Research Bio
Dr. Kristine Madsen, MD, MPH is a Professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and the prior Faculty Director for the Berkeley Food Institute. She is a pediatrician and research scientist with expertise in the design and evaluation of interventions related to pediatric obesity, cardiovascular risk, and health disparities. She has partnered with schools, health departments, and cities to expand the reach of school and community programs that promote health. Her research team recently conducted the first study to examine longer-term impacts of Berkeley’s soda tax on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in low-income neighborhoods.
Research Expertise and Interest
health disparities, children, schools, policy, nutrition, physical activity, obesity, accelerometers, physical education
In the News
Bay Area Soda Taxes Help Change People’s Minds.
Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Drive Decline in Consumption
Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley
Teaching
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PBHLTH 199]
Group Study [PBHLTH 298]
Independent Research [PBHLTH 299]
Special Study for Honors Candidates in Public Health [PBHLTH H195B]
Topics in Business and Social Impact [MBA 292T]
Topics in Business and Social Impact [MBA 292T]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PBHLTH 199]
Transforming the Food System: From Agroecology to Population Health [PBHLTH 207]
Health Issues Seminars [PBHLTH 290]
Group Study [PBHLTH 298]
Independent Research [PBHLTH 299]
Special Study for Honors Candidates in Public Health [PBHLTH H195A]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PBHLTH 199]
Independent Research [PBHLTH 299]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PBHLTH 199]
Group Study [PBHLTH 298]
Independent Research [PBHLTH 299]