Assistant Professor, Nursing Office Number: Wister Mezzanine Office Hours: By appointment Phone: 215.991.3617 Fax: 215.991.3619 henstenb@lasalle.edu

Research Interests

Nutrition for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Failure To Thrive and Feeding Disorders
Pediatric Overweight and Obesity

Clinical Practice Areas

Nutrition Therapy and Counseling for Infants,Children, and Adolescents

Abstracts and Presentations

Food Refusal and Feeding Problems: Intervention at Home and Preschool. Workshop, Pennsylvania Speech and Hearing Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2001.

Improved Nutritional Status in Children with Special Health Care Needs in Two Pennsylvania State early Intervention Programs that Include Nutrition Services. Poster - Pennsylvania State Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, April 2000.

A Standard of Care for Improved Outcomes in Failure-to-Thrive (FTT). Presentation - Ken-Crest National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 1999.

Help! My Child Won't Eat. Workshop, Presentation - Pennsylvania State Early Intervention Conference, Harrisburg, PA, June 1998.

The Effect of Community-based Feeding and Nutrition Therapy on Growth, Development, and the Feeding Process. Presentation - Ken-Crest National Conference, Philadelphia, PA. March 1997.

The Effect of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction on Growth, Development, and the Feeding Process in Infants and Toddlers. Poster, Zero to Three, 11th National Training Institute, Washington, D.C., December 1996.

Community Interests and Services

Consultant for Pennsylvania State B-3 Early Intervention Programs