SELECT PUBLICATIONS/PROJECTS

  • Walker, L. O., & Wilging, S. (2000). Rediscovering the "M" in "MCH": Maternal health promotion after childbirth. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 29, 229-236.
  • Walker, L. O., & Kim, M. (2002). Psychosocial thriving in late pregnancy: Relations to ethnicity, gestational weight gain and birth weight. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 31, 263-274.
  • Walker, L. O., Timmerman, G. T., Kim, M., & Sterling, B. (2002). Relationships between body image and depressive symptoms during postpartum in ethnically diverse, low income women. Women & Health, 36, 101-121.
  • Chou, F.H., Lin, L.L., Cooney, A. T., Walker, L. O., & Riggs, M. W. (2003). Psychosocial factors related to nausea, vomiting, and fatigue in early pregnancy. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 35, 119-125.
  • Walker, L. O., Timmerman, G. M., Sterling, B., Kim, M., & Dickson, P. (2004) Do low-income women attain their pre-pregnant weight by the 6th week of postpartum? Ethnicity and Disease, 14, 119-126.
  • Wilkinson, S., Huang, C., Walker, L. O., Sterling, B. S., & Kim, M. (2004). Physical activity in low income postpartum women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 36, 109-114.
  • Walker, L. O., Freeland-Graves, J. H., Milani, T., Hanss-Nuss, H., George, G., Sterling, B. S., Kim, M., Timmerman, G. M., Wilkinson, S., Arheart, K. L., & Stuifbergen, A. (2004). Weight and behavioral and psychosocial factors among ethnically diverse, low income women after childbirth. I. Methods and context. Women & Health, 40(2), 1- 17. DOI 10.1300/J013v40n02_01
  • Walker, L. O., Freeland-Graves, J. H., Milani, T., George, G., Hanss-Nuss, H., Kim, M., Sterling, B. S., Timmerman, G. M., Wilkinson, S., Arheart, K. L., & Stuifbergen, A. (2004). Weight and behavioral and psychosocial factors among ethnically diverse, low income women after childbirth. II. Trends and correlates. Women & Health, 40(2), 19-34. DOI 10.1300/J013v40n02_02
  • Walker, L.O., & Avant, K. C. (2005).  Strategies for theory construction in nursing, (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  • Walker, L. O., Sterling, B. S., & Timmerman, G. M. (2005). Retention of pregnancy-related weight in early postpartum: Implications for women's health services. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. 34, 418-427. DOI 10.1177/0884217505278294
  • Fowles, E. R., Hendricks, J. A., & Walker, L. O. (2005). Identifying healthy eating strategies in low-income pregnant women: Applying a positive deviance model. Health Care for Women International, 26, 807-820.
  • Walker, L. O., Sterling, B. S., Kim, M., Arheart, K. L., & Timmerman, G. M. (2006). Trajectory of weight changes in the first 6 weeks postpartum. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 35, 472-481. DOI 10.1111/J.1552-6909.2006.00062.x
  • Cheng, C. Y., Fowles, E., & Walker, L. O. (2006). Postpartum maternal health care in the United States: A critical review. Journal of Perinatal Education, 15(3), 34-42.
  • Fowles, E. R., & Walker, L. O. (2006). Correlates of dietary quality and weight retention in postpartum women. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 23, 183-197.
  • Mercer, R. T., & Walker, L. O. (2006). A review of nursing interventions to foster becoming a mother. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 35, 568-582. DOI 10.1111/J.1552-6909.2006.00080.x
  • Walker, L. O., & Sterling, B. S. (2007). The structure of thriving/distress among low-income women at 3 months after giving birth. Family & Community Health, 30, S95-S103.
  • Walker, L. O., & Cheng, C. Y. (2007). Maternal empathy, self-confidence and stress as antecedents of preschool children’s behavior problems. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 12, 93-104.
  • Fowles, E. R., Sterling, B. S., & Walker, L. O. (2007). Measuring dietary intake in nursing research. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 39, 146-165.
  • Walker, L. O. (2007). Managing excessive weight gain during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 36, 490-500. DOI 10.1111/J.1552-6909.2007.00179.x
  • Walker, L. O., Sterling, B. S., Hoke, M. M., & Dearden, K. A. (2007). Applying the concept of positive deviance to public health data: A tool for reducing health disparities. Public Health Nursing, 24, 571-576.
  • Fowles, E., & Walker, L. (2009). Maternal predictors of toddler health status. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 14, 33-40.
  • Rew, L., Hoke, M., Horner, S.D., & Walker, L. (2009). Development of a dynamic model to guide health disparities research. Nursing Outlook, 57, 132-142.
  • Walker, L. O., Hoke, M. M., & Brown, A. (2009, July-August). Risk factors for excessive or inadequate gestational weight gain among Hispanic women in a US-Mexico border state. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 38, 418-429. DOI 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01036.x
  • Sterling, B. S., Fowles, E. R., Garcia, A. A., Jenkins, S. K., Wilkinson, S., Kim, M., Kim, S., Latimer, L., & Walker, L. O. (2009, July). Altered perceptions of personal control about retained weight and depressive symptoms in low-income postpartum women. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 26, 143-157.
  • Walker, L. O. (2009, November-December). Low-income women’s reproductive weight patterns: Empirically based clusters of prepregnant, gestational, and postpartum weights. Women’s Health Issues, 19, 398-405.
  • Walker, L. O., Kim, S., Sterling, B. S., Latimer, L. (2010, March). Developing health promotion interventions: A multisource method applied to weight loss among low-income postpartum women. Public Health Nursing, 27, 188-195.
  • Walker, L. O., & Chesnut, L. W. (2010, May-June). Identifying health disparities and social inequities affecting childbearing women and infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 39, 328-338.
  • Walker, L. O., & Fowles, E. R. (2010, May-June). Social justice in maternal-infant care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 39, 319.(guest editorial)
  • Im, E. O., Stuifbergen, A. K., & Walker, L. (2010, September). A situation-specific theory of midlife women’s attitudes toward physical activity (MAPA). Nursing Outlook, 58, 52-58.
  • Im, E. O., Lee, B. I., Hwang, H., Yoo, K., Chee, W., Stuifbergen, A., Walker, L., Brown, A., McPeek, C., Miro, M., & Chee, E. (2010, September). “A Waste of Time”: Hispanic women’s attitudes toward physical activity. Women and Health, 50, 563-579.
  • Walker, L. O., & Kirby, R. S. (2010, November). Conceptual and measurement issues in early parenting practices research: An epidemiologic perspective. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 14, 958-970.DOI 10.1007/s10995-009-0532-8.
  • Walker, L.O., & Avant, K. C. (2011). Strategies for theory construction in nursing, (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. 
  • Sterling, B., Fowles, E., Kim, S., Latimer, L., & Walker, L. O. (2011, January). Ethnic-specific perceptions of altered control among American women: Implications for health promotion programs after pregnancy. Health Care for Women International, 32, 39-56.
  • Walker, L. O., Fowles, E. R., & Sterling, B. S. (2011, March-April). The distribution of weight-related risk among low-income women during the first postpartum year. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 40, 198-205. DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01231.x
  • Latimer, L., Walker, L. O., Kim, S., Pasch, K. E., & Sterling, B. S. (2011, July). Self-efficacy scale for weight loss among multi-ethnic women of lower income: A psychometric evaluation. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 43, 279-283.
  • Mackert, M., & Walker, L. O. (2011, September). Cluster analysis identifies subpopulations for health promotion campaign design. Public Health Nursing, 28, 451-457.
  • Fowles, E. R., Bryant, M., Kim, S.H., Walker, L. O., Ruiz, R. J., Timmerman, G. T., & Brown, A. (2011, Sept.-Oct.). Predictors of dietary quality in low-income pregnant women: A path analysis. Nursing Research, 60, 286-294.
  • Cheng, H-R., Walker, L. O., Tseng, Y. F., &  Lin, P. C. (2011, October). Postpartum weight retention in women in Asia: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 12, 770-780.
  • Im, E. O., Ko, Y., Hwang, H., Yoo, K., Chee, W., Stuifbergen, A., Walker, L., Brown, A., McPeek, C., & Chee, E. (in press). “Physical activity as a luxury”: African American midlife women’s attitudes toward physical activity. Western Journal of Nursing Research.
  • Walker, L. O., Sterling, B. S., Latimer, L., Kim, S., Garcia, A., & Fowles, E. (in press). Ethnic-specific weight-loss interventions for low-income postpartum women: Findings and lessons. Western Journal of Nursing Research.