Publications

SNAP Benefit Cycles and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Adults With HIV

JAMA Network Open

August 5, 2026

Aaron Richterman, Elizabeth F. Bair, Eliza W. Kinsey, Nicole Ellingson, Charlotte Babbin, Ola Mohamed, Bashir Fadulalmola, Christina A. Roberto, Dylan S. Small, Harsha Thirumurthy

Support for an Added-Sugar Menu-Labeling Policy among Key United States Population Groups in a Cross-Sectional Sample

Current Developments in Nutrition

July 22, 2026

Brittany Lemmon, Alexandria E. Reimold, Aviva A. Musicus, Christina A. Roberto, Sarah Sorscher, DeAnna Nara, Marissa G. Hall, Susan D. Brown, Lauren E. Au, Jennifer Falbe

Eco-Focused Menu Labels on Full Meal Orders From Fast-Food Restaurants: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Health Forum

July 10, 2026

Julia A. Wolfson; Anna Claire Tucker; Alexandria E. Reimold; Aviva Musicus; Nina Carr; Brent F. Kim; Raychel Santo; Clara Cho; Daphene Abigail Barquera Guevara; Erin Choi; Cindy W. Leung; Christina A. Roberto; Jennifer Falbe

Erratum to “Changing portion size labels of main courses to encourage selection of smaller portions when dining out: A randomized controlled field experiment” [Appetite 221 (2026) 108494]

Appetite

July 1, 2026

Sophia V. Hua; Christina A. Roberto; Emily Yam; Eliza Leone; Laura A. Gibson; Eric B. Rimm

Effects of added-sugar warning labels on restaurant menus in the USA: an online randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Public Health

June 1, 2026

Yuru Huang, Brittany Lemmon, Aviva A. Musicus, Christina A. Roberto, Marissa G. Hall, Jennifer Falbe

Modeling the Make America Healthy Again’s Food Policy Strategy on Tobacco

JAMA Health Forum

March 13, 2026

Christina A. Roberto, Alyssa J. Moran, Emily Broad Leib

Changing portion size labels of main courses to encourage selection of smaller portions when dining out: A randomized controlled field experiment

Appetite

March 2, 2026

Sophia V Hua, Christina A Roberto, Emily Yam, Eliza Leone, Laura A Gibson, Eric B Rimm

Unconditional cash transfers to improve health behaviors among primary care patients: a qualitative sub-study of a randomized clinical trial

Social Science & Medicine

March 1, 2026

Laura A Gibson, Aaron Richterman, Aaliyah Randall, Jonathan Muruako, Beth Uzwiak, Eva Fabian, Harsha Thirumurthy, Christina A Roberto

The impact of restaurant menu eco labels on consumer meal selections: a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

January 8, 2026

Alexandria E. Reimold, Jennifer Falbe, Brent F. Kim, Aviva A. Musicus, Nina Carr, Raychel Santo, Clara Cho, Cindy W. Leung, Christina A. Roberto, Julia A. Wolfson

Identifying ultra-processed foods for policy

Nature Medicine

January 7, 2026

Alyssa J. Moran, Neha Khandpur & Christina A. Roberto

Point-of-sale sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) warning posters vs. control posters were associated with reductions in school store SSB purchases made by Guatemalan adolescents

Public Health Nutrition

January 2, 2026

Violeta Chacón, Joaquín Barnoya, Laura A. Gibson, Sophia Mus, José Carlos Monzón Fuentes, Alisa Stephens, Marsha Trego, Caitlin Lowery, Christina D. Economos, Alison Tovar, Sara Folta, Christina A. Roberto

“High-In” front-of-package labeling of foods high in added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat: A randomized experiment

Appetite

October 20, 2025

Brittany Lemmon, Aviva A Musicus, Anna H Grummon, Marissa G Hall, Christina A Roberto, Eva Greenthal, Jennifer Falbe

A Natural Experiment to Evaluate Changes in Kids’ Meal Beverages in Fast-food Restaurants Following a Healthy Default Policy, 2019-2022

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietrics

March 27, 2025

Angie L Cradock, Jessica L Barrett, Jason P Block, Amy A Bolton, Carolyn Bresnahan, Lisa Harnack, Stephanie McCulloch, Christina A Roberto, Kristine Wiant, Alyssa Moran

The Philadelphia Beverage Tax and Pediatric Weight Outcomes

JAMA Pediatrics

November 25, 2024

Emily F Gregory, Christina A Roberto, Nandita Mitra, Emma K Edmondson, Joshua Petimar, Jason P Block, Gary Hettinger, Laura A Gibson

Associations of the Philadelphia sweetened beverage tax with changes in adult body weight: an interrupted time series analysis

The Lancet

November 1, 2024

Joshua Petimar, Christina A Roberto, Jason P Block, Nandita Mitra, Emily F Gregory, Emma K Edmondson, Gary Hettinger, Laura A Gibson

Sodium Reduction Is A Proven Strategy That Saves Lives—More Work Is Needed To Hold Industry Accountable

Health Affairs

August 16, 2024

Alyssa J. Moran, Marlene Schwartz, Christina A. Roberto