FIRST Fellow - Cherie Rooks, Ph.D.



	Cherie Rooks, Ph.D. Department of Medicine / Division of Cardiology Emory University School of Medicine Research Mentor: Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., Professor

Education B.S., Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2002 M.S., Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2004 Ph.D., Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2009 1st year FIRST Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009 - present

Research Statement

Publications Dishman, R.K., Thom, N.J., Rooks, C.R., Motl, R.W., Horwath, C., Nigg, C.R. (2009) Failure of post-action stages of the transtheoretical model to predict change in regular physical activity: a multiethnic cohort study. Ann Behav Med. 2009 Jun;37(3):280-93. Rooks, C.R., Penn, D.M., Kelso, E., Bowers, R.R., Bartness, T.J., Harris, R.B. (2005) Sympathetic denervation does not prevent a reduction in fat pad size of rats or mice treated with peripherally administered leptin. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 289(1):R92-102. Rooks, C., Bennet, T., Bartness, T.J., Harris, R.B. (2004) Compensation for an increase in body fat caused by donor transplants into mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 286(6):R1149-55.

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