Staff and Students Present at The Obesity Society 2018 Conference

Stephanie Gomez-Rubalcava (Kinesiology, '18), a research assistant, and kinesiology and public health student Kaitlin Stabbert presented their work at The Obesity Society national conference in Nashville, Tennessee, in November. 

Gomez-Rubalcava's findings show that while many mothers use food to soothe their infants, this strategy was not related to excess growth in infants between the ages of six and 12 months. Gomez-Rublacava's research stemmed from her senior project.

Stabbert presented findings showing that an internet-based lifestyle intervention for postpartum women was most effective for women living in remote spaces that lacked green space.

Gomez-Rubalcava and Stabbert's research was made possible, in part, by Cal Poly Frost Research Fellowships.