Marc Adams
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Phone: 480-884-2544
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425 N. 5th Street (Mail Code 9020) Office 233 Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 9020Campus: Dtphx
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Dr. Marc A. Adams is a Professor and Program Director for the PhD in Population Health in the College of Health Solutions. He is a behavioral scientist and epidemiologist with a background in psychology, behavioral science, and public health. His teaching interests are epidemiologic methodology and clinical trial design.
Dr. Adams' research interests focus on the intersection of digital behavioral interventions for physical activity and behavioral nutrition and their intersection with the context (e.g., neighborhoods) in which these interventions occur. He is interested in behavior change theory/ecological model development and temporal and spatial measurement of behaviors and environmental determinants through public health technologies.He is an member of the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) examining the influence of city design on physical activity levels across countries. His NIH-funded research focuses on the intersection of neighborhood environments (i.e., urban planning) and behavior change interventions for increasing physical activity and healthful eating across diverse populations. More recently he has developed AI/deep learning classifiers for mapping and discovering inequities in pedestrian environment features (e.g., sidewalks, crosswalks) in street view images across thousands of neighborhoods in the US.
Marc A. Adams, PhD, MPH
Professor
Senior Sustainability Scientist
Publication Highlights
- Adams MA, Hurley JC, Todd M, Bhuiyan N, Jarrett CL, Tucker WJ, Hollingshead KE, Angadi SS. Adaptive goal setting and financial incentives: a 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial to increase adults' physical activity. BMC Public Health. 2017 Mar 29;17(1):286.
- Adams M.A., Sallis J.F., Hovell M.F., Hekler E.B., Perata E. An Adaptive Physical Activity Intervention for Overweight Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 8(12):e82901.
- Patrick K., Raab F., Adams M.A., Dillon L., Zabinski M., Rock C.L., Griswold W.G., Norman G.J. A text message-based intervention for weight loss: A pilot study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2009;11(1):e1
- Adams M.A. , Sallis J.F., Kerr J., Conway T., Saelens B.E., Frank L.D., Norman G.J., Cain K. Neighborhood Environment Profiles Related to Physical Activity and Weight Status: A Latent Profile Analysis. Preventive Medicine. 2011;52(5):326-31.
- Adams MA, Bruening M, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Hurley JC. Location of School Lunch Salad Bars and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Middle Schools: A Cross-Sectional Plate Waste Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2016 Mar;116(3):407-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.10.011.
- Sallis JF, Cerin E, Conway TL, Adams MA, Frank LD, Pratt M, Salvo D, Schipperijn J, Smith G, Cain KL, Davey R, Kerr J, Lai PC, Mitáš J, Reis R, Sarmiento OL, Schofield G, Troelsen J, Van Dyck D, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Owen N. Physical activity in relation to urban environments in 14 cities worldwide: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet. 2016 Apr 1. pii: S0140-6736(15)01284-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01284-2.
Current/Recent Grants and Projects
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PED-PHAM: An Automated and Scalable Spatial Tool That Predicts and Monetizes Health Impacts of the Built, Natural, and Social Environment. Subcontract Principal Investigator. NIH/NHLBI SBIR, $275,000. PEDestrian Public Health Assessment Model (PED-PHAM) will integrate AI-derived pedestrian environment features from digital street imagery, into physical activity and body mass index predictive models, thereby enabling analysts and decision makers at (1) public planning agencies (city, regional, state; (2) consulting firms supporting transportation, land use, and community planning; (3) private land developers; (4) health care providers; (5) lending institutions; and (6) research and big data entities (e.g., universities, Google, ESRI, etc.) to consider PEFs’ health impacts in order to make more informed policies and investments.
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Automating Neighborhood Street Audits. NIH/NCI, $148,000. Principal Investigator. This project aims to develop computer vision models for detecting urban streetscape features that support walking using Google StreetView images.
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Salad bars and students' fruit and vegetable consumption: a group-randomized trial with objective assessments. NIH/NHLBI, $2,843,186, Principal Investigator (multiple)
- WalkIT Arizona: Neighborhood walkability and moderation of adaptive interventions for physical activity. NIH/NCI, $2,620,000, Principal Investigator.
- Examining combined effects of walkability and recreation environments for physical activity across the life span. American Heart Association, $127,149, Principal Investigator.
- Behavioral Choice Theory Approach to Testing Exergames for Adolescent Physical Activity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $200,000, Co-Investigator.
- IPEN Adolescent: International Study of Built Environments and Physical Activity. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, $1,898,071, Co-Investigator.
- IPEN: International Study of Built Environment, Physical Activity, and Obesity. National Cancer Institute, NIH, Co-Investigator.
- Postdoctoral Fellow - University of California, San Diego, CA
Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention, 2011 - PhD - University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, CA
Public Health, 2009 - MPH - San Diego State University, CA
Public Health, 2003 - BA - San Diego State University, CA
Psychology, 2001
- Adams,Marc Anthony*, Bruening, Meg. Salad Bars and students' fruit and vegetable consumption: a group-randomized trial with objective assessments. HHS-NIH-NHLBI R01HL139120 (8/10/2017-7/31/2021).
- Adams,Marc Anthony*, Angadi,Siddhartha Subhashchand, Hooker,Steven Paul, Todd,Michael Wayne. WalkIT: Neighborhood walkability and moderation of adaptive walking interventions. HHS-NIH-NCI R01CA198915 (8/1/2015 - 7/31/2020).
- Adams,Marc Anthony*. CRIME-PA: CrIme Model Evaluation for Physical Activity. UNIV CA - SAN DIEGO(9/1/2013 - 6/30/2015).
- Adams,Marc Anthony*. 6 Year Study of Seniors Neighborhood Environments Physical Activity and Function. UNIV CA - SAN DIEGO(6/1/2013 - 5/31/2015).
- Adams,Marc Anthony*. IPEN: Adult: International Study of Built Environments and Physical Activity. UNIV CA - SAN DIEGO(9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013).
- Adams,Marc Anthony*. IPEN Adolescent: International Study of Built Environments and Physical Activity. UNIV CA - SAN DIEGO(8/20/2012 - 7/31/2016).
- Adams,Marc Anthony*. Examining Combined Effects of Walkability and Recreation Environments for Physical Activity Across the Life Span. AMER HEART ASSN(8/1/2012 - 12/31/2014).
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 599 | Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
EXW 700 | Research Methods |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
EXW 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 599 | Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
EXW 700 | Research Methods |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 599 | Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
NTR 692 | Research |
CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
EXW 700 | Research Methods |
POP 598 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 792 | Research |
CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
POP 591 | Seminar |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 599 | Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
NTR 692 | Research |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
EXW 700 | Research Methods |
POP 598 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 792 | Research |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 780 | Practicum |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 599 | Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
NTR 692 | Research |
CHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
HEP 444 | Epidemiology |
EXW 780 | Practicum |
EXW 700 | Research Methods |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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NTR 799 | Dissertation |
NTR 692 | Research |
NTR 792 | Research |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 692 | Research |
EXW 792 | Research |
EXW 799 | Dissertation |
EXW 444 | Epidemiology |
EXW 700 | Research Methods |
NTR 792 | Research |
NTR 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
EXW 444 | Epidemiology |
EXW 692 | Research |
EXW 692 | Research |
EXW 792 | Research |
NTR 692 | Research |
CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |