Carlos Penilla, DrPH

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-2606
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-2212-5432 Additional info
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    UCSF, San Francisco, CAPostdoctoral Fellow03/2021Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
    UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CADrPH05/2018Public Health
    Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CAGraduate Fellow05/2017Social Change Research
    San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CAMS05/2000Clinical Psychology
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    Institute for the Study of Societal Isssues, UC Berkeley2015  - 2017Graduate Fellow
    Kaiser Permanente2012  - 2015Public Health Scholar
    School of Public Health Alumni Association, UC Berkeley2012  - 2017Graduate Fellowship
    NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities2019  - 2021Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program

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    1. Leveraging Game-Based Learning Technologies to Introduce Adolescents to Health Science Careers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journal of STEM Outreach. 2021 Oct 4; 4(4). Spain SR, Penilla PC, Ozer OE, Taylor TR, Ringstaff RC, Lester LJ. .
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    2. Fostering Engagement in Health Behavior Change: Iterative Development of an Interactive Narrative Environment to Enhance Adolescent Preventive Health Services. J Adolesc Health. 2020 08; 67(2S):S34-S44. Ozer EM, Rowe J, Tebb KP, Berna M, Penilla C, Giovanelli A, Jasik C, Lester JC. PMID: 32718513.
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    3. 258. Adolescent Engagement in a Narrative-Centered Behavior Change System for Preventive Health: Differences by Sex and Alcohol Use. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2020 Feb 1; 66(2):s130-s131. Giovanelli GA, Berna BM, Rowe RJ, Tebb TK, Penilla PC, Lester LJ, Ozer OE. .
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    4. 262. Health Quest: Promoting Adolescents’ Health Science Career Interests Through Technology-Rich Learning Experiences. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2019 Feb 1; 64(2):s134. Ozer OE, Penilla PC, Spain SR, Mott MB, Woodson WD, Lester LJ. .
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    5. 116. Engaging Adolescents In A Self-Adaptive Personalized Behavior Change System For Adolescent Preventive Healthcare. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2019 Feb 1; 64(2):s60-s61. Ozer OE, Rowe RJ, Tebb TK, Berna BM, Jasik JC, Penilla PC, Giovanelli GA, Ozer-Staton OM, Kellenberger KA, Lester LJ. .
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    6. Temporal associations between circadian sleep and activity patterns in Mexican American children. Sleep Health. 2019 04; 5(2):201-207. Martinez SM, Tschann JM, McCulloch CE, Sites E, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J. PMID: 30928122.
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    7. Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers' and fathers' parenting and family practices play a role? J Sleep Res. 2019 08; 28(4):e12784. Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J. PMID: 30397969.
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    8. Obstacles to preventing obesity in children aged 2 to 5 years: Latino mothers' and fathers' experiences and perceptions of their urban environments. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2017 11 02; 14(1):148. Penilla C, Tschann JM, Sanchez-Vaznaugh EV, Flores E, Ozer EJ. PMID: 29096651.
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    9. Fathers' feeding practices and children's weight status in Mexican American families. Appetite. 2017 10 01; 117:109-116. Penilla C, Tschann JM, Deardorff J, Flores E, Pasch LA, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Greenspan LC, Martinez SM, Ozer E. PMID: 28629931.
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    10. Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Eating More Carbohydrates and Less Dietary Fat in Mexican American Children. Sleep. 2017 Feb 01; 40(2). Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Greenspan LC, Pasch LA, Deardorff J. PMID: 28364488.
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    11. Pediatric Behavioral Nutrition Factors. Pediatric Behavioral Nutrition Factors. 2017 Jan 15; 47-70. Tschann TJ, Martinez MS, Penilla PC, Gregorich GS, Pasch PL, De Groat DC, Flores FE, Deardorff DJ, Greenspan GL, Butte BN. .
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    12. Preferred Child Body Size and Parental Underestimation of Child Weight in Mexican-American Families. Matern Child Health J. 2016 09; 20(9):1842-8. Pasch LA, Penilla C, Tschann JM, Martinez SM, Deardorff J, de Groat CL, Gregorich SE, Flores E, Butte NF, Greenspan LC. PMID: 27016351.
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    13. Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2015 May 20; 12:66. Tschann JM, Martinez SM, Penilla C, Gregorich SE, Pasch LA, de Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Butte NF. PMID: 25986057.
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    14. Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk of obesity in Mexican American children. Sleep Med. 2014 Dec; 15(12):1484-9. Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Gregorich SE, Butte NF. PMID: 25454984.
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    15. Longitudinal effects of parental, child and neighborhood factors on moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in Latino children. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2014 Sep 04; 11:108. Hanna RF, Ward TJ, Chow DS, Lagana SM, Moreira RK, Emond JC, Weintraub JL, Prince MR, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Tschann JM, Penilla C, Pasch LA, De Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Martinez SM. PMID: 25186810; PMCID: PMC4174285.
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    16. Mother-reported sleep, accelerometer-estimated sleep and weight status in Mexican American children: sleep duration is associated with increased adiposity and risk for overweight/obese status. J Sleep Res. 2014 Jun; 23(3):326-34. Martinez SM, Greenspan LC, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, De Groat CL, Deardorff J, Penilla C, Pasch LA, Flores E, Tschann JM. PMID: 24329818.
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    17. Parental feeding practices in Mexican American families: initial test of an expanded measure. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2013 Jan 17; 10:6. Tschann JM, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Pasch LA, de Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Butte NF. PMID: 23324120.
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    18. Association of beverage consumption with obesity in Mexican American children. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Feb; 17(2):338-44. Beck AL, Tschann J, Butte NF, Penilla C, Greenspan LC. PMID: 23308395.
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    19. Positive affect and mood management in successful smoking cessation. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Sep-Oct; 34(5):553-62. Bränström R, Penilla C, Pérez-Stable EJ, Muñoz RF. PMID: 20524885.
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    20. International Spanish/English Internet smoking cessation trial yields 20% abstinence rates at 1 year. Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Sep; 11(9):1025-34. Muñoz RF, Barrera AZ, Delucchi K, Penilla C, Torres LD, Pérez-Stable EJ. PMID: 19640833.
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    21. Quitting smoking does not increase the risk of major depressive episodes among users of Internet smoking cessation interventions. Psychol Med. 2010 Mar; 40(3):441-9. Torres LD, Barrera AZ, Delucchi K, Penilla C, Pérez-Stable EJ, Muñoz RF. PMID: 19627638.
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    22. Acculturation, parent-adolescent conflict, and adolescent adjustment in Mexican American families. Fam Process. 2006 Mar; 45(1):75-86. Pasch LA, Deardorff J, Tschann JM, Flores E, Penilla C, Pantoja P. PMID: 16615254.
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    23. Toward evidence-based Internet interventions: A Spanish/English Web site for international smoking cessation trials. Nicotine Tob Res. 2006 Feb; 8(1):77-87. Muñoz RF, Lenert LL, Delucchi K, Stoddard J, Perez JE, Penilla C, Pérez-Stable EJ. PMID: 16497602.
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    24. Expanding depression prevention research with children of diverse cultures. Prevention & Treatment. 2002 Jan 1; 5(1):13c. Muñoz MR, Penilla PC, Urizar UG. .
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