Professional Activities:

Academic Appointments:
Florida International University, Miami, FL: Adjunct Instructor, Medical Nutrition Therapy Course & Lab, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Design and conduct Medical Nutrition Therapy Course and Lab for class of 63 undergraduate and graduate students; Maintain office hours for dietetics students; grade papers and exams.1998 – 1999

Florida International University, Miami, FL: Research Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging. Conduct community based interventions based on “You Can! Steps to Healthier Aging” and “Eat Better and Move 2 More” Administration on Aging campaigns to improve nutritional and health status of Hispanic older adult participants of Congregate and Home-Delivered Meals programs; Interpret and implement new Dietary Reference Intakes for State Units on ?Aging and Area Agencies on Aging as applied to Congregate and Home –Delivered meals minus and meeting nutrient needs of older adult Title IIIC participants, Convened two national Issue Panels to address interpretation and implementation on new DRIs, Wrote two Issue Panel reports that were distributed to State Units on Aging via Administration on Aging, Participate in creation of “Best Practices Toolkit” to provide written guidance to State Units on Aging, Participate in development and writing of public policy concept papers on nutrition and aging, Mentor and supervise graduate assistants. 2001 - 2003
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN: Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2003 – 2012

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN: Research Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Vanderbilt Nutrition and Diet Assessment Core Lab, Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2012 – Present.

Professional Organizations:

• American Dietetic Association / Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 1990 – Present
  Food Science Practice Group
  Nutrition Support Dietetics Practice Group
  Research Dietetics Practice Group
• American Society for Nutrition Sciences, 2001 – Present
  Aging and Chronic Disease Research Interest Section, Chair 2005–2006
  Aging and Chronic Disease Research Interest Section, Chair-Elect 2003-2004
  Nutrition Program Committee, Scientific Program for EB 2005 and 2006
• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1993 - 2003
• Association of Graduate Students in Nutrition and Dietetics, 1997 - 2001
• Broward County Dietetic Association, 1990 - 1999
• Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute Alumni Association, 2003-Present
  President, 2008 – 2009
  President-Elect, 2007 – 2008
  Secretary, 2006 - 2007
• Florida Dietetic Association, 1990 – 2000
• Gerontological Society of America, 2001-2003
• Nashville District Dietetic Association, 2005 - Present
• Tennessee Dietetic Association, 2003 – Present
• The Obesity Society, 2010 - Present

Professional Activities:
Intramural

• Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center, Member, 2005
• Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine
  Media Representative, 2003 – Present
  Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, Project Applications, Reviewer, 2003 - 2005
  Nutrition Journal Club Founder and Administrator, 2004 – Present
  Graduate Nutrition Education Committee, 2010 – Present
  Women on Track Steering Committee, 2011 – 2012
• Vanderbilt Diabetes Training and Research Center
• Member, 2007-
• Preceptor, Summer Research Training Program, 2010-Present
• Vanderbilt Lipid Club, Member, 2008
• Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach, School for Science and Math, Instructor, 2008-
• Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity and Metabolism, Member, 2009-
• Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, Global Health Advisory Taskforce, 2010 – 2011
• Vanderbilt Institute Clinical and Translational Research, Design Studio Expert, 2009-present
• Vanderbilt Nutrition and Diet Assessment Core, Founder and Director, 2012-
• Vanderbilt-Meharry Alliance, 15-Year Anniversary Grants, Reviewer, 2014

Extramural

• Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Ensure Health Care Professionals Advisory Board, 2005 – 2010
• Administration on Aging
  Nutrition Resources and Web-links Planner, Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grant Website, 2001
  Older Americans Act Nutrition Program, Healthy Aging Grants Proposal Consultant, 2002 – 2003
  Convener, Issue Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes and Dietary Guidelines in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs in Baltimore, MD, February 2002
  Convener, Issue Panel Implementation of the Dietary Reference Intakes and Dietary Guidelines in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs, Baltimore, MD, June 17-18, 2003
• American Dietetic Association / Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Dietetic Internship: Preceptor, 2014-Present
• Dietitians in Nutrition Support Practice Group: Mentor: Support Line, 1999 – 2001
• Public Policy Concept Paper on Nutrition and Aging, December 2002
• Public Testimony, “Expanding MNT Coverage to Home Tube Fed Medicare Recipients” US DHHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform Hearing, 2002
• Public Testimony, “Specific Recommendations for the Inclusion of Nutrition Screening Items in OASIS”, US DHHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform, 2002
• Public Testimony: “Comprehensive Nutrition Services for Caregivers and Adult Day Care Recipients”, Administration on Aging Assistant Secretary’s Town Hall Listening Session, 2003
• Reviewer, Comprehensive Guide to Transplant Nutrition, 1999
• Reviewer, Pocket Guide to Nutrition Assessment, 1999
• Reviewer: MNT Protocol on Enteral Feeding in Acute Care/Adults, 2000
• American Heart Association, Dial a Dietitian Volunteer, 1991-96
• American Society for Nutrition Sciences, Minisymposia Chair and Organizer, “Nutritional Deficiencies, Interventions, and Dietary Quality in Older Adults” held at Experimental Biology, 2003
• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Roundtable Leader, Nutrition Intervention in HIV, 19th Clinical Congress, 1995
• AVMED, Member Advisory Panel, 1994 – 1997
• Broward County Dietetic Association
• Teller, 1998-2000
• National Nutrition Month School Project Speaker, 1998-2000
• Commission on Accreditation Dietetic Education, Preceptor, Dietetic Internship, 2014‑
• Consumer Reports on Health, Consultant, 2010
• Dietitians of Canada, Reviewer, Dietary Reference Intakes Online Course, June 2002
• Florida Dietetic Association, Guest Lecturer, 1992
• National Cancer Institute, Clinical Nutrition Consortium, 2007 – 2008
• Nestles Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition and Cancer Health Care Professionals Advisory Board, 2006-2008
• School Board of Broward County, Consultant and Guest Nutrition Lecturer, 1996-99.
• Tennessee Dietetic Association, 2003‑
• Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, Media Expert, 2011 and 2013
• University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Nutrition Support Journal Club Founder and Administrator, 1994-1997
• Visiting Nurse Association, Geriatric Home Care Practice Board, 2007 - 2010
  
  
• Editorial Appointments:
• Editorial Board, ISRN Nutrition, 2012
• Editorial Board, Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2012
• Editorial Board, Journal of Advances in Nutrition and Food Technology,2013
• Editorial Board, Journal of Nutritional Health and Food Science, 2013
• Editorial Board, Journal of Obesity Management, 2013
• Editorial Board, Austin Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
• Editorial Board, Journal of Food and Nutrition, 2014
• Editorial Board, Journal of Obesity and Bariatrics, 2014
• Editorial Board, Annals of Vascular Medicine and Research, 2014
• Editorial Board, Diabetes and Clinical Research, 2014
• Editorial Board, Austin Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, 2014
  
  Ad-Hoc Reviewer:
• Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2003 - Present
• Head & Neck, 2004 – Present
• Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2004 – Present
• Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2007 - 2008
• Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 2008 - Present
• Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2011 – Present
• Food & Nutrition Sciences, 2011 – Present
• ISRN Nutrition, 2012 – Present
• Health, 2012 – Present
• Nutrition Journal, 2012-Present
• Nutrients, 2013– Present
• PloS One, 2013– Present
• Cochrane Collaboration, 2014-Present
• Me harry- Vanderbilt Alliance 15-Year Anniversary Grants, 2014
• Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2014-Present
• Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2014-Present
  
  Other Professional Activities:
  Professional Consulting
• Nutrition and Fitness Consultant, NYC, NY: providing nutrition education, nutrition counseling, aerobics training and resistance exercise training to YMCA, Sports Training Institute, sports medicine and orthopedic rehab facilities, Elizabeth Arden salon. 1986 – 1989
• Home Infusion Consultant, Miami Florida, Private Practice consultant to several home health and home infusion agencies, 1992 - 1997
• Independent Home Health, Miami, Florida: Home nutrition support consultant including monthly review of nutrition support patient care, assessment of adequacy of enteral and parenteral nutrition support orders, participate in safety and adverse event board, 1992 – 1994
• Clinical Research Associates, Miami, Florida: Clinical research consultant including creation of diets to comply with study protocols to avoid food-drug/nutrient-drug interactions and provided nutrient analyses of study diets using state-of-the-science dietary assessment methods, 1993 – 1995
• AVMED, Member Advisory Panel, 1994 - 1997
• School Board of Broward County, Florida, School Lunch Program, 1996 – 1999
• Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition, Ross Products, Ensure Health Care Professionals Advisory Board, 2005 - 2009
• Nestle Nutrition, Nutrition and Cancer Health Care Professionals Advisor Board, 2006 – 2008
• Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc, Healthcare and Biomedical Council, Healthcare and Biomedical Council, 2008-Present
• Consumer Reports on Health, Article Consultant, 2010-Present
• Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition, Speaker Program, Webinar: Implementation of Nutrition Therapy, 2010 – 2011
• Walgreen’s Home Infusion Services, 2012 – Present
• Novo Nordisk, Healthcare Provider Speaker, 2012 – Present
• Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, Book Reviewer, 2012 – Present
• Abbott Laboratories, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, 2012
• Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition, Speaker Program, Webinar: Subjective Global Assessment, 2013
  
  Legal Consulting
• Gideon, Cooper & Essry, PLD, Nashville, TN, Legal Nutrition Consultant on malnutrition, dehydration and pressure sores, 2011 – Present
• Neal & Harwell, Nashville, TN, Legal Nutrition Consultant on malnutrition, dehydration and pressure sores, 2013-Present
• Joel Flowers, Esq., Houston, TX, Legal Nutrition Consultant on malnutrition, 2014 – Present
• Gene Hallworth, Esq., Columbia, TN, Legal Nutrition Consultant on involuntary weight loss, 2014-Present
  
  Research Consulting and Design Studios
• Administration on Aging, Older Americans Act Nutrition Program, State Units on Aging, Healthy Aging Grant Proposals, 2002 - 2003
• J. Kantor, M.D., Principal Investigator, Changes in Body Composition Using DEXA vs. Bod Pod: a Validation Study, 2009
• King, M.D., Principal Investigator, Oral Docosahexanoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation in Cystic Fibrosis, 2009
• S. Fogel, Ph.D., R.N., Principal Investigator, Ethnographic Study of Weight Loss anc Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Women, 2010
• Abbott Laboratories, Abbott products, Inc., Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 2010
• J. Gorrindo, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, The MET Signaling System, Autism and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, 2012
• S. Nechuta, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Vitamin Supplement Use, Oxidative Stress and Breast Cancer, 2012
• Walgreens Home Infusion Services, Vitamin D Inadequacy in Chronic Home TPN Use, 2012
• S. Karp, M.D., Principal Investigator, Metabolic Effects of Weight Reduction Surgery in Chronic Renal Failure, 2012
• Esbenshade, M.D., Principal Investigator, Nutrition Intervention in Pediatric ALL, 2012
• Ritch, M.D., Principal Investigator, Oral Nutrition Supplementation in Bladder Cancer, 2013
• Shoemaker, M.D., Principal Investigator, Early-onset Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in PseudohypoparathyroidismT 1 a
• Shoemaker, M.D., Obesity as s Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation, 2013
• E. Larkin, M.D., Dietary Antioxidants and Host Antioxidant Defense in Adult-Onset Asthma, 2013
• P. Freswick, M.D., Nutritive and non-nutritive Sweeteners, 2013
• S. Miller-Hughes, Ph.D., Medical Nutrition Therapy in African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes, 2014
• W. Heerman, M.D., Gestational Weight Gain and Risk for Pediatric Obesity, 2014
  
  Awards:
• Full Academic Achievement Scholarship, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1973 - 1977
• Graduated Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1977
• American Jewish Women’s Association Academic Scholarship, 1989 - 1991
• Leopold Schepp Foundation Academic Scholarship, 1989 – 1991
• Phi Kappa Phi, Honorary Member, 1989 – 1991
• Graduated Cum Laude, Florida International University, 1991
• Phi Kappa Phi, Honorary Member, 1998
• First Place, Graduate Student Association Scholarly Competition, 1999
• Outstanding Doctoral Scholarship Award, Florida International University, 2001
• Doctoral Recognition Award of the Year, Florida International University, 2001
  
  Honors:
• NIH, National Institute on Aging, Summer Research Institute, 2003
• Dannon Institute, Nutrition Leadership Institute, 2003
• Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2004
• Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center, Membership, 2005
• Vanderbilt Diabetes Training and Research Center, Membership, 2007
• Visiting Nurse Association Geriatric Home Care Practice Board, 2007
• Vanderbilt Lipid Club, Membership, 2008
• Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity and Metabolism, Membership, 2009
• Vanderbilt School of Nursing global Health Advisory Taskforce, 2010
• Editorial Board, ISRN Nutrition, 2012
• Editorial Board, Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2012
• Editorial Board, Journal of Advances in Nutrition and Food Technology,2013
• Editorial Board, Journal of Nutritional Health and Food Sciences, 2013
• Editorial Board, Journal of Obesity Management, 2013
• Editorial Board, Austin Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
• The Cochrane Collaboration: Prostatic Diseases and Urologic Cancers Group, 2014
• The Dannon Institute, Mid-Career Academic Nutrition Leadership Institute, 2014
• Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, 15-Year Anniversary Grants Reviewer, 2014
  
  Teaching Activities:
  Courses
• “Medical Nutrition Disease, Diagnosis and Therapy for Gastroenterology Fellows”, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1994 – 1997
• “Nutritional Management of Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance” course, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1994 – 1997
• “Medical Nutrition Therapy” course, Florida International University, 1998 – 1999
• “Food Science Lab” course, Florida International University, 1998 - 1999
• “Nutrition and Aging” course, Florida International University, 2001 – 2003
• Co-Director and Instructor, “Introduction to Clinical Nutrition” course, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2003 – 2013.
• Instructor, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach, School for Science and Math, 2008
• Creator and Instructor, Obesity and Weight Control Part 1: Epidemiology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 2012-Present
• Creator and Instructor, Obesity and Weight Control Part 2: Treatment and Management, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 2012-Present
• Preceptor, Vanderbilt DRTC Summer Research Training Program, 2010-Present
  
  Undergraduate Students
• Mollie Perry, B.S., Lipscomb University, 2011
• Carolyn Hoff, Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University, 2012
• Charles D. Keil, Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2012
• Arielle Cutts, B.S., Lipscomb University, 2012
• Tim Olszewski, B.S., Lipscomb University, 2012
• Laura Brooks Crone, B.S., Lipscomb University, 2012
• Farhang Payvar, B.S., Lipscomb University, 2012
• Laura Burgess, B.S., Lipscomb University, 2013
• Vrinda Goel, Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Class of 2015
• Mackenzie A. Fredericks, Vanderbilt University, Class of 2015
• Lauren Ann Brooks, Vanderbilt University, Class of 2016
• Bria Alexander Wilson, Vanderbilt University, Class of 2016
  
  Graduate Students (non-Medical)
• Jennifer Lefton: Home Enteral Nutrition Fluid Status in Older Adults, Florida International University, December 2005
• Patricia Flipse: Nutrition Education and Training of Caregivers of Hispanic Older Adults, Florida International University, December 2005
• Jace Rickstrew: Dietary Macronutrients and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Obesity, Oklahoma State University, May 2014
  
  Graduate Medical Students
• Monika Shukla, M.D., Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 2009
• Dina Ghoneim, M.D., Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 2009
• Thomas Spain III, M.D., Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 2010
• Amy Dreischerf, Indiana University, School of Medicine, 2013
• Michael Powers, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Class of 2015
• Xia Bi, Jefferson University, School of Medicine, Class of 2015
• Maria Eugenia Mulero Morales, Poncē School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Class of 2016
  
  Doctoral and Post-Doctoral
• Christopher Spankovich, Vanderbilt University, Ph.D. 2010: Macro- and Micronutrients Associated with Hearing Loss in Older Australians
• Melissa Ventura-Marra, West Virginia University, Ph.D. 2010: Hydration Status and Fluid Intake in Long Term Care Residents
• Kristin Eckhardt, Vanderbilt University, Ph.D. 2013: Neural Basis of Food Intake Related Impulsivity with Insulin Resistance in Obese Type 2 Diabetics
• Leah Pickett, Vanderbilt University, D.N.P. 2014: Obesity, Depression and Monoamine Function
• Betty Ann Chodkowski, Vanderbilt University, Doctoral student: Neurobiology of Obesity
  
  Research Program:
  Active Research
• QOL Medical (Silver:PI)
• Macronutrient Intake, Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Sucrase Deficiency, May 20 14-April 2015
• Vanderbilt Nutrition and Diet Assessment Core Projects (Silver: Director and Co-Investigator) July 2012-Present
• Prevention of Obesity in Two Year Olds (Rothman R: PI)
• Prevention of Weight Gain in Pediatric ALL (Esbenshade: PI)
• Oral Nutrition Supplementation in Radical Cystectomy (Ritch C: PI)
• RYGB versus Medical Weight Loss in Chronic Kidney Disease (Karp: PI)
• Resveratrol in Metabolic Syndrome (Oates J: PI)
• Sarcopenia in Renal Cell Carcinoma (Clark P: PI)
• Liposcience (Silver: Co-Investigator, Niswender KD: PI)
• Unique lipoprotein responses in obese and obese diabetic adults exposed to dietary macronutrient modification, Feb 2013 – Dec 2014
• Abbott Nutrition (Silver: Site PI)
• Multisite RCT: Evaluation of an oral nutrition supplement containing AN777 on hospital readmissions, Jan 2013 – Dec 2014
• NIH NIA (Silver: Co-Investigator, Simmons S: PI)
• RCT: Cost effectiveness of oral nutrition supplements in long term care, Aug 2011 – July 2015
• NIH AHRQ (Silver: Co-Investigator, Simmons S: PI)
• RCT: The efficacy of between-meal snacks vs oral nutrition supplements in long term care, Sept 2009 – July 2014
• NOVONordisk (Silver and Niswender: Co-Principal Investigators)
• RCT: Efficacy of detemir insulin with or without caloric restriction on brain function and body composition, Apr 2010 - Dec 2014
• Completed Research
• VA HSR&D Merit Award (Silver: Co-Investigator, Simmons, S: PI)
• RCT: Prevention of weight loss in long-term care Veterans, Feb 2009 – Dec 2013
• Atkins Foundation (Silver: PI)
• RCT: Effects of 18-carbon fatty acids on diabetes and cardiovascular risk in 150 obese females, Feb 2008 – Dec 2012
• Abbott Nutrition (Silver: Site PI)
• Multisite RCT: Evaluation of an oral nutrition supplement containing AN777 on lean body mass, Dec 2011 – Dec 2012
• Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (Silver: PI)
• Internal supplementary funding to support translational research, Jan 2012 – Dec 2012
• NIH U01 Collaborative Grant (Silver: Co-Investigator, Barkin S.: PI)
• RCT: Prevention of childhood obesity in 600 Caucasian, African American and Hispanic parent-child dyads, Aug 2010 – July 2012
• NOVONordisk (Silver: Co-Investigator, Niswender KD: site PI)
• Multinational RCT: Effects of insulin detemir with or without dietary intervention in obese diabetics, Nov 2010 – Dec 2011
• NOVONordisk (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Diet assessments in 11-nation multisite RCT of insulin detemir vs insulin detemir with caloric restriction for weight loss in diabetics across the range of BMI, Jan 2011 – Dec 2011
• NOVONordisk (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Training and education of multidisciplinary health care providers in dietary assessment methods, dietary intervention protocol, and collection of dietary and physical activity data, April 2010 – Nov 2010
• NOVONordisk Silver: (Principal Investigator)
• RCT: To investigate the efficacy of liraglutide in weight loss maintenance in obesity, Dec 2008 – Sept 2010
• Lance Armstrong Foundation (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• RCT: To compare intensive nutrition therapy with or without tailored resistance training on lean body mass, energy expenditure, muscle strength and physical performance in head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiation therapy, Jan 2006 – Apr 2010
• Wal-Mart, Inc. Community Action Grant (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Community award to support the study of high fat diet effects in obese female adults, Nov 2008 – Dec 2009
• Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Internal competitive award to pilot MRI to assess changes in body composition in obese females, May 2008 – Dec 2009
• Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Internal competitive award for equipment for conduct of clinical trials, May 2008 – Dec 2009
• Tennessee Childhood Obesity (Silver: Co-Investigator, Rothman R: PI)
• To assess the efficacy of improving health communications by pediatricians on food choices and portion size, July 2008 – Jun 2009
• State of Florida Department of Citrus (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• RCT: To investigate the role of grapefruit and grapefruit juice consumption in weight loss, energy expenditure, body composition, appetite and satiety in middle-aged Caucasian and African American obese adults, Jan 2006 – Jun 2009
• Nestles Clinical Nutrition (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• A clinical nutrition grant to support the study of nutrition therapy with high protein supplements on body composition changes in head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiation therapy, Jan 2006 – Dec 2008
• MedImmune, Inc. (Silver and Murphy: Co-Principal Investigators)
• RCT: To investigate the effect of Amifostine on mucositis, xerostomia, swallowing dysfunction and resultant dietary intakes in head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiation therapy, Jan 2006 – Mar 2008
• American Institute for Cancer Research (Silver: Co-Investigator, Fowke JL: PI)
• A 3-arm randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of daily consumption of brassica-containing foods vs placebo on PSA recurrence in Caucasian and African American prostate cancer survivors, July 2005 – June 2007
• U.S.D.A. (Silver: Co-Investigator, Jensen G: PI)Geisinger Rural Aging Study: a longitudinal repeated measures study to characterize the dietary habits of rural older adults in the community setting and to evaluate associations among dietary intake, appetite, and other nutritional factors in incidence of chronic disease, health care outcomes and health care utilization, Sept 2003 – June 2007
• MetaCure, Inc. and Impulse Dynamics (Silver: Co Investigator, Abumrad N: PI)
• Pilot Trial of the TANTALUS System in Treatment of Morbidly Obese Persons: the study determined the safety and functionality of using a gastric pacer in morbidly obese adults to promote satiety, reduce food intake and achieve significant weight loss, Sept 2004 – Aug 2006
• American Cancer Society (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Components of Unintentional Weight Loss in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemo-Radiation Therapy. When loss of lean body mass occurs during treatment, the study quantified the degree of lean body mass loss, and showed that lean body mass loss is significantly associated with pro-inflammatory cytokines and physical function decline, July 2004 – June 2005
• Retirement Research Foundation (Silver and Castellanos: Co-Principal Investigators)
• Using energy dense foods to improve total nutrient in take in older adults across post-acute health care settings. The experiments in this study showed the significant positive effects of enhancing the energy density of food items in the regularly served home-delivered meal menu on lunch meal and total 24-hour calorie, macronutrient and micronutrient intakes in older adults in 3 post-acute health care settings, October 2003 – November 2005
• NIH Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• Stressors, mediators, and health care outcomes of home enteral nutrition in multi-ethnic family caregivers and their older adult care recipients: a prospective cohort study of Hispanic, African American and Caucasian older adults who are dependent on tube feeding from pre to post discharge, Sept 2000 – December 2001
• Nestles Clinical Nutrition (Silver: Principal Investigator)
• A clinical nutrition grant to support the dissertation study: stressors, mediators, and health care outcomes of home enteral nutrition in family caregivers and their older adult care recipients, Sept 2000 – August 2001