Mailing Address:
Harvard Medical School
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Email:Jess_Haines@harvardpilgrim.org

Phone: (617) 509-9317
Fax: (617) 859-8112

Staff Assistant: Lori Gilman

Jess Haines, PhD, MHSc, RD

Dr. Haines is an Instructor in the Obesity Prevention Program in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention. Her research interests include the development and evaluation of clinical and community-based interventions focused on obesity and eating disorder prevention. She has studied the integration of obesity and eating disorder prevention through intervention, observational, and qualitative studies. Prior to joining DACP, Dr. Haines received her doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.

• Haines J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Wall M, Story M. Personal, behavioral, and socio-environmental determinants for overweight in adolescents. Obesity, in press.
• Haines J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Perry CL, Hannan PJ, Levine ML, Story M. V.I.K. (Very Important Kids): A school-based program to reduce teasing and risk for weight-related disorders. Health Education Research.. 2006;21(6):884-95.
• Haines J, Neumark-Sztainer D. Prevention of obesity and eating disorders: A consideration of shared risk factors. Invited paper for Health Education Research. 2006;21(6):770-82.
• Haines J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Thiel, L. Addressing weight-related issues in an elementary school: What do students, parents, and school staff recommend? Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 2007;15(1):5-21.
• Neumark-Sztainer D, Wall M, Guo J, Story M, Haines J, Eisenberg M. Obesity, disordered eating, and eating disorders in a longitudinal study of adolescents: How do dieters fare five years later? Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2006;106(4):559-68.
• Neumark-Sztainer D, Paxton SJ, Hannan PJ, Haines J, Story M. Does body satisfaction matter? Five-year longitudinal associations between body satisfaction and health behaviors in adolescent females and males. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006;39:244-257.
• Haines J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Eisenberg ME, Hannan PJ. Weight-teasing and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT. Pediatrics. 2006;117:e209-215.