Yining Ma Ph.D.

4 years of research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at Penn State’s Center for Childhood Obesity Research supervised by Dr. Jennifer Savage Williams; 3 years of research experience at Penn State Public Health Sciences Department

• Manuscript development
• Managing undergraduates
• Organization and time management
• Creative and critical thinking skills
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Scientific Communication
• Data entry and data management, including REDCap & Ripple Science
• Statistical analysis (software: SAS, some R)
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving and critically developing solutions
• Managing food preparation

1. Ma Y., Bailey-Davis L., Fisher ZF., Moore AM., Savage JS. (2025). Parent-Reported Obesogenic Risk Behaviors and Infant Weight at Age 6 months. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(8):e2528689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28689
2. Ma Y., Bailey-Davis L., Moore AM., Ruggiero CF., McCabe CF., Savage JS. (2025). Effect of a care-coordinated responsive parenting intervention on obesogenic behaviors among mother-infant dyads enrolled in WIC. Pediatric obesity, 20(8), e70020. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70020
3. Kuzmik, A., Boltz, M., Kim, K., Ma, Y., Weng, X., & Wang, L. (2023). Physical Activity Level and Specific Type of Exercises Among US Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Journal of physical activity & health, 20(6), 500–507. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0308
4. Ma, Y., Weng, X., Gao, X., Winkels, R., Cuffee, Y., Gupta, S., & Wang, L. (2022). Healthy Eating Index Scores Differ by Race/Ethnicity but Not Hypertension Awareness Status among US Adults with Hypertension: Findings from the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 122(5), 1000–1012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.11.006
5. Xian, W., Han, B., Xia, L., Ma, Y., Xu, H., Zhang, L., Li, L. and Liu, H. (2019). Focusing on the premature death of redeployed miners in China: an analysis of cause-of-death information from non-communicable diseases. Globalization and health, 15(1), 7. doi:10.1186/s12992-019-0450-5, PMID: 30670067