Faculty

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Elaine R. Monsen
Professor Emeritus
PhD  
University of California (Berkeley), 1961
MS  
University of California (Berkeley), 1959
BA  
University of Utah, 1956

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  PhD program in Health Services

Elaine Monsen is also affiliated with the Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, and is a Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine. Since 1983 she has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Contact Information
University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Raitt Hall, Room 306-B
Box:  353410
Seattle, WA 98195
(voice)  206-543-1849     (fax)  206-543-6271
ermonsen@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests
Research Design and Evaluation; Assessment of Nutritional Status
  • NUTR 525, Evaluation of Nutritional Status
  • NUTR 528, Nutrition in Aging
  • NUTR 529, Nutrition in Research and Design
  • NUTR 564, Management of Nutrition Sciences
Research Interests
Iron Absorption and bioavailability; research communications; research design and evaluation
Projects
Research - Successful Approaches
The 2nd edition of a text that covers: Descriptive and Analytic Research Designs; Data Analysis and Presentation; Analytic Nutritional Epidemiology; Research in Evidence-Based Practice; Biomarkers in Nutrition Research; Outcomes Research; and Research in Diet and Human Genetics.
Prospective analysis of serum ferritin and risk of colon cancer.
The evaluation of serum ferritin levels from serum samples previously collected and compared to incidents of colon cancer. Dissertation with Carol Boushey.
Selected Publications

Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease - Edited by Ann M. Coulston, Cheryl L. Rock, Elaine R. Monsen. Academic Press, 2001.

Monsen ER. Dietary reference intakes for the antioxidant nutrients: vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium and carotenoids. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000 Jun;100(6):637-40.

Monsen ER. The ironies of iron. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 May;69(5):832-2.

Neuhouser ML, Beresford SA, Hickok DE, Monsen ER. Absorption of dietary and supplemental folate in women with prior pregnancies with neural tube defects and controls. J Am Coll Nutr. 1998 Dec;17(6):625-30.

Johnson DB, Cheney C, Monsen ER. Nutrition and feeding in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia after initial hospital discharge: risk factors for growth failure. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998 Jun;98(6)649-56.

Monsen ER, and Coulston A. Understanding and Conducting Clinical Research in Contemporary Nutrition Support Practice: A Clinical Guide, 2nd edition. Academic Press, 2002.

Coulston AM, Rock CL, Monsen ER (eds). Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease. Academic Press, 2001.

Links
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Professor Monsen is the Editor-in-Chief of this peer reviewed journal.
http://www.eatright.org/
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences
Professor Monsen teaches in this program.
http://www.depts.washington.edu/nutr/