Teresia O'Connor Lab

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About the Lab

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O'Connor Lab Team
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We are a group of behavioral nutrition researchers led by Dr. Teresia O鈥機onnor, M.D., MPH, FAAP. The O鈥機onnor Lab is part of the USDA/ARS Children鈥檚 Nutrition Research Center. Our research focuses on identifying strategies to best prevent childhood obesity; provide better understanding of how fathers and mothers influence their children鈥檚 obesity related behaviors; and assessing how to use technology to improve the measurement of children obesity-related behaviors.

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USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

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The O鈥機onnor Lab is part of the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center which houses laboratories, state-of-the-art equipment, a greenhouse, observation labs, research volunteer accommodations, a metabolic kitchen, and an elite group of research scientists.

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Projects

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View a listing of current projects for the O鈥機onnor lab including: 

  • Papas Saludables, Ni帽os Saludables
  • TECH (Technology and Children鈥檚 Health Study)
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