponsors in Maryland

  Lu, S. V., Gross, J., Harper, K. M., Medina-Perez, K., Wilson, M. J. & Gross, S. M., May 2022, In: Journal of School Health. 92, 5, p. 429-435 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Food Services 100%
  • Meal 74%
  • Pandemics 72%
  • meals 71%
  • Sponsor 68%

• Strategies to Improve Adolescent Food Security from the Perspectives of Policy Advocates, Parents, and Adolescents

  Harper, K., Skinner, R., Martinez-Baack, M., Caulfield, L. E., Gross, S. M. & Mmari, K., Nov 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 22, 4707.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Food Supply 100%
  • food security 79%
  • Parents 60%
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 56%
  • governmental programs and projects 45%

• The Impact of Waivers on Summer Meal Participation in Maryland

  Harper, K., Lu, S. V., Gross, J., Obudulu, C., Wilson, M. J. & Gross, S. M., Feb 2022, In: Journal of School Health. 92, 2, p. 157-166 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Meal 100%
  • meals 96%
  • Summer 87%
  • Food Services 83%
  • Meals 81%
• 2021

  Household Food Security Status of Families with Children Attending Schools that Participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Those with Children Attending Schools that are CEP-Eligible, but Not Participating

  Gross, S. M., Kelley, T. L., Augustyn, M., Wilson, M. J., Bassarab, K. & Palmer, A., 2021, In: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 16, 2, p. 281-296 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Food Supply 100%
  • food 55%
  • Child 34%
  • Students 18%
  • Community Participation 16%
  1 Scopus citations

• Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Food Insecurity in Baltimore

  Mmari, K., Smith, A., Gross, S. & Marshall, B., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Urban Health. 98, 2, p. 296-307 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Baltimore 100%
  • Food Supply 97%
  • nutrition situation 90%
  • Protective Factors 84%
  • risk factor 79%
• 2019

  How adolescents cope with food insecurity in Baltimore City: An exploratory study

  Mmari, K., Offiong, A., Gross, S. & Mendelson, T., Aug 1 2019, In: Public health nutrition. 22, 12, p. 2260-2267 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Baltimore 100%
  • Food Supply 97%
  • nutrition situation 90%
  • adolescent 45%
  • Food 16%
  5 Scopus citations

• Periconception weight management in the Women, Infants, and Children program

  Gilmore, L. A., Augustyn, M., Gross, S. M., Vallo, P. M., Paige, D. M. & Redman, L. M., Apr 2019, In: Obesity Science and Practice. 5, 2, p. 95-102 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Weights and Measures 43%
  • Government Programs 21%
  • United States Department of Agriculture 19%
  • Obesity 19%
  • Gestational Weight Gain 17%

• Role of the Elementary School Cafeteria Environment in Fruit, Vegetable, and Whole-Grain Consumption by 6- to 8-Year-Old Students

  Gross, S. M., Biehl, E., Marshall, B., Paige, D. M. & Mmari, K., Jan 2019, In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 51, 1, p. 41-47 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Whole Grains 100%
  • Lunch 76%
  • Vegetables 71%
  • Fruit 68%
  • Students 50%
  4 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Integrating Obstetrical Care and WIC Nutritional Services to Address Maternal Obesity and Postpartum Weight Retention

  Gross, S. M., Augustyn, M., Henderson, J. L., Baig, K., Williams, C. A., Ajao, B., Bell-Waddy, P. & Paige, D. M., Jun 1 2018, In: Maternal and child health journal. 22, 6, p. 794-802 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Maternal Obesity 100%
  • Infant Care 98%
  • Gestational Weight Gain 93%
  • Child Care 78%
  • infant 61%
  2 Scopus citations
• 2016

  WIC Participation and Breastfeeding at 3 Months Postpartum

  Gregory, E. F., Gross, S. M., Nguyen, T. Q., Butz, A. M. & Johnson, S. B., Aug 1 2016, In: Maternal and child health journal. 20, 8, p. 1735-1744 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Postpartum Period 95%
  • infant 84%
  • participation 52%
  • Child 43%
  9 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Are unmet breastfeeding expectations associated with maternal depressive symptoms?

  Gregory, E. F., Butz, A. M., Ghazarian, S., Gross, S. M. & Johnson, S. B., May 1 2015, In: Academic pediatrics. 15, 3, p. 319-325 7 p., 672.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Motivation 80%
  • Mothers 63%
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales 35%
  • Postpartum Depression 34%
  16 Scopus citations

• Met expectations and satisfaction with duration: A patient-centered evaluation of breastfeeding outcomes in the infant feeding practices study II

  Gregory, E. F., Butz, A. M., Ghazarian, S., Gross, S. M. & Johnson, S. B., Aug 21 2015, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 31, 3, p. 444-451 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Motivation 80%
  • Postpartum Period 36%
  • Odds Ratio 19%
  • Confidence Intervals 18%
  9 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Chronic stress and decreased physical exercise: Impact on weight for African American women

  Moore-Greene, G. M., Gross, S. M., Silver, K. D. & Perrino, C. S., Mar 2012, In: Ethnicity and Disease. 22, 2, p. 185-191 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 100%
  • Exercise 69%
  • Weights and Measures 67%
  • Obesity 49%
  • Overweight 31%
  16 Scopus citations

• Long-term breastfeeding support: Failing mothers in need

  Cross-Barnet, C., Augustyn, M., Gross, S., Resnik, A. & Paige, D., Dec 2012, In: Maternal and child health journal. 16, 9, p. 1926-1932 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Mothers 63%
  • Education 28%
  • education 17%
  • Prenatal Education 17%
  40 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Early postpartum: A critical period in setting the path for breastfeeding success

  Gross, S. M., Resnik, A. K., Nanda, J. P., Cross-Barnet, C., Augustyn, M., Kelly, L. & Paige, D. M., Dec 1 2011, In: Breastfeeding Medicine. 6, 6, p. 407-412 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Postpartum Period 95%
  • infant 84%
  • counselor 29%
  • certification 27%
  31 Scopus citations

• Household food security and fruit and vegetable intake among low-income fourth-graders

  Grutzmacher, S. & Gross, S., Nov 2011, In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 43, 6, p. 455-463 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Food Supply 100%
  • Vegetables 79%
  • Fruit 75%
  • Income 65%
  • Breakfast 40%
  24 Scopus citations
• 2010

  Family influence: Key to fruit and vegetable consumption among fourth- and fifth-grade students

  Gross, S. M., Pollock, E. D. & Braun, B., Jul 2010, In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 42, 4, p. 235-241 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vegetables 100%
  • Fruit 95%
  • Students 70%
  • Menu Planning 26%
  • Peer Influence 19%
  61 Scopus citations

• Sex differences in perceived weight-based stigmatization among African Americans

  Scott-Johnson, P. E., Gross, S. M., Gray, L. M., Zhu, S. & Browne, D. C., Mar 2010, In: Ethnicity and Disease. 20, 1 SUPPL.1, p. S1196-S1200

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 73%
  • Sex Characteristics 72%
  • Overweight 53%
  • Weights and Measures 49%
  • Weight Perception 39%

• Sex differences in perceived weight-based stigmatization among African Americans.

  Scott-Johnson, P. E., Gross, S. M., Gray, L. M., Zhu, S. & Browne, D. C., 2010, In: Ethnicity & disease. 20, 1 Suppl 1, p. S1-196-200

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 73%
  • Sex Characteristics 72%
  • Overweight 53%
  • Weights and Measures 49%
  • Weight Perception 39%
  2 Scopus citations

• Web-based data collection: An effective strategy for increasing African Americans' participation in health-related research

  Scott-Johnson, P. E., Gross, S. M. & Browne, D. C., Mar 1 2010, In: Ethnicity and Disease. 20, 1 SUPPL.1, p. S1201-S1206

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 100%
  • Health Status 61%
  • Health 51%
  • Health Behavior 36%
  • Internet 34%
  2 Scopus citations

• Web-based data collection: an effective strategy for increasing African Americans' participation in health-related research.

  Scott-Johnson, P. E., Gross, S. M. & Browne, D. C., 2010, In: Ethnicity & disease. 20, 1 Suppl 1, p. S1-201-6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 100%
  • Health Status 61%
  • Health 51%
  • Health Behavior 36%
  • Internet 34%
• 2009

  The differential impact of WIC peer counseling programs on breastfeeding initiation across the state of Maryland

  Gross, S. M., Resnik, A. K., Cross-Barnet, C., Nanda, J. P., Augustyn, M. & Paige, D. M., Nov 2009, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 25, 4, p. 435-443 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breast Feeding 100%
  • Counseling 85%
  • Lactation 54%
  • Consultants 53%
  • Infant Care 44%
  41 Scopus citations
• 2006

  The college health and wellness study: Baseline correlates of overweight among African Americans

  Gary, T. L., Gross, S. M., Browne, D. C. & LaVeist, T. A., Mar 2006, In: Journal of Urban Health. 83, 2, p. 253-265 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African American 100%
  • African Americans 68%
  • Overweight 64%
  • American 56%
  • health 49%
  23 Scopus citations
• 2005

  College-age, African-American males' misperceptions about weight status, body size, and shape

  Gross, S. M., Scott-Johnson, P. E. & Browne, D. C., Sep 2005, In: Ethnicity and Disease. 15, 4 SUPPL. 5, p. S5-34-S5-38

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Body Size 100%
  • African Americans 81%
  • Overweight 57%
  • Weights and Measures 54%
  • Weight Perception 33%
  10 Scopus citations

• Gender differences in body image and health perceptions among graduating seniors from a historically black college

  Gross, S. M., Gary, T. L., Browne, D. C. & LaVeist, T. A., Dec 2005, In: Journal of the National Medical Association. 97, 12, p. 1608-1619 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Body Image 100%
  • African Continental Ancestry Group 87%
  • Body Size 57%
  • Weights and Measures 56%
  • Health 43%
  26 Scopus citations
• 2004

  Breakfast and lunch meal skipping patterns among fourth-grade children from selected public schools in urban, suburban, and rural maryland

  Gross, S. M., Bronner, Y., Welch, C., Dewberry-Moore, N. & Paige, D. M., Mar 2004, In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 104, 3, p. 420-423 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • lunch 84%
  • breakfast 79%
  • Lunch 76%
  • Breakfast 71%
  • meals (menu) 70%
  46 Scopus citations

• Discrepancies in body image perception among fourth-grade public school children from urban, suburban, and rural Maryland

  Welch, C., Gross, S. M., Bronner, Y., Dewberry-Moore, N. & Paige, D. M., Jul 1 2004, In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 104, 7, p. 1080-1085 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • body image 95%
  • school children 79%
  • Body Image 68%
  • body mass index 49%
  • Geographic Locations 39%
  35 Scopus citations
• 2001

  Inadequate folic acid intakes are prevalent among young women with neural tube defects

  Gross, S. M., Caufield, L. A., Kinsman, S. L. & Ireys, H. T., 2001, In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 101, 3, p. 342-345 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  3 Scopus citations
• 2000

  Young women with physical disabilities: Risk factors for symptoms of eating disorders

  Gross, S. M., Ireys, H. T. & Kinsman, S. L., Apr 2000, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 21, 2, p. 87-96 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • eating disorder 100%
  • physical disability 98%
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders 94%
  • Spinal Dysraphism 28%
  • Weights and Measures 21%
  11 Scopus citations
• 1999

  Early introduction of solid foods among urban African-American participants in WIC

  Bronner, Y. L., Gross, S. M., Caulfield, L., Bentley, M. E., Kessler, L., Jensen, J., Weathers, B. & Paige, D. M., Apr 1999, In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 99, 4, p. 457-461 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • African Americans 100%
  • Food 51%
  • infant feeding 46%
  • Child 31%
  • liquids 22%
  51 Scopus citations

• Sources of Influence on Intention to Breastfeed among African-American Women at Entry to WIC

  Bentley, M. E., Caulfield, L. E., Gross, S. M., Bronner, Y., Jensen, J., Kessler, L. A. & Paige, D. M., Mar 1999, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 15, 1, p. 27-34 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 100%
  • Intention 98%
  • Breast Feeding 53%
  • Fathers 52%
  • Grandparents 45%
  92 Scopus citations

• WIC participants get mixed messages about solid-food feeding [2] (multiple letters)

  Barletto, J., Bronner, Y. L., Gross, S. M., Paige, D. M. & Caulfield, L. E., 1999, In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 99, 12, p. 1512-1513 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 1998

  Counselling and motivational videotapes increase duration of breast- feeding in Africa-American WIC participants who initiate breast-feeding

  Gross, S. M., Caulfield, L. E., Bentley, M. E., Bronner, Y., Kessler, L., Jensen, J. & Paige, D. M., Feb 1998, In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 98, 2, p. 143-148 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • counseling 100%
  • Videotape Recording 95%
  • breast feeding 86%
  • infants 83%
  • Breast Feeding 75%
  64 Scopus citations

• WIC-Based Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding among African-American Women in Baltimore: Effects on Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation

  Caulfield, L. E., Gross, S. M., Bentley, M. E., Bronner, Y., Kessler, L., Jensen, J., Weathers, B. & Paige, D. M., Mar 1998, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 14, 1, p. 15-22 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Baltimore 100%
  • Breast Feeding 77%
  • African Americans 73%
  • Milk 36%
  • Intention 36%
  102 Scopus citations
• 1994

  Mental health of young adults with chronic illness: The mediating effect of perceived impact

  Ireys, H. T., Werthamer-larsson, L. A., Kolodner, K. B. & Gross, S. S., Apr 1994, In: Journal of pediatric psychology. 19, 2, p. 205-222 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • chronic illness 100%
  • young adult 84%
  • Young Adult 81%
  • Mental Health 79%
  • Chronic Disease 74%
  37 Scopus citations

• Self-esteem of young adults with chronic health conditions: Appraising the effects of perceived impact

  Ireys, H. T., Gross, S. S., Werthamer-Larsson, L. A. & Kolodner, K. B., Dec 1994, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 15, 6, p. 409-415 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Self Concept 100%
  • young adult 85%
  • Young Adult 82%
  • Health 49%
  • health 46%
  28 Scopus citations