sabrown@mail.utexas.edu
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College: Nursing

Home Department: Nursing

Education: PhD,

Research interests:Strategies to prevent type 2 diabetes, especially in Mexican Americans; education and
group support for diabetic adults and family members; examining genetic profiles to
determine influence on responsiveness to behavioral interventions

Recent Publications:Nielsen, P.J., Hafdahl, A.R., Conn, V.S., LeMaster, J.W., and Brown, S.A. (2006). Meta- analysis of the effect of exercise interventions on fitness outcomes among adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 74, 111-120.

Brown, S.A., Blozis, S.A., Kouzekanani, K., Garcia, A.A., Winchell, M., and Hanis, C.L. (2005). Dosage effects of diabetes self-management education for Mexican Americans: The Starr County Border Health Initiative. Diabetes Care, 28, 527-532.

Benavides-Vaello, S., Garcia, A.A., Brown, S.A., and Winchell, M. (2004). Using focus groups to plan and evaluate diabetes self-management interventions for Mexican Americans. The Diabetes Educator, 30, 238, 242, 244, 247-250, 252, 254, 256.

Garcia, A.A., Brown, S.A., Winchell, M., and Hanis, C.L. (2003). Using the Behavioral Checklist to document diabetes self-management behaviors in the Starr County Diabetes Education Study. The Diabetes Educator, 29, 758-766. Brown, S.A., Upchurch, S.L., and Acton, G.J. (2003). A framework for developing a valid and reliable coding scheme for meta-analysis. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 25, 205-222. Brown, S.A., Garcia, A.A., and Winchell, M. (2002). Reaching underserved populations and cultural competence in diabetes education. Current Diabetes Reports, 2,166-176. (invited paper)