Currently Funded Projects
Community Wayfinding Assessment Project; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (12/1/11-9/30/12)
The goals of this project are to (1) further develop and refine the CDC-HAN AuditTool wayfinding items with older adults, and (2) to generate new knowledge regarding community wayfinding among older adults to inform research, practice and policy.
BAILE, Boosting Activity in Latino Elderly; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation (9/1/11-8/31/12)
This single-group trial tests the efficacy of the revised 4-month BAILAMOS© program in sedentary older Latinos who are overweight/obese. It aims to (1) Test the feasibility of the revised 4-month BAILAMOS© program; and (2) Test the impact of the revised program on lifestyle PA, cardiovascular health, and cognitive function.
BAILA-C: Bypassing Alzheimer's, Increasing Latinos' Activity and Cognition; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (11/1/2011-10/31/2013)
The randomized-controlled trial aims to:
- Test the impact of the revised BAILAMOS© program on cognitive function and quality of life at 4 months.
- Test the impact of the revised BAILAMOS© program on lifestyle PA and physical function at 4 months
- Determine suggestions for changes to the BAILAMOS© program and determine older Latinos’ perceptions of the relationship between cognition/brain health and health behaviors
Physical Activity Intervention for ADHD and DBD (1R36MH093152-01A1); Eduardo E. Bustamante, PI; Dr. David X. Marquez, Co-Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) (8/1/11-7/31/13)
This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the feasibility and impact of an after-school aerobic activity program on cognitive, behavioral, and academic functioning in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD) living in an urban poor community.
Physical Activity and Health of Latinos; Susan Aguiñaga, PI; Dr. David X. Marquez, Co-Investigator
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition (1/12-8/12)
This cross-sectional study objectively measures the physical activity levels of Latino food service workers in order to better understand the impact of occupational physical activity (OPA) on leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) levels and physical and mental health of Latinos in the US.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
An Exercise Intervention to Prevent Recurrent Gestational Diabetes (R01PA-04-074); Dr. Lisa Chasen-Taber, PI; Dr. David X. Marquez, Consultant.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (12/1/06-11/30/11)
This study aims to develop individualized exercise programs among a sample of primarily Latina women to prevent recurrent gestational diabetes.
Project WEL: Walking & Environment in older Latinos; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation (10/1/10-8/31/11)
The study aims to:
- Identify perceived barriers and facilitators to walking/physical activity among older Latino adults living in South Chicago.
- Conduct a detailed, quantitative inquiry into community-scale and street-scale factors associated with physical activity among older Latino adults living in South Chicago through the use of an environmental audit.
Physical Activity and Mental Persistence: A Test of the Theory of Learned Industriousness in the Physical Activity Domain; Eduardo E. Bustamante, PI; Dr. David X. Marquez, Co-Investigator
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition (5/13/08-12/14/11)
This study tested the hypothesis that physical activity can instill industriousness through the pairing of the sensation of physical effort with reinforcers, causing the sensation of effort to take on secondary reward properties and thereby reducing effort’s aversiveness and generalizing high effort across behaviors.
Pilot Study of BAILAMOS: Balance & Activity In Latinos, Addressing Mobility in Older adultS; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition (1/01/10-12/31/10)
The study aimed to:
- Examine the feasibility of the BAILAMOS Latin dance intervention.
- Examine the impact of the BAILAMOS Latin dance intervention on cognition, lower extremity function, and quality of life in older Latino adults with mobility limitations.
Cognition and Physical Activity Community Elderly Study (CAPACES); Dr. JoEllen Wilbur, PI; Dr. David X. Marquez, Co-Investigator
Rush University Medical Center Pilot Projects (10/1/08-9/30/10)
This study aimed to:
- Explore gender and age differences in physical activity among older Latino men and women. In the proposed study physical activity will be measured by self-report and activity counts (accelerometers), and aerobic fitness will be indirectly assessed.
- Explore relationships between older Latino's physical activity and cognition.
A Faith-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Hispanics; Dr. Melissa Bopp, PI; Dr. David X. Marquez, Consultant
The Sunflower Foundation: Healch Care for Kansans (10/1/06-9/30/08)
This study aimed to promote physical activity through a faith-based intervention for Hispanics. It offered a health promotion program in a culturally specific setting to a population that may not have access to other health promotion programs.
Development of Intervention Strategies to Reduce Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Latina Women; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
National Institute of Health (NIH) Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research (8/1/06-8/31/07)
This study aimed to identify characteristics of sedentary as compared to active pregnant Latina women and to identify facilitators and barriers to exercise among sedentary pregnant Latina women. Parent Grant & PI:, “Epidemiology of Stress and GDM Among Latina Women” (R01DK64902-01). Lisa Chasan-Taber, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts.
ABC Study - Activity, Barriers, and Correlates of Dementia Caregivers and Non-caregivers; Dr. David X. Marquez, PI
University of Massachusetts Faculty Research Grant (9/1/05-8/31/07)
The goal of ABC was to assess and describe the physical activity levels of dementia caregivers and the psychosocial correlates of physical activity; and to compare them to age- and gender-matched non-caregivers.
EPL in the News
Walking Journal Club
Baila-C
Alzheimer's Association Magazine
BAILAMOS Dance Intervention
Learned Industriousness
Collaborators
Sofiya Alhassan
Melissa Bopp
Lisa Chasan-Taber
Susan L. Hughes
Martha Clare Morris
Charles J. Neighbors
Thomas R. Prohaska
JoEllen Wilbur
Mark Grabiner
Selected Publications
Wilbur, J., Marquez, D.X., Staffileno, B., Fogg, L.,Morris, M.C., Wilson, R., Bustamante, E.E., & Flores, J. The relationship between physical activity and cognition in older Latinos. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2012; doi: 0.1093/geronb/gbr137
Hughes, S., Leith, K., Marquez, D. X., Moni, G., Nguyen, H., Desai, P. J., & Jones, D. (2011). Physical activity and older adults: Expert consensus for a new research agenda. The Gerontologist.
Marquez, D.X., Hoyem, R., Fogg, L., Bustamante, E.E., Staffileno, B., & Wilbur, J. (2011). Physical activity of urban community-dwelling older Latino adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8, S161-S170.
Hasson, R. E., Granados, K., Marquez, D. X., Bennett, G., Freedson, P., & Braun, B. (2011). Ethnic/racial differences in the effects of psychosocial responses to acute exercise. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8, 978-987.
Bopp, M., Fallon, E. A., & Marquez, D. X. (2011). A faith-based physical activity intervention for Latinos: Outcomes and lessons from a preliminary investigation. American Journal of Health Promotion, 25(3), 168-171.
Marquez, D. X., Neighbors, C.J., & Bustamante, E. E. (2010). Leisure time and occupational physical activity among racial/ethnic minorities. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 42(6), 1086-1093.
Marquez, D. X., Bustamante, E. E., Blissmer, B. J., & Prohaska, T. R. (2009). Health promotion for successful aging. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 3(1), 12-19.
Marquez, D. X., Bustamante, E. E., McAuley, E., & Roberts, D. (2008). Active or sedentary? Objectively measured physical activity of Latinos and implications for intervention. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5, 559-570.
Neighbors, C.J., Marquez, D. X., & Marcus, B. H. (2008). Leisure time physical activity disparities among Latino subgroups in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 98, 1460-1464.
Torres, M. I., Marquez, D. X., Carbone, E. T, Stacciarini, M. R. S., & Foster, J. (2008). Culturally responsive health promotion in Puerto Rican communities: A structuralist approach. Health Promotion Practice, 9, 149-158.