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Alison Tovar

Interim Director of the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Brown University

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School of Public Health

Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Alison Tovar is currently serving as a Behavioral And Social Sciences Interim Director of the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University.

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public health human nutrition health sciences obesity nutrition pediatrics health policy child development child nutrition nutrition education public health nutrition dietary health maternal health childhood obesity physical activity clinical nutrition parental care women's health early childhood development behavioral nutrition community health child care nutritional sciences diet quality health promotion early childhood nutritional epidemiology adolescent health caregivers migration studies medical nutrition child health chronic disease management food choice preschool children weight status preventive medicine obstetrics and gynaecology pediatric obesity systematic review gestational weight gain food parenting practices psychological medicine health prevention societal influence family involvement social epidemiology feeding styles physical activity environments young children early care study protocol women's studies reproductive health family process feed utilization home care lifestyle changes nutrient physiology population nutrition prospective cohort studies retrospective cohort studies cohort studies breastfeeding obstetrics neonatology nutrition security hispanic women glycemic control child care centers nutrition practices policy assessment respiratory medicine diabetic medicine health monitoring patient monitoring behavioral intervention health equity behavior change (public health) positive behavior intervention

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Abstract P473: Wic-Tailored, Pre-Filled Online Shopping Carts Influence Wic Food Benefit Redemption. Circulation (2024)

Yarisbel Melo HerreraMaya VadivelooBrietta M OaksNekehia T QuashieSarah BlauAlison Tovar

food systemstourismmobile commerceeconomicselectronic commercefood benefit redemption

A Clinical-Community Partnership to Promote Food Access and Parental Feeding Practices: A Pilot Feasibility Trial. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2024)

Nader HamdiAlison TovarKate BalestracciCeleste CorcoranDelma-Jean WattsFatima TobarSarah Amin

public healthpilot feasibility trialnutritionnutrition educationclinical-community partnershipparental feeding practicesfood access

A Dietary Pattern With More Fruits and Vegetables in Children of Mothers Who Immigrated to the United States From Latin America is Associated With Healthful Nutrient Intake and Weight Status. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2024)

Thanit VinitchagoonErin HennessyFang Fang ZhangRebecca C. FauthAviva MustAlison TovarSilvina F. ChoumenkovitchChristina D. Economos

medical nutritiondietary patternadolescent healthdietary healthchild nutritionpopulation healthnutritional sciencespublic health nutritionnutritionlatin americahealth sciencespublic healthfood sciencehuman nutritionunited statesweight statusplant nutritionpediatric obesityhealthful nutrient intakepediatricswomen's healthclinical nutritionmaternal health

Are Caregivers’ Feeding Competence and Autonomy Associated With Healthier Restaurant Food Purchases for Their Child at Fast Food or Counter Service Restaurants? a Cross-Sectional Study in a Diverse Sample of U.S. Caregivers. Nutrients (2024)

Violeta ChacónSara C. FoltaErin HennessyTashara M. LeakHannah MacfarlaneChristina A. RobertoAlison TovarNorbert WilsonChristina D. Economos

health promotionbehavior change (public health)consumer behaviourfast foodpublic health nutritionintrinsic motivation inventorynutritionnutrition educationpsychologybehavioral nutritionhealth educationfood choicechild nutritionself-determination theorybehavioral sciences

Associations Between Child Eating Behaviors With Eating Patterns and Diet Quality in Preschool-Aged Children. Appetite (2024)

Katelyn FoxMaya VadivelooKaren McCurdyPatricia Markham RisicaKim M. GansAlison Tovar

nutritionpreschool-aged childreneating patternsdiet qualitychild nutritionappetite controlbehavioral sciences

Developing and Testing a Produce Prescription Implementation Blueprint to Improve Food Security in a Clinical Setting: A Pilot Study Protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2024)

Hannah E. FrankLinda E. GuzmanShivani AyalasomayajulaAriana AlbaneseBrady DunkleeMatthew HarveyKelly BouchardMaya VadivelooAmy L. YarochKelli ScottAlison Tovar

health policypublic healthpilot study protocolagricultural economicsclinical nutritionimplementation strategiesimplementation researchpersonalized nutritionclinical settingfood security

Effect of a Technology-Integrated Curriculum on Sugary Drink and Snack Intake of Elementary-Aged Youth Experiencing Low Income. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2024)

Kate BalestracciLinda SebeliaGeoffrey GreeneAdam MooreGrayson BairdKelsi ChappellAlison Tovar

behavioral educationadolescent healthbehavioral nutritiondietary healthobesityeducational technologynutrition educationlow incomehealth educationpublic healthhuman nutritionelementary-aged youtheducational researchsnack intaketechnology-integrated curriculumtechnology integrationeducationsugary drinktechnology

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Personalized, Pre-Filled Online Grocery Cart to Improve Benefit Redemption and Diet Quality of Grocery Purchases Among Participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (Wic).. Appetite (2024)

Yarisbel Melo HerreraMaya VadivelooSarah BlauBrietta M OaksNekehia T QuashieAlison Tovar

public healthgrocery purchasesnutritiondiet qualitychild nutritionappetite control

Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators of Caregivers Who Participated in an In-Home Intervention to Improve Food Parenting Practices and Child Diet Quality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2024)

Andrea RamirezKatelyn FoxYarisbel Melo HerreraKim M GansPatricia Markham RisicaKaren McCurdyErnestine JenningsAlison Tovar

public healtheducationhuman nutritionchild diet qualityin-home interventionnutrition educationcaregiversparent leadershipimplementation researchfood parenting practicesobesitybehavioral sciencesparental care

Height and Weight Measurement and Communication With Families in Head Start: Developing a Toolkit and Establishing Best Practices. Childhood Obesity (2024)

Alison TovarSarah R. FischbachM. Elizabeth MillerEmily Hill GusemanVirginia C. StageBryce WentzellSara E. Benjamin-NeelonJessica A. HoffmanMarco BeltranSusan B. Sisson

health communicationpediatricspublic healthearly childhood educationhead startearly childhood developmentchildhood obesityweight measurementbest practiceschild developmenthealth sciences

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Alison Tovar

Brown University

Affiliations

School of Public Health

Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Honors

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Brown University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Abstract P473: Wic-Tailored, Pre-Filled Online Shopping Carts Influence Wic Food Benefit Redemption. Circulation (2024)

Yarisbel Melo HerreraMaya VadivelooBrietta M OaksNekehia T QuashieSarah BlauAlison Tovar

food systemstourismmobile commerceeconomicselectronic commercefood benefit redemption

A Clinical-Community Partnership to Promote Food Access and Parental Feeding Practices: A Pilot Feasibility Trial. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2024)

Nader HamdiAlison TovarKate BalestracciCeleste CorcoranDelma-Jean WattsFatima TobarSarah Amin

public healthpilot feasibility trialnutritionnutrition educationclinical-community partnershipparental feeding practicesfood access

Thanit VinitchagoonErin HennessyFang Fang ZhangRebecca C. FauthAviva MustAlison TovarSilvina F. ChoumenkovitchChristina D. Economos

Violeta ChacónSara C. FoltaErin HennessyTashara M. LeakHannah MacfarlaneChristina A. RobertoAlison TovarNorbert WilsonChristina D. Economos

Associations Between Child Eating Behaviors With Eating Patterns and Diet Quality in Preschool-Aged Children. Appetite (2024)

Katelyn FoxMaya VadivelooKaren McCurdyPatricia Markham RisicaKim M. GansAlison Tovar

nutritionpreschool-aged childreneating patternsdiet qualitychild nutritionappetite controlbehavioral sciences

Developing and Testing a Produce Prescription Implementation Blueprint to Improve Food Security in a Clinical Setting: A Pilot Study Protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2024)

Hannah E. FrankLinda E. GuzmanShivani AyalasomayajulaAriana AlbaneseBrady DunkleeMatthew HarveyKelly BouchardMaya VadivelooAmy L. YarochKelli ScottAlison Tovar

health policypublic healthpilot study protocolagricultural economicsclinical nutritionimplementation strategiesimplementation researchpersonalized nutritionclinical settingfood security

Effect of a Technology-Integrated Curriculum on Sugary Drink and Snack Intake of Elementary-Aged Youth Experiencing Low Income. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2024)

Kate BalestracciLinda SebeliaGeoffrey GreeneAdam MooreGrayson BairdKelsi ChappellAlison Tovar

Yarisbel Melo HerreraMaya VadivelooSarah BlauBrietta M OaksNekehia T QuashieAlison Tovar

public healthgrocery purchasesnutritiondiet qualitychild nutritionappetite control

Andrea RamirezKatelyn FoxYarisbel Melo HerreraKim M GansPatricia Markham RisicaKaren McCurdyErnestine JenningsAlison Tovar

Height and Weight Measurement and Communication With Families in Head Start: Developing a Toolkit and Establishing Best Practices. Childhood Obesity (2024)

Alison TovarSarah R. FischbachM. Elizabeth MillerEmily Hill GusemanVirginia C. StageBryce WentzellSara E. Benjamin-NeelonJessica A. HoffmanMarco BeltranSusan B. Sisson

health communicationpediatricspublic healthearly childhood educationhead startearly childhood developmentchildhood obesityweight measurementbest practiceschild developmenthealth sciences

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