Melanie K Bean
Biographic Data
| ID | 6259253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie K Bean |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie K |
| FAMILY NAME | Bean |
| SIGNATURE | BEAN M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8695-8054 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
SNAP recipients’ experiences during the 2025 government shutdown: Implications for food access
Background: The 2025 United States government shutdown (October 1-November 12) resulted in historic disruptions to benefit distribution for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The purpose of this study was to examine South Carolina SNAP recipients' perceptions of the 2025 government shutdown and how it impacted their food access. Methods: = 74) in SNAP participating in an ongoing clinical trial were invited to complete a brief o…
Stakeholder perspectives of barriers and facilitators to enhancing hydration in elementary schools within a socio-ecological framework
Introduction: Adequate hydration is vital for cognitive performance, fine motor skills, and visual attention, foundational for academic success. However, children spend a considerable portion of their waking hours at school, where they do not consume enough water. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires school district wellness policies to implement provisions ensuring that free, clean, accessible, safe drinking water is available duri…
Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling: Evidence, Global Trends, and U.S. Policy Landscape
Americans consume added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium in excess, which heightens risk of preventable, diet-related chronic diseases. Many packaged foods and beverages high in these nutrients feature confusing labels, hindering consumers’ ability to make choices that align with their health goals. Front-of-package nutrition labels (FOPNL) aim to address this issue by providing clear, accessible nutrition information on the front of product pac…
The role of parents in behavioral treatment for adolescent obesity: Design and rationale for the Teens+ randomized clinical trial
Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03851796. Registered: February 22, 2019
Nutrient Intake During School Lunch in Title I Elementary Schools With Universal Free Meals
BACKGROUND: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides >30 million meals to children daily; however, the specific nutrient composition of NSLP-selected and consumed meals for students from lower income and racial/ethnic minoritized backgrounds is unknown. AIMS: To quantify the nutrients in school lunch selection and consumption among students participating in the NSLP and compare these values to nutrient recommendations. METHOD: = 1,102 im…
Design and rationale for evaluating the impact of salad bars on elementary school students’ fruit, vegetable, and energy intake: A wait list control, cluster randomized controlled trial
Retrospectively registered (10/28/22) in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05605483)
Parents Are Stressed! Patterns of Parent Stress Across Covid-19
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused numerous unexpected challenges for many families, and these long-lasting demands likely contribute to higher stress for parents. The aim of this study was to describe changes in parent stress longitudinally from before (retrospective) to two timepoints during COVID-19. Stressors that influenced parenting and strategies to manage parenting difficulties at each timepoint during…
Food Insecurity, the Home Food Environment, and Parent Feeding Practices in the Era of Covid‐19
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe changes in families' home food environment and parent feeding practices, from before to during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and examine whether changes differed by food security status. METHODS: and univariate regressions examined associations by food security status. RESULTS: The percent of families reporting very low food security increased by 20% from before to during COVID-19 (P < 0…
An Examination of Adolescents' Values in a Motivational Interviewing-based Obesity Intervention
Objectives: In this paper, we examine values selected by adolescents as part of a motivational interviewing (MI) weight loss intervention. Methods: During a values clarification activity, adolescents (N = 52; 75.0% girls; 78.4% African-American; mean age = 13.5 ± 1.8 years; mean body mass index (BMI) = 36.8 ± 6.4 kg/m2) selected their top 5 values. Using MI, interventionists explored selected values with adolescents and related them to target beh…
A Cafeteria Personnel Intervention to Improve the School Food Environment
Objective: In this study, we examined the impact of an intervention targeting food service personnel on Smarter Lunchroom adherence in school cafeterias. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design, conducted in a Virginia school district serving predominantly African-American children, all eligible for free meals. In 2014-15, cafeteria managers (N = 38) from 43 schools were trained (and tasked with training their staff) on principles of…
Culturally-Based Communication about Health, Eating, and Food: Development and validation of the CHEF scale
Social Cognitive Factors Associated With Physical Activity in Elementary School Girls
Social support and self-efficacy are important targets of PA interventions in preadolescent girls
Family Factors as Correlates of Diet in Relatives of Colon Cancer Patients
Family Factors as Correlates of Diet in Relatives of Colon Cancer Patients
Social Cognitive Factors Associated With Physical Activity in Elementary School Girls
Social support and self-efficacy are important targets of PA interventions in preadolescent girls
Culturally-Based Communication about Health, Eating, and Food: Development and validation of the CHEF scale
A Cafeteria Personnel Intervention to Improve the School Food Environment
Objective: In this study, we examined the impact of an intervention targeting food service personnel on Smarter Lunchroom adherence in school cafeterias. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design, conducted in a Virginia school district serving predominantly African-American children, all eligible for free meals. In 2014-15, cafeteria managers (N = 38) from 43 schools were trained (and tasked with training their staff) on principles of…
Food Insecurity, the Home Food Environment, and Parent Feeding Practices in the Era of Covid‐19
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe changes in families' home food environment and parent feeding practices, from before to during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and examine whether changes differed by food security status. METHODS: and univariate regressions examined associations by food security status. RESULTS: The percent of families reporting very low food security increased by 20% from before to during COVID-19 (P < 0…
An Examination of Adolescents' Values in a Motivational Interviewing-based Obesity Intervention
Objectives: In this paper, we examine values selected by adolescents as part of a motivational interviewing (MI) weight loss intervention. Methods: During a values clarification activity, adolescents (N = 52; 75.0% girls; 78.4% African-American; mean age = 13.5 ± 1.8 years; mean body mass index (BMI) = 36.8 ± 6.4 kg/m2) selected their top 5 values. Using MI, interventionists explored selected values with adolescents and related them to target beh…
Parents Are Stressed! Patterns of Parent Stress Across Covid-19
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused numerous unexpected challenges for many families, and these long-lasting demands likely contribute to higher stress for parents. The aim of this study was to describe changes in parent stress longitudinally from before (retrospective) to two timepoints during COVID-19. Stressors that influenced parenting and strategies to manage parenting difficulties at each timepoint during…
Nutrient Intake During School Lunch in Title I Elementary Schools With Universal Free Meals
BACKGROUND: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides >30 million meals to children daily; however, the specific nutrient composition of NSLP-selected and consumed meals for students from lower income and racial/ethnic minoritized backgrounds is unknown. AIMS: To quantify the nutrients in school lunch selection and consumption among students participating in the NSLP and compare these values to nutrient recommendations. METHOD: = 1,102 im…
Design and rationale for evaluating the impact of salad bars on elementary school students’ fruit, vegetable, and energy intake: A wait list control, cluster randomized controlled trial
Retrospectively registered (10/28/22) in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05605483)
The role of parents in behavioral treatment for adolescent obesity: Design and rationale for the Teens+ randomized clinical trial
Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03851796. Registered: February 22, 2019
Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling: Evidence, Global Trends, and U.S. Policy Landscape
Americans consume added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium in excess, which heightens risk of preventable, diet-related chronic diseases. Many packaged foods and beverages high in these nutrients feature confusing labels, hindering consumers’ ability to make choices that align with their health goals. Front-of-package nutrition labels (FOPNL) aim to address this issue by providing clear, accessible nutrition information on the front of product pac…
SNAP recipients’ experiences during the 2025 government shutdown: Implications for food access
Background: The 2025 United States government shutdown (October 1-November 12) resulted in historic disruptions to benefit distribution for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The purpose of this study was to examine South Carolina SNAP recipients' perceptions of the 2025 government shutdown and how it impacted their food access. Methods: = 74) in SNAP participating in an ongoing clinical trial were invited to complete a brief o…
Stakeholder perspectives of barriers and facilitators to enhancing hydration in elementary schools within a socio-ecological framework
Introduction: Adequate hydration is vital for cognitive performance, fine motor skills, and visual attention, foundational for academic success. However, children spend a considerable portion of their waking hours at school, where they do not consume enough water. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires school district wellness policies to implement provisions ensuring that free, clean, accessible, safe drinking water is available duri…
Medicine (11 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works)