Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine
Fellow, Carolina Population Center
Fellow, Division of Nutrition Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Gordon-Larsen’s Curriculum Vitae
Email: Gordon_Larsen@unc.edu
Websites:
http://www.sph.unc.edu/nutr
http://www.cpc.unc.edu/bios/index.php?person=pglarsen
http://myprofile.cos.com/pglarsen

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dannon Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Nutrition Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998–2000
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 1997
M.A., Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 1992
B.A., Anthropology and Psychology, Tulane University, 1989

Fields of Research Interest

Built environment and spatial determinants of diet, physical activity, and obesity
Ethnicity and obesity during adolescence
Health disparities
Physical activity and obesity assessment