Faculty

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Jane Rees
Adjunct Lecturer
PhD  
University of Washington, 2004
Biological Anthropology
MS  
University of Washington, 1972
Nutrition
BS  
Ohio State University, 1961
Nutrition
Lecturer, Pediatrics (primary appt.)

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Maternal and Child Health Track, (MPH program)
Contact Information
(office)  F-351D, Health Sciences Building
University of Washington
Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
1959 NE Pacific St.
Box:  357230
Seattle, WA 98195
(voice)  206-616-9309     (fax)  206-616-8370
jrees@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests
Nutrition health
  • HSERV 541   (Extended MPH Program)
    Topics in Maternal and Child Health I
  • HSERV 541
    Topics in Maternal and Child Health I
  • HSERV 592
    Maternal and Child Health Research Seminar
Research Interests
Nutrition in Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Health, Eating disorders and pregnancy in adolescents.
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Maternal & Child Health Long Term Training
Health Resources Services Administration
PI:   Huebner           Dates:    06/2005 - 05/2010
The goals of this program are to train leaders in public health aspects of maternal and child health (MCH); to offer consultation and technical assistance to public health agencies; to conduct research related to MCH services and prevention; and to build awareness of MCH issues.

Quality of Life of Overweight Youth: A Multicultural View
National Institutes of Health
PI:   Patrick           Dates:    09/2006 - 06/2009
The long-range goal is to develop a self-reported, multicultural measure of quality of life specific to youth ages 11-18 who are overweight.


Selected Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2009
Member, thesis committee for Brooke Latzke
Spirometry in the primary care setting: An assessment of baseline quality of flow-volume curves

2008
Chair, thesis committee for Rebecca Osborn
Providers' expressed need to care for Somali families: A case study of Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle

2008
Chair, thesis committee for Shelby Wilson
Variations in year of maternal age and maternal birthweight among women who deliver infants with Gastroschisis in Washington State, 1987-2006

2007
Chair, thesis committee for Mei Ling Ellis
Is there an association between disordered eating behaviors and suicide ideation among adolescent girls sampled in The Washington Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Wave II?

2007
Chair, thesis committee for Meghann Moore
Is there an association between waist circumference and type II diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance in adolescents?

2006
Chair, thesis committee for Shira Rutman
Pregnancy experience and use of emergency contraception among young women in the Bay Area

2005
Chair, thesis committee for Rahel Bisetegn
Patterns of prenatal care initiation among Ethiopian immigrant women in Washington State: Predictors and outcomes