Pelletier, David Louis
Associate Professor of Nutriti
My interests relate to the formulation, implementation and
evaluation of nutrition policy in developed and developing
countries, with a special interest in innovative approaches for
policy analysis and development. The specific nutrition-related
problems of greatest interest are maternal and child nutrition,
community food security, regulation of dietary supplements and GE
foods, school nutrition policies and policy options for addressing
iron overload in the US.
research
research and scholarship focus
Research Interests: Improved methods for nutrition policy analysis
and development; institutional arrangements for nutrition in
developing countries; mainstreaming nutrition in Peru, Bolivia,
Guatemala, Vietnam and Bangladesh; the Whole Community Project for
addressing childhood obesity (Ithaca/Tompkins County); perspectives
of Senate staffers, stakeholders and citizens on childhood obesity
(student project).
primary investigator of
- THE MAINSTREAMING NUTRITION INITIATIVE | Research Grant
research areas
- genomics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- nutritional sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- risk analysis and assessment | collaborative research area (CALS)
- science and technology studies | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- The Whole Community Project to Address Childhood Obesity | 2007 Impact statement
- Methods for evaluating policy options related to gene-nutrient interactions | 2005 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) | academic division
member of graduate field
- Anthropology | graduate field
- Epidemiology | minor graduate field
- Nutrition | graduate field
- Public Affairs | graduate field
- Risk Analysis, Communication and Policy | minor graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell University Institute for Policy Research | applied research and extension education program
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues | NLSI/Genomics focus area
- Population and Development Program | research program
teaching
teaches
- GOVT 4558 - Actors & Interests in Global Health (F 10:00:AM-12:50:PM) | fall 2009 class
- NS 4000 - Directed Readings (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 4010 - Empirical Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 4020 - Supervised Fieldwork (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 4030 - Teaching Apprenticeship (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 4550 - Actors & Interests in Global Health (F 10:00:AM-12:50:PM) | fall 2009 class
- NS 6000 - Special Problems for Grads (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 6600 - Topics in Nutrition (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 8990 - Master Thesis (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NS 9990 - Doctoral Thesis (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- GOVT 4558 - Actors & Interests in Global Health (F 11:30:AM-01:30:PM) | spring 2009 class
- NS 3500 - Epidemiology in Context (MW 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | spring 2009 class
- NS 4000 - Directed Readings (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NS 4010 - Empirical Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NS 4020 - Supervised Fieldwork (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NS 4550 - Actors & Interests in Global Health (F 11:30:AM-01:30:PM) | spring 2009 class
- NS 4600 - Explorations in Global Health (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | spring 2009 class
- NS 6000 - Special Problems for Grads (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NS 6600 - Topics in Nutrition (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NS 8990 - Master Thesis (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- NS 9990 - Doctoral Thesis (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- GOVT 4558 - Actors & Interests in Global Health (F 11:30:AM-01:30:PM) | fall 2008 class
- NS 4550 - Actors & Interests in Global Health (F 11:30:AM-01:30:PM) | fall 2008 class
recent courses taught
NS450: Public Health Nutrition
NS650: Assessing Food and Nutrition in a Social Context
NS650: Assessing Food and Nutrition in a Social Context
service
outreach focus
The Whole Community Project for addressing childhood obesity in
Ithaca/Tompkins County; the Mainstreaming Nutrition Initiative for
addressing undernutrition in developing countries; consultation and
interactions with World Bank, UNICEF, WHO and Gates Foundation on
global nutrition policy and strategies.
current professional activities
Cornell University Graduate Field Membership: Nutrition; Epidemiology; Public Affairs; Anthropology; Community Development.
Professional Societies: American Society for Nutrition, American Association of Public Health, Society for the Policy Sciences, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Society for Risk Analysis.
Recent Policy Setting and Outreach: Institute of Medicine Committee on School Nutrition Standards (member); Public Policy Committee (member) of the American Society for Nutrition; World Bank Nutrition Section, on-going (consultant); Development of growth standards for children and adolescents, United Nations University (meeting participant); Development of policy recommendations as part of the Lancet series on undernutrition (project member, author); Development of a global nutrition strategy for the Gates Foundation (member, Cornell PI); Expert Consultation in UNICEF's Global Nutrition Strategy (member; Expert Consultation on WHO's Nutrition Landscaping Analysis (member).
Professional Societies: American Society for Nutrition, American Association of Public Health, Society for the Policy Sciences, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Society for Risk Analysis.
Recent Policy Setting and Outreach: Institute of Medicine Committee on School Nutrition Standards (member); Public Policy Committee (member) of the American Society for Nutrition; World Bank Nutrition Section, on-going (consultant); Development of growth standards for children and adolescents, United Nations University (meeting participant); Development of policy recommendations as part of the Lancet series on undernutrition (project member, author); Development of a global nutrition strategy for the Gates Foundation (member, Cornell PI); Expert Consultation in UNICEF's Global Nutrition Strategy (member; Expert Consultation on WHO's Nutrition Landscaping Analysis (member).
background
educational background
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PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Anthropology, 1984
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MA, Pennsylvania State University, Anthropology, 1979
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BA, University of Arizona, Anthropology, 1977
BS, University of Arizona Biology, 1977
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
Jennifer Bryce, Denise Coitinho, Ian Darnton-Hill, David Pelletier, Per Pinstrup-Andersen. (2008). Maternal and child undernutrition: Effective Action at the National Level. Lancet DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61694-8.
Tao, M., Pelletier, DL and Miller, D. (2007). The Potential Effect of Iron Defortification on Iron Deficiency Anemia in the U.S. Population . Public Health Nutrition 10(11):1266-1273.
Pelletier, D.L. (2006) Science, Law and Politics FDA's GE Foods Policy: Scientific, Legal and Political Dimensions Food Policy 31(6):570-91.
Pelletier, D.L. (2005). The Science and Politics of Targeting: Who Gets What, When and How. Journal of Nutrition 135:890-893.
Pelletier, D.L. and E.A. Frongillo (2003)
Changes in Child Survival Are Strongly Associated with Changes in
Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Journal of Nutrition
133:107-119.
Kraak, V., D.L. Pelletier and J. Dollahite (2002) Food,
Health, and Nutrient Supplements: Beliefs Among Food Stamp Eligible
Women and Implications for Food Stamps Policy. Family Economics
and Nutrition Review 14(2):21-35.
Pelletier, D.L., V. Kraak, C. McCullum, U. Uusitalo and R. Rich (1999) The Shaping of Collective Values through Deliberative Democracy: An Empirical Study from New York's North Country. Policy Sciences 32:103-131.
Wilkins, J., V. Kraak, D.L. Pelletier, C. McCullum, and U. Uusitallo. (2001) Agreeing to Disagree on Genetic Engineering: Views from a Land Grant University. Sustainable Agriculture 18(2/3):167-201.
Pelletier, D.L., C. Olson and E.A. Frongillo, Jr. (2001) Food Security, Hunger and Undernutrition. IN: Present Knowledge in Nutrition, Eight Edition. B. Bowman and R. Russel (Eds), Washington, D.C.: ILSI Press.
Pelletier, D.L. (2003) A Framework for Improved Strategies. IN: Gillespie, S., M. McLachlan and R. Shrimpton (Eds.): Combating Malnutrition: Time to Act. Health, Nutrition and Population Series. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
Pelletier, D.L. (2002) Nutrition and Politics. IN: Nutrition: A Foundation for Development, Geneva: ACC/SCN.
Pelletier, D.L., A. Kendall and A. Mathios (1999) Nutrition and Dairy Industry Benefits Associated with Promoting Lowfat Milk: Evidence from the 1989 CSFII. Family Economics and Nutrition Review 12(1):3-13.
Neufeld, L., D.L. Pelletier and J.D. Haas (1999) The Timing Hypothesis and Body Proportionality of the Intrauterine Growth Retarded Infant. American Journal of Human Biology 11(5):638-646.
Neufeld, L., D.L. Pelletier and J.D. Haas (1999) The Timing of Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Fetal Growth. American Journal of Human Biology 11(5):627-637.
Brabin, B.J., M. Hakimi, and D.L. Pelletier (2001) An Analysis of Anemia and Pregnancy-Related Maternal Mortality. Journal of Nutrition 131(2S11):S604-615.
McCullum, C., D. Pelletier, D. Barr, J.L. Wilkins, and J-P. Habicht. (2004) Mechanisms of power within a community-based food security planning process. Health Education & Behavior 31(2):206-222.
McCullum, C., D. Pelletier, D. Barr, and J. Wilkins. (2003) Agenda setting within a community-based food security planning process: The Influence of power. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 35:189-199.
McCullum, C., D. Pelle
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Keywords: gene-nutrient interactions, genetically modified foods, nutrition policy, policy analysis, public participation