The HDP lab is a developmental psychology lab that specializes in research on healthy development as it relates to feeding and eating behaviors in children and families. Through this work we hope to provide insight into how to best promote healthy attitudes and behaviors across the lifespan.

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Some of our research topics include:

• Healthy Eating Behavior
• Snacking
• Picky Eating and Food Refusal
• Parent Feeding Practices
• Self-Esteem and Self-Perception
• Family and Peer Interactions
• Attitudes about Weight
• Nutrition Knowledge
• Self-Regulation
• Parenting Style
• Adult Dieting Behaviors

It is our hope that this work will provide insight into how to best promote healthy attitudes and behaviors across the lifespan. We also hope to contribute to the growing knowledge of the problem of childhood obesity