Michael J. LaMonte

PhD, MPH

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Michael J. LaMonte

PhD, MPH

Michael J. LaMonte

PhD, MPH

Director of Graduate Studies, MS and PhD Programs
Research Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Topics

Measurement of physical activity and functional capacity, and their influence on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and healthy aging.

Selected Publications

  • Haring B, Andrews CA, Hovey KM, Shadyab AH, LaCroix AZ, Martin LW, Rosal MC, Kuller LH, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Saquib N, Koo P, Laddu D, Stefanick ML, Manson JE, Smoller SW, LaMonte MJ. Systolic blood pressure and survival to very old age: Results from the WHI. British Journal of Medicine. 2023, In press.
  • LaMonte MJ, Manson JE, Anderson GL, Baker LD, Bea JW, Eaton CB, Follis S, Hayden KM, Kooperberg C, LaCroix AZ, Limacher MC, Neuhouser ML, Odegaard O, Perez MV, Prentice RL, Reiner AP, Stefanick ML, Van Horn L, Wells GL, Whitsel EA, Rossouw JE. Contributions of the Women’s Health Initiative to CVD research. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022;80:256-275.
  • Laddu DR, Hovey KM, Andrews CA, Arena RA, Saquib N, Manson JE, Shadyab AH, Weitlauf JC, Bellettiere J, Banack H, Chavan P, Stefanick ML, LaMonte MJ. Physical function trends and their association with mortality in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2022;29:823-831.
  • Myers J, Kokkinos P, Arena R, LaMonte MJ. Impact of moving more, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness: why we should strive to measure and improve fitness. Progress in Cardiovascular Disease. 2021;64:77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.11.003.
  • Bellettiere J, Nguyen S, Eaton CB, Liles S, Di C, Laddu D, Stefanick ML, LaCroix AZ, LaMonte MJ. Short physical performance battery and incident heart failure in postmenopausal women. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2021;8:100247. Doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2021.100247.
  • Miller CR, Wactawski-Wende J, Manson JE, Haring B, Hovey KM, Laddu D, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Bea JW, Tinker LF, Martin LW, Nguyen PK, Garcia L, Andrews CA, Eaton CB, Stefanick ML, LaMonte MJ. Walking volume and speed are inversely associated with incidence of treated hypertension in postmenopausal women. Hypertension. 2020;76:1435-1443.
  • LaMonte MJ, Larson JC, Manson JE, Bellettiere J, Lewis CE, LaCroix AZ, Bea JW, Johnson KJ, Klein L, Noel CA, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Eaton CB. Association of sedentary time and incident heart failure hospitalization in postmenopausal women. Circulation: Heart Failure. 2020;13(12):e007508. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.007508.
  • LaMonte MJ, Lee IM, Rillamas-Sun E, Bellettiere J, Buchner DM, Di C, Evenson KR, Lewis CE, Rosenberg DE, Stefancik ML, LaCroix AZ. Comparison of questionnaire and device measures of physical activity and sedentary behavior in a multi-ethnic cohort of older women. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 2019;2:82-93.
  • LaCroix AZ, Bellettiere J, Rillamas-Sun E, Di C, Evenson KR, Lewis CE, Buchner DM, Stefanick ML, Lee IM, Rosenberg DE, LaMonte MJ. Light physical activity measured by accelerometry and incidence of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease in older women: the OPACH Study. JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(5):e194476 doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0419.
  • LaMonte MJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Larson JC, Mai X, Robbins JA, Leboff MS, Chen Z, Jackson RD, LaCroix AZ, Ockene JK, Hovey KM, Cauley JA. Association of physical activity and fracture risk among postmenopausal women. JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(10):e1914084. doi:10.1001/jama networkopen.2019.14084.