Frances Fleming-Milici

Director of Marketing Initiatives

Dr. Frances Fleming is Director of Marketing Initiatives at the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health. Her work focuses on analyzing the amount, type, and nutrition of foods and beverages marketed to children, adolescents, and parents of young children, and examining race/ethnicity differences in rates of exposure and the impact of targeted marketing practices. Her current projects include assessing child-directed food marketing on social media and mobile devices, improving the foods and beverages parents feed their children through research to inform policy change, and conducting community-based participatory research with Hartford youth to create a healthier food environment.

Dr. Fleming received her PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of Connecticut.