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Employment (4)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana-Champaign, US

2024-07 to present | Associate Director (Center for Social & Behavioral Science)
Employment
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Brenda Koester

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Urbana-Champaign, IL, US

2019-08 to 2023-07 | Associate Director (Family Resiliency Center)
Employment
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Brenda Koester

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Urbana-Champaign, IL, US

2011-08 to 2019-08 | Assistant Director (Family Resiliency Center)
Employment
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Brenda Koester

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Urbana-Champaign, IL, US

2007-07 to 2011-07 | Coordinator (Family Resiliency Center)
Employment
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Brenda Koester

Funding (1)

Developing and evaluating evidence-supported policy proposals for updating the Child and Adult Care Food Program to address geographic inequities

2020-03-15 to 2022-03-14 | Grant
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 77310
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Works (9)

Oncology Registered Dietitian Nutritionists’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Food Insecurity among Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Amirah A. Burton-Obanla; Stephanie Sloane; Brenda Koester; Craig Gundersen; Barbara H. Fiese; Anna E. Arthur
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Informing State-Wide Coalition Efforts to Implement and Integrate Nutrition Best Practices in Early Care and Education: Focus Group Insights from Child Care Providers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-08-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Brenda D. Koester; Stephanie Sloane; Sarah Chusid; Janna Simon
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Food-Focused Media Literacy for Remotely Acculturating Adolescents and Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the “JUS Media? Programme”

Journal of Adolescent Health
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Gail M. Ferguson; Julie M. Meeks Gardner; Michelle R. Nelson; Cagla Giray; Hari Sundaram; Barbara H. Fiese; Brenda Koester; Steve P. Tran; Rachel Powell
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Barriers to Implementing a Healthy Habits Curriculum in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives from Childcare Providers and Teachers

Early Childhood Education Journal
2021-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Elizabeth Villegas; Carolyn Sutter; Brenda Koester; Barbara H. Fiese
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Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Research Sciences (TOPRS) Curriculum Increases Knowledge About Complex Causes and Consequences of Obesity for Undergraduate Students.

Frontiers in Public Health
2019-08-20 | Journal article
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Brenda Koester

Sprouts Growing Healthy Habits: Curriculum Development and Pilot Study.

Frontiers in public health
2019-03-27 | Journal article
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Brenda Koester

Family chaos and lack of mealtime planning is associated with food insecurity in low income households.

Economics and human biology
2016-02-10 | Journal article
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Brenda Koester

Get real: how current behavior influences perceptions of realism and behavioral intent for public service announcements.

Health communication
2014-08-04 | Journal article
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Brenda Koester

A formative evaluation of shared family mealtime for parents of toddlers and young children.

Health communication
2011-05-23 | Journal article
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Brenda Koester

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Environmental research. (1)