Dr. Cradock’s research is primarily focused on the social and environmental factors associated with physical activity and nutrition behaviors among youth. Specific areas of interest include school and neighborhood environments, community-based intervention research, and policy research.
Currently, Dr. Cradock serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of the CHOICES (Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study) Project and leads the CHOICES Learning Collaborative Partnerships, which are formal partnerships with state and local health agencies that provide technical assistance, training, and cost-effective modeling support to enable them to create local-level cost-effectiveness models of potential obesity prevention interventions to inform decision-making.