Current Novel Research Efforts
- Helping children consume healthful foods and beverages to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- Scale down to promote the South Carolina Obesity Action Plan, a tactical plan that aims to build on the success of previous efforts and offers new strategies to reduce obesity rates in the Palmetto State.
- Local policies for improving the school food environment in South Carolina.
Associated Affiliate Scholars
- Adams, Elizabeth, Ph.D.
- Beets, Michael, Ph.D.
- Blake, Christine, Ph.D., RD
- Davis, Rachel, Ph.D.
- Draper, Carrie, MSW
- Fram, Maryah, Ph.D.
- Frongillo, Edward, Ph.D.
- Ghattas, Hala, Ph.D.
- Larson, Leila, Ph.D., MPH
- Liese, Angela, Ph.D.
- Liu, Jihong, Sc.D.
- Merchant, Anwar, Sc.D.
- Moran, Robert, Ph.D.
- O’Neill, Jennifer, Ph.D.
- Ozturk, Orgul, Ph.D.
- Pate, Russell, Ph.D.
- Saunders, Ruth, Ph.D.
- Shapiro, Cheri, Ph.D.
- Torres, Myriam Elsa, Ph.D.
- Weaver, Glenn, Ph.D.
- Wilson-King, Dawn, Ph.D.
- Younginer, Nicholas, Ph.D.
- Zarrett, Nicole, Ph.D.
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Adams EL, Edgar A, Mosher P, Weaver RG, Beets MW, et al. Barriers to Optimal Child Sleep among Families with Low Income: A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform Intervention Development. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023;20(1):862. doi:10.3390/ijerph2001086
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Au LE, Arnold CD, Ritchie LD, Frongillo EA. The Infant Diet Quality Index Predicts Dietary and Adiposity Outcomes in US Children 2 to 4 years old. The Journal of Nutrition. 2023;153(3):741-748. doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.01.037
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Biggs BK, Rodgers KV, Nayman SJ, Wilson DK, et al. Translation of a family-based behavioral intervention for adolescent obesity using the RE-AIM framework and common steps from adaptation frameworks. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Published online April 13, 2023:ibad022. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibad022
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Bucko AG, Armstrong B, McIver KL, McLain AC, Pate RR. Longitudinal associations between sleep and weight status in infants and toddlers. Pediatr Obes. 2023;18(8):e13056. doi:10.1111/ijpo.13056
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Cohen CC, Perng W, Sauder KA, Hebert JR, et al. Maternal Diet Quality During Pregnancy and Offspring Hepatic Fat in Early Childhood: The Healthy Start Study. The Journal of Nutrition. Published online February 14, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.01.039
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Crouch E, Abshire DA, Wirth MD, Hung P, Benavidez GA. Rural–Urban Differences in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Food Security Among Children and Adolescents. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023;20:230136. doi:10.5888/pcd20.230136
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Dugger R, Weaver RG, Bean MK, Beets M, Adams EL, et al. Reducing Poverty and Building Capacity—Perceived Child and Family Impacts of the Child Tax Credit Expansion. J of Pol Practice & Research. Published online July 18, 2023. doi:10.1007/s42972-023-00085-6
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Eichner-Seitz N, Pate RR, Paul IM. Physical activity in infancy and early childhood: a narrative review of interventions for prevention of obesity and associated health outcomes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023;14:1155925. doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1155925
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Elbassuoni S, Ghattas H, Ati JE, et al. Capturing children food exposure using wearable cameras and deep learning. PLOS Digital Health. 2023;2(3):e0000211. doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0000211
- Mandelbaum J & Harrison SE. (2022). Perceived challenges to implementing childhood obesity prevention strategies in pediatric primary care. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health. 2(2022). doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100185.
- Mandelbaum J & Harrison SE. Primary Care Clinicians' Perceived Role in Addressing Childhood Obesity in the Southern United States. Southern Medical Journal. 2022 Nov;115(11):824-830. DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001468. PMID: 36318948.
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Monalisa NN, Frongillo EA, Blake CE, Steck SE, DiPietro RB. Strategies elementary school children use to influence mothers’ food purchasing decisions. Matern Child Nutr. Published online June 15, 2023:e13539. doi:10.1111/mcn.13539
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Parker H, Burkart S, Reesor-Oyer L, Klinggraeff L von, Pfledderer CD, Adams E, Weaver RG, Beets MW, et al. The Day-Level Association Between Child Care Attendance and 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Preschool-Aged Children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2024 Apr 5;1(aop):1–8. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0656
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Pate RR, Zaltz DA, Neelon B, Liu T, Bucko A, Benjamin-Neelon SE. Policies, Practices, and Environmental Characteristics Among Family Child Care Homes in South Carolina. Child Obes. Published online January 10, 2024. doi:10.1089/chi.2023.0135
- von Klinggraeff L, Dugger R, Brazendale K, Hunt ET, Moore JB, Turner-McGrievy G, Vogler K, Beets MW, Armstrong B, Weaver RG. Healthy Summer Learners: An explanatory mixed methods study and process evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning. 2022, 92, 102070.
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Weaver RG, White JW, Finnegan O, Beets MW, Adams EL, Bastyr M, et al. Understanding Accelerated Summer Body Mass Index Gain by Tracking Changes in Children’s Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index Throughout the Year. Childhood Obesity. Published online April 19, 2023. doi:10.1089/chi.2023.0029
- Wende ME, Meyer MRU, Abildso CG, Davis K, Kaczynski AT. Urban-rural disparities in childhood obesogenic environments in the United States: Application of differing rural definitions. J Rural Health. 2022;10.1111/jrh.12677. doi:10.1111/jrh.12677
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Zaltz DA, Pate RR, Liu T, McIver KL, Neelon B, Benjamin-Neelon SE. Young Children’s Dietary Quality in Family Child Care and in Their Own Home. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023;123(8):1197-1206. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2022.10.014