Margaret Raber, DrPH
Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Present Title & Affiliation
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, US, Community Health Practice, DrPH |
| 2015 | University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, US, Community Health Practice, MPH |
| 2010 | New York University Steinhardt School of Education, New York, New York, US, Nutrition/Food Studies, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2026-2026 | Health Communication Leadership Institute Training, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas |
| 2021-2021 | New Investigator Workshop, American Society of Preventive Oncology |
| 2020-2020 | Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer Workshop for Early Career Investigators, National Cancer Institute |
| 2019-2021 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cancer Prevention and Control, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2019-2019 | I-Corps Regional Course, Technology Transfer, National Science Foundation |
| 2019-2019 | Red Labs Technology Accelerator Program, The University of Houston |
| 2018-2018 | John Milner Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum, National Cancer Institute |
Experience & Service
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Standard 8.1 Committee; Harris Health’s Cancer Committee, Harris Health System, 2026 - Present
Member/Content Reviewer, Planning Committee, Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - Present
Member, Scientific Review Committee (SRC) 1, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Odyssey Postdoctoral Fellowship Review and Selection Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Editorial Activities
Editorial Board Member, BMC Public Health, 2025 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | American Institute of Cancer Research Annual Meeting Scholarship, AICR / WCRF |
| 2019 | Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program Region 3 Travel Funds Award, University of New Mexico |
| 2018 | Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Day Travel Award, Harvard University / Culinary Institute of America |
| 2017 | Outstanding Predoctoral Trainee in Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Predoctoral Fellowship (R25T), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | Carolyn and Matt Khourie Endowed Scholarship in Nutrition, University of Texas UTHealth School of Public Health |
| 2016 | Doctoral Student of Public Health Scholarship, University of Texas UTHealth School of Public Health |
| 2015 | Polly Sparks Turner Endowed Scholarship in Community Health, University of Texas UTHealth School of Public Health |
| 2015 | Outstanding Incoming Student Scholarship, University of Texas Health Science Center |
| 2014 | Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Research Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2014 | The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston/Galveston |
| 2010 | Founder’s Day Award, New York University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. Qualitative Data: Incorporating lived experience and diverse perspectives into research. Invited. Acres Homes CPC Seminar Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Food is Medicine in Cancer Care. Invited. Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Food is Medicine at LBJ Oncology: Implementation of a food prescription for cancer patients in a safety net setting. Invited. Behavioral Science News Hour. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Bite of HOPE: An examination of the HOPE Clinic Culinary Nutrition Program. Invited. Energy Balance Research Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2020. Cooking After Cancer: Examining the design and impact of a community-based cooking program for cancer survivors. Invited. Energy Balance Research Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2023. Risk Reduction Opportunities and Interventions for Cancer Prevention during Childhood & Adolescence: A Narrative Review. Poster. Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Control Day of Science, US.
- 2023. Enhancing Food Access in a Comprehensive Cancer Center Area of Influence through Local Capacity Building. Poster. University of Texas Austin – MD Anderson Collaborative Research Summit, US.
- 2023. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Navigating digital terrain to optimize interventions for physical activity and nutrition. Invited. Digital Physical Activity and Diet (dPAD) Symposium, US.
- 2022. A collaborative approach to leveraging oncology data to define food insecurity needs. Invited. Healthier Texas Summit, US.
- 2022. Online cooking information seeking habits and preferences among Hispanic & non-Hispanic adults. Conference. The Digital Physical Activity and Diet (dPAD) 2022 Fall Symposia, US.
- 2021. Feasibility of an observational food-tasting study among active-treatment pediatric cancer patients. Conference. Translating Energy Balance from Bench to Communities: Application of Parallel Animal-Human Studies in Cancer, US.
- 2021. Cancer Related Nutrition and Meal Planning Content Online: Characteristics, misinformation and how to integrate ehealth literacy. Invited. Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Implementation and perceived impact of a culinary medicine class for local seniors in a community college setting: a mixed methods pilot study. Poster. APHA Annual Meeting, US.
- 2025. Food is Medicine in Cancer Care: Food Prescription and Culinary Medicine Programs in Cancer Prevention, Treatment and Survivorship. Invited. Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Research Seminar, US.
- 2025. Implementation and impact of a community culinary medicine class targeting low-income seniors in a persistent poverty area: A mixed methods pilot study. Poster. 18th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
- 2024. The LBJ Hospital Food Farmacy: A mixed methods evaluation of a food prescription program for safety net cancer patients. Poster. 17th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, US.
- 2024. Filling the gaps in online health (mis)information research: feasibility of web-monitoring software methodology. Poster. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, US.
- 2024. Examining the perspectives of healthcare teams on the implementation of a hospital-based food prescription program for safety net cancer patients. Poster. American Society of Preventive Oncology Annual Meeting, US.
- 2024. Enhancing the utilization of healthy living interventions among cancer survivors in a historically underserved community. Invited. Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Seminar, US.
- 2023. A multi-stakeholder evaluation of theory-informed strategies for implementing community-led evidence-based interventions in an underserved area of Houston, Texas. Poster. 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, US.
- 2022. Design of a digital intervention for low-income parents based on the Healthy Cooking Index: a qualitative investigation. Poster. American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) 2022 Annual Research Conference, US.
- 2022. Developing a digital cooking intervention for low-income parents based on the Healthy Cooking Index: Formative research results. Invited. Cleveland, OH, US.
- 2022. Proposal to develop and test a text-based cooking intervention for Hispanic cancer survivors. Invited. NIH NCI Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Training Workshop. Westbrook, CT, US.
- 2021. A kitchen in the clinic: Examining the implementation of a culinary medicine program in a federally qualified health center. Poster. 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, US.
- 2021. CookLab: A cross-platform tool that uses artificial intelligence to improve adherence to cancer prevention nutrition recommendations. Poster. Poster. American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) 2021 Research Conference, US.
- 2021. The Healthy Cooking Index: Defining cooking quality for assessment and intervention tools in cancer prevention and control. Invited. Greenlee Lab, Cancer Prevention Program. Seattle, WA, US.
- 2021. Initial reactions to a low-touch digital weight loss pilot intervention across 4 diverse cohorts. Poster. American Society of Preventive Oncology Annual Meeting, US.
- 2021. Cancer-related nutrition and meal planning content on Pinterest. Poster. American Society of Preventive Oncology Annual Meeting, US.
- 2021. Cancer-related nutrition and meal planning content on Pinterest. Poster. National Institutes of Health Precision Nutrition: Research Gaps and Opportunities Workshop, US.
International Presentations
- 2026. Re-establishing inter-generational cooking education and improving diet quality through an integrated parenting and healthy cooking program for low income families with young children. Invited. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior International Conference 2026. Washington, D.C, US.
- 2026. Food Insecurity, Parenting Stress, and Modeling of Healthy Eating Among Low-Income Families. Poster. NUTRITION 2026. National Harbor, US.
- 2026. Food Is Medicine in Survivorship: Rationale, Development and Study Protocol of a Digital Nutrition Intervention Targeting Cancer Survivors Treated in a Safety Net Setting. Poster. NUTRITION 2026. National Harbor, US.
- 2021. Home cooking quality is associated with weight loss among participants in a digital lifestyle intervention. Invited. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2027 - 2031 |
| Title: | Food is Medicine In Survivorship (FoodiiS): A healthy eating intervention for cancer survivors at high risk of cardiovascular disease |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | FP00028954 |
| Date: | 2027 - 2028 |
| Title: | Food Reveal: Usability of a smart meal assistant for childhood cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | Childhood Cancer Research Fund |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research Award |
| Date: | 2026 - 2027 |
| Title: | Dietary Pathways Linking Food Insecurity to Colorectal Cancer Risk in Persistently Poor Communities |
| Funding Source: | AACR |
| Role: | Mentor |
| ID: | FP00031001 |
| Date: | 2026 - 2027 |
| Title: | Food Is Medicine in Survivorship (FoodiiS-AYA): Examining the feasibility and acceptability of a remotely-delivered meal kit and culinary medicine program for survivors of adolescent/young adult (AYA) cancer |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | CPRIT MIRA Supplemental Pilot |
| Date: | 2026 - 2030 |
| Title: | Shop, Cook & Parent to Eat Right (SooPER Healthy Kids): Reducing ultra-processed food consumption among 6-11 year old children through multi-component intervention |
| Funding Source: | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA NIFA) |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2026 - 2026 |
| Title: | Assessing Obesity Treatment and Prevention Through a Whole Systems Approach in Beaumont, Texas |
| Funding Source: | National Cancer Institute (NIH NCI) |
| Role: | Key |
| ID: | P30 Administrative Supplement |
| Date: | 2026 - 2027 |
| Title: | Preventing Cardiotoxicity in AYA Sarcoma Survivors using Tirzepatide: A Phase II single Arm, Feasibility Study |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | OncoPitch (2nd Place Award) |
| Date: | 2026 - 2028 |
| Title: | From Alcohol Use to Sun Safety: Risk Communication in Community Colleges |
| Funding Source: | Prevent Cancer Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2025 - 2028 |
| Title: | Scanning for Health: Mobile Barcode Technology as a Bridge Between Cancer Risk Communication and Consumer Choices |
| Funding Source: | National Cancer Institute (NIH NCI) |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2025 - 2028 |
| Title: | From Alcohol Use to Smoking Cessation: Developing and Implementing a Place-Based Cancer Risk Communication Toolkit for Texas Community Colleges |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | Primary Prevention of Cancer (PPC) |
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | Food is Medicine Through Survivorship (FoodiiS Kids): Examining the feasibility and impact of a scalable food delivery and culinary medicine program among pediatric cancer survivors and their families |
| Funding Source: | University of Texas MD Anderson |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | Survivorship Seed Funding |
| Date: | 2025 - 2026 |
| Title: | Digital culinary medicine: a scalable approach to improving diet quality among pediatric cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Heart Association |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2025 - 2028 |
| Title: | Examining the Feasibility and Impact of a Safety Net Clinic-based Food Farmacy and Digital Culinary Medicine Program Among Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | RSG-24-1321454-01-CPHP |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | Addressing Systemic Barriers Impacting Health in CHC Communities |
| Funding Source: | National Institutes of Health Common Fund |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | ComPASS |
| Date: | 2023 - 2024 |
| Title: | Examining culinary medicine programming in Acres Homes using the Healthy Cooking Index |
| Funding Source: | National Cancer Institute (NIH NCI) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | U54 Pilot |
| Date: | 2023 - 2027 |
| Title: | Re-establishing intergenerational cooking education and improving diet quality through an integrated parenting and healthy cooking program for low-income families with young children |
| Funding Source: | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA NIFA) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 2023-68015-40967 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
| Title: | Center for Transformative Community-Driven Research to Prevent Obesity-related Cancer |
| Funding Source: | National Cancer Institute (NIH NCI) |
| Role: | Key |
| ID: | U54CA280804 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
| Title: | Leveraging existing online platforms to promote the Mediterranean Diet among low-income parents |
| Funding Source: | NHLBI |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2022 - 2025 |
| Title: | Super Chef: Family Fun in the Kitchen |
| Funding Source: | National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH NHLBI) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | HL163376 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Project LAUNCH: the development of a skill-based, digital nutrition program to launch low-income high-schoolers into healthy adulthood |
| Funding Source: | Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | Pediatric Pilot Award |
| Date: | 2022 - 2026 |
| Title: | Development and validation of a tool to assess food preparation practices related to cancer risk among Hispanics |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2022 - 2024 |
| Title: | Assessing food preparation behaviors related to cancer prevention among Hispanic adults |
| Funding Source: | National Cancer Institute |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Raber M, Vazquez M, Duran C, Misra S. Eleventh and 12th-Grade Students from an Economically Disadvantaged Charter School Express High Interest in Food/Cooking Education. J Nutr Educ Behav(8):S1499-4046(26)00095-3, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42101412.
- Love B, Raber M, Kriss L, Sesay N, Shin E, Coffman R, Oestman K, Gardiner H, Aquino M, Rechis R. Leveraging community colleges for cancer prevention. J Am Coll Health(8):1-6, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41951547.
- Raber, M, Fares, S, Vazquez, M, Strong, LL, Daniel-MacDougall, CR, McNeill, LH, Basen-Engquist, KM. Digital Communication Strategies for Culinary Medicine in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship. Cancer Control 33, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41834652.
- Oestman K, Raber M, Basen-Engquist K, Love B, Rodriguez T, Hatch C, Moore L, Frumkin H, Rechis R. Parks and Recreation in Cancer Prevention: Bringing Cancer Center Outreach and Engagement Initiatives to Public Spaces Through Partnership With Local Governments. Cancer Control, 2026.
- Raber, M, Vazquez, M, Khan, S, Myneni, S, Thompson, DI. Modern Home Cooking Practices, the Role of New Media, and Implications for Culinary Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med 20(2):233-243, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41497219.
- Oestman, KB, Raber, M, Basen-Engquist, KM, Love, B, Rodriguez, T, Hatch, C, Moore, L, Frumkin, H, Rechis, R. Parks and Recreation in Cancer Prevention. Cancer Control 33, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41744373.
- Raber M, Love B, Vazquez M, Ghosh C, Rechis R, Oestman K, Ho-Pham T, LaRue D, Walsh MT, Kizub D, Ma H, Basen-Engquist K. Nutrition Security During Cancer: A Qualitative Investigation Among Patients With Cancer on Active Treatment From an Area of Persistent Poverty. Cancer Rep 8(2), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39948691.
- Kizub DA, Raber M, Baum M, Ma HY, Patel TA, Rechis R, LaRue DM, Ho-Pham TT, Oestman K, Walsh MT Jr, Galvan E, Basen-Engquist K. Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives on Barriers to and Facilitators of Healthy Eating and Exercise Among Patients With Cancer at a Safety-Net Oncology Clinic: A Qualitative Exploration. JCO Oncol Pract 21(7):OP2400431, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39847732.
- Raber, M, Oestman, KB, Rumfield, L, Coffman, R, Rincon, N, Aquino, M, Love, B, Walsh, MT, Rechis, R. Be Well Baytown. Cancer Control 32, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40455717.
- Oestman K, Raber M, Walsh MT, Rechis R. Sustaining Health Promotion Efforts Through Community Coalition Localization: Implications for Community-wide Interventions Utilizing Multi-sector Partnerships. Prog Community Health Partnersh 19(3):365-374, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41017501.
- Love B, Coffman R, Ghosh C, Cofer J, Hurst AN, Oestman K, Aquino M, Kriss L, Shah M, Dermid G, Raber M, Hawk E, Walsh MT Jr, Rechis R. Implementation and Evaluation of a Multi-level, Place-Based Tobacco Prevention and Control Program at a Minority-Serving Institution in Texas. Prev Sci 25(6):898-909, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39060839.
- Loomba P, Raber M, Aquino M, Rincon N, Rumfield L, Basen-Engquist KM, Rechis R. Enhancing food access in a comprehensive cancer center area of influence through local partner capacity building. Cancer Med 13(16):e70070, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39152705.
- Mama SK, Mitchell SJ, Tracy PV, Pena LY, Moreno CD, Valdes A, Liao Y, Lee CY, Alexander A, Raber M, McNeill LH, Basen-Engquist K. Expanding Active Living After Cancer to underserved cancer survivors and their caregivers. J Natl Cancer Inst 116(8):1333-1342, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38688563.
- Raber M, Allen H, Huang S, Vazquez M, Warner E, Thompson D. Mediterranean Diet Information on TikTok and Implications for Digital Health Promotion Research: Social Media Content Analysis. JMIR Form Res 8:e51094, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38896841.
- Rodriguez, M, Fekry, B, Murphy, BR, Figueroa, M, Cheng, T, Raber, M, Wartenberg, L, Bell, D, Triche, L, Crawford, K, Ma, H, Allton, K, Ahmed, R, Tran, J, Ranieri, C, Konopleva, M, Barton, M, Nunez, CA, Eckel-Mahan, K, Chandra, J. Feasible diet and circadian interventions reduce in vivo progression of FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Med 13(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38334474.
- Raber M, Brozovich J, Le T, Brown A, Saenz T, Caracostis A, Basen-Engquist K. Staff Perspectives and Organizational Climate Factors Related to Implementation of Food is Medicine Programming in a Federally Qualified Health Center. J Health Care Poor Underserved 35(3):763-776, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39129600.
- Raber M, Brozovich J, Le T, Brown A, Saenz T, Caracostis A, Basen-Engquist K. The Bite of HOPE Small Food Business Development Program. Transl Behav Med 13(11):845-850, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37210084.
- Raber M, Liao Y, Mitchell S, Montoya G, Vazquez M, Gatus LA, Basen-Engquist KM. Participation in and Satisfaction with a Community-Based Physical Activity Program Among Hispanic Cancer Survivors. J Immigr Minor Health 25(4):849-853, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37079241.
- Lee, CY, Robertson, MC, Servino, K, Le, T, Raber, M, Oestman, KB, Basen-Engquist, KM. Impact of COVID-19 on a worksite weight loss program for employees with overweight and obesity. Obes Sci Pract 9(4):395-403, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36718199.
- Raber M, Villarreal I, Vazquez M, Thompson D. Designing a Digital Culinary Education Intervention for Parents With Low Income. J Nutr Educ Behav 55(9):667-676, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37516954.
- Raber M, Rechis R, LaRue DM, Ho-Pham TT, Oestman K, Walsh Jr MT, Kizub D, Ma H, Galvan E, Zhao H, Gonzalez J, Lei X, Hu J, Basen-Engquist K. Enhancing the utilization of healthy living interventions among cancer survivors in historically underserved populations and communities. Cancer Causes Control 34(8):635-645, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37160832.
- Raber, M, Robertson, MC, Le, T, Gatus, LA, Rechis, R, Oestman, KB, Basen-Engquist, KM. Patterns of home cooking practices among participants in a behavioral weight loss program. Appetite 184, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36841438.
- Lee, CY, Robertson, MC, Johnston, H, Le, T, Raber, M, Rechis, R, Oestman, KB, Neff, A, Macneish, A, Basen-Engquist, KM. Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Worksite-Weight-Loss Program for Cancer Prevention among School-District Employees with Overweight and Obesity. Int J Environ Res Public Health 20(1), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36612860.
- Warner, EL, Basen-Engquist, KM, Badger, TA, Crane, TE, Raber, M. The Online Cancer Nutrition Misinformation. Cancer 128(13):2540-2548, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35383913.
- Raber, M, Costigan, M, Chandra, J, Basen-Engquist, KM. Cooking After Cancer. J Cancer Educ 37(3):539-545, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 32754833.
- Raber, M, Ranjit, N, Strong, LL, Basen-Engquist, KM. Home Cooking Quality Assessment Tool Validation Using Community Science and Crowdsourcing Approaches. J Nutr Educ Behav 54(5):465-474, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35000831.
- Robertson, MC, Lee, CY, Wu, IH, Liao, Y, Raber, M, Parker, NH, Le, T, Gatus, LA, Basen-Engquist, KM. Changes in physical activity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with overweight and obesity. J Behav Med 45(2):186-196, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34698998.
- Basen-Engquist, KM, Raber, M, Strong, LL, Schembre, S, Li, L, Arun, BK, Lu, KH, You, YN, Vilar Sanchez, E, Lynch, PM, Fares, S, Peterson, SK. Optimization of an mHealth lifestyle intervention for families with hereditary cancer syndromes. Contemp Clin Trials 113, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34971795.
- Wartenberg, L, Raber, M, Chandra, J. Unique features of a web-based nutrition website for childhood cancer populations. J Med Internet Res 23(9), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34515643.
- Robertson, MC, Raber, M, Liao, Y, Wu, IH, Parker, NH, Gatus, LA, Le, T, Durand, CP, Basen-Engquist, KM. Patterns of self-monitoring technology use and weight loss in people with overweight or obesity. Transl Behav Med 11(8):1537-1547, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33837792.
- Basen-Engquist, KM, Raber, M, Carmack, CL, Arun, BK, Brewster, A, Fingeret, MC, Schembre, S, Harrison, CA, Perkins, HY, Li, Y, Song, J, Chen, M, Murray III, JL. Feasibility and efficacy of a weight gain prevention intervention for breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer 28(12):5821-5832, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32249355.
- Raber, M, Baranowski, T, Crawford, K, Sharma, SV, Schick, V, Markham, CM, Jia, W, Sun, M, Steinman, E, Chandra, J. The Healthy Cooking Index. J Acad Nutr Diet 120(7):1119-1132, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32280056.
- Murphy, BR, Raber, M, Crawford, K, Grasse, L, Wartenberg, L, Wu, J, Dibaj, S, Chandra, J. High Rates of Obesity at Presentation Persist into Survivorship across Childhood Cancer Types. Child Obes 16(4):250-257, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32176517.
- Raber, M, Crawford, K, Baranowski, T, Sharma, SV, Schick, V, Markham, CM, Roth, M, Wakefield, CE, Chandra, J. Meal planning values impacted by the cancer experience in families with school-aged survivors. Support Care Cancer 28(3):1305-1313, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31243584.
- Raber, M, Crawford, K, Baranowski, T, Sharma, SV, Schick, V, Markham, CM, Roth, M, Chandra, J. Exploring food preparation practices in families with and without school-aged childhood cancer survivors. Public Health Nutr 23(3):410-415, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31538553.
- Raber, M, Basen-Engquist, KM, Moran, NE, Chandra, J. The healthy cooking index does not predict the carotenoid content of home-cooked meals. Nutrients 12(2), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32092844.
- Raber, M, Wu, J, Donnella, H, Knouse, PD, Pise, MN, Munsell, M, Liu, D, Chandra, J. Cellular oxidative stress in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma patients undergoing treatment is associated with protein consumption. Nutrients 12(1), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31892127.
- Aiyer, JN, Raber, M, Bello, R, Brewster, A, Caballero, E, Chennisi, C, Durand, CP, Galindez, M, Oestman, KB, Saifuddin, M, Tektiridis, JH, Young, R, Sharma, SV. A pilot food prescription program promotes produce intake and decreases food insecurity. Transl Behav Med 9(5):922-930, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31570927.
- McWhorter, JW, Raber, M, Sharma, SV, Moore, LS, Hoelscher, DM. The Nourish Program. J Acad Nutr Diet 119(2):199-203, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29452976.
- Raber, M. Kitchen to Clinic. J Food Stud 9(2):29-36, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Raber, M, Huynh, TN, Crawford, K, Kim, S, Chandra, J. Development and Feasibility of a Community-Based, Culturally Flexible Colorectal Cancer Prevention Program. J Community Health 43(5):882-885, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29532214.
- Raber M, Schick V, Hansoti E, Link A, Roth I, Welch A. The socio-demographic characteristics and health needs of incarcerated women applying to a transitional housing re-entry program. Front Womens Health 3(1), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 39263582.
- Raber, M, Patterson, M, Jia, W, Sun, M, Baranowski, T. Utility of eButton images for identifying food preparation behaviors and meal-related tasks in adolescents. Nutr J 17(1), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29477143.
- Alcazar, L, Raber, M, Lopez, K, Markham, CM, Sharma, SV. Examining the impact of a school-based fruit and vegetable co-op in the Hispanic community through documentary photography. Appetite 116:115-122, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28455262.
- Raber, M, Crawford, K, Chandra, J. Healthy cooking classes at a children's cancer hospital and patient/survivor summer camps. Public Health Nutr 20(9):1650-1656, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28463101.
- Sharma, SV, Chow, J, Pomeroy, M, Raber, M, Salako, D, Markham, CM. Lessons Learned From the Implementation of Brighter Bites. J Sch Health 87(4):286-295, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28260244.
- Li, R, Donnella, H, Knouse, PD, Raber, M, Crawford, K, Swartz, MC, Wu, J, Liu, D, Chandra, J. A randomized nutrition counseling intervention in pediatric leukemia patients receiving steroids results in reduced caloric intake. Pediatr Blood Cancer 64(2):374-380, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27615542.
- Raber, M, Chandra, J, Upadhyaya, M, Schick, V, Strong, LL, Durand, CP, Sharma, SV. An evidence-based conceptual framework of healthy cooking. Prev Med Rep 4:23-28, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27413657.
- Sharma, SV, Markham, CM, Chow, J, Ranjit, N, Pomeroy, M, Raber, M. Evaluating a school-based fruit and vegetable co-op in low-income children. Prev Med 91:8-17, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27471022.
- Raber M, Lopez KK, Pomeroy M, Mody A, Markham C, Sharma SV. Brighter Sights: Using photovoice for a process evaluation of a food co-op style nutrition intervention. Health Dispar Res Pract, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Li, R, Raber, M, Mejia, L, Domenech, M, Brewster, A, Swartz, MC, Strong, LL, Chandra, J. Development and Feasibility of a Culturally Sensitive Cooking and Physical Activity Program Designed for Obese Hispanic Families. ICAN: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition 7(2):86-93, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Li R, Raber M, Chandra J. Developing a healthy web-based cookbook for pediatric cancer patients and survivors: rationale and methods. JMIR Res Protoc 4(1):e37, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25840596.
Review Articles
- Tucker, AC, Raber, M, Ammerman, AS, Wolfson, J. Application of Behavioral Theory in Cooking Interventions Targeting Dietary Intake in Adults. J Nutr Educ Behav 57(6):508-521, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40186611.
- Turner, CA, King, AJ, Tovar, I, Millar, MM, Codden, RR, Guo, JW, Johnson, SB, Kirchhoff, AC, Raber, M, Sheng, X, Kepka, D, Warner, EL. Evaluating the Feasibility of Web-Monitoring Methodology for Measuring Exposure to Online Cancer Misinformation. JMIR Cancer 11, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40729670.
- John JC, Ho J, Raber M, Basen-Engquist K, Jacobson L, Strong LL. Dyad and group-based interventions in physical activity, diet, and weight loss: a systematic review of the evidence. J Behav Med 47(3):355-373, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38017250.
- Raber, M, Jackson, A, Basen-Engquist, KM, Bradley, CJ, Chambers, S, Gany, FM, Hughes, C, Lindau, ST, Perez-Escamilla, R, Seligman, H. Food Insecurity among People with Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 114(12):1577-1583, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36130287.
- Raber, M, Liao, Y, Rara, A, Schembre, S, Krause, KJ, Strong, LL, Daniel-MacDougall, CR, Basen-Engquist, KM. A systematic review of the use of dietary self-monitoring in behavioral weight loss interventions. Public Health Nutr 24(17):5885-5913, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34412727.
- Verghese, A, Raber, M, Sharma, SV. Interventions targeting diet quality of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants. Prev Med 119:77-86, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30597225.
- Raber, M, Swartz, MC, Santa Maria, D, O'Connor, TM, Baranowski, T, Li, R, Chandra, J. Parental involvement in exercise and diet interventions for childhood cancer survivors. Pediatr Res 80(3):338-346, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27064243.
Editorials
- Raber, M, Wolfson, J. The Challenging Task of Measuring Home Cooking Behavior. J Nutr Educ Behav 53(3):267-269, 2021. PMID: 33454197.
Abstracts
- Raber M, Valdez V, Ma H, Le T, Vazquez M, Basen-Engquist K. Food Is Medicine in Survivorship: Rationale, Development and Study Protocol of a Digital Nutrition Intervention Targeting Cancer Survivors Treated in a Safety Net Setting. NUTRITION 2026 10:109305, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Raber M, Vazquez M, Laffoon K, Ho-Pham T, Ma H, Baum M, Kizub D, Rue DL, La Cruz MD, Prideaux M, Rechis R, Basen-Engquist K. The LBJ Hospital Food Farmacy: A mixed methods evaluation of a food prescription program for food insecure cancer patients being treated in a safety net setting. 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 33(9-Supp):B129, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Basen-Engquist K, Rechis R, Mackert M, Love B, Sharma S, Shete S, Lu Q, Chang S, Raber M, Baum M, Roberson C, McNeill L. Partnership in persistent poverty neighborhoods: The Acres Homes Cancer Prevention Collaboration. 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 33(9 Supp):B130, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Duran C, Misra S, Raber M. Examining Needs and Preferences for a Cooking Skills Education Program among Adolescents from Low-income Families. NAPNAP's 45th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care 38(5):782, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Raber M, Rechis R, Ho-Pham T, Kizub D, LaRue D, Ma H, Walsh MT, Baum M, Loomba P, Gardiner H, Basen-Engquist K. Nutrition-related clinical characteristics of patients in a safety net hospital oncology program and perspectives on wellness programming during cancer care. 6th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 32(12 Supplement):B057, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Raber M, Hooper G, Wood AC, Hughes S. Cooking with kids: A preliminary conceptual model of child involvement in home food preparation and diet quality. Current Developments in Nutrition. Nutrition 2022: American Society of Nutrition Annual Meeting 6(Suppl 1):859, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Raber M, Allen H, Huang S, Thompson D. #mediterraneandiet: A content analysis of Mediterranean diet – related information on TikTok. Nutrition 2022: American Society of Nutrition Annual Meeting 6(Suppl 1):391, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Warner EL, Raber M, Green A, Smith K, Jimenez JT, Badger T. An examination of online experiences among young adult cancer patients and caregivers reveals the pervasiveness and influence of diet and supplement-related misinformation. 14th American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 31(Suppl 1):PO-020, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Green AJ, Smith K, Jimenez JT, Raber M, Badger T, Warner EL. Online cancer misinformation interventions for young adult cancer patients and caregivers. 14th American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 31(Suppl 1):PO-014, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Warner EL, Raber M, Leroy G, Basen-Engquist K, Crane T, Badger T. Use of academic citations in cancer nutrition misinformation on Pinterest. Society of Behavioral Medicine 55(Suppl 1):S493, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Robertson MC, Wu IH, Liao Y, Raber MP, Parker NH, Le T, Gatus LA, Basen-Engquist K. Covid-19-related changes in physical activity in individuals with overweight and obesity. Society of Behavioral Medicine 55(Suppl 1):S303, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Raber M, Gatus LA, Le T, Basen-Engquist K. Cooking quality is associated with successful weight loss among overweight/obese participants in a weight loss intervention. Society of Behavioral Medicine 54(Suppl 1):S304, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Raber M, Basen-Engquist K. Relationships between food preparation quality and socio-demographic factors among a diverse sample of Amazon Mturk workers. Society of Behavioral Medicine 54(Suppl 1):S304, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Wolfson JA, Farmer NM, Raber M, Essel K, McCarron K. Cooking behavior: Lessons from the public, home kitchen and the clinic. Society of Behavioral Medicine 53(Suppl 1):S186, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Raber M, Sharma S, Baranowski T, Crawford K, Markham CM, Schick V, Chandra J. The Healthy Cooking Score: Development and performance of a novel approach to cooking behavior assessment. Society of Behavioral Medicine 53(Suppl 1):S515, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Raber M, Patterson M, Jia W, Sun M, Baranowski T. The utility of the Sun eButton to capture home food preparation practices. Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Day 24(7):A3, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- McWorter JW, Raber M, Sharma S, Moore L, Hoelscher D. The Nourish Program: An innovative model for cooking, gardening and clinical care skill enhancement for dietetics students. Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Day 24(7):A10, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Raber M, Sharma S, Baranowski T, Schick V, Markham V, Chandra J. Observed cooking behaviors of families with and without childhood cancer survivors (CCS) and the development of a healthy cooking assessment tool. Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Day 24(7):A19, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Raber M, Sharma S, Schick V, Strong L, Chandra J. An evidence-based, participatory approach to healthy cooking education in diverse communities. Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Day 24(7):A20, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
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