Rate My Professor Maha Hanna

Hanna's scholarly work emphasizes early childhood health, specifically interventions targeting sleep, nutrition, and physical activity to mitigate obesity risk and foster optimal growth from infancy through preschool years. She has made significant contributions to the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial, including its three-year follow-up protocol and assessments at ages 3.5 and 5 years. Notable publications co-authored by Hanna include: "Sleep, nutrition, and physical activity interventions to prevent obesity in infancy: Follow-up of the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial at ages 3.5 and 5 y" (Taylor et al., 2018, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition); "24-h movement behaviors from infancy to preschool: cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships with body composition and bone health" (Taylor et al., 2018, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity); "A longitudinal study of parental discipline up to 5 years" (Lawrence et al., 2021, Journal of Family Studies); "Do young children consistently meet 24-h sleep and activity guidelines? A longitudinal analysis using actigraphy" (Meredith-Jones et al., 2019, International Journal of Obesity); "Examining the accuracy of the New Zealand B4 School Check universal health service anthropometric measurements of children" (Hatch et al., 2019, New Zealand Medical Journal); "Eating frequency in relation to BMI in very young children: a longitudinal analysis" (Taylor et al., 2017, Public Health Nutrition); and "Targeting Sleep, Food, and Activity in Infants for Obesity Prevention: An RCT" (Taylor et al., 2017, Pediatrics). These peer-reviewed articles document her involvement in longitudinal analyses and clinical trials advancing pediatric preventive health strategies.