Jacqueline A. Vernarelli, Ph.D.

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Instructor

Contact Information

108C Chandlee Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park PA 16802

814-863-3930

(fax) 814-865-5870

jvern@psu.edu

Education

Ph.D. Boston University School of Medicine, 2010
M.S., Georgetown University, 2007

Research Interests

  • Nutritional epidemiology and survey data analysis, particularly using the NHANES
  • Public health nutrition
  • Nutrition and health behavior change

Selected Publications

Vernarelli JA and Lambert JD. Tea consumption is inversely associated with body weight and markers for Metabolic syndrome in U.S. adults, Eur J Nutr. 2012 Jul 10 [epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22777108

Vernarelli JA, Mitchell DC, Hartman TJ, Rolls BJ. Dietary energy density is associated with body weight status and diet quality in U.S. children, J. Nutrn 141(12), 2011. PMID: 22049295

Vernarelli JA, Roberts JS, Hiraki S, Chen CA, Cupples LA, Green RC: Impact of Genetic Risk Assessment for Alzheimer’s Disease on Dietary Supplement Use. Am J Clin Nut 91(5):1402-7, 2010. PMID: 20219963

Book Chapter:

Millen BE and Vernarelli JA: Survey Research Planning and Questionnaire Design in Research: Successful Approaches, 3/e. Monsen ER and Van Horn L, Eds. 2008. Amer. Dietetic Assn. Chicago, IL.

Courses Taught

NUTR 251 Introductory Principles of Nutrition

NUTR 360 Disseminating Nutrition Information

NUTRN 597 Intro to Survey Data Analysis with SAS

Strategic Themes

  • Domains of Health and Behavior
  • Methodology