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Alison D. Gernand
Alison D. Gernand
Associate Professor
Summary Statement
Micronutrients and pregnancy; placenta; adverse pregnancy outcomes; plasma volume; public health issues in low- and middle-income countries.
Department
Education
Currently Accepting Graduate Students
Phone
Email
Office Address
224 Chandlee Lab
University Park, PA 16802
University Park, PA 16802
Fax
814-863-6103
Professional Credentials
PhD, MPH, RD
Affiliations
- Center for Reproductive Biology and Health (CRBH), Penn State
- Center for Women's Health Research
Interests
- Micronutrient deficiencies (in particular, vitamin D)
- Pregnancy and prepregnancy maternal nutritional status
- Placenta (growth, vascular development and angiogenesis, pathology)
- Adverse pregnancy outcomes (fetal growth restriction and SGA, preeclampsia, preterm birth)
- Plasma volume and biomarker concentrations
- Public health issues in low-income and middle-income countries
Grants and Research Projects
- Micronutrient deficiencies (in particular, vitamin D)
- Pregnancy and prepregnancy maternal nutritional status
- Placenta (growth, vascular development and angiogenesis, pathology)
- Adverse pregnancy outcomes (fetal growth restriction and SGA, preeclampsia, preterm birth)
- Plasma volume and biomarker concentrations
- Public health issues in low-income and middle-income countries
Publications
Additional Information
Courses Taught
- NUTR 451 - Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle
- NUTR 456 - Community Nutrition
- NUTR 511 - Maternal and Child Nutrition
- NUTR 583 - Nutritional Epidemiology