Amy M Heard
Biographic Data
| ID | 144266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy M Heard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy M |
| FAMILY NAME | Heard |
| SIGNATURE | HEARD A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola University Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8499-8610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Executive functioning and treatment outcome among adolescents undergoing cognitive‐behavioral therapy for binge‐eating disorder
BACKGROUND: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-supported treatment for adolescents with binge-eating disorder (BED). Executive dysfunctions, which are associated with binge eating and elevated body weight in youth, may undermine CBT outcomes by making it difficult for youth to engage with or adhere to treatment, including recalling and/or implementing intervention strategies in real-world contexts. METHODS: ] with BED at baseline, …
A qualitative analysis of adolescents' perspectives on peer and influencer alcohol‐related posts on social media
Delicious and difficult to resist
Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity
Low-income children of Mexican immigrants are at high risk for obesity. Drawing on a sample of 104 Mexican American children (Mage = 8.39 years; 61% female), this longitudinal study considered relations between food insecurity and chronic stress (ie, parent report and hair cortisol measurement) on body mass index (BMI) and examined whether stress moderated associations between food insecurity and BMI. Analyses revealed that undocumented status wa…
The Heat Is On
Despite evidence that youth gain weight disproportionately over the summer months, few studies examine contributing obesogenic behaviors. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examined associations between summertime dietary intake patterns and executive function among 79 low-income urban minority early adolescent girls (ages 9-13 years). Participants were interviewed via the multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recall method and completed indi…
Improving Urban Minority Girls' Health Via Community Summer Programming
Piloting an online grocery store simulation to assess children's food choices
The Heat Is On
Despite evidence that youth gain weight disproportionately over the summer months, few studies examine contributing obesogenic behaviors. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examined associations between summertime dietary intake patterns and executive function among 79 low-income urban minority early adolescent girls (ages 9-13 years). Participants were interviewed via the multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recall method and completed indi…
Piloting an online grocery store simulation to assess children's food choices
Piloting an online grocery store simulation to assess children's food choices
Improving Urban Minority Girls' Health Via Community Summer Programming
The Heat Is On
Despite evidence that youth gain weight disproportionately over the summer months, few studies examine contributing obesogenic behaviors. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examined associations between summertime dietary intake patterns and executive function among 79 low-income urban minority early adolescent girls (ages 9-13 years). Participants were interviewed via the multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recall method and completed indi…
Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity
Low-income children of Mexican immigrants are at high risk for obesity. Drawing on a sample of 104 Mexican American children (Mage = 8.39 years; 61% female), this longitudinal study considered relations between food insecurity and chronic stress (ie, parent report and hair cortisol measurement) on body mass index (BMI) and examined whether stress moderated associations between food insecurity and BMI. Analyses revealed that undocumented status wa…
Delicious and difficult to resist
A qualitative analysis of adolescents' perspectives on peer and influencer alcohol‐related posts on social media
Executive functioning and treatment outcome among adolescents undergoing cognitive‐behavioral therapy for binge‐eating disorder
BACKGROUND: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-supported treatment for adolescents with binge-eating disorder (BED). Executive dysfunctions, which are associated with binge eating and elevated body weight in youth, may undermine CBT outcomes by making it difficult for youth to engage with or adhere to treatment, including recalling and/or implementing intervention strategies in real-world contexts. METHODS: ] with BED at baseline, …
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (3 works) · Obesity (3 works) · Calorie (2 works)