Rhonda Belue
Contact Information
601A Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-6898
Research Interests
Health disparities in families and children, evaluation methodology, medical decision making
Teaching Interests
Epidemiology, Research Methods, Quantitative Methods
Publications
Coffman, D., & BeLue, R. (In press) Disparities in Sense of Community: True Race Differences or Differential Item Functioning? Journal of Community Psychology.
Wells, R., Hillemeier, M.M., Bai, Y., & BeLue, R. (In Press) Health Services Access Across Racial/Ethnic Groups of Children in the Child Welfare System. Child Abuse & Neglect.
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BeLue, R., Lanza, S.T.,& Figaro, M.K. (In Press) Lifestyle Therapy Changes and Hypercholesterolemia: Identifying Risk Groups in a Community Sample of African Americans and Whites. Ethnicity and Disease.
BeLue, R., Francis, L., Rollins, B., & Colaco, B. (In Press) One Size Does Not Fit All: Identifying Risk Profiles for Overweight in Adolescent Population Subsets. Journal of Adolescent Health.
BeLue, R., Francis, L.A., & Colaco, B. (2009) Mental Health Problems and Overweight in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents: Effects of Race/Ethnicity. Pediatrics, 123(2):697-702 (February 2009); (published online January 26, 2009).
Whitfield, K.E., Allaire, J.C., Belue, R., & Edwards, C.L. (2008) Are Comparisons the Answer to Understanding Behavioral Aspects of Aging in Racial and Ethnic Groups? The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 63(5):301-308, Sept. 2008.
Menon, U., Szalacha, L.A., Belue, R., Rugen, K., Martin, K.R., & Kinney, A.Y. (2008) Interactive, Culturally Sensitive Education on Colorectal Cancer Screening. Medical Care, 46(9, Suppl 1):S44-S50, Sept. 2008.
BeLue, R., Schreiner, A.S., Taylor-Richardson, K., Murray-Kolb, L.E., & Beard, J.L. (2008) What Matters Most: An Investigation of Predictors of Perceived Stress Among Young Mothers in Khayeliltsha. Health Care for Women International, 29(6):638-648.
Short, P.F., Vasey, J.J., & BeLue, R. (2008) Work Disability Associated with Cancer Survivorship and Other Chronic Conditions. Psycho-Oncology, 17:91-97 (2008).
Trochtenberg, D.S., BeLue, R., Piphus, S., & Washington, N. (2008) Differing Reports of Asthma Symptoms in African Americans and Caucasians. Journal of Asthma, 45(2):165-170.
Whitfield, K.E., Allaire, J.C., Belue, R., & Edwards, C.L. (2008) Are Comparisons the Answer to Understanding Behavioral Aspects of Aging in Racial and Ethnic Groups? The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences,
63(5):301-308, Sept. 2008.
Trochtenberg, D.S., & BeLue, R. (2007) Descriptors and Perception of Dyspnea in African-American Asthmatics. Journal of Asthma, 44:811-815, Dec. 2007.
Menon, U., Belue, R., Sugg Skinner, C., Rothwell, B.E., & Champion, V. (2007) Perceptions of Colon Cancer Screening by Stage of Screening Test Adoption. Cancer Nursing, 30(3):178-185, May/June 2007.
Franklin, M.D., Schlundt, D.G., McClellan, L., Kinebrew, T., Sheats, J., Belue, R., Brown, A., Smikes, D., Patel, K., & Hargreaves, M. (2007) Religious Fatalism and Its Association with Health Behaviors and Outcomes. American Journal of Health Behavior, 31(6):563-572, Nov. 1 2007.
BeLue, R., Taylor-Richardson, K.D., Lin, J., Rivera, A.T., & Grandison, D. (2006) African Americans and Participation in Clinical Trials: Differences in Beliefs and Attitudes by Gender. Contemporary Clinical Trials, [Epub ahead of print: 2006 Aug 10];print: 27(2006):498-505, Aug. 10 2006.
Ogedegbe, G., Schoenthaler, A., Richardson, T., Lewis, L., BeLue, R., Espinosa, E., Spencer, J., Allegrante, J.P., & Charlson, M.E. (2006) An RCT of the Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African Americans: Rationale and Design. Contemporary Clinical Trials, [Epub ahead of print: 2006 May 12];print: 28(2007):169-181.
Gray, K.D., Ballard, B.R., Washington, M.K., BeLue, R., Grady, W.M., Chapman, W.C., & Stain, S.C. (2006) Do Adverse Histopathologic Findings in Colorectal Cancer Patients Explain Disparate Outcomes? Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(3):348-51, Mar. 2006.
BeLue, R., Taylor-Richardson, K.D., Lin, J.M., McClellan, L., & Hargreaves, M.K. (2006) Racial Disparities in Sense of Community and Health Status: Implications in Community-based Participatory Interventions Targeting Chronic Disease in African American. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 29(2):112-24, Apr-June 2006.
Larson, C., BeLue, R., Schlundt, D.G., & McClellan, L. (2006) Relationship Between Symptoms of Depression, Functional Health Status, and Chronic Disease Among a Residential Sample of African Americans. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 29(2):133-40, Apr-June 2006.
Boutin-Foster, C., Euster, S., Rolon, Y., Motal, A., BeLue, R., Kline, R., & Charlson, M.E. (2005) Social Work Admission Assessment Tool for Identifying Patients in Need of Comprehensive Social Work Evaluation. Health & Social Work, 30(2):117-25, May 2005.
Stain, S.C., Mitchell, M., BeLue, R., Mosley, V., Wherry, S., Adams, C.Z., Lomis, K., & Williams, P.C. (2005) Objective Assessment of Videoconferenced Lectures in a Surgical Clerkship. American Journal of Surgery, 189(1):81-4, Jan. 2005.
Figaro, M.K., & BeLue, R. (2005) Prevalence of Influenza Vaccination in a High-Risk Population: Impact of Age and Race. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 28(1):24-9, Jan-Mar 2005.
BeLue, R., Butler, J., & Kuder, J. (2004) Implications of Patient and Physician Decision-Making: An Illustration in Treatment Options for Coronary Artery Disease. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 27(4):305-313, Oct-Dec 2004.
Foster, C.B., Gorga, D., Padial, C., Feretti, A.M., Berenson, D., Kline, R., BeLue, R., & Charlson, M.E. (2004) The Development and Validation of a Screening Instrument to Identify Hospitalized Medical Patients in Need of Early Functional Rehabilitation Assessment. Quality of Life Research, 13(6):1099-108, Aug. 2004.
Whitfield, K.E., Wiggins, S.A., BeLue, R., & Brandon, D.T. (2004) Genetic and Environmental Influences on Forced Expiratory Volume in African Americans: the Carolina African-American Twin Study of Aging. Ethnicity & Disease, 14(2):206-11, Spring 2004.
Butler, J., Khadim, G., BeLue, R., Chomsky, D., Dittus, R.S., Griffin, M., & Wilson, J.R. (2003) Tolerability to Beta-Blocker Therapy Among Heart Failure Patients in Clinical Practice. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 9(3):203-9, Jun 2003.
Lafleur, J., Giron, M., Demarco, M., Kennedy, R., BeLue, R., & Shields, C. (2003) Cognitive Effects of Dexamethasone at High Altitude. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 14(1):20-3, Spring 2003.
Butler, J., Arbogast, P.G., BeLue, R., Daugherty, J., Jain, M.K., Ray, W.A., & Griffin, M.R. (2002) Outpatient Adherence to Beta-Blocker Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 40(9):1589-95, Nov. 6 2002.
Segal, A.Z., Abernethy, W.B., Palacios, I.F., BeLue, R., & Rordorf, G. (2001) Stroke as a Complication of Cardiac Catheterization: Risk Factors and Clinical Features. Neurology, 56(7):975-7, Apr 10 2001.
Book Chapter: The Epidemic of Homicide and Violence by Emilie Smith, Joseph Richardson, Rhonda Belue, and Deborah Prothrow-Stith. In R. Braithwaite, Sandra Taylor, and Henrie Treadwell. Health Issues in the Black Community: 3rd Edition.
Education
Ph.D., 2001, Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
MS, 1999, Statistics, Cornell University
BS, 1994, Biology, University of New Mexico