Laura Hayman's program and research and scholarship focuses on primary prevention of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children, adolescents, and families. Her research, in collaboration with colleagues from several disciplines, has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and included clinical, school, and population-based studies of biobehavioral risk factors for CVD. Hayman has served on numerous national and international interdisciplinary advisory and expert panels relevant to primary prevention of obesity and CVD in childhood and adolescence.