Week 2 | Overview

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 Week Overview

Now you are in Week 2. In Week 2, you will learn about approaches for and applications of measuring food intake and energy expenditure, such as photogrammetric approaches, smartwatches, doubly labeled water, calorimeters, and continuous glucose monitoring. You will also hear about concerns with and approaches for measurement error.

You can access asynchronous video lectures by clicking the "Asynchronous Video Lectures" link. You can also navigate through the module by selection "Next" at the bottom of the page. You can also see a list of all speakers for Week 2 and links to their lectures in the following "Guest Speakers" section.

 Guest Speakers

Please see a list of the guest speakers in order for Week 2 below. Each speaker's name is hyperlinked. When clicking on the speaker's name, it will take you to their professional profile page so you can learn more about each speaker's professional background, research interests, and research work.

AnarinaMurillo

 

Dr. Anarina Murillo Links to an external site.

Visiting Faculty

New York University

Watch the lecture: Measurement Error Models in Obesity Research

 


Rood Photo

Dr. Jennifer C. Rood Links to an external site.

Professor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center 

Watch the lecture: Doubly Labeled Water | Theory and Applications

 

 


Stephen Carter

Dr. Stephen Carter Links to an external site.

Assistant Professor of School of Public Health

Indiana University

Watch the lecture: Measurement: Calorimetry

 


Sazonov-Edward

Dr. Edward Sazonov Links to an external site.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Alabama

Watch the lecture: Measurement: Photogrammetric Approaches to Food Intake

 

 


Dr. Adam Hoover's Photo

Dr. Adam Hoover Links to an external site.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Clemson University

Watch the lecture: Measurement: Smartwatch-Based Monitoring of Daily Energy Intake

 

 


Dr. Lisa Jansen

Dr. Lisa T. Jansen Links to an external site.

Assistant Professor 

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Watch the lecture:  Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

 

 


JG Thomas

Dr. Graham Thomas Links to an external site.

Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Brown University

Watch the lecture: Application of Technology and Mathematics to Monitor and Intervene in Obesity-Related Behaviors