Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

Faculty

Kristie Lancaster

Associate Professor of Nutrition

Phone: 998 5580
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Kristie Lancaster is an Associate Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. Her current research focuses on nutrition and chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes and obesity) in at-risk populations, especially African Americans and older adults. Dr. Lancaster is also a co-chair of the Central Harlem Health Revival, a faith-based coalition promoting health in Harlem.


Degrees Held

  • A.B. Princeton University 1985
    Chemistry
  • M.S. The Pennsylvania State University 1995
    Nutrition
  • R.D. Mercy Medical Center 1997
    Dietetic Internship
  • Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University 2000
    Nutrition

Awards

  • 2004 : • Finalist, Sandra Daugherty Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension Epidemiology, 2004 Research presented at the 44th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.

Publications

  • Horowitz CR, Goldfinger JZ, Muller SE, Pulichino RS, Vance TL, Arniella G, Lancaster KJ. The success of recruiting minorities, women, and elderly into a randomized controlled effectiveness trial. Mt Sinai J Med. 2008;75:37-43.
  • Karanja N, Lancaster KJ, Vollmer WM, Lin P-H, Most MM, Ard JD, Swain JF, Sacks FM, Obarzanek E. Acceptability of sodium-reduced research diets including the DASH diet among adults with pre-hypertension and stage 1 hypertension. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2007;107(9):1530-1538.
  • Lancaster KJ, Watts SO, Dixon LB. Dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease differ among ethnic subgroups of Black Americans. Journal of Nutrition 2006;136:446-451.
  • Kumanyika SK, Gary TL, Lancaster KJ, Samuel-Hodge CD, Banks-Wallace J, Beech BM, Hughes-Halbert C, Karanja N, Odoms-Young AM, Prewitt TE, Whitt-Glover MC. Achieving healthy weight in African American communities: Research recommendations of the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN). Obesity Research 2005;13:2036-2047.
  • Horowitz CR, Colson KA, Hebert PL, Lancaster KJ. Barriers to buying healthy foods for people with diabetes: Evidence of environmental disparities. American Journal of Public Health 2004;94(9):1549-1554.
  • Lancaster KJ. Characteristics influencing daily consumption of fruits and vegetables and low-fat dairy products in older adults with hypertension. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 2004;23(4):21-33.
  • Lancaster KJ, Smiciklas-Wright H, Weitzel LB, Mitchell DC, Gilchrist JM, Jensen GL. Hypertension-related dietary patterns of rural older adults. Preventive Medicine. 2004;38(6):812-818.
  • Lancaster KJ, Smiciklas-Wright H, Ahern F, Jensen GL, Heller DA. Dehydration in black and white older adults using diuretics. Annals of Epidemiology. 2003;13(7):525-529.
  • Lancaster KJ, Smiciklas-Wright H, Mitchell DC, Kumanyika S, Mauger D, Palmer J. Food record response rates for African American women: Characteristics and nutrient intakes. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2000;100(12):1532-1535.
  • Lancaster KJ, Smiciklas-Wright H, Ahern F, Achterberg C, Taylor-Davis S. Evaluation of a Nutrition Newsletter By Older Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education 1997; 29(3):145-151.

Courses

  • E33.2061, Research Applications
  • E33.1064, Nutritional Biochemistry
  • E33.2117, Current Research in Nutrition
  • E03.0001, New Student Seminar

Research Interests

  • Nutrition in African Americans
  • Community-based nutrition intervention
  • Neighborhood food availablity
  • nutrition in hypertension and chronic disease
  • nutrition in gerontology