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Appendix E: Workshop Agenda and Speaker Biographical Sketches
Appendix E: Workshop Agenda and Speaker Biographical Sketches
Pages 165-172
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Presentation on early FITS data findings Ronette Briefel, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Motor development Jane Clark, University of Maryland 165
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Electronic media Elizabeth Vandewater, RTI International Sleep Judith Owens, Brown University Factors affecting growth Nancy Krebs, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 3:00 Break SESSION 2: PROGRAMS 3:15 WIC Laurie True, California WIC Association Head Start Everludis Lopez, Head Start, Fairfax, Virginia Child Care Doris Fredericks, Choices 4 Children, San Jose, California SESSION 3: POLICY NEEDS 4:15 Policy needs Gabrielle Serra, Education and Nutrition Policy Advisor, House Committee on Education and Labor Dan Christensen, Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry 5:00 Adjourn Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies 166
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She has authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals on topics including infant feeding patterns, dietary intake, food security, obesity, and cardiovascular risk factors of children and disadvantaged populations.
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She has experience in child care resources and referrals, parent and provider education, and child care and nutrition subsidies. In her current position, she oversees the Child Care Subsidy Program, which utilizes state and federal funds to provide financial assistance for child care services for families and referrals to potential child care centers and home providers who may meet family schedules and needs.
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Her particular research interests are in the neurobehavioral and health consequences of sleep problems in children, pharmacologic treatment of pediatric sleep disorders, sleep health education, and cultural and psychosocial issues impacting sleep. As a recipient of a 5-year NIH grant in sleep education, the Sleep Academic Award, she has developed educational materials for the Brown Medical School, as well as the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
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Pollack complet ed a postdoctoral fellowship in evaluation sponsored jointly by the University of Pennsylvania Campbell Collaboration and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. There, she worked on research, evaluations, and programming for childhood obe sity and health issues affecting vulnerable populations.
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She is a founding investigator of the Children's Digital Media Center, a research collaborative funded by the National Science Foundation that focuses on the impact of new technologies on children, now in its ninth year of funding.
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