Jennie Lynn Hill

Jennie Lynn Hill, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Population Health Sciences

Education History

Undergraduate University of Nebraska at Kearney
 BS
Graduate Training Kansas State University
 MS
Doctoral Training University of Colorado Denver
 PhD

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bailey AN, Porter KJ, Hill JL, Chen Y, Estabrooks PA, Zoellner J (2016). The impact of health literacy on rural adults' satisfaction with a multi-component intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake. Health education research, 31(4), 492-508. (Read full article)
  2. Estabrooks PA, Harden SM, Almeida FA, Hill JL, Johnson SB, Porter GC, Greenawald M (2019). Using Integrated Research-Practice Partnerships to Move Evidence-Based Principles Into Practice. Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 47(3), 176-187. (Read full article)
  3. Brock DP, Estabrooks PA, Hill JL, Barlow ML, Alexander RC, Price BE, Marshall R, Zoellner J (2019). Building and Sustaining Community Capacity to Address Childhood Obesity: A 3-Year Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Community-Academic Advisory Board. Family & community health, 42(1), 62-79. (Read full article)
  4. Hill JL, Waters CN, Kolivras KN, Estabrooks PA, Zoellner J (2016). Do the Features, Amenities, and Quality of Physical Activity Resources Differ Between City and County Areas of a Large Rural Region?. Family & community health, 39(4), 273-82. (Read full article)
  5. Zoellner J, Motley M, Wilkinson ME, Jackman B, Barlow ML, Hill J (2012). Engaging the Dan River Region to reduce obesity: application of the Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation process. Family & community health, 35(1), 44-56. (Read full article)
  6. Schumann A, Estabrooks PA, Nigg CR, Hill (2003). Validation of the stages of change with mild, moderate, and strenuous physical activity behavior, intentions, and self-efficacy. International journal of sports medicine, 24(5), 363-5. (Read full article)
  7. Helmick M, Esmond AC, Hedrick V, Zoellner J, You W, Hill J (2019). The Adoption of the Healthy Eating Standards in Local Afterschool Programs Does Not Improve Quality of Snacks. The Journal of school health, 89(10), 809-817. (Read full article)
  8. Szeszulski J, Lorenzo E, O'Connor T, Hill JL, Shaibi GQ, Buman MP, Vega-López S, Hooker SP, Lee R (2021). Exploring Correlates of Preschool-Aged Children's Locomotor Skills: Individual and Parent Demographics and Home Environment. Perceptual and motor skills, 128(2), 649-671. (Read full article)
  9. Welk GJ, Dzewaltowski DA, Hill J (2004). Comparison of the computerized ACTIVITYGRAM instrument and the previous day physical activity recall for assessing physical activity in children. Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 75(4), 370-80. (Read full article)
  10. Geary CR, Hill JL, Eilers J, Leon M, Ordway J, McClay J, Anderson C, Beacom M, Jackson RA, Oleynikov D, Estabrooks P (2021). Use of Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation in Rural Patient Engagement. Western journal of nursing research, 43, 193945921994915. (Read full article)
  11. Almeida FA, Wall SS, You W, Harden SM, Hill JL, Krippendorf BE, Estabrooks P (2014). The association between worksite physical environment and employee nutrition, and physical activity behavior and weight status. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 56(7), 779-84. (Read full article)
  12. Nguyen MN, Watanabe-Galloway S, Hill JL, Siahpush M, Tibbits MK, Wichman (2019). Ecological model of school engagement and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school-aged children. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 28(6), 795-805. (Read full article)
  13. Harden SM, You W, Almeida FA, Hill JL, Linnan LA, Allen KC, Estabrooks P (2015). Does Successful Weight Loss in an Internet-Based Worksite Weight Loss Program Improve Employee Presenteeism and Absenteeism?. Health education & behavior, 42(6), 769-74. (Read full article)
  14. Dzewaltowski DA, Estabrooks PA, Welk G, Hill J, Milliken G, Karteroliotis K, Johnston J (2009). Healthy youth places: a randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of facilitating adult and youth leaders to promote physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption in middle schools. Health education & behavior, 36(3), 583-600. (Read full article)
  15. Michaud TL, Hill JL, Estabrooks PA, Su (2021). Cost analysis of a remote patient monitoring programme for post-discharge patients with type 2 diabetes. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 1357633X20985393. (Read full article)
  16. Grier K, Hill JL, Reese F, Covington C, Bennette F, MacAuley L, Zoellner (2015). Feasibility of an experiential community garden and nutrition programme for youth living in public housing. Public health nutrition, 18(15), 2759-69. (Read full article)
  17. Wilson KE, Harden SM, Almeida FA, You W, Hill JL, Goessl C, Estabrooks P (2016). Brief self-efficacy scales for use in weight-loss trials: Preliminary evidence of validity. Psychological assessment, 28(10), 1255-1264. (Read full article)
  18. Hill JL, Zoellner JM, You W, Brock DJ, Price B, Alexander RC, Frisard M, Brito F, Hou X, Estabrooks P (2019). Participatory development and pilot testing of iChoose: an adaptation of an evidence-based paediatric weight management program for community implementation. BMC public health, 19(1), 122. (Read full article)
  19. Hill JL, You W, Zoellner J (2014). Disparities in obesity among rural and urban residents in a health disparate region. BMC public health, 14, 1051. (Read full article)
  20. You W, Almeida FA, Zoellner JM, Hill JL, Pinard CA, Allen KC, Glasgow RE, Linnan LA, Estabrooks P (2011). Who participates in internet-based worksite weight loss programs?. BMC public health, 11, 709. (Read full article)
  21. Yenerall J, You W, Hill (2020). Beyond the supermarket: analyzing household shopping trip patterns that include food at home and away from home retailers. BMC public health, 20(1), 1747. (Read full article)
  22. Motley M, Holmes A, Hill J, Plumb K, Zoellner (2013). Evaluating community capacity to address obesity in the Dan River region: a case study. American journal of health behavior, 37(2), 208-17. (Read full article)
  23. Blackman KC, Zoellner J, Berrey LM, Alexander R, Fanning J, Hill JL, Estabrooks P (2013). Assessing the internal and external validity of mobile health physical activity promotion interventions: a systematic literature review using the RE-AIM framework. Journal of medical Internet research, 15(10), e224. (Read full article)
  24. Alexander R, Estabrooks P, Brock DP, Hill JL, Whitt-Glover MC, Zoellner (2021). Capacity Development and Evaluation of a Parent Advisory Team Engaged in Childhood Obesity Research. Health promotion practice, 22(1), 102-111. (Read full article)
  25. Zoellner J, Hill JL, Brock D, Barlow ML, Alexander R, Brito F, Price B, Jones CL, Marshall R, Estabrooks P (2017). One-Year Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Community-Academic Advisory Board Addressing Childhood Obesity. Health promotion practice, 18(6), 833-853. (Read full article)
  26. Hill JL, Chau C, Luebbering CR, Kolivras KK, Zoellner (2012). Does availability of physical activity and food outlets differ by race and income? Findings from an enumeration study in a health disparate region. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 9, 105. (Read full article)
  27. Zoellner J, Hill JL, Zynda K, Sample AD, Yadrick (2012). Environmental perceptions and objective walking trail audits inform a community-based participatory research walking intervention. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 9, 6. (Read full article)
  28. Estabrooks PA, Munroe KJ, Fox EH, Gyurcsik NC, Hill JL, Lyon R, Rosenkranz S, Shannon V (2004). Leadership in physical activity groups for older adults: a qualitative analysis. Journal of aging and physical activity, 12(3), 232-45. (Read full article)
  29. Golden CA, Hill JL, Heelan KA, Bartee RT, Abbey BM, Malmkar A, Estabrooks P (2021). A Dissemination Strategy to Identify Communities Ready to Implement a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention in Medically Underserved Areas. Preventing chronic disease, 18, E10. (Read full article)
  30. Hill JL, Olive NC, Waters CN, Estabrooks PA, You W, Zoellner J (2015). Lack of healthy food options on children's menus of restaurants in the health-disparate Dan River region of Virginia and North Carolina, 2013. Preventing chronic disease, 12, E40. (Read full article)
  31. Zoellner J, Hill JL, Grier K, Chau C, Kopec D, Price B, Dunn (2013). Randomized controlled trial targeting obesity-related behaviors: Better Together Healthy Caswell County. Preventing chronic disease, 10, E96. (Read full article)
  32. Zoellner JM, Hill J, You W, Brock D, Frisard M, Alexander R, Silva F, Price B, Marshall R, Estabrooks P (2017). The Influence of Parental Health Literacy Status on Reach, Attendance, Retention, and Outcomes in a Family-Based Childhood Obesity Treatment Program, Virginia, 2013-2015. Preventing chronic disease, 14, E87. (Read full article)
  33. Zoellner JM, You W, Hill JL, Brock DP, Yuhas M, Alexander RC, Price B, Estabrooks P (2019). A comparative effectiveness trial of two family-based childhood obesity treatment programs in a medically underserved region: Rationale, design & methods. Contemporary clinical trials, 84, 105801. (Read full article)
  34. Michaud TL, Estabrooks PA, You W, McGuire TJ, Almeida F, Karls K, Love K, King K, Hill J, Reed J, Porter G, Su (2020). Sustaining the reach of a scalable weight loss intervention through financial incentives- a pragmatic, feasibility, online randomized trial protocol. Contemporary clinical trials, 98, 106142. (Read full article)
  35. Lee RE, Lorenzo E, Szeszulski J, Arriola A, Bruening M, Estabrooks PA, Hill J, Marsiglia FF, O'Connor T, Pollins KS, Shaibi GQ, Soltero E, Todd (2019). Design and methodology of a cluster-randomized trial in early care and education centers to meet physical activity guidelines: Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE). Contemporary clinical trials, 77, 8-18. (Read full article)
  36. Almeida FA, You W, Harden SM, Blackman KC, Davy BM, Glasgow RE, Hill JL, Linnan LA, Wall SS, Yenerall J, Zoellner JM, Estabrooks P (2015). Effectiveness of a worksite-based weight loss randomized controlled trial: the worksite study. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 23(4), 737-45. (Read full article)
  37. Zoellner J, Zanko A, Price B, Bonner J, Hill J (2012). Exploring community gardens in a health disparate population: findings from a mixed methods pilot study. Progress in community health partnerships, 6(2), 153-65. (Read full article)
  38. Helmick MJ, Yaroch AL, Parks CA, Estabrooks PA, Hill J (2019). Utilizing the RE-AIM framework to understand adoption of nutrition policies at food pantries across the USA. Translational behavioral medicine, 9(6), 1112-1121. (Read full article)
  39. Harden SM, Gaglio B, Shoup JA, Kinney KA, Johnson SB, Brito F, Blackman KC, Zoellner JM, Hill JL, Almeida FA, Glasgow RE, Estabrooks P (2015). Fidelity to and comparative results across behavioral interventions evaluated through the RE-AIM framework: a systematic review. Systematic reviews, 4, 155. (Read full article)
  40. Blackman KC, Zoellner J, Kadir A, Dockery B, Johnson SB, Almeida FA, McCrickard DS, Hill JL, You W, Estabrooks P (2015). Examining the Feasibility of Smartphone Game Applications for Physical Activity Promotion in Middle School Students. Games for health journal, 4(5), 409-19. (Read full article)
  41. Brock DP, Estabrooks PA, Yuhas M, Wilson JA, Montague D, Price BE, Elliott K, Hill JL, Zoellner J (2021). Assets and Challenges to Recruiting and Engaging Families in a Childhood Obesity Treatment Research Trial: Insights From Academic Partners, Community Partners, and Study Participants. Frontiers in public health, 9, 631749. (Read full article)
  42. Hill JL, Wilson K, Harden S, Almeida F, Linnan L, Estabrooks P (2016). Does worksite social capital enhance retention into a worksite weight-loss programme?. Obesity science & practice, 2(1), 69-74. (Read full article)
  43. Calloway EE, Anderson Steeves E, Nitto AM, Hill J (2023). A Mixed-Methods Study of Perceived Implementation Challenges for Online Ordering and Transactions with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, (Read full article)
  44. Kidwell KM, James TD, Brock RL, Lazarus Yaroch A, Hill JL, Mize Nelson J, Alex Mason W, Andrews Espy K, Nelson T (2023). Preschool Executive Control, Temperament, and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors. Annals of behavioral medicine, 57(3), 260-268. (Read full article)
  45. Almeida FA, You W, Brito FA, Alves TF, Goessl C, Wall SS, Seidel RW, Davy BM, Greenawald MH, Hill JL, Estabrooks P (2023). A randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of two technology-enhanced diabetes prevention programs in primary care: The DiaBEAT-it study. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1000162. (Read full article)
  46. Nitto AM, Calloway EE, Anderson Steeves ET, Wieczorek Basl A, Papa F, Kersten SK, Hill J (2022). State Agencies' Perspectives on Planning and Preparing for WIC Online Ordering Implementation. Nutrients, 14(21), (Read full article)
  47. Tomaso CC, Yaroch AL, Hill JL, Jackson T, Nelson JM, James T, Mason WA, Espy KA, Nelson T (2022). The roles of sleep and executive function in adolescent nighttime eating. Eating behaviors, 46, 101657. (Read full article)
  48. Golden CA, Heelan KA, Hill JL, Bartee RT, Abbey BM, Estabrooks P (2022). Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Program and Participant Factors That Explain Success in a Micropolitan Pediatric Weight Management Intervention. Childhood obesity (Print), 18(5), 324-332. (Read full article)
  49. Lee RE, Szeszulski J, Lorenzo E, Arriola A, Bruening M, Estabrooks PA, Hill JL, O'Connor TM, Shaibi GQ, Soltero EG, Todd (2022). Sustainability via Active Garden Education: The Sustainability Action Plan Model and Process. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(9), (Read full article)
  50. Michaud TL, Hill JL, Heelan KA, Bartee RT, Abbey BM, Malmkar A, Masker J, Golden C, Porter G, Glasgow RE, Estabrooks P (2022). Understanding implementation costs of a pediatric weight management intervention: an economic evaluation protocol. Implementation science communications, 3(1), 37. (Read full article)
  51. Zoellner JM, You W, Hill JL, Brock DP, Yuhas M, Price B, Wilson J, Montague DR, Estabrooks P (2022). Comparing two different family-based childhood obesity treatment programmes in a medically underserved region: Effectiveness, engagement and implementation outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric obesity, 17(1), e12840. (Read full article)
  52. Dai H, Ramos AK, Faseru B, Hill JL, Sussman S (2021). Racial Disparities of E-Cigarette Use Among US Youths: 2014¿2019. American journal of public health, 111(11), 2050-2058. (Read full article)
  53. Helmick M, Yaroch AL, Estabrooks PA, Parks C, Hill J (2021). A Thematic Analysis on the Implementation of Nutrition Policies at Food Pantries Using the RE-AIM Framework. Health promotion practice, 22(6), 899-910. (Read full article)
  54. Hill JL, Heelan KA, Bartee RT, Wichman C, Michaud T, Abbey BM, Porter G, Golden C, Estabrooks P (2021). A Type III Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Trial Testing Dissemination and Implementation Strategies for a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention: The Nebraska Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project. Childhood obesity (Print), 17(S1), S70-S78. (Read full article)
  55. Porter G, Michaud TL, Schwab RJ, Hill JL, Estabrooks P (2021). Reach Outcomes and Costs of Different Physician Referral Strategies for a Weight Management Program Among Rural Primary Care Patients: Type 3 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. JMIR formative research, 5(10), e28622. (Read full article)
  56. Heelan KA, Abbey BM, Bartee RT, Estabrooks PA, Malmkar A, Jacobs T, Hill J (2021). Packaging of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention and Implementation Blueprint for Rural and Micropolitan Communities: The Nebraska CORD 3.0 Project. Childhood obesity (Print), 17(S1), S62-S69. (Read full article)
  57. Porter GC, Schwab R, Hill JL, Bartee T, Heelan KA, Michaud TL, Estabrooks P (2021). Examining the feasibility and characteristics of realistic weight management support for patients: Focus groups with rural, micropolitan, and metropolitan primary care providers. Preventive medicine reports, 23, 101390. (Read full article)
  58. Zoellner J, You W, Almeida F, Blackman KC, Harden S, Glasgow RE, Linnan L, Hill JL, Estabrooks P (2016). The Influence of Health Literacy on Reach, Retention, and Success in a Worksite Weight Loss Program. American journal of health promotion, 30(4), 279-82. (Read full article)
  59. Hill JL, Calloway EE, Nitto AM, & Anderson-Steeves (2023). Application of a Delphi technique to identify the challenges for adoption, implementation, and maintenance of WIC online ordering across various systems and stakeholders. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition,
  60. Abbey BM, Heelan KA, Bartee RT, George K, Foster NL, Estabrooks PA, Hill J (2024). Building Healthy Families: Outcomes of an Adapted Family Healthy Weight Program Among Children in a Rural Mid-Western Community. Childhood obesity (Print), 20(7), 468-475. (Read full article)
  61. Tomaso CC, James TD, Brock RL, Yaroch AL, Hill JL, Huang TT, Nelson JM, Mason WA, Espy KA, Nelson T (2024). Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories. Pediatric obesity, 19(9), e13144. (Read full article)
  62. Porter GC, Hill JL, Heelan KA, Bartee RT, Golden CA, Malmkar A, Abbey BA, Estabrooks P (2024). Using a customer discovery process to enhance the potential dissemination and scalability of a family healthy weight program for rural communities and small towns. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 21(1), 57. (Read full article)
  63. Nitto AM, Crespo-Bellido M, Yenerall J, Anderson Steeves ET, Kersten SK, Vest D, Hill J (2024). Mixed methods evaluation of the COVID-19 changes to the WIC cash-value benefit for fruits and vegetables. Frontiers in public health, 12, 1371697. (Read full article)
  64. Bartee RT, Heelan KA, Golden CA, Hill JL, Porter GC, Abbey BA, George K, Foster N, Estabrooks P (2024). Adaptations of an Effective Evidence-Based Pediatric Weight Management Intervention. Prevention science, 25(Suppl 1), 72-84. (Read full article)
  65. Laifer LM, Brock RL, Tomaso CC, James TD, Yaroch AL, Hill JL, Huang TT, Nelson JM, Mason WA, Espy KA, Nelson T (2024). Exploring the Interaction Between Preschool Executive Control and Caregiver Emotion Socialization in Predicting Adolescent Weight Trajectories. Journal of youth and adolescence, 53(3), 656-668. (Read full article)
  66. Crespo-Bellido M, Steeves EA, Hill JL, Kersten S, Nitto A (2024). Vendors' Perceptions and Experiences with WIC Online Shopping Implementation. Current developments in nutrition, 8(2), 102084. (Read full article)
  67. Merle JL, Sloss EA, Sanuade OA, Lengnick-Hall R, Meza R, Golden C, Simmons RG, Velazquez A, Hill JL, Estabrooks PA, McFarland MM, Rafferty MR, Li DH, Smith J (2024). Refining the implementation research logic model: a citation analysis, user survey, and scoping review protocol. Frontiers in health services, 4, 1490764. (Read full article)
  68. Sarwar S, Hill JL, Yaroch AL, Nelson JM, Espy KA, Nelson T (2024). Associations Between Adolescent Food Environments and Dietary Intake. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 56(12), 869-880. (Read full article)
  69. Kidwell KM, Brock RL, Tomaso C, Phillips E, James TD, Yaroch AL, Hill JL, Nelson JM, Huang TT, Mason WA, Espy KA, Nelson T (2025). Adolescent health behavior profiles and associations with mental health in a longitudinal study. Journal of health psychology, 13591053251314328. (Read full article)
  70. Estabrooks PA, Bolyard ML, Casucci T, Christensen JT, Gibson B, Golden CA, Hill JL, Horvath L, Lee S, Maxfield EM, McFarland MM, Merle JL, Michaud TL, Miller M, Pereira EL, Schlechter CR, Simonsen SE, Wetter DW and Locke AB (2025). Identifying recruitment strategies to improve the reach of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and disease self-management interventions: a scoping review.Identifying recruitment strategies to improve the reach of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and disease self-management interventions: a scoping review. Front. Public Health. 2025, 13:1515042. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1515042. Frontiers in public health,
  71. Sharareh N, Simonsen S, Wallace A, Kim J, Hill JL, Wilson F (2025). Utilization of child nutrition assistance programs over the length of U.S. residency among immigrant families. J Acad Nutr Diet (in press, March 2025). Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
  72. Golden CA, Estabrooks PA, Heelan KA, Bartee RT, Porter GC, Pereira EM, Abbey BM, Michaud TL, Hill JL (2025). Developing an implementation fidelity measure for a family healthy weight program. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 22(53),
  73. Olutobi A. Sanuade OA, Carroll AJ, Watson R, Ye J, Hill JL, Chipman J, Wilson F, King AJ, Kho A, Del Fiol G., Davis P, Smith JD (2025). Contextual factors and implementation strategies for a multi-level community-based sodium reduction intervention in Chicago’s South Side: A qualitative study. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 6(22),
  74. Madeo AC, Bouldin ED, Kaphingst KA, Schlechter CR, Yack M, Hill JL (2025). Prevalence of clinician-ordered genetic testing in rural and urban United States counties: An analysis of the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey. Preventive Medicine Reports,
  75. Hill JL, Crespo-Bellio M, Murry SK, Hollowell C, Churchill E, Anderson Steeves, E, Nitto AM (2025). Integrating co-creation principles in a Delphi process to address ‘fit’ for WIC online shopping in a rural Indian Tribal Organization. Health promotion practice,
  76. Goldberg EL, Brock RL, Yaroch AL, Hill JL, Mason WA, Nelson JM, Espy KA, Nelson T (2025). Examining longitudinal associations between early environmental deprivation and unpredictability and dietary quality and eating behaviors a decade later. Appetite,