Peer-Reviewed Publications
Woo, J.G., Zeller, M.H., Wilson, M.S., & Inge, T.H. (in press). Pediatric inpatient obesity diagnosis underestimates utilization and misidentifies major diagnoses of obese children. Journal of Pediatrics.
Vannatta, K., Gartstein, M.A., Zeller, M.H., & Noll, R.B. (in press). Peer acceptance during childhood and adolescence: How important are appearance, athleticism, and academic competence? International Journal of Behavioral Development.
Modi, A.C., Guilfoyle, S.M. & Zeller, M.H. (in press). Impaired health-related quality of life in caregivers of youth seeking obesity treatment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn070.
Modi, A.C. & Zeller, M.H. (in press). Validation of a parent-proxy, obesity-specific quality of life measure: Sizing Them Up. Obesity. doi:10.1038/oby.2008.416.
Zeller, M.H., Boles, R.E., & Reiter-Purtill, J. (2008). The additive and interactive effects of parenting style and temperament in pediatric obesity. International Journal of Obesity. 32, 1474–1480.
Modi, A.C., Loux, T., Bell, S., Harmon, C.M., Inge, T.H., & Zeller, M.H. (2008). Weight-specific health-related quality of life in adolescents with extreme obesity. Obesity. 16, 2266 – 2271.
Zeller, M.H., Reiter-Purtill, J., & Ramey, C. (2008). Negative peer perceptions of obese children in the classroom environment. Obesity. 16: 755-762.
Inge, T.H., Zeller, M.H., Harmon, C., Helmrath, M., Bean, J., Modi, A.C., Horlikc, M., Kalra, M., Xanthokos, S., Miller, R., Akers, R., & Courcoulas, A. (2007). Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery: Methodological features of the first prospective multi-center study of adolescent bariatric surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 42, 1969-1971.
Roehrig, H.R., Xanthakos, S.A., Sweeney, J., Zeller, M.H., & Inge, T.H. (2007). Pregnancy after gastric bypass surgery in adolescents. Obesity Surgery. 17:873-877.
Inge, T.H., Pfluger, P., Zeller, M.H., Rose, S.L., Burget, L., Sundararajan, S., Daniels, S.R. & Tschöp, M.H. (2007). Gastric bypass surgery for treatment of hypothalamic obesity after craniopharyngioma therapy. Nature Clinical Practice, Endocrinology/Metabolism. 3(8):606-609.
Noll, J.G., Zeller, M.H., Trickett, P.K., & Putnam, F.W. (2007). Inordinate obesity risk for female victims of childhood sexual abuse: Evidence from a prospective study. Pediatrics. 120(1):e6-17.
Zeller, M.H., Reiter-Purtill, J., Modi, A.C., Gutzwiller, J., Vannatta, K. & Davies, W.H. (2007). A controlled study of critical parent and family factors in the obesigenic environment. Obesity.15: 126-136.
Beebe, D.W., Lewin, D., Zeller, M.H., McCabe, M., MacLeod, K., Daniels, S.R., and Amin, R. (2007). Sleep in overweight adolescents: Shorter sleep, poorer sleep quality, sleepiness, and sleep disordered breathing. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 32: 69-79.
Kolotkin, R.L., Zeller, M.H., Modi, A.C., Samsa, G.P., Polanichka, N.J., Yanovski, J.A., Bell, S.K., Maahs, D.M., Gonzales de Serna, D. & Roehrig, H.R. (2006). Assessing weight-related quality of life in adolescents. Obesity. 14, 448-457.
Zeller, M.H., Roehrig, H.R., Modi, A.C., Daniels, S.R., & Inge, T.H. (2006). Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in adolescents with extreme obesity seeking bariatric surgery. Pediatrics. 117, 1155-61.
Zeller, M.H. & Modi, A.C. (2006). Predictors of health-related quality of life in obese youth. Obesity. 14, 122-130.
Kahn, J.A., Degen, S.J.F., Mansour, M.E, Goodman, E., Zeller, M.H., Laor, T., Lanphear, N.E., and Boat, T.F. (2005). Pediatric faculty members’ attitudes about part-time faculty positions and policies to support part-time faculty: A study at one medical center. Academic Medicine. 80, 1-9.
Inge, T.H., Zeller, M.H., Lawson, M.L. & Daniels, S. (2005). A critical appraisal of evidence supporting a bariatric surgical approach to weight management for adolescents. Journal of Pediatrics.147, 10-19.
Kirk, S., Zeller, M.H., Claytor, R., Santangelo, M., Khoury, P. & Daniels, S. (2005). The relationship of health outcomes to improvement in body mass index in children and adolescents. Obesity. 13, 876-882.
Zeller, M.H., Saelens, B, Roehrig, H., Kirk, S. & Daniels, S. (2004). Psychological adjustment of obese youth enrolled in a weight management program. Obesity, 12, 1576-1586.
Inge, T.H., Zeller, M.H., Garcia, V., Daniels, S. (2004) Surgical approach to adolescent severe obesity. Adolescent Medicine Clinics: Surgical Issues in Adolescents. 15: 429-453.
Zeller, M.H., Kirk, S., Claytor, R., Khoury, P., Grieme, J., Santangelo, M. & Daniels, S. (2004). Predictors of attrition from a pediatric weight management program. Journal of Pediatrics, 144, 466-
470.
Inge, T.H., Garcia, V. Daniels, S., Langford, L., Kirk, S., Roehrig, H., Amin, R., Zeller, M.H. & Higa, K. (2004). A multidisciplinary approach to the adolescent bariatric surgical patient. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 39, 442-447.
Cote, M.P., Byczkowski, T., Kotagal, U., Kirk, S. Zeller, M.H., & Daniels, S. (2004). Service quality and attrition: An examination of a pediatric obesity program. International Journal for Health Care Quality, 16, 165-173.
Powers, S., Byars, K., Mitchell, M., Patton, S., Schindler, T. & Zeller M.H. (2003). A randomized pilot study of behavioral treatment to increase caloric intake in toddlers with cystic fibrosis. Children’s Health Care, 32, 297-311.
Zeller, M.H., Vannatta, K., Schafer, J. & Noll, R.B. (2003). Behavioral Reputation: A cross-age perspective. Developmental Psychology, 39, 129-139.
Gerhardt, C. A., Vannatta, K., McKellop, J.M., Zeller, M.H., Taylor, J., Passo, M. & Noll, R.B. (2003). Comparing parental distress, family functioning, and the role of social support for caregivers with and without a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 5-15.
Gerhardt, C. A., Vannatta, K., McKellop, J. M., Taylor, J., Passo, M., Reiter-Purtill, J., Zeller, M.H., & Noll, R. B. (2003). Child-rearing practices of caregivers with a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Perspectives of caregivers and professionals. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 275-280.
Vannatta, K., Zeller, M.H., Noll, R.B., & Koontz, K. (1998). Social functioning of children surviving bone marrow transplantation. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 23, 169-178.
Noll, R.B., Zeller, M.H., Vannatta, K., Bukowski, W., & Davies, H. (1997). Potential bias in classroom research: Comparison of children with permission with those who did not receive permission to participate. Journal of Child Clinical Psychology, 26, 36-42.
Invited Papers and Book Chapters
Zeller, M.H. & Modi, A.C. (2008). Psychosocial factors related to obesity in children and adolescents. In The Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology). E. Jelalian and R.G. Steele, Eds., Springer. New York.
Inge, T.H., Xanthakos, S.A., & Zeller, M.H. (2007). Bariatric surgery for pediatric extreme obesity: Now or later? International Journal of Obesity. 31, 1-14.
Inge, T.H., Zeller, M.H., Kirk, S. & Daniels, S.R. (2006). Surgical management of pediatric obesity. In The Handbook of Pediatric Obesity: Volume II - Clinical Management. Melinda Sothern, Ed. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York
Zeller, M.H. & Daniels, S. (2004). The obesity epidemic: Family matters. Journal of Pediatrics, 145, 3-4.
Published Abstracts from The Obesity Society Annual Conference Proceedings
Zeller, M.H., & Modi, A.C. (2008). Validation of an Obesity-Specific Quality of Life Measure for Children: Sizing Me Up. [Abstract], Obesity, 16S, S210.
Boles. R., Reiter-Purtill, J., Wilosn, L., & Zeller, M.H. (2008). Parental Feeding Practices among persistently obese and nonobese adolescents. [Abstract], Obesity, 16S, S285.
Zeller., M.H., Modi, A.C., Ramey, C., Wilson, L., Piazza-Waggoner, C. & Godiwala, N. (2007). Is childhood obesity in the eye of the beholder? [Abstract] Obesity, 15S, A140.
Zeller., M.H., Reiter-Purtill, J., Wilson, L., Valentine, S., & Ramey, C. (2007). A controlled study of depressive symptoms and self-concept in obese youth. [Abstract] Obesity, 15S, A141.
Jeffreys, R. Inge, T.H., Zeller, M.H., & Claytor, R. (2007). Fitness and feelings of self-efficacy improve in adolescents after surgical weight loss. [Abstract] Obesity, 15S, A128.
Zeller, M. H., Reiter-Purtill, J., & Modi, A.C. (2006). A controlled study of critical parent and family factors in the obesigenic environment. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A82.
Zeller, M. H., Modi, A.C., Roehrig, H., Ramey, C., Noll, J. & Inge, T.H. (2006). Psychosocial outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A236.
Boles, R.E., Reiter-Purtill, J., & Zeller, M.H. (2006). Pediatric obesity: The role of child temperament and parenting behaviors. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A156.
Modi, A.C., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Ramey, C., Wilson, L., & Zeller, M.H. (2006). Quality of life and parenting stress of mothers of obese youth seeking weight management treatment. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A153.
Bishop, C., Modi, A.C., & Zeller, M.H. (2006). Assessing weight-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in pediatric obesity: Comparison of African-American and Caucasian adolescents. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A158.
Piazza-Waggoner, C., Modi, A.C., Wilson, L, Zeller, M.H. (2006). Family and Meals: Child and parent report of family functioning in an obese treatment seeking sample. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A153.
Zeller, M.H, Reiter-Purtill, J. & Ramey, C. (2005). Beyond peer rejection: What can we learn form the peer environment of obese youth? [Abstract] Obesity, 13S, 131.
Zeller, M.H, Modi, A.C., Loux, T., Bell, S., Roehrig, H., Harmon, C., & Inge, T.H. (2005). Health-related quality of life in adolescent extreme obesity. [Abstract] Obesity, 13S, 270.
Kolotkin, R., Zeller, M.H, Modi, A.C., Samsa, G., Polanichka, N., Yanovski, J., Bell, S., Maahs, D., Serna, D.G., & Roehrig, H. (2005). Impact of weight on quality of life for adolescents: Reliability and validity of the IWQOL-Kids. [Abstract] Obesity, 13S, 275.
VanSchaik, K, Modi, A.C., & Zeller, M.H. (2005). Self-efficacy for physical activity in obese youth: One size fits all? [Abstract] Obesity, 13S, 455.
Zeller, M.H., Kolotkin, R.L., Modi, A.C., Roehrig, H. (2004). Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian youth seeking weight management treatment. [Abstract] Obesity, 12S, 345.
Kolotkin, R.L., Zeller, M.H., Gutzwiller J., Crosby, R.D. (2004). Generic and weight-related quality of life in a community sample of youth. [Abstract] Obesity, 12S, 313
Zeller, M.H., Ramey C., and Allen, R. (2003). Social competence of obese youth: Implications for treatment. [Abstract] Obesity, 11S, 594.
Zeller, M.H., Claytor, R., Mays, W., Knilans, T., Kirk, S., & Daniels, S. (2001). Relations between physical self-perceptions and fitness in obese youth. [Abstract] Obesity, 9S, 195.
Kirk, S. Santangelo, M., Claytor, R., Zeller, M.H. & Daniels, S. (2000). Improvement in body mass index and health outcomes in a clinical program for child and adolescent obesity. [Abstract] Obesity, 8S, 86.
Santangelo, M., Zeller, M.H., Kirk, S., Claytor, R., Khoury, P., & Daniels, S. (2000). Predictors for completion of an interdisciplinary clinical program for pediatric obesity. [Abstract] Obesity, 8S, 78.
Invited/Professional Presentations
Zeller, M.H. (September, 2008). Bariatric surgery: Psychosocial considerations for the adolescent patient. Presentation at the 1st World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, New York, NY.
Zeller, M.H. (December, 2007). Psychosocial/Behavioral Assessment. Paper presented at the American Heart Association Pediatric Obesity Summit, Washington, DC.
Zeller, M.H. (August, 2007).Behavioral and lifestyle interventions to treat obese children (Session Moderator). NHLBI Working Group on Future Research Directions in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment, Bethesda, MD.
Zeller, M.H., Modi, A.C., Roehrig, H., Boles, R., Kirk, S., Daniels, S.R. & Inge, T.H. (June, 2006) Psychosocial status of adolescents considering bariatric surgery. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, San Francisco, CA.
Zeller, M.H., Sullivan, A., Huth, B. Kirk, S. Daniels, S. Kotagal, U., Bucuvalas, J.C., & Byczkowksi, T.L. (2001, April). HealthWorks! pediatric weight management program: It works, but for whom? Paper presented at the Child Health Conference, Gainesville, FL.
