Cara Ruggiero, PhD, RD, LDN
@cararuggiero.bsky.social
Research Associate @ Cambridge
UD>PSU>Harvard>Cambridge
Family systems, interventions, and policies to address obesity and food insecurity
Opinions my own
UD>PSU>Harvard>Cambridge
Family systems, interventions, and policies to address obesity and food insecurity
Opinions my own
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Hello blue sky 👋 I'm not sure who is over here, but I've noticed a mass exodus from academic twitter so I'm going to give it a go !
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"Nutrition must no longer remain a missing pillar in obesity management medication care."
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & Adrian Brown on lessons from bariatric interventions on nutritional support needed for GLP-1 receptor agonist assisted weight loss therapy.
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@drmariespreckley.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & Adrian Brown on lessons from bariatric interventions on nutritional support needed for GLP-1 receptor agonist assisted weight loss therapy.
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I am delighted to share our new perspective piece in the International Journal of Obesity: “Bridging the nutrition guidance gap for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy assisted weight loss: lessons from bariatric surgery.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@cararuggiero.bsky.social @adrianbrown.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@cararuggiero.bsky.social @adrianbrown.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"Nutrition must no longer remain a missing pillar in obesity management medication care."
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & Adrian Brown on lessons from bariatric interventions on nutritional support needed for GLP-1 receptor agonist assisted weight loss therapy.
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@drmariespreckley.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & Adrian Brown on lessons from bariatric interventions on nutritional support needed for GLP-1 receptor agonist assisted weight loss therapy.
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Hot off the press 🔥 Amazing work to be a part of led by @drmariespreckley.bsky.social and @adrianbrown.bsky.social. Watch this space!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hot off the press 🔥 Amazing work to be a part of led by @drmariespreckley.bsky.social and @adrianbrown.bsky.social. Watch this space!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulations to @drmariespreckley.bsky.social for securing her first independent research grant: Amplifying Meaningful Perspectives and Lived experiences of Incretin therapy use From diverse community voices (AMPLIFY) 🎉Thrilled to be collaborating with you on this!
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Congratulations to @drmariespreckley.bsky.social for securing her first independent research grant: Amplifying Meaningful Perspectives and Lived experiences of Incretin therapy use From diverse community voices (AMPLIFY) 🎉Thrilled to be collaborating with you on this!
🔥Hot off the press! We aimed to describe the development and application of a cost tool to help predict return on investment and sustainability of the Healthy Weight Clinic Family Healthy Weight Program.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🔥Hot off the press! We aimed to describe the development and application of a cost tool to help predict return on investment and sustainability of the Healthy Weight Clinic Family Healthy Weight Program.
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🔥 New paper alert on findings from the WEE Baby Care intervention, which decreased obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC in the US.
Link to the full text below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Link to the full text below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Effect of a care‐coordinated responsive parenting intervention on obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC
Background Integrating health care and social care presents opportunities to deliver responsive parenting (RP) interventions for childhood obesity prevention. Objectives This analysis examined the...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🔥 New paper alert on findings from the WEE Baby Care intervention, which decreased obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC in the US.
Link to the full text below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Link to the full text below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
It was a pleasure attending the launch of The Food Foundation’s new report: “Boosting Early Years Nutrition to Support a Healthy Childhood.” Many thanks to @hannahbrins.bsky.social as well as the other organizers and speakers for a great event. I even ran into @drmariespreckley.bsky.social !
May 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It was a pleasure attending the launch of The Food Foundation’s new report: “Boosting Early Years Nutrition to Support a Healthy Childhood.” Many thanks to @hannahbrins.bsky.social as well as the other organizers and speakers for a great event. I even ran into @drmariespreckley.bsky.social !
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🎺COME WORK WITH US @LMU Munich on a new research project: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d.... (postdoc/3 years/full-time). We will develop and evaluate an agile and needs-oriented Research Data Management certificate course for researchers in psychology. Application Deadline: *May 31*
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (m/w/d)
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May 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🎺COME WORK WITH US @LMU Munich on a new research project: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d.... (postdoc/3 years/full-time). We will develop and evaluate an agile and needs-oriented Research Data Management certificate course for researchers in psychology. Application Deadline: *May 31*
Job alert! My colleagues are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management.
📢 We Are Hiring!! 📢 [Part-time remote working for the University of Cambridge @mrcepid.bsky.social]
We are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management.
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51082/
We are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management.
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51082/
jobs.cam.ac.uk
April 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Job alert! My colleagues are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management.
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We are recruiting for postdoc positions in the Department of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine at Heidelberg University, Mannheim Medical Faculty, www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/cpd/public-h... bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46...
I'm happy to answer any questions.
I'm happy to answer any questions.
bewerberportal.umm.de
April 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We are recruiting for postdoc positions in the Department of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine at Heidelberg University, Mannheim Medical Faculty, www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/cpd/public-h... bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46...
I'm happy to answer any questions.
I'm happy to answer any questions.
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We are hiring! We're looking for two post-doc researchers to help us deliver a randomised controlled trial of group model building to address inequalities in diet in English local authorities.
Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May.
Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/
Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May.
Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/
Research Associate x 2 (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate x 2 (Fixed Term) in the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
April 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We are hiring! We're looking for two post-doc researchers to help us deliver a randomised controlled trial of group model building to address inequalities in diet in English local authorities.
Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May.
Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/
Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May.
Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/
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The 2025 issue 2 of the epigram newsletter is out now
Reframing food and rethinking policy
Transport and planetary health
What is a healthy weight?
Featured are @martinwhite33.bsky.social, @jeanmadams.bsky.social, Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, & @drmariespreckley.bsky.social
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Reframing food and rethinking policy
Transport and planetary health
What is a healthy weight?
Featured are @martinwhite33.bsky.social, @jeanmadams.bsky.social, Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, & @drmariespreckley.bsky.social
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April 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The 2025 issue 2 of the epigram newsletter is out now
Reframing food and rethinking policy
Transport and planetary health
What is a healthy weight?
Featured are @martinwhite33.bsky.social, @jeanmadams.bsky.social, Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, & @drmariespreckley.bsky.social
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Reframing food and rethinking policy
Transport and planetary health
What is a healthy weight?
Featured are @martinwhite33.bsky.social, @jeanmadams.bsky.social, Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, & @drmariespreckley.bsky.social
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Congrats to this dynamic duo!
Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory Authors Childhood Obesity’s Most Downloaded Paper of 2024 www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #PBRC #PBRCresearch
April 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Congrats to this dynamic duo!
Lovely to see the great work of Dr Jenna Panter featured here!
Dr. Jenna Panter has served on our Editorial Board for the past year. Her research at @mrcepid.bsky.social focuses on evaluating environmental and policy interventions, examining patterns and determinants of change in physical activity, and evidence synthesis.
@jennapanter.bsky.social
@jennapanter.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Lovely to see the great work of Dr Jenna Panter featured here!
Check out this talk at the Cambridge Festival with two experts from @mrcepid.bsky.social including the superstar Dr @amyahern.bsky.social !
What can research tell us about our weight?
@mrcepid.bsky.social researchers, Dr @amyahern.bsky.social & Prof. Nick Wareham, will join the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social live webinar showcasing the work @cambridgebrc.bsky.social is doing to understand & treat obesity
03/04/25 6pm
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@mrcepid.bsky.social researchers, Dr @amyahern.bsky.social & Prof. Nick Wareham, will join the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social live webinar showcasing the work @cambridgebrc.bsky.social is doing to understand & treat obesity
03/04/25 6pm
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March 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Check out this talk at the Cambridge Festival with two experts from @mrcepid.bsky.social including the superstar Dr @amyahern.bsky.social !
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🚨 HIRING 🚨 a Postdoctoal Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social. My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
Accepting applications until the 15th of March!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
Accepting applications until the 15th of March!
Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at King's College London
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
March 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🚨 HIRING 🚨 a Postdoctoal Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social. My group's research aims to understand how social and physical environments impact brain and behaviour development.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
Accepting applications until the 15th of March!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX655/p...
Accepting applications until the 15th of March!
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Dave Lagnado is looking for a post doc to work on causal inference! The BR-UK team is doing some very cool stuff, so if you're currently looking for a job, check this out: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Dave Lagnado is looking for a post doc to work on causal inference! The BR-UK team is doing some very cool stuff, so if you're currently looking for a job, check this out: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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I’m looking for a Research Fellow to join me & my team to contribute to ongoing and new research. Team player, grant and paper writer, interested in making a difference, esp. health equity. Feel free to get in touch
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r... (note: classification error: it’s a research job)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r... (note: classification error: it’s a research job)
Research Fellow at University of Glasgow
Browse professional service jobs like Research Fellow at jobs.ac.uk. Apply and access additional details about the job today.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m looking for a Research Fellow to join me & my team to contribute to ongoing and new research. Team player, grant and paper writer, interested in making a difference, esp. health equity. Feel free to get in touch
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r... (note: classification error: it’s a research job)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r... (note: classification error: it’s a research job)
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Queensland Health Position Available!
Part-time 'Research Translation Officer' position available with Sunshine Coast Health. Applications close 12 March 2025
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Part-time 'Research Translation Officer' position available with Sunshine Coast Health. Applications close 12 March 2025
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March 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Queensland Health Position Available!
Part-time 'Research Translation Officer' position available with Sunshine Coast Health. Applications close 12 March 2025
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Part-time 'Research Translation Officer' position available with Sunshine Coast Health. Applications close 12 March 2025
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Thank you for the opportunity to be featured in this wonderful campaign @mrcepid.bsky.social and for your support of women in science! #IWD2025
#IWD2025 - we share the determination of the women who are striving to increase the representation of women in leadership positions.
Meet Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social
#AccelerateAction
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Meet Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social, Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social
#AccelerateAction
@ims-mrl.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thank you for the opportunity to be featured in this wonderful campaign @mrcepid.bsky.social and for your support of women in science! #IWD2025
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The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is seeking a Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships
www.activelink.ie/vacancies/he...
Hope they have a solid #ConflictOfInterest Policy in place!
www.activelink.ie/vacancies/he...
Hope they have a solid #ConflictOfInterest Policy in place!
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland: Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships
Key responsibilities will include devising and implementing a comprehensive fundraising strategy, managing relationships with corporate partners, individual donors, and philanthropic foundations, and ...
www.activelink.ie
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is seeking a Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships
www.activelink.ie/vacancies/he...
Hope they have a solid #ConflictOfInterest Policy in place!
www.activelink.ie/vacancies/he...
Hope they have a solid #ConflictOfInterest Policy in place!
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We have up to two permanent lecturer positions in the Dept of Economics at the University of Leeds. Would love to get at least one new behavioural/experimental friend! Details: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Economics
We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out teaching and research in Economics? Do you have an excellent research record and a potent...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
March 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We have up to two permanent lecturer positions in the Dept of Economics at the University of Leeds. Would love to get at least one new behavioural/experimental friend! Details: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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📢Job alert!
Post-doctoral fellowship on health disparities in cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Post-doctoral fellowship on health disparities in cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
📢Job alert!
Post-doctoral fellowship on health disparities in cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Post-doctoral fellowship on health disparities in cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
www.sbm.org/UserFiles/im...
What an honor! Thank you @mrcepid.bsky.social for the support of this work and my partner in crime, the brilliant @drmariespreckley.bsky.social. I also want to acknowledge our wonderful collaborators @cpft-nhs.bsky.social.
#ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #FamilySystems #SPROUTStudy
#ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #FamilySystems #SPROUTStudy
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Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social and @drmariespreckley.bsky.social from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @uniofcam.bsky.social, presented evidence at Westminster yesterday to inform policy at the Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood and sharing details of SPROUT.
Dr @cararuggiero.bsky.social and @drmariespreckley.bsky.social from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @uniofcam.bsky.social, presented evidence at Westminster yesterday to inform policy at the Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood and sharing details of SPROUT.
March 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What an honor! Thank you @mrcepid.bsky.social for the support of this work and my partner in crime, the brilliant @drmariespreckley.bsky.social. I also want to acknowledge our wonderful collaborators @cpft-nhs.bsky.social.
#ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #FamilySystems #SPROUTStudy
#ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #FamilySystems #SPROUTStudy
Amazing work @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social , @amyahern.bsky.social and team 🤩
Thanks @ukaso.bsky.social for sharing our new findings from the GLoW trial! This will likely be of interest to many ASO members. Happy to provide further information and answer any questions in the comments or via direct message. 💬🗨️💡🙂
The results of the Glucose Lowering through Weight Management (GLoW) trial have recently been published in @diabetologiajnl.bsky.social.
The trial aimed to assess whether a new model of care would help reduce blood sugar and bodyweight compared to standard care.
Read here: tinyurl.com/2jt64ruc
The trial aimed to assess whether a new model of care would help reduce blood sugar and bodyweight compared to standard care.
Read here: tinyurl.com/2jt64ruc
March 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Amazing work @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social , @amyahern.bsky.social and team 🤩