With $1.6M in NIH funding and the iGrow child obesity study data set, UNCG researchers are investigating how the pandemic impacted parents – psychologically, socially, and economically. Project lead Dr. Kierra Sattler hopes their findings will help future public health professionals dealing with multi-system disasters.
Dr. Kierra Sattler understands firsthand how the global pandemic changed the landscape of motherhood. In 2020, she had a two-year old son and had just given birth to her daughter.
– Dr. Kierra Sattler
“Having a young child at that point in time made it so salient. It really did change so much.”