• Recent Publications:
    • Leung, M.M., *Barata-Cavalcanti, O., *El Dada, A., Brown, M., *Mateo, K.F., Yeh, M.C. (2017). Treating Obesity in Latino Children: A Systematic Review of Current Interventions. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, 6(1), 1-15.
    • Leung, M.M., *Agaronov, A, *Buckley, J, *Entwistle, T, *Harry, L., Freudenberg, N. (2016). Utilizing photovoice to understand youth perspectives of the food environment in East Harlem, New York. Health Promotion Practice, DOI: 10.1177/1524839916678404.
    • *Agaronov, A., Leung, M.M., Garcia, J.M., *Kwan, A., Yeh, M.C., Zarcadoolas, C., Platkin, C.S. (2016). Feasibility and reliability of the system for observing play and leisure activity in youth (SOPLAY) for measuring moderate to vigorous physical activity in children visiting an interactive children’s museum exhibition. American Journal of Health Promotion, DOI: 10.1177/0890117116671074.
    • Leung, M. M., Green, M.C., Tate, D. F., Cai, J.W., Wyka K., Ammerman, A.S. (2016). Fight for Your Right to Fruit: Psychosocial Outcomes of a Manga Comic Promoting Fruit Consumption in Middle-School Youth, Health Communication, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1211074.
    • *Keeney, M. Yeh, M.C., *Landman, R., Leung, M.M., Gaba, A., Navder, K. (2016). Exploring the use of an iPhone App: a Novel Approach to Dietary Assessment. International Journal of Nutrition, 1(4), 22-30.
    • *Lappan L., Yeh M.C., Leung M.M. (2015). Technology as a platform for improving healthy behaviors and weight status in children and adolescents: A review. Obesity: Open Access, 1(3), http://dx.doi. org/10.16966/2380-5528.109.
    • Leung, M. M., Jun, J., Tseng, A., Bentley, M.E. (2015). ‘Picture me healthy’: a pilot study using photovoice to explore health perceptions among migrant youth in Beijing, China. Global Health Promotion, DOI: 10.1177/1757975915594126.
    • Leung, M.M., Fu, H., *Agaronov, A., Freudenberg, N. (2015). Diet-related determinants of childhood obesity in urban settings: a comparison between Shanghai and New York. Public Health, 129(4), 318-326.
    • Leung, M. M., Green, M.C., Cai, J.W., Gaba, A., Tate, D. F., Ammerman, A. (2015). Fight for Your Right to Fruit: Development of a manga comic promoting fruit consumption in youth. Open Nutrition Journal, 9, 82-90.

  • Current Projects:

    Development and evaluation of technology-based interactive tools to prevent childhood obesity in minority populations.

  • Research Areas: Health Advocacy, Health Policy, Obesity, Public Health Policy, Public health prevention programs, Urban Health, Youth Health Policy