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Jennifer A. Emond, MS, PhD

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My research focuses on the development of unhealthy dietary patterns and hedonic eating behaviors during early childhood. My research has examined the effects of exposure to child-directed food marketing on young children’s immediate cued-eating behaviors using experimental designs, and the effects of child-directed food marketing exposure on shaping young children’s usual dietary intake using prospective observational designs. I have developed a novel, parent-reported scale to measure external food-cue responsiveness among preschool-age children (see Masterson et al. Appetite 2019), which enable us to better measure the development of cued eating among young children. My research team and I continue to assess the validity of that scale. My research also includes understanding how screen media use at a young age can impact overeating behaviors, for example, by disrupting sleep patterns, by reducing self-regulation, and by increasing responsiveness to food marketing. In particular, I am the recipient of a K01 mentored research scientist award (NIDDK) to examine the temporal associations between screen media use, sleep and hedonic eating behaviors in preschool-age children. I am additionally dedicated to the mentorship of undergraduate, graduate and medical students in the areas of research methodology.

Grant Information:

K01DK117971 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
9/01/2018-8/30/2023
(PI: Emond)
Prospective impact of media use on sleep and obesity risk in preschoolers
Role: PI
Goal: To assess the associations between household chaos, media use, sleep and eating behaviors in a prospective cohort of preschool-aged children.

Courses Taught:

BIOL 29: Biostatistics. Biology Department, Dartmouth College (Undergraduate/Graduate).

PH216: Applied Epidemiology. The Dartmouth Institute’s (TDI) at Dartmouth College online MPH program (Graduate).

QBS 185: Health Data Science Capstone Experience. Dartmouth's Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (Graduate).

QBS 270: Epidemiology Seminar. Dartmouth's Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (Graduate).

QBS 271: Epidemiology Seminar. Dartmouth's Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (Graduate).

MDED.118: Patients and Populations. Small Group Leader for weekly biostatistics review (Medical School).

Mentoring Information:

Dartmouth's Women in Science Program (WISP)