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2025 Publications

Crespo-Bellido M, Headrick G, Ángel López M, Holcomb J, Khan A, Sapkota S, Hollis-Hansen K. A Systematic Review: The Impact of COVID-19 Policy Flexibilities on SNAP and WIC Programmatic Outcomes. Advances in Nutrition. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100361

Duffy EW, Poole M, Holston D, Gonzalez D, Petimar J, Kinsey EW, Shafer PR, Baldwin-SoRelle C, Austin AE. Beyond Food Assistance: A Scoping Review Examining Associations of Nonfood Social Safety Net Programs in the United States With Food Insecurity and Nutrition Outcomes. Nutrition Reviews. 2025. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae216

Houghtaling B, Pradhananga N, Holston D, Cater M, Balis L. A Mixed Method Evaluation of Practitioners’ Perspectives on Implementation Strategies for Healthy Eating and Active Living Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. 2025. doi: 10.1097/PHH. 0000000000002103

Akin, J., Stotz, S., Sanville, L., Yaroch, A.L., Byker Shanks, C. Nutrition Education Across Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Programs: A Landscape Analysis, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2025. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1499-4046(25)00013-2

Katherine M Kidwell, Rebecca L Brock, Cara Tomaso, Eric Phillips, Tiffany D James, Amy Lazarus Yaroch, Jennie L Hill, Jennifer Mize Nelson, Terry T-K Huang, W Alex Mason, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Timothy D Nelson. Adolescent health behavior profiles and associations with mental health in a longitudinal study. National Library of Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39887976/

Byker Shanks, C., Bruening, M. & Yaroch, A.L. BMI or not to BMI? Debating the value of body mass index as a measure of health in adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01719-6

Caitlyn B. Faul MPH, RD, LDN, CDCES, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts PhD, Eric E. Calloway PhD, RD, Hilary K. Seligman MD, MAS, Heidi Reis MLIS, AHIP, Cheryl Webb Cherry MAc, Irene E. Hatsu PhD, RDN, Oyinlola Toyin Babatunde PhD, MPH, RDN, Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe PhD, RDN, Jared T. McGuirt PhD, MPH, Rebecca A. Seguin-Fowler PhD, RD, LD, CSCS. A Meta-Ethnography to Determine Critical Constructs of Nutrition Security. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2025. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1499404624005244

Short, E., Akers, L., Callahan, E. A., Allen, C. C., Crespo-Bellido, M., Deuman, K., Dimond, E., Hollowell, C., López, M. Á., & Steeves, E. A. The Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists within Food is Medicine: Current and Future Opportunities. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2025. https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(25)00106-6/fulltext

Wende, M., Houghtaling, B., Krey, K. J., Morgan, R. L., & Umstattd, R. Objectively-measured Environmental Support for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Breastfeeding Supports in the Rural United States: A Scoping Review to Inform Opportunities for Public Health Surveillance. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living. 2025. https://profpubs.com/index.php/jheal/article/view/91

Wende, M., Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Krey, K. J., Lopez Morgan, R., & Houghtaling, B. Subjectively-measured Environmental Support for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Breastfeeding Supports in the Rural United States: A Scoping Review to Inform Opportunities for Public Health Surveillance. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living. 2025. https://profpubs.com/index.php/jheal/article/view/90

Pradhananga, N., Niroula, K., Enriquez, J. P., McKinley, E., & Houghtaling, B. Barriers and Facilitators to Campus Food Pantry Utilization Among International Students Attending a Public University in the Southeastern US. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.02.005

Carmen Byker Shanks, Betty Izumi, Jenna Eastman, Teala W. Alvord, and Amy L. Yaroch. Equitable Approaches for Public Health Data Collection Among Diverse Populations: Findings from a National Evaluation of Fruit and Vegetable Incentives. Public Health Nutrition. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980025000084

Sarah A Stotz, Hilary Seligman, Amy L Yaroch, Christopher R Long, Elise Mitchell, Melissa Akers, Victoria A Zigmont, Gretchen Groves, Nadine Budd Nugent, Juan Aguilera, Samantha Baker, Colleen Ereditario, Megan Inada, Sarah Kunkel, Erica Martinez, Denise Torres, Jasmin Uribe, Leah D Wingham, Marlene Yanez and Carmen Byker Shanks. The realities of data derived from electronic health records to evaluate health outcomes, utilization, and cost of produce prescription programs: A multiple case study evaluation. Journal of Public Health Research. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036251329452

Carmen Byker Shanks, Michelle S Park, Amy L Yaroch, Eliza Short, and Hilary K Seligman. Health Outcomes of Produce Prescription Programs Associated with Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Funding. Annual Review of Nutrition. 2025. doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-111124-092627

Calloway EE, Yaroch AL, Ruggerio CF, Perkins ME, Long CR, Marriott J, Wu AJ, Luo M, Chapman KL, Gundewar A, Taitelbaum D, Fiechtner L. Household Nutrition Security Scale (HNSS): Further Establishing Validity and Reliability in a Statewide Sample in Massachusetts. J Nutr. 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40701443/

Balis LE, Palmer S, Isack M, Yaroch AL. Barriers and Facilitators to Program Evaluation and Dissemination: A Qualitative Study to Inform Implementation Strategies. Health Promotion Practice. 2025. doi:10.1177/15248399251362163

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