Research Studies

INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF OUR STUDIES?  CALL US AT (352) 294-1842 OR EMAIL US AT nutrition@hhp.ufl.edu TO LEARN MORE!

 


 

Father's mHealth App

The Father's mHealth App Study aims to develop a mHealth app to support fathers of preschool children (ages 3-5) as they seek nutrition and health information for their child.

We are currently recruiting for this study! The current phase of the project is exploring feedback from fathers on a prototype of the app about fatherhood, food, fitness, and fun. If you are interested in participating in this study, please email us for more information at nutrition@hhp.ufl.edu


Home Visitation Study

This study aims to develop a comprehensive early childhood obesity prevention digitally-delivered series to complement the curriculum of home visitation programs in Florida.


SEE BELOW FOR A SELECTION OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES FROM OUR LAB GROUP:

BabyByte: Qualitative research to inform the development of an app to improve responsive feeding practices in parents of infants and toddlers.

J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2023; 20(6):4769. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064769

A Qualitative Study to Compare Barriers to Improving Food Security Among Households with Young Children as Perceived by Different Types of Stakeholders Before and During COVID-19.

Nutrients. 2023; 15(6):1438. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061438

Community Stakeholders' Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators to Food Security of Families with Children under Three Years before and during COVID-19.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(17):10642. doi:10.3390/ijerph191710642

A qualitative investigation of body weight and weight loss-related attitudes of mothers and fathers in the context of food insecurity.

Eat Weight Disord. 2019 Nov 5. doi: 10.1007/s40519-019-00804-7. [Epub ahead of print]

Feeding Infants and Toddlers: A Qualitative Study to Determine Parental Education Needs.

Child Obes. 2019 Oct;15(7):443-450. doi: 10.1089/chi.2019.0024. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention of Fathers in Nutrition Education and Obesity Research.

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019 Oct;51(9):1121-1125. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Aug 2.

Instruments assessing parental responsive feeding in children ages birth to 5 years: A systematic review.

Appetite. 2019 Jul 1;138:23-51. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 7. Review.

Factors Associated with Identification and Consumption of Whole-Grain Foods in a Low-Income Population.

Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 May 16;3(7):nzz064. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzz064. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Interpretation and Understanding of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Consumer Messages Among Low-Income Adults.

J Am Coll Nutr. 2019 May 14:1-9. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2019.1610918. [Epub ahead of print]