Melissa Kay

Assistant Professor

Duke University

United States

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Dr. Melissa Kay is an Assistant Professor at Duke University in the United States. Her research focuses on childhood obesity, dietary quality among young children, and the impact of digital interventions on health behaviors. She has published extensively on topics such as responsive feeding practices, the dietary intake of toddlers, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's physical activity and sleep. Dr. Kay is dedicated to improving health outcomes for children and families through evidence-based research and community engagement.

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Eric Finkelstein

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Duke-NUS Medical School

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Michelle White

Duke University

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Kathryn Pollak

Associate Director; Co-Leader- Cancer Control and Population Sciences; Professor in Population Health Sciences

Duke Cancer Institute

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Nour Hammad

Harvard University

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Lee Sanders

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Stanford University

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Jonathan Schildcrout

Vanderbilt University

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Alison Ventura

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California Polytechnic State University

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Ryan Jeffrey Shaw

Associate Professor

Duke University

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Cynthia Green

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Duke University School of Medicine

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Taylor Richardson

Assistant Professor

East Carolina University

UNITED STATES

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Barriers and Facilitators Influencing Parents’ Willingness to Follow Healthcare Provider Guidance for Addressing Behaviors Linked to Early Childhood Obesity Risk: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Whole grain intake among young children ages 12 to 48 months participating in the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study was higher in 2016 compared to 2008

Measuring Dietary Quality Among Toddlers in the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study, 2016, Using the New Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020

Correction: Weight Gain Prevention Outcomes From a Pragmatic Digital Health Intervention With Community Health Center Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

Awareness and Support of Responsive Bottle Feeding Among WIC Counselors and Caregivers: A Formative Qualitative Study

Weight Gain Prevention Outcomes From a Pragmatic Digital Health Intervention With Community Health Center Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

Physical activity and sleep changes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Effects of a Digital Intervention to Improve DASH and Blood Pressure Among US Adults

Social Support and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Initial Efficacy of a Digital Intervention to Improve Consumption of Foods Received within a National Nutrition Assistance Program

Comparing Diet Quality Indices for Low-Income 24-Month-Old Toddlers: Exploring Changes Driven by 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Recruitment of diverse community health center patients in a pragmatic weight gain prevention trial

Concordance in dietary intake among caregivers and infants during the period of complementary feeding: A scoping review.

Perspectives on healthy eating practices and acceptance of WIC-approved foods among parents of young children enrolled in WIC.

TV Time, Especially During Meals, is Associated with Less Healthy Dietary Practices in Toddlers.

Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake.

"We bleed for our community:" A qualitative exploration of the implementation of a pragmatic weight gain prevention trial from the perspectives of community health center professionals.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Maternal Social Support and Relationship to Mother-Infant Health Behaviors

Patterns of Engagement With an Application-Based Dietary Self-Monitoring Tool Within a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

Using Interactive Text Messaging to Improve Diet Quality and Increase Redemption of Foods Approved by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: Protocol for a Cohort Feasibility Study

Optimizing an Obesity Treatment Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy Framework: Protocol for a Randomized Factorial Trial

Development and application of a total diet quality index for toddlers

Development and preliminary feasibility of ibyte4health: A mobile health (mhealth) pediatric obesity prevention intervention to engage parents with low‐income of children 2–9 years

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Eric Finkelstein

Michelle White

Kathryn Pollak

Nour Hammad

Lee Sanders

Jonathan Schildcrout

Alison Ventura

Ryan Jeffrey Shaw

Cynthia Green

Taylor Richardson

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