Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Seitz HH, Robertson MN, Steen J, Dulaney SG, Buys DR, Development and Pretesting of Prescription Opioid Misuse Prevention Messages: Results and Implications for Practice. Health communication, 2023 Dec;38(13):2865-2883 | 2023 |
Introductory Journal Article |
| Buys DR, Locher JL, What Does the Evidence Reveal Regarding Home- and Community-Based Nutrition Services for Older Adults? Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2015;34(2):81-4 | 2015 |
Comparative Study |
| Haas MC, Bodner EV, Brown CJ, Bryan D, Buys DR, Keita AD, Flagg LA, Goss A, Gower B, Hovater M, Hunter G, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Wingo BC, Ard J, Locher JL, Calorie restriction in overweight seniors: response of older adults to a dieting study: the CROSSROADS randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2014;33(4):376-400 | 2014 |
Journal Article |
| Rennekamp RA, Buys DR Precision approaches improve community health J Ext. 2026;64(1):20 | 2026 |
| Mackenstadt D, Buys D, Dozier ME, Stafford T, Adams-Price C, The Impact of Reported Masculine Behaviors on the Relationship Between Negative Attitudes of Aging and Depression. International journal of aging & human development, 2026 Jul 2;:914150261456744 | 2026 |
| Waller MM, Robertson MN, Seitz HH, Nadorff MR, Buys DR Rural mental health challenges: addressing community-specific needs of rural Mississippians J Hum Sci Ext. 2025;13(3):1 | 2025 |
| Holmes ME, Summerlin P, Smith M, Macali IC, Buys DR Quality and quantity of physical activity resources in the Mississippi Delta Transl J Am Coll Sports Med. 2025;10(2):e000289 | 2025 |
| Nadorff DK, Anreddy S, Sergi K, Ahonle ZJ, Stouffer C, Hemphill T, Buys DR, Down the Digital Delta: Health Information Inequities Among Rural Mississippi Caregivers. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2025 Sep 19;13(18) | 2025 |
| Dubois C, Dissen A, Bowen M, Kurz R, Foster A, Buys D, Leadership tasks in public health: findings from the National Board of Public Health Examiners' job task analysis. Frontiers in public health, 2025;13:1583383 | 2025 |
| Steen JS, Seitz HH, Robertson MN, Buys DR, Explanations for Failure to Detect Effects of a Prescription Medication Disposal Intervention for Rural Adults. Journal of health communication, 2025 Mar 28;30(sup1):68-69 | 2025 |
| Robertson MN, Mills DM, Fortinberry BA, Waller MM, Thompson HT, Denny M, Buys DR Agricultural producers' perceptions of stressors: a study on controllability and persistency J Public Health Deep South. 2024;4(2):8 | 2024 |
| Giscombe S, Canales E, Davis GW, Kim A, Buys DR Consumption of fruits and vegetables and the role of the food environment J Food Distrib Res. 2024;55(2):23-45 | 2024 |
| Davis W, Jones JW, Canales E, Kim A, Buys DR, Online grocery purchasing in Mississippi: associations with broadband, rurality, and household characteristics. Frontiers in nutrition, 2024;11:1472622 | 2024 |
| Mills D, Robertson MN, Mills BE, Buys DR, A Proportionate Mortality Study of Mississippi's Agricultural Industry, 2017-2021. Southern medical journal, 2024 Jul;117(7):379-382 | 2024 |
| Driggers A, Kennedy RE, Williams BR, Brown CJ, Buys DR, Changes in Life-Space Mobility With Loss of Relatives and Friends Among Older Adults: Results From the UAB Study of Aging. The Gerontologist, 2024 Apr 1;64(4) | 2024 |
| Robertson MN, Seitz HH, Downey LH, Hardman AM, Steen JS, Buys DR, Increasing Uptake of Prescription Drug Take-Back Boxes: Eliciting Preferences and Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Use. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 2024 Jun;51(3):400-407 | 2024 |
| Robertson MN, Mills DM, Sedges H, Buys DR Addressing farm stress: essential insights for agricultural economists Choices. 2023;38(1):1-6 | 2023 |
| Meadowcroft D, Robertson MN, Denny M, Rayner M, Stone A, Johnson J, Buys D, Perceptions of Opioid Misuse in Mississippi Agricultural Communities: Focus Group Findings. Journal of agricultural safety and health, 2023 Jan 20;29(1):47-56 | 2023 |
| Buys DR, Robertson MN, Green JJ, The Aging Agricultural Workforce: Opportunities for Policy Development and Intervention. The Public policy and aging report, 2023;33(3):105-110 | 2023 |
| Evans MW, Robertson MN, Wari E, Buys DR Sensitive issues in agri-health: training agents in academic detailing to engage farm families on rural health during the opioid crisis Am J Health Stud. 2022;37(1):19-24 | 2022 |
| Ziegler L, Robertson MN, Buys DR Farm families and stress: an overlooked issue NCFR Report. 2022 Fall | 2022 |
| Davis EM, Sansing AP, Harris-Speight JR, Robertson MN, Buys DR Challenges, opportunities, and adaptations of a college preparatory 4-H youth development program during COVID-19 J Youth Dev. 2022;17(3):39-57 | 2022 |
| Okafor MI, Seitz HH, Downey LH, Buys DR Formative research to inform COVID-19 vaccine education in Mississippi J Public Health Deep South. 2022;3(2):6 | 2022 |
| Halfacre K, Buys DR, Holmes ME, King E, Roach J, Barriers to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in the Mississippi Delta. Journal of healthy eating and active living, 2022;2(1):32-44 | 2022 |
| Robertson MN, Downey LH, Seitz HH, Hardman AM, Buys DR, Rural adults' perceived role of family members in prescription opioid misuse prevention: Implications for family-based approaches. The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2022 Jan;38(1):100-111 | 2022 |
| Downey LH, Peterson DJ, Gregory TM, Buys DR Extension professionals' perceived needs and programmatic responses during the COVID-19 pandemic J Fam Consum Sci. 2021;113(4):46-51 | 2021 |
| King EM, Baird-Thomas C, Robertson A, Smith M, Buys DR Improving the function of a high obesity program: findings from community-engaged Mississippi Delta focus groups J Agric Food Syst Community Dev. 2021;10(4):123-6 | 2021 |
| King J, Evans MW, Chikere C, Besong KB, Leach R, Buys DR Nutritional risk is associated with low back pain among older adults: results from the UAB Study of Aging J Contemp Chiropr. 2021;4(1):92-8 | 2021 |
| Canales E, Fan L, Buys DR, Cantave MD, A Market Basket Assessment: Prices and Availability of Healthy Foods Across SNAP-Authorized Food Outlets in Counties With High Obesity Rates in Mississippi. Preventing chronic disease, 2021 Dec 2;18:E99 | 2021 |
| Robertson MN, DeShong HL, Steen JS, Buys DR, Nadorff MR, Mental health first aid training for Extension agents in rural communities. Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 2021 Apr;51(2):301-307 | 2021 |
| Fan L, Canales E, Fountain B, Buys DR An assessment of the food retail environment in counties with high obesity rates in Mississippi J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2021;16(4):571-93 | 2020 |
| Allsopp MAK, Buys DR The introduction of community-engaged learning into a DPD community nutrition course Top Clin Nutr. 2020;35(4):341-50 | 2020 |
| Moak R, Buys DR, Sansing AP, Harris-Speight J, Steen J, deShazo R Teenagers as health screeners and educators: the evolution of the Mississippi State University Junior Master Wellness Volunteer program and results of a pilot study J Miss State Med Assoc. 2020;61(10):335-40 | 2020 |
| Buys DR, Francis SL, Marra MV, Locher JL, Lofgren IE Lessons learned: recruiting aging adults for research Top Clin Nutr. 2020;35(1):28-41 | 2020 |
| Bolstad CJ, Moak R, Brown CJ, Kennedy RE, Buys DR, Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated with Depressive Symptoms but Not Depression Diagnosis in Older Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020 Aug 8;17(16) | 2020 |
| Steen J, Robertson MN, Seitz HH, Downey LH, Hardman A, Buys DR Addressing the opioid epidemic: defining Cooperative Extension's role J Ext. 2019;57(6):10 | 2019 |
| Buys KC, Selleck C, Buys DR Assessing retention in a free diabetes clinic J Nurse Pract. 2019;15(4):301-5.e1 | 2019 |
| Robertson MN, Williams D, Seitz HH, Downey LH, Hardman A, Buys DR The PROMISE Initiative: who should give patients information on opioids? J Miss State Med Assoc. 2019;60(2):68-72 | 2019 |
| Sansing AP, Buys DR, Evans M, Downey LH, Harris-Speight J Rural medical and science scholars: filling the gap for healthcare and public health leaders in Mississippi J Public Health Deep South. 2019;1(1) | 2019 |
| Buys DR, Koukel S The National Framework for Health and Wellness: (re)framing the work of Cooperative Extension for the next century J Hum Sci Ext. 2018;6(2):102-7 | 2018 |
| Remley D, Buys DR, Cronk L, Duffy V, Garden-Robinson J, Horowitz M, McGee B, Nelson C, Prevedel SM, Reicks M, Warren T The role of Cooperative Extension in chronic disease prevention and management: perspectives from professionals in the field J Hum Sci Ext. 2018;6(2):16-25 | 2018 |
| Prevedel SM, Nelson C, Buys DR, Cronk L, Duffy V, Garden-Robinson J, Horowitz M, McGee B, Reicks M, Remley D, Warren T Cooperative Extension as a partner in creating healthy communities: an environmental scan J Hum Sci Ext. 2018;6(2):26-36 | 2018 |
| Downey LH, Buys DR, Fountain BJ, Ball RT, Hilbun AH, Threadgill PI Assisting after disaster: a volunteer management and donations management training J Ext. 2018;56(3):10 | 2018 |
| Buys DR, Gamble A, Tomlinson S Volunteers create backpack meals program to reach students at risk of weekend hunger J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2018;13(1):55-7 | 2018 |
| Treloar JA, Tidwell DK, Williams RD, Buys DR, Oliver BD, Yates J Applying theory of planned behavior to energy drink consumption in community college students Am J Health Stud. 2017;32(1):35-47 | 2017 |
| Buys DR, Campbell AD, Godfryd A, Flood K, Kitchin E, Kilgore ML, Allocca S, Locher JL, Meals Enhancing Nutrition After Discharge: Findings from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2017 Apr;117(4):599-608 | 2017 |
| Ard JD, Gower B, Hunter G, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Goss A, Wingo BC, Bodner EV, Brown CJ, Bryan D, Buys DR, Haas MC, Keita AD, Flagg LA, Williams CP, Locher JL, Effects of Calorie Restriction in Obese Older Adults: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Trial. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2017 Dec 12;73(1):73-80 | 2017 |
| Lo AX, Rundle AG, Buys D, Kennedy RE, Sawyer P, Allman RM, Brown CJ, Neighborhood Disadvantage and Life-Space Mobility Are Associated with Incident Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2016 Nov;64(11):2218-2225 | 2016 |
| Dulin-Keita A, Hannon L, Buys D, Casazza K, Clay O, Surrounding community residents' expectations of HOPE VI for their community, health and physical activity. Journal of community practice, 2016;84(1):18-37 | 2016 |
| Campbell AD, Godfryd A, Buys DR, Locher JL, Does Participation in Home-Delivered Meals Programs Improve Outcomes for Older Adults? Results of a Systematic Review. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2015;34(2):124-67 | 2015 |
| Buys DR, Howard VJ, McClure LA, Buys KC, Sawyer P, Allman RM, Levitan EB, Association between neighborhood disadvantage and hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in older adults: results from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging. American journal of public health, 2015 Jun;105(6):1181-8 | 2015 |
| Buys DR, Roth DL, Ritchie CS, Sawyer P, Allman RM, Funkhouser EM, Hovater M, Locher JL, Nutritional risk and body mass index predict hospitalization, nursing home admissions, and mortality in community-dwelling older adults: results from the UAB Study of Aging with 8.5 years of follow-up. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2014 Sep;69(9):1146-53 | 2014 |
| Locher JL, Vickers KS, Buys DR, Ellis A, Lawrence JC, Newton LE, Roth DL, Ritchie CS, Bales CW, A randomized controlled trial of a theoretically-based behavioral nutrition intervention for community elders: lessons learned from the Behavioral Nutrition Intervention for Community Elders Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2013 Dec;113(12):1675-82 | 2013 |
| Dover SE, Buys DR, Allocca S, Locher JL, FIELD NOTES: PEOPLE, PROGRAMS, & POLICIES Farmers' Market Produce Delivery Program for Mitigating Nutritional Risk in Older Adults. Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition, 2013;8(1):1-10 | 2013 |
| Buys DR, Flood KL, Real K, Chang M, Locher JL, Mealtime assistance for hospitalized older adults: a report on the SPOONS volunteer program. Journal of gerontological nursing, 2013 Sep;39(9):18-22 | 2013 |
| Yang Y, Buys DR, Judd SE, Gower BA, Locher JL, Favorite foods of older adults living in the Black Belt Region of the United States. Influences of ethnicity, gender, and education. Appetite, 2013 Apr;63:18-23 | 2013 |
| Buys DR, Borch C, Drentea P, LaGory ME, Sawyer P, Allman RM, Kennedy R, Locher JL, Physical impairment is associated with nursing home admission for older adults in disadvantaged but not other neighborhoods: results from the UAB study of aging. The Gerontologist, 2013 Aug;53(4):641-53 | 2013 |
| Buys DR, Mohan RP Social capital and structural challenges in health services delivery: a comparative case study Int J Contemp Sociol. 2012;49[(issue)]:217-37 | 2012 |
| Buys DR, Borch C, Kilgore M, Zizza CA, Locher JL, A state-level examination of the association between home and community-based services and rates of nursing home residency with special attention to nutrition programs. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2012;31(4):404-24 | 2012 |
| Xu B, Houston DK, Locher JL, Ellison KJ, Gropper S, Buys DR, Zizza CA, Higher Healthy Eating Index-2005 scores are associated with better physical performance. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2012 Jan;67(1):93-9 | 2012 |
| Locher JL, Bales CW, Ellis AC, Lawrence JC, Newton L, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Buys DL, Vickers KS, A theoretically based Behavioral Nutrition Intervention for Community Elders at high risk: the B-NICE randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2011;30(4):384-402 | 2011 |
| Xu B, Locher J, Lee JS, Buys D, Zizza CA, Smoking modifies the association between food insecurity and physical performance. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2011;30(2):140-53 | 2011 |
| Buys DR, Marler ML, Robinson CO, Hamlin CM, Locher JL, Recruitment of volunteers for a home-delivered meals programme serving homebound older adults: a theoretically derived programme among faith communities. Public health nutrition, 2011 Aug;14(8):1473-8 | 2011 |
| Buys DR Using theory to understand determinants of nutritional outcomes in older adults: an example from M. Powell Lawton's work on the environmental press theory The Spectrum. 2018 | |
| Mays LC, Drummonds JW, Powers S, Buys DR, Watts PI, Identifying Geriatric Patients at Risk for Malnutrition: A Quality Improvement Project. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, 2019 Apr-Jun;38(2):115-129 | |
| Buys DR, Kennedy RE, Williams CP, Brown CJ, Locher JL, Social and Demographic Predictors of Nutritional Risk: Cross-sectional Analyses From the UAB Study of Aging II. Family & community health, 2018 Apr Jun;41 Suppl 2 Suppl, Food Insecurity and Obesity(Suppl 2 FOOD INSECURITY AND OBESITY):S33-S45 | |
Book Chapter |
| Watkins L, Buys KC, Buys DR Public health impact Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2026 | 2026 |
| Jarvandi S, Buys DR Chronic disease prevention in populations across the life cycle Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2024 | 2024 |
| Buys DR, Locher JL Food insecurity and hunger among older adults Humana Press, New York, 2015 | 2015 |
Electronic Publications |
| Buys DR, Guest A How age-friendly universities can improve the second half of life The Conversation. 2024 Mar 5 | 2024 |
| Buys DR, Green JJ, Robertson MN America's farmers are getting older, and young people aren't rushing to join them The Conversation. 2023 Oct 12 | 2023 |
| Furr-Holden D, Adeoye-Olatunde O, Buys DR, McKeever BW How public health partnerships are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina The Conversation. 2021 Aug 27 | 2021 |
| Buys DR Meals on Wheels volunteers help 2.4 million US seniors get enough to eat while staving off loneliness The Conversation. 2021 May 20 | 2021 |
| Buys DR How a new way of parsing COVID-19 data began to show the breadth of health gaps between Blacks and whites The Conversation. 2020 Sep 16 | 2020 |
Historical Article |
| Buys DR, Rennekamp R, Cooperative Extension as a Force for Healthy, Rural Communities: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions. American journal of public health, 2020 Sep;110(9):1300-1303 | 2020 |
