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Research interests
Dr. Loth is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. As a clinical dietitian and a behavioral epidemiologist, Dr. Loth is driven to pursue the use of novel research methods and analytic approaches to untangle complex nutrition-related research questions. Her programmatic line of research is focused on understanding the social and environmental influences that impact the dietary intake and weight-related behaviors of individuals from ethnically/ racially diverse and low-income backgrounds. Dr. Loth’s multidisciplinary training in nutrition, public health, epidemiology, childhood obesity and eating disorders, mixed methods and methodological research position her to shape obesity and eating disorder prevention research in unique and innovative ways.
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MPH, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BS, University of Wisconsin
Research Interest Keywords
- eating disorders
- child feeding
- parenting
- family meals
- health behavior change
- nutrition
- food insecurity
- health disparities
- health equity
- integrated clinical care
- medical education
- dietary intake
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- 3 Finished
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Expanding an Evidence-Based Curriculum in Training Family Physicians to Address Behavioral Health Topics in Primary Care
7/1/19 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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An exploration of the momentary mechanisms of controllin
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
9/5/17 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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Supporting Healthy Food and Activity Environments in Min
Loth, K., Arcan, C. & Nanney, S.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
9/1/15 → 8/31/17
Project: Research project
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A descriptive assessment of a broad range of food-related parenting practices in a diverse cohort of parents of preschoolers using the novel Real-Time Parent Feeding Practices Survey
Loth, K. A., Ji, Z., Wolfson, J., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Berge, J. M. & Fisher, J. O., Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 19, 1, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study
Hazzard, V. M., Hooper, L., Larson, N., Loth, K. A., Wall, M. M. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., Jan 2022, In: Preventive medicine. 154, 106895.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Change that Matters: A Health Behavior Change and Behavioral Health Curriculum for Primary Care
Hooker, S. A., Sherman, M., Loth, K. A., Uy, M. J. A. & Slattengren, A. H., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correlates of weight-related self-monitoring application use during emerging adulthood in a population-based sample
Hahn, S. L., Hazzard, V. M., Larson, N., Klein, L., Loth, K. A. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Eating and Weight Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COVID-19 pandemic shifts in food-related parenting practices within an ethnically/racially and socioeconomically diverse sample of families of preschool-aged children
Loth, K. A., Ji, Z., Wolfson, J., Berge, J. M., Neumark-Sztainer, D. & Fisher, J. O., Jan 1 2022, In: Appetite. 168, 105714.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations