Maryann Mason, PhD

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Pediatrics/CMRC
225 E. Chicago Avenue
Box 157
Chicago, IL
USA 60611
Email: mmason@luriechildrens.org

Biographical Sketch: Maryann Mason is Assistant Research Professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She also serves as the Community and Evaluation Research Director for the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)and the Faculty-Community Liaison for Research with Northwestern's Alliance for Research in Chicagoland COmmunties (ARCC). Dr. Mason's research interests are in community engaged research and child and community well being. She serves as lead evaluator for the Suburban Cook County Communities Putting Prevention to Work project.

Papers:
3192.0 Engaging corner store owners to increase healthy food access in low-income suburban communities 4039.0 Low-income residents' perceptions of corner store owners: Implications for healthy store projects 4059.0 A combination of school physical activity programs and physical activity levels of elementary students during school hours: Suburban cook county CPPW 5074.0 Developing community capacity to increase the availability of healthy foods in corner stores 5100.0 A case study and early outcomes evaluation from a large urban park district healthier vending initiative 5151.0 Evaluating community-driven initiatives focused on policy, systems, and environmental change: Lessons learned from building model communities in suburban cook county, Illinois