As role models and gatekeepers, parents strongly influence food and exercise behaviors of children and are key players in obesity prevention. To generate the most successful results, nutrition education intervention… See more

Young adulthood is a transitional stage that puts these individuals at particularly high risk for unhealthy weight gain and obesity. Reciprocal determinism, from Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, describes the simultaneo… See more

Food labels and advertisements are communication channels used by food manufacturers to transmit (encode) messages to consumers who, in turn, receive and decode them to derive their meaning. A… See more

"Foodborne illness caused by microbial pathogens remains a significant public health problem in the 21st century." My research team has investigated the obstacles to adopting safe food handling habits, incl… See more

"Food allergies are a common, serious--and sometimes fatal—problem." Although safe food handling can help prevent triggering a food allergic reaction, evidence-based educational materials for safe food handling for food all… See more