CHIP Lecture Series, Spring 2015
"Don’t Forget About Dad: Novel Approaches to Childhood Obesity Prevention" and “Translation of Evidence-Based Diabetes Self-Management and Prevention Programs to Community Sites”
Amy Mobley, PhD , UConn
Kelley Newlin-Lew, PhD, UConn
12:30 - 1:30pm
Location
Video Conference Room 204, 2nd floor
J. Ray Ryan Building, 2006 Hillside Road
University of Connecticut, Storrs Campus
For directions and maps, see http://www.chip.uconn.edu/about/directions-to-chip/.
Accessibility: elevator available in building lobby on ground floor.
Web Stream
You can view this talk streamed live during the lecture -- or archived after the lecture -- at http://www.chip.uconn.edu/lecture-03-26-15.
About the Speakers
Dr. Amy Mobley is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut. Her expert area is community nutrition specifically related to nutrition education and obesity prevention. Her research goal is to better understand the multiple influences on dietary behavior and to develop corresponding interventions to improve health especially in low-income populations. Dr. Mobley also teaches courses in community nutrition, introductory nutrition, and advanced nutrition education methods. Her education includes a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Maryland, MS in Human Nutrition and RD (registered dietitian) at The Ohio State University and a BS in Applied Nutrition from the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Mobley was a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Science at Purdue University. She also has previous work experience as a nutrition communication manager with the Dairy Council in Columbus, Ohio and as a nutrition scientist for the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Her recognitions include awards such as Outstanding Dietetic Intern and Young Dietitian of the Year and as an emerging young professional from the Penn State University Health and Human Development Alumni Society. In addition, she has received several teaching awards at the departmental, college and university level. In her “spare time” she enjoys traveling, running, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Kelley Newlin-Lew, DNSc, APRN, CDE is an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut (UCONN), School of Nursing with a joint appointment at the UCONN School of Medicine. Dr. Newlin-Lew’s research focus is community-based diabetes prevention and self-management interventions targeting ethnic minority populations in the United States and Nicaragua. Dr. Newlin-Lew graduated from the Yale University School of Nursing in 2006. Her 3-year NIH postdoctoral research qualitatively examined development and implementation of diabetes prevention and self-management interventions in church settings across diverse ethnic groups (Nicaraguan, Haitian, and African-American). Dr. Newlin-Lew’s NIH K fellowship pilot tested a diabetes prevention and self-management intervention in a large congregation in Harlem with promising results. She joined the UCONN faculty in 2012. Dr. Newlin-Lew also practices at the Community Health Center of New London and serves as co-Director of the Moravian Diabetes Clinics on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast.
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