Postdoctoral Fellows
Janne Boone-Heinonen, Ph.D., MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
boonej@unc.edu
919-966-6158 CB #8120
Education
PhD in Nutrition, Division of Nutrition Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, 2003
BS in Biology, Santa Clara University, 1997
Research Focus
Individual and environmental determinants of physical activity, diet, and obesity, with particular interest in methodological challenges of causal inference in neighborhood health research.
Faculty Preceptors
Drs. Barry M. Popkin (Nutrition) and David K. Guilkey (Economics)
Select Recent Publications
Boone-Heinonen J, Gordon-Larsen P, Guilkey D, Jacobs DR, Jr, Popkin BM. Young adult environmental and physical activity dynamics: The role of residential selectivity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise (under review)
Boone-Heinonen J, Evenson KR, Taber DR, Gordon-Larsen P. (2009) Walking for prevention of cardiovascular disease in men and women: a systematic review of observational studies. Obesity Reviews. 10:204-217.
Boone-Heinonen J, Gordon-Larsen P, Adair LS. (2008) Obesogenic clusters: multidimensional adolescent obesity-related behaviors in the U.S. Annals Behavioral Medicine. 36(3):217-30.
Boone JE, Gordon-Larsen P, Stewart JD, Popkin BM. (2008). Validation of a GIS facilities database: quantification and implications of error. Annals of Epidemiology. 18(5):371-377.
Sheila Fleischhacker, Ph.D., J.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
sfly@email.unc.edu
919-843-9563 CB #7426
Education
J.D. with Certificate in Health Law, Loyola University, Chicago, 2007
Medical Law & Bioethics, European Summer University, University of Toulouse, France, Summer 2006
Ph.D. in Integrative Biosciences/Nutrition Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 2004
B.S. (magna cum laude) in Food and Nutrition/Dietetics with minor in Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 2000
Research Focus
The role of the built environment (access to healthy foods and physical activity) in childhood obesity
Faculty Preceptors
Dr. Alice Ammerman (Nutrition) and Dr. Daniel Rodriguez (Planning)
Select Recent Publications
Fleischhacker S, Ammerman A, Perdue W. Improving legal competencies of public health professionals to apply laws and authorities for obesity prevention and control. J Law Med Ethics. Winter Suppl. (In prep).
Fleischhacker S. Food fight: The battle over re-defining competitive foods. Jour Sch Health. 2007;77(3):147-152.
Fleischhacker S. Weighing the legal and ethical implications of BMI measurments in schools. J Law & Med. Fall 2007.
Mariaelisa Graff, Ph.D., R.D. 
Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
migraff@unc.edu
Tel. 919-966-6784 CB #8120
Education
Ph.D., Nutritional Epidemiology, Emory University, 2006
M.S/R.D., Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Utah, 2000
B.S. Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, 1996
Research Focus
Gene-environment interactions and metabolic risk factors: the influence of lifestyle and social factors with genotype
Faculty Preceptors
Penny Gordon-Larsen (Nutrition) and Kari North (Genetic Epidemiolgy)
Select Recent Publications
M Graff, KM. Yount, U. Ramakrishnan, R. Martorell, and AD. Stein. Childhood nutrition and later fertility: Pathways through pre-pregnant nutrition status and schooling. Demography (accepted 11.12.2008).
HS. Kahn, M Graff, AD Stein. LH Lumey. A fingerprint marker from early gestation associated with diabetes in middle age: The Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study. International Journal of Epidemiology 2009; 38(1):101-109
HS. Kahn, M Graff, I McKeague, P Zybert, AD Stein. LH Lumey. A Fingerprint Characteristic Associated with the Early Prenatal Environment. American Journal of Human Biology 2008; 20(1):59-65.Scott Allen Kelly, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
scottkelly@unc.edu
919-966-0091 CB #7461
Education
Ph.D. Biology, University of California, Riverside, 2008
M.S. Biology, Missouri State University, 2003
Research Focus
Genetic and environmental determinants of voluntary exercise; relationship between voluntary exercise and obesity related diseases
Faculty Preceptors
Dr. Daniel Pomp (Nutrition), Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen (Nutrition)
Select Recent Publications
Hannon RM, Kelly SA, Middleton KM, Kolb EM, Pomp D and Garland T Jr. 2008. Phenotypic effects of the “mini-muscle” allele in a large HR x C57BL/6J mouse backcross. J. Her. 99(4):349-354.
Garland T Jr and Kelly SA. 2006. Phenotypic plasticity and experimental evolution. J. Exp. Biol. 209:2344-2361.
Kelly SA, Czech PP, Wight JT, Blank KM and Garland T Jr. 2006. Experimental evolution and phenotypic plasticity of hindlimb bones in high-activity house mice. J. Morphol. 267(3):360-374.
Brie Turner-McGrievy, Ph.D., M.S., R.D. 
Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
brie@unc.edu
Tel. 919-843-6458 CB #7294
Education
Ph.D., Nutrition, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
M.S/R.D., Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Alabama, 2000
B.Phil., Interdisciplinary Studies, Miami University, 1996
Research Focus
Exploring how an individual’s genetic propensity to prefer certain tastes can affect his or her ability to make dietary changes.
Faculty Preceptors
Deborah Tate, Ph. D. (Nutrition) and Alexei B. Kampov-Polevoi, M.D., Ph.D (Psychiatry)
Select Recent Publications
Turner-McGrievy GM, Campbell MK, Tate DF, Truesdale KP, Bowling JM, Crosby L. Pounds Off Digitally (POD) Study: A randomized podcasting weight loss intervention. AJPM—In Press.
Turner-McGrievy GM, Campbell M. Nutrition Information to the Desktop: A Pilot Online Nutrition Course on Saturated Fat for Public Librarians Increases Knowledge, Expectancies, and Self-Efficacy. J Nutr Educ Behav 2009;41(3):188-93.
Turner-McGrievy GM, Barnard ND, Cohen J, Jenkins DJ, Gloede L, Green AA. Changes in nutrient intake and dietary quality among participants with type 2 diabetes following a low-fat vegan diet or a conventional diabetes diet for 22 weeks. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008;108:1636-45.
Turner-McGrievy GM, Barnard ND, Scialli AR. A 2-Year Randomized Weight Loss Trial Comparing a Vegan Diet to a More Moderate Low-Fat Diet. Obesity. 2007;15:2276-81.
