About

Beatriz Carmona is associated with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University. The center assists faculty in developing translational research projects by providing proposal preparation assistance, training, technical support, and facilitating collaborative relationships. The center offers workshops, summer institutes, and talks on current research, aiming to support researchers in gaining access to diverse research participants and unique data sets for secondary analysis. While specific details about her research focus or background are not provided in the page text, her association with the center indicates her involvement in translational research efforts at Cornell.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Psychology
• Computer Science
• Medicine
• Social psychology
• Multimedia
• Medical education
• Humanities
• Applied psychology
• Philosophy
• Internal medicine
• Statistics
• Geography
• Endocrinology
• Developmental psychology
• Pedagogy
• Cartography
• Biology
• Mathematics
• Law
• Genetics
• Mathematics education

Selected publications

• The Relationship between Health Literacy, Nutrition Literacy, and Food Literacy and Dietary Behaviors in Adults: A Systematic Review

  Nutrition Reviews · 2026-03-03

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  CONTEXT: Nutrition interventions aiming to improve dietary behaviors often incorporate Health Literacy (HL), Nutrition Literacy (NL), or Food Literacy (FL), as a key component. The relationship between Health, Nutrition, and Food Literacy (HNFL) and dietary intake and diet adherence (eg, to dietary patterns or to recommended intake frequency guidelines) is unclear, and the role of the various literacy assessments remains unexamined. These gaps limit the understanding of how HNFL impacts efforts to improve dietary behaviors. OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to examine how HNFL is associated with dietary intake and adherence to dietary patterns or guidelines, emphasizing the type and comprehensiveness of the HNFL assessments used. DATA SOURCES: Five electronic databases were used: PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Psycinfo, and Communication and Mass Media Complete. DATA EXTRACTION: Data screening, extraction, and quality assessment were performed independently by 4 reviewers using the PRISMA guidelines and a scale for study quality assessment. DATA ANALYSIS: A total of 49 studies were retrieved from the 2495 originally screened; 26 assessed dietary intake and 23 assessed adherence to particular dietary recommendations. The type of HNFL assessed varied; 27 studies assessed HL, 17 assessed NL, and 5 assessed FL. Seventy-two investigations of the relationship between HNFL and dietary intake and adherence were reported: 42 identified a positive relationship (ie, higher HNFL related to better dietary intake/adherence), 28 did not show a significant relationship, and 2 identified a negative relationship (ie, higher HNFL related to poorer dietary intake/adherence). Studies involving HL showed the most positive relationships to dietary behavior, especially when using more comprehensive tools. Many studies received low quality assessment scores due to psychometric weaknesses in their HNFL tools. CONCLUSION: Although the relationship between HNFL and dietary behavior and adherence remains unconfirmed, patterns in the findings suggest that increased HL, especially if assessed with robust tools, is more likely to demonstrate positive associations with positive changes in dietary behavior. Future nutrition intervention studies should carefully select HNFL tools that are robust and appropriate for their research question. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration No. CRD42024556816.

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• A Path Analysis Examination of Factors Affecting Early Childhood Educators’ Health, Burnout, and Turnover

  Research Square · 2026-02-25

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• Understanding parents’ digital use and preferences for an mHealth intervention in low-income, rural settings

  Health Education Research · 2025-06-26 · 1 citations

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  Mobile device use has become ubiquitous with daily life, thus providing opportunities to reach parents to promote healthy eating and physical activity in children. Using a socioecological framework and user-centred design approach, the objective of this study was to understand the context in which parents use their devices and their preferences for a digital programme. The formative research phase of the electronic healthy environments (eHEROs) study used a multiple-methods design, consisting of a quantitative survey (n = 116) and a semi-structured qualitative interview (n = 16). Individual- (i.e. digital literacy) and environment-level (i.e. home internet connection) factors were associated with likelihood to participate and preferences for intervention format. Participants outlined key preferences for mobile app content, including modality (audio and video with text), flow (access), and duration (5-15-min lessons). Motivation for participation related to the relevance of the content, feelings of accomplishment, and creative and engaging packaging. Lastly, participants desired opportunities to build community and connect with other parents, preferably through group meetings. Identifying and incorporating the population's preferences and requirements into the digital design are needed to optimize adoption, engagement, and retention of intervention use.

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• Examining the Relationship Between Health Literacy, Nutrition Literacy, and Food Literacy and Diet Behaviors in Adults: A Systematic Review

  Current Developments in Nutrition · 2025-05-01 · 2 citations

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  considered fresh FVs to have fewer preservatives and better appearance, texture, nutrition, and flavor.Conclusions: SNAP-eligible populations participating in SNAP-Ed and EFNEP are a key consumer demographic for frozen foods and utilize them to save money and limit food waste.However, misconceptions persist, such as that fresh FVs are more nutritious than frozen.SNAP-Ed/EFNEP educators could incorporate additional education on adding frozen foods into a healthy diet to help families with low incomes use these costeffective foods to meet their nutrition and health goals.

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• Prioritizing Early Childhood Educators Health: Insights for Worksite Health Promotion Efforts

  Childhood Obesity · 2025-02-20 · 2 citations

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  Background: Early childhood education (ECE) educators play an instrumental role in children’s health and development but unfortunately have poor health themselves. This project examined the physical and psychological health of New York licensed ECE educators. Methods: A sequential, explanatory mixed methods design (quan→QUAL) consisted of a 110-item survey and semi-structured interviews to examine physical (diet, physical activity [PA], sleep, and body mass index [BMI]) and psychological health (stress and burnout). Quantitatively, multiple linear regressions tested associations between physical and psychological health, controlling for age and income, using R (v4.3.2, 2023); α < 0.05. Qualitatively, content analysis with pattern recognition for pragmatic synthesis was performed. Results: Survey respondents ( n = 1423) and interview participants ( n = 36) worked in a variety of ECE settings; 74% had overweight/obesity and 24% deemed themselves “unhealthy.” Many had poor health behaviors—low diet quality (74%), limited regular PA (28%), poor sleep quality (34%), and moderate/high stress levels (74%). Most desired changes to health behaviors but were challenged due to work environments and job demands. Work-based factors impacted both their physical and mental health and influenced their personal life. Burnout and stress were high, and feelings of underappreciation were prevalent. Higher burnout (emotional exhaustion) was significantly associated with higher BMI (β = 0.18, p < 0.01) and stress (β = 1.09, p < 0.01) and lower PA (β = 2.62, p < 0.01) and sleep (β = 0.94, p < 0.01). Conclusion: ECE educators are experiencing high stress/burnout, have poor health behaviors, and have high prevalence of obesity. Workplace health promotion efforts are needed to improve educators’ health and potentially that of the children in their care.

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• Development of a Digital Parent Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity in Preschoolers: The eHEROs Study

  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · 2025-02-07 · 2 citations

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• Identification of Intervention Strategies to Improve the Diet and Health of New York Early Childhood Educators: A Mixed Methods Study

  Current Developments in Nutrition · 2025-05-01

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• A Path Analysis Examination of Factors Affecting Early Childhood Educators’ Health: Identifying Avenues for Improvement

  Current Developments in Nutrition · 2025-05-01

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• Early Childhood Providers’ Social Support and Strain and the Association With Diet, Health and Professional Burnout

  Current Developments in Nutrition · 2024-06-29 · 1 citations

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  Objectives: Examine Early Childhood Education (ECE) providers’ social experience (i.e., social support and strain) and its relationship with diet, health and professional burnout. Methods: A follow-up survey (50 items) was distributed electronically via REDCap to New York licensed ECE providers who completed the StayWell ECE survey (n=1,423). The Family Support and Strain Scale queried respondents’ perception of their coworkers’ support (i.e., help) or strain (i.e., hinder). Diet (Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants), physical activity (PA; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System), Body Mass Index (BMI), self-rated health, stress (Perceived Stress Scale) and professional burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment; Maslach Burnout Inventory) were measured. Multiple linear regressions tested associations between social support and strain with diet, PA, stress, self-rated health and burnout, controlling for age and ECE center type. Analyses were performed using R (v4.3.2, 2023); α< 0.05. Results: Respondents (n=263) worked in a variety of ECE settings; 41% were low-income, 31% were food insecure, and 80% had moderate/high stress levels. Most (77%) were overweight/obese (BMI x̄=31.9 ± 8.8); 66% consumed < 2 daily servings of whole grains, vegetables, and/or fruit; and, 29% did not exercise in the past month. Low social support was associated with lower diet quality (β= -0.61, p=0.00), lower self-rated health (β= 0.34, p=0.00), higher stress (β= 1.33, p=0.02), higher emotional exhaustion (β= 3.41, p=0.00), higher depersonalization (β= 1.78, p=0.00), and lower personal accomplishment (β= -2.19, p=0.00). PA and BMI were not significantly associated with social support. Social strain mirrored social support relationships; notably, the association between social strain and emotional exhaustion (high burnout) was almost double (β= 6.27, p=0.00) that of social support (β= 3.41, p=0.00). Conclusions: Social support and social strain in the ECE setting were significantly associated with the quality of providers’ diet, stress, weight status and feelings of burnout. Thus, there is a need to improve the social experience (i.e., more support and less strain) of ECE providers to improve their overall health. Funding Sources: USDA-NIFA NYC-199404; NICHD 2T32HD087137-06.

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• StayWell ECE: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding New York Early Childhood Providers’ Health and Wellbeing

  Current Developments in Nutrition · 2024-06-29

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Frequent coauthors

• Laura L. Bellows

  Cornell University

  7 shared

• Ligia I. Reyes

  Cornell University

  5 shared

• Susan L. Johnson

  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  4 shared

• Shariwa Oke

  Cornell University

  3 shared

• María del Carmen Aguilar‐Luzón

  Universidad de Granada

  3 shared

• Renae Brown

  Cornell University

  2 shared

• Ana Loureiro

  2 shared

• Erin Love

  Carnegie Museum of Natural History

  1 shared

Education

• PhD in Nutritional Sciences, Division of Nutritional Sciences

  Cornell University

• BS Student, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, & Hospitality Management

  Auburn University

  2021