Marlene B. Schwartz
Professor & Director/Human Dev and Family Sciences

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Scholarly Contributions

251 Scholarly Contributions

179
Journal Articles
59
Poster/Presentations
8
Other Scholarly Works
4
Book Chapters
1
Book
Factors and Outcomes Associated With Using Scratch-Cooked, Organic, and Locally Grown Foods in School Meals in California
2025
Juliana F W Cohen, Marlene B Schwartz, Kenneth Hecht, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Margaret Read, Christina A Hecht, Anisha I Patel, Leah E Chapman, Wendi Gosliner, Monica D Zuercher, Dania Orta-Aleman, Lorrene D Ritchie, Caitlin D French
Research Type: Journal Article

Understanding Free or Reduced-Price School Meal Stigma: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent Perspectives
2025
Juliana F W Cohen, Christina E Hecht, Wendi Gosliner, Anisha I Patel, Dania Orta-Aleman, Michele Polacsek, Leah Elizabet E Chapman, Lorrene D Ritchie, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Margaret Read, Monica Daniel D Zuercher, Deborah A Olarte, Kenneth Hecht, Marlene B Schwartz
Research Type: Journal Article

Impact of mealtime social experiences on student consumption of meals at school: a qualitative analysis of caregiver perspectives
2025
Wendi Gosliner, Lorrene D Ritchie, Marlene B Schwartz, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Christina E Hecht, Leah Elizabet E Chapman, Dania Orta-Aleman, Monica Daniel D Zuercher, Juliana F F Cohen, Michele Polacsek, Margaret Read, Anisha I Patel, Kenneth Hecht, Deborah A Olarte
Research Type: Journal Article

A Mixed-methods Study of Nutrition-focused Food Banking in the United States
2024
Michael Prelip, Marla Feldman, Michael L. Prelip, Marlene Schwartz, Jamie F. Chriqui, Sarah E Roth, Sarah Roth
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2022.2030272
Universal Free School Meals and School and Student Outcomes: A Systematic Review
2024
Craig Gundersen, Julie S Davis, Amanda J MacFarlane, Rupal Trivedi, Maureen K Spill, Marlene B Schwartz, Arin A Balalian, Rachel C Thoerig, Elizabeth F Racine, Angela Odoms-Young, Margaret J Foster
Research Type: Journal Article

Evaluating the Usability of the Wellness School Assessment Tool Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WellSAT WSCC): A School Wellness Policy Assessment Tool
2024
Jessica B Koslouski, Sandra M Chafouleas, Marlene B Schwartz, Amy M Briesch, Bonnie Edmondson, Katherine Connolly
Research Type: Journal Article

USDA's Summer Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Participants and Non-Participants in 2021
2024
Brooke L Bennett, Sandra M Chafouleas, Kara Burkholder, Sarah L McKee, Marlene B Schwartz
Research Type: Journal Article

An Examination of Parental Weight Stigma and Weight Talk Among Socioeconomically and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Parents
2024
MARLENE B SCHWARTZ, Ellen Pudney, Linda Halgunseth, REBECCA PUHL
Research Type: Journal Article

Parent Perceptions of School Meals Influence Student Participation in School Meal Programs
2024
Deborah A Olarte, Anisha Patel, Lorrene D Ritchie, Christina A Hecht, Marlene B Schwartz, Leah E Chapman, Dania Orta-Aleman, Kenneth Hecht, Monica D Zuercher, Margaret Read, Juliana F W Cohen, Wendi Gosliner
Research Type: Journal Article

The Effect of Parent-Targeted Obesity Messaging on Parental Weight Talk Intention: A Randomized Controlled Experiment
2024
Ellen V Pudney, Rebecca M Puhl, Linda C Halgunseth, Marlene B Schwartz
Research Type: Journal Article

Competitive Foods' Nutritional Quality and Compliance with Smart Snacks Standards: An Analysis of a National Sample of U.S. Middle and High Schools
2024
Megan P Mueller, Peter Lurie, Meghan Maroney, Marlene B Schwartz, Annie Lehmann, Samuel Hahn, Erin Hager, Daniel Hamlin, Juliana F W Cohen, Andrea R Woodward, Leah E Chapman, Sara A Elnakib, Michele Polacsek, Ashley Kesack, Jaydn Means, Tara P Daly, Lori A Spruance, Alla Hill, Deborah A Olarte, Kendrin R Sonneville
Research Type: Journal Article

Universal School Meals During the Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Parent Perceptions From California and Maine
2024
Anisha I Patel, Kenneth Hecht, Lindsey Turner, Margaret Read, Lorrene D Ritchie, Wendi Gosliner, Juliana F W Cohen, Christina E Hecht, Monica Daniel D Zuercher, Leah Elizabet E Chapman, Deborah A Olarte, Marlene B Schwartz, Tara P Daly, Michele Polacsek
Research Type: Journal Article

Participation in the US Department of Agriculture's Summer Meal Programs: 2019-2021
2024
Ran Xu, Sarah L McKee, Brooke L Bennett, Marlene B Schwartz, Juliana F W Cohen, Kara Burkholder
Research Type: Journal Article

Parent perceptions of school meals and how perceptions differ by race and ethnicity
2024
Dania Orta-Aleman, Michele Polacsek, Kenneth Hecht, Marlene B Schwartz, Wendi Gosliner, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Leah E Chapman, Juliana F W Cohen, Christina A Hecht, Margaret Read, Anisha I Patel, Deborah A Olarte, Monica D Zuercher, Lorrene D Ritchie
Research Type: Journal Article

Connecticut WSCC Partnership Year 1 Evaluation Report
2024
Sandra M Chafouleas, Marlene B Schwartz, Jessica Brown Koslouski, Kathleen Marie Williamson
Research Type: Other Scholarly Work

East Hartford Public Schools Year 1 Report
2024
Jessica Brown Koslouski, Marlene B Schwartz, Kathleen Marie Williamson, Sandra M Chafouleas
Research Type: Other Scholarly Work

Putting the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model into action to strengthen intervention integration
2024
Kathleen Marie Williamson, Marlene B Schwartz, Sandra M Chafouleas, Jessica Brown Koslouski
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Lessons learned from facilitating the adoption of a whole child lens for wellness work
2024
Sandra M Chafouleas, Marlene B Schwartz, Jessica Brown Koslouski, Kathleen Marie Williamson
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Nutrition Practices of Family Child Care Home Providers and Children's Diet Quality
2023
Marlene B Schwartz, Qianxia Jiang, Caitlin Lombardi, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Alison Tovar, Kim Gans, Patricia Markha M Risica
Research Type: Journal Article

Aligning the United States school meals standards with the dietary guidelines is a feasible policy with tremendous impact
2023
Marlene B Schwartz
Research Type: Journal Article