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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!

Early Childhood Food Security Project

This project aims to improve food and nutrition security for families with young children in Alachua County. We recently launched a mini-grant program, made possible by a United States Department of Agriculture grant awarded to Dr. Amy Mobley at the University of Florida in partnership with a team committed to improving the food and nutrition security of the youngest and most vulnerable community members. 

If you’re interested in applying or learning more, please reach out to us at nutrition@hhp.ufl.edu.

graphic of NEBS Lab's Teaching Healthy Routines in Very Early Stages (THRIVES) home visitation study

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]