Associate Professor Beth Russell is a MPI on a Research Excellence Program (REP) grant through the OVPR, “A Mind-Body Intervention to Reduce Distress and Promote Wellbeing in LGBQT+ College Students”. This 2 year project tests asynchronous online stress management programming for this historically marginalized population of young adults.

Gente Sana|Cortaporlosano quoted a study coauthored by Professors Rebecca Puhl and Marlene Schwartz. Read the article here.  Cortaporlosano also quoted a study by Rebecca in a separate article. Read that article here.

Associate Professor Laura Mauldin was interviewed by the news outlet Truth or Fiction for their story on the continuing problems of minimizing the threat of COVID-19 for vulnerable groups. Read their story here.

Associate Professor Laura Mauldin was quoted in Newsweek regarding questioning Senator Feinstein’s capacities. Read the article here.

Professor Sara Harkness was interviewed on AirTalk, a public affairs show on NPR in Los Angeles, about mothers across cultures.

Newsmax quoted Professor Marlene Schwartz in their article “USDA Considers Banning Flavored Milk in Elementary, Middle Schools”. Read the article here.

Muscatine Journal quoted Professor Rebecca Puhl in their article “Louisa County approves sliding fee scale for 2024”. Read the article here.

Professor Kim Gans received a five-year, $3 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration For Community Living, Administration on Aging Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services entitled “Evaluating the impact and sustainability of enhanced home-delivered meal program services on older adults’ health and well-being”. Kim is Co-PI of this grant along with Caitlin Caspi from Allied Health and Meg Grady, Director of Meals on Wheels Rhode Island. The goal of the project is to implement and test the effectiveness of an enhanced Home-Delivered Meals service delivery approach that includes community health worker interactions and supplemental healthy grocery bags to address diet quality, food and nutrition security, loneliness, and health-related quality of life for older adults.

KVIA-TV published a story entitled “Breaking down racial disparities in diabetes prevalence” cited two studies by Professor Rebecca Puhl. Read the story here.

Also, the Society for Human Resource Management published a story entitled “Laws, Policies Can Counter Weight Discrimination at Work” quoting Rebecca.

Professor Marlene Schwartz was recognized as the 2023 Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health Award Recipient on Thursday.  Her keynote presentation in Houston was titled “The Past, Present, and Future of School Nutrition”.