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Dawn Coe is actively involved with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM). Coe is a Fellow of ACSM and is a Certified ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist. She also serves on several national ACSM committees and is a member of the Colleges and Universities Education Subcommittee for the National Physical Activity Plan and the president-elect of NASPEM.

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Coe, D.P. Pivarnik, J.M., Womack, C.J., Reeves, M.J., and R.M. Malina.  Health-related fitness and academic achievement in middle school students.  J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 52(6): 654-60, 2012.

Tyo, B., Bassett, D.R., Coe, D.P., Feito, Y., and D.L. Thompson.  Effects of BMI on waist-mounted pedometers in early adolescents under free-living conditions. Med Sci Sports Exerc.  45(3):569-74, 2013. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182746aa5.

Scott, S.N., Thompson, D.L., and D.P. Coe.  The ability of the PACER to elicit peak exercise response in youth.  Med Sci Sports Exerc. 45(6):1139-1143, 2013.  doi: 1249/MSS.0b013e318281e4a8.

Coe, D.P., Peterson, T.H., Blair, C.L., Schutten, M.C., and H. Peddie.  Academic achievement, fitness, and socioeconomic status in school-aged youth. J Sch Health. 83(7):500-507, 2013.

Flynn, J.I., Coe, D.P., Larsen, C., Rider, B.C., Conger, S.A, and D.R. Bassett, Jr.  Detecting indoor and outdoor environments using the ActiGraph GT3X+ light sensor in children.  Med Sci Sport Exerc. Jan;46(1):201-6, 2014. doi:10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a388c0.

Marshall, M., Coe, D. P., and J.M. Pivarnik.   Development of a prediction model to predict VO_2peak in adolescent females using the Bruce protocol.  Res Q Sport Exerc. 85(2): 251-256, 2014. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2014.893053.

J. Desendorf, D.R. Bassett, Jr., H.A. Raynor, and D.P. Coe^. Validity of the Bite Counter device in a controlled laboratory setting. Eat Behav. 15(3): 502-4, 2014.

MacArthur, B., Coe, D.P., A. Sweet, and H.A. Raynor.  Active video gaming compared to unstructured, outdoor play in young children: Percent time in moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity and estimated energy expenditure. Games Health J.  3(6): 388-394, 2014.  doi: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0017.

Coe, D.P., Flynn, J.I., Wolff, D.L., Durham, R.S., and S.N. Scott. Children’s physical activity levels in a traditional versus natural playground setting. Children, Youth and Environments Journal. 24(3): 1-15, 2014.

D.R. Bassett, John_, D_., Conger, S.A., Fitzhugh, E.C., and D.P. Coe.  Trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviors of U.S. youth.  J Phys Act Health.12(8): 1102-1111, 2015. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0050

Flynn, J.I., Bassett, D.R., Fouts, H.N., Thompson, D.L., and D.P. Coe. Active Families in the Great Outdoors: A program to promote family outdoor physical activity.  Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. 17(3): 227-238, 2017.  DOI:10.1080/14729679.2017.1291355.

Coe, D.P., Conger, S.A., Kendrick, J.M., Howard, B.C., Thompson, D. L., and J.D. White.  Effect of an Acute, Postprandial Bout of Moderate Intensity Walking on Glucose Levels in Women with Gestational Diabetes.  Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. Dec 22, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2017-0494

Moran, M.J., Brookshire, R.A., Coe, D.P., Oody, J.F., and M.J. Green.  Partners through Playgrounds: Building A Play Community.  Children, Youth and Environments. In Press.

Nocera, V.G., Wozencroft, A.J., and D.P. Coe.  A Systematic Review of the Effect of Physical Activity on Cognitive Performance in Youth with Down Syndrome. Am J Recreat Therapy. In Press.

Scott, S.N., Springer, C.M., Flynn, J.I., McClanahan, M.S. Wiseman, B.D., T.J. Kybartas, and D.P. Coe.  Development and Validation of a PACER Prediction Equation for VO_2peak in 10-15-year-old youth. Ped Exerc Sci. In Press.

Coe, D.P. Means of Optimizing Physical Activity in the Preschool Environment.  Am J Lifestyle Med.  In Press.