BIRCWH - Associate, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, RD, LDN

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

My research interests lie in the area of reproductive and minority health, specifically in the area of maternal nutritional status and how it affects birth outcomes. The complex relationship among the many factors that determine birth outcomes and the subsequent health of the infant requires that the research work be addressed by an interdisciplinary approach. I have always been involved in a multidisciplinary team and feel that it is only in this way that we can truly begin to understand complex problems such as prematurity, fetal programming and racial disparities that exist in reproductive outcomes.

FUNDING:

NIH Institute:   National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Title of Project:   Pregnancy Related Weight Gain: A Link to Obesity?
Award Dates:   August 2002 - July 2007
Type of Award:   RO1

BIRCWH MENTOR:

David Savitz, PhD
Professor and Chairman
UNC, Department of Epidemiology
McGavran-Greenberg Hall, CB#7400
Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 966-7427

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science:	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Public Health	1982
Master of Science:	University of North Carolina-Greensboro Food, Nutrition, and Food Service Management	1983
Doctor of Philosophy:	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Major: Nutrition Minor: Epidemiology	1993
Post Doctorate:	NRSA - Carolina Population Center	1994-1995
Fellowship:	Carolina Population Center University of North Carolina Reproductive Epidemiology	1994-1995
Miscellaneous Recognition:	Licensed Nutritionist Registered Dietitian Bilingual Spanish/English

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Dietetic Association

North Carolina Dietetic Association

American Public Health Association

American Society for Nutritional Sciences

Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research

Delta Omega-The Honorary Public Health Society

UNC - School of Public Health Alumni Association

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

Last Updated: 10/12/02
Nielsen SJ, Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "Trends in food locations and sources among adolescents and young adults." Preventive Medicine, (in press). Nielsen SJ, Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "Trends in energy intake in the US between 1977 and 1996: Similar shifts seen across age groups." Obesity Research, (in press). Guendelman S and Siega-Riz AM. "Infant feeding practices and maternal dietary intake among Latino immigrants in California." Journal of Immigrant Health, (in press). Siega-Riz AM, Bodar LM and Savitz DA. "What are pregnant women eating?: Foods contributing most to nutrient intake from a North Carolina Sample." American Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology, (in press). Bodnar LM, Scanlon KM, Cogswell ME, Freedman DS and Siega-Riz AM. "High prevalence of postpartum anemia among U.S. low-income women." American Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology, 185:438-43 (2001). Siega-Riz AM, Cavadini C and Popkin BM. "Three squares or mostly snacks: Nutrient contribution and differences by select meal patterns." Family Economics and Nutrition Review, 13:15-26 (2001). Zizza C, Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "Significant increase in young adults' snacking between 1977-78 and 1994-96 represents a cause for concern!" Preventive Medicine, 32:303-10 (2001). Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "Dietary tends among low socio-economic status women of childbearing ages in the US from 1977-96: a comparison among ethnic groups." JAMWA, 56:44-48 (2001). Siega-Riz AM, Herrmann T, Savitz DA, and Thorp J. "The frequency of eating during pregnancy and its effect on preterm delivery." American Journal of Epidemiology, 153:647-52 (2001). Jahns L, Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "The increasing prevalence of snacking among U.S. children and adolescents from 1977 to 1996." J Pediatrics, 138:493-8 (2001). Popkin BM, Siega-Riz AM, Haines PS and Jahns L. "Where is the Fat? Trends in U.S. Diets 1965-96." Preventive Medicine, 32:245-54 (2001). Siega-Riz AM, Popkin BM and Carson T. "Differences in Food Patterns at Breakfast by Socio- demographic Characteristics Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults in the US." Preventive Medicine, 30:415-424 (2000). Carson T, Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "The benefits of cereal consumption on the total day's intake by age and ethnicity." Cereal Foods World, 44:415-22 (1999). Haines P, Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "The Diet Quality Index-Revised: A measurement instrument for populations." The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 99:697-704 (1999). Popkins BM, Haines PS and Siega-Riz AM. "Dietary patterns and trends in the United States: The UNC-CH approach." Appetite, 32:8-14 (1999). Siega-Riz AM, Adair LS and Hobel CJ. "Maternal hematologic changes during pregnancy and the effect of iron status on preterm delivery in a West Los Angeles population." American Journal of Perinatology, 15:515-22 (1998). Siega-Riz AM and Popkin BM. "The effect of ethnicity on the benefits of ready-to-eat cereal consumption at breakfast." The Journal of Food and Nutrition Science, 28(3):145-52 (1998). Siega-Riz AM, Popkin BM and Carson T. "Trends in breakfast consumption for children in the U.S. from 1965-1991." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67 (Suppl) 748S-56S (1998). Hobel CJ and Siega-Riz AM. "Interventions in The West Los Angeles Prematurity Prevention Project." Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine, 3 (Suppl 1):1-4 (1998). Siega-Riz AM, Popkin BM and Carson T. "Three squares or mostly snacks--What do teens really eat?: A sociodemographic study of meal patterns." The Journal of Adolescent Health, 22:29-36 (1997). Siega-Riz AM and Hobel CJ. "Predictors of poor maternal weight gain from baseline anthropometric, psychosocial, and demographic information in a Hispanic population." The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 97:1264-68 (1997). Popkin BM, Siega-Riz AM and Haines PS. "The nutritional impact of fortification in the United States during the 1970's." Family Economics and Nutrition Review, 9:20-30 (1996). Popkin BM, Siega-Riz AM and Haines PS. "A comparison of dietary trends between racial and socioeconomic groups in the United States." The New England Journal of Medicine, 335:716-20 (1996). Siega-Riz AM, Adair LS and Hobel CJ. "Maternal underweight status and inadequate rate of weight gain in the third trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of preterm delivery." Journal of Nutrition, 126:146-153 (1996). Siega-Riz AM, Adair LS and Hobel CJ. "Institute of Medicine maternal weight gain recommendations and pregnancy outcome in a predominantly Hispanic population." Obstetrics and Gynecology, 84:565-73 (1994) Siega-Riz AM and Adair LS. "Biological determinants of pregnancy weight gain in a Fillipino population." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 57:365-72 (1993).