Danielle Downs
Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology

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268Q Recreation
University Park, PA - dsd11@psu.edu
- 814-863-0456
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Exercise Pregnancy Gestational Weight Gain Obesity Overweight Weight Gain Health Pregnant Women Women's Health Depression Postpartum Period Social Support Energy Intake Maternal Health Motivation Parents Weights And Measures Guidelines Demography Child Mothers Sedentary Behavior Gestational Age Baby InfantMost Recent Papers
Salient belief predictors of physical activity behavior in normal weight, overweight, and obese pregnant women
Danielle Downs, C Devlin, R Rhodes, on p. 1-24
Identifying ActiGraph non-wear time in pregnant women with overweight or obesity
Krista S. Leonard, Abigail M. Pauley, Emily E. Hohman, Penghong Guo, Daniel E. Rivera, Jennifer S. Savage, Matthew P. Buman, Danielle Symons Downs, 2020, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport on p. 1197-1201
Short Nighttime Sleep Duration and High Number of Nighttime Awakenings Explain Increases in Gestational Weight Gain and Decreases in Physical Activity but Not Energy Intake among Pregnant Women with Overweight/Obesity
Abigail M Pauley, Emily E Hohman, Krista S Leonard, Penghong Guo, Katherine M McNitt, Daniel E Rivera, Jennifer S Savage, Danielle Symons Downs, 2020, Clocks & sleep on p. 487-501
Rationale and design of the women’s health and daily experiences project
Danielle Arigo, Megan M. Brown, Kristen Pasko, Matthew Cole Ainsworth, Laura Travers, Adarsh Gupta, Danielle Symons Downs, Joshua Morrison Smyth, 2020, JMIR Research Protocols
Postpartum Perceived Stress Explains the Association between Perceived Social Support and Depressive Symptoms
Krista S. Leonard, M. Blair Evans, Kristen H. Kjerulff, Danielle Symons Downs, 2020, Women's Health Issues on p. 231-239
Differences between accelerometer cut point methods among midlife women with cardiovascular risk markers
Danielle Arigo, Jacqueline A. Mogle, Megan M. Brown, Savannah R. Roberts, Kristen Pasko, Meghan L. Butryn, Danielle Symons Downs, 2020, Menopause on p. 559-567
System identification approaches for energy intake estimation: Enhancing interventions for managing gestational weight gain
Penghong Guo, Daniel E. Rivera, Jennifer S. Savage, Emily E. Hohman, Abigail M. Pauley, Krista S. Leonard, Danielle Symons Downs, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology on p. 63-78
Gender and Black–White Race Differences in Young Adult Exercise Dependence Prevalence and Associated Disordered Eating
Rachel I. MacIntyre, Kristin E. Heron, Lindsay M. Howard, Danielle Symons Downs, 2020, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
The preconception period analysis of risks and exposures influencing health and development (PrePARED) consortium
Emily W. Harville, Gita D. Mishra, Edwina Yeung, Sunni L. Mumford, Enrique F. Schisterman, Anne Marie Jukic, Elizabeth E. Hatch, Ellen M. Mikkelsen, Hong Jiang, Deborah B. Ehrenthal, Christina A. Porucznik, Joseph B. Stanford, Shi Wu Wen, Alysha Harvey, Danielle Symons Downs, Chittaranjan Yajnik, Donna Santillan, Mark Santillan, Thomas F. McElrath, Jessica G. Woo, Elaine M. Urbina, Jorge E. Chavarro, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Lydia Bazzano, Jun Zhang, Anne Steiner, Erica P. Gunderson, Lauren A. Wise, 2019, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology on p. 490-502
Patterns of gestational weight gain and infants born large-for-gestational age across consecutive pregnancies
Elizabeth L. Adams, Michele E. Marini, Krista S. Leonard, Danielle Symons Downs, Ian M. Paul, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Kristen H. Kjerulff, Jennifer S. Savage, 2019, Women's Health Issues on p. 194-200
Most-Cited Papers
Postpartum anxiety and maternal-infant health outcomes
Ian M. Paul, Danielle S. Downs, Eric W. Schaefer, Jessica S. Beiler, Carol S. Weisman, 2013, Pediatrics on p. e1218-e1224
Physical activity and pregnancy
Danielle Symons Downs, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Kelly R. Evenson, Jenn Leiferman, Seon Ae Yeo, 2012, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport on p. 485-502
Mediating effects of body image satisfaction on exercise behavior, depressive symptoms, and gestational weight gain in pregnancy
Erica L. Rauff, Danielle Symons Downs, 2011, Annals of Behavioral Medicine on p. 381-390
Improving Women's Preconceptional Health
Carol S. Weisman, Marianne M. Hillemeier, Danielle Symons Downs, Mark E. Feinberg, Cynthia H. Chuang, John J. Botti, Anne Marie Dyer, 2011, Women's Health Issues on p. 265-271
Transition to overweight or obesity among women of reproductive age
Marianne M. Hillemeier, Carol S. Weisman, Cynthia Chuang, Danielle Symons Downs, Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld, Fabian Camacho, 2011, Journal of Women's Health on p. 703-710
Physical activity and sedentary behavior across 12 months in cohort samples of couples without children, expecting their first child, and expecting their second child
Ryan E. Rhodes, Chris M. Blanchard, Cecilia Benoit, Ryna Levy-Milne, Patti Jean Naylor, Danielle Symons Downs, Darren E.R. Warburton, 2014, Journal of Behavioral Medicine on p. 533-542
Association of Prenatal Physical Activity and Gestational Weight Gain: Results from the First Baby Study
Jennifer Kraschnewski, Cynthia Chuang, Danielle Downs, Carol Weisman, Eric McCamant, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Junjia Zhu, Kristen Kjerulff, 2013, Women's Health Issues on p. E233-E238
Oh baby! Motivation for healthy eating during parenthood transitions
Rebecca L. Bassett-Gunter, Ryna Levy-Milne, Patti Jean Naylor, Danielle Symons Downs, Cecilia Benoit, Darren E.R. Warburton, Chris M. Blanchard, Ryan E. Rhodes, 2013, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Self-determined to exercise? leisure-time exercise behavior, exercise motivation, and exercise dependence in youth
Danielle Symons Downs, Jennifer S. Savage, Jennifer M. DiNallo, 2013, Journal of Physical Activity and Health on p. 176-184
Objectively assessing treadmill walking during the second and third pregnancy trimesters
Jennifer M. DiNallo, Danielle Symons Downs, Guy Le Masurier, 2012, Journal of Physical Activity and Health on p. 21-28