Lisa Bertram

About

Lisa Bertram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Psychology from Yale University in 2007, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention & Control at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2009. Her academic background also includes an M.Phil. and MS in Psychology from Yale University, and a BA in Psychology from Carleton College. Dr. Bertram's research focuses on health behaviors and interventions, particularly related to physical activity, nutrition, and cancer prevention and control. She has contributed to the understanding of the effects of yoga on quality of life and anthropometric measures in breast cancer survivors, as well as examining injury risks in sedentary individuals participating in exercise trials. Her work emphasizes the importance of behavioral strategies in improving health outcomes, and she has authored several publications in the field of nutritional epidemiology and supportive care in cancer. She joined UW–Madison in 2014 and is actively involved in research and academic activities within her department.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Medicine
• Gerontology
• Physical therapy
• Internal medicine
• Environmental health
• Nursing
• Data science
• Psychology
• Psychiatry

Selected publications

• The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) Program: An Infrastructure for Advancing Population Health

  Frontiers in Public Health · 2022 · 52 citations

  Introduction: The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) was established in 2008 by the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) with the goals of (1) providing a timely and accurate picture of the health of the state residents; and (2) serving as an agile resource infrastructure for ancillary studies. Today, the SHOW program continues to serve as a unique and vital population health research infrastructure for advancing public health. Methods: SHOW currently in…

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• Effect of a technology‐supported physical activity intervention on health‐related quality of life, sleep, and processes of behavior change in cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial

  Psycho-Oncology · 2020 · 42 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  OBJECTIVES: This pilot trial tested the effect of adding a multi-level, technology-based physical activity intervention module to a standard survivorship care plan for breast and colorectal cancer survivors. The objective of this analysis was to determine whether the physical activity module improved health-related quality of life, sleep, and factors key to lasting behavior change (eg, social support, self-efficacy). METHODS: Breast and colorectal cancer survivors (n = 50) were enrolled alongsid…

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• Improvements in strength and agility measures of functional fitness following a telehealth-delivered home-based exercise intervention in endometrial cancer survivors

  Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021 · 33 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
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• The Impact of a Wearable Activity Tracker and Structured Feedback Program on Physical Activity in Hemodialysis Patients: The Step4Life Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

  American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2023-02-17 · 22 citations

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  RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: People with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have very low physical activity, and the degree of inactivity is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. We assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-week intervention coupling a wearable activity tracker (FitBit) and structured feedback coaching versus wearable activity tracker alone on changes in physical activity in hemodialysis patients. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: 55…

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• Assessing the relationship between physical activity and the gut microbiome in a large, population-based sample of Wisconsin adults

  PLoS ONE · 2022-10-26 · 15 citations

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  The gut microbiome is an important factor in human health and disease. While preliminary studies have found some evidence that physical activity is associated with gut microbiome richness, diversity, and composition, this relationship is not fully understood and has not been previously characterized in a large, population-based cohort. In this study, we estimated the association between several measures of physical activity and the gut microbiota in a cohort of 720 Wisconsin residents. Our sampl…

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Frequent coauthors

• David R. Bell

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  19 shared

• Jessica Gorzelitz

  University of Iowa

  19 shared

• Ronald E. Gangnon

  19 shared

• Ruth E. Patterson

  Cloudnine

  16 shared

• Kristen Malecki

  Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

  14 shared

• Keith M. Thraen-Borowski

  Loras College

  13 shared

• Barbara A. Parker

  University of California, San Diego

  12 shared

• Sheri J. Hartman

  University of California, San Diego

  12 shared

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