Daheia Barr-Anderson, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Behavioral Physical Activity Laboratory, co-authored an article, “Consideration of Factors Influencing Weight Outcomes among U.S. Racial-Ethnic Minority Populations in the Social Work Literature” in the Journal of Social Work in Public Health.

The publication identifies factors influencing obesity in racial-ethnic minority communities and offers social workers a comprehensive understanding of “cultural and psychological processes, historical and social contexts, and physical and economic environments.”