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Danielle Symons Downs

Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Pennsylvania State University

Affiliations

College of Health and Human Development

Kinesiology

Danielle Symons Downs is currently serving as a College Of Health And Human Development Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology at Pennsylvania State University.

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Danielle Symons Downs

Pennsylvania State University

Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology

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health sciences behavioral sciences public health women's health maternal health physical activity psychology health psychology obesity obstetrics and gynaecology exercise science pregnant women mental health reproductive health gestational weight gain sport medicine child development adolescent health sport psychology developmental psychology adolescent psychology behavioral health human nutrition clinical nutrition respiratory medicine behavioral medicine energy intake women's studies adolescence gestational diabetes obstetrics sport science systematic review applied psychology health planning high-risk pregnancies child health sleep medicine dietary health mobile health exercise dependence preventive medicine social science research educational psychology automatic control midwifery behavioral research occupational health psychology gait analysis midwifery practices midlife health veterinary behavioral medicine medical nutrition exercise beliefs depressive symptoms exercise behavior weight gain preconceptional health prospective examination healthy eating leisure-time exercise behavior youth exercise intention early childhood development physical education body image neonatology childhood obesity social medicine protocol analysis retrospective cohort studies patient education psychosocial research model predictive control movement analysis planned behavior body image satisfaction exercise motivation lifestyle modification pediatric obesity physical activity epidemiology behavior change (public health) health promotion

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Healthy Mom Zone Adaptive Intervention With Novel Control System and Digital Platform: Study Design and Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial to Manage Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With Overweight/Obesity (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols (2025)

Danielle Symons DownsAbigail M PauleyDaniel E RiveraJennifer S SavageAmy M MooreDanying ShaoSy-Miin ChowConstantino LagoaJaimey M PauliOwais KhanAllen Kunselman

obesity managementpregnant womenrandomized control trialadaptive interventionmaternal healthstudy designpublic healthgestational weight gainobesity

Adaptive, Personalized Healthy Mom Zone Gestational Weight Gain Intervention With Novel Digital Platform and Automated Dosage Change Decisions: Study Design and Protocol (Preprint). (2024)

Danielle Symons DownsAbigail M PauleyDaniel E RiveraJennifer S SavageDanying ShaoSy-Miin ChowConstantino LagoaJaimey M PauliOwais KhanAllen Kunselman

personalized medicinematernal healthstudy designpediatric obesitypregnancy hypertensionpersonalized nutritionnovel digital platformgestational diabetesweight disorderscase studiespublic healthfamily medicinepreventive healthcarehealthy mom zoneprenatal careindividualized medicineobstetrics and gynaecologymaternal-fetal medicinedigital healthhealth sciences

Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Perceived Loneliness as a Potential Risk Factor for Worse Outcomes Among People Who Are Pregnant or Postpartum.. PubMed (2024)

Emma C AllenEllen GoldsteinRobert P LennonArthur BergCaitlin J RegnerDanielle Symons DownsJenae M NeiderhiserRina Das EidenAleksandra E Zgierska

potential risk factorcovid-19lonelinesspublic healthworse outcomes

Every Sip Counts: Understanding Hydration Behaviors and User-Acceptability of Digital Tools to Promote Adequate Intake During Early and Late Pregnancy. PLOS Digital Health (2024)

Abigail M. PauleyAsher Y. RosingerJennifer S. SavageDavid E. ConroyDanielle Symons Downs

digital toolsconnected healthlate pregnancyadequate intakedigital healthpublic healthehealthhealth sciences

New Parents’ Sleep, Movement, Health, and Well-Being Across the Postpartum Period. Behavioral Sleep Medicine (2024)

Chelsea L. KrachtChris M. BlanchardDanielle Symons DownsMark R. BeauchampRyan E. Rhodes

well-beingfamily medicinesleepparental carematernal healthsleep medicinepostpartum periodbehavioral scienceshealth sciences

Transportation, Childcare, Lodging, and Meals: Key for Participant Engagement and Inclusion of Historically Underrepresented Populations in the Healthy Brain and Child Development Birth Cohort. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (2024)

Aleksandra E. ZgierskaTatum GramlyNicholas PrestaykoDanielle Symons DownsTraci M. MurrayLea G. YerbyBrittany HowellBarbara StahlmanJennifer CruzArjola AgolliHolly HoranFlorence HilliardJulie M. Croff

participant engagementunderserved populationsunderrepresented populationshealthy brainpublic healthchild development

Affective Response to Exercise and Affective Judgments as Predictors of Physical Activity Intention and Behavior Among New Mothers in Their First 6-Months Postpartum. Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2023)

Ryan E RhodesChris M BlanchardKimberly R HartsonDanielle Symons DownsDarren E R WarburtonMark R Beauchamp

physical activity intentionveterinary behavioral medicineaffective responsephysical activitybehavioral scienceshealth psychologybehavioral medicineaffective judgmentspsychologyhealth sciencesdevelopmental psychology

My Baby, My Move+: Feasibility of a Community Prenatal Wellbeing Intervention. Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

Jenn A. LeifermanRachael LacyJessica WallsCharlotte V. FarewellMary K. DingerDanielle Symons DownsSarah S. FarrabiJennifer L. HubertyJames F. Paulson

community developmentcommunity healthpublic health

Nutritional Status Differs by Prescription Opioid Use Among Women of Reproductive Age: Nhanes 1999–2018. Nutrients (2023)

Emily E. HohmanTammy E. CorrSarah KawasakiJennifer S. SavageDanielle Symons Downs

reproductive ageclinical nutritionmedical nutritionwomen's healthpharmacology

Urinary Cortisol is Lower in Pregnant Women With Higher Pre-Pregnancy Bmi. Frontiers in Endocrinology (2023)

Emily E. HohmanJoshua M. SmythKatherine M. McNittAbigail M. PauleyDanielle Symons DownsJennifer S. Savage

pregnant womenendocrinologyurinary cortisolwomen's healthphysiology

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Danielle Symons Downs

Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Pennsylvania State University

Affiliations

College of Health and Human Development

Kinesiology

Danielle Symons Downs is currently serving as a College Of Health And Human Development Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology at Pennsylvania State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Danielle Symons Downs

Pennsylvania State University

Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Danielle Symons DownsAbigail M PauleyDaniel E RiveraJennifer S SavageAmy M MooreDanying ShaoSy-Miin ChowConstantino LagoaJaimey M PauliOwais KhanAllen Kunselman

obesity managementpregnant womenrandomized control trialadaptive interventionmaternal healthstudy designpublic healthgestational weight gainobesity

Adaptive, Personalized Healthy Mom Zone Gestational Weight Gain Intervention With Novel Digital Platform and Automated Dosage Change Decisions: Study Design and Protocol (Preprint). (2024)

Danielle Symons DownsAbigail M PauleyDaniel E RiveraJennifer S SavageDanying ShaoSy-Miin ChowConstantino LagoaJaimey M PauliOwais KhanAllen Kunselman

Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Perceived Loneliness as a Potential Risk Factor for Worse Outcomes Among People Who Are Pregnant or Postpartum.. PubMed (2024)

Emma C AllenEllen GoldsteinRobert P LennonArthur BergCaitlin J RegnerDanielle Symons DownsJenae M NeiderhiserRina Das EidenAleksandra E Zgierska

potential risk factorcovid-19lonelinesspublic healthworse outcomes

Every Sip Counts: Understanding Hydration Behaviors and User-Acceptability of Digital Tools to Promote Adequate Intake During Early and Late Pregnancy. PLOS Digital Health (2024)

Abigail M. PauleyAsher Y. RosingerJennifer S. SavageDavid E. ConroyDanielle Symons Downs

digital toolsconnected healthlate pregnancyadequate intakedigital healthpublic healthehealthhealth sciences

New Parents’ Sleep, Movement, Health, and Well-Being Across the Postpartum Period. Behavioral Sleep Medicine (2024)

Chelsea L. KrachtChris M. BlanchardDanielle Symons DownsMark R. BeauchampRyan E. Rhodes

well-beingfamily medicinesleepparental carematernal healthsleep medicinepostpartum periodbehavioral scienceshealth sciences

Aleksandra E. ZgierskaTatum GramlyNicholas PrestaykoDanielle Symons DownsTraci M. MurrayLea G. YerbyBrittany HowellBarbara StahlmanJennifer CruzArjola AgolliHolly HoranFlorence HilliardJulie M. Croff

participant engagementunderserved populationsunderrepresented populationshealthy brainpublic healthchild development

Ryan E RhodesChris M BlanchardKimberly R HartsonDanielle Symons DownsDarren E R WarburtonMark R Beauchamp

My Baby, My Move+: Feasibility of a Community Prenatal Wellbeing Intervention. Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

Jenn A. LeifermanRachael LacyJessica WallsCharlotte V. FarewellMary K. DingerDanielle Symons DownsSarah S. FarrabiJennifer L. HubertyJames F. Paulson

community developmentcommunity healthpublic health

Nutritional Status Differs by Prescription Opioid Use Among Women of Reproductive Age: Nhanes 1999–2018. Nutrients (2023)

Emily E. HohmanTammy E. CorrSarah KawasakiJennifer S. SavageDanielle Symons Downs

reproductive ageclinical nutritionmedical nutritionwomen's healthpharmacology

Urinary Cortisol is Lower in Pregnant Women With Higher Pre-Pregnancy Bmi. Frontiers in Endocrinology (2023)

Emily E. HohmanJoshua M. SmythKatherine M. McNittAbigail M. PauleyDanielle Symons DownsJennifer S. Savage

pregnant womenendocrinologyurinary cortisolwomen's healthphysiology

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