Pilot and Feasibility Projects
The goal of Pilot and Feasibility Funding Program is to provide financial support for Momentum Center investigators that will allow them to pursue innovative research related to childhood obesity. It is expected that this will support the:
- Development of collaborative working relationships
- Formation of new research ideas
- Enhancement of current research methodologies, and/or
- Generation of preliminary data to support the pursuit of future extramural funding opportunities.
A study team representing at least two distinct disciplines is required. Click below to find a list of awarded projects by year.
For details about the pilot and feasibility funding opportunity, go here.
Assessing the relationship between parental cooking and food skills and child diet quality and weight status
Julia Wolfson, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Noura Insolera, Co-Investigator
Research Associate, Institute for Social Research
Moira Dean, Co-Investigator
Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast
Jacob Lahne, Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech
The programming effect of maternal obesity on metabolism and metabolic inflammation
Eric Chang, Principal Investigator
Post-doctoral fellow of Pediatrics, Medical School
Kanakadurga Singer, Mentor
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Brigid Gregg, Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Ormond MacDougald, Co-Investigator
John A Faulkner Collegiate Professor of Physiology, Medical School
Fatty acid intake in relation to sleep duration and quality: a prospective study among Mexico City adolescents
Erica C. Jansen, Principal Investigator
Post-doctoral fellow of Nutritional Sciences
Ana Baylin, Mentor
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Deirdre Conroy, Co-Investigator
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
Maternal executive function and childhood obesity
Katherine Bauer, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Julie Lumeng, Co-Investigator
Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Food parenting under stress: A preschool parenting intervention to address feeding beliefs and behaviors
Megan Pesch, Principal Investigator
Post-doctoral fellow of Pediatrics, Medical School
Alison Miller, Mentor
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
Provider and patient perceptions of weight-related terminology and conversations: Developing best practices for talking to adolescents about weight
Kendrin Sonneville, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Terrill Bravender, Co-Investigator
David S Rosen M.D. Collegiate Professor of Adolescent Medicine, Medical School
Self-Regulation and Obesity Risk in Young Children
Leah E. Robinson, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology
Alison Miller, Co-Investigator
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
Using a Mobile Phone Application to Assess Time Use, Physical Activity and Obesity
Natalie Colabianchi, Principal Investigator
Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Research
Joyce Lee, Co-investigator
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
The WINNERs Group: Weight Increases Negated by New Exercise Routines
Richard Dopp, MD, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
MinKyoung Song, Co-investigator
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing