Innovative Approaches to Improving Nutrition, Cognitive Health, and Chronic Disease Outcomes (Poster Theater Flash Session 18)

Chair(s)

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  Rebecca Campbell, PhD, MSPH (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Illinois Chicago
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

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  Kelsey Gardiner, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Missouri-Kansas City
  Olathe, Kansas, United States

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

Presenting Author(s)

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  Rasheed Perry, MPhil, MS (he/him/his)

  PHD Candidate
  New York University
  755 Darien Street, Pennsylvania, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Ashley Varela, BSPH, CPH

  Graduate Research Assistant
  University of South Florida
  Riverview, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Nasreen Mithani, Bachelors in Dentistry/master's in health policy and management

  Research Specialist
  Aga Khan University
  Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Emily Martin, MS, RDN

  Graduate Research Associate, Doctoral Candidate
  University of Arizona
  Tucson, Arizona, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Teresa Shufflebarger, MSHA, MBA (she/her/hers)

  Chief Administrative Officer
  The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, Alabama, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Kelsey Gardiner, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Missouri-Kansas City
  Olathe, Kansas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Natalia Guerra Uccelli, BS, MPH

  Project Coordinator / Research Assistant
  The George Washington University
  Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

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:

• 2:30 PM - 2:34 PM ET

  Feasibility of Implementing an Online-Supported Medically Tailored Grocery Delivery Program for Low-Income Households With Children: A Pilot Study
  

  Presenting Author: Rasheed O. Perry, MPhil, MS (he/him/his) – New York University

  Co-Author: Rachel Chen – New York University

  Co-Author: Kenny Escobar – Bronx Health REACH and the Institute for Family Health in the Bronx

  Co-Author: Roger Figueroa Bautista, PhD, MPH, MS – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Chloe Ganjian – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Rachel Rachel Ingram – Bronx Health REACH and the Institute for Family Health in the Bronx

  Co-Author: Charmaine Ruddock – Bronx Health REACH

  Co-Author: Angela C B Trude, PhD, Post Doctorate (she/her/hers) – New York University

  Co-Author: Elaine V. Valdna Oliveira dos Santos, MSc – University of Sao Paulo

  Co-Author: Laura Catalina Velasco Daza – New York University
• 2:34 PM - 2:38 PM ET

  Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Child and Parent Health Outcomes in a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of FRESH-EATS
  

  Presenting Author: Ashley K. Varela, BSPH, CPH – University of South Florida

  Co-Author: Ryan M. Singh (he/him/his) – University of South Florida

  Co-Author: Abraham A. Salinas Miranda, MD, PhD, MPH – University Of South Florida

  Co-Author: David Himmelgreen, PhD – University Of South Florida

  Co-Author: Eunsook Kim, PhD – University Of South Florida

  Co-Author: Marilyn Stern, PhD, CRC – University Of South Florida

  Co-Author: Heewon L. Gray, PhD, RDN – University Of South Florida
• 2:38 PM - 2:42 PM ET

  Barriers and Facilitators to Supplement Uptake and Adherence Among Children 6-24 Months With Moderate Acute Malnutrition: Insights From the NUTRIMAM Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Nasreen Mithani, Bachelors in Dentistry/master's in health policy and management – Aga Khan University

  Co-Author: Farah Naz Qamar – Aga Khan University

  Co-Author: Sabeen Siddiqui, RDN – Aga Khan University Hospital

  Co-Author: Tahir Yousafzai – Aga Khan University

  Co-Author: Faryal Zahid – Aga Khan University Hospital
• 2:42 PM - 2:46 PM ET

  Changes in Diet Quality Associated With a Medically Tailored Grocery Intervention Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Low Food Security
  

  Presenting Author: Emily D. Martin, MS, RDN – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Lydia Porter – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Robert M. Blew, MS – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Eliza Short, PhD, RDN – Center for Nutrition and Health Impact

  Co-Author: Douglas L. Taren, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Brian Hallmark, PhD – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Holly Bryant, MPH, RDN, CDCES – El Rio Health

  Co-Author: Sarah Cohen – Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

  Co-Author: Joy Mockbee, MD, MPH – El Rio Health

  Co-Author: Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RDN – University of Arizona
• 2:46 PM - 2:50 PM ET

  Live HealthSmart Alabama: Addressing Chronic Disease by Making Good Health Simple
  

  Presenting Author: Teresa C. Shufflebarger, MSHA, MBA (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: James O. Hill, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Lemeshia Chambers, PhD, MSW – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Mona Fouad, MD, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 2:50 PM - 2:54 PM ET

  Advancing Food and Nutrition Security Through Community-Based Produce Prescriptions: Results From a 12 Month Pilot Study
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Gardiner, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Co-Author: Jenifer Allsworth, Ph.D. – University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Co-Author: Janet Rhone – University Health

  Co-Author: Fardowsa Ahmed, B.S. – University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Co-Author: Alex Alonso – University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Co-Author: Areej Falah – University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Co-Author: Whitney Mohammed – University Health

  Co-Author: Gabriela Oropeza – University Health

  Co-Author: Amanda Grimes, Ph.D. – University of Missouri-Kansas City
• 2:54 PM - 2:58 PM ET

  Lessons Learned From Phase 1 of FRESH: A Systems-Level Nutrition Intervention With Independently-Owned Restaurants in Urban Low-Income Neighborhoods
  

  Presenting Author: Natalia Guerra Uccelli, BS, MPH – The George Washington University

  Co-Author: Eloisa Garcia – Rivera Group, Inc

  Co-Author: Lucia Martinez – Rivera Group, Inc

  Co-Author: Jessica J. Cruz, BA, MPH (she/her/hers) – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

  Co-Author: Andrea Flores Umanzor, BA, Public Health – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, MS – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Sneha Rout, MPH, Doctoral Candidate – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

  Co-Author: Samantha Villarreal, BA, Sociology – George Washington University

  Co-Author: Uriyoán Colón-Ramos – George Washington University