Using Observational and Experimental Research to Improve Diet Quality

Open hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Andrew Finkelstein, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.

Abstract:

Using past studies as examples, this presentation will discuss the pros and cons of using observational and experimental studies aimed to assess/improve diet quality, including the role of prices and labelling on food purchasing patterns. I will also present NUSMart, a fully functional web-based grocery store that can be used to assess a range of strategies aimed to improve diet quality in the on-line shopping environment.

About Professor Eric Andrew Finkelstein

Dr. Finkelstein is Professor of Health Services and Systems Research at the Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore and the Executive Director of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care. He also holds appointments at NUS School of Public Health and Duke University Global Health Institute. His research focuses on the economic causes and consequences of health behaviors, with a primary emphasis on the use of economic incentives to influence behaviors in ways to improve the public’s health. Recent research also focuses on studies to better understand the complicated decisions that revolve around end of life care. He has published over 300 manuscripts and 2 books in these areas, and also successfully commercialized an Obesity Cost Calculator for employers and insurers. Based on google scholar, he has an h-index of 71, and his publications have been cited over 100,000 times, including in the landmark Supreme Court decision upholding the U.S. Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). He was included in the list of the World's Most Highly Cited Researchers in 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Thomson Reuters and Clarivate Analytics and among the Top 2% of scientists worldwide in a study by Stanford University in 2021.

How to participate

The seminar is open to all.
The seminar will take place in person (meeting room Kongelunden) and online via Zoom: