Overview
Dr. Wood’s research focuses on interventions to prevent obesity during early childhood. His approaches include behavior change strategies, clinical risk prediction tools, and electronic health record clinical decision support. He examines the interactions between appetitive behaviors, feeding strategies, and childhood adiposity to develop pragmatic interventions in the primary care setting. Dr. Wood is involved in teaching and clinical care in the primary care and inpatient newborn settings. He maintains broad engagement in both observational and interventional research relevant to the practice of evidence-based pediatric primary care.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2025 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2026 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2022 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Social Capital in the Newborn Period and Household Food Insecurity at Child Age Two Years.
Journal article Acad Pediatr · June 19, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Cross-sectional analyses have demonstrated an association between lower social capital and higher food insecurity in families with children. This study examined the association between social capital in the newborn period and household food inse ... Full text Link to item CiteTiming of Food Insecurity and Associations with Parent Feeding Behaviors and Toddler Weight Status.
Journal article Child Obes · April 2026 BACKGROUND: A gap in the literature is the associations between longitudinal changes in food insecurity (FI) with parental feeding behaviors (PFB) and child weight status. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from the Greenlight trial. Exposure was FI at 2 ... Full text Link to item CiteNutrition and obesity in under-represented population (NOURISH): study protocol to examine the effect of restricted and unrestricted financial benefits on infant food insecurity, growth, and nutrition.
Journal article BMC Pediatr · January 10, 2026 BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that food insecurity (FI) during infancy is associated with higher odds of obesity in early childhood, but the evidence regarding the impact of FI interventions on improving child body mass index (BMI) remains inconclusive. T ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Evaluating EHR-based Prediction of Obesity using WHO Weight Velocity Standards and Peak BMI
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · 2025 - 2027POWER: Predicting Obesity with Enhanced EHR Resources
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2022 - 2027Implementation of Decision Support for the Management of Obesity in a National Pediatric Primary Care Research Network
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Yale University · 2020 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2015
M.P.H.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical School ·
2009
M.D.