Selected Publications:
Dave JM, Chen TA, Almohamad M, Cotto-Moreno S. Dietary Intake among Children Attending Childcare Centers: Impact of the New CACFP Meal Guidelines. Nutrients. 2022 Aug 18;14(16). doi: 10.3390/nu14163394. PubMed PMID: 36014900; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9414647.
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 14;18(24). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413168. PubMed PMID: 34948778; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8700912.
Castro AN, White MA, Ishdorj A, Thompson D, Dave JM. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Distribution at Emergency Food Assistance Organizations in the Southwestern United States: A Qualitative Investigation. Nutrients. 2021 Nov 26;13(12). doi: 10.3390/nu13124267. PubMed PMID: 34959818; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8703558.
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 20;18(22). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212199. PubMed PMID: 34831953; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8618219.
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 12;13(10). doi: 10.3390/nu13103574. PubMed PMID: 34684575; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8540084.
Soltero EG, Peña A, Gonzalez V, Hernandez E, Mackey G, Callender C, Dave JM, Thompson D. Family-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions among Hispanic Children and Families: A Scoping Review. Nutrients. 2021 Aug 3;13(8). doi: 10.3390/nu13082690. Review. PubMed PMID: 34444850; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8402012.
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 18;8(3). doi: 10.3390/children8030236. PubMed PMID: 33803630; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8002848.
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):582-588. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.01.010. Epub 2018 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 29475767; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5995659.
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 Jun;10:162-166. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.03.004. eCollection 2018 Jun. PubMed PMID: 29868361; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5984217.
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):221-228. doi: 10.1177/1524839916681732. Epub 2016 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 27903768.
Dave JM, Thompson DI, Svendsen-Sanchez A, Cullen KW. Perspectives on Barriers to Eating Healthy Among Food Pantry Clients. Health Equity. 2017;1(1):28-34. doi: 10.1089/heq.2016.0009. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 30283833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6071878.
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. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.05.007. PubMed PMID: 26101737; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4474475.
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;62:44-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.01.016. Epub 2014 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 24530319.
Hilmers A, Hilmers DC, Dave JM. Neighborhood disparities in access to healthy foods and their effects on environmental justice. Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep;102(9):1644-54. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300865. Epub 2012 Jul 19. Review. PubMed PMID: 22813465; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3482049.
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