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Office
877 Forest Hill Ave Se
Grand Rapids, MI 49546Phone+1 616-949-4465Fax+1 616-949-6191
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1995
- DePaul UniversityB.S., Biological Sciences, 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1999 - Present
- MI State Medical License 2002 - 2027
- IL State Medical License 1995 - 1999
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Intern Teacher of the Year Children's Memorial Hospital, 1996
- Outstanding Resident Teacher 1995
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsEvaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2⁻5 years: Changes in Feeding Practices, Health Behaviors, and Body Mass Index.Jared M. Tucker, Renee DeFrang, Julie Orth, Susan Wakefield, Kathleen A Howard
Nutrients. 2019-02-27 - 10 citationsFitKids360: design, conduct, and outcomes of a stage 2 pediatric obesity program.Jared M. Tucker, Joey C. Eisenmann, Kathleen A Howard, Emily Hill Guseman, Kimbo E. Yee
Journal of Obesity. 2014-08-20 - 16 citationsAssociation between the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Screening Tool and obesity severity in youth referred to weight managementJared M. Tucker, Kathleen A Howard, Emily Hill Guseman, Kimbo E. Yee, Heather Saturley
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 2017-05-01
Journal Articles
- Association between the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Screening Tool and obesity severity in youth referred to weight managementTucker JM, Howard K, Guseman EH, Yess KE, Saturley H, Eisenmann JC, Obes Res Clin Pract, 1/1/2016
- FitKids360: Design, Conduct, and Outcomes of a Stage 2 Pediatric Obesity ProgramTucker JM, Eisenmann JC, Howard K, Guseman EH, Yee K, DeLaFuente K, Graybill J, Roberts M, Murphy M, Saturley H, Peterson T, Journal of Obesity, 1/1/2014
- Effect of Infusion Rate on Thiopental Dose-Response RelationshipsGentry WB, Krejcie TC, Henthorn TK, Shanks CA, Howard KA, Gupta DK, Avram MJ, Anesthesiology, 1/1/1994
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Abstracts/Posters
- Primary Care Obesity Prevention in 0-2 Year Olds Through Parent Nutritional Counseling: Evaluation of Child Behaviors and Parent Feeding Styles.Kathleen A Howard, MD, Jared Tucker, PhD, Renee DeFrang, RD, Julie Orth, RD, Susan Wakefield, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Section on Obesity, 1/22/2016
- Long-term Adiposity Changes in Youth with Overweight or Obesity enrolled in Pediatric Weight Management.Stephanie Klein, Jared Tucker, Kathleen Howard, Heather Saturley, MSU Pediatric Research Day, 1/1/2016
- Changes in Health Behaviors, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness during FitKids360 On The Move.Kathleen Howard, Jared Tucker, Elitsa Nicolaou, Heather Saturley, and Keyuana Rosemond, AAP National Conference, 1/23/2015
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Lectures
- Evaluation of the 'We Are For Children' Primary Care Overweight/Obesity Treatment Program in 2-5 year olds: Changes in Feeding Practices and Health Behaviors.1/21/2016
- Changes in Health Behaviors, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness during FitKids360 On The Move.1/18/2015
- Evaluation of Behavioral and Anthropometric Outcomes 1 Year after FitKids 360: a Community Based Pediatric Obesity Program.1/24/2014
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Press Mentions
- Appetite Is Correlated with Octopamine and Hemolymph Sugar Levels in Forager HoneybeesJune 12th, 2019
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