The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded Armando Peña, a 2nd year Exercise and Nutritional Science PhD student in ASU’s College of Health Solutions, a diversity supplement to support his career development. Armando is mentored by CHPDP Director, Dr. Gabriel Shaibi, PhD and CHPDP Faculty Dr. Felipe González Castro, PhD (see announcement for complete list of mentors). The additional funding will leverage Dr.

People with mobility impairments (PMI) are disproportionately affected by diet-related health-compromising conditions such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and some cancers compared to those without mobility impairments. PMI anecdotally report numerous barriers in the physical and social environment that lead to poor dietary habits; however, currently, there is no clear guiding model or specific instrument to operationalize barriers and environmental factors that impact dietary habits in PMI.

The purpose of this study is to examine wake time activities (physical activity and sedentary behaviors) and sleep and the association among these behaviors with diabetes risk in obese Latino adolescents and young adults. This study will also use an integrated mixed methods approach to combine quantitative activity data with qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews to identify sociocultural determinants of wake time activities and sleep.

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