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Taren Swindle
Sourced from institutional research profiles (UAMS TRI or ARA).
Federal Grant PI
Associate Professor
Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine
22 h-index
132 pubs
1,539 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
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Taren Swindle's research focuses on childhood obesity prevention, implementation science, and the assessment of adverse experiences in early childhood. Swindle has served as PI on two NIH/National Cancer Institute grants totaling $796,633. One grant, for $618,924, investigates adaptive implementation strategies to optimize obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings. The second grant, for $177,709, examines the sustainability of nutrition and physical activity interventions in childcare.
Swindle's work has also addressed technology use among low-income parents, the social and emotional lives of overweight children, and the prediction of obesity and health outcomes by adverse childhood experiences. Swindle has authored or co-authored 132 publications, with an h-index of 22 and over 1,500 citations. Key collaborators include Dong Zhang, Geoffrey M. Curran, James P. Selig, and Tremaine B. Williams, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom Swindle has shared multiple publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 22
- Publications: 132
- Citations: 1,539
Positions
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Family and Preventive Medicine 2021–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Associate Professor ORCID
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Associate ProfessorUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Effect of antenatal breast milk expression or postnatal dietary intervention on breastfeeding outcomes and human milk composition in women with excess weight: protocol for the Ready, Set, Nourish study, a randomized controlled trial (2026)
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Deimplementation of inappropriate feeding practices in early care and education: a Hybrid Type 3 cluster-randomized trial (2026)
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Self-Reported Dietary Carotenoid Intake and Skin Carotenoid Score Status in a Geographically Diverse U.S. Sample (2026)
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262 A supervised strength and outpatient exercise regimen in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (STRONGER ALL) (2026)
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A supervised STreNgth & Outpatient Exercise Regimen in pediatric patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (STRONGER ALL) (2026)
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An instrument for measuring the influence of nursing care on the length of stay in heart failure hospitalizations of African Americans (2026)
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Using end user feedback to specify an adaptive implementation strategy (2025)
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Could master protocols be adapted for effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies? (2025)
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Estimating the value of an early childhood education nutrition program (2025)
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The Effect of an Exercise Program on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Sedentary Pregnant Participants with Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
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Sociotechnical Needs of Registered Nurses in the Heart Failure Hospitalizations of African American Patients: Cross-Sectional Study (2025)
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Implementation Strategies Applied in Communities Matching Process (ISAC Match): Expanded Guidance and Case Study (2025)
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Translating implementation science principles and methods to front-line clinicians: The Implementation Science Scholars Program (2025)
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The association of workforce configurations with length of stay and charges in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure (2024)
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Context matters: The importance of investigating random effects in hierarchical models for early childhood education researchers (2024)
Federal Grants 2 $796,633 total
NIH
Contact PI
Sep 2026 - Aug 2028
NIH
Contact PI
Mar 2020 - Feb 2024
Sustainability of Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions in Childcare
Research Interests
Implementation Science; Child nutrition; Obesity Prevention; Community-based Research
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- WISE: We Inspire Smart Eating - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation Lincoln Health Foundation via Louisiana Tech University Principal Investigator
- Deimplementation of Inappropriate Feeding Practices in Early Care andEducation Settings NIH Principal Investigator
- Obesity in the Hispanic population, focus on Young Children NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via 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 via University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Co-Investigator
- Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention NIH Principal Investigator
- De-Implementation of Detrimental Feeding Practices in Childcare- Resubmission NIH Principal Investigator
- Effect of Food, Home, and Community Environments on Early Childhood University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Co-Investigator
- GR034200 Swindle(Weber) Community Engagement Core, Phase 2 Year 2 NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- Center for Research, Health and Society NIH Co-Investigator
- Developing and Testing Implementation Strategies for Evidence-Based Obesity Prevention in Childcare NIH Principal Investigator
- Equitable Standards of Care Delivery in Team-Based Risk Stratification of CHF Hospitalizations NIH/Nat. Inst. of Nursing Research Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
37 shared publications
In database
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- Technology Use and Interest Among Low-Income Parents of Young Children: Differences by Age Group and Ethnicity
- Facebook: The Use of Social Media to Engage Parents in a Preschool Obesity Prevention Curriculum
- Fidelity monitoring in complex interventions: a case study of the WISE intervention
- A mixed methods protocol for developing and testing implementation strategies for evidence-based obesity prevention in childcare: a cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
Showing 5 of 37 shared publications
Julie M. Rutledge
Louisiana Tech University (US)
22 shared publications
- Fidelity monitoring in complex interventions: a case study of the WISE intervention
- Implementation fidelity, attitudes, and influence: a novel approach to classifying implementer behavior
- Table Talk: development of an observational tool to assess verbal feeding communications in early care and education settings
- Obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings: an adaptive implementation trial
- Pester Power: Examining Children's Influence as an Active Intervention Ingredient
Showing 5 of 22 shared publications
Lorraine M. McKelvey
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
13 shared publications
In database
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood Predict Obesity and Health Outcomes in Middle Childhood
- Food Insecurity: Validation of a Two-Item Screen Using Convergent Risks
- Implementation of Arkansas’s Initiative to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children
- A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Susan L. Johnson
University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
12 shared publications
- A mixed methods protocol for developing and testing implementation strategies for evidence-based obesity prevention in childcare: a cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Evidence-Based Practices for Obesity Prevention in Head Start
- Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- About feeding children: factor structure and internal reliability of a survey to assess mealtime strategies and beliefs of early childhood education teachers
- Hungry is not safe: A mixed methods study to explore food insecurity in early care and education
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
James P. Selig
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11 shared publications
In database
- Fidelity monitoring in complex interventions: a case study of the WISE intervention
- Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- Utilization of Routine Medical Checkup and Factors Influencing Use of Routine Medical Checkup among Saudi Students Studying in the USA in 2019
- Obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings: an adaptive implementation trial
- Together, We Inspire Smart Eating (WISE): An Examination of Implementation of a WISE Curriculum for Obesity Prevention in Children 3 to 7 Years
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Amanda W. Harrist
Oklahoma State University (US)
10 shared publications
- The Social and Emotional Lives of Overweight, Obese, and Severely Obese Children
- Bidirectional Associations between Restrained Eating and Body Mass Index in Middle Childhood
- The Families and Schools for Health Project: A Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Children with Overweight and Obesity
- A Longitudinal Study of Parenting Style and Child Weight with Moderation by American Indian Ethnicity
- Psychosocial Factors in Children's Obesity: Examples From An Innovative Line of Inquiry
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Laura Hubbs‐Tait
Oklahoma State University (US)
10 shared publications
- The Social and Emotional Lives of Overweight, Obese, and Severely Obese Children
- Bidirectional Associations between Restrained Eating and Body Mass Index in Middle Childhood
- The Families and Schools for Health Project: A Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Children with Overweight and Obesity
- A Longitudinal Study of Parenting Style and Child Weight with Moderation by American Indian Ethnicity
- Psychosocial Factors in Children's Obesity: Examples From An Innovative Line of Inquiry
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Glade L. Topham
Kansas State University (US)
10 shared publications
- The Social and Emotional Lives of Overweight, Obese, and Severely Obese Children
- Bidirectional Associations between Restrained Eating and Body Mass Index in Middle Childhood
- The Families and Schools for Health Project: A Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Children with Overweight and Obesity
- A Longitudinal Study of Parenting Style and Child Weight with Moderation by American Indian Ethnicity
- Psychosocial Factors in Children's Obesity: Examples From An Innovative Line of Inquiry
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Geoffrey Michael Curran
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
10 shared publications
In database
- Defining and conceptualizing outcomes for de-implementation: key distinctions from implementation outcomes
- A mixed methods protocol for developing and testing implementation strategies for evidence-based obesity prevention in childcare: a cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Evidence-Based Practices for Obesity Prevention in Head Start
- Implementation fidelity, attitudes, and influence: a novel approach to classifying implementer behavior
- Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Patti A. Bokony
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
9 shared publications
- Technology Use and Interest Among Low-Income Parents of Young Children: Differences by Age Group and Ethnicity
- A Cross-Sectional Study of Early Childhood Educators’ Childhood and Current Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake
- A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
- Supporting Family Engagement with Parents of Infants and Toddlers
- Father teaching interactions with toddlers at risk: Associations with later child academic outcomes
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Wendy L. Ward
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- Technology Use and Interest Among Low-Income Parents of Young Children: Differences by Age Group and Ethnicity
- Facebook: The Use of Social Media to Engage Parents in a Preschool Obesity Prevention Curriculum
- A Cross-Sectional Study of Early Childhood Educators’ Childhood and Current Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake
- Maternal Depression: Relationship to Food Insecurity and Preschooler Fruit/Vegetable Consumption
- Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption in the Home: Cumulative Risk Factors in Early Childhood
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Lenka Humenikova Shriver
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
8 shared publications
- The Social and Emotional Lives of Overweight, Obese, and Severely Obese Children
- Bidirectional Associations between Restrained Eating and Body Mass Index in Middle Childhood
- The Families and Schools for Health Project: A Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Children with Overweight and Obesity
- A Longitudinal Study of Parenting Style and Child Weight with Moderation by American Indian Ethnicity
- Psychosocial Factors in Children's Obesity: Examples From An Innovative Line of Inquiry
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Dong Zhang
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings: an adaptive implementation trial
- Predictors of sustainment of two distinct nutrition and physical activity programs in early care and education
- De-Implementation of Detrimental Feeding Practices in Childcare: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Community Partner Selected Strategies
- A mixed-methods protocol for identifying successful sustainability strategies for nutrition and physical activity interventions in childcare
- Remembered childhood mealtime experiences influence on early childcare and education staff
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Nicola A. Conners‐Burrow
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
7 shared publications
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
- Violence Exposure as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Children of Substance Abusers
- Supporting Family Engagement with Parents of Infants and Toddlers
- Father teaching interactions with toddlers at risk: Associations with later child academic outcomes
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Janna Martin
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Implementation fidelity, attitudes, and influence: a novel approach to classifying implementer behavior
- Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- Obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings: an adaptive implementation trial
- Pester Power: Examining Children's Influence as an Active Intervention Ingredient
- De-Implementation of Detrimental Feeding Practices in Childcare: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Community Partner Selected Strategies
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
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