Journal Club 2: Beyond Nutrient Intake: Use of Digital Food Photography Methodology to Examine Family Dinnertime

About the Webinar

This study explores the feasibility of using an image-based food photography methodology in a rural, low-resource audience. Photos were examined to understand the context of family dinners with young children. They yielded a holistic picture of family dinnertime, including meal timing, location, concordance in parent-child meals, level of preparation, and meal quality.

About the Presenters

Laura Bellows, PhD, MPH, RDN, Colorado State University

Laura Bellows is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University. As a public health nutritionist, her research focuses on the development of eating behaviors and physical activity patterns in early childhood. To date, Dr. Bellows' work has utilized innovative approaches in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions aimed at preventing childhood obesity in preschool settings.

Morgan McCloskey, MSPH, Colorado State University

Morgan McCloskey is a Research Associate in the Department of Food Science and Human Development at Colorado State University. For this project she was instrumental in developing and implementing the study protocol, training materials and data collection. She led data analysis efforts and the presentation of findings.