administrative responsibilities
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Director, Program in International Nutrition
Co-Director, Cornell Program in Global Health (with Prof. Warren Johnson, WCMC)
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Stoltzfus, Rebecca J
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- Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
- Fellow Provost, Land Grant Affairs
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- David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF) Faculty Fellow
Research
principal investigator on
- CAUSES OF CHILD STUNTING IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA awarded by AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2011 - 2012
- EFFECT OF SANITATION/HYGIENE AND NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS ON EE, LINEAR GROWTH AND ANEMIA IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN RURAL ZIMBABWE awarded by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2011 - 2016
- INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT EVALUATION PLAN - NUTRITION 2011-2012 awarded by UN CHILDREN'S FUND 2011 - 2012
- NOVEL STRATEGIES TO PREVENT MALARIA AND IMPROVE HIV OUTCOMES IN AFRICA awarded by NATL INST OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, NIH 2011 - 2012
- SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AGREEMENT - BARNABAS KAHIIRA NATAMBA awarded by NESTLE NUTRITION INSTITUTE 2010 - 2012
- SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR OLUTAYO A. AKINTOBI awarded by NESTLE NUTRITION INSTITUTE 2009 - 2011
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Publications
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academic article
- Beneficial effects of zinc supplementation on head circumference of Nepalese infants and toddlers: a randomized controlled trial.. Eur J Clin Nutr. 66:836-842. 2012
- Building convergence in science, programs and policy actions on child undernutrition: Symposium rationale and overview.. Advances in Nutrition 2012. 3:224-226. 2012
- Complementary feeding messages that target cultural barriers enhance the use of lipid-based nutrient supplements to improve infant diets in rural Zimbabwe.. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 8:225-238. 2012
- Food-Chain mycotoxin exposure, gut health and impaired growth: a conceptual framework. Adv Nutr.. 3:526-531. 2012
- Growth in late infancy among HIV exposed children in urban Haiti is associated with participation in a clinic-based infant feeding support intervention.. Journal of Nutrition, The. 142:774-780. 2012
- Improved growth in late infancy among HIV-exposed children in urban Haiti is associated with participation in a clinic based infant feeding support intervention.. Journal of Nutrition, The. 142:774-780. 2012
- Iron and malaria interactions: programmatic ways forward. Advances in Nutrition. 3:579-582. 2012
- Nutrition agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation: lessons from the mainstreaming nutrition initiative. Health Policy Planning. 27:19-31. 2012
- Assessment for of Epidemiological, Operational, and Sociopolitical Domains for Mainstreaming Nutrition. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32:S105-S114. 2011
- Association between arsenic exposure and behavior among first-graders from Torreón Mexico. Environmental Research. 111:670-676. 2011
- Beyond food insecurity: how context can help improve complementary feeding interventions. Food Nutrition Bulletin. 32:244-253. 2011
- Beyond food insecurity: how context can help improve complementary feeding interventions. Food Nutrition Bulletin. 32:244-253. 2011
- Inconsistent effect of iron-folic acid and/or zinc supplementation on the cognitive development of infants. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 6:593-604. 2011
- Inconsistent effect of iron-folic acid and/or zinc supplementation on the cognitive development of infants.. Journal of Health Population Nutrition. 29:593-604. 2011
- Iron interventions for women and children in low-income countries. Journal of Nutrition, The. 141. 2011
- Iron interventions for women and children in low-income countries. Journal of Nutrition. 141:756S-762S. 2011
- Nutritrion agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation lessons from the Mainstreaming Nutrition Initiative. Health Policy Planning. 27:19-31. 2011
- Association of anemia, child and family characteristics with elevated blood lead concentrations in preschool children from Montevideo, Uruguay. Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 65:94-100. 2010
- Association of pica with anemia and gastrointestinal distress among pregnant women in Zanzibar, Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 83:144-51. 2010
- Daily iron +folic acid and zinc supplementation is not associated with younger age at first walking unassisted in malnourished preschool children from a deficient population in rural Nepal. Journal of Nutrition. 140:1317-1321. 2010
- Differences and commonalities in physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of Zanzibar geophagic soils. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 36:129-140. 2010
- Heat treatment of expressed breast milk is a feasible option for feeding HIV-exposed-uninfected children after 6 months of age in rural Zimbabwe. Journal of Nutrition. 140:1481-8. 2010
- Predicting adverse HIV related outcomes in a resource limited setting: use of the inflammation marker alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 26:1171-4. 2010
- Prevalence and predictors of exposure to multiple metals in preschool children from Montevideo, Uruguay. Science of the Total Environment. 408:4488-4494. 2010
- A Community Food System Analysis as Formative Research for a Comprehensive Anemia Control Program in Northern Afghanistan. Food Security. 1:177-195. 2009
- Adjusting for the acute phase response if essential to interpret iron status indicators among young Zanzibari children prone to chronic malaria and helminth infections. Journal of Nutrition. 139:2124-2131. 2009
- Development of nutritionally at-risk young children is predicted by malaria, anemia and stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar. Journal of Nutrition. 138:763-772. 2009
- Early exposure of infants to GI nematodes induces Th2 dominant immune responses which are unaffected by periodic anthelminthic treatment. PLoS Neglected Diseases. 3:e433. 2009
- Early helminth infections are inversely related to anemia, malnutrition and malaria and are not associated with inflammation in 6-23 month old Zanzibari chidren. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 81:1062-1070. 2009
- Elevated iron stores are associated with HIV disease severity and mortality among post-partum women in Zimbabwe. Public Health Nutrition. 12:1321-1329. 2009
- Hepcidin and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in anemic school children in Mali. Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique. 102:219-220. 2009
- Homogenization, lyophilization or acid-extraction of meat products improves iron uptake from cereal-meat product combinations in an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. British Journal of Nutrition. 63:816-821. 2009
- Incidence and risk factors for newborn umbilical cord infections on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 28:503-509. 2009
- Influence of inflammation as measured by alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) on iron status indicators among HIV-positive postpartum Zimbabwean women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 63:787-793. 2009
- Multiple micronutrients including iron are not more effective than iron alone for improving hemoglobin and iron status of Malian school children. Journal of Nutrition. 139:1972-1977. 2009
- The effects of iron and/or zinc supplementation on maternal reports of sleep in infants from Nepal and Zanzíbar. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 30:131-139. 2009
- Association between anaemia during pregnancy and blood loss at and after delivery among women with vaginal births in Pemba island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 26:232-240. 2008
- Chicken thigh, chicken liver and iron-fortified wheat flour increase iron uptake in an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. Nutrition Research. 28:851-858. 2008
- Maternal reports of sleep in 6-18 month-old infants from Nepal and Zanzíbar: association with anemia and stunting. Early Human Development. 84:389-398. 2008
- Research needed to strengthen science and programs for the control of iron deficiency anemia and its consequences in young children. Journal of Nutrition. 138:2542-2546. 2008
- Soy-rice based processed complementary food improves nutrient intakes in infants and is equally acceptable with our without added milk powder as assessed using Trials of Improved Practices in Pemba Island, Tanzania. Journal of Nutrition. 138:1963-1968. 2008
- A comparison of methods for detecting the eggs of Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm in infant stool, and the epidemiology of infection in Zanzibari infants. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 76:725-731. 2007
- Acceptability and safety of novel porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 28:35-46. 2007
- Arsenic exposure and cognitive performance in Mexican school children. Environmental Health Perspectives. 115:1371. 2007
- Critical review of strategies to prevent and control iron deficiency in children. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 28:S610-S620. 2007
- Effect of zinc supplementation on mortality in children aged 1-48 months: a community-based randomized placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 101:766-772. 2007
- Geophagia is not associated with Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine. 101:766-772. 2007
- Iron supplementation of young children: learning from the new evidence. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 28:S572-S584. 2007
- The association between lead and micronutrient status, and children’s sleep, classroom behavior, and activity. Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 62:105-112. 2007
- Unexpectedly low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among pregnant women on Pemba Island, Zanzibar. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine. 101:915-922. 2007
- Young Zanzibari children with iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, stunting or malaria have lower motor activity scores and spend less time in locomotion. Journal of Nutrition. 137:2756-2762. 2007
- The efficacy of iron and/or zinc supplementation on cognitive performance of lead-exposed Mexican school children: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Pediatrics. 117:518-527. 2006
- New evidence that iron supplementation during pregnancy improves birth weight: new scientific questions. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 78:673-674. 2003
- Program Impact Pathways of Three Nongovernmental Organization Intervention Projects in the Peruvian Highlands 2011
presentations
- Causal inference and randomized experiments, Speaker 2010
- WHO as a norm-setting agency, Speaker 2010
featured in archived article
- 2010 Einaudi Center seed grants fund projects from malaria research to documentary film
- Cutting Anemia in Half in Poor Countries
- Einaudi Center grants fund research on African nutrition, Egyptian cinema and more
- New cross-campus Global Health Program to offer grad program, undergrad minor, internships, lecture series
speaker at Cornell event
Teaching
teaching activities
- NS-4620: Global Service Learning Pre-Departure Seminar - Spring 2013
- NS-6000: Special Problems for Graduate Students - Spring 2013
- NS-8990: Master's Thesis and Research - Spring 2013
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis and Research - Spring 2013
- NS-6600: Special Topics in Nutrition - Fall 2012
- NS-8990: Master's Thesis and Research - Fall 2012
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis and Research - Fall 2012
- NS-4620: Global Service Learning Pre-Departure Seminar - Spring 2012
- NS-6000: Special Problems for Graduate Students - Spring 2012
- NS-7030: Seminar in Nutritional Sciences - Spring 2012
- NS-8990: Master's Thesis and Research - Spring 2012
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis and Research - Spring 2012
- NS-3060: Nutritional Problems of Developing Nations - Fall 2011
- NS-4000: Directed Readings - Fall 2011
- NS-6600: Topics in Nutrition - Fall 2011
- NS-8990: Master Thesis - Fall 2011
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis - Fall 2011
recent courses taught
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NS 3060 Nutrition Problems in Developing Nations
NS 2060 Introduction to Global Health
NS 6980 International Nutrition Seminar
NS 4620 Global Health Predeparture Seminar Tanzania
NS 4630 Global Health and Policy Issues in Tanzania
NS 7030 Seminar in Nutritional Sciences (team instructor)
Service
current professional activities
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- Program Advisory Committee, Helen Keller International, 2007-present.
- Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, Expert Group Core Member in the Child Nutrition Expert Group, 2008—present
- Advisory Board member, "Improving maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes through better designed nutrition policies and programs", a project of Emory University, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 2010-2011
- Invited Member, WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group, which is advising the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD) to develop a new set of nutrition recommendations in 2010 - 2011
- Invited commentator in the Symposium "Tackling Iron Deficeincy and Anemia in Infants and Young Children in Malaria-Endemic Areas: Moving from Controversy towards Guidance for Safe, Effective and Feasible Policies and Programs" held at Experimental Biology 2011
- Co-organizer (with Purnima Menon) and speaker in the Symposium "Building Convergence among Scientific, Programmatic, and Policy Communities Working on Childhood Undernutrition in Developing Countries" to be held as Experimental Biology 2011
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Fellow, Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement, Swami Vivekenanda Youth Movement, Mysore India. (2011—present)
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Nutrition Scientific Advisory Group of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2011—present.
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Nutritional Steering Committee for “Global Enterics Multi-Center Study (GEMS),” a project of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2011—present).
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Faculty Fellow, Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, 2009—present
service to the profession
- American Society of Nutrition Nominating Committee 2012 -
- Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement Fellow 2011 -
- Nutritional Steering Committee Committee Member 2011 -
- Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future Faculty Fellow 2009 -
- Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, Expert Group Core Member in the Child Nutrition Expert Group Member 2008 -
- Helen Keller International Committee Member 2007 -
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Board of Advisors 2010 - 2011
- WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group Invited member 2010 - 2011
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Human Nutrition, Cornell University 1992
- Ph.D. in Human Nutrition, Cornell University 1992
- M.S. in Human Nutrition, Cornell University 1988
- M.S. in Human Nutrition, Cornell University 1988
- B.A. in Chemistry, Goshen College 1984
- B.A. in Chemistry, Goshen College 1984