Jennifer Otten

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Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Health Services
Institution
University of Washington

Education

  • PhD : University of Vermont, 2009 (Animal, Nutrition, and Food Sciences)
  • MS : Tufts University, 1998 (Nutrition Communications)
  • BS : Texas A&M University, 1995 (Nutritional Science)

Research Interests

Specifically Nutrition and Food Policy   Efficacy and Evaluation of Public Health and Food Policies   Food Systems Research as It Relates to Food and Nutrition Policy  

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Biography

Jennifer Otten is an Assistant Professor in Health Services and affiliated with the Nutritional Sciences Program and UW Center for Public Health Nutrition. Dr. Otten received her BS in Nutritional Sciences from Texas A&M University, her MS in Nutrition Communications from Tufts University, her PhD in Animal, Nutrition, and Food Sciences from the University of Vermont, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in the Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Between 1998-2006, Dr. Otten served in various capacities for the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C., including as a study director and as the organization's first communications director. During this time, Jennifer managed and staffed the inaugural years of the Kellogg Health of the Public Fund and served as study director and co-editor for the IOM's report titled Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs): The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. (Google Scholar Profile) (Download Curriculum Vitae

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List of Publications (22)
In 2014
22

Gardner CD, Whitsel LP, Thorndike AN, Marrow MW, Otten JJ, Foster GD, Carson JA, Johnson RK. Food-and-beverage environment and procurement policies for healthier work environments. Nutr Rev. 2014 Jun;72(6):390-410. doi: 10.1111/nure.12116. Epub 2014 May 6. PMID: 24801009

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Impact of San Francisco's Toy Ordinance on Restaurants and Children's Food Purchases, 2011-2012.. Jennifer J Otten, Brian E Saelens, Kristopher I Kapphahn, Eric B Hekler, Matthew P Buman, Benjamin A Goldstein, Rebecca A Krukowski, Laura S O'Donohue, Christopher D Gardner, Abby C King

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Harnessing the potential of older adults to measure and modify their environments: long-term successes of the Neighborhood Eating and Activity Advocacy Team (NEAAT) Study.. Sandra J Winter, Matthew P Buman, Jylana L Sheats, Eric B Hekler, Jennifer J Otten, Cathleen Baker, Dominique Cohen, Brent A Butler, Abby C King

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Food-and-beverage environment and procurement policies for healthier work environments. Christopher D Gardner, Laurie P Whitsel, Anne N Thorndike, Mary W Marrow, Jennifer J Otten, Gary D Foster, Jo Ann S Carson, Rachel K Johnson

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In 2013
18

The stanford healthy neighborhood discovery tool: a computerized tool to assess active living environments.. Matthew P Buman, Sandra J Winter, Jylana L Sheats, Eric B Hekler, Jennifer J Otten, Lauren A Grieco, Abby C King

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Buman MP, Winter SJ, Sheats JL, Hekler EB, Otten JJ, Grieco LA, King AC. The Stanford Healthy Neighborhood Discovery Tool: a computerized tool to assess active living environments. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Apr;44(4):e41-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.11.028. PMID: 23498112 PMCID: PMC3601583

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Determining who responds better to a computer- vs. human-delivered physical activity intervention: results from the Community Health Advice by Telephone (CHAT) trial.. Eric B Hekler, Matthew P Buman, Jennifer Otten, Cynthia M Castro, Lauren Grieco, Bess Marcus, Robert H Friedman, Melissa A Napolitano, Abby C King

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In 2012
15

Food marketing to children through toys: response of restaurants to the first U.S. toy ordinance.. Jennifer J Otten, Eric B Hekler, Rebecca A Krukowski, Matthew P Buman, Brian E Saelens, Christopher D Gardner, Abby C King

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Neighborhood Eating and Activity Advocacy Teams (NEAAT): engaging older adults in policy activities to improve food and physical environments.. Matthew P Buman, Sandra J Winter, Cathleen Baker, Eric B Hekler, Jennifer J Otten, Abby C King

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13

Adherence to a low-fat vs. low-carbohydrate diet differs by insulin resistance status.. A D McClain, J J Otten, E B Hekler, C D Gardner

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12

Stanford Healthy Neighborhood Discovery Tool: Reliability testing of a computerized tool used by older adults to audit their neighborhood environment. Sandra J. Winter, Jylana L. Sheats, Matthew P. Buman, Eric B. Hekler, Jennifer J. Otten, Lauren A. Grieco, Amy Woof, Kate Youngman, Abby C. King

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Food purchases and attitudes in response to toy giveaway legislation of adults and children at affected fast food restaurants in San Francisco, CA. Jennifer J. Otten, Eric B. Hekler, Matthew P. Buman, Laura O'Donohue, Rebecca A. Krukowski, Brian E. Saelens, Christopher D. Gardner, Abby C. King

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Buman MP, Winter SJ, Baker C, Hekler EB, Otten JJ, King AC. Neighborhood Eating and Activity Advocacy Teams (NEAAT): engaging older adults in policy activities to improve food and physical environments. Transl Behav Med. 2012;2(2):249-53.

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Buman MP, Winter SJ, Baker C, Hekler EB, Otten JJ, King AC. Neighborhood Eating and Activity Advocacy Teams (NEAAT): engaging older adults in policy activities to improve food and physical environments. Transl Behav Med. 2012 Jun;2(2):249-53. doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0100-9. PMID: 24073118 PMCID: PMC3717885

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In 2011
8

The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) and public policy advocacy: a call to action.. Paul Estabrooks, Sherry Pagoto, Jennifer Otten, Lori Pbert, Amy Stone, Abby King, Kathy Goggin, Karen Emmons

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In 2010
7

Weight-Loss Diet Studies: Is the Most Rigorous Trial To Date Generalizable to Public Health?. Mindy Dopler Nelson, Jennifer Otten, Beibei Oelrich, Christopher Gardner

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6

Removing the bedroom television set: a possible method for decreasing television viewing time in overweight and obese adults.. Katherine E Jones, Jennifer J Otten, Rachel K Johnson, Jean R Harvey-Berino

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Micronutrient quality of weight-loss diets that focus on macronutrients: results from the A TO Z study.. Christopher D Gardner, Soowon Kim, Andrea Bersamin, Mindy Dopler-Nelson, Jennifer Otten, Beibei Oelrich, Rise Cherin

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In 2009
4

Relationship between self-report and an objective measure of television-viewing time in adults.. Jennifer J Otten, Benjamin Littenberg, Jean R Harvey-Berino

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3

Effects of television viewing reduction on energy intake and expenditure in overweight and obese adults: a randomized controlled trial.. Jennifer J Otten, Katherine E Jones, Benjamin Littenberg, Jean Harvey-Berino

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In 2006
2

Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. Jennifer Otten, Jennifer Hellwig, Linda D. Meyers

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Food Marketing: Using Toys to Market Childrens Meals. Jennifer Otten

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