Dr. Cheung?s research focuses on the impact of community-based programs and mass communication on nutrition and physical activity of children.
She is the Principal Investigator of the Qualitative Study on CDC?s School Health Index assesses its receptivity and impact with schools, funded by the CDC and American Schools of Public Health. She is the co-Principal Investigator of Eat Well & Keep Moving, a study funded by the Walton Family Foundation to evaluate the impact of an interdisciplinary school-based program to promote nutrition and physical activity in upper elementary students. The program is being disseminated nationally and internationally. She is the co-Principal Investigator of Treatwell 5 A Day, a study funded by the National Cancer Institute to promote fruits and vegetable consumption in worksites.
To further disseminate research findings to the public, Dr. Cheung oversees the development of the Nutrition Department?s nutrition website, The Nutrition Source.