School of Nursing

Publications for Biobehavorial Health

Jacqueline McGrath PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

  • McGrath, J. M., Bromiker, R., Hanlon, A., McGlothen-Bell, K., & Medoff-Cooper, B. (2021, epub ahead of print). Relative Changes in Sucking Patterns from Early Oral Feeding to Corrected Term Age in Preterm Infants. Advances in Neonatal Care, 2021(3),

  • McGlothen-Bell, K., Recto, P., McGrath, J. M., Brownell, E., & Cleveland, L. (2021, epub ahead of print). Recovering Together: Mothers’ Experiences Providing Skin-to-Skin Care for Their Infants with NAS. Advances in Neonatal Care, 2021(1),

  • Diallo, A. F., Lockwood, M. B, Maki, K., Franks, A. T., Abhrarup, R., Lara, J., Joseph, P. V., Henderson, W. 

  • A., Yoon, S., McGrath, J., Green S. J., Fink, A. M. (2020, epub ahead of print). Metabolic profiling of blood and urine for exploring the functional role of the microbiota in human health. Biological Research for Nursing, doi: 10.1177/1099800420941080
  • Van Allen, C. Mott, S., McGrath, J., De Grazia, M. (2021, epub ahead of print). Parental Perception of Cranial Orthotic Treatments for Infants with Deformational Plagiocephaly, Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 1-9. doi: 10.1097/JPO.0000000000000289

  • Vittner, D., Butler, S., Smith, K., Makris, N., Brownell, E., Abou (Samra), H., & McGrath J. M. (2019). Parent Engagement correlates with Parent and Preterm Infant Oxytocin Release during Skin-to-Skin Contact. Advances in Neonatal Care, 19(1), 73-79.  doi:10.1097/ANC.0000000000000558

  • Xu, W., Judge, M., Maas, K., Hussain, N., McGrath, J. M., Henderson, W. A., & Cong, X. (2018). Systematic Review of effects of Enteral Feeding on Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants. JOGNN: Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, 47(3), 451-463. 

  • McGlothen-Bell, K., Recto, P., Cleveland, L., Brownell, E., & McGrath, J. M. (2020). Feeding behaviors in infants with prenatal opioid exposure: An integrative review. Advances in Neonatal Care, 20(5), 374-383. doi:10.1097/ANC.0000000000000762

Darpan I. Patel PhD

  • Sanford JA, Nogiec CD, Lindholm ME, Adkins JN, Amar D, Dasari S, Drugan JK, Fernández FM, Radom-Aizik S, Schenk S, Snyder MP. Molecular transducers of physical activity consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the dynamic responses to exercise. Cell. 2020 Jun 25;181(7):1464-74.

  • Castellano V, Patel DI, White LJ. Cytokine responses to acute and chronic exercise in multiple sclerosis. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2008 Jun;104(6):1697-702. PubMed PMID: 18388249. 

  • Patel DI, White LJ. Effect of 10-day forced treadmill training on neurotrophic factors in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2013 Feb;38(2):194-9. PMID: 23438232

  • Mokhtarzade M, Ranjbar R, Majdinasab N, Patel DI, Sharmsi MM. Effect of aerobic interval training on serum IL-10, TNFα and adipokines levels in women with multiple sclerosis: possible relations with fatigue and quality of life. Endocrine. 2017 Aug57(2): 262-271; PMID: 28616851

  • Mokhtarzade M, Motl R, Negaresh R, Zimmer P, Khodadoost M, Baker JS, Patel D, Majdinasab N, Ranjbar R. Exercise-induced changes in neurotrophic factors and markers of blood-brain barrier permeability are moderated by weight status in multiple sclerosis. Neuropeptides. 2018 May 31. PMID: 29880392 

Viola Benavente PhD, RN

  • Kim, S. C., Covington, B., Benavente, V., & Willson, P. (2019). Capstone projects as experiential evidence-based practice education. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15(3), e51-e56. doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2018.12.011

  • Martinez-Rogers, N., Zamora, H., Benavente, V., Dittmar, V. & Morant, L. Introducing baccalaureate nursing students in a veterans’ health primary care setting. (2020, under review). Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

  • Benavides, H., Meireles, C. Benavente, V., & Wang, J., Educating minority, older adults in plant-based diet during the pandemic: Opportunities using digital health and telehealth technologies Journal of Medical Internet Research in Aging