Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD, LDN
Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences Principal Investigator for Evaluation, Program Development and Policy for Pennsylvania SNAP-Ed and the NEEDS Center.
Contact Information
205 Chandlee Lab
University Park PA 16801
814-865-5169
(fax) 814-863-6103
lohseb@psu.edu
www.needscenter.org
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
Research Interests
Eating Competence, including measurement validation and intervention assessment
Nutrition Education methodologies
Problem-based Learning and Learning Technologies, such as web and digital photo receiver
Complementary and Alternative Nutrition issues
Nutrition education for low-income audiences Survey development and nutrition education impact study design
Selected Publications
Lohse B, Bailey R, Krall J, Wall D, Mitchell DC. Diet quality is related to eating competence in low-income females in Pennsylvania. Appetite. 2012;58(2):645-650.
Lohse B, Rifkin R, Arnold K, Least C. A digital program informs low-income caregivers of preschool-age children about famly meals. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012;44:256-261
Wall DE, Least C, Gromis J, Lohse B. Nutrition education intervention improves vegetable-related attitude, self-efficacy, preference, and knowledge of Pennsylvania fourth grade students. Journal of School Health; 2012;82(1):37-43
Krall JS, Lohse B. Validation of a measure of the Satter eating competence model with low-income females. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011;8:26. Doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-26.
Lohse B, Wall D, Gromis J. Intention to consume fruits and vegetables is not a proxy for intake in low-income women from Pennsylvania. Journal of Extension. 2011;49(5): Article 5FEA5.
http://www.joe.org/joe/2011october/a5.php.
Lohse B, Cunningham-Sabo L, Walters L, Stacey J. Valid and reliable measures of cognitive behaviors toward fruits and vegetables for children aged 9 to 11 years. J Nutri Educ Behav. 2011;43:42-49.
Greene GW, Schembre SM, White AA, Hoerr SL, Lohse B, Shoff S, Horacek T, Riebe D, Patterson J, Lohse B, Phillips BW, Kattelman KK, Blissmer B. Identifying clusters of college students at elevated health risk based on eating and exercise behaviors and psychosocial determinants of body weight. J Amer Diet Assoc; 2011;111:394-400.
Lohse B, Cunningham-Sabo L, Walters L, Stacey J. Valid and reliable measures of cognitive behaviors toward fruits and vegetables for children aged 9 to 11 years. Submitted to J Nutri Educ Behav.; 2011;43:42-49.
Lohse B, Psota T, Estruch R, Zazpe I, Sorli JV, Salas-SalvadóJ, Serra M, Krall JS, Márquez F, Ros E on behalf of the PREDIMED study investigators. Eating Competence of Elderly Spanish Adults Is Associated with a Healthy Diet and a Favorable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile. J Nutr. 2010; 140:1322-1327.
Ventura A, Lohse B, Gromis J. Feeding practices and styles used by a diverse sample of low-income parents of preschool-age children. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2010; 42(4):242-249.
Courses Taught
NUTR 100 Contemporary Nutrition Concerns
NUTR 456 Community Nutrition
NUTR 490W Nutrition Seminar
NUTR 551 Nutrition Seminar-Methods in Nutrition Education Research
Strategic Themes
- Domains of Health and Behavior