Grant Aim 2 Grant Aim 3 The Illinois Sponsor a Visiting Faculty Program, Lecture Assess student transdisciplinary knowledge, Series and Biennial Symposium to build attitudes, and research outputs at baseline Grant Aim 1 Transdisciplinary interactions between I-TOPP faculty and and multiple time points and compare Educate a cohort of 11 PhD/MPH students scholars and international leaders in transdisciplinary orientation of I -TOPP in a transdisciplinary program of study Obesity Prevention childhood obesity prevention scholars to MPH and PhD students Program 11 Transdisciplinary Scholars 12 Symposium Speakers in Three Biennial Measures n The scholars completed previous degrees at 10 Symposia n Misra Questionnaires: Behavior Change universities, 7 from out-of-state n Dr. Cynthia Ogden , The Center for Disease Collaborative Activities Index, and Interdisciplinary n Scholars are enrolled in 5 different PhD programs: Control Perspectives Index. Community Health, Kinesiology, Nutritional Summary of Grant Aims n Dr. Molly Bray , University of Alabama at Short Answer: Questions related to notions, Sciences, Human Development and Family Studies, n Birmingham experiences, and expectations related to TD and Social Work and Progress to Date n Dr. Madeleine Sigman-Grant, University of education and childhood obesity. Nevada New Graduate Degree Focus Groups: Faculty and Scholar focus n Dr. Stephen Matthews , The Pennsylvania n n A new PhD/MPH degree option was created and State University groups held to determine and discuss approved by the Board of Trustees characteristics of TD research, i.e., program Dr. Jayson Lusk , Oklahoma State University All scholars have completed their MPH degree n attributes, barriers, goals, investments. n Dr. Leann Birch, n University of Georgia Recordings were transcribed, and thematically Transdisciplinary Courses n Dr. Dianne Ward , University of North Carolina coded. 2 new courses on Childhood Obesity Prevention n Dr. Jason Mendoza , University of Washington n Kinetic Drawing: Five minutes allotted to draw a were developed and focused on: Dr. Russell Pate , University of South Carolina n n transdisciplinary research intervention team, – Causes, Correlates and Consequences Ms. Dawn Melchiorre, Greater Chicago Food n doing something that prevents or reduces – Policies, Programs and Interventions Depository childhood obesity. Each scholar described the A Seminar course taught each semester by I-TOPP n n Dr. Bonnie Spring, drawing, identified emotions or feelings when faculty covers obesity- and transdisciplinary n Dr. Terry Huang , City University of New York drawing, and described how it reflected their education-related topics School of Public Health career state at this time as well as insights or Other courses taken by all I-TOPP scholars include: n opportunities or challenges of TD training. Granstmanship and Ethics; Pediatric Clinical 13 Lecture Series Speakers Nutrition; Human Development Research & Theory; Statement of Purpose: Each student composed n Dr. Myles Faith, University of North Carolina n and Family Theories a statement of purpose for their graduate school Dr. Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University n application. These documents were analyzed for Dr. Robert Whitaker, Scientific Meeting Presentations n Temple University content related to expectations. Dr. Maureen Black I-TOPP scholars have delivered 114 presentations n , University of Maryland n Two Annual Review Questions: We ask two at over 30 different types of professional meetings School of Medicine n questions related to TDE as part of each annual Examples include American Diabetes Association, n Dr. Daniel Stokols, , n review conducted in January. 1) What if any American Public Health Association, Cognitive Irvine barriers to transdisciplinary research/education Neuroscience Society, Experimental Biology, Inter - Dr. Anthony Comuzzie , Texas Biomedical n have you encountered? 2) What resources would national Conference for Eating Disorders, Interna - Research Institute enhance your transdisciplinary tional Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Dr. Sheryl Hughes , Baylor College of Medicine n research/education if they were made available? Activity, National Council on Family Relations, The n Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer , University of Obesity Society, Society for Psychophysiological Minnesota n Childhood Obesity II course: Group project ratings and video of presentations Research, Society for Research and Child Develop - n Dr. Kim Greder, Iowa State University ment and Society for Social Work and Research n Dr. Jayne Fulkerson , n Abstract Ratings: Dissertation abstracts will be Dr. Melissa Munn-Chernoff, University of rated on transdisciplinarily. Publications n North Carolina K Number of I-TOPP scholar publications and n I-TOPP scholars have 44 publications in 26 A n N n Dr. David Stodden , University of South different journals A variety of disciplines represented by authors L

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I-TOPP Team First Biennial selected by peers I-TOPP Symposium New Class Offering: New Class Offering: NUTR 531 Childhood Obesity II for the 2015 Team 1 year no-cost grant extension NUTR 530 Childhood Award For Obesity I Excellence: College Second cohort of scholars started—Anneliese of ACES and Paul Fled, Roger Figueroa, Jaclyn Saltzman Publication by Katie A. Funk Recognition Robinson, scholar, Awards Third Biennial Teran-Garcia M., Symposium Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, PhD and Barbara Mary Christoph, Donovan SM & Fiese Fiese, PhD published “ Where they live, how Second Biennial Publication by scholar, received BH, the STRONG they play: I-TOPP Symposium Lauren Raine, Joint Scientific Sessions at Experimental the Obesity Kids Research Team Neighborhood scholar, and Charles Jaclyn Saltzman, Biology “Transdisciplinary Training in Society titled “ Childhood greenness and Hillman, PhD, scholar and Janet Childhood Obesity Prevention: Approaches, Epidemiology Overweight/ Obesity outdoor physical “Effects of the Liechty, PhD, published Successes and Challenges ” by Dr. S. Donovan, Section Student and Pediatric activity among FITKids randomized “Health Literacy is I-TOPP, and Dr. G. Jensen, Childhood Obesity Award for Asthma: The Role of preschoolers ” in controlled trial on Associated with Parent Prevention Training Program, Pennsylvania Excellence in Parental Perception the International executive control Attitudes about Weight State University Obesity Research. of Child Weight Journal of and brain function ” Control for Children “ in Status ” in Nutrients. Health in Pediatrics. Appetite. Geographics.