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Center for Health Research Faculty Showcase Work at Research Gathering

Professors from all six Cal Poly colleges showcased their obesity and health research findings at the annual Center for Health Research symposium in May. The event, sponsored by the Center’s executive board and held at French Hospital Medical Center, brought together professors and community members to discuss possible collaborations. Eleven researchers shared their results on topics ranging from how weight loss interventions affect participants’ partners to how marketing designs can shape food intake.

 

 

Presentations included:

 

Steve Klisch, Mechnical Engineering: Effects of overweight/obesity on injury-correlated biomechanical loads in sports & Exercise. (sklisch@calpoly.edu)

Michael La Frano, Food Science & Nutrition: Umbilical cord blood metabolomics reveal distinct signatures of dyslipidemia prior to bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension.

Brennan Davis, Marketing: Unit bias in food choice.

Marilyn Tseng, Kinesiology & Public Health: Effect of highly processed food products on diet and health.

Sarah Keadle, Kinesiology & Public Health: Causes of death associated with prolonged television viewing.

Todd Hagobian, Kinesiology & Public Health: Ripple effect of prenatal lifestyle intervention on partner weight outcomes.

Peggy Papathakis, Food Science Nutrition: Household food insecurity in pregnant women and associated birth outcomes in Malawi.

Suzanne Phelan, Kinesiology & Public Health: Engagement and weight loss in a web and mobile program for low-income postpartum women: FitMoms / MamásActivas.

Kelly Bennion, Psychology & Child Development: Effects of stress and sleep on memory for emotional scenes.

Kelly Main, City & Regional Planning: Addressing health disparities through comprehensive plans.

Katherine Soule, UC Cooperative: Health advocacy strategies to increase wellness in school communities.

 

To connect with researchers, please email healthresearch@calpoly.edu 

 

The list below showcases other presentations this Spring from Center for Health Research faculty members:

 

Alison Venutra, Kinesiology and Public Health

  • Helping infants become self-regulated in an impulsive world: the role of responsive feeding; presented at the 2018 WIC Association Annual Conference and Trade Show

  • The role of responsive feeding in promoting self-regulation of energy intake among infants and young children; presented at the Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Conference 2018

 

Researchers listen to Kelly Bennion (pictured above), a Psychology & Child Development professor, at the Center's annual symposium.

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