Patricia B.Crawford, Dr.P.H., R.D.
Adjunct Professor
Director, Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health
Cooperative Extension Specialist, Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology, College of Natural Resources
PHONE: (510) 642-5572; (510) 642-3589
FAX: (510) 642-8206
LOCATION: 9 Morgan Hall
E-MAIL: crawford@berkeley.edu
WEBSITE: Center for Weight and Health
Research Interests
- Epidemiology of pediatric overweight, with a focus on disparities
- Dietary determinants of overweight
- Pediatric overweight interventions
- Community based obesity prevention
- School nutrition intervention and policy
- Nutrition assessment
Selected Publications
Townsend MS, Melgar-Quinonez H, Hudes M, Crawford PB . (2009). How Well do Parents in the United States Report Heights and Weights for Children? International Journal of Public Health , 1(1), 41-50.
Madsen, KA, McCullogh, C, Crawford, PB (2009). Parent Modeling: Perceptions of Parents' Physical Activity Predict Girls' Activity throughout Adolescence. Journal of Pediatrics , 154:278-83.
Crawford PB , Woodward-Lopez G, Rauzon S, Ritchie L, Wang MC. (2008). The role of public policy in addressing the pediatric obesity epidemic. In the Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obesity. Jelalian E and Steele RG, editors. Pages 371-386. NY, NY: Springer Publishing Co. 2008.
Crawford PB , Woodward-Lopez G, Ritchie L, Webb K. (2008). How discretionary can we be with sweetened beverages for children? Journal of the American Dietetic Association , 108 (9), 1440-4.
Crawford, P. Exploring unhealthy eating habits: A longitudinal study of eating behavior in girls. San Francisco Medicine 80 (3): 26-27, 2007.
Crawford, PB . Key partners working together to stem obesity epidemic. California Agriculture, 61(3), 2007.
Crawford PB , Lamp C, Nicholson Y, Krathwohl S, Hudes M, Townsend M. Food insecurity may be linked to childhood obesity in low-income Mexican-American families. California Agriculture , 61(3): 106-111, 2007.
Ritchie, LD, Spector, P, Stevens, MJ, Schmidt, MM, Schreiber, GB, Striegel-Moore, RH, Wang, MC, Crawford, PB. Dietary patterns in adolescent are related to adiposity in young adulthood in black and white females. Journal of Nutrition, 137:1-8, 2007.
Ritchie, LD, Woodward-Lopez, G, Gerstein, D, Smith, D, Crawford, PB. Preventing obesity: What should we eat? California Agriculture, 61(3): 112-118, 2007.
Woodward-Lopez G, Ritchie LD, Gerstein D, Crawford PB. Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences. Boca Raton, LA: CRC Press, 2006.
Ritchie, L., Welk, G., Styne, D., Gerstein, D., Crawford, P. (2005). Family environment and pediatric overweight: What is a parent to do? Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105(5.2), 70-79.
Crawford, P., Gosliner, W., Strode, P., Samuels, S., Burnett, C., Craypo, C., Yancey, A. (2004). Walking the talk: Fit WIC wellness programs improve self-efficacy in pediatric obesity prevention counseling. American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1480-85.
Ritchie, L., Ivey, S., Woodward-Lopez, G., Crawford, P.(2003). Alarming trends in pediatric overweight in the United States. Social Preventative Medicine, 48, 168-177.
Wang, M., Crawford, P., Hudes, M., Van Loan, M., Siemering, K., Bachrach, L.(2003). Diet in midpuberty and sedentary activity in pre-puberty predict peak bone mass. American Journal of Clinical Nutruition, 77(2), 495-503.
Kimm, S., Glynn, N., Kriska, A., Barton, B., Kronsberg, S., Daniels, S., Crawford, P., Sabry, Z., and Liu, K. (2002). Decline in physical activity in black girls and white girls during adolescence. The New England Journal of Medicine. 347(10), 709-715.
Crawford, P., Story, M., Wang, M., Ritchie, L., Sabry, Z.(2001). Ethnic issues in the epidemiology of child obesity. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 48(4), 855-878.
Profile updated: July 15, 2009