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Richard Boles, PhD
-Oral Presentation at ASMBS 2024, San Diego, CA, (June): “Disordered Eating and Weight Loss in Adolescents 10 Years After Bariatric Surgery”;
-Associate Editor position (Pediatrics content) for an APA Journal: Families, Systems, & Health.

Suzanne Paul, FNP, & Amy Bartoshesky, FNP-BC, spoke at the AANP meeting last week in Nashville. Nurturing Healthy Futures: Perspectives on Obesity Pharmacotherapy.

Darleen Sandoval, Panel discussion: WIN-ADA, How to say “No” so you can say “yes”. American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, June 2024

Stephanie Gilley, MD, PhD
-Oral presentation at ASN, "Hepatic Gene Expression Changes in Adult Mice after Maternal Calorie Restriction"
-Awarded a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award to study the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Escape Rooms in Pediatric Resident Education.
-Recently informed that I will be receiving the Research and Innovation Scholar Award from the Colorado Child Health Research Institute and Children’s Hospital Colorado. 

Susan L. Johnson, PhD publications
-Johnson, Susan L; Moding, Kameron J; Flesher, Abigail; Boenig, Rebecca; Campain, Joseph; I'll Never Give Up: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers’ Perceptions and Decisional Processes When Feeding Infants and Toddlers Novel and Disliked Foods Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56, 5, 287-299 2024. Elsevier
-Shapiro, Allison LB; Lawless, Megan C; Charlifue-Smith, Renee; Johnson, Susan L; Complementary food exposure and children’s early understanding of food words: the approaching eating through language (APPEAL) study Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, 1237698, 2024.  Frontiers Media SA

Minghua Tang, PhD
-Seven abstracts presented at ASN by our team, including three oral presentations.
-One abstract on baby-led weaning was picked up by many news outlets, including Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2024/06/30/baby-led-weaning-may-have-advantages-in-growth-over-traditional-methods/  (our dietitian was interviewed)
-Reviewer and co-chair for study section NMHD June 2024.

Kristen Boyle, PhD, has been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the ThriveForward: Mid-Career Faculty Women’s Leadership Development Program sponsored by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Office for Faculty Development

Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson, MD
-Invited Speaking presentations PAS 2024, Toronto, May 3-6
“APA Obesity SIG: Integrating Behavioral Health Into Healthy Lifestyle Programs,” Sunday May 5, 2024
“Personal Reflections,” Monday, May 6, 2024
-Officially featured in Teen Vogue, April 2024
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-best-vitamins-for-teens: Doctors explain the pros, cons, and what to consider when shopping brands.

Noel Mueller, PhD, highlighted publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38796843/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38743047/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38677518/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38674756/

Maigen Bethea, PhD,
ENDO 2024 Presentations:
Invited speaker for the "New Insights into Bariatric Surgery" symposium, June 4, 2024, Boston MA
Abstract Oral Presentation: " Vagal Glp-1 Receptors Are Essential In The Efficacy Of Orally Administered Exendin-4" June 1, 2024, Boston MA. Oral presenter for the Ludeman Center Scientific Symposium, May 14, 2024, Anschutz Medical Campus 
Ad hoc reviewer for the Cell Signaling and Molecular Endocrinology Study Section, June 10-11, virtual.

Silvania da Silva Teixeira, PhD, has been accepted to participate in the UC San Diego Future Faculty of Cardiovascular Sciences (FOCUS) program. She also attended the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences annual meeting in Bergen, Norway, May 6-9, 2024.  She was invited to judge the poster sections.