Research
Dr. Lent's ongoing program of research focuses on obesity treatment and prevention
in children and adults. In 2012, she received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA F32 post-doctoral grant) from the National Institutes
of Health to study the impact of social support on weight loss outcomes in bariatric
surgery patients. Currently, her research interests span pediatric obesity treatment,
psychosocial factors in bariatric surgery, school and community-based obesity prevention
and treatment initiatives, “food addiction,” urban consumer food purchasing behaviors
and cognitive-behavioral interventions for adult obesity.
Grants
Role: Principal Investigator
Title: "The role of social support in bariatric surgery weight and behavioral outcomes”
Funding Source: NIH
Duration: July 2012 – June 2014