Current Studies
Below you will find information about current studies in our lab. Results from past studies are shared in the News tab and here. We also describe child health and behavior related research from other teams here.
The goal of the UB Grocery Shopping Study is to test new ways to promote healthier grocery shopping among diabetic patients. Adults with diabetes or prediabetes will be randomly assigned to a study group, and effects on food purchasing, spending, and dietary intake will be examined. The strategies we are testing are informed by behavioral economics. If successful, this approach could be tested with other populations including families with young children.
In developing our Parenting Toolkit to Promote Healthier Eating, we are working to bring together two areas of research: food reinforcement and parenting interventions. Specifically, we are examining whether promoting positive, rewarding parent-child interactions in the context of enriching activities can help decrease the reward value of snack foods among preschoolers. The current phase of this work is also known as the Play With Me Study.
The goal of our Restaurant Study is to promote healthier eating in quick-service restaurants, a setting where many children consume a substantial percentage of their daily calories. Choice architecture and repeated exposure strategies will be used to promote healthier kids' meals in 6 locations of a local quick-service restaurant. This 5-year, NIH-funded study builds on our pilot research in this area.
We also continue to collaborate with our colleagues at Penn State University on the INSIGHT study. Our most recent involvement in this work consists of behavioral coding that will help us understand child behavior and parenting in INSIGHT families during middle childhood.
We have several additional pilot studies taking place in 2022, including the UB Go Study and the Baby Care Study. Families can keep an eye on our Participate tab and our social media @ubhablab for opportunities to participate in research, and the Students tab will have opportunities for prospective student research assistants. In addition to working on our current research, our team aims to share and apply research related to child health and behavior via communication of research evidence, community engagement, and outreach efforts.
Below you will find information about current studies in our lab. Results from past studies are shared in the News tab and here. We also describe child health and behavior related research from other teams here.
The goal of the UB Grocery Shopping Study is to test new ways to promote healthier grocery shopping among diabetic patients. Adults with diabetes or prediabetes will be randomly assigned to a study group, and effects on food purchasing, spending, and dietary intake will be examined. The strategies we are testing are informed by behavioral economics. If successful, this approach could be tested with other populations including families with young children.
In developing our Parenting Toolkit to Promote Healthier Eating, we are working to bring together two areas of research: food reinforcement and parenting interventions. Specifically, we are examining whether promoting positive, rewarding parent-child interactions in the context of enriching activities can help decrease the reward value of snack foods among preschoolers. The current phase of this work is also known as the Play With Me Study.
The goal of our Restaurant Study is to promote healthier eating in quick-service restaurants, a setting where many children consume a substantial percentage of their daily calories. Choice architecture and repeated exposure strategies will be used to promote healthier kids' meals in 6 locations of a local quick-service restaurant. This 5-year, NIH-funded study builds on our pilot research in this area.
We also continue to collaborate with our colleagues at Penn State University on the INSIGHT study. Our most recent involvement in this work consists of behavioral coding that will help us understand child behavior and parenting in INSIGHT families during middle childhood.
We have several additional pilot studies taking place in 2022, including the UB Go Study and the Baby Care Study. Families can keep an eye on our Participate tab and our social media @ubhablab for opportunities to participate in research, and the Students tab will have opportunities for prospective student research assistants. In addition to working on our current research, our team aims to share and apply research related to child health and behavior via communication of research evidence, community engagement, and outreach efforts.
