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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 policymakers, public health officials, practitioners, advocates and the media to peer-reviewed research on healthy body weight.
The Healthy Weight Research Center is led by Dr. Melissa N. Laska and Dr. Nancy E. Sherwood.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Megan O Bensignor
- Pediatric Endocrinology - Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academics, Faculty
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Novel Methods for Measuring Urban Greenspace Access
Pereira, M. A. (PI)
1/1/23 → 1/1/24
Project: Internal Grant
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Neighborhood and Parent Variables Affect Low-Income Preschool Age Child Physical Activity
French, S. A. (PI), Erickson, D. J. (CoI) & Sherwood, N. E. (CoI)
NIH NATL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITU
3/15/19 → 2/28/22
Project: Research project
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“Fulfilling the hunger”: A qualitative study to understand the etiology of binge eating in adolescents experiencing food insecurity
Hazzard, V. M., Rodriguez, M., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Berge, J. M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M. & Laska, M. N., Jan 1 2026, In: Appetite. 216, 108315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Adjacency Matrix Decomposition Clustering for Human Activity Data
Barnard, M., Fan, Y. & Wolfson, J., 2025, In: Journal of the American Statistical Association. 120, 552, p. 2053-2064 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between parental stress, coping, mood, and subsequent child physical activity and screen-time: an ecological momentary assessment study
Kracht, C. L., Tate, A., de Brito, J. N., Trofholz, A. & Berge, J. M., Dec 2025, In: BMC public health. 25, 1, 729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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For online grocery shopping, figuring out nutritional quality can be challenging
Olzenak, K. J., French, S. A., Sherwood, N. E., Redden, J. P. & Harnack, L. J.
11/9/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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How to keep active as the weather cools and COVID-19 cases rise
11/9/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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High-intensity workouts may be the key to at-home fitness
4/30/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview