Pittman, D. W., Parker, J. S., Getz, B. R., Jackson, C. M., Le, T. A., Riggs, S. B., and Shay J. M. “Cost-free and sustainable incentive increases healthy eating decisions during elementary school lunch,” International Journal of Obesity, 1-4, 2011.

Parker, J. Lead Coach – ACHIEVE GRANT, The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) awarded the Spartanburg Childhood Obesity Taskforce a $64,000 ACHIEVE grant.

Davidson, B., Keen, S., and Parker, J. “The long-term effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence,” USC Upstate Undergraduate Research Journal, 4, 29-33, 2011.

Parker, J. S., Dale, T., and Wilkins, K-A. “Civic engagement in adolescents: Engendering civic awareness through a university youth program,” Journal of Youth Development ~ Bridging Research and Practice, 5(1), Online publication doi:100501FA001.

Sheehan, E., Getz, Riggs, S., Jackson, C., B., Shay, J., Pittman, D., and Parker, J. S. “Education and praise as a mechanism for increasing healthy eating decisions during elementary school lunch,” Presented at the Sixth SC Upstate Research Symposium, Awarded “Best Poster” Spartanburg, SC, and also the 9th Annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia, 2010. Printed in the USC Upstate Undergraduate Research Journal, 3, 46-50, Fall 2010.

Wilson, B. J. Keen, S. M., and Parker, J. S. “The long-term effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence,” Presented at the Sixth SC Upstate Research Symposium, Spartanburg, South Carolina and the 9th Annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia, 2010.