Koop Scholars in Prevention Science

Support student research aimed at the marketing of e-cigarettes, alcohol, and processed foods

Professor and two students — Geisel students

Faculty and students at the C. Everett Koop Institute examine the powerful influences that drive unhealthy, disease-causing behaviors, especially in children—such as tobacco use, binge drinking, and overconsumption of processed foods. They conduct the rigorous science needed to influence public policy and public health.

Gifts totaling $25,000 will support a Dartmouth student or recent graduate from Dartmouth or another institution as they learn the ins and outs of prevention science and co-author peer-reviewed scientific papers. Such opportunities for undergraduates ensure that Dartmouth continues to offer the very best fusion of a liberal arts college and top-tier research university.

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Some children’s brains are prone to respond to unhealthy food advertisements. Such advertisements actually prompt those children to eat more, even when they are not hungry, according to research by Diane Gilbert-Diamond, ScD, a scientist at Dartmouth College’s C. Everett Koop Institute and an associate professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

The Koop Institute conducts the rigorous scientific studies needed to understand and temper the powerful influences that drive overconsumption of highly processed foods, tobacco, alcohol, and other potentially unhealthy products. Every year, several undergraduates and recent graduates of Dartmouth College contribute to this important work.