Dr. Jacob Szeszulski
Profile
Jake Szeszulski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
My primary research interest is in the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of school- and community-based physical activity and nutrition programs for youth. Specifically, I am interested in understanding policies, systems, and environments that affect youth physical activity and nutrition, identifying organizational and contextual factors that affect the delivery of school- and community-based programs, and using community-based participatory research approaches to reduce disparities in youth’s health behaviors, and subsequent health outcomes.
Projects
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Healthy School Recognized Campus (HSRC) DRCT Study
Healthy School Recognized Campus is an initiative from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in which schools complete a school-wide walking challenge, one youth program, and one adult program within one school year.
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Play Streets
Play Streets refer to the temporary closure of streets, that for a specified time period (3-5 hours) create a safe, publicly accessible space for children, adolescents, and/or their families to engage in active play.
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TX MyPlate FACES Study
A collaboration between the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and Texas A&M AgriLife (Research and Extension), this study aims to train high school students referred to as MyPlate Ambassadors to promote equitable MyPlate education in rural Texas schools.
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Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Study
Strong Teens for Healthy Schools is a middle school-based nutrition and physical activity program funded by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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Healthy School Recognized Campus (HSRC) Elementary Study
Healthy School Recognized Campus is an initiative from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in which schools complete a school-wide walking challenge, one youth program, and one adult program within one school year.