About the Lab
We are a group of behavioral nutrition researchers led by Dr. Teresia O’Connor, M.D., MPH, FAAP. The O’Connor Lab is part of the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center. Our research focuses on identifying strategies to best prevent childhood obesity; provide better understanding of how fathers and mothers influence their children’s obesity related behaviors; and assessing how to use technology to improve the measurement of children obesity-related behaviors.
Primary Investigator
Dr. O’Connor’s research interests: Parenting, Parent-Child Relationships, Pediatric Obesity Prevention, Use of technology to Measure Behaviors.
USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center
The O’Connor Lab is part of the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center which houses laboratories, state-of-the-art equipment, a greenhouse, observation labs, research volunteer accommodations, a metabolic kitchen, and an elite group of research scientists.
Projects
View a listing of current projects for the O’Connor lab including:
- Papas Saludables, Niños Saludables
- TECH (Technology and Children’s Health Study)
Publications
Our research projects and studies result in publications in PubMed and other scientific journals.
Lab Socials
View the O’Connor Lab members having fun inside and outside the lab.
Join Us!
Do you want to join our team or enroll in our research studies? View a listing of training/research and job opportunities at the O’Connor Lab.
Contact Us
Texas Medical Center
Children's Nutrition Research Center
1100 Bates Ave.
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713) 798-0503
Email: abeltran@bcm.edu
