| A systematic review of obesity prevention intervention studies among immigrant populations in the US A Tovar, AMN Renzaho, AD Guerrero, N Mena, GX Ayala Current obesity reports 3, 206-222, 2014 | 69 | 2014 |
| Contextual and cultural influences on parental feeding practices and involvement in child care centers among Hispanic parents NZ Mena, K Gorman, K Dickin, G Greene, A Tovar Childhood obesity 11 (4), 347-354, 2015 | 67 | 2015 |
| Peer reviewed: An assessment of nutrition practices and attitudes in family child-care homes: Implications for policy implementation A Tovar, P Risica, N Mena, E Lawson, A Ankoma, KM Gans Preventing chronic disease 12, 2015 | 65 | 2015 |
| Nutrition and physical activity environments of home-based child care: what Hispanic providers have to say A Tovar, NZ Mena, P Risica, G Gorham, KM Gans Childhood obesity 11 (5), 521-529, 2015 | 55 | 2015 |
| Improving nutrition and physical activity environments of family child care homes: The rationale, design and study protocol of the ‘Healthy Start/Comienzos Sanos’ cluster … PM Risica, A Tovar, V Palomo, L Dionne, N Mena, K Magid, DS Ward, ... BMC Public Health 19, 1-20, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
| Community-based childhood obesity prevention intervention for parents improves health behaviors and food parenting practices among Hispanic, low-income parents L Otterbach, NZ Mena, G Greene, CA Redding, A De Groot, A Tovar BMC obesity 5, 1-10, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| Nutrition-related practices of family child care providers and differences by ethnicity KM Gans, A Tovar, Q Jiang, J Mello, L Dionne, A Kang, NZ Mena, ... Childhood Obesity 15 (3), 167-184, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
| College students’ views on functional, interactive and critical nutrition literacy: a qualitative study J McNamara, NZ Mena, L Neptune, K Parsons International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (3), 1124, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
| A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results … KM Gans, A Tovar, A Kang, DS Ward, KC Stowers, T von Ash, L Dionne, ... International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 19 (1), 45, 2022 | 14 | 2022 |
| Exploring the provider-level socio-demographic determinants of diet quality of preschool-aged children attending family childcare homes A Tovar, PM Risica, A Ramirez, N Mena, IE Lofgren, K Cooksey Stowers, ... Nutrients 12 (5), 1368, 2020 | 14 | 2020 |
| Communication with family child care providers and feeding preschool-aged children: parental perspectives NZ Mena, PM Risica, KM Gans, IE Lofgren, K Gorman, FK Tobar, A Tovar Journal of nutrition education and behavior 52 (1), 10-20, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Food photography as a tool to assess type, quantity, and quality of foods in parent-packed lunches for preschoolers S Elliott, ML McCloskey, SL Johnson, NZ Mena, T Swindle, LL Bellows Journal of nutrition education and behavior 53 (2), 164-173, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
| Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and health behaviors of bone health among Caribbean Hispanic/Latino adults SE Noel, SP Arevalo, NZ Mena, K Mangano, M Velez, B Dawson-Hughes, ... Archives of osteoporosis 14, 1-17, 2019 | 9 | 2019 |
| Ethnic differences in family childcare providers’ nutrition-and activity-related attitudes and barriers Q Jiang, A Tovar, PM Risica, K Cooksey Stowers, M Schwartz, ... Journal of Obesity 2021, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Dietary contributors to food group intake in preschool children attending family childcare homes: differences between latino and non-Latino providers A Ramirez, M Vadiveloo, PM Risica, KM Gans, ML Greaney, NZ Mena, ... Nutrients 12 (12), 3686, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
| Micronutrient adequacy in preschool children attending family child care homes E Cuadrado-Soto, PM Risica, KM Gans, NZ Mena, C Ellis, CD Araujo, ... Nutrients 11 (9), 2134, 2019 | 7 | 2019 |
| Farm to early care and education programming: A descriptive study of challenges and opportunities to promote healthful foods to young children ML McCloskey, H Kesterson, NZ Mena, J Dellaport, LL Bellows International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (18), 6857, 2020 | 5 | 2020 |
| Exploring parenting contexts of Latinx 2-to-5-year old children's sleep: qualitative evidence informing intervention development AW Kang, TR Ash, A Tovar, KM Gans, J Minkel, NZ Mena, PM Risica Journal of Pediatric Nursing 54, 93-100, 2020 | 5 | 2020 |
| A narrative review of dietary assessment tools for preschool-aged children in the home environment LL Bellows, Y Lou, R Nelson, LI Reyes, RC Brown, NZ Mena, RE Boles Nutrients 14 (22), 4793, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
| Strengthening nutrition education and behavior research for academicians and practitioners LL Bellows, NZ Mena, MM Reznar, CA Taylor, M Sigman-Grant Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 54 (1), 84-93, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Kim GansUniversity of Connecticut and Brown UniversityVerified email at uconn.edu
