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Senior Fellow , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI)
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Senior Fellow, Penn Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania
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Core Faculty, Penn Center on Food and Nutrition Policy
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Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
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Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy
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4a 1105B Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
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Education:
21 7 BS 17 (Psychology) c
28 Yale University, 2015.
21 8 MPH 2b (Social and Behavioral Sciences) c
35 Yale School of Public Health, 2016.
21 8 PhD 41 (Population Health Sciences - Public Health Nutrition) c
21 Harvard , 2022.
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28 Yale University, 2015.
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35 Yale School of Public Health, 2016.
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21 Harvard , 2022.
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10d Hua SV: A harm-reduction approach to eating out (Opinion Piece). STAT News 2024 Notes: https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/23/restaurant-entree-choices-healthy-eating-harm-reduction-approach-obesity/
13c Gibson LA, Stephens-Shields AJ, Hua SV, Orr JA, Lawman HG, Bleich SN, Volpp KG, Bleakley A, Thorndike AN, Roberto CA: Comparison of sales from vending machines with 4 different food and beverage messages. JAMA Network Open 7(5): e249438, 2024.
153 Hua SV, Lee MM, Mozaffarian R, Bleich SN, Roberto CA, Fleming-Milici F, Stephenson B, Kenney EL: Impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on beverage advertising expenditures and number of ads purchased. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 67(2): 274-281, 2024.
153 Lowery CM, Roberto CA, Hua SV, Bleich SN, Mitra N, Lawman HG, Taillie LS, Ng SW, Gibson LA: Impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on perceived beverage healthfulness, tax awareness and tax opinions. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 56(5): 321-331, 2024.
153 Lowery CM, Roberto CA, Hua SV, Bleich SN, Mitra N, Lawman HG, Taillie LS, Ng SW, Gibson LA: Impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on perceived beverage healthfulness, tax awareness and tax opinions. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 56(5): 321-331, 2024.
130 Lee MM, Gibson LA, Hua SV, Lowery CM, Paul M, Roberto CA, Lawman HG, Bleich SN, Mitra N, Kenney EL. : Advertising and stocking at small retailers: A sweetened beverage excise tax in Philadelphia. Am J Prev Med 66(3): 408-417, 2024.
141 Hua SV: Drink companies hide the sugar behind the vitamins (Opinion Piece). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2024 Notes: https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/guest-columns/2024/07/23/childrens-drinks-vitamins-advertising-sugar-diabetes/stories/202407230012.
14c Vercammen KA, Grummon AH, Zatz LY, Gago CM, Blocksidge M, Hua SV, Bleich SN, Stone S, Kenney E, Colchamiro R, Rimm EB: A descriptive analysis of redemption patterns by vendor type among WIC participants in Massachusetts. J Acad Nutr Diet 123(4): 626-36, 2023.
ff Hua SV, Kenney EL, Miller JM, Musicus AA, Roberto CA, Thorndike AN, Rimm EB: Naming Matters: Prompting Smaller Portions in an Online RCT. Am J Prev Med S0749-3797(23): 00036-3, 2023.
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181 Hua SV, Klaiman T, Coratti S, White J, John A, Putt ME, Dixon E, Posner H, Volpp KG: Using a human-centered design framework and behavioral economic interventions to increase fruit and vegetable purchases in an online grocery store: study design and methodologies. Contemporary Clinical Trials 153: 107921, 2025.10d Hua SV: A harm-reduction approach to eating out (Opinion Piece). STAT News 2024 Notes: https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/23/restaurant-entree-choices-healthy-eating-harm-reduction-approach-obesity/
13c Gibson LA, Stephens-Shields AJ, Hua SV, Orr JA, Lawman HG, Bleich SN, Volpp KG, Bleakley A, Thorndike AN, Roberto CA: Comparison of sales from vending machines with 4 different food and beverage messages. JAMA Network Open 7(5): e249438, 2024.
153 Hua SV, Lee MM, Mozaffarian R, Bleich SN, Roberto CA, Fleming-Milici F, Stephenson B, Kenney EL: Impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on beverage advertising expenditures and number of ads purchased. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 67(2): 274-281, 2024.
153 Lowery CM, Roberto CA, Hua SV, Bleich SN, Mitra N, Lawman HG, Taillie LS, Ng SW, Gibson LA: Impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on perceived beverage healthfulness, tax awareness and tax opinions. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 56(5): 321-331, 2024.
153 Lowery CM, Roberto CA, Hua SV, Bleich SN, Mitra N, Lawman HG, Taillie LS, Ng SW, Gibson LA: Impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on perceived beverage healthfulness, tax awareness and tax opinions. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 56(5): 321-331, 2024.
130 Lee MM, Gibson LA, Hua SV, Lowery CM, Paul M, Roberto CA, Lawman HG, Bleich SN, Mitra N, Kenney EL. : Advertising and stocking at small retailers: A sweetened beverage excise tax in Philadelphia. Am J Prev Med 66(3): 408-417, 2024.
141 Hua SV: Drink companies hide the sugar behind the vitamins (Opinion Piece). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2024 Notes: https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/guest-columns/2024/07/23/childrens-drinks-vitamins-advertising-sugar-diabetes/stories/202407230012.
14c Vercammen KA, Grummon AH, Zatz LY, Gago CM, Blocksidge M, Hua SV, Bleich SN, Stone S, Kenney E, Colchamiro R, Rimm EB: A descriptive analysis of redemption patterns by vendor type among WIC participants in Massachusetts. J Acad Nutr Diet 123(4): 626-36, 2023.
ff Hua SV, Kenney EL, Miller JM, Musicus AA, Roberto CA, Thorndike AN, Rimm EB: Naming Matters: Prompting Smaller Portions in an Online RCT. Am J Prev Med S0749-3797(23): 00036-3, 2023.
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