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Lori Francis
Lori A. Francis
Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Department
  • Biobehavioral Health - BBH
  • Family and Child Health Project
  • Research and Labs
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Education
  • Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Phone
Office Address
201 Biobehavioral Health Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Fax
814-863-7525
Grants and Research Projects

Sociocultural factors influencing the development of obesity in low-income and minority children, including family environment, neighborhood characteristics and socioeconomic status; family-based interventions to reduce and prevent obesity and related morbidities in children; understanding biobehavioral, family environmental and cultural factors that influence self-regulation of energy intake and body weight in young children.

Family and Child Health Project Web Pages