Amanda K Ward
Biographic Data
| ID | 144268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda K Ward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda K |
| FAMILY NAME | Ward |
| SIGNATURE | WARD A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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
Handbook of Social Psychology
Making a Difference
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Girls in the Game (GIG) after-school program (ASP) in promoting social-emotional development and reducing body mass index (BMI) and obesogenic behaviors among a group of minority, low-income girls. Data were collected from 76 third- to fifth-grade girls ( n = 52, GIG; n = 24, controls) from five urban elementary schools prior to and at the conclusion of 30 weeks of programming. M…
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…
Making a Difference
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Girls in the Game (GIG) after-school program (ASP) in promoting social-emotional development and reducing body mass index (BMI) and obesogenic behaviors among a group of minority, low-income girls. Data were collected from 76 third- to fifth-grade girls ( n = 52, GIG; n = 24, controls) from five urban elementary schools prior to and at the conclusion of 30 weeks of programming. M…
Handbook of Social Psychology
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…
Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Calorie (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Repeated measures design (2 works)