Priscilla Kay Clayton, M.S., Ph.D.

Staff Scientist

Email

priscilla.clayton@bcm.edu

Positions

Staff Scientist: Pediatrics - Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office): 1100 BATES
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship at National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Epidemiology

BS from Abilene Christian University: 05/2016 - Abilene, Texas, United States; Nutrition

MS from Florida International University: 07/2018 - Miami, Florida, United States; Nutrition

PhD from Florida International University: 08/2022 - Miami, Florida, United States; Nutrition

Certifications

Pediatric Nutrition Certification: Florida International University

Honors & Awards

McNair Undergraduate Research Scholar: Abilene Christian University (08/2013 - 05/2016)

McNair Graduate Scholar Fellowship: Florida International University (08/2016 - 08/2022)

Websites

NCBI Publication List

NICHD Science Update Feature

Selected Publications

Palacios C, Trak-Fellermeier MA, Hernandez J, Galvan R, Martinez-Motta P, Machi A, Sifre-Acosta N, Clayton PK, Hernandez Y, Martinez R, Gambon T, Bursac Z, Weaver CM. " Effect of soluble corn fiber supplementation for 1 year on bone mass in children and adolescents: results from the MetA-Bone randomized clinical trial " Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 ; 123 (6)
Jankowski E, Putnick DL, Ghassabian A, Clayton PK, Lin TC, Yeung EH. " Feeding problems in infancy and diet quality in later childhood: a prospective cohort study " Nutr J. 2026 ; 25 (1) : 99.
Lim SX, Wadhawan S, DeVilbiss EA, Clayton PK, Wagner KA, Gleason JL, Chen Z, Zhang C, Grantz KL, Grewal J. " Maternal Adherence to Healthy Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain " Nutrients. 2025 ; 17 (16) : 2707.
Trees IR, Saha A, Putnick DL, Clayton PK, Mendola P, Sundaram R, Yeung EH. " Prenatal exposure to particulates and anthropometry through 9 years of age in a birth cohort " Pediatr Obes. 2025 ; 20 (3) : e13202.
Clayton PK, DeVilbiss EA, Lim SX, Gleason JL, Chen Z, He D, Newman RB, Grantz KL, Yeung EH, Grewal J. " Adherence to the Planetary Health Diet Index and Fetal Body Composition " JAMA Netw Open. 2025 ; 8 (12) : e2544153.
Clayton PK, Putnick DL, Trees IR, Robinson SL, O'Connor TG, Tyris JN, Yeung EH. " Age of Juice Introduction and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Middle Childhood " J Nutr. 2024 ; 154 (8)
Clayton PK, Putnick DL, Trees IR, Ghassabian A, Tyris JN, Lin TC, Yeung EH. " Early Infant Feeding Practices and Associations with Growth in Childhood " Nutrients. 2024 ; 16 (5) : 714..

Memberships

American Society for Nutrition

Society for Epidemiologic Research

Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research

Languages

Spanish