Terry T-K Huang, PhD, MPH

professor and chair

Department of Health Promotion, Social, and Behavioral  Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

• 2010-present Professor and Chair, Department of Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health, UNMC
• 2010-present Senior Advisor for Obesity Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD 
• 2005-2010 Director, Obesity Research Strategic Core, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD
• 2003-2005 Research Assistant Professor, Gerald J. & Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 
• 2002-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
• 2001-2002 Research Associate, Departments of Preventive Medicine & Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Education

• PhD   Preventive Medicine, USC, 2001
• MPH   Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2001
• BA    Psychology, Great Distinction, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1998

Research Interests

• Ecological and multilevel research and applications of health promotion and disease prevention
• Systems science and public health
• Strategic directions of health and science policies; translation of science to policy
• Trans-disciplinary research and cross-sectoral partnerships
• International and cross-cultural health
• Pediatric obesity, metabolic syndrome, and chronic disease
• Fetal and early childhood nutrition and risks for obesity and chronic diseases
• Dietary patterns and obesity
• Research methodology and outcomes evaluation

Selected Publications

• Gorman N, Lackney J, Rollings K, Huang TT.  Designer schools: the role of school space and architecture in obesity prevention.  Obesity 2007; 15:2521-30.
• Huang TT, Nansel TR, Belsheim AR, Morrison JA.  Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of pediatric metabolic syndrome components in relation to adult metabolic syndrome: the Princeton LRC Follow-Up Study. J Pediatr 2008; 152:185-90.
• Huang TT, Glass TA.  Transforming research strategies for understanding and preventing obesity.  JAMA 2008; 300(15): 1811-13.
• Huang TT, Kumanyika S, Drewnowski A, Glass TA.  A systems-oriented multilevel framework for tackling obesity in the 21st century.  Prev Chronic Dis 2009; 6(3): http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/09_0013.htm.
• Huang TT, Story M. A journey just started: renewing efforts to address childhood obesity.  Obesity 2010; 18:S1-3.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow, The Obesity Society
• Member, APHA
• Member, PHAN
• Member, White House Healthy Kids Working Group (White House advisory committee on childhood obesity, 2009-10)
• Senior Advisor, National Collaborative on Childhoood Obesity Research (NCCOR)
• Associate Editor, J Obesity
• Ad hoc Reviewer, Eur J Clin Nutr; Am J Pub Health; Nutr Reviews; Dynamic Med; Food and Nutr Bulletin; J Am Coll Nutr; Obesity; Diabetes Care; J Adolesc; J Pediatr; Applied Physiol, Nutr, and Metab; Can J Pub Health; Int J Obes; Int J Pediatr Obes; Nutrition