Overview
Cody Neshteruk, PhD is a public health researcher whose work focuses on improving the health and well-being of children and families. In particular, he is interested in promoting cardiovascular health and reducing obesity through helping families adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors in a variety of settings including community centers, early care and education programs, and clinical pediatric weight management. His expertise includes designing, delivering, and disseminating behavioral interventions, physical activity measurement, and implementation science methods.
Areas of Expertise: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity, Health Behavior, Implementation Science
Areas of Expertise: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity, Health Behavior, Implementation Science
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Recent Scholarly Works
Going Places: An Active Transportation Intervention to Increase Youth Physical Activity, Durham, North Carolina, 2023-2024.
Journal article Am J Public Health · May 2025 Routine youth physical activity (PA) fosters healthy habits and lasting cardiometabolic benefits into adulthood; however, significant disparities in PA persist by race, ethnicity, and income. Active transportation is an optimal intervention target to promo ... Full text Link to item CiteHonoring Dr. Dianne Stanton Ward: A Legacy of Transformative Leadership in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion.
Journal article Child Obes · April 2025 Full text Link to item CiteImplementation strategies used in policy, systems, and environmental interventions addressing obesity-related outcomes in early childhood education settings: a systematic review.
Journal article Implement Sci Commun · March 31, 2025 BACKGROUND: Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches, including those enacted in early childhood education (ECE) settings, can improve child health outcomes. The use of implementation strategies, or the ways in which these approaches are enacted ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
TEEN-Rx: Tailoring and Evaluating an Effective Nutrition & Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescents Using Obesity Medications
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Real world use of anti-obesity medications to treat adolescent obesity: moving beyond the clinical trial
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029Supporting Safe and Effective GLP-1 Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2025 - 2028View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2019
Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University ·
2012
B.S.