Open Grants
- An Exercise Intervention to Improve the Eating Patterns of Preadolescent children at High Risk for Obesity
Funding period: 2018–2020
PI: Dr. Nichole Kelly
Funded by: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Grant number: R21HD094661-01
This study will test the effects of a brief bout of moderate physical exercise on the executive functioning and food consumption of preadolescent children in rural communities. Twenty minutes of moderate-intensity movement introduced immediately before food exposure in rural schools may prompt acute improvements in children’s eating habits, thereby reducing their risk for excess weight gain and chronic disease development. Piloting a School-Based Mindfulness Curriculum to Maximize Adolescents’ Learning, Well-Being and Compassion for Others
Funding period: 2018–2019
PI: Dr. Nichole Kelly
Funded by: Coast Fork Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
This study seeks to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a 10-session mindfulness curriculum integrated into middle school health and physical education classes.