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Addressing Poverty-Related Barriers to Prevent Obesity Beginning in Infancy

Award Number: K23HD081077
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 11/20/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2019

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Addressing Poverty-Related Barriers to Prevent Obesity Beginning in Infancy - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Maternal-infant feeding style, defined as a mother's approach to regulating infant feeding, is a critical, potentially modifiable mediator linking povery and child obesity. Evidence has documented that poverty-related risks directly impact feeding styles and create barriers to intervention engagement. This suggests the need to address both risks and barriers to improve intervention impact. Pediatric platforms represent an opportunity to address these risks and barriers due to their ability to access low-income families with poverty-related risks beginning in early infancy. The candidate proposes a mentored support period of five years to acquire expertise in developing strategies to improve obesity prevention in the context of poverty beginning during infancy. The candidate is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with the long-term goal of becoming an independent clinical research investigator. This goal will be achieved through training from expert multidisciplinary mentors from the fields of developmental-behavioral pediatrics, applied developmental psychology, nutrition science and biostatistics, formal coursework and other career development activities. She will gain advanced skills in: 1) applying theoretical frameworks from developmental psychology to patient-oriented research addressing poverty-related risks; 2) state-of-the-art methodologies for assessing maternal-infant feeding interactions; 3) complex quantitative longitudinal data analysis with repeated measures; 4) qualitative research methodologies to identify barriers and facilitators of intervention engagement with low-income families; 5) intervention development and evaluation; and 6) grant writing. The practical application of these goals will be accomplished through three study aims. In Aim 1, Dr. Gross will conduct a secondary analysis of longitudinal data from a large ongoing study of an early obesity prevention intervention to systematically describe the relationships between poverty-related risks and maternal-infant feeding styles and the degree to which these styles impact caloric intake and infant weight trajectories. In Aim 2, Dr. Gross will use qualitative methodologies to inform the conceptualization and development of strategies to address poverty-related risks and barriers that can be incorporated into a behavior change intervention and integrated into a population-scalable primary care-based platform. In Aim 3, Dr. Gross will pilot test these strategies for feasibility of implementation and obtaining preliminary estimates of effect size. The successful execution of this proposal will lead to an R01 application to test the efficacy of an obesity prevention intervention that addresses poverty-related risks and barriers using a population-scalable primary care-based platform to increase responsive maternal-infant feeding styles and reduce early child obesity.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = -$388 )
2020	2018	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	7	1/9/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$192
2020	2018	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	7	4/11/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$196
														Subtotal = -$388

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $108,958 )
2018	2018	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	005	7	6/27/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$135,950
2018	2017	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1300 MORRIS PARK AVE	BRONX	NY	10461	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	003	5	1/4/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$28,376
2018	2017	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1300 MORRIS PARK AVE	BRONX	NY	10461	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	11/16/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$107,569
2018	2017	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	004	6	1/4/2018	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$38,232
2018	2017	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	550 1ST AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	6	11/17/2017	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$80,577
2018	2016	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1300 MORRIS PARK AVE	BRONX	NY	10461	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	002	4	1/4/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$9,856
														Subtotal = $108,958

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $135,945 )
2017	2017	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1300 MORRIS PARK AVE	BRONX	NY	10461	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	7/5/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$135,945
														Subtotal = $135,945

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $135,945 )
2016	2016	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INC	111 E 210TH ST	BRONX	NY	10467	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	004	4	6/17/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$135,945
2016	2015	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INC	111 E 210TH ST	BRONX	NY	10467	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	002	3	1/26/2016	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	-$98,223
2016	2015	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INC	111 E 210TH ST	BRONX	NY	10467	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	3	12/14/2015	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$98,223
2016	2015	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INC	111 E 210TH ST	BRONX	NY	10467	BRONX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	003	3	1/27/2016	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$98,223
2016	2015	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIV	1300 MORRIS PARK AVENUE	BRONIX	NY	10461		USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	12/10/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$98,223
														Subtotal = $135,945

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $135,945 )
2015	2015	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIV	1300 MORRIS PARK AVENUE	BRONIX	NY	10461		USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	6/11/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$135,945
														Subtotal = $135,945

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $135,945 )
2014	2014	ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIV	1300 MORRIS PARK AVENUE	BRONIX	NY	10461		USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	7/24/2014	NEW	$135,945
														Subtotal = $135,945

Grand Total All Awards = $652,350

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Addressing Poverty-Related Barriers to Prevent Obesity Beginning in Infancy

Award Number: K23HD081077

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 11/20/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2019

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