Rate My Professor Gretchen Dittrich

Dittrich's research specializations include behavioral medicine and health promotion, with a focus on the prevention and amelioration of obesity and physical inactivity; functional analysis of complex behaviors; social skills training; application of behavior analytic methodologies to higher education; supervision; interprofessional collaboration; and verbal behavior. Her areas of expertise encompass behavioral medicine, health promotion, instructional design, evidence-based and competency-based instruction, functional analysis of complex behavior, supervision, interprofessional practice and collaboration, and verbal behavior. Key publications co-authored by Dittrich feature 'Changes in physical activity associated with a multi-component weight loss randomized controlled trial for youth with intellectual disabilities' (Fleming et al., 2023, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly); 'Effects of a behavioral coaching treatment package on physical activity and adherence' (Mias, Dittrich, & Miltenberger, 2022, Behavior Analysis Research and Practice); 'Lifestyle intervention adaptations to promote healthy eating and physical activity of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities' (Curtin et al., 2021, chapter in Prevention Science and Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities); and 'A family-based weight loss randomized controlled trial for youth with intellectual disabilities' (Bandini et al., 2021, Pediatric Obesity). Through her leadership and scholarship, Dittrich contributes to advancing behavior analysis in health and education contexts.