Melanie D Hingle

Melanie D Hingle

Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Associate Professor, Public Health
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
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(520) 621-3087

Work Summary

Melanie Hingle's work focuses on understanding determinants of energy balance behaviors (i.e. how and why behaviors are initiated and sustained), and identifying contributors to the success of interventions (i.e. when, where, and how interventions should be delivered) are critical steps toward developing programs that effectively change behavior, thereby mitigating unhealthy weight gain and promoting optimal health. Current projects include: Determinants of metabolic risk, and amelioration of risk, in pediatric cancer survivors, Guided imagery intervention delivered via a mobile software application to increase healthy eating and physical activity in weight-concerned women smokers, and Family-focused diabetes prevention program delivered in partnership with the YMCA.

Research Interest

Identify and understand determinants of behavioral, weight-related, and metabolic outcomes in children, adolescents, and families, including how and why so-called “obesogenic behaviors” (unhealthy dietary habits, sedentary behaviors) are initiated and sustained. Develop and test novel approaches to motivate healthy lifestyle changes in children, adolescents, and families, including development, testing, and assessment of face-to-face and mobile device-based interventions.

Publications

Short, C. E., DeSmet, A., Woods, C., Williams, S. L., Maher, C., Middelweerd, A., Mueller, A. M., Wark, P., Vandelanotte, C., Poppe, L., Hingle, M., Hingle, M. D., & Crutzen, R. (2017). Measuring engagement in e- & mHealth behavior change interventions: a methodological overview. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Lohman, T. G., Hingle, M., & Going, S. B. (2013). Body composition in children. Pediatric Exercise Science, 25(4), 573-590.
Armin, J. S., Johnson, T., Hingle, M. D., Giacobbi, Jr., P., & Gordon, J. S. (2016). Development of a multi-behavioral mHealth app for women smokers. Journal of Health Communication.
Hingle, M. D. (2015). Next time you’re searching for something to eat, shop your refrigerator first. The Hill (Congressional Blog).

This Op-Ed was written as part of my participation in the Public Voices Op-Ed Fellowship Project

Hingle, M. D., & Serio, T. (2016). The Unintended Consequences of Pursuing Academic Freedom and What We Can Do to Ensure, Protect, and Promote the Sharing of Diverse Perspectives. Chronicle of Higher Education.