christine e. blake, phd, rd
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Christine E. Blake, PhD, RD University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
915 Greene Street, Room 548, Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-7096/ [email protected]
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/faculty-staff/blake_christine.php
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/research/research_centers/nutrition_consortium https://driversoffoodchoice.org/
EDUCATION 2006 PhD, Community Nutrition Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Minors: Epidemiology and Development Sociology
Dissertation: How adults construct food choice: Categories, contexts, and scripts 2000 MS, Community Nutrition Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Minor: Program Planning and Evaluation
Thesis: Emergence of food schema as an influence on food choice: A qualitative investigation of rural women’s food choice.
1996 BS, Food and Nutrition SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY Minor: Music
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL
1997-present Registered Dietitian Dietetic Internship, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2014-present Associate Professor, Tenure Track Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2006- 2008 Postdoctoral Associate: Working Families Project
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2000; 2001 Instructor: Implementation of Nutrition Care
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1997, 1998 Teaching Assistant 2002, 2004 Courses: Maternal and Child nutrition; Nutrition Communications; Food,
Nutrition and Service Management; Applied Dietetics in Foodservice Systems Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
OTHER EXPERIENCE
2000-2001 Nutritionist, Cortland County Meals-on-wheels Nutrition Program, Cortland, NY
1999-2000 Acute Care Dietitian, Cortland Memorial Hospital, Cortland, NY 1998 Nutritionist, Tompkins County Special Supplemental Food Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC), Ithaca, NY
ADDITIONAL TRAINING 2006 Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) Certification, University of
Minnesota, NDSR dietary assessment procedures and software. 2002 CRESP/ECOYOFF, Dakar, Senegal Community research training and experience with Dr. Marian Zeitlan. Positive
deviance methodology training conducted by Jerry Stern of Tufts University.
ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS
2007-2008 Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Fellowship- Medium term. University of Rochester, Golisano Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine.
2002-2006 National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Training Grant, Division of
Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University 2001; 2006 Grace Steininger Fellowship, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell
University 2002 Mario Eunadi Center for International Studies research travel grant,
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Program in International Nutrition, Cornell University
RESEARCH FUNDING
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Supplement: Drivers of Food Choice among the poor in Africa and South Asia: Competitive Grants Program
PI Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
$771,678 2018 2022
Inductive Qualitative Analysis with GAIN: Characterizing dynamic relationships among parental identity, family life, and food choices
PI/0% Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
$11,993 2021 2021
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SPARC: Krystal Rampalli: Adolescent food choices amidst the nutrition transition in Ghana: the role of cultural values, Westernized food marketing, and body image perceptions
PI/0% USC Office of the VP for Research
$4999 2020 2021
Drivers of Food Choice among the poor in Africa and South Asia: Competitive Grants Program
PI/ 25-30% Co-PI Frongillo
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
$5,499,078 2015 2021
SPARC: Kelli DuBois: Decision Making for Treatment and Management Methods Over the Illness Trajectory of Ulcerative Colitis
PI/0% USC Office of the VP for Research
$4998 2019 2020
Positioning USC for Global Prominence in Research on Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease
Co-PI USC VPR $99,998 [$14,838 for sub-study]
2017 2018
Understanding Conceptualizations and Social Environment for Improving Pre-Pregnancy Planning and Nutrition for Adolescent Women in Harare, Zimbabwe. PI: Frongillo
Co-PI/0%
Sackler Institute. $49,997.00 2015 2016
Neighborhood environment effects on health: A mixed-methods study in low-income communities. PI: Kaczynski
CoI/0% USC Provost’s Social Sciences Grants Program
$19996 2014 2015
Snacking in Young Children: Parental Definitions, Goals, and Feeding Practices.
PI: J Fisher of Temple U; Harvard site PI: K Davison
Co-PI: USC Site PI
NIH NICHD $90,585 ($62,472 direct)
2013 2015
Positioning USC for National Prominence in Food Security and Food Access Research. PI: Liese
Co-I University of South Carolina Aspire II program
$99,969 direct
2013 2014
Using a novel experimental approach with eye tracking to examine how different front-of-package labels influence parents selection of foods and beverages for their children.
PI University of South Carolina Aspire I program
$14,997 direct
2013 2014
MGS: Developing a sustainable after-school gardening program that emphasizes nutrition and environmental education
PI/mentor to UG student: Leila Heidara
Funded by USC office of Undergraduate Research
$2500 direct 2013 2014
SURF: Oral Hygiene Knowledge and Practices in Orissa, India.
PI/mentor to UG student: Nina Panvelker
University of South Carolina Office of Undergraduate Research
$3000 direct 2013 2014
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Before the Lunch line: Behavioral Economic Interventions for Pre-Commitment and for Teacher Modeling. (PI: McInnis)
Co-PI/1%
Cornell Behavioral Economics and Nutrition small grants program
$20,000 direct
2012 2013
Junior Doctors of Health: Impact of JDOH at Middle Street Academy
PI / 2% Private Donor/ via MUSC
$89,601 direct
2011 2014
Evaluation of a comprehensive obesity prevention program in Charleston Middle Schools
PI/ 2% Department of Defense/ Via MUSC
$62,144 direct
2011 2014
How can communities and households protect children from very low food security? PI: Jones
Co-I/ 10% UKCPR Research Program on Childhood Hunger funded by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
$438,104 direct
2011 2013
Junior Doctors of Health: Comprehensive Obesity Prevention-- Program Evaluation.
PI/ 4% Duke Endowment via MUSC
$54402 direct
2009 2012
Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and Reduce Health Disparities (SHPERHD). (PI Glover)
Co-I/ 27% Department of Defense- USAMRAA
$414,939 direct
2008 2012
Diet & Activity Community Trial: High Risk Colon Polyps. (PI Hebert)
Co-I/ 2.25% NIH/NCI 11520-10-24013
$1,974,136 direct
2009 2012
Developing a model of parent decision making to assess impact of labels on demand for children’s beverages.
PI/ 0% USC Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities
$8200 direct
2010 2011
Children’s food choices: understanding defaults. (PI McInnis)
Co- PI/ 2% FANRP $24996 direct
2010 2011
Promoting Healthy Weight in Pregnancy and Postpartum Among Overweight/Obese Women. (PI Wilcox/Liu)
Co-I/ 8% NIH 11590-10-25112
$125000 direct
2010 2011
Understanding and Measuring Parenting Across Cultures and Contexts. (PI Fram)
Co-I/0 % University of South Carolina Social Sciences Grants Program
$19190 direct
2010 2011
MGS: Promoting positive dietary behaviors of youth through hands-on cooking (UG student: Nicole Smith)
PI/ 0% Office of Undergraduate Research- Magellan Scholar Program
$2977 direct
2010 2011
MGS: Health benefits of vegan diets (UG student: Sarah Ali)
PI/ 0% Office of Undergraduate
$2998 direct
2010 2011
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Research- Magellan Scholar Program
MGS: Understanding the Experiences of Obesity in Adolescence through Photovoice and Written Word (UG student: Sangeeta Viyajopalan)
PI/ 0% Office of Undergraduate Research- Magellan Scholar Program
$2500 direct
2010 2010
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health (Mu Chapter): elected member 2017 Janet Clay White Lecturer in Community Nutrition, Division of Nutritional
Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2016 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal Appetite 2012 Nominated for Regional Outstanding Dietetics Educator or the Year by the South
Carolina Dietetic Association 2009 Dannon Nutrition Leadership Institute Fello 2001 ADA Foundation’s Fuschia Lucille Johnson Memorial Scholarship 1998;1999 Cornell University Teaching Assistant Award 1994;1996 ADA Foundation Scholarships 1992-1996 Louise B. Heisler Music Scholarship 1995 Induction into Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society 1993 Induction into Phi Upsilon Omicron, Home Economics National Honor Society
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
2018-present Director, USC Nutrition Consortium 2018-present Provost’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues (PACWI) 2008-present Master’s Committee -- Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior 2020-2021 EXSC Search Committee member 2020 HPEB Search Committee Chair 2019-2020 HPEB Search Committee member 2016-2018 Master’s Committee Chair -- Department of Health Promotion Education and
Behavior 2010-2015 Nutrition Center Symposium Planning Committee 2012-2015 Project Vida student organization – Faculty Advisor 2012-2015 Interprofessional Education for the Health Sciences committee 2013 Member of the USC Healthy Eating Council 2012 Magellan Scholars program – proposal review committee 2012 Ending Child Hunger in SC: A Convening Meeting – Group Facilitator 2012 Strategic Research Planning Retreat (participant) 2011-2012 Nutrition tenure track faculty cluster search committee 2010 HPEB Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee 2009-2012 Doctoral Qualifying Exam Grading Committee
2009-2011 University of South Carolina Women’s Faculty Organization, Steering committee 2008 University of South Carolina Faculty Senate representative
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2018-present Editorial Board: Plos One 2018- present Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Academy Week Scientific Committee 2015-present Board of Editors: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (IJBNPA) 2019-2020 Consumer Demand Technical Sub-Working Group, Global Food Summit 2020 Innovative Methods for Agriculture and Nutrition Action (IMMANA) review
committee 2015; 2020 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Amy Joye Research Grant Proposal Review
Committee 2018, 2019 Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN): Consumer Indicators of the Food
Environment workshop contributor 2015 Sage Publications: Book review 2011-2016 Abstract review for the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Dietetic
Association. 2013 Expert Review Panel for the Nutrition Science Research Award for the Sackler
Institute for Nutritional Sciences. 2008, 2011, Chair/Co-chair, Community and Public Health Nutrition Mini-Symposium, 2012, 2013 American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2010-2011 ADA State Regulatory Specialist, South Carolina Dietetic Association 2009-2011 Board of Editors, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2009-2010 Public Policy Liaison, Central Midlands Dietetic Association 2003 Cornell University Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Nutrition
Education Committee forum. Houston, TX. 2002-2003 Cornell University Nutrition Graduate Student Organization president 2001 Southern Tier Dietetic Association Professional Issues Committee 1999 Southern Tier Dietetic Association Publications Chair 1999 Children’s Defense Fund Welfare Reform Impact Study Ad Hoc reviewer: Appetite, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior; Journal of Health Psychology; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Women and Health, Public Health Nutrition; Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, PlosOne
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Commission on Dietetic Registration/ Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (ANH) American Society for Nutrition Sciences (ASNS) International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) American Public Health Association (APHA)
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Served as mentor to student/postdoc for this paper underlined Served as primary mentor to student/ postdoc on paper underlined and bold * = corresponding author 1. Iruhiriye, Elyse, Olney, Deanna K., Frongillo, Edward A., Niyongira, Emmanuel, Nanama,
Simeon, Rwibasira, Eugene, Mbonyi, Paul, Blake, Christine E. Importance of the translation of national political commitment and policy coherence innutrition to sub-national levels for the reduction of undernutrition in Rwanda. Food Security, in press.
2. Escobar-Alegria, J. L., Frongillo, E. A., & Blake, C. E. (2022). How country policy actors understand sustainability of food and nutrition security policy. Global Food Security, 32, 100603. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100603
3. Blake, C. E., Davison, K. K., Blaine, R. E., & Fisher, J. O. (2021). Occasions, purposes, and contexts for offering snacks to preschool-aged children: Schemas of caregivers with low-income backgrounds. Appetite, 167, 105627. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105627
4. Reyes, L. I., Frongillo, E. A., Moore, S., Blake, C. E., Gonzalez, W., & Bonvecchio, A. (2021). Functions of social networks in maternal food choice for children in Mexico. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e13263. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13263
5. Reyes LI, Constantinides SV, Bhandari S, Frongillo EA, Schreinemachers P, Wertheim-Heck S, Walls H, Holdsworth M, Laar A, Nguyen T, Turner C, Wellard K, Blake CE. Actions in global nutrition initiatives to promote sustainable healthy diets. Global Food Security (in press)
6. Schreinemachers, P., Shrestha, R. M., Gole, B., Bhattarai, D. R., Ghimire, P. L., Subedi, B. P., Brück, Tilman, Baliki, Ghassan, Gautam, Ishwori P, Blake, C. E. (2021). Drivers of Food Choice among Children and Caregivers in Post-earthquake Nepal. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.1969925
7. Frongillo EA, Bernal J, Rampalli KK, Massey E, Adams EJ, Rosemond TN, Blake CE. Experiences and Situations of Shame among Food-insecure Adolescents in South Carolina and Oregon. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 2021 Jul:1-17. DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2021.1956484. PMID: 34319185.
8. Shibani Kulkarni, Edward A Frongillo, Kenda Cunningham, Spencer Moore, Christine E Blake. Gendered Intrahousehold Bargaining Power is Associated with Child Nutritional Status in Nepal, The Journal of Nutrition, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa399
9. Walker, AQ, Blake, CE, Moore, JB, Wilcox, S. Dubois, K, Watkins, K. Experiences of midlife and older African American men living with type 2 diabetes. Ethnicity and Health, 2021 in press.
10. Blake, C. E, Frongillo, E. A, Warren, A. M, Constantinides, S. V, Rampalli, K. K, & Bhandari, S. (2021). Elaborating the science of food choice for rapidly changing food systems in low-and middle-income countries. Global food security, 28. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100503
11. Constantinides, S. V, Turner, C., Frongillo, E. A., Bhandari, S., Reyes, L. I., & Blake, C. E. (2021). Using a global food environment framework to understand relationships with food choice in diverse low- and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, 2021, 29, 100511. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100511
12. Andrea M. Warren, Shilpa Constantinides, Christine E. Blake, Edward A. Frongillo. Advancing knowledge about stakeholder engagement in multisectoral nutrition research. Global Food Security, 29, 100521. doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100521
13. Mandelbaum J, Mesa A, Alhabas M, Blake CE. Early Initiation of Combination Feeding among Latina Mothers in the Deep South: Perspectives for Clinicians. South Med J. 2021 Jan;114(1):32-34. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001188. PMID: 33398358.
14. Caroline G Dunn, Sara Wilcox, Ruth P Saunders, Andrew T Kaczynski, Christine E Blake, Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy. Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Interventions in Faith-Based Settings: A Systematic Review Using the Reach, Effectiveness/Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance Framework. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021, 60 (1), 127-135.
15. JL Escobar-Alegria, EA Frongillo, CE Blake. Terminal Logic Behavior and Strategic Defection of Governmental Officials during Presidential Transitions in Guatemala: Implications for the Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020, 4 (11).
16. Escobar-Alegria, J. L., Frongillo, E. A., & Blake, C. E. Sustainability of food and nutrition security policy during presidential transitions. Food Policy, 2020, 83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.01.004
17. HT Nguyen, EA Frongillo, CE Blake, CJ Shapiro, AL Frith. Earlier and Concurrent Food Insecurity Are Associated with Suboptimal Parenting in Early Childhood. The Journal of Nutrition, 2020, 150 (6), 1590-1599.
18. Edward A. Frongillo, Jennifer Bernal, Elizabeth Massey, Elizabeth J. Adams, Krystal Rampailli, Tiara Rosemond, and Christine E. Blake. Food-insecure children experience shame and alterations in child activities and family cohesion in rural South Carolina and Oregon. Journal of Poverty, 2021, in press.
19. Bujak BK, Blake C, Beattie P, Harrington S, Monroe C, Wilkie D, Earwood M. An interdisciplinary intensive outpatient pain program is associated with improved patient activation and key outcomes. Pain Management, 2020, 10 (5), 307-318.
20. EW Regan, M Wende, C Blake, S Fritz. Yoga for everyone: a qualitative study of a community yoga class for people with disability. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2020, 1-11.
21. Crimarco, A, Turner-McGrievy, GM, Botchway,M, Macauda, M, Adams, SA, Blake, CE, Younginer, N. “We’re Not Meat Shamers. We’re Plant Pushers.”: How Owners of Local Vegan Soul Food Restaurants Promote Healthy Eating in the African American Community. Journal of Black Studies, 2020, 51 (2), 168-193
22. Jayne, J. Blake, C.E., Frongillo, E. A., Liese, A., Cai, B., Nelson, A., Kurina, L. Funderburk, L. Stressful Life Changes and Their Relationship to Nutrition-Related Health Outcomes among US Army Soldiers. J Primary Prevent, 2020, 41, 171–189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-020-00583-3
23. Martínez-Jaikel T, Frongillo EA, Blake CE, Fram MS, Esquivel-Solís V. Reducing Both Food Insecurity and Excess Body Weight in Costa Rican Women: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2020 May;58(5):736-747. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.11.021. Epub 2020 Feb 6. PMID: 32037021.
24. Dunn CG, Wilcox S, Bernhart JA, Blake CE, Kaczynski AT, Turner-McGrievy GM. Church Leaders' Views of Obesity Prevention Efforts for Children and Youth. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 2020, 52 (3), 259-269.
25. Jones SJ, Craig JD, Younginer N, Whitt O, Childers C, Draper C, Freedman DA, Blake CE, Liese AD. How Cultural Frames Guide Strategies to Eliminate Child Hunger. J Poverty [Internet]. 2020 Jan 2;24(1):1–23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2019.1693130
26. Kulkarni, S, Frongillo, EA, Cunningham, K, Moore, S, Blake, CE. Women's bargaining power and child feeding in Nepal: Linkages through nutrition information. Matern Child Nutr. 2020; 16:e12883. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12883.
27. Ozturk, Orgul D. and Frongillo, Edward and Blake, Christine and Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle and McInnes, Melayne Morgan, Before the Lunch Line: Effectiveness of Behavioral Economic Interventions for Pre-Commitment on Elementary School Children’s Food Choices. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, 597-618.
28. Anthony Crimarco, Cynthia Horton Dias, Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy, Mary Wilson, Swann Arp Adams, Mark Macauda, Christine E Blake, Nicholas Younginer. Outcomes of a short term dietary intervention involving vegan soul food restaurants on African American adults’ perceived barriers, benefits, and dietary acceptability of adopting a plant-based diet. Food Quality and Preference, 2020, 79, 103788. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FOODQUAL.2019.103788.
29. Rosemond TN, Blake CE, Shapiro CJ, Burke MP, Bernal J, Adams EJ, Frongillo EA. Disrupted Relationships, Chaos, and Altered Family Meals in Food-Insecure Households: Experiences of Caregivers and Children. J Acad Nutr Diet [Internet]. 2019 Oct 1 [cited 2019 Dec 19];119(10):1644–52. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212267219304058
30. Crimarco A, Turner-McGrievy GM, Adams S, Macauda M, Blake CE, Younginer N. Examining demographic characteristics and food access indicators from the location of vegan soul food restaurants in the south. Ethn Health [Internet]. 2019 Oct 21;1–16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2019.1682525
31. Burke MP, Jones SJ, Frongillo EA, Blake CE, Fram MS. Parenting styles are associated with overall child dietary quality within low-income and food-insecure households. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Oct;22(15):2835-2843. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019001332. Epub 2019 Jun 17. PMID: 31203828.
32. Jayne, J. M., Blake, C. E., Frongillo, E. A., Liese, A. D., Cai, B., Nelson, D. Kurina, L. Funderburk, L. Trajectories of body mass index among active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, 2011–2014. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019, 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.01.022
33. SK Choi, EA Frongillo, CE Blake, JF Thrasher. Why are restricted food items still sold after the implementation of the school store policy? the case of South Korea. Food Policy, 2019, 83, 161-169.
34. JL Escobar-Alegria, EA Frongillo, CE Blake. Sustainability of food and nutrition security policy during presidential transitions. Food Policy, 2019, 83,195-203.
35. Jayne, Julianna. M., Bujak, Barbara. K., Torres-McGehee, Toni. M., Frongillo, Edward. A., Cable, Sonya. J., Glover, Saundra. H., Emerson, Dawn M., Blake, Christine. E*. Role of Drill Sergeants in Nutrition Behaviors of Soldiers in Basic Combat Training. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2019, 119(1), 69-75. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2018.05.009
36. Iachini, Aidyn l., DeHart, D. D., Browne, T., Dunn, B. L., Blake, E. W., & Blake, C. (2018). Examining collaborative leadership through interprofessional education: findings from a mixed methods study. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2019, 33,2, 235-242.
37. Tinago, Chiwo, Ingram Annang, Lucy, Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A. Understanding Conceptualizations of Pregnancy and Planning for Pregnancy among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Harare, Zimbabwe. Qualitative Health Research, 2018, 28(9), 1509-1519.
38. Julianna M Jayne, Edward A Frongillo, Toni M Torres-McGehee, Dawn M Emerson, Saundra H Glover, Christine E Blake*. A Healthy Eating Identity is Associated with Healthier Food Choice Behaviors Among U.S. Army Soldiers. Military Medicine. 2018, 183(11-12), e666–e670. doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy056.
39. Davison KK, Blake CE, Kachurak A, Lumeng JC, Coffman DL, Miller AL, Hughes SO, Power TG, Vaughn AF, Blaine RE, Younginer N, Fisher JO (in press). Development and preliminary validation of the Parenting around SNAcking Questionnaire (P-SNAQ). Appetite, 2018, 125, 323-332.
40. JD Nelson, SM Spencer, CE Blake, JB Moore, AB Martin. Elevating Oral Health Interprofessional Practice Among Pediatricians Through a Statewide Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative. Journal of public health management and practice, 2018, 24(3), e19-e24. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000622.
41. Ma, Xiaonan, Blake, Christine E, Barnes, Timothy L, Bell, Bethany A, Liese, Angela D. What does a person’s eating identity add to environmental influences on fruit and vegetable intake? Appetite, 2018, 120, 130-135.
42. Jones, SJ, Draper, CL, Bell, BA, Burke, MP, Martini, L, Younginer, N, Blake, CE, Probst, J, Freedman, D, and Liese, AD. Child hunger from a family resilience perspective. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2018, 1-22.
43. Burke, Michael, Jones, Sonya J., Frongillo, Edward A., Fram, Maryah S., Blake, Christine E., and Freedman, Darcy A. Severity of Household Food Insecurity and Lifetime Racial Discrimination among African-American Households in South Carolina. Ethnicity and Health, 2018, 23 (3), 276-292.
44. Gabrielle Turner-McGrievey, Caroline Dunn, Alycia Boutte, Christine Blake. The thousand year flood: University students' reflections on service learning experiences before and after a natural disaster. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018, 4 (1), 58-64.
45. Parsons, Allison A., Walsemann, Katrina, Jones, Sonya J., Knopf, Herman, and Blake, Christine E. Parental involvement: Rhetoric of inclusion in an environment of exclusion. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2018, 47(1), 113-139.
46. Seul Ki Choi, EA Frongillo, CE Blake, JF Thrasher. Korean Adolescents’ Energy Intake of Selected Foods by Eating Place from 1998 to 2012 During Implementation of Two National School Nutrition Policies. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2018, 13(1), 116-130, DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2017.1337534.
47. Seul Ki Choi, Edward A. Frongillo, Christine E. Blake, James F. Thrasher, Mark E. Tompkins. Food availability in school stores in Seoul, South Korea after implementation of food- and nutrient-based policies Journal of School Health, 2017, 87 (7), 498-505.
48. Tinago, Chiwo, Ingram Annang, Lucy, Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A. Individual and Structural Environmental Influences on Utilization of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation among Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2017, 13(3).
49. Liese, Angela D., Draper, Carrie L., Martini, Lauren, Burke, Michael P., Younginer, Nicholas, Probst, Janice C., Blake, Christine E., Bell, Bethany, Freedman, Darcy A., Jones, Sonya J. Recruitment Strategies and Participation in a Study of Childhood Hunger. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2017, 12(2), 251-268. DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2015.1112760
50. Michael P. Burke, Lauren H. Martini, Christine E. Blake*, Nicholas A. Younginer, Carrie L. Draper, Bethany A. Bell, Angela D. Liese, Sonya J. Jones. 'Stretching' Food and Being Creative: Caregiver Responses to Child Food Insecurity. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2017, 49(4):296-303.
51. ES Jara-Pazmino, B Heere, TH Regan, CE Blake, R Southall. Coaches’ Perception of Organizational Socialization Process of International Student-Athletes and the Effect of Cultural Distance: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Exercise Science, 2017, 10 (6), 875-889.
52. Parsons, Allison A., Walsemann, Katrina, Jones, Sonya J., Knopf, Herman, and Blake, Christine E. The influence of dominant obesity discourse on child health narratives. Critical Public Health, 2016;26(5):602-614.
53. Rosemond, Tiara N., Blake, Christine E., Buff, Scotty M., Blake, Elizabeth W., Dunn, Brie L., Browne, Teri, Bell, Bethany A. Sensitizing future health professionals to determinants of childhood obesity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016, 51(1): 106-113.
54. Jensen, Melissa L. Frongillo, Edward A., Leroy, Jef L., and Blake, Christine E. Understanding how participating in a food-assistance program in rural Guatemala alters household dietary choices. Journal of Nutrition, 2016, 146 (8), 1593-1600.
55. Rachel E. Davis, Suzanne M. Cole, Christine E. Blake, Shannon J. McKenney-Shubert, and Karen E. Peterson. A qualitative exploration of decision making regarding Mexican American children’s engagement in behaviors associated with childhood obesity risk. Appetite, 2016, 101: 104-113.
56. Khandpur, Neha, Charles, Jo, Blaine, Rachel, Blake, Christine E., and Davison, Kirsten K., Diversity in fathers' food parenting practices: A qualitative exploration within a heterogeneous sample. Appetite, 2016, 101, 134-145.
57. Blaine, Rachel E., Fisher, Jennifer O, Blake, Christine E, Orloski, Alexandra, Younginer, Nicholas, Bruton, Yasmeen, Ganter, Claudia, Rimm, Eric B, Geller, Alan C, Davison, Kirsten K, Conditioned to eat while watching television? Low-income caregivers' perspectives on the role of snacking and television viewing among pre-schoolers. Public Health Nutrition, 2016, Jan 22:1-8.
58. Iachini, Aidyn L., Dunn, Brianne L., Blake, Christine E., and Blake, Elizabeth W. Evaluating the Perceived Impact of an Interprofessional Childhood Obesity Course on Competencies for Collaborative Practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2016, 30(3): 394-396.
59. Younginer, Nicholas A., Blake, Christine E., Davison, Kirsten K., Blaine, Rachel E., Ganter, Claudia, Orloski, Alexandra. and Fisher, Jennifer O. “What do you think of when I say the word ‘snack’?” Towards a cohesive definition among low-income caregivers of preschool-age children. Appetite. 2016, 98: 35-40. Doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.12.002.
60. Ozturk, Orgul. D., McInnes, Melayne. M., Blake, Christine. E., Frongillo, Edward. A. and Jones, Sonya. J. Development of a structured observational method for the systematic assessment of school food-choice architecture. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2015, Dec 11: 1-22. Doi: 10.1080/03670244.2015.1094062.
61. Place, Jean Marie S., Billings, Deborah L., Frongillo, Edward A., Blake, Christine E., Mann, Joshua R., and deCastro, Filipa. Policy for promotion of women’s mental health: Insight from analysis of policy on postnatal depression in Mexico. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2015, February 5: 1-10. Doi: 10.1007/s10488-015-0629-x.
62. Davison, Kirsten, Blake, Christine E., Blaine, Rachel E., Younginer, Nicholas, Orloski, Alexandra, Hamtil, Heather A., Ganter, Claudia, Bruton, Yasmeen P., Vaughn, April, and Fisher, Jennifer O. Food parenting specific to child snacking: exploring low-income caregivers’ perspectives through qualitative inquiry and developing a conceptual model. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2015, 12:109 doi:10.1186/s12966-015-0268-3.
63. Oexle, Nathalie, Barnes, Timothy L, Blake, Christine E., Bell, Bethany A., and Liese, Angela D. Neighborhood fast food availability and fast food consumption. Appetite, 2015, 92: 227-232. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.05.030.
64. Harmon, Brook E., Smith, Nicole A., Beets, Michael, and Blake, Christine E. The impact of a children's culinary skills program on individual and household level dietary attitudes and behaviors. American Journal of Health Education, 2015, 46, 283–292.
65. Wirth, Michael, Blake, Christine E., Hebert, James R., Sui, Xeimei., and Blair, Steven N. Metabolic Syndrome Risk and Chronic Weight Dissatisfaction: Aerobic Center Longitudinal Study. Body Image, 2015, 13:28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.11.003.
66. Younginer, Nicholas A., Blake, Christine E., Draper, Carrie L. and Jones, Sonya J. Resilience and Hope: Identifying Trajectories and Contexts of Household Food Insecurity. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2015, 10(2): 230-258. Doi: 10.1080/19320248.2015.1004212.
67. Blake, Christine E., Fisher, Jennifer Orlet, Gehre, Claudia, Younginer, Nicholas, Orloski, Alexandria, Blaine, Rachel E., Bruton, Yasmeen, Davison, Kirsten K. A qualitative study of parents’ perceptions and use of portion size strategies for preschool children’s snacks. Appetite, 2015, 88, 17-23.
68. Place, Jean Marie S., Billings, Deborah L., Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Mann, Joshua R., and deCastro, Filipa. Conceptualizations of Postpartum Depression by Public-Sector Health Care Providers in Mexico. Qualitative Health Research, 2015, 25(4): 551-568. Doi: 10.1177/1049732314552812.
69. Liu, Jihong, Wilcox, Sara, Whitaker, Kara, Blake, Christine E, Addy, Cheryl. Preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy and promoting postpartum weight loss: A pilot group-based lifestyle intervention for overweight and obese African American women. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2015, Apr;19(4):840-9. doi: 10.1007/s10995-014-1582-0.
70. Parsons, Alison A., Besenyi, Gina M., Kaczynski, Andrew T., Wilhelm Stanis, S.A., Blake, Christine E., & Barr-Anderson, Dahia J. Investigating issues of environmental injustice in neighborhoods surrounding parks. Journal of Leisure Research, 2015, 47(2), 285-303.
71. Rosemond, Tiara N., Blake, Christine E., Jenkins, Kelli. A., Buff, Scotty M., and Moore, Justin B. Dietary Improvements Among African American Youth: Results of an Interactive Nutrition Promotion Program. American Journal of Health Education. 2015, 46(1): 40-47. Doi: 10.1080/19325037.2014.977409.
72. Carson, N. E., Blake, C. E. and Saunders, R. (2014). Perceptions and Dietary Intake of Self-Described Healthy and Unhealthy Eaters with Severe Mental Illness. Community Mental Health Journal, 51(3): 281-288. Doi: 10.1007/s10597-014-9806-8.
73. Wirth, Michael, Blake, Christine E., Hebert, James R., Sui, Xeimeieumei., and Blair, Steven N. Chronic Weight dissatisfaction is associated with increased type II diabetes risk among a population of adults from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS). Journal of Health Psychology, 2014, 33(8):912-919.
74. Liese, Angela D., Bell, Bethany A., Barnes, Timothy L., Colbianchi, Natalie, Hibbert, James T., Blake, Christine E., and Freedman, Darcy A. Environmental influences on fruit and
vegetable intake: Results from a path analytic model. Public Health Nutrition, 2014, (11):2595-604.
75. Harmon, Brook E., Blake, Christine E., Thrasher, James T., and Hebert, James R. An Evaluation of Diet and Physical Activity Messaging in African-American Churches. Health Education and Behavior, 2014, 41(2):216-224.
76. Harmon, Brook E., Kim, Sei-Hill, Blake, Christine E. and Hebert, James A. Health care Information in African-American Churches. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2014, 25(1):242-256.
77. Nelson, Joni E., Moore, Justin B., Blake, Christine E., Morris, Sara F. and Kolby, Mary Bea. Characteristics of Successful Partnerships to Promote Physical Activity among Youth. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2013, 10:130110.
78. Carson, Nancy E., Blake, Christine E., Saunders, Ruth P., and O’Brien, Jane C. Influences on the Food Choice Behaviors of Adults with Severe Mental Illness. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 2013, 29(4):361-384.
79. Freedman, Darcy, Blake, Christine E., Liese, Angela A.D. Developing a Multicomponent Model of Food Access and Related Implications for Community and Policy Practice. Journal of Community Practice, 2013, 21(4):379-409. Doi: http://sx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.130110.
80. Hébert, James R., Wirth, Michael, Davis, Lisa, Davis, Briana, Harmon, Brook E., Hurley, Thomas G., Drayton, Ruby, Murphy, E. Angela, Shivappa, Nitin, Wilcox, Sara, Adams, Swann A., Brandt, Heather M., Blake, Christine E., Armstead, Cheryl A., Steck, Susan E., Blair, Steven N. C-reactive protein levels in African Americans: a diet and lifestyle randomized community trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013, 45(4):430-40.
81. Liese, Angela D., Martini, Lauren, Draper, Carrie L., Burke, Michael P., Probst, Janice E., Blake, Christine E., Freedman, Darcy A., Bell, Bethany A., and Jones, Sonya J. Recruitment Strategies and Participation in a Case Control Study on Childhood Hunger. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2013, 23(9):592. Doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.06.062.
82. Blake, Christine E., Hebert, James R., Lee, D.C., Adams, Swann A., Steck, Susan E., Sui, Xeimeieumei, Kuk, Jennifer L., Baruth, Megan and Blair, Steven.N. Adults with Greater Weight Satisfaction Report More Positive Health Behaviors and Have Better Health Status Regardless of BMI. Journal of Obesity, 2013, Article ID 291371, 13 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/291371.
83. Blake, Christine E. Freedman, Darcy, Colabianchi, N., Bell, Bethany, Liese, Angela D. The Eating Identity Type Inventory (EITI): Development and associations with diet. Appetite. 2013, 69:15-22.
84. Harmon, Brook E., Blake, Christine E., Armstead, Cheryl A., Hebert, James R. Intersection of Identities: Food, Role, and the African-American Pastor. Appetite, 2013, 67: 44-52.
85. Jones, Sonya J., Chu, Yong H., Burke, Michael P., Teixeira, Amy, Blake, Christine E., and Frongillo, Edward A. A case for targeting marketing and availability in school food policy: Adolescents’ food purchases at school and exposure to television, Internet, and videogames, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2012, 7(1):1-10.
86. Sobal, Jeffrey., Blake, Christine E., Jastran, Margaret M., Lynch, A., Bisogni, Carole A., and Devine, Carol M. Eating maps: places, times, and people in eating episodes. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2012, 51(3)247-264.
87. Tanner, A., Blake, Christine E., and Thrasher, J. Tracking Beverage Consumption Trends in the News: An evaluation of beverage information on network television. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2012, 51(1):1-21.
88. Avula, R., Gonzalez, W., Shapiro, C. J., Fram, M. S., Beets, M. W., Jones, Sonya J. J., Blake, Christine E., and Edward A. Frongillo. Positive Parenting Practices Associated With Subsequent Childhood Weight Change. Journal of Primary Prevention, 2011, 5, 271-281.
89. Fram, Maryah S., Frongillo, Edward A., Jones, Sonya J., Williams, R.C., Burke, Michal P., DeLoach, K.P., and Blake, Christine E. Children Are Aware of Food Insecurity and Take Responsibility for Managing Food Resources. Journal of Nutrition, 2011, 141(6): 1114-1120.
90. Blake, Christine E., Wethington, Elaine, Farrell, Tracy J., Bisogni, Carole A., and Devine, Carol M. Behavioral contexts, food choice coping strategies, and dietary quality of a multiethnic sample of employed parents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2011, 111(3):1-7.
91. Jilcott, Stephanie. B., Hurwitx, J., Moore, Justin B. & Blake, Christine E. Qualitative perspectives on the use of traditional and non-traditional food venues among women in eastern North Carolina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2010, 49:373 - 89.
92. Devine, Carol M., Farrell, Tracy, Blake, Christine E., Jastran, Margaret, Wethington, Elaine, and Bisogni, Carole A. Work conditions and the food choice coping strategies of low/moderate income employed parents. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009, 41(5):365-370.
93. Blake, Christine E., Devine Carol M., Wethington Elaine, Jastran, Margaret, Farrell Tracy J., Bisogni Carole A. Employed parents' satisfaction with food choice coping strategies: influence of gender and household structure. Appetite, 2009, 52(3):711-9.
94. Jastran, Margaret. Bisogni, Carole A., Sobal, Jeffery, Blake, Christine E., and Devine, Carol M. Eating routines: Embedded, value based, modifiable and reflected upon. Appetite, 2008, 52:127-136.
95. Blake, Christine E., Bisogni, Carole A. Sobal, Jeffery, Jastran, Margaret M., and Devine, Carol M. How adults construct evening meals: Scripts for food choice. Appetite, 2008, 51(3);654-662.
96. Blake, Christine E. Individual differences in the conceptualization of food across eating contexts. Food Quality and Preference, 2008, 19:62-70.
97. Blake, Christine E., Bisogni, C. A., Sobal, Jeffery, Devine, Carol M., and Jastran, Margaret M. Classifying foods in different contexts reveals the ways adults categorize foods for real-life settings. Appetite, 2007, 49:500-510.
98. Bisogni, Carole A., Falk, Laura W., Madore, Elizabeth, Blake, Christine E., Jastran, Margaret, Sobal, Jeffrey, and Devine, Carol. Dimensions of everyday eating and drinking episodes. Appetite, 2007, 48:218-231.
99. Blake, Christine E., and Bisogni, Carole. A. Personal and family food choice schemas of rural women in Upstate New York. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2003, 35(6):282-293. Submitted Manuscripts
1. Gabriela C. Armendariz, Edward A. Frongillo, Ligia I. Reyes, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Christine E. Blake. Alternative caregivers` role in food choices for young children in semi-urban and urban Mexico. Submitted to Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 2022, in review. Presentations (Candidate is presenter at meeting) Invited Presentations at Professional Meetings
1. Blake, Christine. Introducing the McCollum International Lectureship in Nutrition, Dr. Edward Frongillo. Presented at the Annual Meeting for the American Society for Nutrition, June 2021.
2. Blake, Christine. Tolerance for Ambiguity. Presented at the ASPPH sections retreat. June, 2020.
3. Blake, Christine. Understanding Drivers of Food Choice: What, How, and Why do People Eat the Way they do? Presented virtually at the first annual Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN) meeting, November 12th, 2020. https://www.meals4ncds.org/en/fern-2020-presentations/
4. Blake, Christine E. Drivers of food choice. Invited panelist at the Consumer Indicators of the Food Environment workshop. GAIN- Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. Washington, DC, January 2018.
5. Blake, Christine E. Understanding drivers of food choice in diverse and dynamic settings: Conceptual and methodological innovations. Invited presentation at Hungry Cities: The Global Revolution in Food Systems. ILSI Research Foundation Scientific Session 2017. Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. January 23, 2017.
6. Blake, Christine E., Fisher, Jennifer Orlet, Gehre, Claudia, Younginer, Nicholas*, Orloski, Alexandria, Blaine, Rachel E., Bruton, Yasmeen, Davison, Kirsten K. Perceptions and use of portion size strategies for preschool children’s snacks. Invited presentation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Workgroup on the role of nutrition and physical activity in child development. November 9th, 2015.
7. Blake, Christine E. Understanding parents’ perceptions of child snacks: definitions, contexts, purposes, and portion sizes. Invited presentation for the meeting of the Central Midlands Dietetic Association in Columbia, SC, February 4th, 2015.
8. Blake, Christine E., Jones, Sonya J., Pringle-Washington, A., and Ellison, J. Assessing eating identities of rural African American’s in the Southern US. University of South Carolina, Center for Nutrition and Health Disparities lecture series, Columbia, SC, April, 2010.
9. Blake, Christine E., Devine, Carol M., Bisogni, Carole A., Wethington, E., Jastran, Margaret M., and Farrell, T. Food choice coping strategies of employed parents. South Carolina Dietetic Association, Columbia, SC, April, 2010.
10. Davison, Kirsten K., Blake, Christine E., and Fisher, Jennifer O. Child snacking and portion sizes- What are parents doing? Forefronts in Portion Size. Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, April 2014. Contributed Presentations at Professional Meetings
1. Blake CE, Constantinides S, Turner C, Frongillo E., Brouwer, Inge, Rowland, Dominic, Pittore, Kat, Tessema Masresha, Khondker, Rudaba. “Food systems and food choice concepts and strategies for promotion of sustainable healthy diets in low- and middle-income countries” 6th Agriculture, Nutrition & Health (ANH) Academy Week Learning Lab, June 24, 2021.
2. Blake, Christine E, Reyes, Ligia, Rampalli, Krystal, Khan, Abdullah. Understanding values that drive food choice in rapidly changing food environments. Virtual presentation at the Annual Nutrition Consortium Symposium at the University of South Carolina, October, 2020.
3. Blake CE, Constantinides S, Turner C, Warren A, Ambikapathi R, Holdsworth M, Laar A, Sellen D, Frongillo E. “Understanding drivers of food choice in changing food environments of low- and middle-income countries to inform program and policy” 5th Agriculture, Nutrition & Health (ANH) Academy Week Learning Lab, June 24, 2020.
4. Blake, Christine E. Drivers of food choice behavior. Presented at the Annual Nutrition Symposium, Columbia, SC. March 2019
5. Blake, Christine E. and Frongillo, Edward A. Drivers of food choice behavior. A learning lab workshop presented at the annual Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Week. Hyderabad, India. June 2019.
6. Blake, Christine E. and Frongillo, Edward A. Drivers of food choice behavior. A learning lab workshop presented at the annual Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Week. Accra, Ghana. June 2018.
7. Blake, Christine E., Rosemond, Tiara N.*, Bernal, Jennifer, Frongillo, Edward A. The role of television during family meals: Enable or disrupter of communication. Oral presentation at the Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, LA, April, 2016.
8. Blake, Christine E., Younginer, Nicholas, Davison, Kirsten K., Orloski, Alexandra, Blaine, Rachel E., Ganter, Claudia, Fisher, Jennifer O., What makes a food a snack? Snack definitions among low-income caregivers of preschool-age children. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of The Obesity Society, Boston, MA, November, 2014.
9. Blake, Christine E., Younginer, Nicholas, Fisher, Jennifer O., Blaine, Rachel E., Orloski, Alexandra, Adler, R., Bruton, Y., and Davison, Kirsten K. Child snacking contexts and purposes and their associated nutritional quality among low-income caregivers of preschoolers. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, 2014.
10. Blake, Christine E., Younginer, Nicholas, Fisher, Jennifer O., Blaine, Rachel E., Orloski, Alexandra, Gehre, Claudia, Bruxton, Yasmeen, Davison, Kirsten K. Child snacking contexts and purposes and their associated nutritional quality. Oral presentation at the annual meeting
of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, 2014.
11. Blake, Christine E., Fisher, Jennifer O., Younginer, Nicholas, Orloski, Alexandra, Blaine, Rachel, Hamtil, Heather, Bruxton, Yasmeen, Davison, Kirsten K. Integrating card-sort and qualitative interview methods to understand parents’ child-snack schemas. University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
12. Blake, Christine E., Jones, Sonya, Martini, Lauren, and Bell, Bethany. Individual and Contextual factors associated with use of food choice coping behaviors among food insecure parents. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2013.
13. Blake, Christine E., Rosemond, Tiara N.*, Torres-McGehee, Toni M., Frongillo, Edward A., Burke, Michael P., Lenkerd, Allison*, Minton, Dawn M., Cable, LTC Sonya, and Glover, Saundra H. Drill Sergeants’ two contrasting approaches to “soldierization” and instilling healthy eating behaviors in soldiers. Annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Boston, MA, April, 2013.
14. Blake, Christine E., Rosemond, Tiara N.*, Torres-McGehee, Toni M., Frongillo, Edward A., Burke, Michael P., Lenkerd, Allison*, Minton, Dawn M., Cable, LTC Sonya, and Glover, Saundra H. Drill Sergeants’ two contrasting approaches to “soldierization” and instilling healthy eating behaviors in soldiers. Oral presentation at the Center for Nutrition and Health Disparities Research Symposium at the University of South Carolina, March 2013.
15. Blake, Christine E.; Liese, Angela D.; Freedman, Darcy A.; Barnes, Timothy L. Relationships between Personal Eating Identity and Perceptions of Healthy Food Access in the Neighborhood Food Environment. Epidemiology. 23(5S):, September 2012. doi: 10.1097/01.ede.0000416862.59755.1f
16. Blake, Christine E., Monterrosa, E., Fram, M.S., Frongillo, E.A., Macauda, M., & Whitaker, P. Understanding parenting beliefs and practices across domains and cultures. ISBNPA 2012 Pre-conference meeting on “Measuring Parenting”, Houston, Texas, May, 2012.
17. Blake, Christine E., Smith, N., Harmon, B., Beets, M. The impact of a children's culinary skills program on individual and household level dietary attitudes and behaviors. Annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin Texas, May 2012.
18. Blake, Christine E., Barnes, T.L., Nichols, M.D., Liese, Angela D. 'Eating identity and perceptions of the neighborhood food environment. Annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, San Diego, California, April 2012.
19. Blake, Christine E. Liese, Angela D., Nichols, M., Jones, Sonya J. Freedman, Darcy, Colabianchi, N. Construct validity of a short 12-item tool to assess eating identity. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Washington D.C., April, 2011.
20. Blake, Christine E., Liese, Angela D., Nichols, M., Jones, Sonya J., Freedman, Darcy, Colabianchi, N. Measuring the dimensions of eating identity: Internal consistency and test-
retest reliability of a short 12-item tool. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Washington D.C., April, 2011.
21. Blake, Christine E. Devine, Carol M., Wethington, E., Farrell, Tracy J., & Bisogni, Carole A. Parents' use of food choice coping strategies: Associations with work and family conditions and dietary quality. Oral presentation at the Center for Nutrition and Health Disparities Research Symposium at the University of South Carolina, March 2011.
22. Blake, Christine E. Liese, A. D., Nichols, M., Jones, Sonya J., Freedman, Darcy, & Colabianchi, N. Construct Validity and Reliability of a Short12-item Tool to Assess Eating Identity. Poster presentation at the Center for Nutrition and Health Disparities Research Symposium at the University of South Carolina, March 2011.
23. Blake, Christine E., Jones, Sonya J., Pringle-Washington, A., and Ellison, J. Assessing eating identities of rural African American’s in the Southern US. Oral presentation at the international Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference. Minneapolis, MN, June 2010.
24. Blake, Christine E., Devine, Carol M.A., Wethington, E., Farrell, T., and Bisogni, Carole A. Parents’ use of food choice coping strategies; Associations with work and family conditions and dietary quality. Oral presentation at the international Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference. Minneapolis, MN, June 2010.
25. Blake, Christine E., Fehlner-Peach, H., Bisogni, C., Jastran, Margaret M., Sobal, Jeffery, and Devine, Carol M. How employed adults construct scripts for workplace eating: “Recharge the battery,” “share lives,” or “just feed the hunger”. Appetite, 2009. Oral presentation at the joint meeting of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and The Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, State College, PA, May 2009.
26. Blake, Christine E, Devine, Carol M., Wethington, E., Jastran, Margaret M., Farrell, Tracy J., and Bisogni, Carole A. Employed parents' satisfaction with food choice coping strategies: influence of gender and household structure. FASEB Journal, 2009;23:73.13. Poster presented at the Experimental Biology Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 2009.
27. Blake, Christine E., Bisogni, Carole A., Jastran, Margaret M., Sobal, Jeffery, Devine, Carol M., and Winter Falk, L. How adults construct evening meals: Scripts for food choice. Poster presented at the International Society for Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity conference, Boston, MA, July, 2006.
28. Blake, Christine E., Bisogni, C. A., Jastran, Margaret M., Sobal, Jeffery, and Devine, Carol M. Use of Food Schema Categories Varies across Food Choice Context: A Card Sort Analysis. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2005;37(Suppl 1):S40 Abstract O40. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education Conference, Orlando, FL, July, 2005.
29. Blake, Christine E., Bisogni, C. A., Jastran, Margaret M. M., Devine, Carol M. M., Sobal, Jeffery Stability of Food Choice Schemas across Eating Situations. FASEB Journal. 2004;18(4-5): Abstract #110.8. Poster presented at the Experimental Biology Conference, Washington, DC, April, 2004.
30. Blake, Christine E., Jastran, Margaret M., Bisogni, Carole A., Sobal, Jeffrey, and Devine, Carol M. The Exploration of Food Choice Schemas. Appetite. 2003;41:343. Poster presented at the 11th Food Choice Conference, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2003.
31. Blake, Christine E. and Bisogni, Carole A. Personal and Family Food Choice Schemas of Rural Women in Upstate New York. FASEB Journal. 2003;17(4-5): Abstract #521.2. Presented at the Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA. April, 2003.
32. Blake, Christine E., N’Doye, Issa, and Zeitlan, Marian. Food Schema Conflict among Type-Two Diabetics in Urban West Africa. Presented at the Fifth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods. Expanding the Horizon: Dietary Assessment in a Multi-cultural world. Chiang Rai, Thailand, January, 2003. Abstracts (abstracts/presentations for which the candidate is not the presenter) In Print/In Press
1. Krystal Rampalli, Christine Blake, Edward Frongillo, Kenneth Erickson, Amos Laar, Perspectives of Urban Ghanaian Adolescents on Healthy Eating Habits, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 564, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab043_016
2. Ligia Reyes, Shiva Bhandari, Shilpa Constantinides, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Recommended Actions in Global Nutrition Initiatives That Link Food Environment and Food Choice, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 565, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab043_017
3. Gabriela Armendariz, Edward Frongillo, Ligia Reyes, Anabelle Bonveccho, Christine Blake, Role of Alternative Caregivers in Food Choices for Young Children in Semi-urban and Urban Mexico, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 959, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab051_003
4. Shilpa Constantinides, Shiva Bhandari, Emma Kenney, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Perspectives on Food Safety and Their Influence on Food Choice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 550, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab043_002
5. Maryam Alhabas, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Maryah Fram, Nadine Sahyoun, Understanding Food Insecurity Resilience of Refugee Families in the United States, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 96, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab035_004
6. Shilpa Constantinides, Christine Blake, Edward Frongillo, Anne Marie Thow, Rasmi Avula, Angela Liese, The Role of Stakeholder Framing in Nutrition Agenda-Setting to Address the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Tamil Nadu, India, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 637, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab045_019
7. Warren A, Constantinides S, Blake CE, Frongillo EA. “Stakeholder engagement strategies for policy and programmatic uptake: Lessons from the Drivers of Food Choice Competitive Grants Program.” 5th Agriculture, Nutrition & Health (ANH) Academy Week, June 30 – July 2, 2020.
8. Ogunnaike, Adebusola, Sakhuja, Mayank, Ntansah, Charity, Loud, Emily, Blake, Christine. “Can I hit your vape?” Vaping Initiation Study among College Students. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), virtual, November, 2020.
9. N Monalisa, E Frongillo, C Blake, S Steck, R DiPietro. Food-Choice Values of Elementary School Children and Strategies Used to Influence Mothers’ Food Purchasing Decisions. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Nutrition Society. Vitual. June, 2020. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020, 4, (Supplement_2), 720-720.
10. L Reyes, E Frongillo, C Blake, S Moore, W Gonzalez, A Bonvecchio. Role of Social Networks in Maternal Food Choice for Children Ages 1 to 5 Years Old in Rural Mexico. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020, 4, (Supplement_2), 897-897.
11. Tatiana Martínez-Jaikel, Edward Frongillo Jr, Christine Blake, Maryah Fram, Adriana Murillo-Castro, Viviana Esquivel-Solís. Promoting Co-Responsibility in the Household and Self-Care Through an Intervention for Food-Insecure Women with Excess Body Weight in Costa Rica. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020, 4 (Supplement_2), 236-236.
12. A Warren, S Constantinides, E Frongillo, C Blake. Stakeholder Engagement Strategies for Policy and Programmatic Uptake: Lessons from the Drivers of Food Choice Competitive Grants Program. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020, 4 (Supplement_2), 920-920.
13. DuBois K, Blake C, Rudisill C, Harrison S, Hébert J. P031 PERCEPTIONS AMONG PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS: TREATMENT AND SELF MANAGEMENT METHODS. Gastroenterology [Internet]. 2020 Feb 1;158(3):S106. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.11.249. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Austin TX, January, 2020.
14. Bujak BK, Blake C, Beattie P, Harrington S, Monroe C, Wilkie D, Earwood M. “It’s opening my eyes at literally everything that I do:” integrating the biopsychosocial model in an intensive outpatient program for U.S. military service members with persistent pain. Poster to be presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 2020, National Harbor, MD. Feb-Mar 2020.
15. Orgul Ozturk, Edward A. Frangillo, Christine E. Blake and Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy. Before the Lunch Line: Effectiveness of Behavioral Economic interventions for pre-Commitment on Elementary School Children’s Food Choices. Presented at the annual meeting of the IHEA, Basel, July 2019.
16. Bujak BK, Blake C, Beattie P, Harrington S, Monroe C. Feasibility and acceptability of ecological momentary assessment of service members’ persistent pain and psychosocial well-being during an interdisciplinary treatment program. Poster to be presented at the AMSUS Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, Dec 2019.
17. Hallum, S.H., Lambert, V.C., Stowe, E.W., Kaczynski, A.T., Blake, C. E. (2019). The impact of the built environment on connection for individuals with impaired mobility. Accepted for presentation at the Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, November 2-6, 2019, Philadelphia, PA.
18. Bujak BK, Blake C, Beattie P, Harrington S, Monroe C, Wilkie D, Earwood M. Interdisciplinary Treatment for Persistent Pain Is Associated with Improved Patient Activation and Key Outcome Measures. Poster to be presented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Denver, CO, Feb 2019.
19. Shilpa Constantinides, Christine Blake, Edward Frongillo, Rasmi Avula, Anne-Marie Thow, Double Burden of Malnutrition: The Role of Framing in Development of Political Priority in the Context of Rising Diet-related Non-communicable Diseases in Tamil Nadu, India (P22-005-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz042.P22–005–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz042.P22-005-19. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Baltimore, MD. June, 2019.
20. Hoa Nguyen, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Cheri Shapiro, Amy Frith, Association of Food and General Parenting Practices with Young Children's Dietary Behaviors and the Role of Child Difficulty in Self-regulation (OR03-05-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz048.OR03–05–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz048.OR03-05-19. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Baltimore, MD. June, 2019.
21. Ligia Reyes, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Spencer Moore, Wendy Gonzalez, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Role of Interpersonal Relationships in Mothers’ Foods Choice Decisions for Children Ages 1 < 5 Years in Rural Mexico (P10-051-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz034.P10–051–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz034.P10-051-19. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Baltimore, MD. June, 2019.
22. Tatiana Martínez-Jaikel, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Maryah Fram, Adriana Murillo-Castro, Viviana Esquivel-Solís, Intervention for Women in Costa Rica Who Have Food Insecurity and Excess Body Weight: A Cluster Randomized Trial (P04-017-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz051.P04–017–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz051.P04-017-19. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Baltimore, MD. June, 2019.
23. Nazratun Monalisa, Edward Frongillo, Christine Blake, Susan Steck, Robin DiPietro, Satisfying Children's Desire: A Primary Value Driving Parents’ Food Purchasing Decisions for Elementary-school-aged Children in South Carolina (P10-043-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz034.P10–043–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz034.P10-043-19. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Baltimore, MD. June, 2019.
24. Dubois, K., Beets, M., Blake, C., McCabe, J. Meta-Analysis of Dietary Intervention Effects on Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Las Vegas NV. February 2019.
25. Julianna M. Jayne, Christine E. Blake, Edward A. Frongillo, Angela D. Liese, Bo Cai, Alan Nelson, Lianne M. Kurina, LesLee Funderburk. Stressful Life Changes Affect Nutrition-Related Health Outcomes among US Army Soldiers. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz039.P18–070–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz039.P18-070-19. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition. Baltimore, MD. June, 2019.
26. Elizabeth Regan, Marilyn Wende, Christine Blake, Stacy Fritz. Yoga for Everyone: A qualitative study of a community yoga class for people with disability. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. Washington, DC. January, 2019.
27. Dunn CG, Wilcox S, Bernhart JA, Kaczynski AT, Turner-McGrievy GM, Blake CE. Church leaders’ views of health promotion efforts for children and youth. Accepted for a poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions; Washington DC; March 2019.
28. Dunn CG, Turner-McGrievy GM, Wilcox S, Bernhart JA, Kaczynski AT, Blake CE. An ecologically-based health intervention in churches presents opportunities to improve children’s health behaviors.. Accepted for a poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions; Washington DC; March 2019.
29. Anna Cofie, Victor Kirksey, Christine Blake, and Chamberline Ozigbu. Utilization of Health Services Amongst Insured Public Health International Students at University of South Carolina: An Exploratory Research of West African Cohort. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), San Diego, CA. November, 2018.
30. Bujak BK, Jayne JM, Blake CE, Torres-McGehee TM, Frongillo EA, Cable S, Glover SH, Emerson DM. (2018). Role of Drill Sergeants in Influencing Nutrition Behaviors of U.S. Army Basic Trainees. Poster Presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium, August 20-23, 2018, Kissimmee, FL.
31. Ligia I. Reyes, Edward A. Frongillo, Christine E. Blake, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Wendy Gonzalez, Spencer Moore. Proceso de adquisición de alimentos para niños menores de 5 años en zonas rurales, México. Poster presented at Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición (SLAN). Mexico, November 2018.
32. Iachini, A., DeHart, D., Browne, T, Dunn, B., Blake, E.W., & Blake, C. (2018, November). Promoting collaborative leadership through interprofessional education to promote positive youth development. Poster presentation at CSWE's 64th Annual Program Meeting. Orlando, FL. 2018.
33. Nguyen, Hoa T., Frongillo, Edward A., Blake, Christine, Shapiro, Cheri, Frith, A. Earlier food insecurity was negatively associated with later parenting in early childhood for girls more than boys. ASN, 2018.
34. Shibani Kulkarni1, Edward A. Frongillo1, Kenda Cunningham, Spencer Moore, Christine E. Blake. Intra-household bargaining of women and men, role of food insecurity, and its relationship with child nutritional status. ASN, 2018.
35. Reyes, L.I., Frongillo, E.A., Blake, C.E., Bonvecchio, A., Gonzalez, W., Moore, S. (2018, June). Trade-offs mothers make to acquire foods fed to children < 5 years in rural Mexico. Poster presented at Nutrition 2018, American Society for Nutrition, Boston, MA.
36. Ligia I. Reyes1, Edward A. Frongillo1, Christine E. Blake, Anabelle Bonvecchio2, Wendy Gonzalez3, Spencer Moore. Trade-offs mothers make to acquire foods fed to children < 5 years in rural Mexico. ASN, 2018.
37. John A. Bernhart, Kimberly W. Jones, Lindsay Decker, Christine Blake, Sara Wilcox, Jessica Abt. The Influences of Altruism and its Indicators on Individuals’ Physical Activity Experiences in For- cause Events: A Qualitative Inquiry. SBM, 2018.
38. Androlia, Eliza, Frongillo, Edward, Saunders, Ruth, Shapiro, Cheri, Blake, Christine. Backpack programs obscure the root causes of poverty in communities. Submitted to AMCHP, 2018.
39. Alhabas, Maryam, Frongillo, Edward, Blake, Christine E. The Effect of Workplace Breastfeeding Supporting Policy on Breastfeeding Duration in Riyadh, KSA. Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference 2018: The Dance of Nurture in a Complex World: How biology, gender, and social context shape how we nourish our children. Chapel Hill, NC, USA. March, 2018.
40. Jayne, Julianna*, Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Liese, Angela D., Cai, Bo, Nelson, Alan, Kurina, Lianne M., Funderburk, Leslee. The Shape of the Army: Body Mass Index Trajectories of Active-Duty U.S. Army Soldiers from 2011-2014. Discovery Day USC, 2018.
41. Wende, Marilyn*, Regan, Elizabeth*, Blake, Christine E. Yoga for everyone: A qualitative study of a community yoga class for people with disability. Discovery Day USC, 2018.
42. Jayne, Julianna*, Buyak, Babara*, Blake, Christine E., Torres-McGehee, Toni, Frongillo, Edward A., Cable, Sonya, Glover, Saundra H. Role of Drill Sergeants in Basic Training Soldiers’ Nutrition Behaviors. University of South Carolina Discover USC. Poster presentation award winner. Columbia, SC, April, 2017.
43. Mandelbaum, J., Alhabas, M., & Mesa, A. (2018, April). Barriers to exclusive breastfeeding and motivations for early introduction of formula among Latina mothers in Columbia, SC. Poster presentation at the 8th Annual Center for Research on Nutrition and Health Disparities Symposium, Columbia, SC.
44. Mandelbaum, J., Alhabas, M., & Mesa, A. (2018, February). Barriers to exclusive breastfeeding and motivations for early introduction of formula among Latina mothers in Columbia, SC. Poster presentation at the South Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
45. Kirsten Davison, Christine Blake, Alexandria Kachurak, Rachel Blaine, Nicholas Younginer, Julie Lumeng, Alison Miller, Sheryl Hughes, Thomas Power, Amber Vaughn, & Jennifer Fisher. Development and Validation of the Parenting around Child Snacking (PACS) scale. Oral presentation at the Interantional Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity annual meeting 2017. Victoria BC, Canada, June, 2017.
46. Nicholas Younginer,* PhD, Christine E. Blake, PhD, RD, Sonya Jones, Ph.D., Sei-hill Kim, PhD and Ann Kingsolver, PhD. Roots of Perspective in the American Context: News Media Discourse and Stakeholder Perspectives About the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association annual meeting and expo 2017, Atlanta, November 2017.
47. Joni D. Nelson, PhD, Amy Brock Martin, DrPH, S. Melinda Spencer, PhD, MA, Justin Moore, PhD, MS and Christine E. Blake, PhD, RD,. Elevating oral health interprofessional practice among pediatricians through a statewide quality improvement learning collaborative. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association annual meeting and expo 2017, Atlanta, November 2017.
48. Reyes, L.I., Frongillo, E.A., Blake, C.E., Moore, S., Gonzalez, W., Bonvecchio, A. (2017, April). The local food system that mothers of children aged 1 to 5 years access in rural Mexico. Poster presented at Experimental Biology 2017, American Society for Nutrition Late-Breaking Poster Session, Chicago, IL.
49. Chiwoneso B. Tinago, PhD, MPH1, Lucy Annang Ingram, PhD, MPH2, Edward A. Frongillo, PhD2, Christine E. Blake, PhD, RD2, Barbara Engelsmann, MD, MRCGP, MPH3, David Simmons, PhD. Conceptualizations of Nutrition and Food Choice Behaviors among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Harare, Zimbabwe. Oral presented at Experimental Biology 2017, American Society for Nutrition Late-Breaking Poster Session, Chicago, IL.
50. Dunn, Caroline*, Boutte, Alicia*, Turner-McGrievy, Brie, and Blake, Christine E. Successful Losers: A Qualitative Evaluation of Experiences Using eHealth for Weight Loss. Submitted for presentation at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
51. Rosemond, Tiara,* Blake, Christine E., Bernal, Jennifer, Burke, Michael P., and Frongillo, Edward A. Strong Interpersonal Relationships Buffer the Impact of Chaos on Quality of Family Meal Interactions in Food-insecure Households. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
52. Rosemond, Tiara,* Blake, Christine E., Bernal, Jennifer, Burke, Michael P., and Frongillo, Edward A. Strong Interpersonal Relationships Buffer the Impact of Chaos on Quality of Family Meal Interactions in Food-insecure Households. Poster presentation for the student competition at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
53. Jessica Escobar Alegria, Edward A. Frongillo, Christine E. Blake, Lee D. Walker, Gerald McDermott. Implications of Terminal Logic Behavior and the Logic of Strategic Defection during Presidential Transitions for Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
54. Eliza Fishbein Androlia, Edward A. Frongillo, Christine E. Blake, Cheri Shapiro, Ruth P. Saunders. Why are communities so committed to providing non-governmental food-assistance programs? Submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
55. Chiwoneso B. Tinago, Lucy Annang Ingram, Christine E. Blake, Edward A. Frongillo. Individual and Structural Environmental Influences on Utilization of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation among Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
56. Choi, Seul Ki, Frongillo, Edward A, Blake, Christine E., and Thrasher, James F. Comparison of food availability in school stores in Seoul, South Korea before and after implementation of two national food- and nutrient-based policies. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
57. Nazratun N. Monalisa*, Tiara N. Rosemond*, James F. Thrasher, Jiyeon Kim, Christine E. Blake. Attention to FOPfront-of-pack labels is associated with parents’ healthy food and beverage choices for their children. Submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2016.
58. Fisher, Jennifer, O. Blake, Christine, Blaine, Rachel, Younginer, Nicholas*, Gehre, Claudia, Orloski, Alexandra, Bruton, Yasmeen, Davison, Kirsten, K., Parenting around Child Snacking Questionnaire: a multi-stage iterative approach to theory-based, empirically informed scale development. Oral presentation at the 14th International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 3-6, 2015.
59. Fisher, Jennifer O., Blake, Christine E., Blaine, Rachel E., Younginer, Nicholas*, Gehre, Claudia, Orleski, Alexandra., Bruton, Yasmeen, Davison, Kirsten K. Anything to make her smile: A conceptual framework for parenting practices around child snacking among low-income caregivers of preschoolers. Oral presentation at the 14th International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 3-6, 2015.
60. Child, S., Miner, H., Blake, C.E., & Kaczynski, A.T. Minority residents in low-income historically disadvantaged communities perceive community gardens as a positive approach
to address multiple barriers to healthy eating. Oral presentation at the 14th International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 3-6, 2015.
61. Xiaoguang Ma, Angela Liese, Sonya Jones, Darcy Freedman, Bethany Bell, Christine Blake, Carrie Draper, James Hibbert. Perceived and Geographic Food Access and Food Security Status among Households with Children. Oral presentation at the 14th International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 3-6, 2015.
62. Brook Harmon, Christine Blake, Paige Pirkey, Hongmei Zhang. An Examination of Eating and Physical Activity Identities. Oral presentation at the 14th International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 3-6, 2015.
63. Blake, Betsy, Browne, Teri, Dunn, Brie, Iachini, Aidyn, Blake, Christine. Evaluating the Impact of an Interprofessional Childhood Obesity Course on Students’ Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing. Poster presentation at the Interprofessional Education conference, Collaborating Across Borders, 2015.
64. Bruton, Yasmeen P., Blake, Christine E., Davison, Kirsten K., Orloski, Alexandra., Blaine, Rachel E., Younginer, Nicholas*., Jones, N., Fisher, Jennifer O. Grandma Knows Best: Maternal perceptions of grandparents’ influence on child snacking and parental feeding authority. Presented at The Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society, Los Angeles CA, November, 2015.
65. Paige Pirkey, Brook E. Harmon, Emma Draluck, Christine E. Blake, James R. Hebert. Pastoral Influence on Health Initiatives within the African American Church and Community. Poster presented at the American Association for Cancer Research, Atlanta, GA, November, 2015.
66. Jessica Escobar Alegria, Edward A Frongillo, Christine E Blake, Lee D Walker, Gerald A McDermott. Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Security Policy during Presidential Transitions Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, March 28-April 1, 2015.
67. Choi Seul-Ki, Frongillo Edward A, Blake Christine E, Thrashser James F, Tompkins ME. Why do school stores in South Korea still sell restricted foods four years after the school store policy? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology, Boston, MA, March 28-April 1, 2015.
68. Rosemond, Tiara,* Blake, Christine E., and Jones, Sonya J. Coping with chaos: Food choice coping strategies mediate relationships between household chaos and hunger. The Obesity Society. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of The Obesity Society, Boston, MA, November, 2014.
69. Alexandria Orloski, Christine E. Blake, Kirsten K. Davison, Nicholas Younginer*, Claudia Gehre, Rachel E. Blaine, Colleen Tewksbury, Yasmeen Bruton, Jennifer Orlet Fisher. Associations of caregiver demographics with the types and quality of snacks offered to low-income Preschoolers. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of The Obesity Society, Boston, MA, November, 2014.
70. Parsons, Alison*, Blake, Christine E., and Buff, Scotty. Comprehensive changes in school environment, health education, and teacher modeling led to healthier obesity-related diet and physical activity behaviors in preschool children. Poster presentation at the American Association of Health Behavior, Charleston, SC, 2014.
71. Dumbiri Onyeajam, Eunika Simons, Jumee Wang, and Christine Blake, Graduate students experiences at one US Southeastern university student health care center. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2014.
72. Younginer, Nicholas*. Blake, Christine E., Davison, Kirsten K., Orleski, Alexandra., Blaine, Rachel E., Gehre, Claudia, Adler, Rachel, and Fisher, Jennifer O. Is a Burger a Snack? Conceptualization and Nutritional Value of Foods Identified as Snacks among Low-income Caregivers of Preschool-age Children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, May, 2014.
73. Blaine, Rachel E., Fisher, Jennifer O., Blake, Christine E., Younginer, Nicholas, Orloski, Alexandra., Gehre, Claudia, Bruton, Yasmeen., and Davison, Kirsten K. Conditioned to eat while watching TV? Low-income caregivers’ perspectives on the role of television and snacking behaviors among preschoolers. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, May, 2014.
74. Davison, Kirsten K., Blake, Christine E., Blaine, Rachel, Younginer, Nicholas, Orloski, Aalexandra, Gehre, Claudia, Bruton, Yasmeen, and Fisher, Jennifer O. Anything to make her smile: A conceptual framework for parenting practices around child snacking among low-income caregivers of preschoolers. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, May, 2014.
75. Younginer, Nicholas*, Blake, Christine E., Jones, Sonya, Draper, Carrie Resilience and Hope: Context Shaping Meaning in Experiences of Household Food Insecurity. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, May, 2014.
76. Lenkerd, Allison, Blake, Christine E., Buff, Scotty M. Comprehensive changes in school environment, health education, and teacher modeling led to healthier obesity-related diet and physical activity behaviors in preschool children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. San Diego, CA, May, 2014.
77. Davison, Kirsten K., Blake, Christine E., and Fisher, Jennifer O. Child snacking and portion sizes- What are parents doing? Forefronts in Portion Size. Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, April 2014.
78. Heidari, Leila* and Blake, Christine E. A sustainable after-school gardening program that emphasizes nutrition and environmental education. University of South Carolina Discovery Day Undergraduate Research symposium. Oral presentation award winner. Columbia, SC, April, 2014.
79. Panvalkar, Nina* and Blake, Christine E. Oral Hygiene knowledge and practices of adults in rural India. University of South Carolina Discovery Day Undergraduate Research symposium. Poster presentation award winner. Columbia, SC, April, 2014.
80. Rosemond, Tiara N.*. Blake, Christine E., Thrasher, James F., Kim, Jiyeon, and Heboyan, Vahe. Eye-tracking technology depicts variations in parents’ attention to different front-of-package nutrition labels. University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
81. Lenkerd, Allison A.*, Blake, Christine E., Buff, Scotty M. Comprehensive changes in school environment, health education, and teacher modeling led to healthier obesity-related diet and physical activity behaviors in preschool children. University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
82. Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, Frongillo, Edward A., Blake, Christine E., Walker, Lee D., and McDermott, Gerald A. Perspectives of country actors on sustainability of food-nutrition security policies across presidential transitions. University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
83. Jones, Sonya J, Draper, Carrie L., Bell, Bethany, Burke, Michael P., Martini, Lauren, Younginer, Nicholas*, Blake, Christine E., Probst, Janice C., Freedman, Darcy A., Liese, Angela D. University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
84. Draper, Carrie, Jones, Sonya J., Bell, Bethany, Burke, Michael P., Martini, Lauren, Younginer, Nicholas*, Blake, Christine E., Probst, Janice C., Freedman, Darcy A., Liese, Angela D --- University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
85. Heidari, Leila*, Blake, Christine E., Perkins, Autumn. A sustainable after-school gardening program that emphasizes nutrition and environmental education. University of South Carolina Nutrition Center Symposium. Columbia, SC, March, 2014.
86. Lenkerd, Allison, Blake, Christine E., and Buff, Scotty M. Evaluation of a school-based behavior modification, nutrition and physical education, obesity prevention program. Poster presentation at annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, March 2014.
87. Wirth, Michael, Blake, Christine E., Hebert, James R., Lee, D.C., Adams, Swann A., Steck, Susan E., Sui, Xeimei., Kuk, Jennifer L., Baruth, M, and Blair, Steven N. Weight dissatisfaction is associated with increased type II diabetes risk among a population of adults from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS), 2013.
88. Liese, Angela D., Martini, Lauren, Draper, Carrie, Burke, Michael, Younginer, Nicholas, Probst, Jan, Blake, Christine E., Freedman, Darcy, Bell, Bethany, & Jones, Sonya J. Recruitment strategies and participation in a case control study on childhood hunger. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Epidemiology, Louisville, KY, September, 2013.
89. Jones, Sonya J., Burke, Michael, Draper, Carrie, Freedman, Darcy, Blake, Christine E.., Liese, A., Bell, Bethany,& Martini, Lauren Urban very low food-secure families experience similar demands, but have fewer assets to adapt compared to other food –insecure families.
Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2013.
90. Besenyi, Gina M., Lenkerd, Allison A.,* Kaczynski, Andrew T., Wilhelm Stanis, Sonja A., and Blake, Christine E. Land uses, incivilities, and unhealthy retail outlets around parks: Differences by neighborhood income and race/ethnicity. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2013.
91. Rosemond, Tiara*, Blake, Christine E., Buff, Scotty M., Blake, Elizabeth W., Dunn, Brie, Browne, Teri. An Interprofessional Education program that includes clinical and community oriented health professions fosters increased sensitivity to of the complexities of childhood obesity. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2013.
92. Nelson, Joni D., Blake, Christine E., Moore, Justin B., Kolby, Mary Bea, and Morris, Sara. Characteristics of successful partnerships to promote physical activity among youth. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2013.
93. Dunn BL, Blake EW, Rosemond TN*, Blake CE, Buff S, Browne T. An interprofessional program that includes clinical and community-oriented health professions to address childhood obesity. 114th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Chicago, IL. July 2013.
94. Blake, Elizabeth W., Dunn, Brie L., Rosemond, Tiara N.*., Blake, Christine E., Buff, Scotty M., & Browne, Teri. An interprofessional program that includes clinical and community-oriented health professions to address childhood obesity. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, June 2013.
95. Probst, Jan, Jones, Sonya J., Liese, Angela D., Bell, Bethany, Blake, Christine E., Freedman, Darcy, Burke, Michael, & Martini, Lauren Advantage, rural? Differences between rural and urban food insecure families. Oral presenation at the annual meeting of the National Rural Health Association, Louisville, KY, May, 2013.
96. Burke, Michael P., Jones, Sonya J., Blake, Christine E., Fram, Maryah S., and Frongillo, Edward A. Very low food security among children is associated with daily energy intake and diet quality. Annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Boston, MA, April, 2013.
97. Torres-McGehee, Toni M., Blake, Christine E., Minton, Dawn M., Frongillo, Edward A., Burke, Michael P., Lenkerd, Allison*, Cable, LTC Sonya, Searson, Jeremy R., and Glover, Saundra H. Perceptions of Body Image and Prevalence of Disordered Eating among Drill Sergeant Candidates in the United States Army. Submitted to the Annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2013.
98. Minton, Dawn M., Torres-McGehee, Toni M., Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Burke, Michael P., Lenkerd, Allison*, Cable, LTC Sonya, Searson, Jeremy R., and Glover, Saundra H. Sport Nutrition Knowledge among U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Candidates and Sources Utilized to Obtain Nutrition Information. Submitted to the Annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2013.
99. Younginer, Nicholas*, Blake, Christine E., Jones, Sonya J., and Draper, Carrie Resilience and Hope: Identifying Trajectories and Contexts of Household Food Insecurity in South Carolina. Poster presentation at the annual symposium of the University of South Carolina Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, Columbia, SC, March 2013.
100. Jones, Sonya J., Burke, Michael P., Draper, Carrie, Liese, Angela, Bell, Bethany, Blake, Christine E., Martini, Lauren. Food insecure families need more assets to avoid child hunger. Oral presentation at the Center for Nutrition and Health Disparities Research Symposium at the University of South Carolina, March 2013.
101. Burke, Michael P., Jones, Sonya J., Frongillo, Edward A., Blake, Christine E., Fram, Maryah S., and Freedman, Darcy A. Lifetime racial discrimination and risk of household very low food security. Poster presentation at the annual symposium of the University of South Carolina Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, Columbia, SC, March 2013.
102. Draper, Carrie, Jones, Sonya J., Freedman, Darcy, Blake, C., & Childers, C. Using framing theory to understand the causes and potential solutions to end child hunger. Poster presentation at the annual symposium of the University of South Carolina Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, Columbia, SC, March 2013.
103. Harmon, Brook E.*, Kim, Sei-Hill, Blake, Christine E. and Hebert, James A. Health care Information in African-American Churches. Annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, 2013.
104. Freedman, Darcy A.; Blake, Christine E.; Liese, Angela D. Developing a Theoretical Framework for Food Access Research and Policy. Epidemiology. 23(5S):, September 2012. doi: 10.1097/01.ede.0000416860.52132.f5
105. Liese, Angela D.; Blake, Christine E.; Bell, Bethany A.; Barnes, Timothy L.; Freedman, Darcy A.. Spatial and Perceived Food Access, Food Shopping Behaviors, and Psychosocial Correlates of Fruit and Vegetable Intake. Epidemiology. 23(5S):, September 2012. doi: 10.1097/01.ede.0000416863.97873.0f
106. *Harmon, Brook E., Blake, Christine E., Armstead Cheryl, Hebert, James R. Annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin Texas, May 2012.
107. *Lenkerd, A., Blake, Christine E., & Buff, Scotty M.Qualitative Comparative analysis of Children's Experiences of a Comprehensive Childhood Obesity Program. Annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin Texas, May 2012.
108. *Rosemond, T., Blake, Christine E., & Buff, Scotty M.Evaluation of a school based behavior modification, nutrition and physical education, obesity prevention program. Annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin Texas, May 2012.
109. Jensen, M.L., Frongillo, E.A., Leroy, J. Blake, Christine E. Understanding how participating in a food-aid program in rural Guatemala alters household dietary choices. Annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, San Diego, California, April 2012.
110. Harmon, Brook E.*, Blake, Christine E., Hebert, James R., Wilcox, Sarah., Thrasher, James. Strategy for the assessment of media and physical environment using a faith-based example. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 111(9), A-82. Poster presented at ADA annual meeting, San Diego, CA, September, 2011.
111. *Lenkerd, Allison., Blake, Christine E, Thrasher, James, and Rousu, Matthew. Feasibility of using an experimental auction methodology to assess the impact of front-of-package rating systems on parental demand for children’s beverages. FASEB, 2011. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, Washington D.C., April, 2011.
112. Freedman, DarcyA., Blake, Christine E., & Liese, Angela. Engaging communities in the creation of healthy contexts. Invited colloquium at North Carolina State University, Department of Psychology, Raleigh, NC, November, 2011.
113. *Ali, Sarah., & Blake, Christine E. Motivation and health behaviors associated with adoption of more Plant Based Diets (PBD) among college aged students. Student award winner for oral presentation at the University of South Carolina Discovery Day, April 2011.
114. *Reimer, Bernadette., & Blake, Christine E. Impact of Point of Selection Signage for “5 A-Day and 50k” Tailored to Eating Identity. Student award winner for poster presentation at the University of South Carolina Discovery Day, April 2011.
115. *Smith, Nicole., & Blake, Christine E. Promoting Positive Dietary Behaviors of Youth through Hands-On Cooking. Poster presentation at the University of South Carolina Discovery Day, April 2011.
116. Devine, Carol M., Blake, Christine E., Wethington, Elaine, and Farrell, Tracy J. Work-Family Structure and the Dietary Quality of Employed Parents, Presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, MA, November, 2010.
117. *Ali, Sarah. & Blake, Christine E. Understanding the impact of parental beliefs on preschool aged children’s lunchtime options. Poster presentation at the University of South Carolina Discovery Day, April 2010.
118. *Vijayagopalan, Sanghetta, Blake, Christine E., Armstead, Cheryl. & Noble, Jerlene. Understanding the Experiences of Diet and Physical Activity in Adolescents. Poster presentation at the University of South Carolina Discovery Day, April 2010.
119. Devine, Carol M., Farrell, Tracy J., Blake, Christine E., Wethington, Elaine, Jastran, Margaret M., and Bisogni, C.A The Food Choice Coping Strategies of Employed Parents: Associations with structural work conditions. Oral presentation at the meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2009.
120. Devine, Carol M., Blake, Christine E., Wethington, Elaine, Jabs, Jennifer, Jastran, Margaret M., and Farrell, Tracy J. Seeking balance and stability: gender, work-family integration, and food choice coping strategies of employed mothers and fathers. Posted presented at the international Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference, Oslo, Norway, June, 2007.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. Bisogni, Carole A., Jastran, Margaret M., and Blake, Christine E. The construction of eating episodes, food scripts, and food routines. In, The Handbook of Behavior, Diet, and Nutrition. London, UK: Springer; 2010.
2. Blake, Christine E. How adults construct food choice: Categories, contexts, and scripts. Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University; Ithaca, NY: 2006. Dissertation.
3. Blake, Christine E.. and Gier, Emily W. Swallowing disorders and nutritional status: The registered dietitians’ perspective. Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Dysphagia. 2003;12(2):22-27.
4. Blake, Christine E. Emergence of Food Schema as an Influence on Food Choice: A Qualitative Investigation of Rural Women’s Food Choice. Cornell University; Ithaca, NY: 2000. Thesis.
INVITED SEMINARS AND WEBINARS 1. Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward, Constantinides, Shilpa, Reyes, Ligia, Rampali,
Krystal, Bhandari, Shiva, Khan, Abdullah, Kenney, Emma. Key Learnings from the Drivers of Food Choice Program. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Webinar Series. January 14th, 2021.
2. Constantinides, Shilpa V., Warren, Andrea M., Bhandari, Shiva, Kenney, Emma, Frongillo, Edward A., Blake, Christine E. The influence of perspectives on food safety on food choice: a synthesis of evidence from DFC projects. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Webinar Series. February 8th, 2021.
3. Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Constantinides, Shilpa, Reyes, Ligia, Rampali, Krystal, Bhandari, Shiva, Khan, Abdullah, Kenney, Emma, Samin, Sharraf, Singapogu, Deepika. Changing Values and Food Choice in LMIC: Key Learnings from the DFC program. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Webinar Series. March 11th, 2021.
4. Reyes, Ligia, Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Constantinides, Shilpa, Bhandari, Shiva, Rampali, Krystal, Khan, Abdullah, Kenney, Emma, Samin, Sharraf, Singapogu, Deepika. Changing Livelihoods: Key learnings from the Drivers of Food Choice Program (UofSC). Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Webinar Series. April 13th, 2021.
5. Blake, Christine E. Construction of children’s snacks and meals in food insecure households: Purpose, context, and chaos. Invited speaker for the Janet Clay White Lecturer in Community Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 2017.
6. Blake, Christine E. Low Income parents’ use of child snack portion size strategies. Early Care and Education Working Group, Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development Seattle Children's, University of Washington, Webinar, 2015.
7. Blake, Christine E. Parents perceptions of child snacks. Presented to the Central Midlands Dietetic Association meeting, Columbia, SC, 2015.
8. Blake, Christine E. Helping Adults Establish Healthy Food Attitudes and Behaviors in Young Children. Invited webinar speaker for the South Carolina Program for Infant and Toddler Care (SCPITC) Distance Training seminar. Columbia, SC, May, 2014.
9. Blake, Christine E., Turner-McGrievy, Brie, and Jones, Sonya. Prioritizing Healthy Eating When You’re a Woman on the Move. Invited speakers for the University of South Carolina Women’s Leadership Institute. April, 2014.
10. Blake, Christine E. Helping Adults Establish Healthy Food Attitudes and Behaviors in Young Children. Invited speaker for the South Carolina Program for Infant and Toddler Care (SCPITC) Advanced Training seminar. Charleston, SC, March, 2014.
11. Blake, Christine E. Using Mixed Methods for Evaluation: An overview of personal experience. Evaluate THIS: A Student-Sponsored Conference Exploring Public Health Evaluation, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior. May, 2012.
12. Freedman, Darcy A., Blake, Christine E., & Liese, Angela. Engaging communities in the creation of healthy contexts. Invited colloquium at North Carolina State University, Department of Psychology, Raleigh, NC, November, 2011.
13. Blake, Christine E. Eating Identity: Moving from conceptualization to measurement. Brownbag series, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina. February, 2011.
14. Blake, Christine E. & Baum, Angie. Feeding Picky Toddlers. University of South Carolina, Healthy Carolina Lunch n Learn series, Columbia, SC, September, 2010.
15. Blake, Christine E., Jones, Sonya J., Pringle-Washington, A., and Ellison, J. Assessing eating identities of rural African American’s in the Southern US. University of South Carolina, Center for Nutrition and Health Disparities lecture series, Columbia, SC, April, 2010.
16. Blake, Christine E. Constructing food choice: Categories, contexts, and scripts. (Invited seminar: University of South Carolina, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior. November, 2007).
17. Blake, Christine E. Food meanings among adult diabetics and scripts for the evening meal: Explorations of food choice in resource limited, food-rich settings. (Invited Speaker: Ithaca College, March, 2007).
18. Blake, Christine E. and Devine, Carol M. ‘You gotta come home and help or your not gonna eat’ Working mothers’ and fathers’ food choice coping strategies. (Invited seminar: Cornell University Community Nutrition Seminar, November, 2006).
19. Blake, Christine E. and Falk, Laura W. Dietary recalls using the University of Minnesota Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR). (Invited Seminar: Cornell University Field of Nutrition Seminar, February, 2006).
GUEST LECTURES Blake, Christine E. Eating Identity: Moving from conceptualization to measurement. . (Invited
Speaker: University of South Carolina, HPEB 810- Applied Measurement in Health Education Research November, 2012-2020).
Blake, Christine E. Nutrition During Pregnancy: An overview. . (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, EPID 765-Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology, April, 2012 and April 2014, 2017).
Blake, Christine E. Using card sorts to asses snacking schemas. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, ANTH 212- Food and Culture, October 2014, 2015).
Blake, Christine E. Using The Theory of Planned Behavior in the development of a school-based obesity prevention program. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, HPEB 701 -- Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion, Fall 2013).
Blake, Christine E. Nutrition for prevention of childhood obesity. . (Invited Speaker: Medical University of South Carolina, IP 707 – Addressing Childhood Obesity through Community Approaches. January, 2013).
Blake, Christine E. Childhood Obesity and Nutrition. (Invited Speaker: Medical University of South Carolina, IP 707 – Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Community Approaches. October, 2012; October 2013).
Blake, Christine E. Eating Identity and Relationships with Dietary Intake. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, EPID 763 – Nutritional Epidemiology. November, 2013)
Blake, Christine E. Childhood Obesity. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, HPEB 621 – Maternal and Child Health, April, 2010).
Blake, Christine E. Schema Theory: Applications in the health sciences. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, HPEB 701 -- Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion, September, 2008).
Blake, Christine E. Cognitive Representations of Food Choice: Contexts, Categories, Scripts, and Conflict. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, HPEB 550 Behavioral Concepts and Processes for the Health Professional, September, 2008).
Blake, Christine E. The fetal origins hypothesis: Maternal Nutrition, Programming, and Adult Chronic Disease. (Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina, HPEB 752 -- Nutrition and Public Health, November 2008, 2009).
STUDENTS
Doctoral Students
In Progress Doctoral Students Name Year Title or Topic As Chair Kelli Dubois 2016-present Inflammatory diets and emotion in chronic disease Shiny Singapogu 2020-present Food choice and plant-based diet interventions Sharraf Samin 2020-present Food choice, maternal and child health, and food safety As member Shiva Bhandari 2018-present Sustainability of a gardening intervention in decision making and dietary
intake Maryam Alhabas 2017-present Food insecurity and resilience in refugee populations in the US
Completed Doctoral Students Name Year Title or Topic As Chair Krystal Rampali 2021 Adolescent food choice in Africa Shilpa Constantinides
2020 Determinants of nutrition agenda setting in the context of the double burden of malnutrition in Tamil Nadu, India
Basia Buyak 2019 Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary program to treat Chronic Pain in soldiers Julianna Jayne 2018 Body mass index trajectories and the relationship between stressful life
changes and nutrition-related health outcomes among United States Army Soldiers
Anthony Walker 2018 A qualitative exploration of experiences and motivations for diabetes self-management in African American men between the ages of 40-85 with type 2 diabetes
Tiara Rosemond 2016 Food insecurity, household chaos, meal planning and child dietary quality Nicolas Younginer 2016 The roots of perspective in the American context: News media discourse
and stakeholder perspectives about the supplemental nutrition assistance program
Allison Parsons 2015 Addressing Disparity: One Unique School’s Efforts to Provide Holistic Education in a low-income, Black Community
Brook Harmon 2012 The Pastor and the Church: Role of Leadership and Environment in Diet and Physical Activity Promotion
Nancy Carson 2011 Factors that influence food choice among the chronically mentally ill As member Kate Hoy 2021 School lunch dietary interventions Ligia Reyes 2020 Social networks, the local food environment, and maternal food choice for
children ages 1 to 5 years old in rural Mexico Elyse Iruhiriye 2020 Understanding the role of political commitment and coherence across
sectors and across national and sub-national levels in enabling improvements in nutrition in Rwanda
Monalisa Nazratun 2020 Influences of parents food shopping for children’s consumption in South Carolina
Mia Hoa 2019 Parenting and Child Self-Regulation as Mechanisms for the Relationship of Household Food Insecurity with Child Dietary Behavior
Tatiana Martinez 2018 Womens empowerment and obesity Anthony Crimarco 2020 The Plant-Based and Soul-Full Study (PASS): Examining How Owners of
Local Vegan Soul Food Restaurants Promote the Consumption of Vegan Foods in the African American Community
Evelyn SU-Jara Pazmino
2018 International Athletes Acculturation
Caroline Dunn 2018 Examining faith-based communities as leverage points for the prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity
Tatiana Martinez 2018 Intervention for women in Costa Rica who are discouraged and have food insecurity and excess body weight
Shibani Kulkarni 2018 Understanding the mechanisms linking gendered intra-household bargaining power and child nutrition in rural Nepal
Caroline Dunn 2018 Examining faith-based communities as leverage points for the prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity
Andrea Warren 2016 Multilevel and multisectorial processes of implementing nutrition -sensitive ideology and programming in Ethiopia’s development landscape
Eliza Androlia 2016 A qualitative study of how communities think about and act upon hunger in the presence of a food banking system
Seul Ki Choi 2016 Nutrition policy and school food environment in South Korea Jessica Escobar 2016 Food security policy in Guatemala Chiwo Tinago 2016 Perceptions of preconception nutrition in Zimbabwe Katherine Dewitt 2016 Counselor self-disclosure and social media ethics Joni Nelson 2011-2015 By Word of Mouth: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding the
Integration of Preventive Dental Health in Primary Care Settings Michael Burke 2008-2014 The role of food insecurity and food assistance in childhood obesity risk Jean-Marie Place 2010-2013 Perceptions of postpartum depression among mothers, partners &
healthcare providers Laura Rooney 2009-2012 Stress, coping, and student outcomes
Masters Students
Completed MSPH* Students
*program no longer offered at UofSC
In Progress MPH* Students Name Year Title or Topic As Academic Advisor As Practicum Advisor
*program restructured at UofSC in 2019 with all new HPEB MPH students advised by the Graduate Director
Completed MPH Students Name Year Title or Topic As Academic Advisor Alexandra Scott 2020 Global Health Emily Loud 2020 General Health Promotion Jennifer Williams 2019 Nutrition Daniel Andre 2019 Program evaluation Shelly Mamo 2018 Nutrition and health Virginia Simmons 2018 Global health Alyssa Smith 2015 MPH – Faith, activity, and nutrition: Evidence-based materials for
dissemination and implementation John Clarkson 2011 MPH – Emergency preparedness
Name Year Title or Topic As member Maryam Alhabas 2016 Breastfeeding practices among work Saudi woman and the influence
of workplace policies Amarachi Anakaraonye 2016 [Thesis chair Emily Mann] Jordan Brittingham 2014 Examining the influence of healthy eating identity on shopping
behavior Melissa Jenson 2012 Understanding how participating in a food-aid program in rural
Guatemala alters household dietary choices
Meifang Chen 2012 MPH – Needs Assessment for a school-based obesity prevention program
Lauren Angelo 2012 MPH- SC Campaign to prevent teen pregnancy Elizabeth Benfield 2012 MPH- Evaluated Healthy Kids As Practicum Advisor Jennifer Williams 2019 Nutrition Samira Khan 2017 Dissemination of health reports to intervention churches Jennifer Meunier 2017 SC Regional WIC Rahchele Copeland 2016 DWi Prevention Caitlin Guess 2016 Hope Health Lynn Boyd 2015 Farm to school program Brandi Thompson 2013 Healthy Columbia Elana Navon 2012 Junior Doctors of Health: Teacher Exercise and Nutrition Class
Evaluation Meifang Chen 2012 Implementation Assessment in Columbia South Carolina for the Junior
Doctors of Health Program Shaena Rouse 2011 Developing a non-profit organization for lactation support that will
service soldier mothers at Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base Shari Douglas 2011 South Carolina Department of Education; Office of Health and Nutrition Ante Cheng 2011 Palmetto health Kristine Nelson 2011 Eau Claire health cooperative Khalish Gabriel 2010 South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
(SCDHEC), Maternal and Child Health Bureau Tiara Rosemond 2010 Junior Doctors in Health Comprehensive Obesity Prevention program
evaluation Rena Hasagawa 2010 Safe Kids
Undergraduate Students Research Mentorship
In Progress Name Year Title or Topic
Completed Name Year Title or Topic Mason Richardson 2020 Honors thesis: Lowering sodium in favorite southern recipes for better
control of hypertension Mary-Kate Metts 2020 Honor’s thesis: Why your Trendy Diet may be Failing You: Fad Diets
Versus Healthy Lifestyle Choices Yash Verma 2020 Honors thesis: Food choice: history of dieting and the effects it has on us
biologically, psychologically, and socially Alexa Black 2015-2016 Honors thesis: GMO labeling in the US and Netherlands Nina Panvalkar 2013-2014 Honors thesis: Oral health knowledge and practices of adults in rural India Leila Heidari 2013-2014 Honors thesis: Promoting nutrition through a school gardening program Leila Heidari 2013-2014 MGS: Promoting nutrition through a school gardening program Candice Ellison 2012 Promoting Mediterranean Diets in the Columbia South Carolina (submitted
but not funded) Sarah Ali 2010-2011 MGS: Health benefits of vegan diets
Honors thesis: Development and evaluation of acceptability of a cookbook featuring locally procured, plant-based foods
Nicole Smith 2010-2011 MGS: Promoting positive dietary behaviors of youth through hands-on cooking Honors thesis: Assessing the impact of a culinary camp on predictors of dietary intake in children
Bernadette Reimer 2011 SURF: Use of identity tailored point of purchase information to influence fruit and vegetable demand
Sangeeta Vijayagoplan
2010 MGS: Understanding the experiences of obesity in adolescence
Jessica Steele 2009 Independent study: Nutrition and prenatal health among Latinas in West Columbia, SC
Sarah Ali 2009 Independent study: What’s in your child’s lunch: A closer look at the nutritional status of preschool aged children
Dietetic Interns via DHEC and Winthrop University (research placement preceptor)
Completed Name Year Title or Topic Katherine Cheung 2014 Revision of nutrition for pregnancy lecture materials Catherine Neely 2014 Food cut and meal changes in response to food insecurity data analysis Denise Robinson 2013 Parent responses to FOP labels data entry Makala Smith 2013 Literature review on parent feeding practices Caitlin Murphy 2012 Preparing nutrition behavior survey data for entry in SPSS Leda Medina 2012 Literature review for parents decision making when selecting beverages for
children Brittany Beaton
2012 Selecting appropriate manipulative models for nutrition knowledge and preference assessment in preschool children
Natalie Rindt 2011 Using Nvivo qualitative software to organize and analysis interview data Askley Skibsted 2011 Organization and open coding of drill sergeant interviews using Nvivo
qualitative data analysis software Carly Johnson 2011 TBD Andrew Shelton 2011 Developing checklist for assessment of food choice architecture in elementary
school cafeterias Jon Lox 2010 Developed label reading activity for dietary intervention study Kathleen Pollard 2010 Conducted health fair nutrition education table and assisted in qualitative
research methods course