Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Nutrition
草榴社区入口
Houston, TX US
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
草榴社区入口
Houston, Texas United States
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Austin Regional Campus
University of Texas School of Public Health
Austin, Texas
- Faculty Affiliate
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Kinder Institute of Urban Health, Rice University
Houston, Texas
- Faculty Member
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Biomedical Research Base Baylor Diabetes Research Center
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
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1100 Bates St., Room: CNRC 2040
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7195
jmdave@bcm.edu
Education
- PhD from University Of South Carolina
- 08/2007 - Columbia, South Carolina United States
- MS from University Of South Carolina
- 12/2004 - Columbia, South Carolina United States
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Children's Nutrition Research Center, 草榴社区入口
- 12/2010 - Houston, Texas United States
- BSc from SVT College of Home Science
- 12/2000 - Mumbai, India
- Applied Nutrition
- Graduate Certificate at SNDT University
- 05/2002 - Mumbai, India
- Sports Science and Nutrition
Honors & Awards
- 2020/2021 TCH/BCM Young Investigator Award
- 草榴社区入口 (12/2020)
- AdHoc Reviewer
- National Institute of Health
Professional Interests
- Health Disparities
- Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention
- Food Assistance Programs
- Behavioral Nutrition
- Children and Families
- Food/Nutrition Security
- Population Health
Professional Statement
My research focuses on population health addressing health disparities as it relates to obesity and chronic disease prevention among children and parents from low-income, racial/ethnic minority populations through research, training and policy involvement. My research work can be placed in to three categories: food insecurity, hunger, and racial and economic disparities in diet; effects of food assistance programs on nutrition and health outcomes; and community-engaged approaches to population health including design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions in preschool, schools, and family- and community-based settings.Websites
Selected Publications
- Onugha EA, Banerjee A, Nobleza KJ, Nguyen DT, Rosales O, Oluyomi A, Dave JM, Samuels J "." Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Mar;103:9-15. Pubmed PMID:
- Almohamad M, Li R, Heredia NI, Dave JM, Calloway EE, Sharrief A, Sharma S "." Nutrients. 2025 Feb;17(3):576. Pubmed PMID:
- Dhanjani S, Allen H, Varman B, Callender C, Dave JM, Thompson D "." Nutrients. 2024 Jul;16(14):2201. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Chen TA, Castro AN, White MA, Onugha EA, Zimmerman S, Thompson D "." Nutrients. 2024 Jul;16(13):2132. Pubmed PMID:
- Song S, Tabares E, Ishdorj A, Crews M, Dave J "." Adv Nutr. 2024 Jun;15(8):100255. Pubmed PMID:
- Almohamad M, Dave JM, Calloway EE, Li R, Sharma S "." Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 May;8(5):102153. Pubmed PMID:
- Thompson D, Callender C, Dave JM, Jibaja-Weiss ML, Montealegre JR "." Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Feb;35(2):311-321. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Chen TA, Castro AN, White M, Onugha EA, Zimmerman S, Thompson D "." Nutrients. 2024 Jan;16(2):224. Pubmed PMID:
- Thompson D, Miranda J, Callender C, Dave JM, Appiah G, Musaad SMA "." Nutrients. 2023 Nov;15(21):4695. Pubmed PMID:
- Thompson D, Mirabile Y, Islam N, Callender C, Musaad SMA, Miranda J, Moreno JP, Dave JM, Baranowski T "." Nutrients. 2023 Jun;15(12):2716. Pubmed PMID:
- Almohamad M, Marshall A, Dave JM, Chuang RJ, Markham C, Sharma S "." J Nutr Sci. 2023 May;12:e54. Pubmed PMID:
- Metoyer BN, Chang RJ, Lee MJ, Markham C, Brown EL, Almohamad M, Dave JM, Sharma SV "." Nutrients. 2023 Apr;15(8):1819. Pubmed PMID:
- Metoyer BN, Chuang RJ, Lee MJ, Markham C, Brown E, Almohamad M, Dave JM, Sharma SV "." Children (Basel). 2022 Dec;10(1):82. Pubmed PMID:
- Alexis TD, Unruh D, Wang W, Dave JM, Miketinas DC, Chen TA, Moore CE "." J Am Coll Health. 2022 Nov;70(8):2281-2288. Pubmed PMID:
- Marshall AN, Chuang RJ, Chow J, Ranjit N, Dave JM, Mathur M, Markham C, Sharma SV "." Children (Basel). 2022 Aug;9(8):1250. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Chen TA, Almohamad M, Cotto-Moreno S "." Nutrients. 2022 Aug;14(16):3394. Pubmed PMID:
- Song S, Ishdorj A, Dave JM "." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec;18(24):13168. Pubmed PMID:
- Castro AN, White MA, Ishdorj A, Thompson D, Dave JM "." Nutrients. 2021 Nov;13(12):4267. Pubmed PMID:
- Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Alford S, Thompson D "." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov;18(22):12199. Pubmed PMID:
- Chen TA, Reitzel LR, Obasi EM, Dave JM "." Nutrients. 2021 Oct;13(10):3574. Pubmed PMID:
- Thompson D, Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Goldsworthy N "." Children (Basel). 2021 Mar;8(3):236. Pubmed PMID:
- Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Alford S, Thompson D "." Nutrients. 2020 Dec;12(12):3879. Pubmed PMID:
- Li PP, Mackey G, Callender C, Dave JM, Olvera N, Alford S, Thompson D "." Children (Basel). 2020 May;7(5):47. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM "." Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jan;109(1):5-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Cullen KW "." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Jun;50(6):582-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Liu Y, Chen TA, Thompson DI, Cullen KW "." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Mar;50(3):582-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Ramirez B, Chen TA, Moore CE, Dave JM, Cullen KW "." Prev Med Rep. 2018 Mar;10:162-66. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Thompson DI, Svendsen-Sanchez A, McNeill LH, Jibaja-Weiss M "." Health Promot Pract. 2017 Mar;18(2):221-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Cullen KW, Dave JM "." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017 Feb;117(2):185-191. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Thompson DI, Svendsen-Sanchez A, Cullen KW "." Health Equity. 2017 Jan;1(1):28-34. Pubmed PMID:
- Cullen KW, Chen TA, Dave JM, Jensen H "." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 May;115(5):743-50. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Chen TA, Thompson DI, Oceguera AM, Cullen KW "Outcome evaluation of a pilot study using "nudges"." Int J Child Health Nutr. 2015;4(1):33-39.
- Cullen KW, Chen TA, Dave JM "." Prev Med Rep. 2015;2:440-443. Pubmed PMID:
- Hilmers A, Chen TA, Dave JM, Thompson D, Cullen KW "." Prev Med. 2014 May 31;62:44-48. Pubmed PMID:
- Cullen KW, Dave JM, Chen A, Elliott L, Walker F, Jensen H "Implementing the new school meal regulations: Do elementary school children select and eat 1 fruit and 2 vegetable servings when allowed?." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Sep;113(9):A11.
- Skala K, Chuang RJ, Evans A, Hedberg AM, Dave J, Sharma S "." J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Dec;14(6):1014-22. Pubmed PMID:
- Hilmers A, Hilmers DC, Dave J "." Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep;102(9):1644-54. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave J, Cullen KW "." J Appl Res Child. 2012;3(1):Article 7. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Evans AE, Condrasky MD, Williams JE "." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 Mar;44(2):132-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Cullen KW, Watson KB, Dave JM "." Public Health Nutr. 2011 Oct;14(10):1876-81. Pubmed PMID:
- Evans A, Chow S, Jennings R, Dave J, Scoblick K, Sterba KR, Loyo J "." J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Jul;111(7):1031-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Hingle MD, O'Connor TM, Dave JM, Baranowski T "." Prev Med. 2010 Aug;51(2):103-11. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Evans AE, Pfeiffer KA, Watkins KW, Saunders RP "." Health Educ Res. 2010 Feb;25(1):97-108. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, An LC, Jeffery RW, Ahluwalia JS "." Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Jun;17(6):1164-70. Pubmed PMID:
- Dave JM, Evans AE, Saunders RP, Watkins KW, Pfeiffer KA "." J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Apr;109(4):697-701. Pubmed PMID:
- Evans AE, Dave J, Tanner A, Duhe S, Condrasky M, Wilson D, Griffin S, Palmer M, Evans M "." Fam Community Health. 2006 Jan;29(1):43-54. Pubmed PMID:
Memberships
- American Society of Nutrition
- International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Nutrition Society of India
- American Public Health Association
- Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
Funding
- Epidemiology of Childhood Diet and Obesity - #3092-51000-058-2S (10/01/2019 - 09/30/2024) Grant funding from USDA/ARS
- Co-Principal Investigator The goal of the project is to examine the rural-urban differences in and associations between food security status, food availability, participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs, dietary intake, and obesity among children.
- Exploring the socio-ecological implications of hydroponic farms in urban food deserts using community based participatory research - #2020-67023-31636 (09/01/2020 - 08/31/2022) Grant funding from USDA/NIFA
- Principal Investigator The goal of this study is to explore the socio-ecological implications of offering hydroponic farming at food pantries, located in food deserts using an exploratory mixed methods research design and community based participatory research.
- Integrating Food Rx with Best Feeding Practices for Chronic Disease Prevention among EFNEP Participants - #USDA 2021-08579 (04/01/2022 - 03/31/2026) Grant funding from USDA/NIFA
- Principal Investigator The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of integrating best feeding practices and food prescription with EFNEP programming to prevent chronic diseases in young children.
- Super Chef: Family Fun in the Kitchen! - #R34 HL163376 (07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025) Grant funding from NIH/NHLBI
- Co-Investigator (PI: Thompson, Deborah I) Super Chef is an online intervention for parents and 10-12 year old children living in lower income households. Its goal is to promote healthy child nutrition by learning ways to modify their family鈥檚 favorite recipes to add more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
- Smart Eating Active Living (SEAL): A comprehensive SNAP-Ed Initiative for Texans - #HHS001018600002 (10/01/2021 - 09/30/2026) Grant funding from Texas Department of Health and Human Services
- Co-Investigator (PI: White, Jacquelyn) Smart Eating Active Living (SEAL) is the proposed SNAP-Ed program that will empower children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and communities through evidence-based programs to promote healthy eating, physical activity behaviors, and food resource management strategies along with implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change initiatives in 18 counties across TX. Dr. Dave leads the evaluation of the project.
Languages
Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
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