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Session Type: Oral Session

Advancing Nutrition Education and Behavior Change: Evidence From Across the Lifespan (Oral Session 11)

Sunday, July 26, 2026
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Location:National Harbor 10-11

    Chair(s)

  • Olivia Thompson, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN

    Associate Professor
    University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Debbie Fetter, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor of Teaching
    University of California, Davis
    Davis, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): Dairy Council of California: Consultant (Ongoing)
    International Food Information Council Foundation: Independent Contractor (including contracted research) (Terminated)

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Ruyu Liu, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, Illinois, United States

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

  • MZ

    Mengjia Zhao, PhD Candidate

    866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
    Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (People's Republic)

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

  • Rebecca Castillo, BS (she/her/hers)

    Graduate Student
    Texas Tech University
    El Paso, Texas, United States

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

  • Hemangi Mavadiya, PhD, MPH, RD, NBC-HWC (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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

  • KS

    Krista Sowell, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    Winston-Salem State University
    Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Melissa Teuber, BS (she/her/hers)

    Doctoral Candidate
    University of California, Davis
    Sacramento, California, United States

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

  • Narges Khatoon Shoaibi Nobarian, Ms

    Phd Student
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

  • 2:30 PM - 2:42 PM ET
    Intervention Snacking Compliance in the Ongoing Integrated Child Activity and Nutrition Study Among School-Aged Children From Underserved Backgrounds

    Presenting Author: Ruyu Liu, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Christopher J. Kinder, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Emma McCabe, BS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Shelby A. Keye, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Jessica A. Madson, RD, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Krystal Hodge, MPH, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Kevin A. Richards, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • 2:42 PM - 2:54 PM ET
    The Effect of the MIND Dietary Education on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

    Co-Author: Mengjia Zhao, PhD Candidate – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Yuhui Li – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine

    Co-Author: Shuai Zhang – Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Xiaofeng Zhang – Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Siya Shan – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine

    Co-Author: Ting Shen – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine

    Co-Author: Chenjia Tang – The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University

    Co-Author: Yimin Zhu – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine

    Co-Author: Hongshu Chen – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine

    Co-Author: Hui Chen – The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Leqi Fei – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine

    Co-Author: Ping Zeng – The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission

    Co-Author: Chi Zhang – The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission

    Co-Author: Tao Zhang – Tianjin Medical University, School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Changzheng Yuan – Zhejiang University School of Medicine

  • 2:54 PM - 3:06 PM ET
    Supporting Toddler Vegetable Intake: Caregiver Perspectives on a Multicomponent Intervention for Low-Income Families

    Presenting Author: Rebecca A. Castillo, BS (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University

    Co-Author: Oak-Hee Park, PhD – Texas Tech University

    Co-Author: Barbara Castillo – Texas Tech University

    Co-Author: St Shine – Texas Tech University

    Co-Author: Harrison Gong – Texas Tech University

    Co-Author: Conrad Lyford – Texas Tech University

    Co-Author: Syed Badruddoza – Texas Tech University

  • 3:06 PM - 3:18 PM ET
    Development and Validation of the Diet-Related Small Habits (DISH) Survey and Assessment of the DISH Score

    Presenting Author: Hemangi B. Mavadiya, PhD, MPH, RD, NBC-HWC (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Co-Author: Yunxia Lu, Msc PhD – Joe C Wen School of Population Health and Public Health, University of California, Irvine

  • 3:18 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Exploring Participant Attrition in a Weight Management Intervention for African Americans.

    Presenting Author: Krista D. Sowell, PhD (she/her/hers) – Winston-Salem State University

    Co-Author: Gregory D. Henderson – Winston-Salem State University

    Co-Author: Kiboum Kim – Winston-Salem State University

    Co-Author: Cynthia D. Williams-Brown – Winston-Salem State University

  • 3:30 PM - 3:42 PM ET
    Investigating the Impact of a University Online Food Literacy Program

    Presenting Author: Melissa J. Teuber, BS (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Cassandra J. Nguyen, PhD – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Debbie S. Fetter, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  • 3:42 PM - 3:54 PM ET
    The Relationship Between Receptivity to Questions about Dietary Just-in-Time-Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) and Daily Dietary Quality Among Healthy Adults

    Presenting Author: Narges Khatoon Shoaibi Nobarian, Ms – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Analí Morales-Juárez – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Olivia R. Romanovich-Brown, BS – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Yuning Huang – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Fengqing Zhu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

    Co-Author: Graham Thomas – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

    Co-Author: Edward Sazonov – The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

    Co-Author: Heather A. Eicher-Miller – Purdue University