Michelle Cardel

Michelle Cardel, PhD, MS, RD, FTOS

Senior Director, Global Clinical Research & Nutrition WW International, Inc; Adjunct Professor, Department Of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics; Associate Director, Center For Integrative Cardiovascular And Metabolic Disease

Department: MD-HOBI-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 273-8811
Business Email: mcardel@ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2020-2021,2023
GMS6852 Community Engaged Research for Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Science Studies
2017-2020,2022-2023
GMS6833 Health Outcomes Research in Vulnerable Populations
2018
GMS7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2018
PHC7979 Advanced Research
2018
GMS7979 Advanced Research
2023
BMS6751 Nutrition and Health

Publications

2024
Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: The Need for Tailored Educational Materials.
Childhood obesity (Print). 20(4):221-226 [DOI] 10.1089/chi.2023.0048. [PMID] 37676982.
2024
Changing the global obesity narrative to recognize and reduce weight stigma: A position statement from the World Obesity Federation.
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 25(1) [DOI] 10.1111/obr.13642. [PMID] 37846179.
2024
Clarification of our response to “The importance of diversity in Obesity articles”.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 32(9):1607-1608 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.24112. [PMID] 39049195.
2024
Community-engaged artificial intelligence research: A scoping review.
PLOS digital health. 3(8) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000561. [PMID] 39178307.
2024
Evaluating an acceptance-based lifestyle modification program to address cardiovascular disease risk among adolescent girls with overweight and obesity: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Contemporary clinical trials. 144 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107634. [PMID] 39019153.
2024
Exploring the interplay of weight-based teasing and sociodemographic factors in adolescent weight bias internalization.
Journal of pediatric psychology. 49(8):547-558 [DOI] 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae042. [PMID] 38853703.
2024
Lipid Testing among Youth in Medicaid: The Role of Social Determinants of Health and Providers.
The Journal of pediatrics. 274 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114170. [PMID] 38944189.
2024
Parent-Adolescent Weight Communication: Parental Psychosocial Correlates Among a Diverse National Sample.
Journal of health communication. 29(3):167-173 [DOI] 10.1080/10810730.2023.2276797. [PMID] 38230988.
2024
Randomized Controlled Trial of Effects of Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment on Food Cue Reactivity.
Nursing research. 73(2):91-100 [DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000702. [PMID] 37916843.
2024
Weight Loss Maintainers Sustain High Diet Quality in Diverse Residential Retail Food Environments.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 124(8):957-963.e3 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jand.2024.03.012. [PMID] 38556111.
2023
“Look beyond the weight and accept me”: Adolescent perspectives on parental weight communication.
Body image. 45:11-19 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.01.006. [PMID] 36731347.
2023
A healthier retail food environment around the home is associated with longer duration of weight-loss maintenance among successful weight-loss maintainers.
Preventive medicine. 172 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107536. [PMID] 37169304.
2023
A randomized controlled trial examining the effects of behavioral weight loss treatment on hippocampal volume and neurocognition.
Physiology & behavior. 267 [DOI] 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114228. [PMID] 37156318.
2023
A scalable, virtual weight management program tailored for adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on glycemic control.
Nutrition & diabetes. 13(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41387-023-00234-6. [PMID] 37024467.
2023
An Evaluation of a Personalized Multicomponent Commercial Digital Weight Management Program: Single-Arm Behavioral Trial.
Journal of medical Internet research. 25 [DOI] 10.2196/44955. [PMID] 37642986.
2023
Authors’ Response.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 123(3):400-403 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jand.2022.09.017. [PMID] 36206862.
2023
Behavioral, psychological, and environmental predictors of weight regain in a group of successful weight losers in a widely available weight-management program.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 31(11):2709-2719 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23903. [PMID] 37840409.
2023
Breaking down silos: the multifaceted nature of obesity and the future of weight management.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 378(1885) [DOI] 10.1098/rstb.2022.0215. [PMID] 37482785.
2023
Eating disorders in weight-related therapy (EDIT): Protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of eating disorder risk in behavioural weight management.
PloS one. 18(7) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0282401. [PMID] 37428754.
2023
Effectiveness of a Scalable mHealth Intervention for Children With Overweight and Obesity.
Childhood obesity (Print). 19(8):552-559 [DOI] 10.1089/chi.2022.0154. [PMID] 36576892.
2023
Effectiveness of lactation cookies on human milk production rates: a randomized controlled trial.
The American journal of clinical nutrition. 117(5):1035-1042 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.03.010. [PMID] 36921902.
2023
Enabling Informed Decision Making in the Absence of Detailed Nutrition Labels: A Model to Estimate the Added Sugar Content of Foods.
Nutrients. 15(4) [DOI] 10.3390/nu15040803. [PMID] 36839162.
2023
How much food tracking during a digital weight-management program is enough to produce clinically significant weight loss?
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 31(7):1779-1786 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23795. [PMID] 37271576.
2023
Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the fields of nutrition and obesity: A roadmap to equity in academia.
The American journal of clinical nutrition. 117(4):659-671 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.02.001. [PMID] 36907515.
2023
Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the fields of nutrition and obesity: A roadĀ map to equity in academia.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 31(5):1240-1254 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23704. [PMID] 36896568.
2023
Parent-child communication about weight: Priorities for parental education and support.
Pediatric obesity. 18(6) [DOI] 10.1111/ijpo.13027. [PMID] 37005556.
2023
Parental Communication About Body Weight and Adolescent Health: The Role of Positive and Negative Weight-Related Comments.
Journal of pediatric psychology. 48(8):700-706 [DOI] 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad040. [PMID] 37377019.
2023
Qualitative inquiry with persons with obesity about weight management in primary care and referrals.
Frontiers in public health. 11 [DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1190443. [PMID] 37601225.
2023
Race, ethnicity and patient-reported outcomes in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology. 41(1):186-194 [DOI] 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/tn0x4k. [PMID] 36135940.
2023
Testing a Biobehavioral Model of Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease in Hispanic Older Adolescents.
Nutrients. 15(4) [DOI] 10.3390/nu15041027. [PMID] 36839383.
2023
The Personalized Nutrition Study (POINTS): evaluation of a genetically informed weight loss approach, a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Nature communications. 14(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41467-023-41969-1. [PMID] 37813841.
2023
Variation by race/ethnicity in the utilization and weight loss following metabolic bariatric surgery.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 19(12):1391-1404 [DOI] 10.1016/j.soard.2023.06.007. [PMID] 37666726.
2023
Wellness Achieved Through Changing Habits: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Acceptance-Based Intervention for Adolescent Girls With Overweight or Obesity.
Childhood obesity (Print). 19(8):525-534 [DOI] 10.1089/chi.2022.0116. [PMID] 36394498.
2022
A Comprehensive Examination of the Nature, Frequency, and Context of Parental Weight Communication: Perspectives of Parents and Adolescents.
Nutrients. 14(8) [DOI] 10.3390/nu14081562. [PMID] 35458124.
2022
A Year into the Pandemic: An Update on Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 19(4):517-524 [DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202107-875CME. [PMID] 34847335.
2022
Assessment of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Behaviors Among US Adults Receiving Bariatric Surgery.
JAMA network open. 5(6) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17380. [PMID] 35708688.
2022
Enhancing Quality Measurement With Clinical Information: A Use Case of Body Mass Index Change Among Children Taking Second Generation Antipsychotics.
Academic pediatrics. 22(3S):S140-S149 [DOI] 10.1016/j.acap.2021.11.012. [PMID] 35339240.
2022
Identifying Barriers to and Facilitators of Using a Mobile Fruit and Vegetable Market Intervention Delivered to Low-Income Housing Sites: A Concept Mapping Study.
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education. 49(1):159-168 [DOI] 10.1177/1090198121998287. [PMID] 33729024.
2022
Impact of mothers’ distress and emotional eating on calories served to themselves and their young children: An experimental study.
Pediatric obesity. 17(6) [DOI] 10.1111/ijpo.12886. [PMID] 34989150.
2022
Implementation of a Family Support Grant to Subsidize Caregiving Needs and Support Attendance at American Society for Nutrition’s Annual Professional Scientific Conference.
Current developments in nutrition. 6(6) [DOI] 10.1093/cdn/nzac076. [PMID] 35769451.
2022
In their own words: Topic analysis of the motivations and strategies of over 6,000 long-term weight-loss maintainers.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 30(3):751-761 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23372. [PMID] 35137557.
2022
Motivations for engaging in or avoiding conversations about weight: Adolescent and parent perspectives.
Pediatric obesity. 17(12) [DOI] 10.1111/ijpo.12962. [PMID] 36350198.
2022
Pathways of Teach-Back Communication to Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Diabetes: A Pathway Modeling.
Journal of primary care & community health. 13 [DOI] 10.1177/21501319211066658. [PMID] 34984931.
2022
Patient and Family Perspectives on Terms for Obesity.
Pediatrics. 150(6) [DOI] 10.1542/peds.2022-058204. [PMID] 36404759.
2022
Patient-Centered Care for Obesity: How Health Care Providers Can Treat Obesity While Actively Addressing Weight Stigma and Eating Disorder Risk.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 122(6):1089-1098 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jand.2022.01.004. [PMID] 35033698.
2022
Racial and ethnic differences in blood pressure before and after the 2016 United States general election.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 34(10) [DOI] 10.1002/ajhb.23785. [PMID] 35856295.
2022
Racial and ethnic representation among a sample of nutrition- and obesity-focused professional organizations in the United States.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 30(2):292-296 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23310. [PMID] 34658155.
2022
Recovery from weight regain among long-term weight loss maintainers in WW.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 30(12):2404-2413 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23573. [PMID] 36281635.
2022
The effects of experimentally manipulated social status and subjective social status on physical activity among Hispanic adolescents: An RCT.
Pediatric obesity. 17(5) [DOI] 10.1111/ijpo.12877. [PMID] 34859604.
2022
Traffic Light Diets for Childhood Obesity: Disambiguation of Terms and Critical Review of Application, Food Categorization, and Strength of Evidence.
Current developments in nutrition. 6(3) [DOI] 10.1093/cdn/nzac006. [PMID] 35317412.
2022
Using self-monitoring technology for nutritional counseling and weight management.
Digital health. 8 [DOI] 10.1177/20552076221102774. [PMID] 35663238.
2021
Academic Productivity Differences by Gender and Child Age in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of women's health (2002). 30(3):341-347 [DOI] 10.1089/jwh.2020.8710. [PMID] 33216682.
2021
Acceptability of Research and Health Care Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study.
JMIR formative research. 5(6) [DOI] 10.2196/27185. [PMID] 34033577.
2021
Addressing psychosocial health in the treatment and care of adolescents with obesity.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 29(9):1413-1422 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23194. [PMID] 34431234.
2021
Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk among Hispanic American Adolescents.
The Journal of pediatrics. 237:267-275.e1 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.06.024. [PMID] 34147498.
2021
Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention Preferences of Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity.
Childhood obesity (Print). 17(3):160-168 [DOI] 10.1089/chi.2020.0296. [PMID] 33646015.
2021
COVID-19 vaccines are effective in people with obesity: A position statement from The Obesity Society.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 29(10):1575-1579 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23251. [PMID] 34212511.
2021
Degree of Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Normalization in Individuals Receiving Bariatric Surgery: Evidence From NHANES 2015-2018.
Diabetes care. 44(3):e57-e58 [DOI] 10.2337/dc20-2748. [PMID] 33431421.
2021
Experiences of Discrimination Are Associated With Worse Metabolic Syndrome Severity Among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 55(3):266-279 [DOI] 10.1093/abm/kaaa050. [PMID] 32686818.
2021
Feasibility/acceptability of an acceptance-based therapy intervention for diverse adolescent girls with overweight/obesity.
Obesity science & practice. 7(3):291-301 [DOI] 10.1002/osp4.483. [PMID] 34123396.
2021
Psychological Resilience, Experimentally Manipulated Social Status, and Dietary Intake among Adolescents.
Nutrients. 13(3) [DOI] 10.3390/nu13030806. [PMID] 33804409.
2021
Racial and ethnic representation among a sample of nutrition- and obesity-focused professional organizations in the United States.
The American journal of clinical nutrition. 114(6):1869-1872 [DOI] 10.1093/ajcn/nqab284. [PMID] 34718383.
2021
Scaling-Up Stage 4 Pediatric Obesity Clinics: Identifying Barriers and Future Directions Using Implementation Science.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 29(6):941-943 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23162. [PMID] 33904257.
2021
Systemic and Environmental Contributors to Obesity Inequities in Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups.
The Nursing clinics of North America. 56(4):619-634 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cnur.2021.07.003. [PMID] 34749900.
2021
The Effects of Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy Interventions on Psychosocial Factors Among Adolescents with Obesity: a Scoping Review.
Current nutrition reports. 10(1):58-70 [DOI] 10.1007/s13668-021-00351-7. [PMID] 33580872.
2021
The Hispanic/Latinx Perinatal Paradox in the United States: A Scoping Review and Recommendations to Guide Future Research.
Journal of immigrant and minority health. 23(5):1078-1091 [DOI] 10.1007/s10903-020-01117-z. [PMID] 33131006.
2021
Time Equivalency and Child Adiposity: The Biggest Bang for the Buck.
Pediatrics. 147(4) [DOI] 10.1542/peds.2020-042168. [PMID] 33771916.
2020
Acceptance-based therapy: the potential to augment behavioral interventions in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Nutrition & diabetes. 10(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41387-020-0106-9. [PMID] 32066659.
2020
Association of Patient-Provider Teach-Back Communication with Diabetic Outcomes: A Cohort Study.
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM. 33(6):903-912 [DOI] 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200217. [PMID] 33219069.
2020
Becoming Your Healthiest Self: An Eat-Well, Get-Fit, Feel-Great Guide for Teens.
JAMA pediatrics. 174(7) [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1243. [PMID] 32453402.
2020
Biobehavioural approaches to prevention and treatment: A call for implementation science in obesity research.
Obesity science & practice. 6(1):3-9 [DOI] 10.1002/osp4.384. [PMID] 32128237.
2020
Breakfast Skipping, Body Composition, and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 28(6):1098-1109 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.22791. [PMID] 32304359.
2020
COVID-19 Impacts Mental Health Outcomes and Ability/Desire to Participate in Research Among Current Research Participants.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 28(12):2272-2281 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23016. [PMID] 32845582.
2020
Diet quality and dental caries in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Journal of public health dentistry. 80(2):140-149 [DOI] 10.1111/jphd.12358. [PMID] 32031253.
2020
Experimentally Manipulated Low Social Status and Food Insecurity Alter Eating Behavior Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 28(11):2010-2019 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23002. [PMID] 33150744.
2020
Let’s Not Just Dismiss the Weight Watchers Kurbo App.
Childhood obesity (Print). 16(8):547-548 [DOI] 10.1089/chi.2019.29000.car. [PMID] 31448955.
2020
Let’s Not Just Dismiss the WW Kurbo App.
Childhood obesity (Print). 16(1):1-2 [DOI] 10.1089/chi.2019.0222. [PMID] 31618049.
2020
Obesity Treatment Among Adolescents: A Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions.
JAMA pediatrics. 174(6):609-617 [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0085. [PMID] 32202626.
2020
Objective and subjective socioeconomic status associated with metabolic syndrome severity among African American adults in Jackson Heart Study.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 117 [DOI] 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104686. [PMID] 32361636.
2020
Patient-Provider communication with teach-back, patient-centered diabetes care, and diabetes care education.
Patient education and counseling. [DOI] 10.1016/j.pec.2020.05.029. [PMID] 32507589.
2020
Perceived barriers/facilitators to a healthy lifestyle among diverse adolescents with overweight/obesity: A qualitative study.
Obesity science & practice. 6(6):638-648 [DOI] 10.1002/osp4.448. [PMID] 33354342.
2020
Preventing a Secondary Epidemic of Lost Early Career Scientists. Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women with Children.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 17(11):1366-1370 [DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202006-589IP. [PMID] 32667850.
2020
The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Snacking and Weight among Adolescents: A Scoping Review.
Nutrients. 12(1) [DOI] 10.3390/nu12010167. [PMID] 31936076.
2020
The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Measures of Socioeconomic Status on Metabolic Syndrome Severity Among African American Adults.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 122 [DOI] 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104832. [PMID] 32847737.
2020
Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia.
Journal of women's health (2002). 29(5):721-733 [DOI] 10.1089/jwh.2019.8027. [PMID] 32043918.
2019
A sweeping highlight of the literature examining social status, eating behavior, and obesity.
Appetite. 132:205-207 [DOI] 10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.003. [PMID] 30470510.
2019
Excess Costs and Economic Burden of Obesity-Related Cancers in the United States.
Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 22(12):1378-1386 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jval.2019.07.004. [PMID] 31806194.
2019
Objectively measured pediatric obesity prevalence using the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium.
Obesity research & clinical practice. 13(1):12-15 [DOI] 10.1016/j.orcp.2018.10.002. [PMID] 30391132.
2019
Response to “The Relationship Between Youth Subjective Social Status and Weight Loss”.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 27(5) [DOI] 10.1002/oby.22439. [PMID] 30950577.
2019
Satisfaction with Health Care Among Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: A Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Study.
Journal of general internal medicine. 34(8):1397-1399 [DOI] 10.1007/s11606-019-04939-2. [PMID] 30887437.
2019
Social Status and Adolescent Physical Activity: Expanding the Insurance Hypothesis to Incorporate Energy Expenditure.
American journal of lifestyle medicine. 13(2):156-160 [DOI] 10.1177/1559827618815449. [PMID] 30800021.
2019
Subjective social status is associated with compensation for large meals – A prospective pilot study.
Appetite. 132:249-256 [DOI] 10.1016/j.appet.2018.07.031. [PMID] 30059770.
2019
Taq1a polymorphism (rs1800497) is associated with obesity-related outcomes and dietary intake in a multi-ethnic sample of children.
Pediatric obesity. 14(2) [DOI] 10.1111/ijpo.12470. [PMID] 30253082.
2019
Teach-Back Experience and Hospitalization Risk Among Patients with Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: a Matched Cohort Study.
Journal of general internal medicine. 34(10):2176-2184 [DOI] 10.1007/s11606-019-05135-y. [PMID] 31385206.
2019
Treatment of Adolescent Obesity in 2020.
JAMA. 322(17):1707-1708 [DOI] 10.1001/jama.2019.14725. [PMID] 31566652.
2018
Association of psychosocial stressors with metabolic syndrome severity among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 90:141-147 [DOI] 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.014. [PMID] 29494952.
2018
Characterization of adult obesity in Florida using the OneFlorida clinical research consortium.
Obesity science & practice. 4(4):308-317 [DOI] 10.1002/osp4.274. [PMID] 30151226.
2018
Distrust in health care and cultural factors are associated with uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Hispanic and Asian Americans.
Cancer. 124(2):335-345 [DOI] 10.1002/cncr.31052. [PMID] 28976535.
2018
Examining neighborhood and interpersonal norms and social support on fruit and vegetable intake in low-income communities.
BMC public health. 18(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12889-018-5356-2. [PMID] 29621989.
2018
Higher n-6:n-3 Fatty Acid Intake Is Associated with Decreased Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in a Racially Diverse Sample of Children.
Current developments in nutrition. 2(5) [DOI] 10.1093/cdn/nzy014. [PMID] 29955726.
2018
Youth Subjective Social Status (SSS) is Associated with Parent SSS, Income, and Food Insecurity but not Weight Loss Among Low-Income Hispanic Youth.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 26(12):1923-1930 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.22314. [PMID] 30421861.
2017
Future Research Directions for the Insurance Hypothesis regarding Food Insecurity and Obesity.
The Behavioral and brain sciences. 40 [DOI] 10.1017/S0140525X16001357. [PMID] 28983139.
2017
Independent associations between a metabolic syndrome severity score and future diabetes by sex and race: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study and Jackson Heart Study.
Diabetologia. 60(7):1261-1270 [DOI] 10.1007/s00125-017-4267-6. [PMID] 28378033.
2017
Social status and energy intake: a randomized controlled experiment.
Clinical obesity. 7(5):316-322 [DOI] 10.1111/cob.12198. [PMID] 28877558.
2016
Accuracy of weight loss information in Spanish search engine results on the internet.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 24(11):2422-2434 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.21646. [PMID] 27653438.
2016
Applying Concept Mapping Methodology to Identify the Perceptions of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Obesity among Southeast Asian Refugees.
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 27(4):1909-1933 [PMID] 27818447.
2016
DiaFit: The Development of a Smart App for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity.
JMIR diabetes. 1(2) [DOI] 10.2196/diabetes.6662. [PMID] 29388609.
2016
Exploring the contribution of maternal antibiotics and breastfeeding to development of the infant microbiome and pediatric obesity.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine. 21(6):406-409 [DOI] 10.1016/j.siny.2016.04.013. [PMID] 27424917.
2016
The effects of experimentally manipulated social status on acute eating behavior: A randomized, crossover pilot study.
Physiology & behavior. 162:93-101 [DOI] 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.024. [PMID] 27094920.
2016
The effects of water and non-nutritive sweetened beverages on weight loss and weight maintenance: A randomized clinical trial.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 24(2):297-304 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.21327. [PMID] 26708700.
2016
Using Healthy Defaults in Walt Disney World Restaurants to Improve Nutritional Choices.
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research. 1(1):92-103 [DOI] 10.1086/684364. [PMID] 30417105.
2015
Discovery of phenotypic networks from genotypic association studies with application to obesity.
International journal of data mining and bioinformatics. 12(2):129-43 [PMID] 26510299.
2015
Effect of a 12-Week Low vs. High Intensity Aerobic Exercise Training on Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Exercise Intervention Study.
Pediatric exercise science. 27(4):510-7 [DOI] 10.1123/pes.2015-0018. [PMID] 26680421.
2015
Higher Intake of PUFAs Is Associated with Lower Total and Visceral Adiposity and Higher Lean Mass in a Racially Diverse Sample of Children.
The Journal of nutrition. 145(9):2146-52 [DOI] 10.3945/jn.115.212365. [PMID] 26269238.
2015
Multidisciplinary intervention in obese adolescents: predictors of dropout.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil). 13(3):388-94 [DOI] 10.1590/S1679-45082015AO3339. [PMID] 26466062.
2014
Added sugars in the diet are positively associated with diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides in children.
The American journal of clinical nutrition. 100(1):46-52 [DOI] 10.3945/ajcn.113.076505. [PMID] 24717340.
2014
Home-schooled children are thinner, leaner, and report better diets relative to traditionally schooled children.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 22(2):497-503 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.20610. [PMID] 24039204.
2014
The effectiveness of breakfast recommendations on weight loss: a randomized controlled trial.
The American journal of clinical nutrition. 100(2):507-13 [DOI] 10.3945/ajcn.114.089573. [PMID] 24898236.
2013
Behavioral Approaches to Weight Loss and Control.
The Academy today : advancing orthotic and prosthetic care through knowledge. 9(1):A9-A10 [PMID] 24416733.
2012
Parental feeding practices and socioeconomic status are associated with child adiposity in a multi-ethnic sample of children.
Appetite. 58(1):347-53 [DOI] 10.1016/j.appet.2011.11.005. [PMID] 22100186.
2012
Reduced carbohydrate diet to improve metabolic outcomes and decrease adiposity in obese peripubertal African American girls.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. 54(3):336-42 [DOI] 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31823df207. [PMID] 22067112.
2011
A Hybrid Bayesian Network/Structural Equation (BN/SEM) Modeling Approach for Detecting Physiological Networks for Obesity-related Genetic Variants.
Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine. 696-702 [PMID] 22318170.
2011
African genetic admixture is associated with body composition and fat distribution in a cross-sectional study of children.
International journal of obesity (2005). 35(1):60-5 [DOI] 10.1038/ijo.2010.203. [PMID] 20877287.
2011
Contributors to Pediatric Obesity in Adolescence: More than just Energy Imbalance.
The open obesity journal. 3(2):17-26 [PMID] 24563683.
2010
Associations among calcium intake, resting energy expenditure, and body fat in a multiethnic sample of children.
The Journal of pediatrics. 157(3):473-8 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.065. [PMID] 20400090.

Grants

Apr 2020 – Mar 2024
Phentermine/tOpiramate to end Obesity and Uric acid stones Trial (POuND OUT)
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK
Aug 2018 – May 2021
Acceptance-Based Therapy Weight Loss Intervention for Adolescents: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI
Jan 2018 – Dec 2020
Miscellaneous Donors Wellcare
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MISCELLANEOUS DONORS via WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC
Jan 2017 – Jun 2024
MDA Care Center
Role: Project Manager
Funding: MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSO
Nov 2015 – Apr 2020
An Ethnicity-Specific MetS Severity Score to Assess Risk: The Jackson Heart
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI
Apr 2015 – Jun 2021
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS

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