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George Washington University: Washington, DC, US

2018-08 to present | Assistant Professor (Exercise and Nutrition Science)
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Karina Lora

Education and qualifications (4)

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center: Oklahoma City, OK, US

RDN (Nutritional Sciences)
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Karina Lora

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Lincoln, NE, US

MS (Nutrition and Health Sciences)
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Karina Lora

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Lincoln, NE, US

PhD (Nutrition and Health Sciences)
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Universidad Nacional del Callao: Callao, PE

Food Engineering (Food Engineering)
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Professional activities (6)

Association of State Public Health Nutritionists: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US

2018 to present
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Chicago, IL, US

2017 to present
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American Society for Nutrition: Bethesda, MD, US

2004 to present
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Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Indianapolis, Indiana, US

2015 to 2016
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Obesity Society: Silver Spring, Maryland, US

2013 to 2014
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International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity: Amsterdam, NL

2013 to 2014
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Works (25)

Determinants of Parenting Practices Related to Monitoring Sugar Sweetened Beverages Among Hispanic Mothers

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85062685654

Contributors: Branscum, P.; Lora, K.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Identifying discriminative attributes to gain insights regarding child obesity in hispanic preschoolers using machine learning techniques

Proceedings - International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, ICTAI
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85048469498

Contributors: Wiechmann, P.; Lora, K.; Branscum, P.; Fu, J.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Association Between Maternal Stress, Work Status, Concern About Child Weight, and Restrictive Feeding Practices in Preschool Children

Maternal and Child Health Journal
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85010953484

Contributors: Swyden, K.; Sisson, S.B.; Morris, A.S.; Lora, K.; Weedn, A.E.; Copeland, K.A.; DeGrace, B.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Association of childcare arrangement with overweight and obesity in preschool-aged children: A narrative review of literature

International Journal of Obesity
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84996802226

Contributors: Swyden, K.; Sisson, S.B.; Lora, K.; Castle, S.; Copeland, K.A.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Hispanic Mothers’ Views of the Fathers’ Role in Promoting Healthy Behaviors at Home: Focus Group Findings

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013673925

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Cheney, M.; Branscum, P.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Innovative techniques for evaluating behavioral nutrition interventions

Advances in Nutrition
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85011286202

Contributors: Scherr, R.E.; Laugero, K.D.; Graham, D.J.; Cunningham, B.T.; Jahns, L.; Lora, K.R.; Reicks, M.; Mobley, A.R.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Mothers' self-reported grocery shopping behaviours with their 2- to 7-year-old children: Relationship between feeding practices and mothers' willingness to purchase child-requested nutrient-poor, marketed foods, and fruits and vegetables

Public Health Nutrition
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041298616

Contributors: Lively, K.; Babawale, O.; Thompson, D.M.; Morris, A.S.; Harris, J.L.; Sisson, S.B.; Cheney, M.K.; Lora, K.R.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Tribally Affiliated Child-Care Center Environment and Obesogenic Behaviors in Young Children

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85008319787

Contributors: Sisson, S.B.; Stoner, J.; Li, J.; Stephens, L.; Campbell, J.E.; Lora, K.R.; Arnold, S.H.; Horm, D.; DeGrace, B.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Using the Integrative Behavioral Model to Predict Monitoring of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Hispanic Mothers

Family and Community Health
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84997815863

Contributors: Branscum, P.; Lora, K.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

African-American and Hispanic children's beverage intake: Differences in associations with desire to drink, fathers’ feeding practices, and weight concerns

Appetite
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84987817659

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Hubbs-Tait, L.; Ferris, A.M.; Wakefield, D.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Assessing Initial Validity and Reliability of a Beverage Intake Questionnaire in Hispanic Preschool-Aged Children

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84987783244

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Davy, B.; Hedrick, V.; Ferris, A.M.; Anderson, M.P.; Wakefield, D.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Benefits of family meals for children with special therapeutic and behavioral needs

American Journal of Occupational Therapy
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84963533167

Contributors: DeGrace, B.W.; Foust, R.E.; Sisson, S.B.; Lora, K.R.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Development and validation of an instrument measuring theory-based determinants of monitoring obesogenic behaviors of pre-schoolers among Hispanic mothers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84971506959

Contributors: Branscum, P.; Lora, K.R.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Obesogenic environments in tribally-affiliated childcare centers and corresponding obesity rates in preschool children

Preventive Medicine Reports
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84957556706

Contributors: Sisson, S.B.; Li, J.; Stoner, J.A.; Lora, K.R.; Campbell, J.E.; Arnold, S.H.; DeGrace, B.; Horm, D.; Stephens, L.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Preschoolers' influence on and help with beverage selection at the grocery store is linked to maternal responsiveness and child beverage intake: An exploratory study

Eating Behaviors
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84978535943

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Hubbs-Tait, L.; Guzman, M.; Wakefield, D.; Sisson, S.B.; Mayeux, L.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Assessment of Body Mass Index, Sugar Sweetened Beverage Intake and Time Spent in Physical Activity of American Indian Children in Oklahoma

Journal of Community Health
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84956921163

Contributors: Dennison, M.E.; Sisson, S.B.; Lora, K.; Stephens, L.D.; Copeland, K.C.; Caudillo, C.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Frequency of family meals and 6-11-year-old children's social behaviors

Journal of Family Psychology
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84905568518

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Sisson, S.B.; DeGrace, B.W.; Morris, A.S.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Influence of family structure on obesogenic behaviors and placement of bedroom TVs of American children: National Survey of Children's Health 2007

Preventive Medicine
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84893692654

Contributors: Sisson, S.B.; Sheffield-Morris, A.; Spicer, P.; Lora, K.; Latorre, C.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

What's for lunch? An analysis of lunch menus in 83 urban and rural Oklahoma child-care centers providing all-day care to preschool children

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027938189

Contributors: Frampton, A.M.; Sisson, S.B.; Horm, D.; Campbell, J.E.; Lora, K.; Ladner, J.L.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Correlation of omega-3 fatty acids intakes with acculturation and socioeconomic status in Midwestern Latinas

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79551479165

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Lewis, N.M.; Eskridge, K.M.; Stanek-Krogstrand, K.; Travnicek, D.A.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

The Husky Byte Program: Delivering Nutrition Education One Sound Byte at a Time

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79952476471

Contributors: Pierce, M.B.; Hudson, K.A.; Lora, K.R.; Havens, E.K.; Ferris, A.M.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Validity and reliability of an omega-3 fatty acid food frequency questionnaire for first-generation Midwestern Latinas

Nutrition Research
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77956828942

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Lewis, N.M.; Eskridge, K.M.; Stanek-Krogstrand, K.; Ritter-Gooder, P.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

High saturated fat and cholesterol intakes and abnormal plasma lipid concentrations observed in a group of 4- to 8-year-old children of Latino immigrants in rural Nebraska

Nutrition Research
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34547364612

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Morse, K.L.; Gonzalez-Kruger, G.E.; Driskell, J.A.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Children of Latino immigrants, 4-8 years, in rural Nebraska are adequate in vitamin B-6<sup>1-2</sup>

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33748555552

Contributors: Lora, K.R.; Giraud, D.W.; Davy, S.R.; Driskell, J.A.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Nonsupplemented children of latino immigrants have low vitamin E intakes and plasma concentrations and normal vitamin C, selenium, and carotenoid intakes and plasma concentrations

Journal of the American Dietetic Association
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33344471777

Contributors: Kim, Y.-N.; Lora, K.R.; Giraud, D.W.; Driskell, J.A.
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Karina Lora via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (3 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Journal of nutrition education and behavior. (2)
Review activity for Nutrition journal (1)