Publications

Publications

SEA Lab Publications:

  1. Blades, R., Mendes, W. B., Don, B. P., Mayer, S. E., Dileo, R., O’Bryan, J., Fromer, E., Guan, J. Y., Cheng, S. S., Mason, A. E., Prather, A. A., & Epel, E. S. (2024). A randomized controlled clinical trial of a Wim Hof Method intervention in women with high depressive symptoms. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 20, 100272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100272
  2. Burks, J. H., Bruce, L. K., Kasl, P., Soltani, S., Viswanath, V., Hartogensis, W., Dilchert, S., Hecht, F. M., Dasgupta, S., Altintas, I., Gupta, A., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2024). General feature selection technique supporting sex-debiasing in chronic illness algorithms validated using wearable device data. Npj Women’s Health, 2(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44294-024-00041-z
  3. Cummings, J. R., Treharne, N., Vainik, U., Mason, A. E., Nansel, T. R., Lipsky, L. M., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2025). Development and validation of a brief form of the Anticipated Effects of Food Scale. Appetite, 206, 107843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107843
  4. Epel, E. S., Don, B. P., Mayer, S. E., Blades, R., Mason, A. E., Fromer, E., O’Bryan, J. F., Dileo, R., Guan, J. Y., Schilf, S. J., Cheng, S. S., Prather, A. A., & Mendes, W. B. (2025). A randomized controlled pilot trial of low and high arousal resilience interventions for depressive symptoms. Annals of Behavioral Medicine: A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 59(1), kaaf081. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf081
  5. Feoli, T. L. da S., Uku Vainik,Ashley Mason,Janete de Souza Urbanetto,Ana Maria Pandolfo. (2026). Psychometric properties and predictive validity of Brazilian reward-based eating drive scale—Tainá Lopes da Silva, Uku Vainik, Ashley Mason, Janete de Souza Urbanetto, Ana Maria Pandolfo Feoli, 2026. Sage Journals. https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/KSKSCVQPXD7XWCBNFPJG/full
  6. Gutierrez, G., Chowdhary, A., Hartogensis, W., Soltani, S., Chao, M. T., & Mason, A. E. (2026). Outcomes from a combined cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and sleep-related medication and substance use reduction treatment. Sleep Medicine, 138, 108696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.108696
  7. Mason, A. E., Chowdhary, A., Hartogensis, W., Siwik, C. J., Lupesko-Persky, O., Pandya, L. S., Roberts, S., Anglo, C., Moran, P. J., Nelson, J. C., Lowry, C. A., Patrick, R. P., Raison, C. L., & Hecht, F. M. (2024). Feasibility and acceptability of an integrated mind-body intervention for depression: Whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). International Journal of Hyperthermia: The Official Journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group, 41(1), 2351459. https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2024.2351459
  8. Burks, J. H., Hartogensis, W., Dilchert, S., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2025). Multiscale Average Absolute Difference (MSAAD): A Computationally Efficient and Nonparametric Adaptation of Line Length for Noisy, Uncontrolled Wearables Time Series. Algorithms, 18(9), 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/a18090577
  9. Nyer, M. B., Foster, S. L., Petrie, S. R., Mac Giollabhui, N., Gould, D. A., Flux, M. C., Norton, R. J., Nagaswami, M., Viotti, A., Ding, G. A., Cross, G. E., Yucebas, D., Sorensen, C., Abdallah, I., Peacock, J., Dalvie, A., Jahan, A., Kessler, L. R., Sandal, L. M., … Mischoulon, D. (2024). Inflammatory biomarker findings from a randomized controlled trial of heated yoga for depression. Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative, 8, 100089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbii.2024.100089
  10. Singh, A., Cai, Y., Mason, A. E., & Chang, J. L. (2026). Changes in Wearable Sleep Technology Metrics During Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Uptitration. The Laryngoscope, 136(1), 497–504. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.32465
  11. Soltani, S., Viswanath, V. K., Kasl, P., Hartogensis, W., Dilchert, S., Hecht, F. M., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2025). Testing the Impact of Intensive, Longitudinal Sampling on Assessments of Statistical Power and Effect Size Within a Heterogeneous Human Population: Natural Experiment Using Change in Heart Rate on Weekends as a Surrogate Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27(1), e60284. https://doi.org/10.2196/60284
  12. Varner, K. J., Bruce, L. K., Soltani, S., Hartogensis, W., Dilchert, S., Hecht, F. M., Chowdhary, A., Pandya, L., Dasgupta, S., Altintas, I., Gupta, A., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2025). Sex Differences in the Variability of Physical Activity Measurements Across Multiple Timescales Recorded by a Wearable Device: Observational Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27(1), e66231. https://doi.org/10.2196/66231
  13. Siwik, C. J., Chowdhary, A., Anglo, C., Pandya, L., Roberts, S., Lupesko-Persky, O., Moran, P., Hartogensis, W., Lowry, C. A., Raison, C. L., Patrick, R., Hecht, F. M., & Mason, A. E. (2024). Treating major depressive disorder with an integrated mind-body intervention: Whole-body hyperthermia and cognitive behavioral therapy, a case report. Advances in Integrative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2024.08.018
  14. Dutcher, E. G., Epel, E. S., Mason, A. E., Hecht, F. M., Robinson, J. E., Drury, S. S., & Prather, A. A. (2024). COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects and Long-Term Neutralizing Antibody Response. Annals of Internal Medicine, 177(7), 892–900. https://doi.org/10.7326/m23-2956
  15. Giollabhui, N.M., Lowry, C. A., Nyer, M., Foster, S. L., Liu, R. T., Smith, D. G., Cole, S. P., Mason, A. E., Mischoulon, D., & Raison, C. L. (2024). The antidepressant effect of whole-body hyperthermia is associated with the classical interleukin-6 signaling pathway. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 119, 801–806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.04.040
  16. Cai, Y., Zheng, Y. J., Cheng, C. M., Strohl, K. P., Mason, A. E., & Chang, J. L. (2024). Impact of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Consumer Sleep Technology Metrics and Patient Symptoms. The Laryngoscope, 134(7), 3406–3411. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31398
  17. Kasl, P., Bruce, L. K., Hartogensis, W., Dasgupta, S., Pandya, L. S., Dilchert, S., Hecht, F. M., Gupta, A., Altintas, I., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2024). Utilizing Wearable Device Data for Syndromic Surveillance: A Fever Detection Approach. Sensors, 24(6), 1818. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24061818
  18. Mason, A. E., Kasl, P., Soltani, S., Green, A., Hartogensis, W., Dilchert, S., Chowdhary, A., Pandya, L. S., Siwik, C. J., Foster, S. L., Nyer, M., Lowry, C. A., Raison, C. L., Hecht, F. M., & Smarr, B. L. (2024). Elevated body temperature is associated with depressive symptoms: Results from the TemPredict Study. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51567-w
  19. Bruce, L. K., Kasl, P., Soltani, S., Viswanath, V. K., Hartogensis, W., Dilchert, S., Hecht, F. M., Chowdhary, A., Anglo, C., Pandya, L., Dasgupta, S., Altintas, I., Gupta, A., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2023). Variability of temperature measurements recorded by a wearable device by biological sex. Biology of Sex Differences, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-023-00558-z
  20. Saslow, L. R., Eslamian, A., Moran, P., Hartogensis, W., Mason, A. E., Kim, S., Bauer, D. C., Griauzde, D. H., Goldman, V., Liu, V., Stephens, P., Raymond, K., Yeung, G., Leung, C., & Hecht, F. M. (2023). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing a very low-carbohydrate diet or moderate-carbohydrate plate-method diet for type 2 diabetes: The LEGEND (Lifestyle Education about Nutrition for Diabetes) trial. Trials, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07512-9
  21. Nyer, M. B., Hopkins, L. B., Nagaswami, M., Norton, R., Streeter, C. C., Hoeppner, B. B., Sorensen, C. E. C., Uebelacker, L., Koontz, J., Foster, S., Dording, C., Giollabhui, N. M., Yeung, A., Fisher, L. B., Cusin, C., Jain, F. A., Pedrelli, P., Ding, G. A., Mason, A. E., … Mischoulon, D. (2023). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Community-Delivered Heated Hatha Yoga for Moderate-to-Severe Depression. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 84(6). https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.22m14621
  22. Shiba, S. K., Temple, C. A., Krasnoff, J., Dilchert, S., Smarr, B. L., Robishaw, J., & Mason, A. E. (2023). Assessing Adherence to Multi-Modal Oura Ring Wearables From COVID-19 Detection Among Healthcare Workers. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45362
  23. Saslow, L. R., Missel, A. L., O’Brien, A., Kim, S., Hecht, F. M., Moskowitz, J. T., Bayandorian, H., Pietrucha, M., Raymond, K., Richards, B., Liestenfeltz, B., Mason, A. E., Daubenmier, J., & Aikens, J. E. (2023). Psychological Support Strategies for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in a Very Low–Carbohydrate Web-Based Program: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Diabetes, 8. https://doi.org/10.2196/44295
  24. Prather, A. A., Dutcher, E. G., Robinson, J., Lin, J., Blackburn, E., Hecht, F. M., Mason, A. E., Fromer, E., Merino, B., Frazier, R., O’Bryan, J., Drury, S., & Epel, E. S. (2023). Predictors of long-term neutralizing antibody titers following COVID-19 vaccination by three vaccine types: The BOOST study. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33320-x
  25. Schmidt, J. M., Epel, E. S., Jacobs, L. M., Mason, A. E., Parrett, B., Pickett, A. M., Mousli, L. M., & Schmidt, L. A. (2023). Controlled trial of a workplace sales ban on sugar-sweetened beverages. Public Health Nutrition, 26(10), 2130–2138. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980023001386
  26. Saslow, L. R., Eslamian, A., Moran, P., Hartogensis, W., Mason, A. E., Kim, S., Bauer, D. C., Griauzde, D. H., Goldman, V., Liu, V., Stephens, P., Raymond, K., Yeung, G., Leung, C., & Hecht, F. M. (2023). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing a very low-carbohydrate diet or moderate-carbohydrate plate-method diet for type 2 diabetes: The LEGEND (Lifestyle Education about Nutrition for Diabetes) trial. Trials, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07512-9
  27. Radin, R. M., Epel, E. S., Mason, A. E., Vaccaro, J., Fromer, E., Guan, J., & Prather, A. A. (2023). Impact of digital meditation on work stress and health outcomes among adults with overweight: A randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280808
  28. Parnarouskis, L., Gearhardt, A. N., Mason, A. E., Adler, N. E., Laraia, B. A., Epel, E. S., & Leung, C. W. (2022). Association of Food Insecurity and Food Addiction Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis of Two Samples of Low-Income Female Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 122(10), 1885–1892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.015
  29. Klein, A., Puldon, K., Dilchert, S., Hartogensis, W., Chowdhary, A., Anglo, C., Pandya, L. S., Hecht, F. M., Mason, A. E., & Smarr, B. L. (2022). Methods for detecting probable COVID-19 cases from large-scale survey data also reveal probable sex differences in symptom profiles. Frontiers in Big Data, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdata.2022.1043704
  30. Hooker, A. R., Sagui-Henson, S. J., Daubenmier, J., Moran, P. J., Hartogensis, W., Acree, M., Kristeller, J., Epel, E. S., Mason, A. E., & Hecht, F. M. (2022). Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Weight Loss Intervention on Long-Term Psychological Well-Being Among Adults with Obesity: Secondary Analyses from the Supporting Health by Integrating Nutrition and Exercise (SHINE) Trial. Mindfulness, 13(9), 2227–2242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01951-2
  31. Mason, A. E., Hecht, F. M., Davis, S. K., Natale, J. L., Hartogensis, W., Damaso, N., Claypool, K. T., Dilchert, S., Dasgupta, S., Purawat, S., Viswanath, V. K., Klein, A., Chowdhary, A., Fisher, S. M., Anglo, C., Puldon, K. Y., Veasna, D., Prather, J. G., Pandya, L. S., … Smarr, B. L. (2022). Detection of COVID-19 using multimodal data from a wearable device: results from the first TemPredict Study. Scientific Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07314-0
  32. Mason, A. E., Kasl, P., Hartogensis, W., Natale, J. L., Dilchert, S., Dasgupta, S., Purawat, S., Chowdhary, A., Anglo, C., Veasna, D., Pandya, L. S., Fox, L. M., Puldon, K. Y., Prather, J. G., Gupta, A., Altintas, I., Smarr, B. L., & Hecht, F. M. (2022). Metrics from Wearable Devices as Candidate Predictors of Antibody Response Following Vaccination against COVID-19: Data from the Second TemPredict Study. Vaccines, 10(2), 264. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020264
  33. Purawat, S., Dasgupta, S., Song, J., Davis, S., Claypool, K. T., Chandra, S., Mason, A.E., Viswanath, V., Klein, A., Kasl, P., Wen, Y., Smarr, B., Gupta, A., & Altintas, I. (2021). TemPredict: A Big Data Analytical Platform for Scalable Exploration and Monitoring of Personalized Multimodal Data for COVID-19. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), 4411–4420. https://doi.org/10.1109/bigdata52589.2021.9671441
  34. Sagui-Henson, S. J., Radin, R. M., Jhaveri, K., Brewer, J. A., Cohn, M., Hartogensis, W., & Mason, A. E. (2021). Negative Mood and Food Craving Strength Among Women with Overweight: Implications for Targeting Mechanisms Using a Mindful Eating Intervention. Mindfulness, 12(12), 2997–3010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01760-z
  35. Wojcicki, J. M., Lustig, R. H., Jacobs, L. M., Mason, A. E., Hartman, A., Leung, C., Stanhope, K., Lin, J., Schmidt, L. A., & Epel, E. S. (2021). Longer Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Stronger Response to a Workplace Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales Ban: An Exploratory Study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab084
  36. Price, C. A., Medici, V., Nunez, M. V., Lee, V., Sigala, D. M., Benyam, Y., Keim, N. L., Mason, A. E., Chen, S.-Y., Parenti, M., Slupsky, C., Epel, E. S., Havel, P. J., & Stanhope, K. L. (2021). A Pilot Study Comparing the Effects of Consuming 100% Orange Juice or Sucrose-Sweetened Beverage on Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Women. Nutrients, 13(3), 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030760
  37. Mason, A. E., Fisher, S. M., Chowdhary, A., Guvva, E., Veasna, D., Floyd, E., Fender, S. B., & Raison, C. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of a Whole-Body Hyperthermia (WBH) protocol. International Journal of Hyperthermia, 38(1), 1529–1535. https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2021.1991010
  38. Mason, A. E., Schmidt, L., Ishkanian, L., Jacobs, L. M., Leung, C., Jensen, L., Cohn, M. A., Schleicher, S., Hartman, A. R., Wojcicki, J. M., Lustig, R. H., & Epel, E. S. (2021). A Brief Motivational Intervention Differentially Reduces Sugar-sweetened Beverage (SSB) Consumption. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(11), 1116–1129. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa123
  39. Smarr, B. L., Aschbacher, K., Fisher, S. M., Chowdhary, A., Dilchert, S., Puldon, K., Rao, A., Hecht, F. M., & Mason, A. E. (2020). Feasibility of continuous fever monitoring using wearable devices. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78355-6
  40. Saslow, L. R., Moskowitz, J. T., Mason, A. E., Daubenmier, J., Liestenfeltz, B., Missel, A. L., Bayandorian, H., Aikens, J. E., Kim, S., & Hecht, F. M. (2020). Intervention Enhancement Strategies Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in a Very Low–Carbohydrate Web-Based Program: Evaluating the Impact With a Randomized Trial. JMIR Diabetes, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.2196/15835
  41. Carmen, M., Safer, D. L., Saslow, L. R., Kalayjian, T., Mason, A. E., Westman, E. C., & Sethi, S. (2020). Treating binge eating and food addiction symptoms with low-carbohydrate Ketogenic diets: A case series. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-0278-7
  42. Epel, E. S., Hartman, A., Jacobs, L. M., Leung, C., Cohn, M. A., Jensen, L., Ishkanian, L., Wojcicki, J., Mason, A. E., Lustig, R. H., Stanhope, K. L., & Schmidt, L. A. (2020). Association of a Workplace Sales Ban on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages With Employee Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Health. JAMA Internal Medicine, 180(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4434
  43. Radin, R. M., Epel, E. S., Daubenmier, J., Moran, P., Schleicher, S., Kristeller, J., Hecht, F. M., & Mason, A. E. (2020). Do Stress Eating or Compulsive Eating Influence Metabolic Health in a Mindfulness-Based Weight Loss Intervention? Health Psychology, 39(2), 147–158. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000807
  44. Daubenmier, J., Epel, E. S., Moran, P. J., Thompson, J., Mason, A. E., Acree, M., Goldman, V., Kristeller, J., Hecht, F. M., & Mendes, W. B. (2019). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindfulness-Based Weight Loss Intervention on Cardiovascular Reactivity to Social-Evaluative Threat Among Adults with Obesity. Mindfulness, 10(12), 2583–2595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01232-5
  45. Mason, A. E., Saslow, L. R., Moran, P. J., Kim, S., Abousleiman, H., Richler, R., Schleicher, S., Goldman, V. M., Hartman, A., Leung, C., Hartogensis, W., & Hecht, F. M. (2019). Lipid findings from the Diabetes Education to Lower Insulin, Sugars, and Hunger (DELISH) Study. Nutrition & Metabolism, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-019-0383-2
  46. Mason, A. E., Jhaveri, K., Schleicher, S., Almeida, C., Hartman, A., Wackerly, A., Alba, D., Koliwad, S. K., Epel, E. S., & Aschbacher, K. (2019). Sweet Cognition: The Differential Effects of Glucose Consumption on Attentional Food Bias in Individuals of Lean and Obese Status. Physiology & Behavior, 206, 264–273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.04.014
  47. Mason, A. E. (2019). The burden of being poor: Stress at the belly of the matter. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 79, 14–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.03.014
  48. Radin, R. M., Mason, A. E., Laudenslager, M. L., & Epel, E. S. (2019). Maternal caregivers have confluence of altered cortisol, high reward-driven eating, and worse metabolic health. PLOS ONE, 14(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216541
  49. Vainik, U., Han, J. E., Epel, E. S., Tomiyama, A. J., Dagher, A., & Mason, A.E. (2019). Rapid Assessment of Reward‐Related Eating: The RED-X5. Obesity, 27(2), 325–331. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22374
  50. Mason, A. E., Adler, J. M., Puterman, E., Lakmazaheri, A., Brucker, M., Aschbacher, K., & Epel, E. S. (2019). Stress resilience: Narrative identity may buffer the longitudinal effects of chronic caregiving stress on mental health and telomere shortening. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 77, 101–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.12.010
  51. Mason, A. E., Saslow, L., Moran, P. J., Kim, S., Abousleiman, H., Hartman, A., Richler, R., Schleicher, S., Hartogensis, W., Epel, E. S., & Hecht, F. (2019). Examining the Effects of Mindful Eating Training on Adherence to a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (the DELISH Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.2196/11002
  52. Mason, A. E., Hecht, F. M., Daubenmier, J. J., Sbarra, D. A., Lin, J., Moran, P. J., Schleicher, S. G., Acree, M., Prather, A. A., & Epel, E. S. (2018). Weight loss, weight-loss maintenance, and cellular aging in the Supporting Health through Nutrition and Exercise (SHINE) Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(7), 609–619. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000616
  53. Saslow, L., Mason, A. E., Kim, S., Goldman, V., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Bayandorian, H., Daubenmier, J., Hecht, F. M., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2018). Authors’ Reply: Comment on “An Online Intervention Comparing a Very Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Versus a Plate Method Diet in Overweight Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(5). https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.8776
  54. Brewer, J. A., Ruf, A., Beccia, A. L., Essien, G. I., Finn, L. M., van Lutterveld, R., & Mason, A. E. (2018). Can Mindfulness Address Maladaptive Eating Behaviors? Why Traditional Diet Plans Fail and How New Mechanistic Insights May Lead to Novel Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01418
  55. Mason, A. E., Schleicher, S., Coccia, M., Epel, E. S., & Aschbacher, K. (2018). Chronic Stress and Impulsive Risk-Taking Predict Increases in Visceral Fat over 18 Months. Obesity, 26(5), 869–876. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22150
  56. Stanhope, K. L., Goran, M. I., Bosy‐Westphal, A., King, J. C., Schmidt, L. A., Schwarz, J. M., Stice, E., Sylvetsky, A. C., Turnbaugh, P. J., Bray, G. A., Gardner, C. D., Havel, P. J., Malik, V., Mason, A. E., Ravussin, E., Rosenbaum, M., Welsh, J. A., Allister‐Price, C., Sigala, D. M., … Krauss, R. M. (2018). Pathways and mechanisms linking dietary components to cardiometabolic disease: thinking beyond calories: Diet and cardiometabolic disease. Obesity Reviews, 19(9), 1205–1235. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12699
  57. Cummings, J. R., Mason, A. E., Puterman, E., & Tomiyama, A. J. (2017). Comfort Eating and All-Cause Mortality in the US Health and Retirement Study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25(4), 473–478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9706-8
  58. Saslow, L. R., Daubenmier, J. J., Moskowitz, J. T., Kim, S., Murphy, E. J., Phinney, S. D., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Goldman, V., Cox, R. M., Mason, A. E., Moran, P., & Hecht, F. M. (2017). Twelve-month outcomes of a randomized trial of a moderate-carbohydrate versus very low-carbohydrate diet in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes. Nutrition & Diabetes, 7(12). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-017-0006-9
  59. Mason, A. E., Jhaveri, K., Cohn, M., & Brewer, J. A. (2017). Testing a Mobile Mindful Eating Intervention Targeting Craving-Related Eating: Feasibility and Proof of Concept. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 41(2), 160–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-017-9884-5
  60. Mason, A. E., Vainik, U., Acree, M., Tomiyama, A. J., Dagher, A., Epel, E. S., & Hecht, F. M. (2017). Improving assessment of the spectrum of reward-related eating: The RED-13. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00795
  61. Heshmati, S., Sbarra, D. A., & Mason, A. E. (2017). The contemptuous separation: Facial expressions of emotion and breakups in young adulthood. Personal Relationships, 24(2), 453–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12192
  62. Saslow, L. R., Mason, A. E., Kim, S., Goldman, V., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Bayandorian, H., Daubenmier, J., Hecht, F. M., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2017). An Online Intervention Comparing a Very Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Versus a Plate Method Diet in Overweight Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5806
  63. Adler, E., Dhruva, A., Moran, P. J., Daubenmier, J., Acree, M., Epel, E. S., Bacchetti, P., Prather, A. A., Mason, A. E., & Hecht, F. M. (2017). Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Weight-Loss Intervention on Sleep Quality Among Adults with Obesity: Data from the SHINE Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 23(3), 188–195. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2016.0141
  64. Mason, A. E., Epel, E. S., Aschbacher, K., Lustig, R. H., Acree, M., Kristeller, J., Cohn, M., Dallman, M., Moran, P. J., Bacchetti, P., Laraia, B., Hecht, F. M., & Daubenmier, J. (2016). Reduced Reward-driven Eating Accounts for the Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Diet and Exercise Intervention on Weight Loss: Data from the SHINE Randomized Controlled Trial. Appetite, 100, 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.009
  65. Mason, A. E., Epel, E. S., Kristeller, J., Moran, P. J., Dallman, M., Lustig, R. H., Acree, M., Bacchetti, P., Laraia, B. A., Hecht, F. M., & Daubenmier, J. (2015). Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on mindful eating, sweets consumption, and fasting glucose levels in obese adults: data from the SHINE randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39(2), 201–213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9692-8
  66. Mason, A. E., Laraia, B., Daubenmier, J., Hecht, F. M., Lustig, R. H., Puterman, E., Adler, N., Dallman, M., Kiernan, M., Gearhardt, A. N., & Epel, E. S. (2015). Putting the brakes on the “drive to eat”: Pilot effects of naltrexone and reward-based eating on food cravings among obese women. Eating Behaviors, 19, 53–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.06.008
  67. Asher, R., Mason, A. E., Weiner, J., & Fessler, R. G. (2015). The relationship between preoperative general mental health and postoperative quality of life in minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. Neurosurgery, 76(6), 672–679. https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000000695
  68. Mason, A. E., Lustig, R. H., Brown, R. R., Acree, M., Bacchetti, P., Moran, P. J., Dallman, M., Laraia, B., Adler, N., Hecht, F. M., Daubenmier, J., & Epel, E. S. (2015). Acute responses to opioidergic blockade as a biomarker of hedonic eating among obese women enrolled in a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention trial. Appetite, 91, 311–320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.062
  69. Tryon, M. S., Stanhope, K. L., Epel, E. S., Mason, A. E., Brown, R., Medici, V., Havel, P. J., & Laugero, K. D. (2015). Excessive Sugar Consumption May Be a Difficult Habit to Break: A View From the Brain and Body. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 100(6), 2239–2247. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-4353

​*Indicates shared co-senior authorship

Before there was SEA:​​

  1. Krietsch, K. N., Mason, A. E., & Sbarra, D. A. (2014). Sleep Complaints Predict Increases in Resting Blood Pressure Following Marital Separation. Health Psychology, 33(10), 1204–1213. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000089
  2. Epel, E. S., Tomiyama, A. J., Mason, A. E., Laraia, B. A., Hartman, W., Ready, K., Acree, M., Adam, T. C., St. Jeor, S., & Kessler, D. (2014). The Reward-Based Eating Drive scale: A self-report index of reward-based eating. PLoS ONE, 9(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101350
  3. Mason, A. E., Boden, M. T., & Cucciare, M. A. (2014). Prospective associations among approach coping, alcohol misuse and psychiatric symptoms among veterans receiving a brief alcohol intervention. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 46(5), 553–560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2014.01.006
  4. Sbarra, D. A., Boals, A., Mason, A. E., Larson, G. M., & Mehl, M. R. (2013). Expressive Writing Can Impede Emotional Recovery Following Marital Separation. Clinical Psychological Science, 1(2), 120–134. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702612469801
  5. Mason, A. E., Sbarra, D. A., Bryan, A. E., & Lee, L. A. (2012). Staying connected when coming apart: The psychological correlates of contact and sex with an ex-partner. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 31(5), 488–507. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2012.31.5.488
  6. Mason, A. E., Law, R. W., Bryan, A. E. B., Portley, R. M., & Sbarra, D. A. (2011). Facing a breakup: Electromyographic responses moderate self-concept recovery following a romantic separation. Personal Relationships, 19(3), 551–568. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01378.x
  7. Lee, L. A., Sbarra, D. A., Mason, A. E., & Law, R. W. (2011). Attachment Anxiety, Verbal Immediacy, and Blood Pressure: Results from a Laboratory-Analogue Study Following Marital Separation. Personal Relationships, 18(2), 285–301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01360.x
  8. Mason, A. E., Sbarra, D. A., & Mehl, M. R. (2010). Thin-Slicing Divorce: Thirty Seconds of Information Predict Changes in Psychological Adjustment Over 90 Days. Psychological Science, 21(10), 1420–1422. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610381507
  9. Sbarra, D. A., Law, R. W., Lee, L. A., & Mason, A. E. (2009). Marital dissolution and blood pressure reactivity: Evidence for the specificity of emotional intrusion-hyperarousal and task-rated emotional difficulty. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71(5), 532–540. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0b013e3181a23eee

Get the RED Scale:

Here you can download the version of the Reward-based Eating Drive (RED) scale for use in your study. This scale is free of charge and can be administered on paper or using an online platform such as Qualtrics, REDCap, or SurveyMonkey.

13-item RED (English)

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Click here to access the below paper
Citation: Mason, A.E., Vainik, U., Acree, M., Tomiyama, A.J., Dagher, A., Epel, E.S., & Hecht F.M. (2017). Improving assessment of the spectrum of reward-related eating: The RED-13. Frontiers in Psychology, May 30;8:795.

9-item RED (English)

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Click here to access the below paper

Citation: Epel, E., Tomiyama, A. J., Mason, A., Laraia, B. A., Hartman, W., Ready, K., … Kessler, D. (2014). The Reward-Based Eating Drive Scale: A self-report index of reward-based eating. PloS One, 9(6), e101350​​​​

5-item RED (English)

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Click here to access the below paper

Citation: Vainik, U., Han, C., Epel, E.S., Dagher, A., & Mason, A.E. (2019). Rapidly assessing reward-related eating: The RED-X5. Obesity.

13-item RED (Turkish)

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Citation: Saruhan, N. (2021). Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the Reward-Related Eating Scale (Red-13) (master thesis).  Istanbul Aydın University Institute of Health Science, Istanbul.

13-item RED (Brazilian Portuguese)​​​​

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Citation: Silva, TL, Urbanetto JS and Feoli AMP. (2023) Psychometric Properties and Prediction of Overweight and Obesity of the Brazilian Version of The Reward-Based Eating Drive Scale. (master thesis) Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Brazil.

13-item RED (European Portuguese)

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13-item RED (Italian)

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13-item RED (Polish)

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Citation: Poínhos, R., Kowalkowska, J., Sala, N., da Silva, T. L., Plichta, M., Lucas, A., Folzi, C., Cioffi, I., Feoli, A. M. P., Porrini, M., Urbanetto, J. S., Bertoli, S., & Oliveira, B. M. P. M. (2025). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Reward-Based Eating Drive Scale (RED-13) and its brief version (RED-5X) in three European countries. Nutrients, 18 (1), 49.

Selected articles and studies that used, are using, or have published their intention to use the RED scale:

  • Mason, A. E., Epel, E. S., Aschbacher, K., Lustig, R. H., Acree, M., Kristeller, J., … & Laraia, B. (2016). Reduced reward-driven eating accounts for the impact of a mindfulness-based diet and exercise intervention on weight loss: Data from the SHINE randomized controlled trial. Appetite, 100, 86-93.
  • Mason, A., Laraia, B. A., Daubenmier, J., Hecht, F. M., Lustig, R. H., E. Puterman, … Epel, E. S. (2015). Putting the brakes on the “drive to eat”: Pilot effects of naltrexone and reward based eating on food cravings among obese women. Eating Behaviors, 9, 53–56.
  • Moizé, V., Pi-Sunyer, X., Vidal, J., Miner, P., Boirie, Y., & Laferrère, B. (2016). Effect on Nitrogen Balance, Thermogenesis, Body Composition, Satiety, and Circulating Branched Chain Amino Acid Levels up to One Year after Surgery: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Dietary Protein During Surgical Weight Loss. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(4).
  • Spit for Science: An undergraduate cohort study at Virginia Commonwealth University. Check it out here!​​​​​​