Patricia van den Berg, MD, MPH 
Retired
BIRCWH Scholar
2008-2010
Mentors
Gary Hankins, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jean Freeman, PhD, Preventive Medicine and Community Health
Research Topics
Body image, weight control behaviors in adolescent girls
Funding Obtained
- Sponsor: NIH/NICHD; Grant ID: K23HD063261 ($552,186); Unhealthy weight control behaviors and obesity in Hispanic and non-Hispanic girls (2010-2014).
- Sponsor: CIRWH Seed; Grant: $15,000; Effect of injectable and oral contraceptives on glucose and insulin levels (2009).
- Sponsor: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health; Grant: $17,500; Disordered eating and body dissatisfaction in adolescents (2012-2013).
- Sponsor: Childbuilders; Evaluation of Parents Under Construction (2015).