Kim M. Gans-Deluca
Professor/Human Dev and Family Sciences

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Scholarly Contributions

318 Scholarly Contributions

215
Journal Articles
98
Poster/Presentations
2
Other Scholarly Works
1
Conference Proceedings
1
Book Chapter
1
Book
How to integrate and leverage digital health modalities for health promotion in early childhood education: Opportunities to improve intervention access and engagement
2025
Pooja S Tandon, Tayla von Ash, Rebecca E Lee, Chelsea L Kracht, Kim M Gans, Alison Tovar, Lucine Francis
Research Type: Journal Article

Exploring barriers and facilitators to water availability and accessibility, and potential strategies for improving water accessibility and children's intake in family childcare homes: a qualitative study
2025
Michelle Miller, Viviana C Zambrano Rodriguez, Vanessa Esquivel, Violeta Chacón, Alison Tovar, Peter McCauley, Nathaniel Stekler, Sarah We W Warykas, Naomi Inman, Suge Zhang, Madeline Baird, Snehaa Ray, Patricia Markham Risica, Kim M Gans
Research Type: Journal Article

Stakeholder Perceptions of Digital Nutrition Education Modules on Infant Feeding in Home Visiting Programs
2025
Elder G Varela, Matthew J Gurka, Jamie Zeldman, Jada Kamuf, Amy R Mobley, Kim M Gans, Amy A Gorin, Angelina V Bernier
Research Type: Journal Article

Developing and Testing Training Resources to Improve Social Connectedness With Homebound Older Adults Who Receive Home-Delivered Meals
2024
Jennifer N Bunker, Kristen C Smith, Kali S Thomas, Kim M Gans
Research Type: Journal Article

Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators of Caregivers Who Participated in an In-Home Intervention to Improve Food Parenting Practices and Child Diet Quality.
2024
K M Gans, K McCurdy, Y Melo Herrera, P M Risica, E Jennings, Karla H. Fox, A Ramirez, Andrea T Tovar
Research Type: Journal Article

Associations between child eating behaviors with eating patterns and diet quality in preschool-aged children
2024
Alison Tovar, Karen McCurdy, Patricia Markham-Risica, Maya Vadiveloo, Kim M Gans-DeLuca, Katelyn Fox
Research Type: Journal Article

Home Visitation Program Staff Attitudes and Intentions Towards Using Digital Technology to Educate Families About Preventing Early Childhood Obesity: A Qualitative Study.
2023
K M Gans, E G Varela, A V Bernier, J Zeldman, Amy Gorin, M J Gurka, Amy R Mobley
Research Type: Journal Article

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Father-Focused Childhood Obesity Prevention Program for Low-Income Families with Preschool-Age Children.
2023
Tania B Huedo-medina, Amy R Mobley, K M Gans, Kari L Adamsons
Research Type: Journal Article

Control and Chaos: Caregiver's Basic Psychological Need Frustration is Associated With the Socioemotional Climate When Feeding.
2023
K McCurdy, M Vadiveloo, P M Risica, Karla H. Fox, K M Gans, Andrea T Tovar
Research Type: Journal Article

Effect of Applying Best Practices for Physical Activity and Screen Time to Family Childcare Homes.
2023
S Alhassan, Andrea T Tovar, K M Gans, Q Jiang, K C Stowers, Caitlin S Lombardi, P M Risica, MARLENE B SCHWARTZ
Research Type: Journal Article

Outcomes From an Online Pilot Mindfulness Based Intervention with Adolescents: A Comparison by Categories of Risk.
2023
K M Gans, Beth S Russell, M Hutchison, Angela R Starkweather
Research Type: Journal Article

Leveraging the Black Girls Run Web-Based Community as a Supportive Community for Physical Activity Engagement: Mixed Methods Study.
2023
K Cooksey Stowers, L Blackman-Carr, A Chhabra, Shardé Davis, Lisa A Eaton, Sherry Pagoto, C Idiong, J E Alexander, C Pan, K M Gans, Jolaade Kalinowski
Research Type: Journal Article

The Hombres Saludables Physical Activity Web-Based and Mobile Phone Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial With Latino Men.
2023
B H Marcus, A J Dulin, G Champion, T Benitez, S Dunsiger, Brittany Larsen, K M Gans
Research Type: Journal Article

Results from the Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa: feasibility randomised control trial to improve the diet quality of low-income, predominantly Hispanic/Latinx children.
2023
Andrea T Tovar, E Jennings, K M Gans, P Markham Risica, Amy Gorin, T von Ash, K Bouchard, G D Papandonatos, Karla H. Fox, K McCurdy, A Ramirez
Research Type: Journal Article

Mediation of the association between social environmental characteristics of family childcare home and weight status in children by diet quality.
2023
MARLENE B SCHWARTZ, Q Jiang, P M Risica, K M Gans, Andrea T Tovar, K Cooksey Stowers, Caitlin S Lombardi
Research Type: Journal Article

Nutrition Practices of Family Child Care Home Providers and Children's Diet Quality.
2023
A Tovar, MARLENE B SCHWARTZ, Q Jiang, P M Risica, Caitlin S Lombardi, Kristen Cooksey, Kim Gans-Deluca
Research Type: Journal Article

Online administration of a pilot mindfulness-based intervention for adolescents: Feasibility, treatment perception and satisfaction.
2022
K M Gans, Beth S Russell, M Hutchison, Angela R Starkweather
Research Type: Journal Article

Pasos Hacia La Salud II: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a theory- and technology-enhanced physical activity intervention for Latina women, compared to the original intervention.
2022
A S Mendoza-Vasconez, S J Hartman, Brittany Larsen, D Pekmezi, K M Gans, S E Linke, S Dunsiger, B H Marcus, T Benitez
Research Type: Journal Article

A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results from the Healthy Start-Comienzos Sanos cluster randomized trial.
2022
A Tovar, T von Ash, G D Papandonatos, L Dionne, N Mena, D S Ward, K M Gans, Q Jiang, K C Stowers, P M Risica, A Kang
Research Type: Journal Article

Physical Activity and Screen Time Practices of Family Child Care Providers: Do They Meet Best Practice Guidelines?
2022
A Kang, Andrea T Tovar, Q Jiang, P M Risica, M McCardle, K M Gans
Research Type: Journal Article