Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Austin Regional Campus
University of Texas School of Public Health
Austin, Texas
- Faculty Affiliate
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Kinder Institute of Urban Health, Rice University
Houston, Texas
- Faculty Member
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Biomedical Research Base Baylor Diabetes Research Center
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
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Room: CNRC-2054
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- PhD from University Of South Carolina
- 08/2007 - Columbia, South Carolina United States
- MS from University Of South Carolina
- 12/2004 - Columbia, South Carolina United States
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
- 12/2010 - Houston, Texas United States
- BSc from SVT College of Home Science
- 12/2000 - Mumbai, India
- Applied Nutrition
- Graduate Certificate at SNDT University
- 05/2002 - Mumbai, India
- Sports Science and Nutrition
Honors & Awards
- 2020/2021 TCH/BCM Young Investigator Award
- Baylor College of Medicine (12/2020)
- AdHoc Reviewer
- National Institute of Health
Professional Interests
- Health Disparities
- Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention
- Food Assistance Programs
- Behavioral Nutrition
- Children and Families
- Food/Nutrition Security
Professional Statement
My research focuses on addressing health disparities as it relates to obesity and chronic disease prevention among children and parents from low-income, racial/ethnic minority populations through research, training and policy involvement. My research work can be placed in to three categories: food insecurity, hunger, and racial and economic disparities in diet; effects of food assistance programs on nutrition and health outcomes; and community-engaged approaches to population health including design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions in preschool, schools, and family- and community-based settings.Websites
Selected Publications
- Almohamad M, Marshall A, Dave JM, Chuang RJ, Markham C, Sharma S "Dietary behaviours during COVID-19 among households at risk for food insecurity." J Nutr Sci. 2023 May;12:e54. Pubmed PMID: 37180484
- Metoyer BN, Chang RJ, Lee MJ, Markham C, Brown EL, Almohamad M, Dave JM, Sharma SV "Fruit and vegetable intake and home nutrition environment among low-income minority households with elementary-aged children." Nutrients. 2023 Apr;15(8):1819. Pubmed PMID: 37111037
- Metoyer BN, Chuang RJ, Lee MJ, Markham C, Brown E, Almohamad M, Dave JM, Sharma SV "Fruit and vegetable shopping behavior and intake among low-income minority households with elementary-aged children." Children (Basel). 2022 Dec;10(1):82. Pubmed PMID: 36670633
- Alexis TD, Unruh D, Wang W, Dave JM, Miketinas DC, Chen TA, Moore CE "Implementation of a food scholarship program improves nutrient intake and dietary quality of college students." J Am Coll Health. 2022 Nov;70(8):2281-2288. Pubmed PMID: 33320786
- Marshall AN, Chuang RJ, Chow J, Ranjit N, Dave JM, Mathur M, Markham C, Sharma SV "Food insecurity among low-income households with children participating in a school-based fruit and vegetable co-op." Children (Basel). 2022 Aug;9(8):1250. Pubmed PMID: 36010140
- Dave JM, Chen TA, Almohamad M, Cotto-Moreno S "Dietary intake among children attending child-care centers: Impact of the new CACFP meal guidelines." Nutrients. 2022 Aug;14(16):3394. Pubmed PMID: 36014900
- Song S, Ishdorj A, Dave JM "Gender differences in nutritional quality and consumption of lunches brought from home to school." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec;18(24):13168. Pubmed PMID: 34948778
- Castro AN, White MA, Ishdorj A, Thompson D, Dave JM "The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food distribution at emergency food assistance organizations in the southwestern United States: A qualitative investigation." Nutrients. 2021 Nov;13(12):4267. Pubmed PMID: 34959818
- Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Alford S, Thompson D "Perspectives of Black and Hispanic children living in under-resourced communities on meal preparation and grocery shopping behaviors: Implications for nutrition education." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov;18(22):12199. Pubmed PMID: 34831953
- Chen TA, Reitzel LR, Obasi EM, Dave JM "Did school meal programs and SNAP participation improve diet quality of US children from low-income households: Evidence from NHANES 2013-2014?." Nutrients. 2021 Oct;13(10):3574. Pubmed PMID: 34684575
- Thompson D, Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Goldsworthy N "Perspectives of Black/African American and Hispanic parents and children living in under-resourced communities regarding factors that influence food choices and decisions: A qualitative investigation." Children (Basel). 2021 Mar;8(3):236. Pubmed PMID: 33803630
- Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Alford S, Thompson D "How minority parents could help children develop healthy eating behaviors: Parent and child perspectives." Nutrients. 2020 Dec;12(12):3879. Pubmed PMID: 33353032
- Li PP, Mackey G, Callender C, Dave JM, Olvera N, Alford S, Thompson D "Culinary education programs for children in low-income households: A scoping review." Children (Basel). 2020 May;7(5):47. Pubmed PMID: 32414003
- Dave JM "Assessing long-term impact of dietary interventions: important but challenging." Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jan;109(1):5-6. Pubmed PMID: 30624574
- Dave JM, Cullen KW "Foods served in child care facilities participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Menu match and agreement with the new meal patterns and best practices." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Jun;50(6):582-8. Pubmed PMID: 29475767
- Dave JM, Liu Y, Chen TA, Thompson DI, Cullen KW "Does the Kids Café Program's nutrition education improve children's dietary intake? A pilot evaluation study." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Mar;50(3):582-8. Pubmed PMID: 29395880
- Ramirez B, Chen TA, Moore CE, Dave JM, Cullen KW "The costs and calorie content of à la carte food items purchased by students during school lunch." Prev Med Rep. 2018 Mar;10:162-66. Pubmed PMID: 29868361
- Dave JM, Thompson DI, Svendsen-Sanchez A, McNeill LH, Jibaja-Weiss M "Development of a nutrition education intervention for food bank clients." Health Promot Pract. 2017 Mar;18(2):221-8. Pubmed PMID: 27903768
- Cullen KW, Dave JM "The new federal school nutrition standards and meal patterns: Early evidence examining the influence on student dietary behavior and the school food environment." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017 Feb;117(2):185-191. Pubmed PMID: 27964947
- Dave JM, Thompson DI, Svendsen-Sanchez A, Cullen KW "Perspectives on barriers to eating healthy among food pantry clients." Health Equity. 2017 Jan;1(1):28-34. Pubmed PMID: 30283833
- Cullen KW, Chen TA, Dave JM, Jensen H "Differential improvements in student fruit and vegetable selection and consumption in response to the new National School Lunch Program regulations: A pilot study." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 May;115(5):743-50. Pubmed PMID: 25556770
- Dave JM, Chen TA, Thompson DI, Oceguera AM, Cullen KW "Outcome evaluation of a pilot study using "nudges"." Int J Child Health Nutr. 2015;4(1):33-39.
- Cullen KW, Chen TA, Dave JM "Changes in foods selected and consumed after implementation of the new National School Lunch Program meal patterns in southeast Texas." Prev Med Rep. 2015;2:440-443. Pubmed PMID: 26101737
- Hilmers A, Chen TA, Dave JM, Thompson D, Cullen KW "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation did not help low income Hispanic women in Texas meet the dietary guidelines." Prev Med. 2014 May 31;62:44-48. Pubmed PMID: 24530319
- Cullen KW, Dave JM, Chen A, Elliott L, Walker F, Jensen H "Implementing the new school meal regulations: Do elementary school children select and eat 1 fruit and 2 vegetable servings when allowed?." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Sep;113(9):A11.
- Skala K, Chuang RJ, Evans A, Hedberg AM, Dave J, Sharma S "Ethnic differences in the home food environment and parental food practices among families of low-income Hispanic and African-American preschoolers." J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Dec;14(6):1014-22. Pubmed PMID: 22262411
- Hilmers A, Hilmers DC, Dave J "Neighborhood disparities in access to healthy foods and their effects on environmental justice." Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep;102(9):1644-54. Pubmed PMID: 22813465
- Dave J, Cullen KW "Dietary intakes of children from food insecure households." J Appl Res Child. 2012;3(1):Article 7. Pubmed PMID: 26064778
- Dave JM, Evans AE, Condrasky MD, Williams JE "Parent-reported social support for child's fruit and vegetable intake: Validity of measures." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 Mar;44(2):132-9. Pubmed PMID: 22230473
- Cullen KW, Watson KB, Dave JM "Middle-school students' school lunch consumption does not meet the new Institute of Medicine's National School Lunch Program recommendations." Public Health Nutr. 2011 Oct;14(10):1876-81. Pubmed PMID: 21557875
- Evans A, Chow S, Jennings R, Dave J, Scoblick K, Sterba KR, Loyo J "Traditional foods and practices of Spanish-speaking latina mothers influence the home food environment: implications for future interventions." J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Jul;111(7):1031-8. Pubmed PMID: 21703381
- Hingle MD, O'Connor TM, Dave JM, Baranowski T "Parental involvement in interventions to improve child dietary intake: A systematic review." Prev Med. 2010 Aug;51(2):103-11. Pubmed PMID: 20462509
- Dave JM, Evans AE, Pfeiffer KA, Watkins KW, Saunders RP "Correlates of availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables in homes of low-income Hispanic families." Health Educ Res. 2010 Feb;25(1):97-108. Pubmed PMID: 19654221
- Dave JM, An LC, Jeffery RW, Ahluwalia JS "Relationship of attitudes toward fast food and frequency of fast-food intake in adults." Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Jun;17(6):1164-70. Pubmed PMID: 19247277
- Dave JM, Evans AE, Saunders RP, Watkins KW, Pfeiffer KA "Associations among food insecurity, acculturation, demographic factors, and fruit and vegetable intake at home in Hispanic children." J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Apr;109(4):697-701. Pubmed PMID: 19328265
- Evans AE, Dave J, Tanner A, Duhe S, Condrasky M, Wilson D, Griffin S, Palmer M, Evans M "Changing the home nutrition environment: effects of a nutrition and media literacy pilot intervention." Fam Community Health. 2006 Jan;29(1):43-54. Pubmed PMID: 16340677
Memberships
- American Society of Nutrition
- International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Nutrition Society of India
- American Public Health Association
Funding
- Epidemiology of Childhood Diet and Obesity - #3092-51000-058-2S (10/01/2019 - 09/30/2024) Grant funding from USDA/ARS
- Co-Principal Investigator The goal of the project is to examine the rural-urban differences in and associations between food security status, food availability, participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs, dietary intake, and obesity among children.
- Building capacity within Extension to enhance nutrition and physical activity program delivery among underserved population/community (03/01/2018 - 09/30/2021) Grant funding from USDA/NIFA
- Co-Principal Investigator The goal of this project is to help build capacity within PVAMU's Extension program to enhance the current nutrition and PA curriculum for youth from underserved communities using social media, for obesity prevention.
- Exploring the socio-ecological implications of hydroponic farms in urban food deserts using community based participatory research - #2020-67023-31636 (09/01/2020 - 08/31/2022) Grant funding from USDA/NIFA
- Principal Investigator The goal of this study is to explore the socio-ecological implications of offering hydroponic farming at food pantries, located in food deserts using an exploratory mixed methods research design and community based participatory research.
- Modifying the Home Environment to Promote & Support Child Obesity Prevention - #P30-CA125123-09REV (09/01/2020 - 08/31/2021) Grant funding from NIH/NCI
- Co-Investigator The overarching goal of this research is to develop and implement a model for how the Community Outreach and Engagement Department at the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine works with community stakeholders and its researchers to adapt and plan for the implementation of Center-developed evidence based interventions to meet the needs of communities in its catchment area.
Languages
Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
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