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Health Behaviors Lab

News and Pubs

News and Highlights

  • Congratulations to Dr. Ligia Reyes for accepting a position as Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania!

  • Congratulations to our spring graduates – Caleb Gilbert (BS), Alyssa Schwertfeger (BS), Chenyu Zhang (MS) and Lily Deng (MS)!
  • Hello neighbor! Dr. Bellows, Dr. Reyes, Shariwa Oke, and Beatriz Carmona went to the University of Buffalo’s Ingestive Behaviors Research Day in May where they presented their work on measuring diet and feeding behaviors in preschool children.
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  • Summer travels! After Buffalo we moved on to Omaha in June for the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (Beatriz, Shariwa and Laura), then on to Chicago for the American Society for Nutrition (Beatriz, Ligia and Laura), and back to Ithaca for the FUSE International Conference (Shariwa and Laura).
  • Conferences aren’t all about work! In Omaha we found a playgrounds with fantastic slides (Shariwa Oke) and baseball games (Big Ten championship – Go Blue!). Laura ‘caught’ her first foul ball!

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  • Shariwa Oke, a fourth year PhD candidate, was recently selected as a predoctoral trainee on DNS NIH Translational Research T32 training grant. Her research interests are in digital behavioral intervention design and implementation. 

Our Work

Interviews

Publications

To learn about our preschool mobile apps and what parents think of them, check out our paper in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, the apps at FoodsAndMoves.org, and join us for the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s webinar in April 2024!

Below are our publications from the past 5 years.  For a full listing of HBL pubs, please visit please visit Dr. Bellows Google Scholar page.

* denotes student/post-doc contribution

2024
  • Kielb, E. I., Moding, K. J., Johnson, S. L., Beaulieu, B. A., Connolly, B. A., Faroh, S. J., & Bellows, L. L. (2024). Opportunities for Extension Educators to Support Caregivers Feeding Infants and Toddlers through Nutrition Education. The Journal of Extension, 62(3), Article 28. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol62/iss3/28 
2023
  • Hobbs, S.*, Bellows, L.L., Coatsworth, D., Johnson, S.L. (2023). Using Plan, Do, Study, Act Cycles to Improve a Maternal Self-Care Intervention with Audience Input. Health Promotion Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231177305
  • Barrett, K.J., Hibbs-Shipp, S.K.*, Hobbs, S.*, Boles, R., Nelson, T., Johnson, S.L., Bellows, L.L. (2023). Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Is Associated with Higher Body Mass Index among Preschool- aged Children: A Cross-sectional Study. Childhood Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2022.0207
  • Reyes, L.I.*, Johnson, S.L., Chamberlin, B., Bellows, L.L. (2023). Engaging Preschoolers in Food Tasting and Movement Activities Using Mobile Apps. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55:1, 77-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.08.002
2022
  • Bellows, L.L., Lou, Y.*, Nelson, R.*, Reyes, L.I.*, Brown, R.M.*, Mena, N.Z.*, Boles, R.E. (2022). A Narrative Review of  Dietary Assessment Tools for Preschool-Aged Children in the Home Environment. Nutrients, 14 (22), 4793. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14224793
  • Altares, A.*, Hobbs, S.*, Sobel, D.*, Nelson, T., Serpa, M., Bellows, L.L. (2022). Cultivating Community Change to Promote Food Access and Healthy Eating through Participatory Action Research with Youth. Journal of Community Practice. 30:4, 378-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2022.2139035
  • Swindle, T.S., Bellows, L.L., Mitchell, V.E., Johnson, S.L., Shakya, S., Zhang, D., Selig, J.P., Whiteside-Mansell, L. Curran, G.M. (2022). Predictors of Sustainment of Two Distinct Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs in Early Care and Education. Frontiers in Health Services, 102. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.1010305
  • Swindle, T.S., Poosala, A.B., Zeng, N.*, Borsheim, E., Andres, A., Bellows, L.L. (2022). Digital Intervention Strategies for Increasing Physical Activity Among Preschoolers: A Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(1):e28230 https://doi.org/10.2196/28230
  • Ferrante, M.J.*, Johnson, S.L., Miller, J., Bellows, L.L. (2022). Switching up Sides: Using Choice Architecture to Alter Children’s Menus in Restaurants. Appetite, 168, 105704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105704
  • Bellows, L.L., Mena, N.Z*., Reznar, M.M., Taylor, C.A., Sigman-Grant, M. (2022). Strengthening Nutrition Education and Behavior Research for Academicians and Practitioners: A Perspective. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 54,84-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.09.018
2021
  • Barrett, K.J., Hibbs-Shipp, S.K.*, Hobbs, S., Boles, R.E., Johnson, S.L., Bellows, L.L. (2021). Validation of a Home Food Environment Instrument Assessing Household Food Patterning and Quality. Nutrients, 13, 3930. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113930
  • Mena, N.Z.*, Johnson, S.L., Ferrante, M.J.*, Hobbs, S.J.*, Zeng, N.*, Bellows, L.L. (2021). The SPORKS for Kids: Integrating Movement into Nutrition Education. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(10), 903-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.07.002
  • Agard, R.*, Zeng, N.*, McCloskey, M., Johnson, S. L., & Bellows, L.L. (2021).  Understanding Parent Perceptions related to Physical Activity and Motor Skill Development in Preschool Children.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9196.   https://doi.org/3390/ijerph18179196
  • Cleary, R., Bonanno, A., Ghazaryan, A., Bellows, L. McCloskey, M. (2021). School Meals and Household Dietary Quality. Applied Economics Practice and Policy, 1-58. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13130
  • Ferrante, M.J.*, Mohr, G., Miller, J., Johnson, S.L., & Bellows, L.L. (2021). Examining parent preferences for the use of behavioral economic strategies on children’s menus in restaurants. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121(8), 1515-1527.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.02.016
  • Thompson, D.A., Bekelman, T.A., Ferrante, M.J.*, McCloskey, M.L., Johnson, S.L., Bellows, L.L. (2021). Picture perfect – how attaining the ideal meal isn’t so easy for parents of young children.  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(4), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.01.008
  • Bellows, L.L., Hambright, A.*, Ferrante, M.J.*, Hobbs, S.*, & Johnson, S.L. (2021). Super Tasters and Mighty Movers: A Booster Program for Sustained Behavior Change in Early Elementary School. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(1),84-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.10.004
    #Finalist, Best Research Brief Award, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2021
  • Bellows, L.L., Hobbs, S.*, Johnson, S.L. (2021). The Tasting Party Assessment: Can Teachers Reliably Evaluate Preschoolers’ Willingness to Try New Foods in Group Settings? Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 9(1), 21-33. Available from: https://www.jhseonline.com/article/view/871/879
  • Elliott, S.*, McCloskey, M., Johnson, S.L., Mena, N.Z.*, Swindle, T.S., Bellows, L.L. (2021). Food Photography as a Tool to Assess Type, Quantity, and Quality of Foods in Parent Packed Lunches for Preschoolers. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(2), 164-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.10.007
    #Finalist, Best GEM Award, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2021  
  • Swindle, T., Zhang, D., Johnson, S.L., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Curran, G., Martin, J., Selig, J., Bellows, L. (2021). A mixed-methods protocol for identifying successful sustainability strategies for nutrition and physical activity interventions in childcare. Implementation Science Communications,2,8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00108-x
2020
  • McCloskey, M.L., Kesterson, H.*, Mena, N.Z.*, Dellaport, J., Bellows, L.L. (2020). Farm to Early Care and Education Programming: A Descriptive Study of Challenges and Opportunities to Promote Healthful Foods to Young Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), 6857. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186857
  • Moding, K.J., Bellows, L.L., Grimm, K.J., Johnson, S.L. (2020). A Longitudinal Examination of the Role of Sensory Exploratory Behaviors in Young Children’s Acceptance of New Foods. Physiology and Behavior, 218(112821). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112821