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Publications

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​SEA Lab Publications: 
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  1. Saslow LR, Missel AL, O'Brien A, Kim S, Hecht FM, Moskowitz JT, Bayandorian H, Pietrucha M, Raymond K, Richards B, Liestenfeltz B, Mason AE, Daubenmier J, Aikens JE. Psychological Support Strategies for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in a Very Low-Carbohydrate Web-Based Program: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Diabetes. 2023 May 11;8:e44295. doi: 10.2196/44295. PMID: 37166961; PMCID: PMC10214122.

  2. Prather AA, Dutcher EG, Robinson J, Lin J, Blackburn E, Hecht FM, Mason AE, Fromer E, Merino B, Frazier R, O’Bryan J, Drury S, Epel ES. Predictors of long-term neutralizing antibody titers following COVID-19 vaccination by three vaccine types: the BOOST study. Sci Rep. 2023 05 09; 13(1):6505.                                                                                    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33320-x

  3. Schmidt, J. M., Epel, E. S., Jacobs, L. M., Mason, A. E., Parrett, B., Pickett, A. M., Mousli, L. M., & Schmidt, L. A. (2023). Controlled trial of a workplace sales ban on sugar-sweetened beverages. Public health nutrition, 1–9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023001386

  4. Saslow, L. R., Eslamian, A., Moran, P., Hartogensis, W., Mason, A. E., Kim, S., Bauer, D. C., Griauzde, D. H., Goldman, V., Liu, V., Stephens, P., Raymond, K., Yeung, G., Leung, C., & Hecht, F. M. (2023). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing a very low-carbohydrate diet or moderate-carbohydrate plate-method diet for type 2 diabetes: the LEGEND (Lifestyle Education about Nutrition for Diabetes) trial. Trials, 24(1), 463. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07512-9

  5. Parnarouskis L, Gearhardt AN, Mason AE, Adler NE, Laraia BA, Epel ES, Leung CW. Association of Food Insecurity and Food Addiction Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis of Two Samples of Low-Income Female Adults. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Oct;122(10):1885-1892. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.015. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35598730; PMCID: PMC10044472.

  6. Radin RM, Epel ES, Mason AE, Vaccaro J, Fromer E, Guan J, Prather AA. Impact of digital meditation on work stress and health outcomes among adults with overweight: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0280808. PMID: 36857330. PMCID: PMC9977041

  7. Klein A, Puldon K, Dilchert S, Hartogensis W, Chowdhary A, Anglo C, Pandya LS, Hecht FM, *Smarr BL, *Mason AE. Methods for detecting probable COVID-19 cases from large-scale survey data also reveal probable sex differences in symptom profiles. Frontiers in big Data. 2022;5.

  8. Hooker AR, Sagui-Henson SJ, Daubenmier J, Moran PJ, Hartogensis W, Acree M, Kristeller J, Epel ES, *Hecht FM, *Mason AE. Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Weight Loss Intervention on Long-term Psychological Well-being Among Adults with Obesity: Secondary Analyses from the Supporting Health by Integrating Nutrition and Exercise (SHINE) Trial. Mindfulness. 2022 Sep;13(9):2227-42.

  9. Mason AE, Hecht FM, Davis SK, Natale JL, Hartogensis W, Damaso N, Claypool KT, Dilchert S, Dasgupta S, Purawat S, Viswanath VK, Klein A, Chowdhary A, Fisher SM, Anglo C, Puldon KY, Veasna D, Prather JG, Pandya LS, Fox LM, Busch M, Giordano C, Mercado BK, Song J, Jaimes R, Baum BS, Telfer BA, Philipson CW, Collins PP, Rao AA, Wang EJ, Bandi RH, Choe BJ, Epel ES, Epstein SK, Krasnoff JB, Lee MB, Lee SW, Lopez GM, Mehta A, Melville LD, Moon TS, Mujica-Parodi LR, Noel KM, Orosco MA, Rideout JM, Robishaw JD, Rodriguez RM, Shah KH, Siegal JH, Gupta A, Altintas I, Smarr BL. Detection of COVID-19 using multimodal data from a wearable device: results from the first TemPredict Study. Sci Rep. 2022 03 02; 12(1):3463. 
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07314-0

  10. Mason AE, Kasl P, Hartogensis W, Natale JL, Dilchert S, Dasgupta S, Purawat S, Chowdhary A, Anglo C, Veasna D, Pandya LS, Fox LM, Puldon KY, Prather JG, Gupta A, Altintas I, Smarr BL, Hecht FM. Metrics from Wearable Devices as Candidate Predictors of Antibody Response Following Vaccination against COVID-19: Data from the Second TemPredict Study. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Feb 09; 10(2).
    DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10020264

  11. Purawat S, Dasgupta S, Song J, Davis S, Claypool KT, Chandra S, Mason AE, Viswanath V, Klein A, Kasl P, Wen YJ, Smarr B, Gupta A, Altintas I. "TemPredict: A Big Data Analytical Platform for Scalable Exploration and Monitoring of Personalized Multimodal Data for COVID-19," 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), 2021, pp. 4411-4420, 
    DOI: 10.1109/BigData52589.2021.9671441

  12. Sagui-Henson SJ, Radin RM, Jhaveri K, Brewer JA, Cohn M, Hartogensis W, Mason AE. Negative Mood and Food Craving Strength Among Women with Overweight: Implications for Targeting Mechanisms Using a Mindful Eating Intervention. Mindfulness (N Y). 2021 Sep 24; 1-14. PMID: 34584574. PMCID: PMC8460847
    DOI: 10.1007/s12671-021-01760-z

  13. Wojcicki JM, Lustig RH, Jacobs LM, Mason AE, Hartman A, Leung C, Stanhope K, Lin J, Schmidt LA, Epel ES. Longer Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Stronger Response to a Workplace Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales Ban: An Exploratory Study. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021 Jul; 5(7):nzab084. 
    DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab084

  14. Price CA, Medici V, Nunez MV, Lee V, Sigala DM, Benyam Y, Keim NL, Mason AE, Chen SY, Parenti M, Slupsky C, Epel ES, Havel PJ, Stanhope KL. A Pilot Study Comparing the Effects of Consuming 100% Orange Juice or Sucrose-Sweetened Beverage on Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Women. Nutrients. 2021 Feb 26; 13(3). DOI: 10.3390/nu13030760

  15. Mason, A.E., Fisher, S.M., Chowdhary, A., Guvva, E., Veasna, D., Floyd, E., Fender, S.B., Raison, C. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of a Whole-Body hyperthermia (WBH) protocol. International Journal of Hyperthermia, 38:1,1529-1535.
    DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2021.1991010

  16. Price, C. A., Medici, V., Nunez, M.V., Lee, V., Sigala, D.M., Benyam, Y., Keim, N.L., Mason, A.E., Chen, S.-Y., Parenti, M., Slupsky, C., Epel, E.S., Havel, P. J., & Stanhope, K. L. (2021). A Pilot Study Comparing the Effects of Consuming 100% Orange Juice or Sucrose-Sweetened Beverage on Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Women. Nutrients, 13(3), 760. 
    DOI: 10.3390/nu13030760 

  17. Mason, A. E., Schmidt, L., Ishkanian, L., Jacobs, L. M., Leung, C., Jensen, L., Cohn, M. A., Schleicher, S., Hartman, A. R., Wojcicki, J. M., Lustig, R. H., & Epel, E. S. (2021). A Brief Motivational Intervention Differentially Reduces Sugar-sweetened Beverage (SSB) Consumption. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 55(11), 1116–1129. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa123

  18. Smarr, B., Aschbacher, K., Fisher, S.M., Chowdhary, A., Dilchert, S., Puldon, K., Rao, A., Hecht, F.M., & Mason, A.E. (2020). Feasibility of continuous fever monitoring using wearable devices. Scientific Reports, 10, 21640.  
    DOI: 0.1038/s41598-020-78355-6

  19. Saslow, L.R., Moskowitz, J.T., Mason, A.E., Daubenmier, J., Liestenfeltz, B., Missel, A.L., Bayandorian, H., Aikens, J.E., Kim, S., & Hecht, F.M. (2020). Intervention enhancement strategies among adults with Type 2 Diabetes in a very low-carbohydrate web-based program: Evaluating the impact with a randomized trial. JMIR Diabetes. 5(3):e15835. 
    DOI: 10.2196/15835 

  20. Carmen, M., Safer, D.L., Saslow, L.R., Kalayjian, T., Mason, A.E., Westman, E.C., & Dalai, S.S. (2020). Feasibility of Treating Binge Eating Disorder and Food Addiction with Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diets: A Case Series. Journal of Eating Disorders 8(2). 
    DOI: 10.1186/s40337-020-0278 

  21. Epel, E.S., Hartman, A., Jacobs, L., Leung, C., Cohn, M.A., Jensen, L., Ishkanian, L., Wojcicki, J., Mason, A.E., Lustig, R.H., Stanhope, K.L., & Schmidt, L.A. (2019). Association of a workplace sales ban on sugar-sweetened beverages with employee consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and health. JAMA Internal Medicine, 180, 1-18.  
    DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4434

  22. Radin, R. M., Epel, E., Daubenmeier, J., Moran, P., Schleicher, S., Hecht, F., & Mason, A.E. (2020). Do stress eating or compulsive eating influence metabolic health in a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention? Health Psychology, 39(2),147-158. 
    DOI: 10.1037/hea0000807 

  23. Daubenmier, J., Epel, E., Moran, P.J., Thompson, J., Mason, A.E., Acree, M., Goldman, C., Kristeller, J., Hecht, F.M., & Mendes, W.B. (2019). Rising to the challenge: A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention on cardiovascular reactivity to social-evaluative threat among adults with obesity. Mindfulness.  
    DOI: 10.1007/s12671-019-01232-5 

  24. Mason, A.E., Saslow, L., Moran, P., Hartogensis, W., Abousleiman, H., Hartman, A., Goldman, V., Richler, R., Schleicher, S., Wali, P., Kim, S., Leung, C., & Hecht, F. M. (2019). Lipid findings from the Diabetes Education to Lower Insulin, Sugars, and Hunger (DELISH) Study. BMC Nutrition & Metabolism, 16(1), 58. 
    DOI: 10.1186/s12986-019-0383-2 

  25. Mason, A.E., Jhaveri, K., Hartman, A., Wackerly, A., Almeida, C., Schleicher, S., Alba, D., Koliwad, S., Epel, E.S., & Aschbacher, K. (2019) Sweet cognition: Glucose consumption facilitates attention to food cues in individuals with obesity. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 206, 264-273. 
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.04.014 

  26. Mason, A.E. (2019). The burden of being poor: Stress at the belly of the matter. (2019). Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 79, 14-15.  
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.03.014 

  27. Radin, R.M., Mason., A.E., Laudenslager, M.L., & Epel, E.S. (2019) Maternal caregivers have confluence of altered cortisol, high reward-driven eating, and worsening metabolic health over time. PLoS One, 14(5): e0216541. 
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216541 

  28. Vainik, U., Han, C., Epel, E.S., Tomiyama, A.J., Dagher, A., & Mason, A.E. (2019). Rapidly assessing reward-related eating: The RED-X5. Obesity, 27(2), 325-331. 
    DOI: 10.1002/oby.22374 

  29. Mason, A.E., Hecht, F.M., Daubenmier, J.J., Sbarra, D.A., Lin, J., Moran, P.J., Schleicher, S.G., Acree, M., Prather, A.A., & Epel, E.S. (2018). Weight loss, weight-loss maintenance, and cellular aging in the supporting health through nutrition and exercise (SHINE) study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(7), 609-619. 
    DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000616 

  30. Saslow, L., Mason, A.E., Kim, S., Goldman, V., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Bayandorian, H., Daubenmier, J., Hecht, F.M., & Moskowitz, J.T. (2018). Authors’ reply: Comment on “an online intervention comparing a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and lifestyle recommendations versus a plate method diet in overweight individuals with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.” Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(5).  
    DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8776 

  31. Mason, A.E., Adler, J.M, Puterman, E., Lakmazaheri, A., Brucker, M., Aschbacher, K., & Epel, E.S. (2018). Stress resilience: Narrative identify may buffer the longitudinal effects of chronic caregiving stress on mental health and telomere shortening. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 77, 101-109. 
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.12.010 

  32. Stanhope, K…(), Mason, A.E.… (2018). Pathways and mechanisms linking dietary components to cardiometabolic disease: Thinking beyond calories. Obesity Reviews, 19, 1205-1235.  
    DOI: 10.1111/obr.12699 

  33. Mason, A.E., Saslow, L.R., Moran, P.J., Kim, S., Abousleiman, H., Hartman, A., Richler, R., Schleicher, S.G., Hartogensis, W., Epel, E.S., & Hecht, F.M. (2018). Examining a carbohydrate-restricted diet with or without mindful eating training in type 2 diabetes: The DELISH study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(2).  DOI: 10.2196/11002 

  34. Brewer, J.A., Ruf, A., Essien, G.I, van Ludderveld, R.V., & Mason, A.E. Emotional eating: Why traditional diet plans fail and how new mechanistic insights may lead to novel treatments (2018). Frontiers in Psychology, 9.  
    DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01418 

  35. Mason, A.E., Schleicher, S., Coccia, M., Epel, E.S., & Aschbacher, K. (2018) Chronic stress and impulsivity predict increases in visceral fat over 18 months. Obesity, 26(5), 869-876. 
    DOI: 10.1002/oby.22150 

  36. Cummings, J.M., Mason, A.E., Puterman, E., & Tomiyama, A.J. Comfort eating and all-cause mortality in the U.S. health and retirement study (2018). International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 473-478. 
    DOI: 10.1007%2Fs12529-017-9706-8 

  37. Saslow, L.R., Daubenmier, J., Moskowitz, J., Kim, A., Murphy, E., Phinney, S., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Goldman, V., Cox, R, Mason, A.E., Moran, P., & Hecht, F.M. (2017). Twelve-Month outcomes of a randomized trial of a moderate-carbohydrate versus very-low carbohydrate diet in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes. Nutrition and Diabetes, 7(12), 304. 
    DOI: 10.1038/s41387-017-0006-9 

  38. Mason, A.E., Jhaveri, N., Cohn, M., & Brewer, J. (2017). Testing a mobile mindful eating intervention targeting craving-related eating: Feasibility and proof of concept. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 41(2), 160-173. 
    DOI: 10.1007/s10865-017-9884-5 

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  40. Mason, A.E., Vainik, U., Acree, M., Tomiyama, A.J., Dagher, A., Epel, E.S., & Hecht F.M. (2017). Improving assessment of the spectrum of reward-related eating: The RED-13. Frontiers in Psychology, May 30;8:795.  
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00795 

  41. Heshmati, S., Sbarra, D.A., & Mason, A.E. (2017). The contemptuous separation: Facial expressions of emotion and breakups in young adulthood. Pers Relationship, 24: 453-469 
    DOI:10.1111/pere.12192 

  42. Saslow L.R., Mason A.E., Kim S., Goldman V., Ploutz-Snyder R., Bayandorian H., Daubenmier J., Hecht F.M., Moskowitz J.T. (2017). An online intervention comparing a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and lifestyle recommendations versus a plate method diet in overweight individuals with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res, 19, e36.  
    DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5806 

  43. Adler, E. Dhruva, A., Moran, P.J., Daubenmier, J., Acree, M., Epel, E.S., Bacchetti., P., Prather, A.A., Mason, A.E., & Hecht, F.M. (2017). The impact of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention on sleep quality among adults with obesity: Data from the shine randomized controlled trial. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 23(3), 188-195.  
    DOI:10.1089/acm.2016.0141 

  44. Mason, A.E., Epel, E.S., Aschbacher, K., Lustig, R.H., Acree, M., Kristeller, J., Cohn, M., Dallman, M., Moran, P.J., Bacchetti, P., Laraia, B., Hecht, F.M., & Daubenmier, J. (2016). Reduced reward-driven eating accounts for the impact of a mindfulness-based diet and exercise intervention on weight loss: Data from the SHINE randomized controlled trial. Appetite, 100, 86-93.  
    DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.009 

  45. Mason, A.E., Epel, E.S., Kristeller, J., Moran, P., Dallman, M., Lustig, R.H., Acree, M., Bacchetti, P., Laraia, B., & Hecht, F.M., & Daubenmier, J. (2016). Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on mindful eating, sweets consumption, and fasting glucose levels in obese adults: Data from the SHINE randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 201-213.  
    DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9692-8  

  46. Mason, A.E., Laraia, B., Daubenmier, J., Hecht, F.M., Lustig, R., Puterman, E., Adler, N., Dallman, M., Kiernan, M., Gearhardt, A.N., & Epel, E.S. (2015) Putting the brakes on the "drive to eat"" Pilot effects of naltrexone and reward based eating on food cravings among obese women. Eathing Behaviors, 19, 53-56. 
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.06.008  

  47. Asher, R., Mason, A.E., Weiner, J., & Fessler, R.G. (2015). The relationship between preoperative general mental health and postoperative quality of life in minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. Neurosurgery. 
    DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000695 

  48. Mason, A.E., Lustig, R.H., Brown, R.R., Acree, M., Bacchetti, P., Moran, P., Dallman, M., Laraia, B., Adler, N., Hecht, F.M, Daubenmier, J., & Epel, E.S. (2015). Acute responses to opioidergic blockade as a biomarker of hedonic eating among obese women enrolled in a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention trial. Appetite, 91, 311-320. 
    DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.062

  49. Tryon, M.S., Stanhope, K.L., Epel. E.S., Mason, A.E., Brown, R., Havel, P.J., Medici, V., & Laguaro, K.D. (2015). Excessive sugar consumption may be a difficult habit to break: A view from the brain and body. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 100, 2239-2247.  
    DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-4353 

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*Indicates shared co-senior authorship

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Before there was SEA:

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  1. Krietsch, K., Mason, A.E., & Sbarra, D.A. (2014). Sleep complaints predict increases in resting blood pressure following marital separation. Health Psychology, 33, 1204 – 1213.
    DOI: 10.1037/hea0000089 

  2. Epel, E.S., Tomiyama, A.J., Mason, A.E., Laraia, B.A., Hartman, W., Ready, K., Acree, M., Adam, T.C., St. Jeor, A., & Kessler, D. (2014). The Reward-Based Eating Drive scale: A self-report index of reward-based eating. PLoS One, 9, e101350.  
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101350  

  3. Mason, A.E., Boden, M. T., & Cucciare, M.A. (2014). Prospective associations among approach coping, alcohol misuse, and psychiatric Symptoms among Veterans receiving a brief alcohol intervention. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 46, 553 – 560.  
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.01.006 

  4. Sbarra, D.A., Boals, A., Mason, A.E., Larson, G., & Mehl, M.R. (2013). Expressive writing can impede emotional recovery following marital separation. Clinical Psychological Science, 1, 120 – 134.  
    DOI: 10.1177/2167702612469801 

  5. Mason, A.E., Sbarra, D.A., Bryan, A.E.B., & Lee, L.A. (2012). Staying connected when coming apart: The psychological correlates of contact and sex with an ex-partner. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 31, 488 - 507.  
    DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.5.488 

  6. Mason, A.E., Law, R., Bryan, A.E.B., Portley, R., & Sbarra, D.A. (2012). Facing a breakup: Electromyographic responses moderate self-concept recovery following a romantic separation. Personal Relationships, 19, 551 - 568.  
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01378.x 

  7. Lee, L.A., Sbarra, D.A., Mason, A.E., & Law, R.W. (2011). Attachment anxiety, verbal immediacy, and blood pressure: Results from a laboratory analog study following marital separation. Personal Relationships, 18, 285 - 301.  
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01360.x 

  8. Mason, A.E., Sbarra, D.A., & Mehl, M.R. (2010). Thin-slicing divorce: Thirty seconds of information predict changes in psychological adjustment over ninety days. Psychological Science, 21, 1420 - 1422.  
    DOI: 10.1177/0956797610381507  

  9. Sbarra, D.A., Law, R.W., Lee, L.A., & Mason, A.E. (2009). Marital dissolution and blood pressure reactivity: Evidence for the specificity of emotional intrusion-hyperarousal and task-rated emotional difficulty. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, 532 - 540.  
    DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181a23eee 

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