Interventions to Increase Healthy Eating on College Campuses (2013-2014)

Using Duke as a living laboratory, this project team brought insights from behavioral economics to structure experiments aimed at improving habits (especially related to eating behaviors) of college students, establishing links to cognition and improving access to treatment for disordered eating behaviors.

Timing

2013-2014

Team Outcomes

Interventions to Increase Healthy Eating on College Campuses (poster)

This project team was originally part of the Education & Human Development theme of Bass Connections, which ended in 2022. 

Team Leaders

  • Franca Alphin, School of Medicine: Family Medicine and Community Health
  • Gavan Fitzsimons, Fuqua School of Business
  • Nancy Zucker, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Graduate Team Members

  • Peggy Liu, Business Administration-PHD

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Tristan Ballard, Environmental Sciences (BS); Statistical Science (AB2)
  • Sarah Kim, Biology (BS)
  • Patricia Leeson, Public Policy (AB)
  • Madison Mumma, Psychology (AB); Global Health (AB2)
  • Maggie Shannon, Public Policy (AB); Psychology (AB2)

Themes