Physical Activity, Obesity and Diabetes

Obesity and diabetes are major causes of morbidity and mortally in the United States. Evidence from several studies indicates that obesity and weigh gain are associated with an increased risk of diabetes and that intentional weigh loss reduces the risk that over weight people will develop diabetes.

It is also well-established that genetic factors play a role in both obesity and diabetes, and it is likely that genetic factors interact with dietary and other environmental factors to affect risk of both conditions. The following core faculty are working on research projects that address these topics, and several also offer courses that are relevant for students with an interest in physical activity, obesity and diabetes.

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Core Faculty:
Shirley A. A.Beresford, PhD	beresfrd@u.washington.edu
Adam Drewnowski PhD, MA	adamdrew@u.washington.edu
Glen E. Duncan PhD	duncag@u.washington.edu
Karen L. Edwards, PhD	keddy@u.washington.edu
Daniel A. Enquobahrie, PhD	danenq@u.washington.edu
Mario Kratz, PhD	mkratz@fhcrc.org
Johanna W. Lampe, PhD	jlampe@fhcrc.org
Alyson Littman, PhD, MPH	alyson@u.washington.edu
Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD	amctiern@fhcrc.org
Gayle Reiber, PhD, MPH	greiber@u.washington.edu
David S. Siscovick MD, MPH	dsisk@u.washington.edu
Neli Ulrich, PhD	nulrich@fhcrc.org
Emily White, PhD	ewhite@fhcrc.org
Adjunct Faculty
Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH	eboyko@u.washington.edu

 Relevant Courses

• EPI 502 Phys Activity in Health and Disease
• EPI 518 Computer Demonstrations in Genetic Epidemiology
• EPI 538/NUTR 538 Nutritional Epidemiology
• NUTR 550 Obesity: Prevention and Control
• NUTR 562 Nutrition and Chronic Disease
  

Training Grants:

• Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (only accepts current students)
  Contact: Donald Patrick, PhD, Professor, Program Director 
                bcpt@u.washington.edu
  
• Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training Grant
  Contact: Tom Vaughan, MD, MPH, Profefssor
                tvaughan@u.washington.edu
• Cancer Prevention Training - Nutrition, Exercise & Genetics
  Contact: Emily White, PhD, Professor, Director
               ewhite@fhcrc.org
• Cardiovascular Epidmeiology Traning Grant
  Contact: David Siscovick, MD, MPH, dsisk@u.washington.edu
               Bruce Psaty, MD, PhD, psaty@u.washington.edu
               Susan R. Heckbert MD, MPH, PhD, heckbert@u.washington.edu
               Nicholas L. Smith, PhD, nlsmith@u.washington.edu
  

 

For more information on courses go to:

• Epidemiology Course Catalog
• Nutritional Sciences Interdisciplinary Graduate Program website
• Institute for Public Health Genetics

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Areas of Faculty Research: Faculty Research Aging/Neuroepidemiology Cancer Epidemiology Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Epidemiology Clinical Epidemiology Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Epidemiologic Methods Genetic Epidemiology Health Disparities/Social Determinants of Health Infectious Diseases Injury and Violence Epidemiology International Health Maternal & Child Health/Women's Health Nutritional Epidemiology Physical Activity, Obesity and Diabetes Psychiatric Epidemiology Pharmacoepidemiology Public Health Practice

 

 

This page was last updated on January 28, 2013