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Roy F. Oman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Vice Chair
Phone: (405) 271-2017
Email: roy-oman@ouhsc.edu |
Youth
Asset Study (YAS)
Education Research Interests Courses Taught
Recent Publications Recent Invited Lectures
Recent Conference Presentations Funded
Research
Education
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship,
Stanford University, 1992-1994
- Ph.D., Health Education, University
of Oregon,1992
- M.S., Physical Education, University
of Oregon,1989
- B.A., Psychology, Seattle University,
1986
Research Interests
- Youth Development
- Social, psychological, and environmental
determinants of participation in physical activity
- Program evaluation methodology
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Health Promotion
- Physical Activity and Public Health
- Social and Behavioral Sciences in
Public Health
- Theories of Health Promotion
- Theoretical Concepts for Health
Education
- Psychology of Sport
- Health Promotion Theory I:Individuals
and Small Groups
Recent Publications
- Aspy, C.B., Vesely, S.V., Oman, R.F., Rodine,
S., Marshall, & McLeroy, K. Parental Communication and Youth Sexual
Behavior. Journal of Adolescence. In press.
- Rodine, S., Marshall, L., Oman, R.F., Aspy,
C.B., & Vesely, S. Healthy, Empowered And Responsible Teens of Oklahoma
City or HEART of OKC. Health Education and Behavior (Practice Notes Section).
In press.
- Tolma, E.L, Vesely, S.K., Oman, R.F., Aspy,
C.B., Rodine, S. Sexuality Education Beliefs among Sexually Experienced
Youth: Differences by Gender and Birth Control Use. American Journal of
Sexuality Education. In press.
- Kegler, M., Oman, R.F., Vesely, S., McLeroy,
K., Aspy, C.B., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. Relationships
Among Youth Assets, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Community Resources.(2005) Health Education and Behavior, 32 (3), 380-397.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., & Aspy,
C.B. Youth Assets, Aggression and Delinquency
within the Context of Family Structure. American Journal of
Health Behavior, 29 (6), 557-568.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., & Aspy, C.B. Youth Assets
and Sexual Risk Behavior: The Importance of Assets for Youth Residing
in One-Parent Households. (2005) Perspectives on Sexual and
Reproductive Health, 37 (1), 25-31.
- Aronson, R. & Oman, R.F. Views
on Exercise and Physical Activity Among Rural-Dwelling Senior Citizens. (2004). The Journal of Rural Health, 20, 76-79.
- Aspy, C. B., Oman, R. F., Vesely, S. K.,
McLeroy, K., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2004). Adolescent
Violence: The Protective Effects of Youth Assets. Journal of
Counseling and Development, 82, 269-277.
- Dinger, M.K., Oman, R.F., Taylor, E.L.,
Vesely, S.K., & Able, J. Stability
and convergent validity of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly
(PASE). (2004) The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical
Fitness, 44, 186-192.
- LaFluhr, J., Oman R.F., McLeroy, K., Allen,
J., & Lanphier, M. A collaborative
approach to program evaluation of community-based teen pregnancy prevention
projects. (2004). Health Promotion Practice, 5, 127-137.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
McLeroy, K, & Luby, C. (2004) The
association between multiple youth assets and sexual behavior. American Journal of Health Promotion.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S., Aspy, C.B., McLeroy,
K., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2004). The
potential protective effect of youth assets on adolescent alcohol and
drug use. American Journal of Public Heath, 94, 1425-1430.
- Vesely, S. Wyatt, H.V., Oman, R.F., Aspy,
C.B., Kegler, M., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., & McLeroy, K. (2004). The potential protective effects of
youth assets from adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Journal
of Adolescent Health, 34, 356-365.
- Juniper, K., Oman, R.F., Hamm, R.M.,
and Kerby, D. (2004) A theoretical approach
to understanding physical activity behavior of African American Women. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 354-357.
- Kegler, M., Rodine, S., Marshall, L,
Oman, R.F., & McLeroy, K. (2003). A
youth development model for preventing teen pregnancy: Illustrations from
the HEART of OKC Project. Health Education, 103, 131-144.
- Oman, R.F., & Oman, K.K. (2003). A case-control study of psychosocial and aerobic exercise factors in women
with depressive symptomatology. The Journal of Psychology,
137, 338-350.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S., Kegler, M.,
McLeroy, K. & Aspy, C.B. (2003). A
youth development approach to profiling sexual abstinence. American
Journal of Health Behavior, 27 (Supplement 1), S80-S93.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S., McLeroy, K.,
Harris-Wyatt, V., Aspy, C.B., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2002). Reliability and validity of the Youth Asset Survey (YAS). Journal
of Adolescent Health, 31, 247-255.
- Atkins, L., Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.,
Aspy, C.B., & McLeroy, K. (2002). Adolescent
tobacco use: the protective effects of developmental assets, American
Journal of Health Promotion, 16, 198-205.
- Oman, R.F., McLeroy, K., Vesely, S.,
Aspy, C.B., Smith D.W., & Penn, D. (2002). An
adolescent age group approach to examining youth risk behaviors, American Journal of Health Promotion, 16, 167-176.
- Oman, R.F. & King, A.C. (2000). The
effect of life events and exercise program format on the adoption and
maintenance of exercise behavior. Health Psychology, 19,
605-612
- King, A.C., Oman, R.F., Brassington, G.S.,
Bliwise, D., & Haskell, W.L. (1997). Moderate-intensity
exercise and self-rated quality of sleep in older adults: A randomized
controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association,
277, 32-37.
- Oman, R.F., & Duncan, T.E. (1995). Women and exercise: An investigation
of the roles of social support, self-efficacy, and hardiness. Medicine, Exercise, Nutrition, and Health, 4, 306-315.
Recent Invited Lectures
- Youth asset study. National Campaign
to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Scientific Advisory Committee. Washington,
D.C. 2005.
- The potential protective effect of
youth assets from youth sexual and related risk behavior: An update
on the youth asset studies. Division of
Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta,
2004.
- The association between youth assets
and abstinence, non use of alcohol and other drugs, and avoidance
of other youth risk behaviors.
State of Georgia Abstinence Conference. Kennesaw, GA. 2004.
- The Relationships between youth assets
and teen sexual behavior. Community Coalition Partnership Programs
Meeting, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta 2003.
- Physical activity in older adults.
Oklahoma Public Health Association Annual Conference. Tulsa, OK. 2003.
- Physical activity determinants of obesity:
Current state of knowledge and implications for practice. 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. St. Louis. 2003.
- The obesity epidemic: Trends, issues
and implications for practice. Governor's Task Force on Children=s
Health. Oklahoma, 2003.
- Relationships among youth assets, sexual
activity, and other risk behaviors: Results from the enhanced evaluation
of the HEART of OKC project. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. Oklahoma, 2002.
- The obesity epidemic: Trends, issues
and implications for practice. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center, College of Public Health Grand Rounds. Oklahoma, 2002.
- Relationships among youth assets, sexual
behavior, and other risk behaviors: Results from the enhanced evaluation
of the Heart of OKC project. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Division of School and Adolescent Health and Division of Reproductive
Health. Atlanta, 2002.
Recent
Conference Presentations
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Gavin, L., Mueller, T., Rodine, S. (2005). The Youth
Asset Study. 11th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Conference, Miami, FL.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Gavin, L., Mueller, T. (2005). Youth Assets and Sexual
Intercourse. 11th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Conference, Miami, FL.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Mueller, T.E., Bensyl, D., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., &
Fluhr, J. (2005). Youth Assets and Sexual Risk Behavior. American
Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Rodine, S., Fluhr, J., & Marshall, L. (2005). Youth
Assets and Risk Behaviors: Findings from the Youth Asset Study (YAS).
American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Gavin, L., Mueller, T. (2005). Youth Assets and Progression
Toward Sexual Activity. 11th Annual Maternal and Child Health
Epidemiology Conference, Miami, FL.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., Fluhr, J., Doss, J. (2005). Associations
Among Community- and Individual-Level Variables and Parent and Youth
Physical Activity. American Academy of Health Behavior 5th Conference,
Charleston, South Carolina.
- Vesely, S.K., Rodine, S., Oman, R.F.,
Aspy, C.B., Marshall, L. (2005). Potential Protective Effect of
Community Involvement on Adolescent Risk Behaviors. American Academy
of Health Behavior 5th Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.
- Vesely, S.K., Oman, R.F., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., & Fluhr, J.D. (2005) Potential
Protective Effect of Youth Assets on Tobacco Use. American Public
Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
- Doss, J.R., Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K.,
Aspy, C.B., Tolma, E., Fluhr, J. (2005) The Association Between
Youth Assets and Abstinence Among Young Teens. American Academy
of Health Behavior 5th Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
Tolma, E., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., Fluhr, J., Doss, J. (2005) Associations
Among Community- and Individual-Level Variables and Parent and Youth
Physical Activity. American Academy of Health Behavior 5th Conference,
Charleston, South Carolina.
- Tolma, E., Vesely, S.K., Oman, R.F.,
Aspy, C.B., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., Fluhr, J., Doss, J. (2005) What
Roles Do Gender, Sexual Experience and Birth Control Use Play in Adolescent
Sexual Behavior? Implications for Sexuality Education and Teen Pregnancy
Prevention. American Academy of Health Behavior 5th Conference,
Charleston, South Carolina.
- Vesely, S.K., Rodine, S., Oman, R.F.,
Aspy, C.B., Marshall, L. (2005) Potential Protective Effect of
Community Involvement on Adolescent Risk Behaviors. American Academy
of Health Behavior 5th Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.
- Aspy, C.B. Oman, R.F., Vesely,
S. McLeroy, K., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. Adolescent violence:
The protective effects of youth assets. American Academy of Health
Behavior. St Augustine, FL. 2003.
- Oman, R.F. The efficacy of walking
for primary and secondary treatment of obesity: Implications for practice.
17th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.
St. Louis. 2003.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.,
Luby, C. Potential protective influence of assets for youth living
in one-parent households. American Public Health Association 131st
Annual Meeting and Exposition Abstracts, San Francisco, CA. 2003.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S.K., Aspy, C.B.,
McLeroy, K., Luby, C. Impact of youth assets on risk behaviors. American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition
Abstracts, San Francisco, CA. 2003.
- Oman R.F., Vesely SK., Aspy C., McLeroy
K., Luby C. The cumulative effect of youth assets on sexual activity. American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition
Abstracts, San Francisco, CA. 2003.
- Vesely, S.K., Oman, R.F., Aspy, C.B.,
McLeroy, K., Luby, C. Cumulative effects of youth assets on tobacco,
alcohol, and drug non-use. American Public Health Association
131st Annual Meeting and Exposition Abstracts, San Francisco, CA.
2003.
- Aspy, C.B. Oman, R.F.,Vesely, S.
McLeroy, K., Kegler, M., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., & Wyatt V. Self-reported instructional interventions and parental communication
associated with youth decision not to have sexual intercourse.
American Public Health Association 128th Annual Meeting and Exposition
Abstracts. Philadelphia. 2002.
- Kegler, M., Oman, R.F., Vesely,
S., McLeroy, K., Aspy, C.B., Marshall, R. & Rodine, S. Associations
Between youth assets and neighborhood resources: Implications for
preventing risk behaviors among adolescents. American Public Health
Association 128th Annual Meeting and Exposition Abstracts. Philadelphia.
2002.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S., Aspy, C.B.,
Kegler, M., McLeroy, K., Rodine, S., Marshall, L., & Wyatt V. Identifying youth at greatest risk for sexual activity American
Public Health Association 128th Annual Meeting and Exposition Abstracts.
Philadelphia. 2002.
- Oman, R.F., Kegler, M.., Aspy,
C., Vesely, S., McLeroy, K., Marshall, L., & Rodine, S. Assessing
the relationships among community and demographic characteristics
in an inner-city population. American Public Health Association
128th Annual Meeting and Exposition Abstracts. Philadelphia. 2002.
- Oman, R.F., Vesely, S., & Aspy,
C.B. (2002). Relationship Between Parent and Teen Physical Activity
Behavior in a Sample of Inner-City Families. 16th National Conference
on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Abstract No. 198. Atlanta.
Funded Research
Grants: Active
- Principal Investigator, Prospective
Study of Youth Assets and Teen Pregnancy (Waves 4 - 6). Funded by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. $1,637,125, total
costs 10% time, 2005-2010.
- Principal Investigator, Evaluation
of the Oklahoma State Department of Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Programs. Funded by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, $408,000,
10% time, 2005-2010.
- Principal Investigator, Longitudinal
Study Youth Assets and Teen Pregnancy. Funded by the Association of
Schools of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
$1,400,000 total costs, 2003- 2007.
- Principal Investigator, The Relationships
Among Youth Assets and Teen Pregnancy funded by the Association of
Schools of Public Health, $1,082,773 total costs, 2002-2006.
Grants: Past Funded
- Principal Investigator, Evaluation
of the Oklahoma State Department of Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Programs, funded by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, $399,940
direct costs, 2000-2005.
- Principal Investigator,
Enhanced Evaluation of the HEART of OKC Oklahoma Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention Project, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,$862,850 direct costs, 1997-2003.
- Principal Investigator, SIP 7-00:
Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity Prevention Network, funded
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,$9,996 total costs,
2000-2003.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Evaluation
of the HEART of Oklahoma adolescent pregnancy prevention project,
funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $140,000
direct costs, 1995-1997.
- Principal Investigator, Public
Health Methods to Increase Physical Activity Rates in a Minority Population,
funded by the Presbyterian Health Foundation, $25,000 direct costs,
1996-1997.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Projects Evaluation, funded by the Oklahoma State
Department of Health, $56,527.91. 1997-1998.
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