Tom Baranowski Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine
Tom Baranowski Ph.D. is Professor of Pediatrics and Senior Member of the Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity group within the USDA funded Children?s Nutrition Research Center Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USA. Tom is principal investigator for two currently funded grants including a large outcome evaluation of the diabetes and obesity prevention impact of two video games ‘Escape from Diab’ and ‘Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space’; and another adapting Diab and Nano to the needs of pediatric cancer survivors. He anticipates funding to continue research to enhance and evaluate a combined videocam and self report dietary assessment web program for children; and to design and evaluate a casual videogame to train parents in effective vegetable parenting practices.
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