Referred Journal Articles ( in chronological order)

  • Francis, L. A., Hofer, S. M., & Birch, L. L. (2001). Predictors of maternal child-feeding practices: Differences between overweight and non-overweight mothers. Appetite, 37, 231-243.
  • Francis, L. A., Lee, Y., & Birch, L. L. (2003). Parental weight status, and girls’ television viewing, snacking, and body mass indexes. Obesity Research, 11, 143-151.
  • Sherry, B., McDivitt, J, Birch, L. L., Cook, F, Sanders, S, Prish, J, Francis, L. A., Scanlon K. S. (2004). Attitudes, practices, and concerns about child feeding and child weight status among socioeconomically diverse Caucasian, Hispanic, and African-American mothers. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104, 215-221.
  • Faith, M. S., Francis, L. A., Sherry, B. S., Scanlon, K. S., & Birch, L. L. (2004). Relationships between maternal feeding style and child energy intake and body composition: Findings from a quantitative and qualitative literature review. Obesity Research, 12, 1711-1722.
  • Francis, L. A. & Birch, L. L. (2005). Maternal weight status modulates the effects of restriction on daughters’ eating and weight. International Journal of Obesity, 29, 942-949.
  • Francis, L.A. & Birch, L. L. (2005). Maternal influence on daughters’ restrained eating behavior. Health Psychology, 24, 548-554.
  • Davison, K. K., Francis, L. A., Birch, L. L. (2005). Links between parents’ and girls’ television viewing behaviors: A longitudinal examination. Journal of Pediatrics, 147, 436-442.
  • Davison, K. K., Francis, L. A., Birch, L. L. (2005).  Re-examining obesigenic families:  Parents' dietary and activity behaviors predict girls' change in BMI across age 5 to 11 years. Obesity Research, 13, 1980-1990.
  • Francis, L.A. & Birch, L. L. (2006). Does eating during television viewing affect preschool children’s intake? Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106,  598-600.
  • Kranz, S., Smiciklas-Wright, H., Francis, L. A. (2006). Diet quality, added sugar, and dietary fiber intakes in American preschoolers. Pediatric Dentistry, 28, 164-171. 
  • Galloway, A. T., Fiorito, L., Francis, L. A., Birch, L. L. (2006). Effects of encouraging food consumption in preschool children: Links to weight status and child-feeding practices. Appetite, 46, 318-323.
  • Francis, L. A., Ventura, A. K. & Birch, L. L. (2007).  Parental weight status predicts daughters’ weight gain and overeating through middle childhood. Obesity, 15, 1544-1553.
  • Downs, D. S., Feinberg, M., Hillemeier, M. M., Weisman, C. S, Chase, G. S., Chuang, C. H, Parrott, R., Francis, L. A. (under review). Design of The Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study (CePAWHS) Strong Healthy Women Intervention:  Improving Preconceptional Health. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
  • Francis, L. A., Ventura, A. K., Birch, L. L. (under review). Television viewing, family meals and weight gain in middle childhood. Obesity.
  • Francis, L. A. & Susman, E. J. (in progress).  Self-regulation failure and excessive weight gain from age 3 to 12 years.

Non-referred journal articles

  • Francis, L.A. (2005). Rigid rules and rampant eating: Good intentions gone awry. Pediatric Basics, The Journal of Pediatric Nutrition and Development ,111, 10-17, Special Edition.

Book Reviews

  • Francis, L. A. (2004). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: A Clinician's Guide. Edited by Cooper Z., Fairburn C. G., Hawker D. M. Guilford Publications, 2003. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 36, 217.