Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research interests include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Birth, Development, and Health, and Obesity and Health Practices.
Depression and Diet Quality, US Adolescents and Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-March 2020.
Trends in sustainable dietary patterns in United States adults, 2007-2018
Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in NHANES August 2021-August 2023: An Examination of Race/Hispanic Origin Subgroup Estimates.
Development of a sustainable diet index in US adults.
Prevalence of Diabetes by BMI: China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015-2017) and U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2015-2018).
The cross-sectional association between a sustainable diet index and obesity among US adults.
Use of prescription medications associated with weight gain among US adults, 1999-2018: A nationally representative survey.
Publication and Impact of Preprints Included in the First 100 Editions of the CDC COVID-19 Science Update: Content Analysis.
Body fat differences among US youth aged 8-19 by race and Hispanic origin, 2011-2018.
The Contribution of Discrete Vegetables, Mixed Dishes, and Other Foods to Total Vegetable Consumption: US Ages 2 Years and Over, 2017-2018.
Association of Usual Sodium Intake with Obesity Among US Children and Adolescents, NHANES 2009-2016.
Publication and Impact of Preprints Included in the First 100 Editions of the CDC COVID-19 Science Update: Content Analysis (Preprint)
Association of usual 24-h sodium excretion with measures of adiposity among adults in the United States: NHANES, 2014
Validity of the WHO cutoffs for biologically implausible values of weight, height, and BMI in children and adolescents in NHANES from 1999 through 2012