Imagine if you could make the inivisible visible. What if, somehow, you could see the number of calories a child burns as she runs from a slide to a swing in her local playground — or the number of calories she never consumed due to the new…
Lindsay Thompson, M.D., M.S., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and assistant director of clinical research in the Institute for Child Health Policy, spoke at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif., on April 26. Her presentation was on the creation of…
Maureen Conroy, Ph.D., an early childhood expert and professor in the University of Florida College of Education, has been named the Anita Zucker Professor in Early Childhood Studies. Conroy, who co-directs the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies at UF, is working…
The abstract submission deadline is Monday, Sept. 28.
Anthony Biglan’s new book The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives & Our World features an endorsement from Kelli Komro, Ph.D., MPH, professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy. Biglan is a senior scientist at Oregon Research Institute and a leader in…
Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Child Health Policy, was selected to receive a University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship award, which recognizes faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship. Shenkman was specifically commended for her key role in the university’s research enterprise…
The Multidisciplinary Academic-Community Obesity Disparities Research (MACOD-R) Partnership, an initiative of the UF Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program, presents the Obesity Disparities Research and Intervention Seminar Series, featuring: Ayodola Anise, MHS Program Officer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute “PCORI’s Role in Addressing Disparities through Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research”…
Matt Gurka, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health Program Director, Clinical Research Design, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics (CRDEB) Program West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) West Virginia University Health Sciences Center “A Biostatistical Examination of the Metabolic Syndrome…
Ashby Walker, Ph.D., will give an oral presentation, “Type 1 Diabetes through Two Lenses: Comparing Adolescent and Parental Perspectives with Photovoice...
