Mary Story, Ph.D., R. D.
Professor
Ph.D. in Human Nutrition Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Teaches:
PubH 6903: Child and Adolescent Nutrition
PubH 6901: Foundations of Public Health Nutrition Leadership
Research Interests:
Child and adolescent nutrition; Obesity prevention; Eating behaviors; Environmental and policy change related to healthy eating; School, Family, Community interventions for healthy eating obesity prevention in children & adolescents.Co-Director: Obesity Prevention Center (http://www.obesityprevention.umn.edu/obp.html) Director, Robert Wood Foundation, Healthy Eating Research Program, National Program Office (http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org)
>>> Research Projects
Recent Publications:
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Neumark-Sztainer D, Eisenberg ME, Fulkerson JA, Story M, Larson NI. Family meals and disordered eating in adolescents. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 162(1): 17-22, 2008.
Crow SJ, Eisenberg ME, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Suicidal behavior in adolescents: Relationship to weight status, weight control behaviors, and body dissatisfaction. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41: 82-87, 2008.
Timlin M, Pereira MA, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Breakfast eating and weight change in a 5-year prospective analysis of adolescents: Project EAT (Eating Among Teens). Pediatrics, 121(3): e638-45, 2008.
Batada A, Seitz M, Wootan M, Story M. Nine out of ten food advertisements on Saturday morning children’s television are high in fat, added sugars or sodium or low in nutrients. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(4): 673-678, 2008.
Fulkerson JA, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Rydell S. Family meals: Perceptions of the benefits and challenges among parents of 8- to 10 year-old children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(4): 706-709, 2008.
Barr-Anderson DJ, van den Berg P, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Characteristics associated with older adolescents who have a TV in their bedroom. Pediatrics, 121(4): 718-724, 2008.
Story M, Kaphingst KM, Robinson-O’Brien, Glanz K. Creating healthy food and eating environments: Policy and environmental approaches. Annual Review of Public Health, 29: 253-272, 2008.
Neumark-Sztainer D, Wall M, Story M, van den Berg P. Accurate parental classification of their overweight adolescents’ weight status: Does it matter? Pediatrics, 121(6): 1495-1502, 2008.
Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D, Harnack L, Wall M, Story M, Eisenberg ME. Fruit and vegetable intake correlates during the transition to young adult. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35(1): 33-37, 2008.
Stovitz SD, Schwimmer JB, Martinez H, Story M. Pediatric obesity: The unique issues in Latino American male youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(2): 153-160, 2008.
Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Wall MM, Harnack LJ, Eisenberg ME. Fast food intake: Longitudinal trends during the transition to young adulthood and correlates of intake. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43: 79-86, 2008.
Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Fulkerson JA, Story M. Family meals and substance use initiation: Is there a long-term protective effect? Journal of Adolescent Health, 43: 151-156, 2008.
DeLong A, Larson N, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Weber-Main A, Ireland M. Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: Findings from Project EAT. Ethnicity & Disease, 18 Summer: 317-323, 2008.
Nelson MC, Story M, Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D, & Lytle LA. Emerging adulthood and college-aged youth: An overlooked age for weight-related behavior change. Obesity, 16(10): 2205-2211, 2008.
Nelson MC, Lust KD, Story M, Ehlinger E. Credit card debt, stress, and key health risk behaviors among college students. American Journal of Health Promotion, 22(6): 400-407, 2008.
Kubik MY, Story M, Davey C, Dudovitz B, Zuehlke EU. Providing obesity prevention counseling to children during a primary care clinic visit: Results from a pilot study. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(11): 1902-1906, 2008.
Libbey HP, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Boutelle KN. Teasing, disordered eating behaviors and psychological morbidities among overweight adolescents. Obesity, 16(supplement 2): S24-S29, 2008.
Crow S, Eisenberg ME, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Are body dissatisfaction, eating disturbance, and body mass index predictors of suicidal behavior in adolescents? A longitudinal study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(5): 887-892, 2008.
Harnack LJ, French SA, Oakes JM, Story M, Jeffery RW, Rydell SA. Effects of calorie labeling and value size pricing on fast food meal choices: Results from an experimental trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 5: 63, 2008.
Larson N, Story M. The adolescent obesity epidemic: Why, how long and what to do about it. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 19(3): 357-379, 2008.
Neumark-Sztainer D, Flattum C, Story M, Feldman S, Petrich CA. Dietary approaches to healthy weight management for adolescents: The New Moves model. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 19(3): 421-430, 2008.
Rydell SA, Harnack LJ, Oakes, JM, Story M, Jeffery RW, French SA. Why eat at fast food restaurants: Reported reasons among frequent consumers. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(12): 2066-2070, 2008.
Kaphingst K, Story M. Child care as an untapped setting for obesity prevention: An analysis of state child care licensing regulations related to nutrition, physical activity, and media use for preschool-age children in the U.S. Preventing Chronic Disease, 6(1): A11, 2009.
Larson N, Nelson M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Hannan P. Making time for meals: Meal structure and associations with dietary intake in young adults. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 109(1): 72-79, 2009.
Flattum C, Friend S, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Motivational interviewing as a component of a school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(1): 91-94, 2009
Larson NI, Story M, Nelson MC. Neighborhood environments; Disparities in access to healthy foods in the US. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(1): 74-81, 2009.
Robinson-O’Brien R, Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan P, Story M. Characteristics and dietary patterns of adolescents who value eating locally grown, organic, non-genetically engineered, and non-processed foods. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 41(1): 11-18, 2009.
Nelson MC, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan PJ, Story M. Five-year longitudinal and secular shifts in adolescent beverage intake: Findings from Project EAT-II. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(2): 308-312, 2009.
Robinson-O’Brien R, Story M, Heim S. Impact of garden-based youth nutrition intervention programs: A review. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(2): 273-280, 2009.
Story M. The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-III: Findings and policy implications for improving the health of US children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(2): S7-13, 2009.
Barr-Anderson DJ, Larson NI, Nelson M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Does television viewing predict dietary intake five years later in high school students and young adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6: 7, 2009.
Kubik MY, Davey C, Fulkerson J, Sirard J, Story M, Arcan C. Alternative high school students: Prevalence and correlates of overweight. American Journal of Health Behavior, 33(5): 600-609, 2009.
Sallis JF, Story M, Lou D. Study designs and analytic strategies for environmental and policy research on obesity: Recommendations from a meeting of experts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(2S): S72-77, 2009.
Story M, Nanney M, Schwartz M. Schools and obesity prevention: Creating school environments and policies to promote healthy eating. Milbank Quarterly, 87(1): 71-100, 2009.
Story M, Giles-Corti B, Yaroch A, Cummins S, Frank L, Huang T, Lewis LB. Work Group IV: Future directions for measures of the food and physical activity environments. Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(4S): S182-S188, 2009.
Nollen NL, Befort C, McGrath D, Snow P, Mahnken J, Hou, Story M, Ahluwalia J. Competitive foods in schools: Availability and purchasing in predominantly rural small and large high schools. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(5): 857-864, 2009.
Widome R, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan PJ, Haines JH, Story M. Eating when there is not enough to eat: Eating behaviors and perceptions of food among food-insecure youths. American Journal of Public Health, 99(5): 822-829, 2009.
Arcan C, Kubik M, Fulkerson J, Story M. Sociodemographic differences in selected eating practices among alternative high school students. Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 109(5): 823-829, 2009.
Robinson-O’Brien R, Perry CL, Wall M, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Adolescent and young adult vegetarianism: Better dietary intake and weight outcomes but increased risk of disordered eating behaviors. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(4): 648-655, 2009.
Bauer K. Larson NI, Nelson M, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Fast food intake among adolescents: Secular and longitudinal trends from 1999-2004. Preventive Medicine, 48: 284-287, 2009.
Sherwood NE, Wall M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Effect of socioeconomic status on weight change patterns in adolescents. Preventing Chronic Diseases, 6(1): A19, 2009.
Burgess-Champoux T, Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan P and Story M. Are family meal patterns associated with overall diet quality during the transition from early to middle adolescence? Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 41(2): 79-86, 2009.
Nelson M, Story M. Food environments in university dorms: 20,000 calories per dorm room and counting. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(6): 523-526, 2009.
Harnack L, Lytle LA, Himes J, Story M, Taylor G, Bishop D. Low awareness of overweight among parents of preschool-age children. Preventing Chronic Disease. 6(2), 2009.
Alm ME, Neumark-Aztainer D, Story M, Boutelle KN. Self-weighing and weight control behaviors among adolescents with a history of overweight. Journal of Adolescent Health, 44(5): 424-30, 2009.
Nelson MC, Larson NI, Barr-Anderson D, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Disparities in dietary intake, meal patterning, and home food environments among young adult nonstudents and 2- and 4-year college students. American Journal of Public Health. 99(7): 1216-1219, 2009.
Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D, Harnack L, Wall M, Story M, Eisenberg ME. Calcium and dairy intake: Longitudinal trends during the transition to young adulthood and correlates of calcium intake. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 41(4): 254-260, 2009
Nelson MC, Lust KD, Story M, Ehlinger E. Alcohol use, eating patterns and weight behaviors in a university population. American Journal of Health Behavior (in press).
Henry A, Story M. Food and beverage brands that market to children and adolescents on the Internet: A content analysis of branded websites. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (in press).
Bauer K, Nelson M, Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Socio-environmental, personal and behavioral predictors of fast food intake among adolescents. Public Health Nutrition (in press).
Park K, Kessey M, Geppert J, Story M, Cutts D, Himes JH. Household food insecurity is a risk factor for iron deficiency anemia in a multi-ethnic, low-income sample of infants and toddlers. Public Health Nutrition (in press).
Fulkerson JA, Kubik MY, Story M, Lytle L, Arcan C. Are there nutritional and other health benefits associated with family meals among at-risk youth? Journal of Adolescent Health (in press).
Kraak V, Kumanyika S, Story M. The commercial marketing of healthy lifestyles to address the global child and adolescent obesity pandemic: Prospects, pitfalls and priorities. Public Health Nutrition (in press).
Nelson MC, Pasch KE, Lust K, Story M, Ehlinger E. Latent class analysis of lifestyle characteristics and health risk behaviors among college youth. Prevention Science (in press). |
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Professional Experience:
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ACADEMIC07/98-Present: Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
07/99-Present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota
06/05-Present: Director, Healthy Eating Research Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
09/01-12/05: Associate Dean of Student Affairs, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
07/88-Present: Director, Maternal and Child Nutrition Training Program, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES2008-present: Institute of Medicine Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention
2008: Minnesota Health Department. Childhood Obesity Prevention Steering Committee
2007-present: Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living Scientific Advisory Board
2005-2007: Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
2004-present: Board of Editors, Journal of Adolescent Health
2004-present: Board of Editors, Nutrition Today
2004-2005: Institute of Medicine, Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth
2003-2007: Steering Committee, Bright Futures, American Academy of Pediatrics
2001-present: Board of Editors, Journal of the American Dietetic Association
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Honors:
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University of Minnesota, Academic Health Center Academy for Excellence in Health Research, 2007
Inaugural Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Chilc Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, April 2007
2005, Eva Goble Lectureship, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
2005, Centennial Laureate Award, College of Human Services, Florida State University.
Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award, Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force, 2003.
2003 President’s Circle Nutrition Education Award, American Dietetic Association. Award for Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition Family Fact Sheets. Presented to Holt K, Story M, Sofka D. Oct, 2003.
Max Seham Award in Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 2003.
Public Health/Community Nutrition Practice Group’s Outstanding Member of the Year Award for 2001, American Dietetic Association, 2001.
2001-2002 Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Academic Leadership Program Fellow.
Excellence in Dietetic Research Award. American Dietetic Association, 2000.
Outstanding Book Award from American College of Nurse-Midwives (2000) and American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award (2000). Wallace, H; Green, G; Jaros, K; Paine, L; Story, M (Editors). Health and Welfare for Families in the 21st Century. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 1999.
Mary C. Egan Award, Food and Nutrition Section, American Public Health Association, November, 1998.
Award for Excellence in Work Advocacy and Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Public Health Nutrition, Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors, 1998.
Award for Excellence in recognition of outstanding leadership and dedicated service, Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Director, 1993. |
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Mailing Address:
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health
1300 South Second Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone:(612) 626-8801
Or: Marsha Reinking, 626-0758, reink001@umn.edu
Email: story001@umn.edu
Office: 325 WBOB
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