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June 7, 2019

Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Risk Among Pre- and Postmenopausal BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers

BRCA1/2 mutation carriers are at increased risk for breast cancer. It is of interest whether this risk is further impacted by body size, a well-established mediator in breast cancer pathology among the general population. While obesity is a positive predictor of postmenopausal breast cancer, it tends to be inversely associated with premenopausal breast cancer. The…

Physical Activity Levels, Physical Health, and Mental Health in Early Childcare Education (ECE) Providers and their relationships to Physical Activity Policy and Practices within ECE Centers

Early childhood education (ECE) educators may play an influential role in developing the physical activity (PA) habits of the children in their care. Studies exploring early childhood education (ECE) providers’ physical activity (PA) levels and whether they influence PA in ECE centers are lacking. This study aims to fill that gap by describing the PA…

Gene Transcription in Monocytes from Chronic Kidney Disease and Healthy Patients

The purpose of the current pilot study was to compare gene transcription in monocytes from early stage Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) subjects with matched Healthy controls, focusing on genes linked to cardiovascular events.

May 7, 2019

Development of Breastfeeding Education Posters for the Maternal & Child Health Ward at Naivasha District Hospital in Naivasha, Kenya

January 15, 2019

Divya Pahwa

Why did you choose UW? I chose UW because it is an excellent research institution and I wanted to surround myself with world-class innovation, inquiry, and brilliant people interested in public health. The reputation of the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) was also a significant factor in my decision-making process. The GCPD program allows…

December 10, 2018

Jenny Goodyear

Why go back to school to study nutrition? I studied nutrition as an undergrad at Boston University. Tuition wasn’t cheap, so I joined the ROTC to pay for school. When I graduated, I went into the Navy and spent six and a half years on active duty. I knew that I wanted to go back…

November 10, 2018

Sam Vinci

This profile was originally published in 2018. Learn more about what Sam is doing now in a more recent alumni spotlight published in 2022. What motivates you about public health? I like that public health promotes multi-disciplinary work and collaboration. I see this a lot at the School of Public Health, where people from engineering,…

November 7, 2018

Food Insecurity and Diabetes Self-Management among Youth and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

Household food insecurity (FI) is associated with measures of diabetes self-management among older adults with diabetes. To our knowledge, there is no existing literature assessing this association among youth and young adults (YYA) with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The objective of this study is to examine the association between FI and diabetes self-management, as measured…

Development and Implementation of The Wellness Project for Sororities at The University of Washington

This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.

Compliance to a Prescribed Eating Frequency Protocol

Participant compliance is an important measure of study success in randomized control trials (RCTs.) However, there is a lack of literature studying participant compliance in dietary interventions, specifically eating frequency (EF) interventions. EF pattern has begun to spark interest in the field of nutrition, and calls for increased participant compliance research to ensure success of…

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