Ran Xu
Assistant Professor/Allied Health Sciences

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Scholarly Contributions

67 Scholarly Contributions

57
Journal Articles
9
Poster/Presentations
1
Book Chapter
Quantifying the robustness of causal inferences: Sensitivity analysis for pragmatic social science
2023
Anna Mueller, Qinyun Lin, Spiro Maroulis, Ran Xu, Kenneth A Frank
Research Type: Journal Article

Presence of Safety Disclaimers in Instagram Posts about Physical Activity During Pregnancy
2020
Madison L Bracken, Ran Xu, Brooke A Libby, Tiffany A Moore Simas, Sherry Pagoto, Paige Piera, Molly Waring, Valeria Herrera
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Predicting participant engagement in a social-media delivered lifestyle intervention using micro-level conversational data: A pilot feasibility randomized trial
2022
Ran Xu
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Predicting Participant Engagement in a Social Media--Delivered Lifestyle Intervention Using Microlevel Conversational Data: Secondary Analysis of Data From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
2022
Joseph Divito, Richard Bannor, Ran Xu, Matthew Schroeder, Sherry Pagoto
Research Type: Journal Article

Pilot testing an intervention to educate and promote nutritious choices at food pantries
2023
Sarah McKee, Abiodun Atoloye, Katie Martin, Marlene Schwartz, Eminet Gurganus, Ran Xu
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01570-6
Pilot Test of Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP): Clients Chose Healthier Foods after Implementation
2020
Eminet A Gurganus, Katie Martin, Sarah L McKee, Ran Xu, MARLENE B SCHWARTZ, Abiodun T Atoloye
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Participation in the US Department of Agriculture's Summer Meal Programs: 2019-2021.
2024
Ran Xu, MARLENE B SCHWARTZ, S L McKee, K Burkholder, B L Bennett
Research Type: Journal Article

Late retirement, early careers, and the aging of US science and engineering professors
2018
Ran Xu, Navid Ghaffarzadegan
Research Type: Journal Article

KONFOUND: Stata module to quantify robustness of causal inferences
2021
Ran Xu, Kenneth A Frank
Research Type: Journal Article

Introduction to Social Network Analysis
2025
Ran Xu
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Integrating human activity into food environments can better predict cardiometabolic diseases in the United States
2023
Kai Zhang, Xiao Huang, Xiang Chen, Weixuan Lyu, Debarchana Ghosh, Ran Xu, Zhenlong Li
Research Type: Journal Article

Hypothetical case replacement can be used to quantify the robustness of trial results
2021
Ran Xu, Christopher S Hayter, Qinyun Lin, others, Ramy A Mahmoud, Kenneth A Frank, Spiro Maroulis, Thomas Dietz, Marynia Kolak, Joshua M Rosenberg, Anna S Mueller
Research Type: Journal Article

How much food tracking during a digital weight-management program is enough to produce clinically significant weight loss?
2023
Sherry Pagoto, Michelle I Cardel, Richard Bannor, Ran Xu, Gary D Foster
Research Type: Journal Article

Health inequities in COVID-19 vaccination among the elderly: Case of Connecticut
2021
Shijin Qu, Ran Xu, Aaron Adams, Xiang Chen, Hui Wang, Marlene Schwartz
Research Type: Journal Article

From Consumption to Online Review Posting: Examining the Influential Factors of Conversion Rate
2024
Xun Xu, Yiru Wang, Yiming Zhuang, Ran Xu
Research Type: Journal Article

Forest stressors and roadside vegetation management in an exurban landscape
2023
Anita T. Morzillo, Ran Xu, Jacob Cabral
Research Type: Journal Article

Food pantries select healthier foods after nutrition information is available on their food bank???s ordering platform
2021
Marlene B Schwartz, Katie Martin, Ran Xu
Research Type: Journal Article

Food pantries select healthier foods after nutrition information is available on their food bank's ordering platform.
2020
Kathleen S Martin, Ran Xu, MARLENE B SCHWARTZ
Research Type: Journal Article

Food liking-based diet quality indexes (DQI) generated by conceptual and machine learning explained variability in cardiometabolic risk factors in young adults
2020
Valerie Duffy, Ran Xu, Lauren Corso, Jeanne McCaffrey, Stephen Woolley, Bruce Blanchard
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12040882
Examining the characteristics of impactful research topics: A case of three decades of HIV-AIDS research
2021
Arash Baghaei Lakeh, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Ran Xu
Research Type: Journal Article