Amy Moore Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor

Center for Childhood Obesity Research - CCOR

Email amm9107@psu.edu
Elsevier Pure Profile

Areas of Expertise

Feeding Practice Psychology
Early Childhood Keyphrases
Responsive Parenting Keyphrases
Parenting Intervention Keyphrases
Snack Food Keyphrases
Snack Consumption Keyphrases
Body Mass Index Psychology
Randomized Controlled Trial Keyphrases

Education & Certification

Ph.D. Biological and Environmental Sciences (Nutrition Focus)
M.S. in Nutrition and Food Sciences, Registered Dietitian

Websites

Elsevier Pure Profile

10+ years of nutrition and behavior change research experience, 8 years of experience as a licensed counselor

Understand factors that influence dietary intake, eating behavior, and cardiometabolic health during early childhood.
Develop, implement, and evaluate effective behavioral interventions to improve whole-person health among families with young children living in low-income contexts.
Develop, implement, and evaluate systems to integrate social care programs (e.g., federal nutrition assistance programs) into health care to improve health and well-being of families with young children living in low-income contexts.

ENCIRCLE (Co-Investigator), ENRICH (Co-Investigator), Healthy Mom Zone (Co- Investigator), Strong Families Start at Home (Co-Investigator), ONE PATH

Study design
Manuscript development
Grant writing
Statistical analysis (software: SAS)
Qualitative (software: NVivo, Dedoose)
Project management
Data management, including REDCap
Behavioral coding
Motivational interviewing
Institutional Review Board
Registered Dietitian
Training and Coaching
Undergraduate Instruction
Mentorship

2026

The impact of feeding styles on unhealthy dietary intakes and weight-for-length z-scores
Catherine A. Serwatka, Lauren M. Smith, Amy M. Moore, Tarunjot Sethi, Hideko Engel, Amy R. Smith, Kai Ling Kong, Jan 1 2026, In: Appetite

Game, Set, and Match
Jamie Whitney, Victoria A. Suhy, Abigail M. Pauley, Danying Shao, Owais Khan, Amy M. Moore, Sy Miin Chow, Daniel E. Rivera, Danielle Symons Downs, 2026, In: Behavioral Medicine

Revisiting Direct Sibling Influence on Eating Behavior in Early Childhood
Cara F. Ruggiero, Amy M. Moore, Jennifer S. Savage, May 1 2026, In: Academic Pediatrics

Cooperative extension and academic departments partnership
Olivia Lawler, Gail D’Souza, Travis Masterson, Mary Alice Gettings, Kristina Petersen, Amy Moore, Penny Kris-Etherton, Feb 18 2026, In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

Growing Healthy Hearts
Susan Veldheer, Kayla Rutt, Eric Schaefer, Ian Kim, Shari Hrabovsky, Becky Smith, Olivia W. Thomas, Amy M. Moore, Sherry Pagoto, David E. Conroy, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Christopher Sciamanna, Dec 2026, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Maternal Characteristics and Social Risk Factors Linked to Nonresponsive Feeding Styles in Early Childhood Within a Diverse Sample
Catherine A. Serwatka, Lauren M. Smith, Amy M. Moore, Helena H. Laroche, Tarunjot K. Sethi, Kai Ling Kong, 2026, In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Associations between child temperament, weight status, and snack food consumption in a diverse sample of young children
Tarunjot Sethi, Amy M. Moore, Lauren M. Smith, Catherine A. Serwatka, Kai Ling Kong, Nov 1 2026, In: Appetite

2025

Healthy Mom Zone Adaptive Intervention With a Novel Control System and Digital Platform to Manage Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With Overweight or Obesity
Danielle Symons Downs, Abigail M. Pauley, Daniel E. Rivera, Jennifer Savage Williams, Amy Moore, Danying Shao, Sy-Miin Chow, Constantino Lagoa, Jaimey M. Pauli, Owais Khan, Allen Kunselman, 2025, In: JMIR Research Protocols

Executive functioning is linked to feeding practices and food insecurity in Head Start mothers
Nicole M. Skinner, Amy M. Moore, Kathleen L. Keller, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Sally G. Eagleton, Jennifer S. Savage, Jul 1 2025, In: Appetite

Parent-Reported Obesogenic Risk Behaviors and Infant Weight at Age 6 Months
Yining Ma, Lisa Bailey-davis, Zachary F. Fisher, Amy Moore, Jennifer Savage Williams, Aug 1 2025, In: JAMA network open

Parent-Reported Obesogenic Risk Behaviors and Infant Weight at Age 6 Months
Yining Ma, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Zachary F. Fisher, Amy M. Moore, Jennifer S. Savage, Aug 2025, In: JAMA network open

Effect of a care-coordinated responsive parenting intervention on obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC
Yining Ma, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Amy M. Moore, Cara F. Ruggiero, Carolyn F. McCabe, Jennifer S. Savage, Aug 2025, In: Pediatric Obesity

Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa—Improving Child Diet Quality and Parental Feeding Practices
Alison Tovar, Kelly Lynn Bouchard, Amy Moore, Michelle Perry, Ivone Lurssen, Leonardo Arriola Carnicelli, Alexia Sanchez Contreras, Patricia Risica, Tayla von Ash, Jennifer S. Savage, Shira Dunsiger, Kim Gans, Sep 10 2025, In: JMIR Research Protocols

2024

Applying the Family Stress Model to responsive feeding and early obesity prevention
Cara F. Ruggiero, Kaitlin M. Trexberg, Amy M. Moore, Jennifer S. Savage, Sep 1 2024, In: Appetite

2023

Direct Sibling Influence on Eating Behavior in Early Childhood
Cara F. Ruggiero, Amy M. Moore, Jennifer S. Savage, 2023, In: Academic Pediatrics

Sorry Parents, Children Consume High Amounts of Candy before and after a Meal
Erika Hernandez, Amy M. Moore, Brandi Rollins, Alison Tovar, Jennifer S. Savage, Jan 2023, In: Children

Coordination Between Primary Care and Women, Infants, and Children to Prevent Obesity for Infants from Low-Income Families
Jennifer S. Savage, Amy M. Moore, Samantha Kling, Michele Marini, Erika Hernandez, Jennifer Franceschelli Hosterman, Sandra Hassink, Ian M. Paul, Lisa Bailey-davis, Dec 1 2023, In: Childhood Obesity

Caregiver feeding decisions and sociodemographic characteristics are associated with snack food intake during infancy and toddlerhood
Amy M. Moore, Jennifer Orlet Fisher, Brenda Burgess, Katherine S. Morris, Christina M. Croce, Kai Ling Kong, Jul 1 2023, In: Appetite

Developing Motivational Interviewing Skills Among Undergraduate Nursing Students
Andrea Ramirez, Karen Jennings Mathis, Amy M. Moore, Alison Tovar, May 2023, In: Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services

2022

Comparing enhancements to well-child visits in the prevention of obesity
Lisa Bailey-Davis, Amy M. Moore, Melissa N. Poulsen, David A. Dzewaltowski, Stacey Cummings, Laina R. DeCriscio, Jennifer Franceschelli Hosterman, Daniel Huston, H. Lester Kirchner, Shawnee Lutcher, Carolyn McCabe, Gregory J. Welk, Jennifer S. Savage, Dec 2022, In: BMC Public Health

A synthesis of early antecedents of eating behavior and weight status in girls
Katherine N. Balantekin, Amy M. Moore, Cara F. Ruggiero, Jennifer S. Savage, Aug 1 2022, In: Appetite

Infant Food Responsiveness in the Context of Temperament and Mothers' Use of Food to Soothe
Holly A. Harris, Amy M. Moore, Cara F. Ruggiero, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Jennifer S. Savage, Jan 11 2022, In: Frontiers in Nutrition

Sleep SAAF responsive parenting intervention improves mothers’ feeding practices
Erika Hernandez, Justin A. Lavner, Amy M. Moore, Brian K. Stansfield, Steven R.H. Beach, Jessica J. Smith, Jennifer S. Savage, Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Effects of the Sleep SAAF responsive parenting intervention on rapid infant weight gain
Justin A. Lavner, Jennifer S. Savage, Brian K. Stansfield, Steven R.H. Beach, Michele E. Marini, Jessica J. Smith, Megan C. Sperr, Tracy N. Anderson, Erika Hernandez, Amy M. Moore, Alice Little Caldwell, Leann L. Birch, Aug 1 2022, In: Appetite

Patterns and Predictors of Breast Milk Feeding from Birth to Age 4 Months among Primiparous African American Mother–Infant Dyads
Amy M. Moore, Jessica J. Smith, Brian K. Stansfield, Jennifer S. Savage, Justin A. Lavner, Jun 1 2022, In: Nutrients

A mixed methods study of siblings’ roles in maternal feeding practices in early childhood
Cara F. Ruggiero, Amy M. Moore, Michele E. Marini, Stephen R. Kodish, Susan Marie McHale, Jennifer S. Savage, Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Risky Sexual Behaviors Among At-Risk Male Youth
Shayna S. Bassett, Daniel J. Delaney, Amy M. Moore, Mary Clair-Michaud, Jennifer G. Clarke, L. A.R. Stein, 2022, In: Psychological Services

Frequency of Sweet and Salty Snack Food Consumption Is Associated with Higher Intakes of Overconsumed Nutrients and Weight-For-Length z Scores During Infancy and Toddlerhood
Amy M. Moore, Jennifer Orlet Fisher, Katherine S. Morris, Christina M. Croce, Rocco A. Paluch, Kai Ling Kong, Aug 2022, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

2021

A recurrent cross-sectional qualitative study exploring how low-income mothers define snacks and reasons for offering snacks during infancy
Amy M. Moore, Maya Vadiveloo, Karen McCurdy, Kelly Bouchard, Alison Tovar, Jul 1 2021, In: Appetite

2019

Associations of less healthy snack food consumption with infantweight-for-length Z-score trajectories
Amy M. Moore, Maya Vadiveloo, Alison Tovar, Karen McCurdy, Truls Østbye, Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon, Nov 2019, In: Nutrients

2018

A pilot feasibility study to improve food parenting practices
Amy M. Moore, Mary Clair-Michaud, Kathleen J. Melanson, Alison Tovar, Mar 2018, In: American Journal of Health Behavior