Jason A Mendoza, MD, MPH
On staff since July 2013
Children's Title: Attending Physician
Academic Title: Professor and Associate Program Head, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Fred Hutchinson/UW Cancer Consortium; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Department
Research Center: Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development
"Through my teaching and clinical work among immigrant and disadvantaged populations to my research that seeks to close the gap in physical activity and nutrition outcomes among underserved communities, I have devoted my career to the relentless pursuit of equity in medicine and public health. I am also dedicated to training the next generation of faculty and staff who will take on these challenges, especially those who are underrepresented in our ranks."
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Dr. Mendoza is a general pediatrician, University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine professor of pediatrics, UW adjunct professor of health services, and Core Faculty for the UW Nutritional Sciences Program. He teaches and practices general pediatrics at the Pediatric Clinic at Harborview Medical Center, King County's safety net hospital. He is the associate director of community outreach and engagement at the Fred Hutchinson/UW Cancer Consortium, where he leads the Consortium's Office of Community Outreach and Engagement. He is also the associate program head of the cancer prevention program in the division of public health sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. He leads several research projects on eliminating inequities in physical activity and nutrition among racial/ethnic minorities and children with chronic diseases, and his research program is based in the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at the Seattle Children's Research Institute.
Dr. Mendoza earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and subsequently attended Rush Medical College where he earned his MD. He received his pediatric residency training at the UW/Seattle Children's Hospital and pursued advanced health services/community-engaged research training through the UW Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, where he also earned a MPH through the UW School of Public Health. He spent his early faculty career at Baylor College of Medicine in the Children's Nutrition Research Center and Academic General Pediatrics. He subsequently returned to the UW/Seattle Children's in 2013.
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Related Pages
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Our lab's research seeks to eliminate inequities in childhood physical activity and nutrition outcomes among racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations through innovative behavioral interventions and policies in school and community settings.
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Seattle Concussion Research Collaborative
We are the Seattle Concussion Research Collaborative (SCRC) lab, housed at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Our lab is comprised of clinicians, researchers, public health specialists, and community representatives who are working together to better understand concussion risk and concussion prevention in children,
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Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date Research Award for Community Cancer Education, National Minority Cancer Awareness Week M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 2009 NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program NIH 2007 - 2013 Alpha Omega Alpha 2000 -
Other Publications
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Mendoza JA, Baker KS, Moreno MA, Whitlock K, Abbey-Lambertz M, Waite A, Colburn T, Chow EJA Fitbit and Facebook mHealth intervention for promoting physical activity among adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors: A pilot study.
28618158 Pediatric blood and cancer, 2017 Dec. : 64(12) -
Mendoza JA, Haaland W, Jacobs M, Abbey-Lambertz M, Miller J, Salls D, Todd W, Madding R, Ellis K, Kerr JBicycle Trains, Cycling, and Physical Activity: A Pilot Cluster RCT.
28668251 American journal of preventive medicine, 2017 Oct. : 53(4)481-489 -
Schoenfelder E, Moreno M, Wilner M, Whitlock KB, Mendoza JAPiloting a mobile health intervention to increase physical activity for adolescents with ADHD.
28373931 Preventive medicine reports, 2017 June : 6210-213 PMCID:PMC5374871 -
Villa-González E, Ruiz JR, Mendoza JA, Chillón PEffects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness.
28056914 BMC public health, 2017 Jan. 5 : 17(1)20 PMCID:PMC5216538 -
Moreno MA, Waite A, Pumper M, Colburn T, Holm M, Mendoza JRecruiting Adolescent Research Participants: In-Person Compared to Social Media Approaches.
27976951 Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking, 2017 Jan. : 20(1)64-67 -
Flores G, Mendoza FS, Fuentes-Afflick E, Mendoza JA, Pachter L, Espinoza J, Fernandez CR, Arnold DD, Brown NM, Gonzalez KM, Lopez C, Owen MC, Parks KM, Reynolds KL, Russell CJHot topics, urgent priorities, and ensuring success for racial/ethnic minority young investigators in academic pediatrics.
27938389 International journal for equity in health, 2016 Dec. 9 : 15(1)201 PMCID:PMC5148862 -
Dawson-Hahn E, Pak-Gorstein S, Matheson J, Zhou C, Yun K, Scott K, Payton C, Stein E, Holland A, Grow HM, Mendoza JAGrowth Trajectories of Refugee and Nonrefugee Children in the United States.
27940678 Pediatrics, 2016 Dec. : 138(6) PMCID:PMC5127061 -
Thompson D, Cantu D, Ramirez B, Cullen KW, Baranowski T, Mendoza J, Anderson B, Jago R, Rodgers W, Liu YTexting to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Feasibility Assessment.
27338994 American journal of health behavior, 2016 July : 40(4)472-83 PMCID:PMC4922515 -
Mendoza JA, Baranowski T, Jaramillo S, Fesinmeyer MD, Haaland W, Thompson D, Nicklas TAFit 5 Kids TV Reduction Program for Latino Preschoolers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
26572093 American journal of preventive medicine, 2016 May : 50(5)584-92 PMCID:PMC5108181 -
Cerin E, Baranowski T, Barnett A, Butte N, Hughes S, Lee RE, Mendoza JA, Thompson D, O'Connor TMPlaces where preschoolers are (in)active: an observational study on Latino preschoolers and their parents using objective measures.
26928561 The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2016 Feb. 29 : 1329 PMCID:PMC4772489 -
Dawson-Hahn EE, Fesinmeyer MD, Mendoza JACorrelates of Physical Activity in Latino Preschool Children Attending Head Start.
26035861 Pediatric exercise science, 2015 Aug. : 27(3)372-9 PMCID:PMC4627590 -
Pumper MA, Mendoza JA, Arseniev-Koehler A, Holm M, Waite A, Moreno MAUsing A Facebook Group As An Adjunct To A Pilot mHealth Physical Activity Intervention: A Mixed Methods Approach.
26799887 Studies in health technology and informatics, 2015 : 21997-101 -
Cerin E, O’Connor TM, Mendoza JA, Thompson DI, Lee RE, Hughes SO, Baranowski TA Child-Centered Scale of Informal Social Control for Latino Parents of Preschool-Aged Children: Development and Validation.
PMCID in Progress Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2015 : 37(4)541-559 -
Oreskovic NM, Blossom J, Robinson AI, Chen ML, Uscanga DK, Mendoza JAThe influence of the built environment on outcomes from a "walking school bus study": a cross-sectional analysis using geographical information systems.
25545924 Geospatial health, 2014 Nov. : 9(1)37-44 PMCID:PMC4296597 -
Mendoza JA, Matshaba M, Makhanda J, Liu Y, Boitshwarelo M, Anabwani GMFood insecurity and CD4% Among HIV+ children in Gaborone, Botswana.
24798763 Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2014 Aug. 1 : 66(4)414-8 PMCID:PMC4205044 -
O'Connor TM, Cerin E, Lee RE, Parker N, Chen TA, Hughes SO, Mendoza JA, Baranowski TEnvironmental and cultural correlates of physical activity parenting practices among Latino parents with preschool-aged children: Niños Activos.
25011669 BMC public health, 2014 July 10 : 14707 PMCID:PMC4226995 -
Liu GC, Mendoza JThere and back again: safety and health on the journey to school.
24709925 Pediatrics, 2014 May : 133(5)915-6 -
Thompson D, Cantu D, Bhatt R, Baranowski T, Rodgers W, Jago R, Anderson B, Liu Y, Mendoza JA, Tapia R, Buday RTexting to Increase Physical Activity Among Teenagers (TXT Me!): Rationale, Design, and Methods Proposal.
24622344 JMIR research protocols, 2014 March 12 : 3(1)e14 PMCID:PMC3967196 -
Mendoza JA, Liu YActive commuting to elementary school and adiposity: an observational study.
24443901 Childhood obesity (Print), 2014 Feb. : 10(1)34-41 PMCID:PMC3922227 -
O'Connor TM, Cerin E, Hughes SO, Robles J, Thompson DI, Mendoza JA, Baranowski T, Lee REPsychometrics of the preschooler physical activity parenting practices instrument among a Latino sample.
24428935 The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2014 Jan. 15 : 113 PMCID:PMC3903032 -
Mendoza JA, McLeod J, Chen TA, Nicklas TA, Baranowski TCorrelates of adiposity among latino preschool children.
23250380 Journal of physical activity & health, 2014 Jan. : 11(1)195-8 PMCID:PMC3750103 -
Nicklas TA, Liu Y, Stuff JE, Fisher JO, Mendoza JA, O'Neil CECharacterizing lunch meals served and consumed by pre-school children in Head Start.
23701867 Public health nutrition, 2013 Dec. : 16(12)2169-77 PMCID:PMC4205170 -
Baranowski T, O'Connor T, Hughes S, Sleddens E, Beltran A, Frankel L, Mendoza JA, Baranowski JHouston... We have a problem! Measurement of parenting.
23837847 Childhood obesity (Print), 2013 Aug. : 9 SupplS1-4 PMCID:PMC3824087 -
Davison KK, Mâsse LC, Timperio A, Frenn MD, Saunders J, Mendoza JA, Gobbi E, Hanson P, Trost SGPhysical activity parenting measurement and research: challenges, explanations, and solutions.
23944918 Childhood obesity (Print), 2013 Aug. : 9 SupplS103-9 PMCID:PMC3746238 -
Mendoza JA, Paul ME, Schwarzwald H, Liu Y, Martinez R, Nicklas TA, Baranowski TFood insecurity, CD4 counts, and incomplete viral suppression among HIV+ patients from Texas Children's Hospital: a pilot study.
23377704 AIDS and behavior, 2013 June : 17(5)1683-7 PMCID:PMC3664131 -
O'Connor TM, Cerin E, Robles J, Lee RE, Kerr J, Butte N, Mendoza JA, Thompson D, Baranowski TFeasibility study to objectively assess activity and location of Hispanic preschoolers: a short communication.
23733298 Geospatial health, 2013 May : 7(2)375-80 PMCID:PMC4568846 -
Mendoza JA, Cowan D, Liu YPredictors of Children's Active Commuting to School: An Observational Evaluation in Five US Communities.
23575275 Journal of physical activity & health, 2013 April 5 : PMCID:PMC3749259 -
Chen TA, O'Connor TM, Hughes SO, Frankel L, Baranowski J, Mendoza JA, Thompson D, Baranowski TTV parenting practices: is the same scale appropriate for parents of children of different ages?
23548115 The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2013 April 2 : 1041 PMCID:PMC3623785 -
Baranowski T, Chen TA, Mendoza JA, O'Connor T, Baranowski J, Jago RProspective BMI category change associated with cardiovascular fitness change.
22935738 Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2013 Feb. : 45(2)294-8 PMCID:PMC3552042 -
Mendoza JA, McLeod J, Chen TA, Nicklas TA, Baranowski TConvergent validity of preschool children's television viewing measures among low-income Latino families: a cross-sectional study.
23270534 Childhood obesity (Print), 2013 Feb. : 9(1)29-34 PMCID:PMC3604787 -
Mendoza JA, Nicklas TA, Liu Y, Stuff J, Baranowski TGeneral versus central adiposity and relationship to pediatric metabolic risk.
22149935 Metabolic syndrome and related disorders, 2012 April : 10(2)128-36 PMCID:PMC3339386 -
Mendoza JA, Salmon J, Sallis JFPartnerships for progress in active living: from research to action.
22243900 Health & place, 2012 Jan. : 18(1)1-4 -
Mendoza JA, Watson K, Chen TA, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Uscanga DK, Hanfling MJImpact of a pilot walking school bus intervention on children's pedestrian safety behaviors: a pilot study.
22243904 Health & place, 2012 Jan. : 18(1)24-30 PMCID:PMC3259456 -
Mendoza JA, Watson K, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Uscanga DK, Hanfling MJThe walking school bus and children's physical activity: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.
21859920 Pediatrics, 2011 Sept. : 128(3)e537-44 PMCID:PMC3164094 -
Mendoza JA, Watson K, Nguyen N, Cerin E, Baranowski T, Nicklas TAActive commuting to school and association with physical activity and adiposity among US youth.
21597121 Journal of physical activity & health, 2011 May : 8(4)488-95 PMCID:PMC3115568 -
Mendoza JA, Watson K, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Uscanga DK, Nguyen N, Hanfling MJEthnic Minority Children's Active Commuting to School and Association with Physical Activity and Pedestrian Safety Behaviors.
21874160 The journal of applied research on children : informing policy for children at risk, 2010 Sept. 30 : 1(1)1-23 PMCID:PMC3160673 -
Mendoza JA, Hubsmith DWalking to school and away from obesity.
20530371 Health affairs (Project Hope), 2010 June : 29(6)1274; author reply 1275 -
Mendoza JA, Watson K, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Uscanga DK, Hanfling MJValidity of instruments to assess students' travel and pedestrian safety.
20482778 BMC public health, 2010 May 18 : 10257 PMCID:PMC2887818 -
Mendoza JA, Watson K, Cullen KWChange in dietary energy density after implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy.
20184994 Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2010 March : 110(3)434-40 PMCID:PMC2853227 -
Park J, Hilmers DC, Mendoza JA, Stuff JE, Liu Y, Nicklas TAPrevalence of metabolic syndrome and obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 19 years: comparison between the United States and Korea.
20052351 Journal of Korean medical science, 2010 Jan. : 25(1)75-82 PMCID:PMC2800028 -
Mendoza JA, Levinger DD, Johnston BDPilot evaluation of a walking school bus program in a low-income, urban community.
19413910 BMC public health, 2009 May 4 : 9122 PMCID:PMC2680829 -
O'Donnell SI, Hoerr SL, Mendoza JA, Tsuei Goh ENutrient quality of fast food kids meals.
18996876 The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2008 Nov. : 88(5)1388-95 -
Nicklas TA, O'Neil CE, Mendoza J, Liu Y, Zakeri IF, Berenson GSAre energy dense diets also nutrient dense?
18845705 Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2008 Oct. : 27(5)553-60 PMCID:PMC2769989 -
Park J, Mendoza JA, O'Neil CE, Hilmers DC, Liu Y, Nicklas TAA comparison of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the United States (US) and Korea in young adults aged 20 to 39 years.
18818169 Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, 2008 : 17(3)471-82 -
Mendoza JA, Zimmerman FJ, Christakis DATelevision viewing, computer use, obesity, and adiposity in US preschool children.
17894878 The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2007 Sept. 25 : 444 PMCID:PMC2131753 -
Mendoza JA, Drewnowski A, Christakis DADietary energy density is associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome in U.S. adults.
17229942 Diabetes care, 2007 April : 30(4)974-9 -
Mendoza JA, Drewnowski A, Cheadle A, Christakis DADietary energy density is associated with selected predictors of obesity in U.S. Children.
16614423 The Journal of nutrition, 2006 May : 136(5)1318-22 -
Tarini BA, Mendoza JAUse of serum electrolyte panels in gastroenteritis.
15805404 Pediatrics, 2005 April : 115(4)1109; author reply 1109-10 -
Ringold S, Mendoza JA, Tarini BA, Sox CIs duct tape occlusion therapy as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of the common wart?
12361441 Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine, 2002 Oct. : 156(10)975-7
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Presentations Title Event Location Date Addressing Risk of Obesity: Innovative Approaches to Old School Ideas Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program 2013 Biennial Symposium University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL Oct. 4, 2013 Injury and Obesity Prevention on the Way to School Injury Prevention Webinar. Childrens Hospital Association Alexandria, VA May 21, 2013 Active, Healthy and Ready to Learn: SRTS and Childrens Health Webinar America Walks, Portland, OR Aug. 8, 2012
Overview
- Board Certification(s)
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Pediatrics
- Medical/Professional School
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Rush Medical College at Rush University, Chicago, IL
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - Residency
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University of Washington School of Medicine GME, Seattle, WA
- Fellowship
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University of Washington School of Medicine GME, Seattle, WA
- Research Description
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Dr. Mendoza is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at the Seattle Childrens Research Institute. His research seeks to eliminate inequities in childhood physical activity and nutrition outcomes, with a focus on racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations through innovative behavioral interventions in school and community settings. His studies have been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NCI, NHLBI, and NIDDK) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Active Living Research Program).
Dr. Mendoza leads research on (1) reducing Latino preschoolers' screen time, such as television viewing, to prevent obesity; (2) increasing elementary schoolchildren's' physical activity, such as through the Walking School Bus, Bicycle Train, and other Safe Routes to School programs; and (3) promoting adolescent and young adult physical activity through wearable mobile health (mHealth) devices.
Dr. Mendoza also co-leads research examining household food insecurity and other social determinants of health among youth and young adults with diabetes.