Bethany Barone Gibbs
Bethany Barone Gibbs
32 Oak Hill Court, Room 205
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412) 383-4002
Education
2006 – 2010 Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Baltimore, MD
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology
Area of Study: obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, physical activity, epidemiologic methods, biostatistics
2001 – 2003 Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Baltimore, MD
Master of Science (ScM) in Epidemiology
Areas of Study: cardiovascular epidemiology, obesity, epidemiologic methods, biostatistics,
1997 – 2001 College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Kinesiology and Chemistry (double major)
Awards and Affiliations: Howard Hughes Research Grant, GTE Summer Research Grant, Allegheny Hospital Scholarship for Community Service, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Delta Delta Delta
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor
2010 - current University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Research Assistant
2007 - 2010 Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Epidemiologic/Biostatistical Consultant
September 2004-2011 Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Clinical Research Coordinator
2002 - 2003 (Assistant) Johns Hopkins University (Look AHEAD), Baltimore, MD
2003 - 2004 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (REACH Study), Philadelphia, PA
2004 - 2006 Eastern Virginia Medical School (pharmaceutical trials), Norfolk, VA
Research Grant Participation
1/2013 – 5/2016 Role: Co-Investigator: Effect of exercise and weight loss on cardiovascular health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institutes (R01 HL103646-01; PI: J. Jakicic)
7/2012 – 6/2014 Role: Principal Investigator: Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention with Varying Physical Activity Doses on Arterial Stiffness, U. of Pittsburgh’s Central Research Development Fund Small Grants Program
1/2012 – 3/2014 Role: Principal Investigator: The Effect of a Technology-enhanced Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Health in Overweight and Obese Young Adults, American Heart Association, Beginning Grant-in-Aid (12BGIA9410032)
12/2008 – 12/2010 Role: Co-Investigator: Cardiovascular and hepatic effects of exercise in hypertensive adults (NHLBI) (R21-HL095157; PI: Jeanne Clark).
10/2006 – 10/2009 Predoctoral Fellowship: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) (T32- DK062707-06; PI: C. Saudek), Diabetes and Obesity Training Program
12/2006 – 12/2007 Role: Co-Investigator: Gestational Diabetes: Labor Management and Postpartum Follow-up, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
(PI: Wanda K. Nicholson)
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
Lambert JW, Ingham M, Gibbs BB, Given, RW, Lance RS, Riggs SB. Using preoperative albumin levels as a surrogate marker for outcomes after rdical cystecomty for bladder cancer. Urology. 2013 Mar;81(3):587-92.
Barone Gibbs B, Brancati FL, Coday M, Chen H, Jakicic JM, Lewis C, Stewart KJ, Clark JM. Effect of Improved Fitness beyond Weight Loss on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in the Look AHEAD Study. European Journal of Preventative Cardiology. 2012. Available online ahead of print September 25, 2012.
Barone Gibbs, B, Dobrosielski DA, Bonekamp S, Stewart KJ, Clark JM. A randomized trial of exercisefor blood pressure reduction in type 2 diabetes: effect on flow-mediated dilation and circulating biomarkers of endothelial function. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Oct; 224(2): 446-453.
Barone Gibbs, B, Kinzel, LS, Pettee Gabriel, K, Change, Y, Kuller, LH. Short- and long-term eating habit modification predict weight change in overweight, post-menopausal women: results from the WOMAN Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Sep;112(9):1347-1355.e2.
Dobrosielski DA, Gibbs BB, Ouyang P, Bonekamp S, Clark JM, Wang NY, Silber HA, Shapiro EP, Stewart KJ. Effect of Exercise on Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 May 19.
Gibbs BB, Dobrosielski DA, Lima M, Bonekamp S, Stewart KJ, Clark JM. The Association of Arterial Shear and Flow-mediated Dilation in Diabetes. Vascular Medicine. 2011 Aug; 16(4):267-74. .
Brien JC, Barone BB, Fabrizio MD, Given RW. Posterior Reconstruction Prior to Vesicourethral Anastomosis in Patients Undergoing Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Leads to Earlier Return to Baseline Continence. J Endourol. 2011. Mar. 25(3):441-5.
Peairs KS, Barone BB, Snyder CF, Yeh HC, Stein KB, Derr RL, Brancati FL, Wolff AC. Diabetes
Mellitus and Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2011. 29(1):40-6
Barone BB, Yeh HC, Snyder CF, Peairs KS, Stein KB, Derr RL, Wolff AC, and Brancati FL. Increased Short-term Mortality in Cancer Patients with Pre-existing Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes Care. 2010 Apr;33(4):931-9.
Malcolm JB, Fabrizio MD, Barone BB, Given RW, Davis JW, Lance RS, Schellhammer PF. Quality of Life after Open or Robotic Prostatectomy, Cryoablation, or Brachytherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. J. Urol. 2010 Mar 17.
Stein KB, Snyder CF, Barone BB; Yeh HS, Peairs KS, Derr RL, Wolff AC, Brancati FL. Colorectal cancer mortality outcomes, cancer recurrence, and treatment-related complications in persons with and without diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Digestive Disease and Sciences. 2010 Mar;13(1):58-64.
Snyder CS, Stein KB, Barone BB, Peairs KS, Yeh HC, Derr RL, Wolff AC, Carduccis MA, Brancati FL. Does diabetes affect prostate cancer prognosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2010 Mar;13(1):58-64.
Bepple JR, Barone BB, Eure GR. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study of the use of Dutasteride for improving Outcomes of Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate (DOP trial). Urology. 2009 Nov;74(5):1101-4.
Campbell CY, Clarke W, Park H, Haq N, Barone BB, Brotman DJ. Usefulness of Cystatin C and Prognosis following Admission for Acute Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol. 2009 104(3):389-92.
Malcolm JB, Berry TT, Williams MB, Logan JE, Given RW, Lance RS, Barone B, Shaves S, Vingan H, Fabrizio MD. Single center experience with percutaneous and laparoscopic cryoablation of small renal masses. J Endourol. 2009 Jun;23(6):907-11.
Barone BB, Wang NY, Bacher AC, and Stewart KJ. Decreased exercise blood pressure in older adults after exercise training: contributions of increased fitness and decreased fatness. Brit J Sport Med. 2009;43;52-56
Berry T, Tepera C, Staneck D, Barone B, Lance RS, Fabrizio MD, Given RW. Is there Correlation of Urinary Continence and Nerve Sparing Status During Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy? J Endourol. 2009;Mar;23(3):489-93.
Baptiste-Roberts K, Barone BB, Gary TL, Golden SH, Wilson L, Bass E, Nicholson WK. Risk Factors for the Development of Type 2 Diabetes among Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Am J Med. 2009 Mar;122(3):207-214.
Barone BB, Yeh HC, Snyder CF, Peairs KS, Stein KB, Derr RL, Wolff AC, and Brancati FL. Long-term, All-cause Mortality in Cancer Patients with Pre-existing Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA. 2008;300(23):2754-64.
Bennett WL, Ouyang P, Wu AW, Barone BB, Stewart KJ. Fatness and fitness: how do they influence health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus? Health Quality of Life Outcomes .2008;6:110
Golden SH, Bennett WL, Baptiste-Roberts K, Wilson LM, Barone B, Gary T, Bass E, Nicholson WK. Antepartum glucose tolerance test results as predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. Gend Med. 2008; Theme Issue: Diabetes: 109-122.
Nicholson WK, Wilson LM, Witkop CT, Baptiste-Roberts K, Bennett WL, Bolen S, Barone BB, Golden SH, Gary TL, Neale DM, Bass EB. Therapeutic Management, Delivery, and Postpartum Risk Assessment and Screening in Gestational Diabetes. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 162 (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0018.) AHRQ Publication No. 08-E004. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2008.
Hubosky SG, Fabrizio MD, Schellhammer PF, Barone BB, Tepera CM, Given RW. Single center experience with third-generation cryosurgery for management of organ-confined prostate cancer: critical evaluation of short-term outcomes, complications, and patient quality of life. J Endourol. 2007 Dec;21(12):1521-31.
Barone BB, Clark JM, Wang NY, Meoni LA, Klag MJ , Brancati FL. Lifetime weight patterns in male physicians: the effects of cohort and selective survival. Obesity. 2006 May;14(5):902-8.
Barone BB, Bunin GR. Folic acid and neuroblastoma: too soon to tell. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 May;75(5):489.
Book Chapters
Chapter 3: Physical Activity in Chronic Disease Prevention by B. Barone Gibbs and J. Reis. Physical Activity and Public Health Practice. Ainsworth BE, Macera CA. (Eds.) CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. 2012.
Presentations
Abstract Oral Presentation, ‘Sedentary Screen Time and Left Ventricular Structure and Function: the CARDIA Study’. American Heart Association NPAM 2013 Conference, New Orleans, May 20, 2013.
Invited speaker ‘Obesity, Physical Activity, and Cardiovascular Disease: the role of Traditional and Nontraditional Risk Factors,’ Mid-Atlantic American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Harrisburg, PA, November 4-5, 2011
Abstract Oral Presentation, ‘Lifetime Weight Patterns in a Cohort of Male Physicians: Effects of Cohort and Selective Survival’, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 2003.
Ad Hoc Reviewer
American Journal of Epidemiology
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Diabetes Care
British Medical Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Professional Organization Memberships
The Obesity Society 2008 – current
American College of Sports Medicine 2010 – current
American Heart Association 2011 – current
Teaching
Research and Experimental Design in Exercise Physiology (Fall and Spring 2011, Fall 2012)
Statistics in Health and Physical Activity Research (Spring 2012)
Service
Committee Member
School of Education Alumni Doctoral Scholarship Review Committee (2011 - current)
Faculty Search Committee – Non-tenure Research Assistant Professor (2012)
Faculty and Staff Development Committee (2012 - current)
Dissertation Committee
Blake Justice (2011) - member
Steve Verba (2011) - member
Anne Mischler (2012) - member
Renee Rodgers (2012) – member
Jackson Coppock (2013) – member
David Garcia (2013) – member
Moderator
Research in Health and Physical Activity, Council of Graduate Students in Education Colloquium, University of Pittsburgh, March 15, 2012
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