Winner of the 2009 Judy Black Early Research Award

The Judy K. Black Early Career Research Award commemorates the life and honors the memory of the wife of one of The Academy’s founders and past presidents, Dr. David R. “Randy” Black. Judy died tragically in a traffic accident on January 31, 2003.  This award of the American Academy of Health Behavior recognizes early-career health behavior research that is innovative and rigorous and that makes an important contribution to science or practice.   Chair of the Judy Black Award Committee: Dr. Robert McDermott


2009 Award Winner, Meenakshi Fernandes

This year's winner was Ms. Meena Fernandes, MPhil, for her paper "The Role of School Physical Activity Programs in Child Obesity Trajectory", which is co-authored with Roland Sturm.  The paper has been accepted by the Journal of Physical Activity and Health (in press).

Ms. Fernandes is a 4th year Doctoral Fellow at the Pardee RAND Graduate School located in Santa Monica, CA. Her interests are broadly related to the economic and social determinants of population health. At RAND her work has focused on the impact of school nutrition and physical activity policies on childhood obesity. The paper for which the award was received is part of her dissertation. Before starting her PhD, Meena worked in the health policy division of the Congressional Budget Office and at the World Bank in Washington DC. Meena also has a BA with honors from the University of Chicago.

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2009 POSTER AWARDS

2009 Chair:  Dr. Dong-Chul Seo     Asst Chair: Lisako McKyer

Poster Judges: Drs. Pamela Clark, John Clapp, Lisako McKyer
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Outstanding Research Poster

 

Beck, K., Fell, J., & Fan, A.

"A comparison of drivers with high vs. low

perceived risk of being caught for driving under

the influence of alcohol"  

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Outstanding Student Research Poster

 

Gordon, B., Turner, L., & Perko, M.

"Examination of sexual content of

minority referred magazines"

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Posters of Distinction

 

Clapp, J., Reed, M., Min., J., Shillington, A., Croff, J., & Holmes, M.

"Blood alcohol concentrations among bar patrons: A multi-level study of drinking behavior"

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Debate, R., Pettee, K., Zwald, M., Huberty, J., Zhang, Y.

"Changes in psychosocial factors and physical activity frequency among 3rd to 8th grade grils who participated in a developmentaly focused youth sport program"

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Magidson, J., Gorka, S., Lejuez, C., & Daughters, S.

"Examining the effectiveness of integrating the LETS ACT behavioral treatment for depression into an inner-city residential drug treatment center"

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Oman, R., Aspy, C., Vesely, S., & Tolma, E.

"Mapping youth assets, environmental conditions, and youth sexual risk behavior"

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Rovner, A., Wang, J., Nansel, T., & Iannotti, R.

 

"School food environment and student's dietary behaviors"

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Sikka, R., Juon, H-S., Rimal, R.

"Utilization of papanicolaou smears by Asian Indian women living in the United States"

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