If you or someone you know is interested in participating in any of our studies, please visit the Get Involved page of our website.

Healthy Families Project

In this study, we examine parents’ daily stressors, the emotional climate in the home around mealtime, and parents’ feeding practices with their preschool-age children. This is a collaborative project with Dr. Jackie Nelson’s Family Research Lab. We collected a week’s worth of videos of family mealtimes and daily diaries from parents. We are currently coding and analyzing data. Please check back to learn more!

Mother- Daughter Conversations

We have an exciting new project about conversations between mothers and their 14- to 18- year- old daughters about clothing advertisements and wellness! This study will help us to learn more about whether mothers can influence their daughter’s feelings about their bodies and their overall wellness. Participation is easy, takes less than 60 minutes, and can be done from the comfort of your own home. We also hope that this study will give open opportunities for you to have these important conversations with your daughter. Please contact us at healthydevelopment@utdallas.edu or 972-883-6073 for more information or to sign up to participate.