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Shauna Downs

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US
Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Child Nutrition and Water Access, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.
h-index
34
citations
4,623
works
144
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Convenience as a dimension of food environments: A systematic scoping review of its definition and measurement
Appetite 2024cited by 28position: middledoi
Food Environments and Their Influence on Food Choices: A Case Study in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Nutrients 2022cited by 27position: firstdoi
A focused ethnographic study on the role of health and sustainability in food choice decisions
Appetite 2021cited by 45position: middledoi
Drivers of food choice among women living in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Appetite 2021cited by 30position: firstdoi
Towards food supply chain resilience to environmental shocks
Nature Food 2020cited by 447position: middledoi
Food Environment Typology: Advancing an Expanded Definition, Framework, and Methodological Approach for Improved Characterization of Wild, Cultivated, and Built Food Environments toward Sustainable Diets
Foods 2020cited by 441position: firstdoi
Child-centered food systems: Reorienting food systems towards healthy diets for children
Global Food Security 2020cited by 67position: middledoi
Unhealthy Fat in Street and Snack Foods in Low-Socioeconomic Settings in India: A Case Study of the Food Environments of Rural Villages and an Urban Slum
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2016cited by 102position: middledoi
Toward Food Policy for the Dual Burden of Malnutrition
Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2016cited by 61position: middledoi
The need for multisectoral food chain approaches to reduce trans fat consumption in India
BMC Public Health 2015cited by 16position: firstdoi
A systematic review of the effectiveness of food taxes and subsidies to improve diets: Understanding the recent evidence
Nutrition Reviews 2014cited by 396position: middledoi
Outdoor Time Is Associated with Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth
The Journal of Pediatrics 2014cited by 87position: middledoi
The effectiveness of policies for reducing dietary trans fat: a systematic review of the evidence
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2013cited by 217position: firstdoi
Vigorous physical activity and longitudinal associations with cardiometabolic risk factors in youth
International Journal of Obesity 2013cited by 170position: middledoi
Reformulating partially hydrogenated vegetable oils to maximise health gains in India: is it feasible and will it meet consumer demand?
BMC Public Health 2013cited by 20position: firstdoi
Physical Activity Intensity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2012cited by 130position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Elizabeth Fox · Durham University4 papers (2020–2022)Jessica Fanzo · Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center3 papers (2020–2021) · 3 papers (2013–2016) · 3 papers (2013–2016)Karen Lock · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2013–2016)Suparna Ghosh‐Jerath · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation3 papers (2013–2016)Sumit R. Majumdar · Monash University3 papers (2012–2014)Ronald C. Plotnikoff · University of Newcastle Australia3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014)Geoff D.C. Ball · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School3 papers (2012–2014)Jonathan McGavock · Hospital for Sick Children3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014)Selena Ahmed · Tufts University2 papers (2020–2022)Valerie Carson · Queen's University2 papers (2012–2013) · 2 papers (2021–2022) · 2 papers (2012–2013) · 2 papers (2012–2013)