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Isobel R. Contento

Isobel R. Contento

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
9930
World Ranking
3138
National Ranking
1518

Overview

Isobel R. Contento is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on public health, oncology, general health professions, pediatrics, and physiology.

Their research spans several main topics including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Isobel R. Contento are:

  • Pamela Koch
  • Heather Greenlee
  • Ann Ogden Gaffney
  • Amanda M. Marín-Chollom
  • Dawn L. Hershman

Their publication record shows recurring contributions to several prominent academic journals, including:

  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Isobel R. Contento include:

  • "¡Mi Vida Saludable! A randomized, controlled, 2 × 2 factorial trial of a diet and physical activity intervention among Latina breast cancer survivors: Study design and methods," 2021, Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • "Diet quality, ultra-processed food consumption, and quality of life in a cross-sectional cohort of adults and teens with celiac disease," 2023, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  • "Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Nutrition Educator Competencies for Promoting Healthy Individuals, Communities, and Food Systems: Rationale and Application," 2022, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • "Associations Between Acculturation and Weight, Diet Quality, and Physical Activity Among Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: The ¡Mi Vida Saludable! Study," 2022, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • "Developing a Diet and Physical Activity Intervention for Hispanic/Latina Breast Cancer Survivors," 2022, Cancer Control

Best Publications

  • The effectiveness of nutrition education and implications for nutrition education policy, programs, and research: a review of research

    I. Contento;G.I. Balch;Y.L. Bronner;L.A. Lytle

  • Nutrition education: linking research, theory, and practice.

    Isobel R Contento

  • Review and Analysis of Evaluation Measures Used in Nutrition Education Intervention Research

    Isobel R. Contento;Jill S. Randell;Charles E. Basch

  • Food label use and its relation to dietary intake among US adults.

    Nicholas Jay Ollberding;Randi L. Wolf;Isobel Contento

  • Adolescents' perspectives and food choice behaviors in terms of the environmental impacts of food production practices: application of a psychosocial model.

    Madeline Monaco Bissonnette;Isobel R. Contento

  • Understanding the food choice process of adolescents in the context of family and friends

    Isobel R. Contento;Sunyna S. Williams;John L. Michela;Amie B. Franklin

  • Resting metabolic rate and energy balance in amenorrheic and eumenorrheic runners.

    Merle Myerson;Bernard Gutin;Michelle P. Warren;Muriel T. May

  • Blood pressure, fitness, and fatness in 5- and 6-year-old children.

    Bernard Gutin;Charles Basch;Steven Shea;Isobel Contento

  • Research perspective on school-based nutrition education

    Isobel R. Contento;Amanda Dew Manning;Barbara Shannon

  • Body image, weight, and food choices of Latina women and their young children.

    Isobel R. Contento;Charles Basch;Patricia Zybert

  • The Cookshop Program: Outcome Evaluation of a Nutrition Education Program Linking Lunchroom Food Experiences with Classroom Cooking Experiences

    Toni Liquori;Pamela D. Koch;Isobel Ruth Contento;Jennifer Castle

  • ResearchResearch and Professional BriefFood Label Use and Its Relation to Dietary Intake among US Adults

    Nicholas Jay Ollberding;Randi L. Wolf;Isobel Contento

  • Adolescents Demonstrate Improvement in Obesity Risk Behaviors after Completion of Choice, Control & Change, a Curriculum Addressing Personal Agency and Autonomous Motivation

    Isobel R. Contento;Pamela A. Koch;Heewon Lee;Angela Calabrese-Barton

  • Application of the Transtheoretical Model to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Economically Disadvantaged African-American Adolescents: Preliminary Findings

    Jennifer Di Noia;Steven P. Schinke;James O. Prochaska;Isobel R. Contento

  • Relationship of Mothers' Food Choice Criteria to Food Intake of Preschool Children: Identification of Family Subgroups

    Isobel R. Contento;Charles Basch;Steven Shea;Bernard Gutin

  • Validation of mothers' reports of dietary intake by four to seven year-old children.

    C E Basch;S Shea;R Arliss;I R Contento

  • Children's thinking about food and eating—A piagetian-based study

    Isobel Contento

  • Using transformative boundary objects to create critical engagement in science: A case study

    Blakely K. Tsurusaki;Angela Calabrese Barton;Edna Tan;Pamela Koch

  • Consistency of the Willett Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire and 24-Hour Dietary Recalls in Estimating Nutrient Intakes of Preschool Children

    Aryeh D. Stein;Steven Shea;Charles E. Basch;Isobel R. Contento

  • Dietary energy density and diet variety as predictors of outcome in anorexia nervosa.

    Janet E. Schebendach;Laurel E. S. Mayer;Michael J. Devlin;Evelyn Attia

  • Psycho-social factors differentiating people who reported making desirable changes in their diets from those who did not

    Isobel R. Contento;Barbara Maksymowicz Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles E. Basch
Charles E. Basch Columbia University
Angela Calabrese Barton
Angela Calabrese Barton Michigan State University
Steven P. Schinke
Steven P. Schinke Columbia University
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
James O. Prochaska
James O. Prochaska University of Rhode Island
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Columbia University
Helen Verdeli
Helen Verdeli Columbia University
Victoria J. Marsick
Victoria J. Marsick Columbia University
Gina S. Lovasi
Gina S. Lovasi Drexel University

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