Dr. Jacquez is part of the Health Faculty in the psychology department at the University of Cincinnati and director of PITCH. She completed her graduate training in clinical child psychology at Vanderbilt University and a clinical internship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at the University of Miami.
As the director of PITCH, Dr. Jacquez's research focus is health promotion and intervention for children and families in underserved communities. Eliminating health disparities is the overarching goal of PITCH; recent projects are focused on obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. PITCH aims to develop contextually appropriate obesity intervention programs specifically designed to accommodate the unique needs of families living in poverty, as children living in poverty are 50% more likely to be overweight than non-poor children (Miech et al., 2006).Using community-based participatory research methods, PITCH aims to partner with key stakeholders in the community to address concerns that are applicable to the community as a whole.
For information about publications and presentations, please see Dr. Jacquez's Vita
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