Complete List of Published Work in Google Scholar
Peer-Reviewed Research Publications in Print:
Ensari I, Caceres BA, Jackman KE, Schechter A, Suero-Tejeda N, Odlum M, Bakken S. Digital phenotyping of sleep patterns among heterogenous samples of Latinx adults using unsupervised learning. Sleep Medicine, in production.
Cho S, Ensari I, Weng C, Kahn MG, Natarajan K. (2021). Factors affecting the quality of person-generated wearable device data and associated challenges: rapid review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(3), e20738
Ensari I, Pichon AP, Lipsky-Gorman S, Bakken SR, Elhadad, N. (2020). Augmenting the Learning Health System for Enigmatic Diseases: a Cross-Sectional Study of Clinical Documentation and Self-Tracking Data in Endometriosis. Applied Clinical Informatics, 11 (05), 769-784.
Ensari I, Schwartz JE, Duran AT, Edmondson DE, Shimbo D, Diaz K. (2020). Testing the cross-stressor hypothesis under real-world conditions: Exercise as a moderator of the association between momentary anxiety and cardiovascular responses. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43(6):989-1001. DOI:10.1007/s10865-020-00155-0.
Duran AT, Ewing-Garber C, Ensari I, Shimbo I, Diaz KM. (2020). Associations between habitual sedentary behavior and endothelial cell health. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 5 (12), e000138.
Alcantara C, Qian M, Meli L, Ensari I, Ye S, Davidson KW, Diaz K. (2020). Anxiety Sensitivity and Physical Inactivity in a National Sample of Adults with Cardiovascular Disease. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 520–526. DOI: 10.1007/s12529-020-09881-w.
Ensari I, Petruzello SJ, Motl RW. 2019. The effects of acute yoga on anxiety symptoms in response to a carbon dioxide inhalation task in women. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 47, 102230.
Cheung Y, Hsueh PY, Ensari I, Willey J, & Diaz K. (2018). Quantile Coarsening Analysis of High-Volume Wearable Activity Data in a Longitudinal Observational Study. Sensors, 18(9), 3056.
Ensari I, Burg, MM., Diaz M, Fu J, Duran AT, Suls JM, Sumner JA, Monane R, Julian JE, Zhao S, Chaplin WF, Shimbo D. Putative mechanisms Underlying Myocardial infarction onset and Emotions (PUME): study protocol. BMJ Open, 2018, 8 (5), e020525.
Diaz KM, Thanataveerat A, Parsons FE, Yoon S, Cheung YK, Alcantara C, Duran AT, Ensari I, Krupka DJ, Schwartz JE, Burg MM. The Influence of Daily Stress on Sedentary Behavior: Group and Person (N of 1) Level Results of a 1-Year Observational Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 2018, 80 (7), 620
Hu X, Hsueh PS, Chen C, Diaz KM, Parsons FE, Ensari I, Qian M, Cheung YK. An interpretable health intervention policy for mobile device users. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 2018, 62 (1), 4: 1-4: 6.
Ensari I, Balto JM, Hubbard EA, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Do depressive symptoms influence cognitive-motor coupling in multiple sclerosis?. Rehabilitation Psychology, 2018, 63(1),111.
Kesler RM, Ensari I, Klaren RE, Motl RW, Hsiao-Wecksler ET, Rosengren KS, Fernhall B, Smith DL, Horn GP. (2017). Physiological response to firefighting activities of various durations using extended duration and prototype SCBA. Ergonomics, 1-14.
Ensari I, Kinnett-Hopkins, DL, Motl RW. (2017). Social cognitive correlates of physical activity among persons with multiple sclerosis: Influence of depressive symptomology. Disability and Health, 10(4), 580-586.
Ensari I, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. (2017). Depressive symptoms in multiple sclerosis: Disability, cardiorespiratory fitness, and heart rate variability. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 136(5), 440-446.
Motl RW, Balto JM, Ensari I, & Hubbard EA. (2017). Self-efficacy and walking performance in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 41 (2), 114-118.
Learmonth YC, Ensari I, & Motl RW. (2017). Cognitive motor interference in multiple sclerosis: insights from a systematic quantitative review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(6), 1229-1240.
Learmonth YC, Ensari I, Motl RW. (2017). Physiotherapy and walking outcomes in adults with Multiple Sclerosis: a meta-analysis. Physical Therapy Reviews, 21 (3-6), 160-172.
Balto J, Ensari I, Hubbard EA, Khan N, Barnes JL, Motl RW. (2016). Co-occurring poor nutrition and insufficient levels of physical activity: clustering risk factors and health outcomes in MS. American Journal of Health Behavior. 41 (1), 76-83.
Balto J, Ensari I, Hubbard EA, Khan N, Barnes JL, Motl RW. (2016). Individual and Co-occurring SNAP Risk Factors: Investigation of Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol Consumption, and Physical Activity in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care, 18 (6), 298-304.
Ensari I, Motl RW, Klaren RE, Fernhall B, Smith DL, Horn GP. (2016). Firefighter exercise protocols conducted in an environmental chamber: developing a laboratory-based simulated firefighting protocol. Ergonomics, 1-12.
Ensari I, Sandroff BM, Motl RW. (2016). Intensity of treadmill walking exercise on acute mood symptoms in persons with multiple sclerosis. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 30(1), 15-25.
Horn G, Kesler RM, Hsiao-Wecksler ET, Motl RW, Klaren RE, Ensari I, Petrucci M, Fernhall B. (2015). Physiological responses to simulated firefighter exercise protocols in varying environments. Ergonomics, 58 (6), 1012-1021.
Platta M, Ensari I, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. (2015). The effect of exercise training on fitness outcomes in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(9), 1564-1572.
Ensari I, Motl RW, McAuley E. (2015). Structural and construct validity of the Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life scale. Quality of Life Research, 25(6), 1605-1611.
Ensari, I., Sandroff, B.M., Motl, R.W. (2015). Effects of single bouts of walking exercise and yoga on acute mood symptoms in persons with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care, 18(1), 1-8.
Ensari I, Adamson BC, Motl RW. Longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and walking impairments in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Health Psychology, 2015, Journal of Health Psychology, 21(11), 2732-2741.
Ensari I, Greenlee TA, Motl RW, Petruzzello SJ. The impact of acute exercise on state anxiety: Results of a meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 2015, 32,624-634.
Adamson BC, Ensari I, Motl RW. Effect of exercise on depressive symptoms in adults with neurologic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015, 96:1329-1338.
Kesler RM, Hsiao-Wecksler ET, Motl RW, Klaren RE, Ensari I, Horn I. A modified SCBA facepiece for accurate metabolic data collection from firefighters. Ergonomics, 2014; 58(1):148-159.
Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. Exercise training improves depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Results of a meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2014; 76: 465-471.
Learmonth YC, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Klaren RE, Ensari I, Riskin BJ, … Motl RW. Cognitive motor interference during walking in multiple sclerosis using an alternate-letter alphabet task. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014, 95: 1498–1503.
Sandroff BM, Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Learmonth YC, Ensari I, Dlugonski D, Klaren RE, Balantrapu S, Riskin BJ. Accuracy of StepWatch (TM) and ActiGraph accelerometers for measuring steps taken among persons with multiple sclerosis. PLoS One, 2014, 9(4):e93511.
Learmonth YC, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Klaren R, Ensari I, Riskin BJ, Holtzer R, Motl RW. The dual task cost of walking in multiple sclerosis using an alternate letter alphabet task. Journal of Experimental Brain Research, 2013, 95: 1498-1503.
Ensari I, Motl RW, McAuley E, McMullen SP, Feinstein A. “Patterns and predictors of naturally occurring change in depressive symptoms over a 30-month period in multiple sclerosis” Multiple Sclerosis, 2013, 20: 602-609.
Duch H, Fisher EM, Ensari I, Harrington, I. Screen time use in children under 3 years old: a systematic review of correlates. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2013; 10(1): 102.
Duch H, Fisher EM, Ensari I, Font M, Harrington A, Taromino C, Yip J. Association of screen time use and language development in Hispanic toddlers: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Clinical Pediatrics. 2013; 52(9): 857–865.
Reviews, Chapters, Editorials:
Ensari I, Elhadad N. 2020. mHealth For Research: Participatory Research Applications to Gain Disease Insights. In Digital Health: Building Mobile and Wearable Applications for Participatory Health. Elsevier, Digital Health, 79-102.
Ensari I, Motl RW. 2020. Multiple Sclerosis, Walking, and Depression—Implications for Health Psychology In Richards CS. (Ed). The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology, 143-151.
Invited Talks:
Ensari I, Elhadad I. Self-managing unpredictable diseases: Tackling heterogeneity in endometriosis. Michigan Institute for Data Science Annual Symposium. Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 2019.
Ensari I, Karnad A. Engaging Children in Data Science: Dog Data Scientists and Citizen Science. Interactive workshop and talk at the Data Science in the Classroom workshop at Teachers College, Columbia University. August 2019.
Ensari I. Stepping out of the laboratory: ambulatory assessments in exercise and stress research. Invited keynote presentation at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Population Health Science and Policy. March 2018.
Peer-Selected Abtracts and Presentations at Regional, National or International Levels:
Caceres, BA, Vo D, Sharma Y, Ensari I, Jackman KE, Belloire J. (2021) Examining Associations Of Sexual Identity And Cardiovascular Disease Risk In A Nationally Representative Sample: The Mediating Role Of Sleep Duration. Circulation, 143 (Suppl_1), AP079-AP079.
Suero-Tejeda N, Ensari I, Odlum M. (2019). Effect of a fatigue self-Management intervention on physical activity and energy expenditure in people living with HIV. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Duran AT, Garber CE, Ensari I, Shimbo D, Diaz KM . Exploring the Associations Between Habitual Sedentary Behavior and Endothelial Cell Health, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2019
Goodwin AM, Montes J, Ensari I, Hernandez FM Coutts K, Rao AK, Garber CE. Relationship Between Muscle Deoxygenation And Workload At Peak Exercise In Healthy Adults Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2019
Ensari I, Schwartz JE, Diaz KM. A novel approach to accounting for weartime in accelerometry. 2018. Poster Presentation the 76th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Louisville, Kentucky.
Ensari I, Schwartz JE, Edmondson DE, Duran AT, Shimbo D, Diaz KM. (2017). Investigating the cross-stressor hypothesis under real-world conditions: Exercise as a moderator of the association between momentary anxiety, and heart rate and blood pressure. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Sevilla, Spain.
Diaz KM, Thanataveerat A, Parsons FE, Yoon S, Cheung YK, Alcantara C, Duran AT, Ensari I, Krupka DJ, Schwartz JE, Burg MM, Davidson KW. (2017) Does Daily Psychological Stress Influence the Volume and Pattern of Sedentary Behavior? Results of a 1-Year Observational Study among Healthy Adults. Poster Presentation at the Annual International Conference on Ambulatory Physical Activity Monitoring, Bethesda, MD.
Ensari I, Petruzzello SJ, Motl RW. (2017). The Effects of an Acute Bout of Yoga on Anxiety Symptoms in Response to a Carbon Dioxide Inhalation Task in Women. Poster Presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Sundquist KJ, Ensari I, Julian J, Davidson KW, Burg MM, Schwartz JE, Diaz KM. (2017). Monitoring daily exercise for 1 year using smartphones: validity of ecological momentary assessment. Poster Presentation at the 38th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Learmonth YC, Ensari I, Motl R. (2016). Physiotherapy and Walking Outcomes in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis. Poster Presentation at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.
Ensari I, Motl RW, McAuley E. (2016). Assessing unidimensionality of the Leeds Quality of Life Scale: a factor analysis. Poster Presentation at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Ensari I, Kinnett-Hopkins, DL, Motl RW. (2016) Social cognitive correlates of physical activity among persons with multiple sclerosis who have elevated depressive symptomology. Poster Presentation at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Learmonth YC, Ensari I, Motl R. (2015). Effect of cognitive motor interference in persons with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster Presentation at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 92nd Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.
Ensari I, Adamson BC, Motl, RW. (2015) Longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and walking impairment in multiple sclerosis. Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
Balto JM, Barnes JL, Ensari I, Hubbard EA, Motl RW. (2015) Physical activity, dietary sodium, and smoking as correlates of walking performance in persons with multiple sclerosis. Poster Presentation at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Ensari I, Greenlee TA, Motl RW, Petruzzello SJ. (2015) The impact of acute exercise on state anxiety: Results of a meta-analysis. Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
Adamson BC, Ensari I, Motl RW. (2015) Exercise and depression in adults with neurological disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster Presentation at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, San Antonia, TX
Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. (2014). Exercise training improves depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Results of a meta-analysis. College of Scholars, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. (2014) Exercise training improves depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Results of a meta-analysis. Poster Presentation at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX
Ensari I, Motl RW, Learmonth, YC, Sung, J. Sosnoff, J. (2014). Comparing different intensities of acute exercise on state anxiety in MS: A randomized controlled study. Poster Presentation at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX
Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. (2014). Exercise training improves depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Results of a meta-analysis. Oral Presentation at the College of Scholars, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Ensari I, Motl RW, McAuley E, McMullen SP, Feinstein A. (2013). Patterns and predictors of naturally occurring change in depressive symptoms over a 30-month period in multiple sclerosis. Poster Presentation at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
Kistler BM, Learmonth Y, Fitschen PJ, Ensari I, Biruete A, Sandroff BM, … & Wilund, KR. (2014). Blood-flow restriction training does not increase muscular gains in persons with multiple sclerosis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(5): 551.
Learmonth YC, Kistler B, Ensari I, Sandroff BM, Fitschen P, Wilund K, Motl RW. (2013) A novel approach to low level resistance training in MS Kaatsu occlusion training. Poster Presentation at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Duch H, Ensari I, Fisher E, Font M, Harrington A, Taromino C, Rodriguez C. (2012) Association of screen time use and developmental outcomes in Hispanic children. Poster Presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference. Washington, D.C.
Duch H, Font M, Taromino C, Ensari I. (2012) Hispanic parents’ views on toddlers’ physical activity and screen time use. Platform presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development: Positive Development of Minority Children. Tampa, FL
Ensari I. (2012) Impact of acute exercise on the cardiovascular symptoms of anxiety in high-anxious individuals. Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine. San Francisco, CA
Duch H, Font M, Taromino C, Ensari I, Harrington A, Schuler J. (2011) Association between screen time use and developmental outcomes in Hispanic childr en under age 3. Poster Presentation at the The Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. San Antonio, TX