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Nicole Skinner
Nicole Skinner
Advisor, Jennifer Savage Williams
Center for Childhood Obesity Research (CCOR)
Summary Statement

Nicole's research interests include understanding determinants of healthy eating behavior in preschool-aged children in low-income families and parent feeding practices and factors for more responsive and less control-based feeding practices to manage children's behavior.

Department
  • Graduate Student
Education
  • Bachelor's of Science, Nutritional Sciences, Michigan State University
Additional Information

Honors and Awards

  • Penn State Nutrition and Dietetics Alumni Society Future Leader in Nutrition Award (2024)
  • Barbara Rolls Scholarship (2023-2024)
  • Ruth L. Pike Fellow (2022-2023)
  • TRANSCEND Trainee (2022-2023)