Marie Bragg | Food Policy | Excellence in Research

Dr. Marie Bragg | Food Policy | Excellence in Research

Dr. Marie A. Bragg is an Assistant Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, affiliated with NYU School of Global Public Health and NYU Stern School of Business. Her research focuses on food marketing’s impact on obesity and health disparities, funded by prestigious grants like NIH Early Independence Award. Dr. Bragg directs the SeedProgram for Obesity & Health Disparities Research and leads the Food Policy Research Platform. She holds leadership roles in diversity initiatives at NYU and has received numerous awards for mentorship and research excellence. Dr. Bragg is committed to educating on health equity and structural racism in public health and medicine.

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šŸŽ“Education

B.S./B.A. Psychology/English University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 05/2008. M.S. Clinical Psychology Yale University, New Haven, CT, 05/2011. M.Phil. Clinical Psychology Yale University, New Haven, CT, 05/2011. Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Yale University, New Haven, CT, 05/2014

šŸ„šŸ‘Øā€šŸ«Previous Appointments and Leadership Positions

Clinical Supervisor Yale Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 08/2011-08/2012. Psychology Intern
Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, 08/2013-08/2014. Teaching Fellow & Coordinator Yale University Teaching Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 08/2010-08/2011

šŸ†Awards, Honors, and Memberships

Mentor of the Year Award Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 05/2020. Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor Award Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 10/2020. Best in Medical Education Collaboration Award
Office of Medical Education, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 10/2020

šŸ§ŖResearch Activity

Director, SocioEconomic Evaluation of Dietary Decisions Program (SeedProgram). Primary research themes: food marketing, racially targeted food advertising, obesity prevention policies, nutrition labeling.

šŸ’”Grant History

Current Grants include NIH R01 projects on sugary beverage taxes, smoke-free housing policies, and Facebook food advertisements. Pending Grant focuses on social media intervention for preventing e-cigarette use among Latinx adolescents.

Ā šŸ“šEducation Activity

  • Designed courses emphasizing health equity and public health issues, recognized with the Best Medical Education Collaboration Award.

Ā šŸ“Teaching Activities

Teaching Assistant Roles at Yale University and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, teaching various psychology and public health courses.. Guest Lectures across medical, doctoral, undergraduate, and MPH courses on topics like food policy, obesity, and food marketing.

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

 

  • Cancer misinformation on social media
    • Journal: CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians
    • Year: 2024 (Article in Press)
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 0

 

  • Menu Labeling and Calories Purchased in Restaurants in a US National Fast Food Chain
    • Journal: JAMA Network Open
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 6
    • Issue: 12
    • Pages: E2346851
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 3

 

  • Food industry donations to patient advocacy organisations focused on non-communicable diseases
    • Journal: Public Health Nutrition
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 26
    • Issue: 3
    • Pages: 510ā€“518
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 0

 

  • COVID-19ā€“Related Changes to Drug-Selling Networks and Their Effects on People Who Use Illicit Opioids
    • Journal: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 84
    • Issue: 2
    • Pages: 222ā€“229
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 3

 

  • Contemporary Approaches for Monitoring Food Marketing to Children to Progress Policy Actions
    • Journal: Current Nutrition Reports
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 12
    • Issue: 1
    • Pages: 14ā€“25
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 11

 

  • The impact of racially-targeted food marketing and attentional biases on consumption in Black adolescent females with and without obesity: Pilot data from the Black Adolescent & Entertainment (BAE) study
    • Journal: PLoS ONE
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 18
    • Issue: 1 January
    • Pages: e0279871
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 1

 

  • Food and Beverage Product Appearances in Educational, Child-Targeted YouTube Videos
    • Journal: Childhood Obesity
    • Year: 2022
    • Volume: 18
    • Issue: 8
    • Pages: 515ā€“522
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 1

 

  • COVID-Washing in US Food and Beverage Marketing on Twitter: Content Analysis
    • Journal: JMIR Formative Research
    • Year: 2022
    • Volume: 6
    • Issue: 10
    • Pages: e37642
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 5

 

  • Beverage Availability and Price: Variations by Neighborhood Poverty Level in New York City
    • Journal: Health Equity
    • Year: 2022
    • Volume: 6
    • Issue: 1
    • Pages: 322ā€“329
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 1

 

  • Informal Coping Strategies Among People Who Use Opioids During COVID-19: Thematic Analysis of Reddit Forums
    • Journal: JMIR Formative Research
    • Year: 2022
    • Volume: 6
    • Issue: 3
    • Pages: e32871
    • Access: Open access
    • Citations: 6

Zekeria Yusuf | Plant Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award

Ā Dr. Zekeria Yusuf | Plant Biotechnology| Best Researcher Award

Zekeria Yusuf Habib is an accomplished Associate Professor and Biological Science Program Head at Haramaya University, Ethiopia. With a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and a background in Applied Genetics, he specializes in genetic variability and performance of agricultural crops, notably groundnut and citrus. His research, published in reputable journals, focuses on plant biotechnology, enzymatic properties, and phyto-fabrication of nanoparticles. Zekeria is dedicated to enhancing research activities and educational quality, serving as a subtheme leader and coordinator at his institution. Fluent in Oromo, Amharic, and English, he actively contributes to academia through curriculum development, manuscript reviews, and training programs in biotechnology and molecular biology.

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šŸŽ“ Education

Ph.D. in Plant Breeding Haramaya University, Maya, Ethiopia October 2011 to August 2018 Dissertation Title: Genetic Variability, Inter-Relationship and Performance of Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) varieties for Yield and Oil Traits in Ethiopia. M.Sc. in Applied Genetics Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2005 to March 2008
Thesis Title: Study of chromosomes of snail spp in Bulinus truncatus/tropicus complex collected from various localities in Ethiopia. B.Ed. in Biology Haramaya University, Maya, Ethiopia October 1998 to July 2001

šŸ«šŸ§ŖExperiences in Academic, Research, and Community Activities

  1. Subtheme Leader of Bioscience Research

Position: Subtheme Leader (equivalent to headship position), Institution: Basic Science Research (Theme VI), Duration: Since December 15, 2018, Responsibilities: Actively participated in improving research activities, identifying research priority areas, and encouraging young staff in research activities.

  1. Biological Science Program Coordinator

Position: Coordinator (equivalent to headship position), Institution: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Haramaya University, Duration: Since June 28, 2022, Responsibilities: Contributing to the reorganization of laboratory resources within the School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology (SBBT) and ensuring fair and equitable treatment of all staff members.

  1. Training Participation: Frontiers in Flow Cytometryā„¢ 2023

Event: 24 Hour Virtual Event, Details: Training in cellular laboratory analysis

  1. Capacity Building Training

Topic: Enhancing the Quality of Education at Higher Education Institutions, Audience: Middle-level Institutional Leaders

  1. Curriculum Review Committee Member

Programs: M.Sc Genetics and Biotechnology,Institution: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Haramaya University, Role: Ad hoc committee member

  1. Ad Hoc Committee Member

Activities: Staff promotion committee member, Facilitating national exit exams

  1. External Examiner

Institutions: Madda Walabu University, Dire Dawa University, Salale University, Role: External examiner for M.Sc theses

  1. Manuscript Reviewer

Journals: Reviewed manuscript titled “Physicochemical properties and bioactive compounds of three varieties of melon (Cucumis melo) seed oils” in Food Science and Nutrition (Wiley journal). Reviewed manuscript titled “White Clover Components as an Effective Biosorbent for the Elimination of Toxic Malachite Green from Wastewater” in Natural Product Communications (SAGE journal)

  1. R Software Training Facilitator

Collaboration: Haramaya University Research Office and CNCS. Role: Involved in the facilitation of R software training sessions

  1. Laboratory Manual Preparation

Courses: Genetics, Cytogenetics, Enzymology, and Enzyme Technology, Program: Undergraduate Molecular Biology and Biotechnology program, Responsibility: Preparing laboratory manuals for specified courses

 

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  • Article 1

    • Title: Characterization of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles for extraction of harar coffee (coffea arabica L.) genomic DNA
    • Authors: T. Beyene, Z. Yusuf, E. Teju
    • Journal: Vegetos
    • Year: 2024 (Article in Press)

    Article 2

    • Title: On farm diversity and genetic erosion of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]
    • Authors: I. Adem, Z. Yusuf, M. Chimdesa
    • Journal: International Journal of Vegetable Science
    • Year: 2024 (Article in Press)

    Article 3

    • Title: Direct Organogenesis of Citrus Cultivars from Shoot Tip Nodal Segments
    • Authors: Z. Yusuf, M. Desta, W. Mohammed
    • Journal: Recent Patents on Biotechnology
    • Year: 2024
    • Volume: 18
    • Issue: 1
    • Pages: 63ā€“70

    Article 4

    • Title: Phyto-fabrication of Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles from Ocimum Gratissimum L. Leaf and Flower Extracts and their Antimicrobial Activities
    • Authors: M. Abdi, Z. Yusuf, J.M. Sasikumar
    • Journal: Open Biotechnology Journal
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 17
    • Article Number: e18740707261876

    Article 5

    • Title: Biological Activities of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Seed, Rind and Pulp Oil Extracts
    • Authors: A. Getahun, Z. Yusuf, M. Desta
    • Journal: Anti-Infective Agents
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 21
    • Issue: 4
    • Pages: 1ā€“5, e310323215317

    Article 6

    • Title: Optimization of Hormonal Compositions of Media in In Vitro Propagation of Orange Cultivars from Shoot Tip Nodal Segments
    • Authors: F. Abdi, Z. Yusuf, Y. Petros, M. Desta
    • Journal: International Journal of Agronomy
    • Year: 2023
    • Article ID: 3581881

    Article 7

    • Title: Enzymatic Properties of Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Leaf, Root Pulp and Peel
    • Authors: T. Sileshi, Z. Yusuf, M. Desta
    • Journal: Recent Patents on Biotechnology
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 17
    • Issue: 4
    • Pages: 395ā€“404

    Article 8

    • Title: Optimization of Hormonal Compositions of Media for In vitro Propagation of Apple (Malus Ɨ domestica Borkh.) Cultivars
    • Authors: B. Abdella, Z. Yusuf, Y. Petros
    • Journal: Open Biotechnology Journal
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 17
    • Issue: 1
    • Article Number: e187407072301240

    Article 9

    • Title: Physicochemical Properties and Biological Activities of Koseret (Lippia adoensis Hochst. Var. Koseret) Seed and Leaf Oil Extracts
    • Authors: M. Shiferaw, Z. Yusuf, M. Desta
    • Journal: Recent Patents on Biotechnology
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 17
    • Issue: 2
    • Pages: 142ā€“150

    Article 10

    • Title: Effects of Indigenous and Commercial Rhizobia on Growth and Nodulation of Soybean (Glycine max L) under Greenhouse Condition
    • Authors: M. Desta, A. Akuma, M. Minay, Z. Yusuf, K. Baye
    • Journal: Open Biotechnology Journal
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 17
    • Issue: 1
    • Article Number: e187407072302070