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Health Behaviors Lab

News and Pubs

News and Highlights

  • Dr. Bellows was awarded the Evalyn Edwards Milman Fellowship through the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. Read more about her work and the fellowship here!
  • Beatriz Carmona was awarded first place during the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition for her poster titled “The Influence of Food Assistance Program Participation on the Quality of the Home Food Environment is Modified by Household Food Security Levels”. Learn more about her life as a graduate student in DNS here!
  • Boston Bound! Shariwa Oke, Beatriz Carmona and Ligia Reyes went to the American Society for Nutrition’s Annual Conference where they presented their work on the development of our eHEROs mobile app and the quality of the home food environment.

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

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
2019
  • Bekelman, T., Bellows, L.L., McCloskey, M.L., Martin, C.K., Johnson, S.L. (2019). Assessing Dinner Meals Offered at Home among Low-Income Preschoolers with Remote Food Photography Method. Pediatric Obesity, 14(11):e12558. https://org/10.1111/ijpo.12558
  • Johnson, S.L., Ryan, S., Kroehl, M., Moding, K.J., Boles, R.E., Bellows, L.L. (2019). A Longitudinal Intervention to Improve Young Children’s Liking and Consumption of New Foods: Findings from The Colorado LEAP Study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16:49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0808-3
  • McCloskey, M., Johnson, S.L., Bekelman, T.A., Martin, C.K., Bellows, L.L. (2019). Beyond Nutrient Intake: Use of Digital Food Photography Methodology to Examine Family Dinnertime. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(5):547−555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.01.020
    #Best Paper Award, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2020
  • Bellows, L.L., Boles, R.E., Hibbs-Shipp, S.K.*, Burdell, A.*, Johnson, S.L. (2019). Checklist to Capture Food, Physical Activity and Sedentary Devices in the Home Environment: The Home Inventory Describing Eating and Activity (Home-IDEA2). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(5):589−597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.12.007

  • Zeng, N.*, Johnson, S.L., Boles, R.E., Bellows, L.L. (2019). Social Ecological Correlates of Fundamental Movement Skills in Young Children.  Journal of Sport and Health Science, 8(2), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2019.01.001  

  • Hibbs-Shipp, S.K.*, Boles, R.E., Johnson, S.L., McCloskey, M., Hobbs, S.*, Bellows, L.L. (2019). Development of a Quality Score for the Home Food Environment using the Home-IDEA2 and the Healthy Eating Index-2010. Nutrients, 11, 372; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020372
  • Ferrante, M.J.*, Johnson, S.L., Miller, J., Moding, K.J., & Bellows, L.L. (2019). Does a Vegetable-First, Optimal Default Strategy Improve Children’s Vegetable Intake? A Restaurant-Based Study. Food Quality and Preference, 74:112-11 doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.01.009
  • Boles, R.E., Burdell, A.*, Johnson, S.L., Davies, P.L., Gavin, W.J., Bellows, L.L. (2019). Home Food Availability Predicts Food Consumption in Young Children.  Appetite, 134, 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.12.002
  • Bekelman, T.A., Bellows, L.L., Clark, L., Thompson, D.A., Kemper, G.*, McCloskey, M., Johnson, S.L. (2019). An ecocultural perspective on eating-related routines among low-income families with preschool-aged children. Qualitative Health Research, 29(9):1345-1357. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318814540