Elena L Serrano, PhD

Elena L Serrano, PhD

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H-index: 33

North America-United States

About Elena L Serrano, PhD

Elena L Serrano, PhD, With an exceptional h-index of 33 and a recent h-index of 22 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, specializes in the field of food insecurity, food access, dietary quality, childhood obesity, SNAP.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

“I’m Doing the Best that I Can”: Mothers Lived Experience with Food Insecurity, Coping Strategies, and Mental Health Implications

Contextual Factors Influencing the Adoption of Physical Activity Direct Education and Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Initiatives by Virginia EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Staff

US Adults' Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors towards Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns and Practices: International Food Information Council Food and Health Survey Insights, 2012-2022

Exploring the Impact of Increased Access and Experiential Learning on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for Diabetes Prevention Program Participants

US Adults’ Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors towards Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns and Practices: International Food Information Council Food and Health Survey Insights, 2012–2022

Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework to advance the science and practice of healthy food retail

A feasibility study of the community health worker model for garden-based food systems programming

A scoping review of the community health worker model used for food systems interventions within the United States

Elena L Serrano, PhD Information

University

Position

Professor and Director of the Virginia Family Nutrition Program

Citations(all)

3554

Citations(since 2020)

1773

Cited By

2363

hIndex(all)

33

hIndex(since 2020)

22

i10Index(all)

60

i10Index(since 2020)

46

Email

University Profile Page

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Elena L Serrano, PhD Skills & Research Interests

food insecurity

food access

dietary quality

childhood obesity

SNAP

Top articles of Elena L Serrano, PhD

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

“I’m Doing the Best that I Can”: Mothers Lived Experience with Food Insecurity, Coping Strategies, and Mental Health Implications

Current Developments in Nutrition

Rachel A Liebe

Kathleen J Porter

Leah M Adams

Valisa E Hedrick

Elena L Serrano

...

2024/4/1

Contextual Factors Influencing the Adoption of Physical Activity Direct Education and Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Initiatives by Virginia EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Staff

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Austin Brooks

Gabrielle Young

Sarah Misyak

Meredith Ledlie Johnson

Elena Serrano

2024/1/1

US Adults' Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors towards Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns and Practices: International Food Information Council Food and Health Survey Insights, 2012-2022

Katherine Consavage Stanley

Valisa E Hedrick

Elena L Serrano

Adrienne Holz

Vivica Kraak

2023/12/1

Exploring the Impact of Increased Access and Experiential Learning on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for Diabetes Prevention Program Participants

Amy Jaelyn Munson

Carlin Rafie

Elena Serrano

Kimberly Butterfield

2023/5/8

US Adults’ Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors towards Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns and Practices: International Food Information Council Food and Health Survey Insights, 2012–2022

Nutrients

Katherine Consavage Stanley

Valisa E Hedrick

Elena Serrano

Adrienne Holz

Vivica I Kraak

2023/12

Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework to advance the science and practice of healthy food retail

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Bailey Houghtaling

Sarah Misyak

Elena Serrano

Rachael D Dombrowski

Denise Holston

...

2023/3/1

A feasibility study of the community health worker model for garden-based food systems programming

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Maria DeNunzio

Elena Serrano

Vivica Kraak

Melissa Chase

Sarah Misyak

2023/11/6

A scoping review of the community health worker model used for food systems interventions within the United States

Maria DeNunzio

Makenzie Miller

Melissa Chase

Vivica Kraak

Elena Serrano

...

2023/3

COVID-19-related financial scarcity is associated with greater delay discounting but not probability discounting

Behavioural Processes

Haylee Downey

Roberta Freitas-Lemos

Kelsey Curran

Elena L Serrano

George C Davis

...

2023/9/1

Developing a conceptual framework for the relationship between food security status and mental health among low-income mothers

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Rachel A Liebe

Leah M Adams

Valisa E Hedrick

Elena L Serrano

Kathleen J Porter

...

2023/1/5

Evaluation of Virginia SNAP-Ed's Eating Smart, Being Active Participant Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by Race

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Paige Harrigan

Elena Serrano

Valisa Hedrick

Sarah Misyak

2023/7/1

Assessing the SNAP consumer environment at farmers markets

The Journal of Extension

Gabrielle C Young

Sarah Misyak

Meredith Ledlie Johnson

Natalie E Martin

Elena Serrano

2023

Perceived Access to Physical Activity Opportunities Predicted Physical Activity Frequency among Virginia SNAP-Ed Participants

APHA 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo

Gabrielle Young

Austin Brooks

Sarah Misyak

Elena Serrano

2022/11/8

A systematic scoping review of the literacy literature to develop a digital food and nutrition literacy model for low‐income adults to make healthy choices in the online food …

Katherine Consavage Stanley

Paige B Harrigan

Elena L Serrano

Vivica I Kraak

2022/4

P002 Access to Fresh Produce and Low-Fat Food Products in SNAP-Eligible Virginians During COVID-19

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Sonal Sathe

Elena Serrano

Sarah Misyak

2022/7/1

Exploring food waste at a residential youth summer camp: a mixed-methods study

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

Susan Chen

Vivica I Kraak

Tonya T Price

Kenner Love

Carmen Byker Shanks

...

2022/1/2

P037 Current Food Resource Management Skills Predict Interest in SNAP-Ed Education During COVID-19

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Sonal Sathe

Elena Serrano

Sarah Misyak

2022/7/1

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorized retailers received a low score using the Business Impact Assessment for Obesity and population-level nutrition (BIA …

BMC Public Health

Bailey Houghtaling

Tessa Englund

Susan Chen

Nila Pradhananga

Vivica I Kraak

...

2022/6/20

Understanding the relationship between food security and mental health for food-insecure mothers in Virginia

Nutrients

Rachel A Liebe

Leah M Adams

Valisa E Hedrick

Elena L Serrano

Kathleen J Porter

...

2022/4/2

A Multi-Dimensional Digital Food and Nutrition Literacy Model to Enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Adults to Make Health Purchases in an Online Food Retail …

Vivica Kraak

Katherine Consavage Stanley

Paige B Harrigan

Elena L Serrano

2021

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