Research Program: Prevention & Etiology
Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

french@epi.umn.edu
612-626-8594 — office

Research Interests

Social and environmental influences on eating and physical activity behaviors; community-based strategies for eating behavior change; adolescent nutrition and physical activity.

Selected Publications

French SA, Story M, Fulkerson JA, Himes JH, Hannan P, Neumark-Sztainer D, Ensrud K. Increasing weight-bearing physical activity and calcium-rich foods to promote bone mass gains among 9-11 year old girls: Outcomes of the Cal-Girls study. Int Jt Behav Nutr Phys Ac. 2005;2:8.

French SA, Story M, Fulkerson JA, Hannan P. An environmental intervention to promote lower fat foods in secondary schools: Outcomes of the TACOS study. Am J Pub Health, 2004;94: 1507-1512.

French SA, Stables G. Environmental interventions to promote fruit and vegetable consumption among youth in school settings. Prev Med. 2003;37593-610.

French SA, Story M, Jeffrey RW. Environmental influences on eating and physical activity. Annu Rev Public Health 2001;22:309-335.