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Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
faculty
Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Taren Swindle leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences focused on optimizing the delivery of obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings. Swindle has received federal funding from the NIH/National Cancer Institute for two projects totaling $795,487. The largest grant, for $617,778, supports research on testing an adaptive implementation strategy to optimize the delivery of obesity prevention practices in these settings. A second grant, for $177,709, focuses on the sustainability of nutrition and physical activity interventions in childcare environments.
Federal Grants 2 $795,487 total
Sustainability of Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions in Childcare
Research Interests
Implementation Science; Child nutrition; Obesity Prevention; Community-based Research
Grants & Funding
- WISE: We Inspire Smart Eating - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation Lincoln Health Foundation - Pass Through: Louisiana Tech University Principal Investigator
- Testing an Adaptive Implementation Strategy to Optimize Delivery of Obesity Prevention Practices in Early Care and Education Settings NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute Principal Investigator
- WISE: We Inspire Smart Eating - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation Lincoln Health Foundation - Pass Through: Louisiana Tech University Principal Investigator
- Deimplementation of Inappropriate Feeding Practices in Early Care andEducation Settings NIH Principal Investigator
- Testing an Adaptive Implementation Strategy to Optimize Delivery of Obesity Prevention Practices in Early Care and Education Settings NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute Principal Investigator
- WISE: We Inspire Smart Eating - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation Lincoln Health Foundation - Pass Through: Louisiana Tech University Principal Investigator
- Obesity in the Hispanic population, focus on Young Children NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences - Pass Through: Arkansas Children's Research Institute Principal Investigator
- Interventions for obesity prevention targeting young children in at-risk environments: An integrated approach US Department of Agriculture - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Co-Investigator
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