Nikki Nollen

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Faculty Curriculum Vitae

1. PERSONAL DATA

First Name      Nicole L.

Last name      Nollen

Current Academic Rank      Assistant Professor

Department(s)      Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Office Address      3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1030, Kansas City, KS  66160

Phone      913-588-3784

Fax      913-588-2780

Email      nnollen@kumc.edu

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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CV for Nicole L. Nollen

1. TEACHING ACTIVITIES

My teaching interests lie in the areas of preventive medicine, social and behavioral aspects of health, and behavioral interventions, particularly the use of motivational interviewing (MI) counseling to facilitate health behavior change.  Since my arrival at KUMC, I have taught in the School of Medicine, the School of Allied Health, the School of Nursing, and the Master’s of Public Health (MPH) program. I direct two primary courses:  Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health (PRVM 818) and Motivational Interviewing in a Public Health Setting (PRVM 857).  The first course, Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health, is a required course, taken by all MPH students. The course, which I took over in 2006 and completely redesigned in 2009, provides an overview of social and behavioral aspects of public health including the relevance of psychological and social factors for health, the principles of health behavior change, the application of these principles in various health domains, and an introduction to health behavior and health promotion interventions. It begins with the rationale for studying social and behavioral aspects of health and examines select social and behavioral factors (e.g., gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity) as they relate to physical well-being. It then focuses on well-established theories of health behavior and examines the role of psychological and social factors in specific health topics (e.g., obesity, cancer, cardiovascular disease, smoking).  For this course I organized the first-ever poverty simulation for the KUMC community in 2011. The simulation, put on by the Northeast Kansas Community Action Program, provided the opportunity for MPH students to experience first-hand the realities faced by low-income people. The simulation demonstrates my efforts to integrate novel and experiential-based approaches into my teaching methods. Students noted on their simulation evaluations that the experience was one of the most influential educational experiences they had encountered to-date.  The second course that I direct, Motivational Interviewing in a Public Health Setting, is an elective course in the MPH program and is cross-listed with the graduate programs in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition.  I designed this course and have taught it once a year since 2005. This course, which introduces graduate students to Motivational Interviewing, its concepts, and to the subsequent skills required for helping people to change, has been extremely well-received.  Students have commented on their course evaluations that it is the most practical, useful, and applicable course taken during their graduate studies. My efforts in PRVM 818 and 857 led to Excellence in Public Health Teaching Awards in 2006 and 2010, demonstrating my effectiveness as a teacher.

I have also been very active teaching in the Medical School.  Since joining KUMC in 2005, I have regularly lectured to first and second year medical students in the following four courses: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (ICM 801), Clinical Skills (ICM 850), Foundations in Medicine (CORE 800), and Gastrointestinal and Nutrition Block (CORE 820).  In addition, I lead small groups of medical students each year in issues related to the Critical Evaluation of Clinical Trials (CORE 800), Cancer Prevention and Screening (CORE 805), and Clinical Skills I/Practice Based Learning (ICM 849).  Finally, I regularly lecture to MPH students and the broader KUMC community through Clinical and Translational Research Seminar (PRVM 808) and Public Health Seminar (PRVM 805), to psychiatry residents at KUMC through Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to graduate nursing students at KUMC taking Adult/Gerontological Health Care II (NSRG 865), to graduate dietetics and nutrition students taking Health Behavior Counseling (DN 870) and have participated in leading a group of medical students during their Health of the Public (PRVM 960) course, dental hygiene students at UMKC taking Applied Nutrition (LSB 320), and clinical health psychology PhD students at UMKC taking Theoretical Foundations of Clinical Psychology (PSY 631) and Community Based Participatory Research (PSY 5580) .

I have also been active on MPH and PhD committees at KUMC and the University of Kansas.  Together, I have chaired 15 MPH Thesis/Practicum committees, 1 PhD Dissertation committee, and served on an additional 11 MPH Thesis/Practicum committees.  I have also advised 13 MPH students and 1 PhD student.

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1. Educational Leadership

CV for Nicole L. Nollen

1. SERVICE ACTIVITIES

I have been actively engaged in professional service activities outside of and within the medical center since coming to KUMC.  On a national level, I co-chair the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Obesity and Eating Disorders Special Interest Group and, in this capacity, coordinate a yearly meeting of all members and network with national leaders in the obesity field.  As a result of my involvement with the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Obesity and Eating Disorders Special Interest Group, I have been asked to serve on a 6 member Obesity and Diabetes Action Team that is charged with creating position statements and commentaries to inform ongoing federal obesity-related legislation. In addition, I have reviewed grants for the NIH, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, abstracts for the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and The Obesity Society, and manuscripts for 15 journals. At the state level, I have consulted on research projects conducted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Health Institute and have participated in drafting policy-level recommendations with the Healthy Kansas Early Detection and Screening Planning Committee of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. At the community level, I have consulted with outreach staff at Swope Health Services on the provision of motivational interviewing counseling to clinic patients and provided training on community-based participatory research methods to members of the Latino and Native American communities in Kansas City. At KUMC, I am the Assistant Director of the K30 Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture Series, Chair the MPH Research Committee, am a member of the School of Medicine’s Election Committee and the Departmental Designee for all research involving human subjects, and have served on search committees for faculty and postdoctoral fellow recruitment.  I am also an active mentor for Taneisha Buchanan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota on a manuscript resulting from one of my recently funded research studies and an active mentor for Nia Thompson, MPH, and a second year medical student at KUMC on a manuscript resulting from my funded research.

 
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Student Mentorship:

October, 2005            Mentor for Tyler Kasti, Lisa Unruh, and Leslie Ablard, medical students enrolled in 4^th year required clerkship – Health of the Public.

Project Title: Management of Child and Adolescent Obesity in Kansas: Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Barriers, Skills, and Training Needs among Rural Physicians.

September, 2010             Mentor for Taneisha Buchanan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota on a

- present            manuscript resulting from one of my funded research studies.

Manuscript Title: Buchanan TS, Berg CJ, Cox LS, Nazir N, Benowitz NL, Yu L, Yturralde O, Jacob P, Ahluwalia JS, Nollen NL (under review). Adherence to varenicline among African American smokers: A comparison of blood levels, pill count, and self-report. Addiction.

January, 2009            Mentor for Nia Thompson, MPH, MS 1/2 at KUMC on a manuscript resulting from one of my

- present             funded research studies.

Manuscript Title: Thompson N, Nollen N, Nazir N, Sanderson Cox L, Faseru, B, Goggin K, Ahluwalia J. (under review). Unannounced telephone pill counts for assessing varenicline adherence in a pilot trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

CV for Nicole L. Nollen

1. RESEARCH and SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:

   My research interests focus on three related areas: Smoking cessation among underserved populations, behavioral treatment of obesity among high risk groups, and systems factors in schools related to obesity. I am an investigator on 15 extramurally funded ongoing or completed grants and a principal investigator on 6 of these grants: A New Faculty in Public Health Award from Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals ($130,000 direct costs), an NIH K12 ($533,520 direct costs), an Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research Award ($150,000 direct costs), a Sunflower Foundation, Health Care for Kansans award ($12,324), an Investigator-Initiated Research Contract with Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals ($25,525 direct costs), a Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute Award ($35,000 direct costs), and a NIH K23 ($543,590). In addition, I have a pending R01 with NIH ($2,394,206) as the PI. This grant scored in the 19^th percentile and received an impact score of 30 on the first submission and was resubmitted on July 5, 2011. In addition, I have two pending applications as a co-PI with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($150,000) and as a co-investigator with NIH ($2,498,075). A brief description of research projects conducted in each of my three research areas and the significance of this work is included below.

In total, I have published 39 peer-reviewed journal articles (11 first-authored) and have an additional 5 articles (1 as senior author) under review. Of these 39 articles, 34 have been completed since I began my tenure as a postdoctoral fellow at KUMC in 2004. I routinely publish in high quality journals: 83% (23/36) of my manuscripts are published in journals ranked in the top two quartiles in their respective category (e.g., Psychology, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health, Medicine, Nutrition & Dietetics) (3 do not have available journal rankings).  In the last five years, 93% (26/28) of my manuscripts have been published in journals ranked in the top two quartiles. In total, my articles have been cited 660 times or an average of 19 citations per each published articles.  [NOTE: Journal rankings are summarized as opposed to impact factors because they provide a more accurate portrayal of the quality of my publications. For example, I have published two articles in Health Psychology, the top journal in my discipline, but the impact factor of this journal is relatively low (4.416) in comparison to all other science journals.]

Project summaries by focus area:

A.  Smoking Cessation among the Underserved.  African Americans (AA) smoke fewer cigarettes per day than the general population, but experience disproportionately greater smoking attributable morbidity and mortality. Disparities are due, in part, to limited evaluation of tobacco use treatment interventions for this high risk group. Our experienced, multi-disciplinary team has been working to improve tobacco use treatment outcomes in AA smokers for the last 10 years. The long-term goal of our research program is to reduce disparities in tobacco-related morbidity and mortality by evaluating promising pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions for AA smokers. To this end, I have been involved with six studies: Health Behaviors of Smokers in Public Housing, NIH/NCI (Co-investigator, 2001-2005), a cluster-randomized R01 trial of smoking cessation and dietary change among public housing residents; Helping African American Light Smokers Quit, NIH/NCI (Co-investigator, 2001-2006), an NIH funded R01 clinical trial examining the efficacy of nicotine gum and motivational interviewing for smoking cessation among African American light smokers; Cigarette Craving in African Americans and Whites: An fMRI Study, Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (Co-investigator, 2003-2004), a pilot study examining potential racial/ethnic differences in nicotine craving among Black and White smokers using fMRI technology; Smoking Cessation Among the Homeless, American Lung Association (Co-investigator, 2003-2007) a randomized trial focusing on nicotine replacement and motivational interviewing counseling for smoking cessation among homeless individuals; Enhancing Smoking Cessation Treatment for African American Light Smokers, NIH/NCI (Co-investigator, 2006-2011), a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized R01 trial examining the efficacy of sustained release bupropion (active versus placebo) in combination with HE counseling for smoking cessation; and Enhancing Medication Compliance and Cessation Treatment Outcomes among African American Smokers, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute and Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals (Principal Investigator, 2008-2010), a randomized pilot study to estimate the effect of adherence support counseling in combination with Chantix for adherence and smoking cessation among AA smokers. In addition, I have an RO1 pending at NIH to better understand the disparities in quitting in African American and White smokers.  This proposal was reviewed in February, 2011 and received a impact score of 30 and a 19^th percentile on the first submission. This proposal was resubmitted in July, 2011. These six studies have resulted in 23 published manuscripts and numerous presentations at national and international meetings. Our efforts in evaluating promising behavioral and pharmacotherapy treatments, psychosocial and biological mechanisms related to drug use and treatment outcomes, and identifying individuals for whom treatments are most effective are critical to advancing tobacco use treatment for AA smokers and attenuating tobacco-related health disparities.

B.  Behavioral Treatment of Obesity. Overweight and obesity in the US has reached epidemic proportions. Of particular concern is the rise within certain segments of the population, including children and adolescents, ethnic minorities, and the poor. Our team has been working to impact obesity in these high risk groups for the last 3 years.  The long-term goal of our research program is to reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents, ethnic minorities, and the underserved through the development of novel and innovative treatment strategies. To this end, I have been involved in four studies: Bridging the Gap in Cancer Disparities Among Obese African American Women, American Cancer Society (Co-investigator, 2006-2009), a randomized trial examining whether the addition of motivational interviewing (MI) to a culturally-targeted behavioral weight loss program improves adherence to the intervention and increases weight loss behaviors among obese AA women; Enhancing Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adolescent Girls through Handheld Computers, NIH/ORWH (Principal Investigator, 2006-2008), a randomized trial examining the feasibility and acceptability of a lifestyle modification program delivered to adolescents via handheld computer and its impact on weight, diet, and physical activity; Health Hawks Pediatric Obesity Program, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, (Co-investigator, 2007-2009), a two-year study examining if the addition of an intensive parent weight loss component to a comprehensive pediatric obesity program (Healthy Hawks Plus) improves weight loss of the target child compared to a standard pediatric obesity program (Healthy Hawks); and Using Handheld Computers to Improve Diet and Sedentary Behaviors among Adolescent Girls, NHLBI (Principal Investigator, 2009-2013), a career development award to complete mentoring and research activities related to obesity prevention among adolescent girls. To date, they have resulted in 10 published manuscript and numerous presentations at national and international meetings. More manuscripts will follow as work on these projects are completed. By examining novel approaches for preventing and treating obesity, this research area has the potential to alter the trajectory of obesity and reduce obesity-related morbidity and mortality among high risk population subgroups.

C.  System Factors in Schools Related to Obesity.  Mounting evidence points to the school environment as one contributing factor to childhood obesity. Schools have an important role to play in obesity prevention, but discrepant beliefs about the schools role and their financial dependence on foods sold through a la carte (ALC) and vending (i.e., competitive foods), makes changing the food environment difficult and unlikely, even among the most motivated schools. Our team has been working to better understand system factors in schools related to obesity for the last 4 years.  The long-term goal of our research program is to improve children’s diets and reduce the incidence of childhood obesity by decreasing the availability and improving the quality of competitive foods at school. To this end, I have been involved in three studies: The School Environment and Adolescent Obesity, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, (Principal Investigator, 2004-2007), a two-part study comparing the availability and student purchasing of competitive foods in small and large high schools (Study 1) and examining school personnel’s perceptions of the school environment, its impact on obesity, and the potential impact of legislation regulating schools’ food/beverage offerings (Study 2); and The Financial Impact of A La Carte (ALC) Foods in Kansas Public Schools, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Principal Investigator, 2008-2010), a study examining how factors such as lower costs, higher meal prices, higher lunch participation, or use of supplementary funds are leveraged to effectively limit the availability of a la carte in Kansas schools. I obtained additional funding from The Sunflower Foundation, Health Care For Kansans to convene a meeting of key stakeholders to generate evidence-based recommendations aimed at stabilizing or modifying food service budgets while promoting healthier choices. These studies have resulted in 5 published manuscripts and numerous presentations at national and international meetings. In addition, I have two grant applications currently under review to continue this line of research.  The first, under review at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will examine the impact of statewide vending policy changes on school meal programs in Kansas. The second, not funded by The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City but under consideration with REACH Foundation, will bring healthier school meals to low income, urban children attending six elementary schools in Kansas City, Kansas (USD 500).  This innovative line of research examines adolescent obesity from a policy perspective and has the potential to directly impact state-level policies to reduce, eliminate, or improve the nutritional quality of ALC. In addition, this work combines efforts to address adolescent obesity from a behavioral and environmental/policy perspective. The combination of these two areas is critical to effectively slowing the trajectory of adolescent obesity.

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1. Scholarly Publications

1. Hines D, Nollen NL, Fretz AC. (1996 Autumn).  One-year follow up of college student occasional smokers. Tobacco Control, 5(3):231. PMCID: PMC1759522
2. Hines D,  Fretz AC,  Nollen L. (1998 Dec).  Regular and occasional smoking by college students:  personality attributions of smokers and nonsmokers. Psychological Reports. 83(3 Pt2):1299-1306.
3. Heiland MF,Goggin K, Kessler K, Brammer SK, Nollen NL, Murray T, Schmidt CK. (2002).  Changes in meaning and identity for HIV+ gay men in the wake of combination therapies.  Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality. 14 (1):55-79.
4. Nollen NL, Goggin K, Heiland M, Catley D, Brammer S, Schmidt C,  Murray T. (2002).  The future of AIDS: The impact of combination therapy on the health behaviors of HIV+ gay men. AIDS & Behavior, 6:31-139.
5. Kennedy SK, Nollen NL, Goggin K. (2004).  Adherence to HIV medications: Utility of the theory of self-determination.  Cognitive Therapy and Research. 28 (5):611-628.
6. Nollen NL, Adewale S, Okuyemi KS, Ahluwalia JS, Parakoyi A.  (2004 Jun).  Workplace tobacco policies and smoking cessation practices of physicians.  Journal of the National Medical Association, 96(6):838-842.  PMCID: PMC2568351
7. Nollen NL, Catley D, Davies G, Hall M, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Jul).  Religiosity, social support, and smoking cessation among urban African American smokers.  Addictive Behaviors. 30(6):1225-1229. Epub 2004 Nov.
8. Holsen LM, Zarcone JR, Thompson TI, Brooks WM, Anderson MF, Ahluwalia JS, Nollen NL, Savage CR. (2005 Sep).  Neural mechanisms underlying food motivation in children and adolescents.  Neuroimage, 27(3):669-676.  PMCID: PMC1535274
9. Greiner KA, Born W, Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Nov).  Knowledge and perceptions of colorectal cancer screening among urban African Americans.  Journal of General Internal Medicine, 20(11):977-983.  PMCID: PMC1490251
10. Befort C, Kaur H, Nollen NL, Sullivan DK, Nazir N, Choi WS, Hornberger L,  Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Mar).  Fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white adolescents:  associations with home availability and food consumption settings.  Journal of the American Dietetics Association. 106(3),367-373.
11. Okuyemi KS, Powell JN, Savage CR, Hall SB, Nollen N, Holsen LM, McClernon FJ, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Mar).  Enhanced cue-elicited brain activation in African American compared with Caucasian smokers:  a fMRI study.  Addiction Biology, 11(1):97-106.
12. Nollen N, Kaur H, Pulvers K, Choi W, Fitzgibbon M, Li C, Nazir N, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Apr). Correlates of ideal body size among Black and White adolescents.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35(2):276-284.
13. Okuyemi KS, Caldwell AR, Thomas JL, Born W, Richter KP, Nollen NL, Braunstein K,  Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Apr).  Homelessness and smoking cessation: Insights from focus groups. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.  8(2):287-296.
14. Ahluwalia JS, Okuyemi K, Nollen N, Choi WS, Kaur H, Pulvers K, Mayo MS. (2006 Jun).  The effects of nicotine gum and counseling among African American light smokers:  a 2×2 factorial design.  Addiction, 101(6):883-891.
15. Nollen NL, Mayo MS, Sanderson Cox L, Okuyemi KS, Choi WS, Kaur H, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Jun). Predictors of quitting among African American light smokers enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.  Journal of General Internal Medicine.  21(6):590-595.  PMCID: PMC1924642
16. Holsen LM, Zarcone JR, Brooks WM, Butler MG, Thompson TI, Ahluwalia JS, Nollen NL, Savage CR. (2006 Jun).  Neural mechanisms underlying hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome.  Obesity (Silver Spring), 14(6):1028-1037.  PMCID: PMC1535344
17. Okuyemi KS, Nollen NL, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Jul). Interventions to facilitate smoking cessation.  American Family Physician, 74(2):262-271.
18. Befort CA, Greiner KA, Hall S, Pulvers KM, Nollen NL, Charbonneau A, Kaur H,  Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Oct).  Weight-related perceptions among patients and physicians:  How well do physicians judge patients’ motivation to lose weight? Journal of General Internal Medicine. 21(10):1086-1090.  PMCID: PMC1831634
19. Okuyemi KS, Thomas JL, Hall S, Nollen NL, Richter KP, Jeffries SK, Caldwell AR, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Oct). Smoking cessation in homeless populations:a pilot clinical trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 8(5):689-699.
20. Ely AC, Greiner KA, Born W, Hall S, Rhode PC, James AS, Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Fall). Concordance of patient-physician obesity diagnosis and treatment beliefs in rural practice settings.  Journal of Rural Health, 22(4):364-366.
21. Okuyemi KS, Cox LS, Nollen NL, Snow TM, Kaur H, Choi W, Nazir N, Mayo MS, Ahluwalia JS. (2007 Jan-Feb).  Baseline characteristics and recruitment strategies in a randomized clinical trial of African American light smokers. American Journal of Health Promotion, 21(3):183-191.
22. Okuyemi KS, James AS, Mayo MS, Nollen N, Catley D, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. (2007 Feb). Pathways to health: a cluster randomized trial of nicotine gum and motivational interviewing for smoking cessation in low income housing. Health Education and Behavior, 34(1):43-54. Epub 2006 Jun 15.
23. Li C, Goran MI, Kaur H, Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS. (2007 Mar). Developmental trajectories of overweight during childhood: role of early life factors. Obesity. 15(3):760-771.
24. Ahluwalia JS, Nollen N, Kaur H, James AS, Mayo MS, Resnicow K. (2007 Mar).  Pathway to health: cluster-randomized trial to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public housing. Health Psychology. 26 (2):214-221.
25. Nollen NL, Befort CA, Snow P, Daley CM, Ellerbeck EF, Ahluwalia JS. (2007 May).  The school food environment and adolescent obesity: qualitative insights from high school principals and food service personnel. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4:18.  PMCID: PMC1892033
26. Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS, Mayo MS, Richter K, Choi WS, Okuyemi KS, Rescinow K. (2007 Dec).  A randomized trial of targeted educational materials for smoking cessation in African Americans using transdermal nicotine. Health Education and Behavior, 34(6):911-927. Epub 2007 Jun 18.
27. Banitt AA, Kaur H, Pulvers KM, Nollen NL, Ireland M, Fitzgibbon ML. (2008 May) BMI percentiles and body image discrepancy in black and white adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring),16(5):987-91. Epub 2008 Feb 21.
28. Nollen N, Befort C, Pulvers K, James AS, Kaur H, Mayo MS, Hou Q, Ahluwalia JS. (2008 May). Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with increased fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public housing enrolled in a randomized trial.  Health Psychology, 27 (3 suppl), S252-259.
29. Befort CA, Nollen N, Ellerbeck EF, Sullivan DK, Thomas JL, Ahluwalia JS. (2008 Oct). Motivational interviewing fails to improve outcomes of a behavioral weight loss program for obese African American women: a pilot randomized trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31(5):367-77. Epub 2008 Jun 28.
30. Pulvers KM, Kaur H, Nollen NL, Greiner KA, Befort CA, Hall S, Born W, Fitzgibbon ML, Ahluwalia JS. (2008 Oct).  Comparison of body perceptions between obese primary care patients and physicians: Implications for practice. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(1);73-81.  Epub 2008 Jun 25.
31. Befort C, Lynch R, James RL, Carroll SL, Nollen N, Davis A. (2008 Nov).  Perceived barriers and benefits to research participation among school administrators.  Journal of School Health, 78(11), 581-586.
32. Berg C, Choi WS, Kaur H, Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS. (2009 Feb). The roles of parenting, church attendance, and depression in adolescent smoking. Journal of Community Health, 34(1):56-63.
33. Nollen NL, Befort C, Davis AM, Snow T, Mahnken J, Hou Q, Story M, Ahluwalia JS. (2009 May).  Competitive foods in schools:  Availability and purchasing in predominately rural small and large high schools.  Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(5):857-64.
34. Daley CM, Cowan P, Nollen NL, Greiner KA, Choi WS. (2009 Jul) Assessing the scientific accuracy, readability, and cultural appropriateness of a culturally targeted smoking cessation program for American Indians. Health Promotion Practice, 10(3):386-93. Epub 2008 Mar 6.
35. Ho MK, Faseru B, Choi WS, Nollen NL, Mayo MS, Thomas JL, Okuyemi KS, Ahluwalia JS, Benowitz NL, Tyndale RF (2009 Dec).  Utility and relationships of biomarkers of smoking in African-American light smokers.  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 18(12):3426-34. PMCID: PMC2791893
36. Cox LS, Faseru B, Mayo MS, Krebill R, Snow TS, Bronars CA, Nollen NL, Choi WS, Okuyemi KS, Salzman GA, Benowitz NL, Tyndale RF, Ahluwalia JS (2011 Jan). Design, baseline characteristics, and retention of African American light smokers into a randomized trial involving biological data. Trials, 12:22. PMCID: PMC3038942
37. Davis AM, Bennett KJ, Befort C, Nollen N. (2011 Jan). Obesity and related health behaviors among urban and rural children in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004 and 2005-2006. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. [Epub ahead of print]
38. Nollen NL, Cox LS, Nazir N, Ellerbeck EF, Owen A, Pankey S, Thompson N, Ahluwalia JS. (2011 April). A pilot clinical trial of varenicline for smoking cessation in Black smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.  [Epub ahead of print]
39. Nollen NL, Kimminau KS, Nazir N.  (2011 Jun). Demographic and financial characteristics of school districts with low and high á la carte sales in rural Kansas public schools. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 111(6):879-83.
40. Faseru B, Choi WS, Krebill R, Mayo MS, Nollen NL, Okuyemi KS, Ahluwalia JS, Sanderson Cox L (accepted for publication). Factors associated with smoking menthol cigarettes among treatment-seeking African American light smokers. Addictive Behaviors.

Manuscripts in press:

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Manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted for publication:

1. Berg CJ, Ling PM, Hayes RB, Murtha E, Nollen N, Nehl E, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS (under review). Nondaily smokers versus nonsmokers and daily smokers: Distinguishing characteristics and factors related to readiness to quit. Health Education Research.
2. Buchanan TS, Berg CJ, Cox LS, Nazir N, Benowitz NL, Yu L, Yturralde O, Jacob P, Ahluwalia JS, Nollen NL (under review). Adherence to varenicline among African American smokers: A comparison of blood levels, pill count, and self-report. Addiction.
3. Cox LS, Nollen N, Mayo MS, Choi WS, Faseru B, Benowitz NL, Tyndale RF, Okuyemi KS, Ahluwalia JS (under review). Bupropion for smoking cessation treatment in African American light smokers. Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
4. Thompson N, Nollen NL, Nazir N, Sanderson Cox L, Faseru B, Goggin K, Ahluwalia JS (under review). Unannounced telephone pill counts for assessing varenicline adherence in a pilot clinical trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Invited or non-peer-reviewed articles or reviews:

Okuyemi KS, Nollen NL, Ahluwalia JS. (2006).Smoking Cessation. American Family Physician, 74 (2), 262-271.

Books and book chapters:

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Published abstracts:

1. Brammer S., Goggin KJ, Heiland MF, Nollen NL, Gibbs AA,  Schmidt C, Murray T, Lawrenz CE. (1999 Mar). Relationship change in the wake of combination therapy. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21(suppl.),  S258.  Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA,1999 Mar.
2. Gibbs AA, Goggin KJ, Heiland MF, Brammer S, Nollen NL, Murray TS, Lawrenz CE, Schmidt C. (1999 Mar). Self-reported adherence to triple drug therapy for HIV+ gay men. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21(suppl.), S260.  Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1999 Mar.
3. Goggin K, Heiland MF, Brammer S, Nollen NL, Murray T, Schmidt CK. (2001 Mar). Barriers to employment for HIV+ gay men in the “new era” of AIDS.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 23 (suppl.), S12. Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2001 Mar.
4. Nollen NL, Goggin KJ, Heiland MF, Brammer S, Gibbs AA, Lawrenz CE, Schmidt C, Murray T. (1999 Mar). Sex, drugs, and combo: The impact of combination therapy on the health behaviors of gay men.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21(suppl.), S263.  Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1999 Mar.
5. Nollen N, Goggin K, Heiland M, Catley D, Brammer S, Schmidt C, Murray T. (2002 Apr).  The future of AIDS: The impact of combination therapy on the health behaviors of HIV+ gay men.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24 (suppl.),  S39.
6. Nollen NL, Kaur S, Pulvers K, Choi W, Fitzgibbon M, Li C, Nazir N, Ahluwalia JS. (2003 Sep).  Correlates of ideal body size among Black and White adolescents.  Obesity Research, 11 (suppl.),  601-P. Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, 2003 Oct.
7. Okuyemi KS, Nollen N, Hall S, Rhode P, Lee R, Greiner KA, Ahluwalia JS. (March, 2004).  Cigarette Smoking, Diet, and Physical Activity in a Homeless Population.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 27 (suppl.),  94.  Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, March 2004.
8. Born WK, Pulvers K, Lee RE, Nollen NL, Greiner AG, Kaur H, Fitzgibbon M. (2004 Mar). Body Image Discrepancy among Rural Obese Patients. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 27 (suppl.), 81. Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2004 Mar.
9. Ahluwalia JS, Nollen NL, Okuyemi K, Resnicow K, Mayo M. (2004 Oct).  Pathways to Health: A randomized trial of dietary change and smoking cessation among smokers in public housing.  Obesity Research, 12 (suppl.), 239-P.  Also presented at poster session at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, 2004 Nov.
10. Pulvers KM, Born W, Greiner K A, Nollen NL, Kaur H, Hall S, Fitzgibbon ML, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Apr). Do you see what I see? Body image perceptions among obese rural primary care patients and their physicians. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31 (suppl.), 87. Also presented as a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2006 Apr.
11. Nollen NL, Befort C, Snow T, Daley C, Ellerbeck E, Ahluwalia J (2007 Mar).  The school food environment and adolescent obesity: Qualitative insights from high school administrators and food service personnel. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 33 (suppl.), 194. Also presented at poster session at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C., 2007 Mar.
12. Nollen NL, Befort C, Davis A, Mahnken J, Story M, Ahluwalia J (2007 Oct).  Competitive food availability and purchasing in small and large high schools and their relationship to student BMI.  Obesity Research, 15 (suppl), 616-P.  Also presented at poster session at the Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society, New Orleans, LA, 2007 Oct.
13. Befort C, Nollen N, Ellerbeck E, Sullivan D, Thomas J, Ahluwalia JS.  (2007 Oct).  Motivational interviewing for improving outcomes of a behavioral weight loss program for obese African American women: A pilot randomized trial. Obesity Research, 15 (suppl), 700-P.  Also presented at poster session Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society, New Orleans, LA, 2007 Oct.
14. Snow T, Nollen NL, Befort C, Carroll S, Daley C, Davis A, Ahluwalia J (2008 Mar).  High school physical education and adolescent obesity:  Qualitative insights from school personnel.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 35 (suppl), 178.  Also presented at poster session at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, 2008 Mar.
15. Befort C, Austin H, Krigel S, Banitt A, Nollen N (2010 Apr).  Social Problem Solving Inventory predicts success in behavioral weight control, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39 (suppl), 145.
16. Nollen NL, Kimminau K, Nazir N, Lee, R (2010 Apr). Examining the financial impact of a la carte in Kansas public schools, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39 (suppl), 231.  Poster also presented at Healthy Eating Research Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, 2009 Dec.

Other scholarly publications

Nollen N, Kimminau K (2010). Financial impact of à la carte offerings in Kansas public schools: A research brief. Accessible at http://ph.kumc.edu/documents/FinancialImpactofALaCarte.pdf.

1. Presentations and posters

Oral paper presentations:

Scientific papers presented at national and international meetings:*

1. Kennedy S, Goggin K, Nollen N, Wise D, Reese-Smith J, Greer-Terhune N, Burgess D. (2002 Apr).  Adherence to HIV medications:  The role of autonomous regulation, autonomy support, and self-efficacy.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Also published abstract:  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24(suppl), S50, 2002 Apr.
2. Nollen N, Mayo M, Cox L, Okuyemi K, Choi W, Kaur H, Ahluwalia J. (2005 Mar).  Predictors of quitting among African American light smokers enrolled in a randomized trial. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.  Also published abstract: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2006 Mar.
3. Steele R, Jelalian E, Davis A, Delamater A, Nollen N, Janicke D. (2009 Aug).  Treatment of pediatric obesity in diverse settings: Toward more ecologically-relevant interventions. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.
4. Cox LS, Nollen NL, Mayo MS, Choi WS, Faseru B, Snow TS, Bronars CA, Tyndale R, Benowitz N, Okuyemi KS, Ahluwalia JS (2010 Feb).  Bupropion for treatment of African American light smokers.  Presented as part of the symposium, Light smokers: A multidisciplinary perspective and future directions, at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Also published abstract: Symposium at the 17^th Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT). 2011. Toronto, Canada.
5. Buchanan TS, Cox LS, Nollen NL, Thomas JL, Berg CJ, Mayo MS, Ahluwalia JS. (2011 Mar). Perceived treatment assignment and smoking cessation in a clinical trial of bupropion. In E.R. Gritz, (Chair) Personalizing Tobacco Treatment: From Genes to the Community. Symposium to be conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Preventive Oncology.

Also published abstract:  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Apr;20(4):721.

*All underwent peer-review and were recommended as oral paper presentations based on merit.

Scientific papers presented at local and regional meetings:

Nollen N. Kennedy S, Goggin K, Gill-Fletcher D. (September, 2001). Barriers to antiviral adherence.  HIV Update: Partnering science and practice to provide opportunities for new directions in patient treatment and care, UMKC School of Medicine and the Kansas City Chapter of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

Poster presentations:

Poster presentations at national and international meetings:*

1. Hughes RA, Baker MR, Nollen NL, Chou SH, Nordyke KA, Cunnick JE. (1995 Mar).   Behavioral and immunological consequences of brief embryonic exposure to nicotine or alcohol in domestic fowl chicks.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
2. Hines D, Nollen NL, Fretz A. (1996 Aug).  One year follow-up of college student occasional smokers.  Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
3. Nauta M, Abhold J, Koffman S, Nollen NL, Duggan P. (1997 Ap).  Trauma response team:  Meeting the needs of the campus and providing training for future responders. Symposium presented at the Annual Convening of Crisis Intervention Personnel, Chicago, IL.
4. Hines D, Fretz A, Nollen NL. (1997 Aug).  Smoking and perceived personality characteristics:  Attributions of smokers and nonsmokers.  Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
5. Nollen NL. (1998 Aug).  Heterosexuals’ beliefs about and attitudes toward bisexuality. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
6. Nollen NL, Whitley, B. (1998 Aug).  Preliminary investigation of heterosexuals’ attitudes toward bisexuality.  Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
7. O’Byrne KK, Kovach H, Nollen N, Murdock N. (2000 Aug).  Professional socialization in counseling psychology:  A survey of graduate students.   Poster session presented at annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
8. Heiland MF, Goggin K, Brant-Kessler K, Brammer SK, Nollen NL, Murray T, Schmidt CK. (2001 Aug).  Meaning and identity in the wake of combination therapy.  Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
9. Nollen NL, Goggin K, Kennedy S, Burgess D, Greer-Terhune N, Reese-Smith J, Wise D. (2002 Apr).  Monitoring coping style and antiviral adherence in HIV+ patients.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
10. Nollen NL, Adewale S, Okuyemi K, Hou Q, Parakoyi B, Ahluwalia J. (2003 Mar).  Smoking cessation practices of Nigerian physicians.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research in Nicotine and Tobacco.
11. Nollen NL, Snow T, Okuyemi KS, Mayo MS, Choi W, Nazir N, Kaur H, Ahluwalia JS. (2004 Feb).  Estimation of the sensitivity of carbon monoxide and serum cotinine among African American light smokers.  Poster presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the Society of Research in Nicotine and Tobacco.
12. Banitt A, Nollen N, Catley D, Okuyemi KS, Nazir N, Ahluwalia JS. (2004 Feb).  Autonomous and controlled motivation and confidence for quitting smoking among African American light smokers.  Poster presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the Society of Research in Nicotine and Tobacco.
13. Bond R, Okuyemi KS, Nollen N, Mayo MS, Ahluwalia JS. (2004 Feb).  Nicotine dependence among African American light smokers.  Poster presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the Society of Research in Nicotine and Tobacco.
14. Befort C, Nollen N, Kaur H, Sullivan DK, Nazir N, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Apr).  Fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among adolescents. Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.
15. Nollen N, Ahluwalia J, Okuyemi K, Choi W, Kaur H, Mayo M. (2005 Mar).  Kick it at Swope II (KIS II):  Baseline Data from a Smoking Cessation Trial among African American Light Smokers.  Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.
16. Snow T, Nollen N, Okuyemi K, Choi W, Kaur H, Ahluwalia J. (2005 Mar).  Recruitment of African American Light Smokers into a Clinical Trial:  The KIS II Experience.  Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.
17. Okuyemi KS, James AS, Mayo MS, Nollen NL, Catley D, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Mar).  Pathways to Health:  Cluster Randomized Trial of Nicotine Gum and Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation In Low-Income Housing. Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.
18. Okuyemi KS, Caldwell A, Richter KP, Nollen NL, Hall S, Jeffries S, Born W, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Mar).  Smoking Cessation in Homeless Populations: A Pilot Intervention. Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.
19. Caldwell A, Okuyemi KS, Jeffries S, Richter KP, Nollen NL, Hall SB, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Mar).  Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Homeless Individuals in Smoking Cessation Research: The POWER TO QUIT  Experience. Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.
20. Okuyemi KS, Savage CR, Nollen NL, Powell JN, Hall SB, Holsen LM, McClernon FJ, Ahluwalia JS. (2005 Mar).  Differences In Brain Activation Between African Americans and Caucasians During Cigarette Craving: A functional MRI study. Poster presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.
21. Thomas JL, Ahluwalia JS, Choi WS, Nollen NL, Okuyemi K, Haire-Joshu D, Mayo MS.  (2005 Mar)  Smoking Cessation in African Americans with Diabetes:  Secondary Analyses of Three Randomized Trials.  Poster presented at the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco for Annual Meeting, March, 2005, Prague, Czech Republic.
22. Faseru B, Okuyemi KS, Hall S, Powell J, Nollen NL, Ahluwalia JS. (2006 Feb).  Differences in smoking topography between menthol and non-menthol smokers.  Poster session at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, FL.
23. Nollen N, Bronars C, Lipari J, Sanderson-Cox L, Mayo M, Thomas J, Ahluwalia J. (2009 Apr). Smoking-related weight concerns among obese African American light smokers enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.  Presented at the 15^th Joint Conference of SRNT and SRNT-Europe, Dublin, Ireland.
24. Cupertino AP, Nollen N, Faseru B, Mayo M, Ahluwalia J, Cox LS. (2009 Apr). Experiences of discrimination among African American light smokers.  Presented at the 15^th Joint Conference of SRNT and SRNT-Europe, Dublin, Ireland. POS2-2,61.
25. Nollen N, Nazir N, Cox L, Ellerbeck E, Goggin K, Catley D, Ahluwalia J. (2010 Feb). Adherence to study medication and cessation outcomes in a randomized pilot study of Chantix among African American smokers. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland.
26. Nollen N, Ahluwalia J, Mayo M, Krebill R, Goggin K, Catley D, Cox L. (2010 Feb). Adherence to study medication among African American light smokers enrolled in a placebo-controlled trial of bupropion. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland.
27. Ho M, Faseru B, Choi W, Nollen N, Mayo M, Thomas J, Okuyemi K, Ahluwalia J, Benowitz N, Tyndale R. (2010 Feb). Utility of biomarkers of smoking in African American light smokers. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland.
28. Cox L, Mayo M, Krebill R, Nollen N, Faseru B, Benowitz N, Ahluwalia J. (2010 Feb). Assessment of daily smoking using timeline follow-back among African-American light smokers. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland.
29. Owen AM, Thompson NJ, Pankey SL, Nollen NL. (2010 Nov). Exploring the role of religiosity in smoking cessation for African Americans. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
30. Buchanan TS, Berg CJ, Cox LS, Nazir, N, Ahluwalia, JS, Benowitz NL, Nollen NL. (2011 Feb).  A Comparison of Adherence Measures for Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy among African American Smokers. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Toronto, Canada.
31. Berg C J, Ling PM, Hayes RB, Murtha E, Nollen N, Nehl E, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. (2011 Feb). Nondaily smokers versus nonsmokers and daily smokers: Distinguishing characteristics and factors related to readiness to quit smoking. Annual Meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Toronto, Canada.
32. Nollen N, Thompson N, Nazir N, Sanderson Cox L, Goggin K, Ahluwalia J. (2011 Feb). Unannounced Telephone Pill Counts For Assessing Varenicline Adherence in A Pilot Trial. Annual Meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Toronto, Canada.

*All underwent peer-review and were recommended as poster presentations based on merit.

Poster presentations at local and regional meetings:

1. Buffington S, Bond R. Snow T, Nollen N, Okuyemi K, Ahluwalia J. (2003 Oct).  Motivational interviewing and health education for smoking cessation among African American light smokers.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Kansas Public Health Association.
2. Bond R, Buffington S, Snow T, Nollen N, Okuyemi K, Ahluwalia J. (2003 Oct).  Differences between African American light and heavy smokers.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Kansas Public Health Association.
3. Owen AM, Pankey SL, Thompson NJ, Nazir N, Nollen NL. (2009 Sep). The experience of side effects among African Americans taking Chantix in a smoking cessation study. 66th Annual Kansas Public Health Association Conference, Wichita, KS.
4. Thompson NJ, Pankey SL, Owen AM, Nazir N, Nollen NL. (2009 Sep). Evaluating the use of the unannounced pill count for measuring adherence in African American smokers. Missouri Public Health Association Conference, Columbia, MO. This poster was awarded first place.
5. Nollen NL, Nazir N, Cox LS, Ellerbeck E, Pankey SL, Owen AM, Thompson NJ, Goggin K, Catley D, Ahluwalia JS. (2009 Sep). Adherence to study medication and cessation outcomes in a randomized pilot study of Chantix among African American smokers. Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute Annual Mason’s Day, Kansas City, KS.

Invited seminars at other universities:

1. Nollen N & Murray T. (1999 Mar). The impact of combination therapy on the health behaviors of HIV+ gay men.  Undergraduate Research Seminar, Northwest Missouri State University, Marysville, MO.
2. Nollen N, Goggin K & Heiland M. (1999 Apr). Employment aspirations, health behaviors, and meaning in the wake of combination therapies.  Professional Seminar, University of Kansas Clinical Psychology Program, Lawrence, KS.
3. Nollen N & Jeffries S. (2003 Nov). Introduction to motivational interviewing.  Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program, University of Kansas.
4. Nollen N & Snow P. (2005 Jan). Exploring vending and a la carte in high schools. Annual Conference of Kansas Food Service Personnel, Topeka, KS
5. Nollen N & Jeffries S. (2005 Apr). Motivational Interviewing.  Theories of Counseling. Undergraduate Psychology Students. Baker University, Baldwin, KS.
6. Nollen N & Rhode P. (2005 Nov). Obesity and public health. Theoretical Foundations of Clinical Psychology. Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
7. Nollen N. (2008 Feb).  An introduction to motivational interviewing. Presentation to psychology graduate students and interns, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
8. Nollen N. (2008 Oct). Obesity and public health. Theoretical Foundations of Clinical Psychology. Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

1. Other evidence of scholarship

March, 2010            Organized and facilitated a meeting of 50 local, state, and national stakeholders to discuss             findings from our study, Exploring the financial impact of a la carte offerings in Kansas public             schools. Through a facilitated discussion, stakeholders suggested policy and programmatic             changes as next step opportunities to improve the health and financial stability of public school             food environments at the local, district, state, and federal level. Recommendations were             assembled into a research brief disseminated to 1,500 local, district, state, and federal sources.

Aug, 2011            Live interview on KCTV5 morning news to discuss the real-world application of findings from

my study exploring the financial impact of à la carte offerings in Kansas public schools

Nov, 2011            Recorded interview with KCUR 89.3 FM for their KC Currents segment to discuss ongoing nutrition and fitness initiatives in Kansas City, including my adolescent obesity prevention pilot study (5 K23 HL090496).