Current Novel Research Efforts
- Drivers of food choice among the poor in countries that are among those with the greatest burden of undernutrition, primarily in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Food-choice decisions for children by mothers and alternative caregivers related to later chronic diseases.
- Influence of Children on Parent’s Food Shopping for Children’s Consumption in South Carolina.
- Policies and programs to improve feeding and nutrition of mothers, children, and adolescents.
- Role of food environment in shaping food choice behaviors and dietary intake.
Associated Affiliate Scholars
- Armstead, Cheryl A., Ph.D.
- Blake, Christine, Ph.D., RD
- Campbell, Jeffery, Ph.D., MBA
- Frongillo, Edward, Ph.D.
- Kaczynski, Andrew T., Ph.D.
- Liese, Angela, Ph.D.
- Ozturk, Orgul, Ph.D.
- Thrasher, Jim, Ph.D.
- Turner-McGrievy, Brie, Ph.D., RD
- Wilcox, Sara, Ph.D.
- Wilson-King, Dawn, Ph.D.
- Wippold, Guillermo, Ph.D.
- Younginer, Nicholas, Ph.D.
- Zarrett, Nicole, Ph.D.
- Blake CE, Frongillo EA, Warren AM, Constantinides SV, Rampalli K, Bhandari S. Elaborating the science of food choice for rapidly changing food systems in low-and middle-income countries. Global Food Security. 28:100503, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100503.
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Blake CE, Monterrosa EC, Rampalli KK, Khan, ANS, Reyes LI, Drew SD, Frongillo EA, et al. Basic human values drive food choice decision-making in different food environments of Kenya and Tanzania. Appetite. 2023;188:106620. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2023.106620
- Constantinides SV, Turner C, Frongillo EA, Bhandari S, Reyes LI, Blake CE. Using a global food environment framework to understand relationships with food choice in diverse low- and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, 2021, 100511.
- Drew SD, Blake CE, Reyes LI, Gonzalez W, Monterrosa EC. Attributes of parenting identities and food practices among parents in Nairobi, Kenya. Appetite. 180, 106370.
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DuBois K, Blake CB, Rudisill C, Harrison S, Hébert JR. Patient decision making about utilization of treatment and management methods: toward enhanced promotion of preventive self-management for ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 2024;166(3):S108. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2023.11.246
- Freedman DA, Bell BA, Clark J, et al. Small Improvements in an Urban Food Environment Resulted in No Changes in Diet Among Residents. Journal of Community Health. 2020. doi:10.1007/s10900-020-00805-z.
- Frongillo EA, Leroy JL. Evaluation of complex agriculture, nutrition, and health interventions leading to sustainable healthy diets. Journal of Nutrition nxab126, 2021. doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab126
- Horton Dias CE, Dawson RM, Harris DM, Wirth MD, Abshire DA. Foods and Beverages Available to Nurses in Hospital Cafeterias, Vending Machines, and Gift Shops. American Journal of Health Promotion. April 2022. doi:10.1177/08901171221089620
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Isanovic S, Constantinides SV, Frongillo EA, Bhandari S, Samin S, Kenney E, Blake CE, et al. How Perspectives on Food Safety of Vendors and Consumers Translate into Food-Choice Behaviors in 6 African and Asian Countries. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2023;7(1):100015. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2022.100015
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Kenney E, Rampalli KK, Samin S, Frongillo EA, Reyes LI, Bhandari S, Boncyk M, Blake CE, et al. How livelihood change affects food choice behaviors in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. Advances in Nutrition. Published online March 9, 2024:100203. doi:10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100203
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Monalisa NN, Frongillo EA, Blake CE, Steck SE, DiPietro RB. Strategies elementary school children use to influence mothers’ food purchasing decisions. Matern Child Nutr. Published online June 15, 2023:e13539. doi:10.1111/mcn.13539
- Okpara N, Chauvenet C, Turner-McGrievy G, Grich K. “Food doesn’t have power over me anymore!" Self-Efficacy as a Driver for Dietary Adherence among African American Adults Participating in Plant-Based and Meat-Reduced Dietary Interventions: A Qualitative Study. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.10.023.
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Rampalli KK, Blake CE, Frongillo EA, Montoya J. Why understanding food choice is crucial to transform food systems for improvement of human and planetary health. BMJ Global Health 8:e010876, 2023. https://do.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010876
- Reynolds C, Moore S, Denton P, Jones R, Collins CA, Droulers C, Oakden L, Hegarty R, Snell J, Chalmers H, Sieff A, Rampalli K, Dong H, Blake C, Yates J, Lopes Filho M, Deeney M, Samin S, Kadiyala S, Sarkar S. (2022). A rapid evidence assessment of UK citizen and industry understandings of sustainability - Why our understanding of sustainable food is important when making food choices. Food Standards Agency. (46756/sci.fsa.ihr753).
- Schreinemachers P, Shrestha RM, Gole B, Bhattarai DR, Ghimire PL, Subedi BP, Brück T, Baliki G, Gautam IP, Blake CE. (2021) Drivers of Food Choice among Children and Caregivers in Post-earthquake Nepal. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2021.1969925
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Turner-McGrievy GM, Wilcox S, Frongillo EA, Kim Y, Okpara N, Wilson M. Differences in dietary acceptability, restraint, disinhibition, and hunger among African American participants randomized to either a vegan or omnivorous soul food diet. Appetite. 2024;196:107280. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107280
- Warren AM, Constantinides SV, Blake CE, Frongillo EA. Advancing knowledge about stakeholder engagement in multisectoral nutrition research. Global Food Security 29:100521 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100521
- Wende ME, Alhasan DM, Hallum SH, Stowe EW, Eberth JM, Liese AD, Brenaman CB, McLain AC, Kaczynski AT. Incongruency of youth food and physical activity environments in the United States: Variations by region, rurality, and income. Prev Med. 2021;148:106594. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106594
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Wippold GM, Abshire DA, Garcia KA, et al. Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Men’s Health Fair. J Prim Care Community Health. 2024;15:21501319231222766. doi:10.1177/21501319231222766
Wippold GM, Jowers T, Garcia KA, et al. Understanding and Promoting Preventive Health Service Use Among Black Men: Community-Driven and Informed Insights. J Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Published online November 28, 2023. doi:10.1007/s40615-023-01864-3
- Wilcox S, Saunders RP, Jake-Schoffman D, Hutto B. The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Dissemination and Implementation Study: 24-Month Organizational Maintenance in a Countywide Initiative. Frontiers in Public Health. 2020;8. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00171.