Dr. David R. Buys

Giscombe, S., Canales, E., Davis, G., Kim, A., Buys, D. 2024. Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables and the Role of the Food Environment. Journal of Food Distribution Research 55(2):23–45.

Driggers, A., Kennedy, R. E., Williams, B. R., Brown, C. J., Buys, D. R. 2024. Changes in Life-Space with Loss of Relatives and Friends among Older Adults: Results from the UAB Study of Aging. The Gerontologist 64(4):gnad116.

Robertson, M. N., Sedges, H., Buys, D. R. 2023. Stress and Declined Health Among Farms; Farm Stress and Negative Health Outcomes; A Systems Change Approach to Addressing Farm Stress. Choices

Buys, D. R., Robertson, M. N., Green, J. J. 2023. The The aging agricultural workforce: Opportunities for policy development and intervention. Public Policy and Aging Report 33(3):105-110.

Downey, L. H., Peterson, D., Gregory, T., Buys, D. R. 2022. Opportunities for Extension engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences 113(4):46-51.

Robertson, M. N., Ziegler, L., Buys, D. R. 2022. Farm Families and Stress: An Overlooked Issue. National Council on Family Relations Report Fall 2022.

Davis, E., Harris-Speight, J., Sansing, A. P., Robertson, M. N., Buys, D. R. 2022. Challenges, opportunities, and adaptations of a college preparatory 4-h youth development program during covid-19. Journal of Youth Development

Seitz, H. H., Robertson, M., Steen, J., Dulaney, S. G., Buys, D. R. 2022. Development and pretesting of prescription opioid misuse prevention messages: Results and implications for practice. Health Communication

Robertson, M. N., Downey, L. H., Seitz, H. H., Hardman, A. M., Buys, D. R. 2022. Rural Adults’ Perceived Role of Family Members in Prescription Opioid Misuse Prevention: Implications for Family-Based Approaches. Journal of Rural Health

Canales Medina, D., Fan, L., Buys, D. R., Cantave, M. D. 2021. A market basket assessment: Prices and availability of healthy foods across SNAP-authorized food outlets in counties with high obesity rates in Mississippi. Preventing Chronic Disease 18:210173.

King, J., Evans, M. W., Besong, B., Chikere, C. A., Leach, R., Kennedy, R., Brown, C., Buys, D. R. 2021. Nutritional Risk Is Associated With Low Back Pain Among Older Adults: Results From The UAB Study Of Aging. Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic 4:92-98.

King, E. M., Baird-Thomas, C. J., Robertson, A. A., Smith, M., Buys, D. R. 2021. Improving the function of a high obesity program: Findings from community-engaged Mississippi Delta focus groups. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Robertson, M. N., DeShong, H., Steen, J. S., Buys, D. R., Nadorff, M. R. 2021. Mental Health First Aid Training for Extension Agents in Rural Communities. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior

Allsopp, M. A., Buys, D. R. 2020. The Introduction of Community-Engaged Learning into a DPD Community Nutrition Course. Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Fan, L., Canales Medina, D., Fountain, B. J., Buys, D. R. 2020. An Assessment of the Food Retail Environment in Counties with High Obesity Rates in Mississippi. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 4:571-593.

Buys, D. R., Rennekamp, R. 2020. Cooperative Extension as a Force for Healthy, Rural Communities: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions . American Journal of Public Health 110:1300-1303.

Bolstad, C. J., Moak, R., Brown, C. J., Kennedy, R. E., Buys, D. R. 2020. Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated with Depressive Symptoms but Not Depression Diagnosis in Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(5745).

Buys, D. R., Francis, S., Marra, M. V., Locher, J. L., Lofgren, I. 2020. Lessons Learned: Recruiting Aging Adults for Research. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 35(1):28-41.

Steen, J. S., Robertson, M. N., Seitz, H. H., Downey, L. H., Hardman, A., Buys, D. R. 2019. Addressing the opioid epidemic: Defining cooperative extension’s role. Journal of Extension,. Journal of Extension

Steen, J., Robertson, M., Seitz, H. H., Downey, L. H., Hardman, A., Buys, D. R. 2019. Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Defining Cooperative Extension's Role. Journal of Extension 57(6).

Sansing, A. P., Buys, D. R., Evans, M., Downey, L. H., Harris-Speight, J. 2019. Rural Medical Scholars Program:Filling the Gap for Health-Careand Public Health Leaders in Mississippi. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South 1(1).

Robertson, M. N., Williams, D., Seitz, H. H., Downey, L. H., Hardman, A., Buys, D. R. 2019. The PROMISE Initiative: Who should give patients information on opioids?. Journal of Mississippi State Medical Association

Robertson, M. N., Williams, D., Seitz, H. H., Downey, L. H., Hardman, A., Buys, D. R. 2019. The PROMISE Initiative. Who Should Give Patients Information on Opioids?. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association

Buys, D. R. 2018. Using Theory to Understand Determinants of Nutritional Outcomes in Older Adults: An Example from M. Powell Lawton’s Work on the Environmental Press. The Spectrum Special Issue:2-4.

Prevadel, S., Nelson, C., Buys, D. R., Remley, D., Horowitz, M., Reicks, M., Cronk, L., Duffy, V., Garden-Robinson, J., McGee, B., Warren, T. 2018. Current Extension Programming for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: Environmental Scan Results. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension 6(2).

Remley, D., Buys, D. R., Horowitz, M., Prevadel, S., Reicks, M., Cronk, L., Duffy, V., Garden-Robinson, J., McGee, B., Nelson, C., Warren, T. 2018. Extension's Role in Chronic Disease Prevention and Management In the Next 100 Years: A View from Agents/ Educators, Faculty/ Specialists, and Administrators. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension 6(2).

Buys, D. R., Koukel, S. 2018. The National Framework for Health and Wellness: (Re)Framing the Work of Cooperative Extension for the Next Century. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension 6(2):102-107.

Treloar, J., Tidwell, D. K., Williams, R. D., Buys, D. R., Oliver, B. D., Yates, J. 2017. Applying Theory of Planned Behavior to Energy Drink Consumption in Community College Students. American Journal of Health Studies 32(1).

Buys, D. R., Campbell, A. D., Godfryd, A., Flood, K., Kitchin, E., Kilgore, M. L., Allocca, S., Locher, J. L. 2017. Meals Enhancing Nutrition After Discharge: Findings from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 117(4):599-608.

Ard, J. D., Gower, B., Hunter, G., Ritchie, C. S., Roth, D. L., Goss, A., Wingo, B. C., Bodner, E. V., Brown, C. J., Bryan, D., Buys, D. R., Haas, M. C., Keita, A. D., Flagg, L. A., Williams, C. P., Locher, J. L. 2016. Effects of Calorie Restriction in Obese Older Adults: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Trial. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Lo, A. X., Rundle, A., Buys, D. R., Kennedy, R., Sawyer, P., Allman, R., Brown, C. J. 2016. Neighborhood Disadvantage and Life-space are Associated with Incident Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 64(11):2218-2225.

Buys, D. R., Howard, V. J., McClure, L. A., Buys, K. C., Sawyer, P., Allman, R. M., Levitan, E. B. 2015. Association between neighborhood disadvantage and hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in older adults: results from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging. American journal of public health 105(6):1181-8.

Campbell, A. D., Godfryd, A., Buys, D. R., Locher, J. L. 2015. Does Participation in Home-Delivered Meals Programs Improve Outcomes for Older Adults? Results of a Systematic Review. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics 34(2):124-67.

Buys, D. R., Locher, J. L. 2015. What Does the Evidence Reveal Regarding Home- and Community-Based Nutrition Services for Older Adults?. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics 34(2):81-4.

Buys, D. R., Roth, D. L., Ritchie, C. S., Sawyer, P., Allman, R. M., Funkhouser, E. M., Hovater, M., Locher, J. L. 2014. Nutritional risk and body mass index predict hospitalization, nursing home admissions, and mortality in community-dwelling older adults: results from the UAB Study of Aging with 8.5 years of follow-up. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 69(9):1146-53.

Haas, M. C., Bodner, E. V., Brown, C. J., Bryan, D., Buys, D. R., Keita, A. D., Flagg, L. A., Goss, A., Gower, B., Hovater, M., Hunter, G., Ritchie, C. S., Roth, D. L., Wingo, B. C., Ard, J., Locher, J. L. 2014. Calorie restriction in overweight seniors: response of older adults to a dieting study: the CROSSROADS randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics 33(4):376-400.

Locher, J. L., Vickers, K. S., Buys, D. R., Ellis, A., Lawrence, J. C., Newton, L. E., Roth, D. L., Ritchie, C. S., Bales, C. W. 2013. A randomized controlled trial of a theoretically-based behavioral nutrition intervention for community elders: lessons learned from the Behavioral Nutrition Intervention for Community Elders Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 113(12):1675-82.

Buys, D. R., Flood, K. L., Real, K., Chang, M., Locher, J. L. 2013. Mealtime assistance for hospitalized older adults: a report on the SPOONS volunteer program. Journal of gerontological nursing 39(9):18-22.

Buys, D. R., Borch, C., Drentea, P., LaGory, M. E., Sawyer, P., Allman, R. M., Kennedy, R., Locher, J. L. 2013. Physical impairment is associated with nursing home admission for older adults in disadvantaged but not other neighborhoods: results from the UAB study of aging. The Gerontologist 53(4):641-53.

Yang, Y., Buys, D. R., Judd, S. E., Gower, B. A., Locher, J. L. 2013. Favorite foods of older adults living in the Black Belt Region of the United States. Influences of ethnicity, gender, and education. Appetite 63:18-23.

Dover, S. E., Buys, D. R., Allocca, S., Locher, J. L. 2013. FIELD NOTES: PEOPLE, PROGRAMS, & POLICIES Farmers' Market Produce Delivery Program for Mitigating Nutritional Risk in Older Adults. Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition 8(1):1-10.

Buys, D. R., Mohan, R. 2012. Social capital and structural challenges in health services delivery: A comparative case study. International Journal of Contemporary Sociology

Buys, D. R., Borch, C., Kilgore, M., Zizza, C. A., Locher, J. L. 2012. A state-level examination of the association between home and community-based services and rates of nursing home residency with special attention to nutrition programs. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics 31(4):404-24.

Xu, B., Houston, D. K., Locher, J. L., Ellison, K. J., Gropper, S., Buys, D. R., Zizza, C. A. 2012. Higher Healthy Eating Index-2005 scores are associated with better physical performance. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 67(1):93-9.

Locher, J. L., Bales, C. W., Ellis, A. C., Lawrence, J. C., Newton, L., Roth, D., Buys, D. R., Vickers, K. 2011. A theoretically based behavioral nutrition intervention for community elders at high risk: the B-NICE randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Buys, D. R., Marler, M. L., Robinson, C. O., Hamlin, C. M., Locher, J. L. 2011. Recruitment of volunteers for a home-delivered meals programme serving homebound older adults: a theoretically derived programme among faith communities. Public health nutrition 14(8):1473-8.

Xu, B., Locher, J. L., Lee, J. S., Buys, D. R., Zizza, C. 2011. Smoking modifies the association between food insecurity and physical performance. . Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics