Jennifer Savage Williams
Professor of Nutritional Sciences

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103 Noll Lab
University Park, PA - jfs195@psu.edu
- 814-863-6103
Most Recent Publications
Sleep SAAF parenting intervention for African American mothers impacts response to infant crying: a randomized clinical trial.
E Hohman, Jennifer Williams, B Stanfield, J Lavner, Academic Pediatrics
Maternal infant feeding practices predict toddlers’ dietary exposure patterns at age 2 years
E ***Hernandez, E Hohman, M Ferrante, S Anzman-Frasca, I Paul, J Savage, Jennifer Williams, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Protective Eating Behaviors Among Children at Higher Risk for Obesity in the INSIGHT Study
Sara Harris, I Paul, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Jennifer Williams, E Hohman,
Parent-Reported Screening Tool that Identifies Obesogenic Risk Behaviors in Infancy
Yining Ma, Lisa Baily-Davis, A Moore, Jennifer Williams,
Behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: intervention coding of studies in the TOPCHILD Collaboration systematic review
Brittany J. Johnson, Paul M. Chadwick, Samantha Pryde, Anna Lene Seidler, Kylie E. Hunter, Mason Aberoumand, Jonathan G. Williams, Hei In Lau, Sol Libesman, Jannik Aagerup, Angie Barba, Louise A. Baur, Samantha Morgillo, Lee Sanders, Sarah Taki, Kylie D. Hesketh, Karen Campbell, Alexandra Manson, Alison Hayes, Angela Webster, Charles Wood, Denise A. O’Connor, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Kristy Robledo, Lisa Askie, Luke Wolfenden, Rachael Taylor, H. Shonna Yin, Vicki Brown, Alexander Fiks, Alison Ventura, Ata Ghaderi, Barry J. Taylor, Cathleen Stough, Christine Helle, Cristina Palacios, Eliana M. Perrin, Elizabeth Reifsnider, Finn Rasmussen, Ian M. Paul, Jennifer S. Savage, Jessica Thomson, Jinan Banna, Junilla Larsen, Kaumudi Joshipura, Ken K. Ong, Levie Karssen, Li Ming Wen, Márcia Vitolo, Margrethe Røed, 2025, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Long-Term Effects of a Responsive Parenting Intervention on Child Weight Outcomes Through Age 9 Years
Ian Paul, J Barton, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, E Hohman, O Buxton, Lindsey Hess, Jennifer Williams, 2025,
INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention effects on child self-regulation at ages 3 and 6 years.
E Hernandez Acton, E Kubiniec, S Bhargava, Jennifer Williams, I Paul, J Savage, S Anzman-Frasca, 2024, Developmental psychology
Healthy Mom Zone Adaptive Intervention With a Novel Control System and Digital Platform to Manage Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With Overweight or Obesity: Study Design and Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Jennifer Williams, Danielle Downs, Abigail Pauley, Danielle Rivera, Danying Shao, Sy-Miin Chow, Constantino Lagoa, Jaimey Pauli, Owais Khan, Allen Kunselman, 2024, JMIR Research Protocols on p. e66637
Applying the Family Stress Model to responsive feeding and early obesity prevention
Cara F. Ruggiero, Kaitlin M. Trexberg, Amy M. Moore, Jennifer S. Savage, 2024, Appetite
Every sip counts: Understanding hydration behaviors and user-acceptability of digital tools to promote adequate intake during early and late pregnancy
Abigail M. Pauley, Asher Y. Rosinger, Jennifer Savage Williams, D Conroy, D Downs, David E. Conroy, Danielle Symons Downs, 2024, PLOS Digital Health on p. e0000499
Most-Cited Papers
Effect of the INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention on rapid infant weight gain and overweight status at Age 1 year: A randomized clinical trial
Jennifer S. Savage, Leann L. Birch, Michele Marini, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Ian M. Paul, 2016, A.M.A. American journal of diseases of children on p. 742-749
Effect of a responsive parenting educational intervention on childhood weight outcomes at 3 years of age: The INSIGHT randomized clinical trial
Ian M. Paul, Jennifer S. Savage, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Michele E. Marini, Jessica S. Beiler, Lindsey B. Hess, Eric Loken, Leann L. Birch, 2018, JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association on p. 461-468
Alternatives to restrictive feeding practices to promote self-regulation in childhood: a developmental perspective
B. Y. Rollins, J. S. Savage, J. O. Fisher, L. L. Birch, 2016, Pediatric obesity on p. 326-332
INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention and infant feeding practices: randomized clinical trial
Jennifer S Savage, Emily E Hohman, Michele E Marini, Amy Shelly, Ian M Paul, Leann L Birch, 2018, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity on p. 64
INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention and infant sleep
Ian M. Paul, Jennifer S. Savage, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Michele E. Marini, Jodi A. Mindell, Leann L. Birch, 2016, Pediatrics on p. 12 pages, Open Access Journal.
Dietary patterns in infancy are associated with child diet and weight outcomes at 6 years
C. M. Rose, L. L. Birch, J. S. Savage, 2017, International Journal of Obesity on p. 783-788
INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention is associated with healthier patterns of dietary exposures in infants
Emily E. Hohman, Ian M. Paul, Leann L. Birch, Jennifer S. Savage, 2017, Obesity on p. 185-191
Right sizing prevention. Food portion size effects on children's eating and weight
Leann L. Birch, Jennifer S. Savage, Jennifer Orlet Fisher, 2015, Appetite on p. 11-16
Child Weight Gain Trajectories Linked To Oral Microbiota Composition
Sarah J.C. Craig, Daniel Blankenberg, Alice Carla Luisa Parodi, Ian M. Paul, Leann L. Birch, Jennifer S. Savage, Michele E. Marini, Jennifer L. Stokes, Anton Nekrutenko, Matthew Reimherr, Francesca Chiaromonte, Kateryna D. Makova, 2018, Scientific Reports
Development of a theory-based questionnaire to assess structure and control in parent feeding (SCPF)
Jennifer S. Savage, Brandi Y. Rollins, Kari C. Kugler, Leann L. Birch, Michele E. Marini, 2017, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity