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Meg Bruening
Senior Sustainability Scientist
Faculty
DTPHX Campus
Mailcode
9020
Assoc Professor
Faculty
DTPHX Campus
Mailcode
9020
Biography
Meg Bruening is an assistant professor in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion in the College of Health Solutions. Her research interests include public health nutrition promotion and obesity prevention targeted to underserved, vulnerable youth and families. Major topics in these areas include food insecurity risk and resiliency factors, developing and evaluating public health nutrition interventions, including school- and community-based programs, and social epidemiology/socio-einvrionmental influences of eating behaviors including the role of friendship networks/social support for healthy eating.
Education
- Ph.D. Nutritional Sciences, Public Health emphasis; Minor, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 2012
- M.P.H. Nutrition, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, MN 2008
- Predoctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Adolescent Health Research, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 2008-2012
- B.S. Nutritional Sciences; Minor, International Agriculture, Pennsylvania State University-University Park 2003
- R.D. Registered Dietitian 2003
Research Interests
Public health nutrition promotion and obesity prevention targeted to underserved, vulnerable youth and families. Major topics include:
- Food insecurity risk and resiliency factors
- Social epidemiology/socio-einvrionmental influences of eating behaviors including the role of friendship networks/social support for healthy eating
- Developing and evaluating public health nutrition interventions, including school- and community-based programs
Publications
Recent publications
- Fuglestad P, Bruening M, Graham D, Eisenberg M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Associations of eating-related attitudinal balance with psychological well-being and eating behaviors. In press. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.
- Sirard J, Bruening M, Kim S, Wall M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Adolescent physical activity and sedentary behavior associated with nominated friends’ behaviors. American Journal of Preventative Medicine. 2013; 44 (1): 48–55.
- Eisenberg M, Wall M, Shim J, Bruening M, Loth K, Neumark-Sztainer D. Disordered eating behaviors among friends: an analysis using data from nominated friends. Social Science & Medicine. 2012; 75(12):2242-2249.
- Bruening M, Eisenberg M, MacLehose R, Nanney M, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. The relationship between adolescents’ and their friends’ eating behaviors - breakfast consumption, fruit, and vegetable intake.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012; 112 (10): 1608-1613.
- Bruening M., MacLehose R., Loth K., Story M., Neumark-Sztainer D. Feeding a family in a recession: Food insecurity among Minnesota parents. American Journal of Public Health. 2012; 102(3):520-526.
- Batada A., Bruening M., Marchlewicz E., Story M., Wootan M. Poor nutrition on the menu: Children's meals at America's top chain restaurants. Childhood Obesity. 2012; 8(3): 251-254.
- Bruening M., Larson N., Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M. Predictors of adolescent breakfast consumption: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2011; 43(5): 390-395.
- Bruening M., Kubik M., Kenyon D., Davey C., Story M. Perceived barriers mediate the association between self-efficacy and fruit and vegetable intake among alternative high school students. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2010; 110(10):1542-1546.
Research Activity
- Bruening,Meredith Margaret*. Partners in Excellence for MCH Nutrition. UCLA (AT LOS ANGELES)(7/1/2015 - 6/30/2018).
- Ohri-Vachaspati,Punam*, Bruening,Meredith Margaret. Improving Accuracy of Classifying Child Weight Status in Population-Based Studies. HHS-NIH-NICHD(7/3/2014 - 6/30/2016).
- Bruening,Meredith Margaret*, Brewis Slade,Alexandra A, Hruschka,Daniel Jacob, Ohri-Vachaspati,Punam, Schaefer,David, Todd,Michael Wayne. The Role of Friendship Networkson BMI and Behaviors among College Freshman. HHS-NIH-OD(9/20/2013 - 8/31/2018).
Courses
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| NTR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| NTR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| NTR 550 | Adv Nutrition Life Cycle |
| NTR 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Summer 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 692 | Research |
| NTR 792 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| NTR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EXW 692 | Research |
| EXW 792 | Research |
| EXW 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| NTR 500 | Research Methods |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 448 | Community Nutrition |
| NTR 548 | Advanced Community Nutrition |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 448 | Community Nutrition |
| NTR 548 | Advanced Community Nutrition |
| NTR 598 | Special Topics |
| Spring 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 448 | Community Nutrition |
| NTR 548 | Advanced Community Nutrition |
| Fall 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 448 | Community Nutrition |
| NTR 548 | Advanced Community Nutrition |
| Fall 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| NTR 450 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle I |