Author

Herpreet Thind

University of Massachusetts Lowell - Cited by 1,288

Biography

Dr. Herpreet Thind is a Associate Professor in clinical medicine and public health. Her research interests include physical activity and yoga interventions for chronic disease prevention and control. She has expertise in designing and implementing randomized controlled trials. She has been involved in various funded research projects including a NIH/NCCIH-funded project to examine the feasibility of yoga for adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Text messaging-based interventions for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
LAJ Scott-Sheldon, RC Lantini, EG Jennings, H Thind, RK Rosen, ...JMIR mHealth and uHealth 4 (2), e5436, 2016201
203
2016
Tweeting it off: characteristics of adults who tweet about a weight loss attempt
S Pagoto, KL Schneider, M Evans, ME Waring, B Appelhans, AM Busch, ...Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 21 (6), 1032-1037, 2014201
104
2014
The effects of yoga among adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
H Thind, R Lantini, BL Balletto, ML Donahue, E Salmoirago-Blotcher, ...Preventive medicine 105, 116-126, 2017201
90
2017
The associations of perceived neighborhood disorder and physical activity with obesity among African American adolescents
A Dulin-Keita, H Kaur Thind, O Affuso, ML BaskinBMC public health 13 (1), 1-10, 2013201
78
2013
Predictors of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in African American young adolescents
ML Baskin, H Thind, O Affuso, LC Gary, M LaGory, SS HwangAnnals of Behavioral Medicine 45 (suppl_1), S142-S150, 2013201
66
2013
Applying psychological theories to promote long-term maintenance of health behaviors
RP Joseph, CL Daniel, H Thind, TJ Benitez, D PekmeziAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine 10 (6), 356-368, 2016201
63
2016
A text message intervention for alcohol risk reduction among community college students: TMAP
BC Bock, NP Barnett, H Thind, R Rosen, K Walaska, R Traficante, ...Addictive behaviors 63, 107-113, 2016201
60
2016
Translating behavioral interventions onto mHealth platforms: developing text message interventions for smoking and alcohol
BC Bock, RK Rosen, NP Barnett, H Thind, K Walaska, R Foster, ...JMIR mHealth and uHealth 3 (1), e3779, 2015201
59
2015
Mobile phone apps for preventing cancer through educational and behavioral interventions: state of the art and remaining challenges
S Coughlin, H Thind, B Liu, M Jacobs, N Champagne, RI MasseyJMIR mHealth and uHealth 4 (2), e5361, 2016201
48
2016
Acute and cumulative effects of Vinyasa yoga on affect and stress among college students participating in an eight-week yoga program: a pilot study
R Gaskins, E Jennings, H Thind, B Becker, B BockInternational Journal of Yoga Therapy 24, 2014201
46
2014
Yoga as a complementary therapy for smoking cessation: results from BreathEasy, a randomized clinical trial
BC Bock, SI Dunsiger, RK Rosen, H Thind, E Jennings, JL Fava, ...Nicotine and Tobacco Research 21 (11), 1517-1523, 2019201
43
2019
Feasibility of yoga as a complementary therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes: The Healthy Active and in Control (HA1C) study
BC Bock, H Thind, JL Fava, S Dunsiger, KM Guthrie, L Stroud, ...Complementary therapies in medicine , 125-131, 2019201
42
2019
Social and Cultural Environment Factors Influencing Physical Activity among African American Adolescents
M Baskin, A Dulin-Keita, H Thind, E GodseyJournal of Adolescent Health, 2015201
40
2015
Does short sleep lead to obesity among children and adolescents? Current understanding and implications
H Thind, SL Davies, T Lewis, D Pekmezi, R Evans, ML BaskinAmerican Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 9 (6), 428-437, 2015201
32
2015
Exercise videogames for physical activity and fitness: Design and rationale of the Wii Heart Fitness trial
BC Bock, H Thind, SI Dunsiger, ER Serber, JT Ciccolo, V Cobb, K Palmer, ...Contemporary clinical trials 42, 204-212, 2015201
26
2015
The mobile phone affinity scale: enhancement and refinement
BC Bock, R Lantini, H Thind, K Walaska, RK Rosen, JL Fava, NP Barnett, ...JMIR mHealth and uHealth 4 (4), e6705, 2016201
25
2016
Testing the efficacy of yoga as a complementary therapy for smoking cessation: design and methods of the BreathEasy trial
BC Bock, RK Rosen, JL Fava, RB Gaskins, E Jennings, H Thind, ...Contemporary clinical trials 38 (2), 321-332, 2014201
24
2014
WalkMore: Promoting walking with just-in-time context-aware prompts
X Ding, J Xu, H Wang, G Chen, H Thind, Y Zhang2016 IEEE Wireless Health (WH), 1-8, 2016201
18
2016
“I can do almost anything”: the experience of adults with type 2 diabetes with a yoga intervention
H Thind, KM Guthrie, S Horowitz, M Conrad, BC BockComplementary therapies in clinical practice 34, 116-122, 2019201
17
2019
Towards research-tested smartphone applications for preventing breast cancer
SS Coughlin, H Thind, B Liu, LCC WilsonMhealth 2, 202
16
2016