Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Education
Education
- PhD, 2004, University of Connecticut
- MPH, 2000, University of Massachusetts
- BS, 1995, University of Connecticut
- Lipoprotein Metabolism in Health and Disease (NFS 528)
- Food Systems, Sustainability and Health (NFS 504)
- Macronutrient Metabolism (NFS 440)
Research Areas
- Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Healthy Aging
Representative Publications
- Cottell KE, Dorfman LR, Straight CR, Delmonico MJ, Lofgren IE. 2011. The Effects of Diet Education Plus Light Resistance Training on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging. 15(9):762-767.
- Valente EA, Sheehy ME, Avila JJ, Gutierres JA, Delmonico MJ, Lofgren IE. 2011. The Effect of the Addition of Resistance Training to a Dietary Education Intervention on Apolipoproteins and Dietary Quality in Overweight and Obese Older Adults. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 6:235-241.
- Hirshberg SE, Fernandes J, Melanson KJ, Dwiggins JL, Dimond ES, Lofgren IE. 2011. Dietary Sugars Predict Chronic Disease Risk Factors in College Students. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 26(4):324-334.
- Fernandes JE, Arts J, Dimond B, Lofgren IE. 2013. Predicting coronary heart disease risk by lifestyle choices in college students. Nutrition Research. 33(8):647-52.
- Arts J, Fernandez ML, Lofgren IE. 2014. Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in College Students. Advances in Nutrition. 5(2):177-87.
Contact
- [email protected]
- (401) 874-5706
- 302 Ranger Hall