Faculty & Staff

Kelley E. Borradaile, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

Kelley Borradaile, Ph.D. is a research assistant professor of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Borradaile’s research interests include quantitative methodology, research design, program evaluation, causal inference, childhood obesity, and the social and behavioral determinants of health. Recently, her work at the Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) has included evaluations of school-based obesity prevention interventions, dietary interventions, and self-report measures of diet and activity. Currently, Dr. Borradaile is a co-investigator of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant focused on healthy snacking.

Education:
2003 A.B., Psychology, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
2004 M.S., Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Ph.D., Policy Research, Evaluation, and Measurement, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Publications and Presentations

Foster GD, Sherman S, Borradaile KE, Grundy KM, Vander Veur SS, Nachmani J, Karpyn A, Kumanyika S, Shults J. (in press). A policy-based school intervention to prevent overweight and obesity. Pediatrics.

Geier AB, Foster GD, Womble LG, McLaughlin J, Borradaile KE, Nachmani J, Sherman S, Kumanyika S, & Shults J (2007). The relationship between weight and school attendance among elementary school children. Obesity, 15(8), 2157-2161.

Borradaile KE, Makris AP, Malone C, Volpe SL, Foster GD (2007). Restaurant eating: Behaviors and attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of NAASO, New Orleans, LA.

Borradaile K, Foster G, May H, Karpyn A, Sherman S, Grundy K, Nachmani J, Vander Veur S, Boruch, R (2007). A psychometric evaluation of the Youth/Adolescent Questionnaire and the Youth/Adolescent Activity Questionnaire. Poster presented at the annual meeting of NAASO, New Orleans, LA.

Xanthopoulos MS, Borradaile KE, Sherman S, Vander Veur S, Grundy K, Nachmani J, Foster GD (2007). Body image in preadolescent children: The impact of weight status, gender, and ethnicity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of NAASO, New Orleans, LA.

Research Interests:
Quantitative Methods
Causal Inference
Obesity
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
Social Epidemiology
Technology