Daheia Barr-Anderson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, is the recipient of a 1-year, $99,994 General Mills Foundation Twin Cities Community Action grant funding her “A Family Affair” pilot study to develop and test intervention components of a home-based, physical activity and healthy eating program for African American girls aged 11-13 years and their mothers.

| Monday, April 27th, 2015" /> Daheia Barr-Anderson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, is the recipient of a 1-year, $99,994 General Mills Foundation Twin Cities Community Action grant funding her “A Family Affair” pilot study to develop and test intervention components of a home-based, physical activity and healthy eating program for African American girls aged 11-13 years and their mothers.

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Barr-Anderson awarded IDEA Multicultural Research Award

April 27, 2015

Dr. Daheia Barr-AndersonDaheia Barr-Anderson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, has been awarded an IDEA Multicultural Research Award in the amount of $6,965 for her proposal entitled, “A Mixed Methods Assessment of Family Influence on Weight-Related Behaviors among African Americans.”

The Institute on Diversity, Equity and Advocacy, IDEA, invites research proposals addressing issues related to its mission “to transform the University by enhancing the visibility and advancing the productivity of an interdisciplinary group of faculty and community scholars whose expertise in equity, diversity, and underrepresented populations will lead to innovative scholarship and teaching that addresses urgent social issues.”