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| Discipline Coordinators: |
Nutrition |
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| Discipline(s): |
Nutrition Epidemiology Public Health |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | My research and teaching activities are focused on bridging the gap between research and public health practice to address health disparities in obesity and other nutrition-related diseases. My current studies do this by 1. Utilizing the school setting to provide basic behavioral treatment and prevention for pediatric obesity; 2. Identifying predictors of obesity intervention response to optimize the tailoring of interventions; 3. Investigating the role of parental influence on pediatric weight-related behaviors (e.g., eating and physical activity); and 4. Addressing the disproportionate challenges to preventing and treating chronic disease experienced by historically marginalized populations. | ||||||||||||||
| Education: | PhD, Kinesiology: Obesity Studies Concentration, University of Houston, 2020
MS, Public Health Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2016; Accredited Dietetic Internship: Case Western Reserve University | ||||||||||||||