UAMS Pediatrics

• Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
• Assistant Professor, College of Public Health

Sections

• Center for Applied Research and Evaluation

Contact Information

• Email:	WeberJudithL@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-3382
  Fax:	501-364-1552
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• B.A., Linfield College, 1979
• Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1993

Training

• Physiology / Body Composition, Pediatrics, University of Arizona, 1997-1999

Clinical & Research Interests

• Basic Science, Translational Research, Outcomes Research, Behavioral Research, Childhood and adult obesity prevention; nutrition, physical activity and body composition; women in biomedical science research (recruitment and retention issues)

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Farrell VA., Harris M., Lohman TG., Going SB., Thomson CA., Weber JL., Houtkooper LB. Comparison between dietary assessment methods for determining associations between nutrient intakes and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women . J Am Diet Assoc 2009 05; 109(5):899-904.
• Journal Article, Stuff JE., Casey PH., Connell CL., Champagne CM., Gossett JM., Harsha D., McCabe-Sellers B., Robbins JM., Simpson PH., Szeto KL., Weber JL., Bogle ML. Household food insecurity and obesity, chronic disease and chronic disease risk factors. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2007 April; 1:43-62.
• Journal Article, Champagne CM., Casey PH., Connell CL., Stuff JE., Gossett JM., Harsha DW., McCabe-Sellers B., Robbins JM., Simpson PM., Weber JL., Bogle ML. Poverty and food intake in rural America: diet quality is lower in food insecure adults in the Mississippi Delta. J Am Diet Assoc 2007 Nov; 107(11):1886 - 1894.
• Journal Article, Casey PH, Simpson PM, Gossett JM, Bogle ML, Champagne CM, Connell C, Harsha D, Cabe-Sellers B, Robbins JM, Stuff JE, Weber J. The association of child and household food insecurity with childhood overweight status. Pediatrics 2006; e1406-e1413(118(5)):e1406 - e1413.
• Journal Article, Goolsby SLP, Casey PH, Stuff JE, Zaghloul S, Weber JL, Gossett J, Simpson P, Bogle ML. Consumption of calcium among African American adolescent girls. Ethnicity and Disease 2006; 16:476-482.
• Journal Article, Tucker KL, Maras J, Zaghloul S, Champagne C, Carithers T, Goolsby S, Connell C, Weber J, Bogle ML. A regional food-frequency questionnaire for the US Mississippi Delta. Pub Health Nutr 2005; 8(1):87 - 96.
• Journal Article, Champagne CM, Bogle ML, McGee BB, Yadrick K, Allen HR, Kramer TR, Simpson P, Gossett J, Weber J. Dietary intake in the lower Mississippi delta region: results from the Foods of our Delta Study. J Am Diet Asso 2004 Feb; 104(2):199 - 207.
• Journal Article, Weber JL, Lytle L, Gittelsohn J, Cunningham-Sato L, Heller K, Anliker JA, Stevens J, Hurley J, Ring K. Validity of self-reported dietary intake at school meals by American Indian children: the Pathways study. J Am Diet Assoc 2004; 104:746-752.
• Journal Article, Harnack L, Anliker JA, Himes J, Ring K, Jobe J, Thompson J, Weber JL, Snyder P, Gittelsohn J, Clay T. Intervention-related bias in reporting of food intake by fifth-grade children participating in an obesity prevention study. Am J Epidem 2004; 160(11):1117-1121.
• Journal Article, Cunningham-Sabo L, Snyder MP, Anliker J, Thompson J, Weber JL, Thomas O, Ring K, Stewart D, Platero H, Nielsen L. Impact of the Pathways food service intervention on breakfast served in American-Indian schools. Prev Med. 2003 Dec; 37(6 Pt 2):S46 - S54.

Recent Grant Awards

• Delta Physical Activity 2010, USDA, 9/15/2008-9/14/2013
• Increasing School Bonding through Gardening to Reduce Obesity and Other Risk Behaviors in Children in the Delta (Amendment #1 and 2), USDA, 58-6251-8-039 Amendment #1, 9/15/2008-9/14/2013
• Arkansas Childhood Obesity Research and Policy Program (ACORPP), ACHRI/ABI, 4/1/2008-6/30/2010