Adam B. Becker, PhD, MPH

Executive Director, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children, Smith Child Health Research Program, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language: English

Education & Training

Postgraduate Training: PhD: University of Michigan, Public Health, 1999 MPH: University of Michigan, Public Health, 1994

Research

Research Interests: Obesity; public health; public policy

Publications

Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks
Nat Genet50 (1): 42-53
The Relationship Between the Social Environment and Lifestyle-Related Physical Activity in a Low-Income African American Inner-City Southern Neighborhood
J Community Health40 (5): 967-74
Society of Behavioral Medicine position statement: early care and education (ECE) policies can impact obesity prevention among preschool-aged children
Transl Behav Med5 (1): 122-5
Working With Community Partners to Implement and Evaluate the Chicago Park District's 100% Healthier Snack Vending Initiative
Prev Chronic Dis11E135
Using evidence to create active communities: stories from the field-policy and research with Chicago's child care centers: a commentary to accompany the Active Living Research Supplement to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Ann Behav Med45 Suppl 1S11-3

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Adam B. Becker, PhD, MPH

Adam B. Becker, PhD, MPH

Education & Training

Research

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