Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD, LDN - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD, LDN
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2024
Henry, T, Hayes, M, Eisele, CD, Veldheer, S, Allen, SI, Hoglen, B, Houser, KR, Lengerich, EJ, Rodriguez-Colon, SM, Jenkins, AC & Hobkirk, AL 2024, 'Barriers to identifying and addressing health-related social needs in cancer care: Patient and patient navigator perspectives', Journal of Cancer Policy, vol. 42, 100508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100508
Yingst, J, Midya, V, White, A, Foulds, J, Cobb, CO, Veldheer, S, Yen, MS & Eissenberg, T 2024, 'Effects of liquid nicotine concentration and flavour on the acceptability of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among people who smoke participating in a randomised controlled trial to reduce cigarette consumption', Tobacco Control, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058282
Wang, K, Li, Y, Chen, X, Veldheer, S, Wang, C, Wang, H, Sun, L & Gao, X 2024, 'Gardening and subjective cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study and mediation analyses of 136,748 adults aged 45+ years', Nutrition Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-024-00959-9
Mazhar, L, Foulds, J, Allen, SI, Veldheer, S, Hrabovsky, S & Yingst, JM 2024, 'Likely Response to a Hypothetical Menthol Cigarette Ban Among Adults with Mood Disorders Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes and Have No Current Plans to Quit Smoking', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 21, no. 11, 1477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111477
Lentes, JC, Taylor Gehman, AJ, Lengerich, EJ, Osetek, J, Veldheer, S, Gumby, A, Luquis, RR, Beiler, J & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'Training the Next Generation of Local Public Health Leaders: A Case Study of Community Health Organizers in Pennsylvania', Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 853-856. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001954
Yu, Z, Li, Y, Ba, DM, Veldheer, SJ, Sun, L, Geng, T & Gao, X 2024, 'Trends in Calcium Intake among the US Population: Results from the NHANES (1999–2018)', Nutrients, vol. 16, no. 5, 726. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050726
2023
Burse, NR, Weng, X, Wang, L, Cuffee, YL & Veldheer, S 2023, 'Influence of social and behavioral determinants on health-related quality of life among cancer survivors in the USA', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 31, no. 1, 67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07534-0
Veldheer, S, Whitehead-Zimmers, M, Bordner, C, Watt, B, Conroy, DE, Schmitz, KH & Sciamanna, C 2023, 'Participant Preferences for the Development of a Digitally Delivered Gardening Intervention to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Cardiovascular Health: Cross-sectional Study', JMIR Formative Research, vol. 7, e41498. https://doi.org/10.2196/41498
2022
Tate, DF, Kraschnewski, JL, Martinez, C, Diamond, M, Veldheer, S, Hwang, KO, Lehman, EB, Yang, C & Sciamanna, CN 2022, 'A cluster-randomized controlled trial of automated internet weight-loss programs in primary care: Role of automated provider feedback', Obesity, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 2363-2375. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23506
Foulds, J, Cobb, CO, Yen, MS, Veldheer, S, Brosnan, P, Yingst, J, Hrabovsky, S, Lopez, AA, Allen, SI, Bullen, C, Wang, X, Sciamanna, C, Hammett, E, Hummer, BL, Lester, C, Richie, JP, Chowdhury, N, Graham, JT, Kang, L, Sun, S & Eissenberg, T 2022, 'Effect of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Cigarette Abstinence in Smokers With No Plans to Quit: Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 955-961. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab247
Fan, T, Yingst, JM, Bascom, R, Tuanquin, L, Veldheer, S, Branstetter, S, Foulds, J & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Feasibility of Patient Navigation-Based Smoking Cessation Program in Cancer Patients', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 19, no. 7, 4034. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074034
Veldheer, S, Tuan, WJ, Al-Shaar, L, Wadsworth, M, Sinoway, L, Schmitz, KH, Sciamanna, C & Gao, X 2023, 'Gardening Is Associated With Better Cardiovascular Health Status Among Older Adults in the United States: Analysis of the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey', Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 123, no. 5, pp. 761-769.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2022.10.018
Yingst, JM, Lester, C, Livelsberger, C, Allen, SI, Hammett, E, Veldheer, S, Hummer, B, Bordner, C, Zhu, J, Sciamanna, CN, Trushin, N, Tan, HS, Wilson, SJ, Twining, RC, Foulds, J & Grigson, PS 2022, 'Pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of random nicotine delivery on cigarettes per day and smoke exposure', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 188, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.017
Foulds, J, Veldheer, S, Pachas, G, Hrabovsky, S, Hameed, A, Allen, SI, Cather, C, Azzouz, N, Yingst, J, Hammett, E, Modesto, J, Krebs, NM, Lester, C, Trushin, N, Reinhart, L, Wasserman, E, Zhu, J, Liao, J, Muscat, JE, Richie, JP & Evins, AE 2022, 'The effects of reduced nicotine content cigarettes on biomarkers of nicotine and toxicant exposure, smoking behavior and psychiatric symptoms in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders: A double-blind randomized trial', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 11 November, e0275522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275522
2021
Zhang, X, Liu, Y, Li, S, Lichtenstein, AH, Chen, S, Na, M, Veldheer, S, Xing, A, Wang, Y, Wu, S & Gao, X 2021, 'Alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality: a prospective cohort study', Nutrition Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-021-00671-y
Randomised Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products 2021, 'Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery system with 0, 8, or 36 mg/mL liquid nicotine versus a cigarette substitute on tobacco-related toxicant exposure: a four-arm, parallel-group, randomised, controlled trial', The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 840-850. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00022-9
Veldheer, S, Scartozzi, C, Bordner, CR, Opara, C, Williams, B, Weaver, L, Rodriguez, D, Berg, A & Sciamanna, C 2021, 'Impact of a Prescription Produce Program on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Outcomes', Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 53, no. 12, pp. 1008-1017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.07.005
Krebs, NM, Zhu, J, Wasserman, E, Kuprewicz, R, Martinez, DJ, Veldheer, S, Livelsberger, C, Modesto, J, Reinhart, L, Trushin, N, Reilly, SM, Liao, J, Fazzi, A, Bascom, R, Richie, JP, Foulds, J, Horn, K & Muscat, JE 2021, 'Switching to Progressively Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Smokers with Low Socioeconomic Status: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 992-1001. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa247