Danielle Symons Downs

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Ph.D., 2002, Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Florida
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Contact Information

268Q Recreation Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

(814) 863-0456
Fax: (814) 865-1275

dsd11@psu.edu

http://www.personal.psu.edu/dsd11/

Selected Publications

Symons Downs, D., DiNallo, J. M., & Kirner, T. L. (in press). Pregnancy and postpartum psychological health: Protective effects of pre-pregnancy exercise. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Symons Downs, D., Feinberg M., Hillemeier, M. H., Weisman, C. S., Chase, G. A., Chuang, C. H., Parrott, R., & Francis, L. A. (2008). Design of the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study (CePAWHS) strong healthy women intervention: Improving preconceptional health. Maternal and Child Health Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0323-7.

Symons Downs, D., & Ulbrecht, J. (2006). Exercise and gestational diabetes: An elicitation study based on the theory of planned behavior.Diabetes Care, 29, 236-240.