From Research to Reality: Translating Nutrition Knowledge Into Real Behavioral Change (Poster Theater Flash Session 1)

Chair(s)

• KC

  Kristi Crowe-White, PhD, RD

  Professor and Dietitian
  Department of Human Nutrition
  The University of Alabama
  Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Junrui Cheng, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Senior Nutrition Scientist
  Ingredion Incorporated
  Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Presenting Author(s)

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  Sydney Boudrey, MS, RD (she/her/hers)

  Program Associate
  University of Arkansas
  Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Lorena Macias-Navarro, M.Sc.

  Doctoral candidate
  UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
  Magnolia, Texas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Veruska Calabretta, MS (she/her/hers)

  Global Sr. Principal Nutrition Scientist
  Griffith Foods
  Milan, Lombardia, Italy

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• MM

  Megan Mueller, PhD MPH

  Associate Professor
  Colorado State University
  FORT COLLINS, Colorado, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Or Avishai Ofer, MSc, RD (she/her/hers)

  PhD Candidate
  Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Poster Theater Flash Sessions will feature flash talks followed by discussion time by a poster board. Each speaker will have up to 4 minutes (and up to 3 slides) to highlight major findings and other noteworthy or interesting details. After the flash talks, presenters will stand by their poster for dialogue with NUTRITION 2026 attendees. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM - 10:04 AM ET

  A Scoping Review of Existing Research on Dietary Protein Literacy
  

  Presenting Author: Sydney E. Boudrey, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Keith E. Santos, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Husne Begum – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Aubree L. Hawley, PhD – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Eva C. Diaz, MD (she/her/hers) – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

  Co-Author: Elisabet Børsheim, PhD – Arkansas Children’s Research Institute

  Co-Author: Jamie I. Baum, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
• 10:04 AM - 10:08 AM ET

  Understanding Engagement With an AI-Based Nutrition Education Chatbot in a Food Is Medicine Program: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
  

  Presenting Author: Lorena Macias-Navarro, M.Sc. – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Nalini Ranjit, PhD – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Natalia I. Heredia – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Sahiti Myneni – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Shreela V. Sharma – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
• 10:08 AM - 10:12 AM ET

  Development of a Three-Component Nutrient Density Calculator (NDC) for Mixed Dishes to Guide Product Reformulation and Innovation
  

  Presenting Author: Veruska Calabretta, MS (she/her/hers) – Griffith Foods

  Co-Author: Matthieu Maillot, PhD – MS-Nutrition

  Co-Author: Jacqueline A. Schulz – Griffith Foods

  Co-Author: Angela Bonnema, PhD – Griffith Foods

  Co-Author: Adam Drewnowski, PhD – University of Washington
• 10:12 AM - 10:16 AM ET

  Perceived Restaurant Corporate Social Responsibility and Fast-Food Ordering Behavior in a Randomized Online Experiment
  

  Presenting Author: Megan P. Mueller, PhD MPH – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Madison Roe – Colorado State University
• 10:16 AM - 10:20 AM ET

  Health in the Eyes of the Beholder: Consumer Attention to Front-of-Package Warning Labels in a Supermarket Eye-Tracking Study
  

  Presenting Author: Or Avishai Ofer, MSc, RD (she/her/hers) – Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Co-Author: Ilan Hadad – Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Co-Author: Aron Troen – Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Co-Author: Eyal Ert – Hebrew University of Jerusalem