Research Studies

COMET: COVID-19 and Maternal Feeding Practices

Investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress, emotion, and maternal feeding practices in the natural environment

Funded by USC Center for the Changing Family

(Wang, PI)

USC Trying to Conceive during Coronavirus (TTC-C) Study​

Using the Health Belief Model to Understand TTC Decisions During COVID-19

USC Center for the Changing Family

(Naya, PI)

COVID-19 Physical Activity and Mental Health Study






(Dunton, PI)

Micro-T Study​

Microtemporal Processes Underlying Health Behavior Adoption and Maintenance

Funded by NIH/NCI U01HL146327

(Dunton, PI)​

Zumberge Study​

Affective Influences on Cancer Control Behaviors

USC Zumberge Interdisciplinary Large Grant

(Dunton, PI)

Sleep Sub-Study​

Sleep Variability, Diet, and Obesity Risk in Children

F31HL137346

(O'Connor, PI)

Fathers' Parenting Study

Fathers' Parenting Practices and Their Children's Obesogenic Behaviors

(Belcher, Pl)

MATCH Study​

Maternal Stress and Children’s Obesity Risk

R01HL119255

(Dunton, PI)

MADRES Study

Environmental Exposures, Stress, and Maternal Pregnancy-Related Weight Outcomes

P50ES026086

(Dunton, PI on Project 2)

EMA Statistical Modeling

Novel Statistical Models for EMA Studies of Physical Activity

1R01HL121330 & R01CA240713

(Dunton and Hedeker, PIs)

Mobile Teen

Using Mobile Phones to Reduce Missing Data in Youth Activity Monitoring Studies

R21HL108018

(Dunton and Intille, Pls)

AsthEMA

Using Context-Sensitive Ecological Momentary Assessment to Investigate Within-Daily Variation in Modifiers of the Effects of Air Pollution Exposure on Children’s Health

P30ES07048

(Dunton, PI on pilot study)

Project MOBILE

Investigating Physical Activity Decision-Making in Real-Time

118283-MRSGT-10-012-01-CPPB

(Dunton, PI)

Mobile Healthy Places

Investigating the Impact of a Smart Growth Community of Children’s Physical Activity Contexts Using Ecological Momentary Assessment

RWJF65837

(Dunton, PI)

Mobile Mental Health Study

Using Context-Sensitive Ecological Momentary Assessment to Investigate Within-Daily Variation in Modifiers of the Effects of Air Pollution Exposure on Children’s Health

Piloting Ecological Momentary Assessment with Adults who have Mental Illness

(Dunton and Henwood, PIs)

Project HOPE

Positive Deviance: Locating High-risk, Healthy Families and Discovering Protective Strategies

(Tate, PI)