Afton Koball, Ph.D., L.P.

  1. Psychologist
  1. Koball AM, Ames GE, Grothe KB, Clark MM, Collazo-Clavell ML, Elli EF. Decoding Obesity Management Medications and the Journey to Informed Treatment Choices for Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Jan; 100 (1):111-123 Epub 2024 Dec 05
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  2. Koball AM, Ames GE, Grothe K. Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Sep; 13 (3):574-583 Epub 2024 June 14
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  3. Koball AM, Ames GE, Fitzsimmons AJ, Kallies KJ, Bennie BA. Food cravings after bariatric surgery: comparing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Eat Weight Disord. 2024 Jan 12; 29 (1):7
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  4. Koball AM, Rooney BL, Kallies KJ, Wissink DM. The role of food and activity environment in a bariatric surgery population: impact on postoperative weight loss. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Mar; 18 (3):365-372 Epub 2021 Dec 11
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  5. Ames GE, Koball AM, Clark MM. Behavioral Interventions to Attenuate Driven Overeating and Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:934680. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
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  6. Foley RP, Koball AM, Kallies KJ, Domoff SE. Emergency department encounters, hospital admissions, course of treatment, and follow-up care for behavioral health concerns in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Sep; 17 (9):1611-1615 Epub 2021 May 15
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  7. Koball AM, Ames G, Goetze RE. Addiction Transfer and Other Behavioral Changes Following Bariatric Surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Apr; 101(2):323-333.
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  8. Koball AM, Borgert AJ, Kallies KJ, Grothe K, Ames G, Gearhardt AN. Validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2021 Apr; 31 (4):1533-1540 Epub 2021 Jan 06
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  9. Koball AM, Domoff SE, Klevan J, Olson-Dorff D, Borgert A, Rasmussen C. The impact of adverse childhood experiences on healthcare utilization in children. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Jan; 111:104797 Epub 2020 Nov 19
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  10. Bodendorfer V, Koball AM, Rasmussen C, Klevan J, Ramirez L, Olson-Dorff D. Implementation of the adverse childhood experiences conversation in primary care. Fam Pract. 2020 Jul 23; 37 (3):355-359
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  11. Koball AM, Ames G, Goetze RE, Grothe K. Bariatric Surgery as a Treatment for Food Addiction? A Review of the Literature. Curr Addict Rep. 2020; 7:1-9.
  12. Koball AM, Rasmussen C, Olson-Dorff D, Klevan J, Ramirez L, Domoff SE. The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, healthcare utilization, cost of care and medical comorbidities. Child Abuse Negl. 2019 Apr; 90:120-126 Epub 2019 Feb 15
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  13. Koball AM, Jester DJ, Pruitt MA, Cripe RV, Henschied JJ, Domoff S. Content and accuracy of nutrition-related posts in bariatric surgery Facebook support groups. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Dec; 14 (12):1897-1902 Epub 2018 Aug 28
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  14. Koball A, Glodosky NC, Ramirez LD, Kallies K, Gearhardt AN. From substances to food: an examination of addiction shift in individuals undergoing residential treatment for substance use Addict Res Theory. 2018 Nov; 27(4):1-6.
  15. Smith KE, Engel SG, Steffen KJ, Garcia L, Grothe K, Koball A, Mitchell JE. Problematic Alcohol Use and Associated Characteristics Following Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2018 May; 28 (5):1248-1254
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  16. Koball AM, Mueller PS, Craner J, Clark MM, Nanda S, Kebede EB, Grothe KB. Crucial conversations about weight management with healthcare providers: patients' perspectives and experiences. Eat Weight Disord. 2018 Feb; 23 (1):87-94 Epub 2016 July 29
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  17. Craner JR, Sperry JA, Koball AM, Morrison EJ, Gilliam WP. Unique Contributions of Acceptance and Catastrophizing on Chronic Pain Adaptation. Int J Behav Med. 2017 Aug; 24 (4):542-551
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  18. Koball AM, Jester DJ, Domoff SE, Kallies KJ, Grothe KB, Kothari SN. Examination of bariatric surgery Facebook support groups: a content analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Aug; 13 (8):1369-1375 Epub 2017 Apr 26
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  19. Sim LA, Lebow J, Wang Z, Koball A, Murad MH. Brief Primary Care Obesity Interventions: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2016 Oct; 138 (4) Epub 2016 Sept 12
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  20. Koball AM, Craner J, Sperry J. Impact of weight status on physical and psychological outcomes of a comprehensive pain rehabilitation programme. J Rehabil Med. 2016 Jul 18; 48: (7)632-5.
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  21. Koball AM, Himes SM, Sim L, Clark MM, Collazo-Clavell ML, Mundi M, Kellogg T, Graszer K, Grothe KB. Distress Tolerance and Psychological Comorbidity in Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2016 Jul; 26 (7):1559-64
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  22. Schutt PE, Kung S, Clark MM, Koball AM, Grothe KB. Comparing the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Depression Measures in an Outpatient Bariatric Clinic. Obes Surg. 2016 Jun; 26 (6):1274-8
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  23. Koball AM, Clark MM, Collazo-Clavell M, Kellogg T, Ames G, Ebbert J, Grothe KB. The relationship among food addiction, negative mood, and eating-disordered behaviors in patients seeking to have bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Jan; 12: (1)165-70.
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  24. Koball A, Carels RA. Intergroup contact and weight bias reduction Transl Issues Psychol Sci. 2015 Sep; 1(3):298-306.
  25. Domoff SE, Meers MR, Koball AM, Musher-Eizenman DR. The validity of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire: some critical remarks. Eat Weight Disord. 2014 Jun; 19 (2):137-44 Epub 2013 Dec 12
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  26. Kiefner-Burmeister AE, Hoffmann DA, Meers MR, Koball AM, Musher-Eizenman DR. Food consumption by young children: a function of parental feeding goals and practices. Appetite. 2014 Mar; 74:6-11 Epub 2013 Nov 23
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  27. Carels RA, Burmeister JM, Koball AM, Oehlhof MW, Hinman N, LeRoy M, Bannon E, Ashrafioun L, Storfer-Isser A, Darby LA, Gumble A. A randomized trial comparing two approaches to weight loss: differences in weight loss maintenance. J Health Psychol. 2014 Feb; 19 (2):296-311 Epub 2013 Jan 24
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  28. Carels RA, Hinman NG, Burmeister JM, Hoffmann DA, Ashrafioun L, Koball AM. Stereotypical images and implicit weight bias in overweight/obese people. Eat Weight Disord. 2013 Dec; 18 (4):441-5 Epub 2013 Sept 21
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  29. Carels RA, Burmeister J, Oehlhof MW, Hinman N, LeRoy M, Bannon E, Koball A, Ashrafloun L. Internalized weight bias: ratings of the self, normal weight, and obese individuals and psychological maladjustment. J Behav Med. 2013 Feb; 36 (1):86-94 Epub 2012 Feb 10
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  30. Burmeister JM, Hinman N, Koball A, Hoffmann DA, Carels RA. Food addiction in adults seeking weight loss treatment. Implications for psychosocial health and weight loss. Appetite. 2013 Jan; 60 (1):103-110 Epub 2012 Sept 24
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  31. Carels RA, Domoff SE, Burmeister JM, Koball AM, Hinman NG, Davis AK, Wagner Oehlhof M, Leroy M, Bannon E, Hoffmann DA. Examining perceived stereotype threat among overweight/obese adults using a multi-threat framework. Obes Facts. 2013; 6 (3):258-68 Epub 2013 May 28
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  32. Carels RA, Hoffmann DA, Hinman N, Burmeister JM, Koball A, Ashrafioun L, Oehlhof MW, Bannon E, Leroy M, Darby L. Step-down approach to behavioural weight loss treatment: a pilot of a randomised clinical trial. Psychol Health. 2013; 28 (10):1121-34 Epub 2013 Apr 22
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  33. Koball AM, Meers MR, Storfer-Isser A, Domoff SE, Musher-Eizenman DR. Eating when bored: revision of the emotional eating scale with a focus on boredom. Health Psychol. 2012 Jul; 31 (4):521-4 Epub 2011 Oct 17
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  34. Domoff SE, Hinman NG, Koball AM, Storfer-Isser A, Carhart VL, Baik KD, Carels RA. The effects of reality television on weight bias: an examination of The Biggest Loser. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 May; 20 (5):993-8 Epub 2012 Jan 12
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  35. Carels RA, Young KM, Hinman N, Gumble A, Koball A, Oehlhof MW, Darby L. Stepped-care in obesity treatment: matching treatment intensity to participant performance. Eat Behav. 2012 Apr; 13 (2):112-8 Epub 2012 Jan 24
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  36. Meers MR, Koball AM, Oehlhof MW, Laurene KR, Musher-Eizenman DR. Assessing anti-fat bias in preschoolers: a comparison of a computer generated line-drawn figure array and photographic figure array. Body Image. 2011 Jun; 8 (3):293-6 Epub 2011 June 12
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  37. Carels RA, Young KM, Koball A, Gumble A, Darby LA, Wagner Oehlhof M, Wott CB, Hinman N. Transforming your life: an environmental modification approach to weight loss. J Health Psychol. 2011 Apr; 16 (3):430-8 Epub 2010 Oct 07
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  38. Koball AM, Carels RA. Coping responses as mediators in the relationship between perceived weight stigma and depression. Eat Weight Disord. 2011 Mar; 16 (1):e17-23
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  39. Carels RA, Hinman N, Koball A, Oehlhof MW, Gumble A, Young KM. The self-protective nature of implicit identity and its relationship to weight bias and short-term weight loss. Obes Facts. 2011; 4 (4):278-83 Epub 2011 July 26
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  40. Carels RA, Wott CB, Young KM, Gumble A, Koball A, Oehlhof MW. Implicit, explicit, and internalized weight bias and psychosocial maladjustment among treatment-seeking adults. Eat Behav. 2010 Aug; 11 (3):180-5 Epub 2010 Mar 21
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  41. Carels RA, Wott CB, Young KM, Gumble A, Darby LA, Oehlhof MW, Harper J, Koball A. Successful weight loss with self-help: a stepped-care approach. J Behav Med. 2009 Dec; 32 (6):503-9
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