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Biographical Sketches of
Committee Members
LEANN L. BIRCH, Ph.D. (Chair), is distinguished professor of human develop-
ment and nutritional sciences and director of the Center for Childhood Obesity
Research at The Pennsylvania State University. She also holds an appointment
in the university’s Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Birch’s research interests include
developing controls of food intake during infancy, childhood, and adolescence;
the development of disordered eating; and risk and protective factors for child-
hood obesity. She is internationally recognized for her work in this area and is the
author of more than 170 publications. She has served on the Council of Scientific
Advisors to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) Children’s Nutrition Research Center. Dr. Birch served as a mem-
ber of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Prevention of Obesity in
Children and Youth and is a current member of the IOM’s Standing Committee
on Childhood Obesity Prevention. She has received the Lederle Award for Human
Nutrition from the American Society for Nutrition. She has also been awarded
the Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Social and Behavioral
Sciences and the Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career Award
from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Birch received her Ph.D. in psychol-
ogy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
ALICE AMMERMAN, Dr.P.H., R.D., is director of the Center for Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention and professor in the Department of Nutrition,
Schools of Public Health and Medicine, at the University of North Carolina
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(UNC), Chapel Hill. Her research involves the design and testing of innova-
tive clinical and community-based nutrition and physical activity intervention
approaches for chronic disease risk reduction in primarily low-income and
minority populations. Her most recent research interests focus on school nutri-
tion policy associated with childhood obesity, sustainable agriculture as it relates
to improved nutrition, and social entrepreneurship as a sustainable approach to
addressing health disparities. Dr. Ammerman is engaged in research and prac-
tice collaborations across North Carolina addressing childhood obesity and has
served on several statewide advisory boards regarding childhood obesity and
sustainable local food systems. Dr. Ammerman is principal investigator for 1 of
10 National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Health Disparities Centers, with a
focus on cardiovascular disease. She is co-principal investigator of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded Center of Excellence for Training
and Research Translation at UNC, charged with the identification, translation,
and dissemination of evidence-based interventions for the control and preven-
tion of obesity and cardiovascular disease. In 2000, Dr. Ammerman received the
Greenberg Award for excellence in public health research, service, and practice,
and in 2011 the Ned Brooks Award for Public Service. She received her doctoral
degree in nutrition from UNC, Chapel Hill.
BETTINA M. BEECH, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., is professor of public health sciences,
pediatrics, and internal medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
and co-director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity. Dr. Beech’s
research focuses on the role of nutritional factors in the primary and secondary
prevention of chronic diseases, with a particular focus on childhood obesity and
related problems such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Her current studies
involve the development and evaluation of interventions to prevent or treat child-
hood obesity in family- and community-based settings, particularly among African
Americans. Dr. Beech has been an active member of the American Public Health
Association and the Obesity Society and currently serves on two national advisory
councils focused on the clinical management of childhood obesity. She served as
an external reviewer for the IOM report WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change;
is a member of the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network
(AACORN); and is lead editor of Race and Research in Focus: Perspectives
on Minority Participation in Health Studies, published by the American Public
Health Association. Dr. Beech has served as a member of the board of directors
for the Memphis Chapter of the American Diabetes Association and recently
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served as chair of the Child Health and Wellness Advisory Council for the State
of Tennessee. She holds a B.A. from Temple University, an M.P.H. from Temple
University, and a Dr.P.H. in community health from the University of Texas
Health Science Center, School of Public Health. She also completed a postdoctoral
fellowship in behavioral science at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
SARA BENJAMIN NEELON, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., is assistant professor in the
Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical
Center and the Duke Global Health Institute. Previously, she was a postdoc-
toral research fellow for the Obesity Prevention Program in the Department of
Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Benjamin Neelon’s research
focuses on nutrition and physical activity interventions for children from birth to
5 years of age, evaluation of the nutrition and physical activity environment in
child care settings, early childhood predictors of obesity, feeding practices as pre-
dictors of later obesity, and nutrition policy and regulation in child care. She has
published a book on nutrition for children in child care: Making Food Healthy
and Safe for Children: How to Meet the National Health and Safety Performance
Standards—Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. Dr. Benjamin
Neelon received both her M.P.H. and Ph.D. in nutrition from UNC, Chapel Hill.
LAUREL J. BRANEN, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., is professor of family and consumer sci-
ences in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Idaho.
Dr. Branen is a nationally recognized expert on issues associated with feeding
young children in group settings, and lectures at workshops and seminars across
the country. She co-developed Feeding Young Children in Group Settings, an edu-
cational program designed for child care professionals, educators, food service
workers, and others who train staff or parents on issues related to feeding. She
also co-developed Mealtime and Active Play Partnerships, a website that includes
childhood obesity prevention training materials. She received her B.S. in food
science and technology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; her M.S. in
home economics (nutrition education) from Washington State University, Pullman;
and her Ph.D. in education, cognate in counseling, from the University of Idaho,
Moscow.
DAVID V. B. BRITT, M.P.A., is past president and chief executive officer of
Sesame Workshop. Mr. Britt’s earlier professional experience includes execu-
tive positions with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Equal
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Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation. He has presented to various congressional committees and the
Federal Trade Commission on children’s education, obesity, and media issues.
Since his retirement, Mr. Britt has consulted on food marketing issues for The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and on leadership development for nonprofit
organizations. He is currently board chair of The Education Trust, a nonprofit
organization working for quality education for all, pre-K–16, and is a board
member of INMED Partnerships for Children, a nonprofit organization working
to promote children’s health, education, and well-being. Mr. Britt is a member of
the Advisory Committee of the Initiative for Social Enterprise at Harvard Business
School and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a former mem-
ber of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Academies.
He served on the IOM Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children
and Youth and is currently serving on the Committee on Accelerating Progress in
Obesity Prevention. He received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.P.A.
from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
DEBRA HAIRE-JOSHU, Ph.D., is professor of public health and medicine and
associate dean for research at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Haire-Joshu
directs the Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research and also serves
as associate director of the Diabetes Research and Training Center. Her cur-
rent research on obesity prevention and policy interventions among underserved
populations in early childhood and youth has been supported by a number of
NIH agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the CDC, as well as the Missouri
Foundation for Health. Dr. Haire-Joshu served as a health policy fellow in the
office of former Senator Barack Obama and as a Robert Wood Johnson health
policy fellow for the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee of Senator
Edward Kennedy. Her work as chair of the Health Policy Committee led to her
appointment as a distinguished fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. She
is also a member of Delta Omega, the honorary society for public health. She
completed her Ph.D. at Saint Louis University.
RONALD E. KLEINMAN, M.D., is physician in chief of Massachusetts General
Hospital for Children, chief of the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit
at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Charles Wilder professor of pediatrics
at Harvard Medical School. His major areas of research interest include gastro-
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intestinal immunology, nutritional support of infants and children, and nutrition
and public health policy. He has been a member of the Medical Advisory Group
on Diet and Nutrition Guidelines in Cancer for the American Cancer Society
and the National Cholesterol Advisory Committee (National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development), and a member of the board of trustees for the
International Child Health Foundation, the Global Child Nutrition Foundation,
the Massachusetts General Hospital Physicians Organization, and Project Bread.
Dr. Kleinman served as chair of the Committee on Nutrition for the American
Academy of Pediatrics and is editor of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh edi-
tions of the Academy’s Pediatric Nutrition Handbook. He served on the National
Research Council (NRC)/IOM Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on
Maternal and Child Health and the IOM Committee on Nutrition Standards for
National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. A graduate of Trinity College in
Hartford, Connecticut, Dr. Kleinman earned his M.D. from New York Medical
College, completed his residency and a postgraduate fellowship in molecular biol-
ogy at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York, and completed a fel-
lowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at the Massachusetts General
Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
SUSAN LANDRY, Ph.D., is Albert and Margaret Alkek Chair in Early Childhood
and Michael Matthew Knight professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. She is director and founder
of the Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas, which includes the
Texas State Center for Early Childhood Development (SCECD) among its many
programs. The SCECD works with early childhood educators across the state and
the nation. Dr. Landry served on the Shaping a Healthier Generation Advisory
Council of the National Governors Association Centers for Best Practices. She is
past chair of the Head Start National Reporting System Advisory Panel, 2005–
2006, an appointment made by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, and was a member of the National Early Literacy Panel.
Dr. Landry’s research targets parent–child and early childhood classroom inter-
vention studies. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications; 19
book chapters; and a monograph, Effective Early Childhood Programs: Turning
Knowledge into Action, that describes the findings of these research studies.
She holds a Ph.D. in applied developmental psychology from the University of
Houston.
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LYNNE OUDEKERK, M.A., R.D., C.D.N., is director of the Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP) at the New York State Department of Health. Ms.
Oudekerk also serves as principal investigator for USDA-funded Team Nutrition
Training Grants, which provide funding for innovative obesity prevention pro-
gramming for youth attending child care centers and organized after-school pro-
grams. As part of her current position, she directs the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program/U.S. Department of Education–funded Eat Well Play Hard in
Child Care Settings (EWPHCCS) initiative. EWPHCCS provides funding to gov-
ernment and nonprofit agencies in the state for the implementation of nutrition
education and physical activity interventions in low-income child care centers tar-
geting preschool children, their families, and their caregivers with obesity preven-
tion messages. Ms. Oudekerk oversees program evaluation activities for CACFP
obesity prevention projects by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data and
reports on the success of nutrition and physical activity interventions in New York
communities. She also directs outreach activities designed to increase the participa-
tion of underserved day care centers and family day care homes. Ms. Oudekerk is
president of the CACFP National Professional Association. She received a B.S. in
nutritional sciences from Cornell University and an M.A. in human nutrition from
Syracuse University.
RUSSELL R. PATE, Ph.D., is professor of exercise science at the Norman J.
Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Dr.
Pate’s research interests and expertise focus on physical activity measurement,
determinants, and promotion in children and youth. He also directs a national
postgraduate course aimed at developing research competencies related to physi-
cal activity and public health. Dr. Pate is involved in the CDC-funded Prevention
Research Center at the University of South Carolina. His research includes stud-
ies on preschoolers’ physical activity levels and how schools can influence these
levels, as well as multicenter trials on the promotion of physical activity among
middle and high school–age girls. Dr. Pate was a member of the Physical Activity
Guidelines Advisory Committee and served on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee. He is a past president of both the American College of
Sports Medicine and the National Coalition on Promoting Physical Activity.
Dr. Pate served as a member of the IOM Committee on Prevention of Obesity
in Children and Youth and Committee on Accelerating Progress in Preventing
Obesity in Children and Youth, and is a current member of the Standing
Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention. He received a B.S. in physical edu-
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cation from Springfield College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in exercise physiology
from the University of Oregon.
DAVID A. SAVITZ, Ph.D., is professor of community health (epidemiology) and
obstetrics and gynecology at Brown University. He served as Carey C. Boshamer
distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the
University of North Carolina School of Public Health until the end of 2005 and
was Charles Bluhdorn professor of preventive medicine at Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, 2006–2010. Dr. Savitz’s teaching is focused on epidemiologic meth-
ods, and he authored a book entitled Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence. He
has served as editor of the American Journal of Epidemiology and as a member
of the Epidemiology and Disease Control-1 study section of NIH, and currently
is an editor of Epidemiology. He was president of the Society for Epidemiologic
Research and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research,
and North American regional councilor for the International Epidemiological
Association. Dr. Savitz’s primary research activities and interests are in reproduc-
tive, environmental, and cancer epidemiology. He has served on seven IOM or
NRC committees, most recently on the Committee on Contaminated Drinking
Water at Camp Lejeune and the Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight
Guidelines. He is a member of the IOM. Dr. Savitz received his undergraduate
training in psychology at Brandeis University, a master’s degree in preventive med-
icine at Ohio State University, and his Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University
of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
WENDELIN SLUSSER, M.D., M.S., FAAP, is associate clinical professor of pedi-
atrics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Schools of Medicine
and Public Health, co-founder and medical director of the Mattel Children’s
Hospital UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight program, founder and co-director of the
Community Health and Advocacy Pediatric Residency Training Program, and
founder and director of the UCLA Breastfeeding Resource Program. She worked
on the conception and implementation of the National Breastfeeding Policy
Conference, which brought together more than 100 national leaders from different
sectors and formulated a series of breastfeeding policy recommendations. This pol-
icy conference triggered the preparation of the Surgeon General’s “HHS Blue Print
for Action on Breastfeeding” and provided the framework for the U.S. National
Breastfeeding Committee’s Strategic Plan. Dr. Slusser has also provided technical
assistance at the local, national, and international levels. She is board certified in
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pediatrics; is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics; and practices and
teaches general pediatrics and health promotion at the Venice Family Clinic, the
largest free clinic in the United States. She was honored with the Beverllee Myers
Award of Excellence in 2008 and the Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping
Other People through Empowerment) Award in 2010. Dr. Slusser graduated cum
laude from Princeton University, and received her medical degree from the College
of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and her master’s of science
degree from the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University. She com-
pleted her internship and residency in Pediatrics at Babies Hospital, Columbia
Presbyterian Hospital, in New York City.
ELSIE M. TAVERAS, M.D., M.P.H., is assistant professor of both population
medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population
Medicine (DPM). She works with DPM’s Center for Child Health Care Studies
and co-directs DPM’s Obesity Prevention Program. She is also director of the
One Step Ahead clinic, a multidisciplinary childhood overweight prevention and
early management program at Children’s Hospital Boston. Her research interests
include nutrition and physical activity as they affect child health and childhood
obesity prevention. Dr. Taveras was selected for the Physician Faculty Scholars
Program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine opportunities for
childhood obesity prevention among underserved populations. She trained in pedi-
atrics at Children’s Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center and received her
M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health.
ROBERT C. WHITAKER, M.D., M.P.H., is professor of public health and pediat-
rics at Temple University. Prior to joining the Temple faculty, he was a senior fel-
low at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. in Princeton, New Jersey, and a visiting
senior research scholar at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at the Woodrow
Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. His
research has focused on the childhood antecedents of adult chronic disease and
has included studies on school nutrition, obesity prevention strategies in preschool
children, parent–child feeding interaction, the epidemiology of childhood obesity,
and the determinants of social and emotional well-being in children. Dr. Whitaker
served on the IOM Committee on Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program
and the Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth. He received
a B.A. in chemistry from Williams College, an M.D. from The Johns Hopkins
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University School of Medicine, and an M.P.H. from the University of Washington
School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Dr. Whitaker completed his
residency and fellowship in pediatrics at the University of Washington School of
Medicine, and he received postdoctoral training as a Robert Wood Johnson clini-
cal scholar.
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