Projects per year
Organization profile
Organization profile
Vision
Building the science to prevent obesity.
Mission
The University of Minnesota Healthy Weight Research Center (U of M HWRC) mission is to:
- Foster innovative transdisciplinary research by investigators within and outside of the University of Minnesota.
- Prepare the next generation of obesity prevention researchers and leaders.
- Support evidence-based decision making by connecting the community (including policy makers, public health officials, program planners, advocates and the media) to peer-reviewed research on obesity prevention.
The Healthy Weight Research Center is led by Dr. Lisa J. Harnack and Dr. Melissa N. Laska
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Profiles
Daheia J Barr-Anderson
- Kinesiology - Associate Professor
- Epidemiology - Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academic, Faculty, Adjunct Faculty
Megan O Bensignor
- Pediatrics - Endocrine and Diabetes - Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academic, Faculty
Projects
Neighborhood and Parent Variables Affect Low-Income Preschool Age Child Physical Activity
French, S. A., Erickson, D. J. & Sherwood, N. E.
NIH NAT'L HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITU
3/15/19 → 2/28/21
Project: Research project
Personalized Statin Treatment Plan to Optimize Clinical Outcomes Using Big Data
Chi, C., Adam, T. J. & Wolfson, J.
NIH NAT'L HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITU
2/15/19 → 1/31/23
Project: Research project
The Effects of Age and Treated HIV Infection on Myocardial Disease in South Africa
HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1/1/19 → 12/31/20
Project: Research project
Research Output
Reducing sugar use in coffee while maintaining enjoyment: A randomized controlled trial
Lenne, R. L. & Mann, T. L., Apr 1 2020, In : Journal of Health Psychology. 25, 5, p. 586-597 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A quasi-experimental study of the impact of school start time changes on adolescents' mood, self-regulation, safety, and health
Whitaker, R. C., Dearth-Wesley, T., Herman, A. N., Oakes, J. M. & Owens, J. A., Jan 1 2019, In : Sleep Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Assessing the relative importance of factors influencing travel happiness
Chen, S., Fan, Y., Cao, Y. & Khattak, A., Jul 2019, In : Travel Behaviour and Society. 16, p. 185-191 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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