Teresia M. O'Connor, M.D., B.S.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
E-mail: teresiao@bcm.edu
Education
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Academic General Pediatric Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Internship and Residency in Pediatrics
M.D. - University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
BS - University of Wisconsin, Molecular Biology, Madison, WI
Research Interests
My research focus is to develop and evaluate behavioral obesity prevention interventions for the pediatric primary care clinical setting. I am particularly interested in better understanding parenting practices and styles around nutrition and activity. With this in mind, I am currently developing an intervention for community pediatric primary care clinics that targets parents of young children, 5 to 11 years old, to promote healthy nutrition and activity for their children. In addition, I am interested in understanding parent’s behaviors around beverage consumption of their 5 to 8 year old children. Using well developed behavioral theories, such as the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Model of Goal-directed Behaviors, I am developing measures that I plan to validate around parent’s behaviors to promote water and limit sugar-sweetened beverages for their children.
Representative Publications
O’Connor, T., Yang, S., Nicklas, T. Beverage intake among preschool children and its effect on weight status. Pediatrics, 118: e1010-e1018. 2006