DOUGLAS L. TAREN, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae OFFICE CONTACT ...

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012-

DOUGLAS L. TAREN, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION Office of the Dean, Academic Affairs Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health University of Arizona 1295 N Martin Ave., PO Box 245163 Tucson, AZ 85724 Phone: 520-626-8375 Email: [email protected] Languages: English and Spanish CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION 1976 Bachelor of Science, Department of Microbiology, University of Arizona. Major: Microbiology

Minor: Math/Chemistry 1980 Master of Science, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona. Major: Nutritional

Sciences 1986 Doctor of Philosophy, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. Major: International

Nutrition. Minors: Rural/Developmental Sociology and Parasitology DISSERTATION 1986 Taren D. Effects of Ascaris lumbricoides on the Nutritional Status of Children in Chiriquí Province,

Republic of Panama. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Cornell University, Malden Nesheim, Chair. ADDITIONAL STUDIES: 1989 Perinatal Epidemiology, Summer Course, University of Cambridge, UK. MAJOR FIELDS: Nutrition, Global Health, Maternal and Child Health CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT 1975-79 Research Assistant, Section of Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1979-81 Project Nutritionist, Special Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants and Children, The

Navajo Nation, Tuba City, AZ. 1981 Associate Faculty Member, Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook, AZ. 1982-86 Cornell University

1982 Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell Nutrition Surveillance Program, Division of Nutritional Sciences.

1982 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences. 1982-85 Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences. 1985-86 Research Associate, Division of Nutritional Sciences.

1986-93 University of South Florida 1986-92 Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Family Health, College of

Public Health Coordinator of the Public Health Nutrition Program. 1992 Associate Professor, Department of Community and Family Health, College of

Public Health. 1992-93 Director, Nutritional Assessment Laboratory, College of Public Health.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1993+ University of Arizona

1993/2006+ Associate Professor/Professor, University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health (It was formerly the Arizona Prevention Center in the College of Medicine until January, 2000).

1993+ Faculty Member, Sarver Heart Center, Arizona Cancer Center, Graduate Interdepartmental Program in Nutritional Sciences.

1993-96 Faculty Member, Latin American Studies Center. 1994-98 Deputy Director, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1995 Chief, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Section, Department of Family

and Community Medicine, College of Medicine (Health Education and Health Promotion, Environmental and Occupational Health, Behavioral Health, Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Preventive Medicine Residency).

1995-96 Acting Director, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1996-2000 Director, Nutrition and Physical Activity Unit, (Formerly Global Health Unit)

University of Arizona Prevention Center, College of Medicine. 1996+ Faculty Member, Epidemiology Program. (Formerly Graduate Interdepartmental

Program in Epidemiology. 1997/2006+ Associate Professor/Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of

Arizona (Joint Appointment). 2001-2005 Chair, Graduate Program in Public Health 2006-2010 Director, Maternal and Child Health Training Program 2007+ Faculty Member, Latin American Studies Center 2007+ Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Adjunct Appointments 2001-04 Master of Public Health Program University of New Mexico 2006-07 Boston University 2010+ University of Northern Arizona HONORS AND AWARDS 1977 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Manuscript Award, for the

"Best Manuscript Reporting On a Major Contribution Through Medical Instrumentation To Patient Care."

1980 Arizona Community College Special Teaching Certificate, State Board of Directors for Colleges of Arizona, Teaching fields: Nutritional Sciences and Microbiology.

1980 In Appreciation For Outstanding Dedication and Contribution to Navajo Nutrition. The Navajo Nation.

1982 National Research Service Award, National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.

1989 Delta Omega - National Public Health Honorary Society - Tau Chapter. 1991 Special Recognition, World SHARE, Self Help And Resource Exchange (SHARE), Tampa Bay, for

"Contribution to Public Health" through regular nutritional columns in The Florida Connection. 1995 Honorary Member. Contributions to humanity and to the ideals and service of Rotary. Rotary Club,

Santo Domingo Gazcue, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1997 Special Recognition Award. Western Group on Educational Affairs for: Evaluation of a

comprehensive integrated nutrition curriculum in medical education at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine. (With Thomson C, Marian M, Feldhausen J and Ritenbaugh C.)

1998 Outstanding Research Award. American Association for Cancer Education. 32nd Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, Nov. 5-8, 1998. (Student Paper presented with Jennifer Herl, Ann Taylor and Tamson Bassford.)

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 2002 Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium. “...extraordinary contributions to the success

of the Consortium and maternal and child health training and education in the Rocky Mountain Region. October 3, 2002.

2003 Outstanding Faculty Member, Mortar Board, Inc. National College Senior Honor Society. University of Arizona. April 15, 2003.

2004 Nominated for Outstanding Instructor, College of Public Health, University of Arizona. 2005 Jorge Rodriguez, MD, MPH Memorial Lectureship. Department of Ophthalmology, University of

Arizona. 2011-12 UA Academic Leadership Institute SERVICE Outreach: Local/State Committees: 1987 Member, Task Force on Hunger, Hillsborough Coalition Against Homelessness, Tampa, Florida. 1988 Chairperson, Tampa Dietetics Association, Clinical Dietetics and Research. 1989 Consultant, Children's Weight Reduction Program. Healthline, St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa. 1988-89 Member, Planning Committee for Conference "The Partners in Perinatal Health, Expanding Our

Horizons." Kissimmee, Florida, June 9-11, 1988. 1988-90 Member, Florida Fetal Board Registry 1989-90 Chairperson, Nutrition Section, Florida Public Health Association. 1989-91 Member, Florida's Preterm Labor/ Adverse Outcomes Prevention Work Group 1990-92 Member, Executive Committee, Southeast Regional Medical Education Network (SERMEN). 1990-94 Member, Steering Committee for the Omnibus Study, Pinellas County School Board, Clearwater, Fl.

A 13 year longitudinal study of the kindergarten class of 1990-91. 1994-95 Technical Advisor for International Health Projects. Saguaro Rotary Club, Tucson Arizona

(distributed of 2000 doses of Albendozole in Honduras and a semi-truck load of hospital supplies into Mexico).

1994-95 Various articles for the University Heart Center Newsletter. 1995 Television interview on Healthy Cooking, Channel 13, Tucson, Arizona. 1995-97 Dr. Doug, A column for the 5-A-Day for Better Health Monthly Newsletter. Distributed to more than

600 participants in a peer health education project that last 9 months. 1996 Volunteer. Christmas in April (distribution of food to the 3,500 volunteers who helped rebuild houses

in Tucson). 1996 Judge, International Science and Engineering Fair, Tucson, Arizona. 2001-03 Member, Arizona Public Health Information System. Arizona Turning Point Steering Committee by

the Public Health Information Centers Subcommittee. 2001-02 Technical Advisor, Colli-Olin Charter School, After School Program. Tucson, Arizona. 2001-02 Member, American Diabetes Association, Tour de Cure Planning Committee. 2003 Member, Research Advisory Committee. The Arizona Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy and

Parenting. 2003-04 Member, American Diabetes Association - Tour de Cure Advisory Committee. 2007 Hunger in Tucson, Interfaith Breakfast, Tucson Community Food Bank. 2007 Member, Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Tucson Coalition. 2010-12 Member, Board of Directors, Tucson Community Food Bank. 2011 Arizona Course Equivalency Tracking System (ACETS) Course Reviewer for Community Colleges. Presentations: 1994 Eating for an Active Heart. University Heart Center Golf Tournament Benefit. Carefree, Arizona. 1994 The Women's Health Initiative. The Arizona Dietetics Association Annual Meeting, Mesa, Arizona.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1994 Nutrition Issues of Developing Countries. Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of

International Management. 1994 Eating for an Active Heart. University Heart Center Golf Tournament Benefit. Carefree, Arizona. 1994 Childhood Hunger Cooperative Extension, Tucson, Arizona 1995 Nutrition Issues of Developing Countries. Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of

International Management. 1995 Diet and the Prevention of Heart Disease. Heart Disease Survivors Conference. University Heart

Center, University of Arizona. 1995 Growth Monitoring In service. Pima County WIC Program, Tucson, Arizona. 1995-97 Dr. Doug, A column for the 5-A-Day for Better Health Monthly Newsletter. Distributed to more than

600 participants in a peer health education project that lasted 9 months. 1996 Dietary Changes that may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease. Saguaro Rotary Club. May 1996 1996 Diet in the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease. Green Valley Speakers Series 1996 Diet in the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease. Arizona Prevention Center Public Health

Seminar Series. 1996 Nutritional Issues of Developing Countries, Targets for small interventions. Saguaro Rotary Club. 1996 Growth Monitoring In service. Navajo Nation WIC Program, Shiprock, New Mexico. 1997 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. Mended Hearts

Society. Tucson, Arizona 1997 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. Lions Club of

Tucson. 1998 Breastfeeding and Vertical Transmission of HIV. Public Health Grand Rounds, Tucson Arizona. 1998 Validation of the Southwestern Food Frequency Questionnaire, Cancer Prevention and Control

Seminar Series, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. 1999 Arco Arizona Club, New Dietary Approaches to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk, May 15, 1999. 2000 Saguaro Rotary Club. HIV in Africa, November 27, 2000. 2001 Worked with High School Teachers on an Academic Enrichment Program – Sponsored by NIH. 2003 Mini-Medical School, University of Arizona. Nutrition, Weight and Optimal Aging. 2003 Faculty, Western Regional Conference of Second Harvest Food Bankers, Tucson, Arizona. 2007 Hunger in Tucson, Interfaith Breakfast, Tucson Community Food Bank. 2009 Chocolate and Mood, Rio Rico Seminar Series. Outreach: National/International 1987 Consultant, Health Education Program for Physicians, "Intestinal helminthiasis." Smith, Kline and

French Laboratories. 1987 Member, Workshop on "Health Information and Epidemiology." The Pan American Health

Organization, the Association of Schools of Public Health and the Association of Latin American Schools of Public Health, Caracas, Venezuela.

1990-91 Director of the Gavidia Development Project. A jointly conducted volunteer project between the University of South Florida, the University of the Andes in Merida (Venezuela) and VENUSA, Inc. for providing technical assistance to the town of Gavidia, Venezuela.

1991-92 Consultant, Vitamin A Field Support Project (VITAL), International Science and Technology Institute, with the Republic of Panama's Ministry of Health to develop, implement and evaluate a baseline study of vitamin A deficiency in five provinces.

1994-96 Consultant, Training for Growth Monitoring in the New York State WIC Program: Anthropometric Measurement and Use of the Information to Improve Client Services, The New York State Health Department, Division of Nutrition. A Series of 18 2-day sessions.

1995 Member, American Institute of Nutrition (elected) 1995 Member, American Society for Clinical Nutrition (elected) 1995 Member, Society for International Nutrition Research (elected) 1996 Two Day workshop on Epidemiological Methods: Anthropometry and Survey Techniques. University

of Puebla, School of Medicine, Puebla, Mexico. (30 attendees)

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1998 Consultant, Save the Children Federation. Provide technical expertise on the development of food

security programs. Review USAID Institutional Support Grant. 1998 Workshop Leader, How to weigh and measure children, United States Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Kenyan Medical Research Institute, Bed Net Study, Kisumu, Kenya, August 7, 1998. (30 Attendees)

1998 Workshop leader, How to weigh and measure children, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenyan Medical Research Institute, Placental Malaria and Vertical HIV Transmission Study, Kisumu, Kenya, August 12, 1998.

1998 Faculty, Lipid Disorder Mini-Fellowship. Jointly sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and Pima Heart Associates. December 11-12, 1998 (50 attendees).

1999 Faculty, Virtual Seminar Addressing Nutrition in the Medical Curriculum. Sponsored by East Carolina University School of Medicine. (40 registered users, 387 browsing hits, 851 total hits).

2000 Chairperson, Fourth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods. Tucson, Arizona September 17-20, 2000.

2001+ Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Committee Advisory Board. 2001 Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health, Globalization of the MCH Curriculum Task Force. 2001 MCH Summer Institute, Childhood and Nutrition Physical Activity Courses – Sponsored by the Rocky

Mountain Public Health Education Consortium (RMPHEC) (15 attendees) 2001 MCH Summer Institute, Pro-Seminar 1 – Sponsored by the RMPHEC (6 attendees) 2002 Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), Delphi Process to Determine Core MPH

Competencies 2002 Consultant, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenyan Medical Research Institute,

Kenyan Ministry of Health. A Phase II Open Label Clinical Trial of Maternal Zidovudine/Lamivudine and Nevirapine for Maximal Reduction of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission in Resource Limited Settings Among Breastfeeding Populations.

2002 MCH Summer Institute, Improving the Health of Overweight Children – Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium (RMPHEC) (16 attendees)

2002-03 Member, International Advisory Committee, Fifth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Chiang-Rai, Thailand.

2003-06 Member, International Advisory Committee, Sixth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Copenhagen, Denmark

2003 Engineers with Frontiers. Engineering Nutritional Tools, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, November 16, 2003

2005-06 Member, Food Security Advisory Council, Counterpart International 2006 Rapporteur, WHO Asian Regional Conference on the New Growth Charts, June 5-8. 2007 Consultant, University of California, Irvine. Development of a College of Public Health 2007 Member, Defining Intermediate Trainees Workgroup, HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau 2007-08 Chairperson, MCH Council, American Association of Schools of Public Health 2007-08 Member, ASPH Education Committee, DrPH Workgroup 2008-10 President Elect, (President 2010-2012) Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health 2008+ Advisory Board, Maternal and Child Health Leadership Retreat, University of Illinois, Chicago,

School of Public Health 2009 Session Chair, International Conference of Nutrition. Nutrition and Cancer II, Bangkok, Thailand 2009-10 Member, National Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Award Committee. 2010-11 Member (Resource Person), WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) Monitoring

and Evaluation Subgroup. Joint WHO/PAHO/CDC Meeting on Guidelines for the Assessment of Vitamin A and Iron Status in Populations.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- Outreach: Media 1999 An article I wrote on chocolate was placed on the following news shows: News Services

Reuters, CNN, NBC (a film crew came to Tucson), CBS, Good Morning America, UA Star, American Journal and Constitution (Atlanta), Prevention Books. The following magazines had articles: Walking Magazines, Shape, Red Book, and Cosmopolitan. I and/or Kristen were interviewed on the following shows: Health OnLine, New Orleans Radio, Buffalo NY, Radio, Rosie O'Donnel Show, The Gathering Place with Graham Kerr, and American Medical Association Radio.

Citizenship: Intramural - University of South Florida College Committees 1986-91 Awards and Scholarships Committee, (Chairperson 1989-91) College of Public Health. 1987-92 Committee on Computers, College of Public Health. 1988-91 Committee for Biomedical Research Support Grants, College of Public Health. 1989-92 International Health Committee, College of Public Health. University 1990 Representative, International Studies Program, Visitation Team for the Venezuelan - United States of

America Cultural Programs of Spanish and Study Abroad. 1990-92 Representative to the Southeastern Regional Medical-Nutrition Education Network, (Executive

Committee Member 1990-91). 1990-92 Advisory Committee on Foreign Exchanges and Study Abroad Programs. 1991-92 Academic Computing Committee. Citizenship: Intramural - University of Arizona Departmental 1994-98 Member, Executive Committee, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1995-96 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Family and Community Medicine. 1996-01 Member, Management Team, University of Arizona Prevention Center. 1998-01 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, University of Arizona Prevention Center. 2002 Member, Division Peer Review Committee, Health Promotion Sciences 2002+ Member, MPH Admissions Committee, Health Promotion Sciences 2002+ Member, FCH Concentration Admissions Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health 1994-98 Director, Public Health Nutrition Concentration, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1994-96 Chairperson, Curriculum Committee, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1996-98 Member, Curriculum Committee, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1995-02 Member, Admissions Committee, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1999-02 Co-Director, Family and Child Health Concentration, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. 1999+ Member, Admissions Committee, Family and Child Health Concentration College Committees 1993-94 Member, Executive Committee, International Health Program. 1993-94, 97 Interviewer, Admissions Committee, College of Medicine. 1995-96 Member, CCAPP, Problem Solving Learning Component, College of Medicine.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1995 Course Reviewer, Medical Microbiology. College of Medicine. 1996+ Member, Medical Student Research Program, College of Medicine 1997-98 Interviewer, Admissions Committee, College of Medicine. 1997+ Member, MD-MPH Executive Committee. 2000 Co-Chair, Education Committee - CHAPS 2000 Co-Chair Competency Committee 2001+ College of Public Health Space Committee 2001 Search Committee – Assistant and Associate Professor Positions, COPH 2002 Search Committee – Department Chair, College of Medicine 2002 Search Committee – Division Director – Health Promotion Sciences 2001-02 Co-Chair, Instructional Programs Work Group, COPH Self Study 2002 Member, Competency & Education Committee for Self Study 2002 Co-Chair, Accreditation Instruction Committee 2002+ Faculty Advisor, MPH Internship Conference 2002-06 Chair, Master of Public Health Program Committee 2002-06 Member, Education Committee 2002-06 Member, MPH Internship Manual Sub-Committee 2002+ Member, Space Committee 2003-06 Member, Operations Committee 2005 COPH Building Art Committee 2007 Co-Chair, Search Committee Canyon Ranch Endowed Chair 2007 Member, Search Committee, Dean, College of Public Health 2007+ Member (Ex-officio), Promotion and Tenure Committee 2007+ Member (Ex-officio), Education Committee 2007+ Member, Evaluation Committee 2008 Chair, Search Committee, Public Health Policy and Practice Section Chair 2008+ Member, Community Engagement, Practice and Service Committee 2008+ Member, Resaerch Advisory Committee University Committees 1994-96 Application Reviewer and Speaker, Minority Youth Science Enrichment Program. 1997-98 Member, Admissions Committee, Interdisciplinary Program in Nutritional Sciences. 1998-99 Member, Executive Committee, Interdisciplinary Program in Nutritional Sciences 2000-02 Senator, Faculty Senate Representative for the College of Public Health. 2002+ Member, Arizona Health Sciences Library Advisory Committee 2002+ Member, Office of International Affairs Advisory Committee 2002-06 Member, Graduate Council 2004-06 Graduate College Grievance Committee 2007+ Member, CAAC Committee 2007+ Member, AHSC Interprofessional Education Program 2008+ Member, NCA Accreditation Work Team on Community Engagement 2010+ Member, Cooperative Extension Advisory Committee Citizenship: Extramural 1996 Member, Technical Advisory Board. Technical Assistance to Private Voluntary Organizations for

Community-Level Micronutrient Interventions. Helen Keller International. Funded through the Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation, Bureau for Humanitarian Response, United States Agency for International Development.

1997-99 Member, Binational Task Force on Diabetes Mellitus. 1997-99 Member, Arizona State Department of Economic Security Hunger Advisory Task Force. 1998-00 Chair, Arizona State Office of Nutrition Advisory Committee.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1999 Member, Planning Committee, Second National Lay Health Workers/Promotores Conference. 1999-00 Chairperson, Fourth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Tucson Arizona

(September 17-20, 2000). 2001+ Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Committee Advisory Board. 2001 Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health, Globalization of the MCH Curriculum Task Force. 2001 BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Action and Salvage) Directed the development of the Youth Bike Underground Instructors Manual 2002 Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), Delphi Process to Determine Core MPH

Competencies 2002-03 Member, American Diabetes Association - Tour de Cure Advisory Committee 2002-03 Member, Adolescent Dietary Patterns Advisory Board, NHLBI National Growth and Health Study,

University of California, Berkeley, California. 2003+ Member, Department of Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Advisory Council, Counterpart

International, Washington, DC. 2004 Associations of Schools of Public Health, Expert Panel on curriculum issues related to women’s health

in MPH Programs. 2004 Provide input to the Export Project and the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 2005 Chair Elect, Maternal and Child Health Section, Association of Schools of Public Health 2007-08 Member, Planning Committee, University of Illinois Chicago, UIC MCH Leadership Program. A

retreat to advance maternal and child health scholarship and practice. July 16-18, 2008. 2008 Co-Chair, Internal Review Committee, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Department of Maternal

and Child Health. 2008 Member, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. External

Review Team, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health Maternal and Child Health Program. 2008 Member, Professionalism and Ethics Competency Workgroup, DrPH Competency Workgroup,

Association of Schools of Public Health. Manuscript Reviewer American Journal of Public Health American Journal of Preventive Medicine American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Journal of Applied Anthropology Journal of Food Analysis and Chemistry European Journal of Clinical Nutrition British Journal of Nutrition Public Health Nutrition Preventive Medicine Maternal and Child Health Journal Health Psychology Editorial Boards 1999-02 Nutrition Today 2000+ Public Health Nutrition Grant Reviews 1994 Epidemiology Study Section, Breast Cancer Research Program, U.S. Department of Defense. 1995-96 Small Grants Program Study Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. 1996-99 Epidemiology Study Section Review Annual Reports, Breast Cancer Research, U.S. Department of

Defense.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1999-00 United States Department of Agriculture. Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension

Service National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (USDA-CSREES-NRICGP) for the Improving Human Nutrition for Optimal Health Program.

2000-02 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Call to Action Project - Interventions to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of HIV to the Developing World.

2002 United States Department of Agriculture. Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (USDA-CSREES-NRICGP) for the Improving Human Nutrition for Optimal Health Program.

2002 National Institutes of Health Study Section RO1 Grants Council ZRG1 EDC-3 02 S. Nursing Member Conflict Special Emphasis Panel.

2003-06 National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institutes, Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology, and Methods (SNEM) Integrated Review Group 5 -Study Section, ZRG1 HOP-D (50).

2004 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, AAMC, ASPH, and ATPM Cooperative Agreements, Special Emphasis Panel. 2006 National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources. Study Section, Centers of

Biomedical Research of Excellence (COBREs), ZRR1 R1-8(01). 2008 National Institutes of Health Study Section, Dietary and Physical Activity Assessment Methods,

2009/01 ZRG1 HOP-D (50) R. 2010 National Institutes of Health, Special Emphasis Panel to review applications in response to RFA-CA-

10-006 Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer (U54) and RFA-Ca-10-501 Coordination Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer.

2010 National Institutes of Health, Co-Chair, Special Emphasis Panel Diet and Physical Activity Methodologies: 2011/01 ZRG1 PSE-B (50) R.

2011 Advisory Committee Member, Collaboration Across Borders 3rd Biennial Interprofessional Educational Conference, Tucson, AZ, November 2011.

2011 National Institutes of Health, Member, Special Emphasis Panel, Academic Research Enhancement Award, ZRG1 RPHB-Q (90) A, September 8 2011.

Professional Organizations 1977-94 Member, Registered Microbiologist, National Registry of Microbiologists, Specialties in

Immunology and Parasitology 1980-83 Member, Nutrition Council of Arizona 1980-83 Member, Navajo Nation Nutrition Council 1986-92 Member, Florida Public Health Association 1986+ Member, American Public Health Association, Nutrition Section 1993+ Member, Arizona Public Health Association, Nutrition Section 1994+ Member, American Society of Nutritional Sciences (Formerly the American Institute of

Nutrition) 1994+ Member, American Society of Clinical Nutrition 1994+ Member, Society for International Nutrition Research 1999+ Founding Member, Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium PUBLICATIONS/CREATIVE ACTIVITY Scholarly Books 1. Taren DL, Bryant C & Rose J. School Based Recycling Programs and Florida Food Service Programs.

Florida Department of Education. September 1991, 290 pages. 2. Kent E, Coulter M, & Taren DL. Cooking for Kids, Guidebook I: Planning and Equipping Small Kitchens;

Guidebook II: Food Safety, Injury Prevention, and Child Development Issues. Florida Department of Education. 1994, 140 pages.

3. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. Native Americans in Public Health In Arizona, 1997, 63 pages.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- Textbooks 1. Feldhausen JK, Thomson CA, Duncan D, Taren D. Pediatric Nutrition Handbook. Chapman-Hall, New

York, New York. 1996, 126 pages. 2. Bartlett S, Marion M, Taren D, Muramoto M. Geriatric Nutrition Handbook. Chapman-Hall, New York

1997 172 pages. Book Chapters 1. Taren DL. Hunger and Malnutrition in Children. In Herrington DC (ed.). Condition of Children in

Florida, Center of Policy Studies in Education. Florida State University, June 1991, pps 265-277 . 2. Meurer J, Taren DL. Prevention and Public Health in Obstetrics. In Knupple, R.A. and Drukker, J.E.

(eds.), High Risk Pregnancy. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1992, pps 36-46. 3. Frankenfeld C, Taren DL. The Growth of HIV Infected Children. In Watson R (Eds) Nutrition and AIDS

III. CRC Press, 2000. 4. Taren, DL. Diarrhea and Other GI Diseases. Gershwin, ME, Nestle P. (Eds) Handbook on Nutrition

and Immunity. Humana Press. 2004. 5. Taren DL, Kaminsky RG, Alger J, Mourra M, Mhaskar R, Canfield LM. Comparing local fruits and

vegetables and b-carotene supplements as a vitamin A source for Honduran mothers and infants. In Beta Carotene: Dietary Sources, Cancer and Cognition. Eds. Leiv Haugen and Terje Bjornson, Nova Publishers. 2009.

Refereed Journal Articles +Publication by student advisees, * Based on work as a graduate student 1. Ewy GA, & Taren D. Comparison of Paddle Electrode Paste Used for Defibrillation. Heart and Lung

6:847-850, 1977. 2. Ewy GA, & Taren D. Impedance to Transthoracic Direct Current Discharge: A Model for Testing

Interface Material. Med Instr 12:47-48, 1978. 3. Ewy GA, Thomas ED & Taren D. Electrode system for permanent implantable defibrillators:

Transvenous Catheter Electrode and Subcutaneous Plate Electrodes. Med Instr 12:296-300, 1978. 4. Thomas ED, Ewy GA, & Taren D. Transvenous Catheter Defibrillation: Comparison of a Half

Sinusoidal and Trapezoidal Waveform. Med Instr 12:349-351, 1978. 5. Taren D, & Ewy GA. Relative Contribution of Paddle Electrode Area and Edge Length to Transthoracic

Impedance to Direct Current Defibrillator Discharge. Med Instr 13:183-184, 1979. 6. Ewy GA, & Taren D. Relative Impedance of Gels to Defibrillation Discharge. Med Instr 3:295, 1979. 7. Ewy GA, Hellman D, McClung S, & Taren D. Increased Defibrillation Effectiveness During Expiration.

Circulation 9-12, 1979. 8. Ewy GA, Taren D, Bangert J, McClung S, & Hellman D. Comparison of Myocardial Damage From

Defibrillation Discharges Delivered at Frequent Small Doses or Infrequent Large Doses. Med Instr 14:9-12, 1980.

9. Yakaitis RW, Ewy GA, Otto CW, Taren D, & Moon TE. Influence of Time and Therapy on Ventricular Defibrillation in Dogs. Crit Care Med 8:157-163, 1980.

10. Ewy GA, Hellman DA, McClung S, & Taren D. Influence of Ventilation Phase on Transthoracic Impedance and Defibrillation Effectiveness. Crit Care Med 8:164-166, 1980.

11. *Holland CV, Taren DL, Crompton DWT, Nesheim MC, Sanjur D, Barbeau I, Tucker K, Tiffany, JM, & Rivera G. Intestinal Parasitism as an Indicator of Socioeconomic Environment In Panamanian Children. Social Science and Medicine 26(2):209-213, 1987.

12. *Taren DL, Chvapil M, & Weber CW. Increasing the Breaking Strength of Wounds Exposed to Preoperative Irradiation Using Vitamin E Supplementation. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research 57:133-137, 1987.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 13. Holland CV, Crompton DWT, Taren DL, Nesheim MC, Sanjur D, Barbeau I, Tucker K, Tiffany JM, &

Rivera G. The Epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides Infection in Preschoolers from Chiriqui Province, Panama. Parasitology 95:615-622, 1987.

14. *Taren DL, Nesheim MC, Crompton DWT, Holland CV, Barbeau I, Rivera G, Sanjur D, Tiffany J, & Tucker K. Contribution of Ascariasis to Poor Nutritional Status of Children From Chiriqui Province, Republic of Panama. Parasitology 95:603-613, 1987.

15. Thompson FE, Taren D, Andersen E, Cassela, G, Lambert JKJ, Campbell C, Spicer D, & Dodds J. Within Month Variability in Use of Soup Kitchens in New York State. American Journal of Public Health 78:1298-1301, 1988.

16. Tornambe PE, Hilton GF, Brinton DA, Flood TP, Green S, Sanderson W, Hammer ME, Leff SR, Masciulli L, Morgan CM, Orth DH, Packo KH, Poliner LS, Taren DL, Tiedeman JS, & Yarian DL. Pneumatic Retinopexy. A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Pneumatic Retinopexy with Scleral Buckling. Ophthalmology 96:772-784, 1989

17. Taren DL, & Crompton DWT. Mechanisms for Interactions between Parasitism and Nutritional Status. Clinical Nutrition 8:227-238, 1990.

18. Taren DL, & Schler S. The Nutritional Assessment of the Successfully Aged. Clinical Nutrition 9:7-16, 1990.

19. +Cook M, & Taren DL. The nutritional implications of medication use and misuse in elderly. The Journal of the Florida Medical Association 77(6):606-613, 1990.

20. Taren DL, Clark W, Chernesky M, & Quirk E. Weekly food servings and participation in social programs among low income families. American Journal of Public Health 80(11)1376-1378, 1990.

21. Hilton GF, Tornambe PE, Brinton DA, Flood TP, Green S, Grizzard SW, Hammer ME, Leff SR, Mascuilli L, Morgan CM, Orth DH, Packo KH, Poliner LS, Taren DL, Tiedeman JS, & Yarian DL.: The Complications of Pneumatic Retinopexy. Transactions of the American Ophthalmology Society 88:191-210, 1990.

22. Taren DL, & Graven SN. Nutritional and educational components of prenatal care and their association with low birth weight infants in the Florida prevention of preterm birth program. Public Health Reports 106(4):426-436, 1991.

23. Taren DL, & Graven SN. The sensitivity and specificity of a preterm risk score at various cut-off points. Journal of Perinatology 11(2):130-136, 1991.

24. Tornambe PE, Hilton GF, Brinton DA, Flood TP, Green S, Grizzard SW, Hammer ME, Leff SR, Mascuilli L, Morgan CM, Orth DH, Packo KH, Poliner LS, Taren DL, Tiedeman JS, & Yarian DL. Pneumatic Retinopexy, A two year follow-up study of the multicenter clinical trial comparing pneumatic retinopexy with scleral buckling. Ophthalmology 98:1115-1123, 1991.

25. Hilton GF, Tornambe PE, Brinton DA, Flood TP, Green S, Grizzard SW, Hammer ME, Leff SR, Mascuilli L, Morgan CM, Orth DH, Packo KH, Poliner LS, Taren DL, Tiedeman JS, & Yarian DL. Pneumatic Retinopexy. An Analysis of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications. Retina 11:285-294, 1991.

26. +Beerbower KS, Taren DL, & Jacobson HN. Childhood obesity: An international comparison and implications for management. Part I. Journal of the Florida Public Health Association 3:20-24, 1992.

27. Taren DL, & Crompton DWT. Nutritional Interactions and Parasitosis Part I. Hubei Journal of Preventive Medicine 1992;3(1):40-44 (reprinted in Chinese from Clinical Nutrition).

28. Taren DL, & Crompton DWT. Nutritional Interactions and Parasitosis Part II. Hubei Journal of Preventive Medicine 1992;3(2):18-20 (reprinted in Chinese from Clinical Nutrition).

29. +Beerbower KS, Taren DL, & Jacobson HN. Weight Control Programs for Obese Children, Part II. Journal of the Florida Public Health Association. 4:40-46, 1992

30. *Sanjur D, Crompton DWT, Taren DL, Nesheim MC, Rivera G, Tiffany J, & Williamson ECN. Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Guaymi Indians from Chiriqui, Panama. Medicina & Chirurgie Digestives (France) 19(8): 503-504, 1990.

31. Tornambe PE, Poliner LS, Hovey LJ, & Taren D. Scatter macula photocoagulation for subfoveal neovascular membranes in age related macular degeneration - A pilot study. Retina 12(4):305-24, 1992.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 32. *Taren DL, Sanjur D, Rivera G, Crompton DWT, Nesheim M, Cox JC, & Williamson ECM. Nutritional

status of guaymi indians: Predictors of plasma vitamin a and other indicators of nutritional status. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición 42(2):118-126, 1992.

33. Taren DL, Freeman MB, & Brandenburg N. Evaluation of Dietary and Activity Questionnaires for Elementary School Children. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 699(Oct 29):298-300, 1993.

34. Taren DL, & Chen J. A Positive Association Between Extended Breast-feeding and Growth in Rural Hubei Province, PRC. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 58:862-867, 1993.

35. Grizzard WS, Hilton GF, Hammer ME, & Taren D. A Multivariate Analysis of Anatomic Success of Retinal Detachments Treated with Scleral Buckling. Graefe's Archive Ophthalmology (France) 232:1-7,1994.

36. +Bockaire P, Taren DL, & Patterson AW. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Secondary School Students Toward Obesity in Jamaica. Cajanus 27:22-47, 1994.

37. +Miller K, Duran-Pinales C, Cruz-Lopez A, Morales-Lechuga L, Taren D, & Enriquez JF. Cryptosporidium parvum in Children with Diarrhea in Mexico. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 51:322-325, 1994.

38. Ball TM, & Taren DL. Nutritional Screening of Under-Fives in Malawi: The Road-To-Health Card vs Arm Circumference and Maternal Reporting of Illness. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 41:250-252, 1995.

39. +Chen J, & Taren DL. Early Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in Rural Hubei Province, Peoples Republic of China. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 16:40-48, 1995.

40. Ritenbaugh CK, Thomson CA, Byers JM, Canfield LM, Koff NA, Taren D. Nutrition Curriculum in Medical Education: An Integrated and Comprehensive Approach. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 8:102-110, 1996.

41. Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M, Graver E, Woolf K, Taren D, Teufel N, Alberts D. Sensitivity and Specificity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Eligibility Screening in a Cancer Prevention Clinical Trial. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 6:347-354, 1997.

42. Enriquez FJ, Taren D, Cruz-Lopez A, Muramoto M, Palting JD. Prevalence of fecal microsporidial Encephalitozoon spp. in a children and adults and potential risk factors involved. Clinical Infectious Diseases 26: 1227-9, 1998.

44. Larkey LK, Alatorre C, Buller DB, Morrill C, Buller MK, Taren DL, Sennott-Miller L. Communication strategies for dietary change in a worksite peer educator intervention. Health Education Research 14:777-790, 1999.

45. Taren DL, Tobar M, Hill A, Howell W, Shisslak C, Bell I, Ritenbaugh C. The Association of Energy Intake Bias with Psychological Scores of Women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 53:570-578, 1999.

46. +Bruinsma, Taren DL. Chocolate: food or drug? Journal of the American Dietetics Association 99:1249-56, 1999.

47. +Herl JL, Taren, DL, Taylor AM, Bassford TL. Cancer Prevention Education in US Medical Colleges: A Curricular Assessment. J Cancer Educ 74:214-218, 1999.

48. Canfield L, Taren DL, deKaminsky R, Mahel Z. Short-term ß-carotene supplementation of lactating mothers consuming diets low in vitamin A. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 10:532-538, 1999.

49. Taren DL, de Tobar M, Whitacre R, Graver E, Aickin M, Ritenbaugh C. Evaluation of the Southwest Food Frequency Questionnaire. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 38:515-547, 1999.

50. +Garcia R, Taren DL, Teufel N. Factors Associated with the reproducibility of specific food items from the Southwestern food frequency questionnaire. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 38:549-561, 1999.

51. Taren DL. The Infant Feeding and HIV Transmission Controversy Impacts Public Health Services. Nutrition Today 35:103-106,2000.

52. Buller DB, Morrill C, Taren D, Aickin M, Sennott-Miller L, Buller MK, Larkey L, Alatoree C, Wentzel TM. Randomized trial testing the effect of peer education at increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 91:1491-1500, 1999.

53. Vuckovic N, Ritenbaugh C, Taren DL, Tobar M. A qualitative component for the validation of dietary assessment methods. Journal of the American Dietetics Association 100(9):1023-28, 2000.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 54. +Shrestha AK, Duncan B, Taren D, Canfield LM, Greivenkamp JE, Shrestha N, Shrestha KK. A new

simple inexpensive means of testing functional vitamin A status: The Night Vision Threshold Test (NVTT). A preliminary field-test report. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 46(6):352-356, 2000.

55. Buller D, Buller M, Larkey L, Sennott-Miller L, Taren D, Aickin M, Wentzel T, Morrill C. Implementing a 5 a day peer health educator program for public sector and trades employees. Health Education and Behavior 27:232-240, 2000.

56. +Bruinsma KA, Taren, DL. Dieting, Essential Fatty Acid Intake and Depression. Nutrition Reviews 58(4):98-108, 2000.

57. +Hill AL, Roe DJ, Taren DL, Muramoto ML, Leischow SJ. Efficacy of Transdermal Nicotine in Reducing Post-Cessation Weight Gain in a Hispanic Sample. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2(3):247-254, 2000.

58. Thomson CA, Taren D, Koff N, Marian M, Canfield L, Bassford T, Ritenbaugh C. An integrated nutrition curriculum in medical education: The University of Arizona Experience. Journal of Cancer Education.15:127-129, 2000.

59. Taren DL, Thomson C, Koff NA, Gordon P, Marion M, Callahan P, Fulginiti J, Ritenbaugh C. The Effect of an Integrated Nutrition Curriculum on Medical Student Performance As Measured by an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(6):1107-12, 2001

60. Canfield LM, Kaminsky RG, Taren DL, Shaw E, Sander JK. Red palm oil in the maternal diet increases provitamin A carotenoids in breastmilk and serum of the mother-infant dyad. European Journal of Nutrition 40:30-38, 2001.

61. Staten L, Taren DL, Howell, WH, Tobar M, Poehlman ET, Hill A, Reid PM, Ritenbaugh C. Validation of the Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire using doubly labeled water. Exercise and Sports Science 33(11):1959-67, 2001.

62. Taren D, Dwyer J, Freedman L, Solomons NW. Dietary Assessment Methods: Where do we go from here? Public Health Nutrition2002;5(6a):1001-1003

63. Taren D. The International Conferences on Dietary Assessment Methods. Public Health Nutrition 5(6a):817-819, 2002. (Letter)

64. Taren D. Feedback on WHO/FAO Global report on diet, nutrition and non-communicable diseases. Public Health Nutrition 2003;6(5):425.

65. Taren DL, Duncan B, Shrestha K, Shrestha N, Genaro-Wolf D, Schleicher RL, Pfeiffer CM, Sowell AL, Greivenkamp J, Canfield L. The Night Vision Threshold Test is a Better Predictor of Low Serum Vitamin A Concentrations than Self-Reported Night Blindness in Urban Nepalese Pregnant Women. J Nutrition 134:2573-2578, 2004.

66. Avila-Rodríguez, EH, Avila-Rodríguez A, Araujo-Contreras, JM, Villarreal-Martínez A, Nava-Ortiz E, Arreola-Leyva NM, Retana-Felix L, Flores-Soria R, Taren D, Rivas-Avila E. Evaluación del Estado Nutricio de la Población que acude al Hospital Municipal del Niño de Durango. 1. Deterioro del Crecimiento y Factores Associados. La Salud en Durango 6(2):15-21, 2005.

67. +Sankaranarayanan S, Suárez M, Taren D, Genaro-Wolf D, Duncan B, Shrestha K, Shrestha N, Rosales RJ. The concentration of retinol bound to retinol-binding protein (holo-RBP) increases during late gestation in vitamin A sufficient Nepalese women. J Nutrition 135(12):2817-22, 2005.

68. +Maurer J, Taren, DL, Teixeira PJ, Houtkooper LB, Thomson CA, Lohman TG, Going, SB. The Psychosocial and Behavioral Characteristics Related to Energy Misreporting. Nutrition Reviews 64(2):53-66, 2006.

69. Avila-Rodriguez EA, Avila-Rodriguez, AA, Araujo-Contreras JM, Villarreal-Martinez A, Taren, D. Factores asociados a parasitosis intestinal en niños de la consulta ambulatoria de un hospital asistencial. Revista Mexicana de Pediatría 74(1) 5-8, 2007.

70. +Abbot, JM., Thomson, C., Ranger-Moore, J., Teixeira, PJ, Lohman, TG., Taren, D., Cussler, E., Going, S, Houtkooper, L. The Psychosocial and Behavioral Profile and Predictors of Self-Reported Energy Underreporting in Obese Middle-Aged Women. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 108:114-119, 2008.

71. +Broyles ME, Harris R, Taren, DL. Diabetics Under Report Energy Intake in NHANES III Greater than Non-Diabetics. Open Nutrition Journal 2:54-62, 2008.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 72. Taren DL, Varela F, Dotson JW, Eden J, Egger M, Harper J, Johnson R, Kennedy R, Kent H, Muramoto

M, Peacock JC, Roberts R, Shea-Ramirez J, Streeter N, Velarde L, and the Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium. Developing a University-Workforce Partnership to Address Rural and Frontier MCH Training Needs: the Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium (RMPHEC). Maternal and Child Health Journal DOI 10.1007/s10995-008-0420-7.

73. Avila-Rodríguez AM, Avila-Rodríguez EH, Araujo-Contreras JM, Rivas-Avila E, Taren D, Casanueva E. Patrón de Lactancia Materna en Niños de la Ciudad de Durango, DG., México. Enlaces Académicos 1(1):5-15, 2008.

74. Taren DL, Shrestha R, Pandey P, Makhoul Z, Duncan D. Effectiveness of Two Distribution Schemes for Providing Prenatal Vitamin A Supplementation to Night Blind Nepali Pregnant Women (In preparation).

75. +Makhoul Z, Taren, D, Duncan B, Pandey P, Winzerling J, Thomson C, Muramoto M, Shrestha R. Risk factors associated with anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in rural Nepali pregnant women. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. (Accepted, under revision)

76. Taren D, Almony C, Tecle S, Navarrete L, Ernst, K. Growth of children receiving a dehydrated potato-soy protein concentrate or corn-soy blend as part of a food aid program in northern Senegal. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. Volume 11 No. 4, July 2011 (Online)

77. Taren D. Historical and practical uses of assessing night blindness as an indicator for vitamin A deficiency. In: Meeting report: Priorities in the assessment of vitamin A and iron status in populations, Panama City, Panama, 15–17 September 2010. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2012.

78. +Hanson M, Engleberger L, Duncan B, Taren, D, Mateak H, Johnson E. An evaluation of a nutrition intervention in Kapinga Village on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Pacific Dialogue. (Submitted, Under Review).

79. Rosenthal J, Reedy JC, Frías JL, Alverson CJ, Taren D, Flores A, Mulinare J. Epidemiology of Neural Tube Defects in Latin America: A Review from 1990 to 2010. International Journal of Epidemiology (Submitted, Under Review)

80. Holton K, Taren D, Thomson C, Bennet R, Jones K. The effect of dietary glutamate on fibromyalgia and irritable bowel symptoms. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (In press)

81. O'Shea M, Girón JM, Cabrera L, Lescano AG, Taren D. Public perceptions of intellectual disability in a shantytown community in Lima, Peru. Journal of International Health (Accepted with Revisions, revisions submitted and still under review).

Other Journal Articles 1. Taren, D, Duncan B, Greivenkamp J, Medlin L, Campbell B, Canfield L, Shrestha K, Shrestha N, Mwela

C, Siamusantu W. Appropriate technology for measuring night blindness: The Night Vision Threshold Test and a portable dark room.. Sight and Life Newsletter. April 2001.

2. Medlin L, Taren D, Campbell B, Gibson S, Araiza D. A portable darkroom for dark adaptation and to assess night blindness. Sight and Life Newsletter. February 2003.

3. +Morris, K, Taren DL. Eating Your Way To Happiness: Chocolate, Brain Metabolism and Mood. The Karger Gazette 68:5-7, 2005.

4. +Shrestha R, Taren DL. Lead Toxicity: An Under Appreciated Harm for Refugee Children Entering the USA. In: Nutrition Information in Crises Situations. United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition, Report No. 16, March 2008.

Peer Reviewed Abstracts 1. Ewy GA, & Taren D. Comparison of Electrode Paste Used for Defibrillation. Proceedings of the AAMI

12th Annual Meeting (1977) p. 405. 2. Thomas ED, Ewy GA, & Taren D. Transvenous Catheter Defibrillation: Comparison of a Half Sinusoidal

and Trapezoidal Waveform. Proceedings of the AAMI 12th Annual Meeting (1977), p. 406. 3. Ewy GA, Thomas ED, & Taren D. Transvenous Catheter and Subcutaneous Plate Electrodes for

Permanent Implantable Defibrillators. Proceedings of the AAMI 12th Annual Meeting (1977), p. 407.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 4. Ewy GA, & Taren D. Impedance to Transthoracic DC Discharge A Model for Testing Interface Material.

Second Purdue Defibrillation Conference, West Lafayette, Ind., (1977), p. 8. 5. Taren D, Ewy GA, & Bressler R. Effect of Carnitine on Myocardial Necrosis Produced by Direct Current

Countershock. Circ Res (1979), 208A. 6. Taren D, Ewy GA, & Yakaitis. The Effect of Duration of Ventricular Fibrillation on Transthoracic

Impedance to Direct Current Countershock. Med Instr (1980), 14:58. 7. Taren DL, & Nesheim MC. Lactose Absorption and Mouth-To-Cecum Transit Time in Children Infected

with Ascaris lumbricoides. Proceedings of the 1986 FASEB Meetings, St. Louis, MO, Fed Proc (1986), 45:593.

8. Grizzard WS, Hilton FG, Hammer ME, Leaverton PE, Taren DL. The effect of cryopexy on visual outcome and anatomic success; Results of a prospective study of 1000 cases of scleral buckling. The Vitreous Society, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island, December 1987.

9. Sanjur D, Nesheim MC, Taren D, Crompton DWC, & Rivera G. Nutritional and Parasitological Status of Guaymi Indians in Chiriqui, Panama. Proceedings of the 1988 FASEB Meetings, Las Vegas, NV. FASEB Journal #5215, May 15, 1988.

10. Taren DL, Nesheim MC, Crompton DWT, & Sanjur D. Vitamin A Status in Children with Ascariasis. Proceedings of the 1988 FASEB Meetings, Las Vegas, NV. FASEB Journal (1988) #5124, May 15, 1988.

11. Grizzard WS, Hilton GF, Hammer ME, Leaverton PE, Taren DL. Cryopexy is not a risk factor for failure of scleral buckling. Retina Society, Philadelphia, PA, June 1988.

12. Taren D, & Graven S. Risk Factors for Low-Birthweight Infants in Teenage Pregnancies. Proceedings of the National Conference of the American School Health Association, Orlando, FL, September 28, 1988.

13. Barbeau I, Sanjur D, Taren D, Nesheim M, Holland CV, Tiffany J, Tucker K, & Crompton DWT. The Impact of Women's Education and Employment on Traditional Gender Preferences, Allocation of Family Resources and Nutritional Status of Male and Female Children in Panama. Proceedings of the Women In Development (WID) Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov. 1988.

14. Hammer ME, Hilton GF, Grizzard WS, Taren D. An Algorithm to predict failure of scleral buckling surgery. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. 1989 Annual Meeting.

15. Taren D, & Graven S. Prenatal Education as an Important Strategy for Accessing the Percent of Low Birthweight Infants. American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, October 1989.

16. Taren D & Graven S. The Sensitivity and Specificity of Creasy Scores at Various Cutoff Points for Delivering a Low Birthweight Infant. American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, October 1989.

17. Taren D, Clark W, & Chernesky M. Weekly Food Servings and Participation in Social Programs Among Low Income Families. American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, October 1989.

18. Constantine JC, Taren DL, Keel J, Parrino A, Totten C, Moore RE. Increasing Medicaid Client Approval Rates: The Hillsborough Medicaid Compliance Demonstration Project. American Public Health Association, New York, NY, October 1990.

19. Taren DL, Jacobson HN, Innis V, Van Wart J, Eibeck D, McDonough A, Block G, Stanton J, Keast D. Computer Assisted Dietary Assessments for Pregnant Women Participating in the WIC Program. American Public Health Association, New York, NY, October 1990.

20. Grizzard WS, Hilton GF, Hammer ME, Taren DL. Visual Outcome of Retinal Detachment Repaired by Scleral Buckling. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting 1990, Atlanta, GA, October 1990.

21. Hammer ME, Hilton WS, Grizzard WS, Taren DL. Visual Acuity in Scleral Buckling: Prospective Risk Factors. The Retina Society 1990 Annual Meeting. Largo, Florida, October 1990.

22. Sanjur D, Crompton DWT, Nesheim MC, Taren DL. Salud y Nutrición de los Indios Guaymies en Panamá. IX Latinamerican Congress of Nutrition, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 1991.

23. Taren DL, Martis T, Mallott K, Gaetz K. The Nutritional and Social Conditions of Children in the Andean Community of Gavidia, Venezuela. IX Latinamerican Congress of Nutrition, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 1991.

24. Taren DL, Raby S, Lawhead C, Cuffe P. School lunches and the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, November, 1991.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 25. Pentella MA, Taren D, Kwa BA, Pena A. A survey for the presence of cryptosporidium and giardia in

Gavidia Venezuela. Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Orlando, Florida, March 14, 1992.

26. Pentella MA, Taren D, Pena A, Kwa BH. An Evaluation of the DFA Technique for Giardia and Cryptosporidium Compared to Conventional Staining Techniques. XIIIth International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Jomtien, Pattaya, Thailand, November 29-December 4, 1992.

27. Taren DL, Freeman MB, Brandenburg N. Evaluation of Dietary and Activity Questionnaires for Elementary School Children. New York Academy Conference on The Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity. Washington, D.C., March 9-12, 1993.

28. Grizzard S, Johnston R, Hammer D, Taren D. Twin Study of Age Related Macular Degeneration. The Retina Society, San Francisco, Sep 28-Oct 3, 1993.

29. Thomson C, Ritenbaugh C, Taren D. Nutrition handbooks in medical clinical clerkships education: tools for teaching patient education. American Academy of Family Physicians Patient Education Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, November 1993.

30. Thomson C, Ritenbaugh C, Taren D. Clinical nutrition pocket handbooks to enhance nutrition knowledge and practice by medical students during clinical clerkship rotations. FASEB, Anaheim, CA April 1994.

31. Canfield LM, Taren DL, Kaminisky R, and Neilson EM. Short-term supplementation of Honduran mothers with ß-carotene-improvement in retinol status of infants. Oils Fats International Congress, Penang, Malaysia, September 5-8, 1994.

32. Taren DL, de Tobar M. Ventajas y Disventajas de la Lactancia Materna Prolongada: Factores que Influyen en la Nutricion, Crecimiento y Supervivencia. X Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición, Caracas, Venezuela, November 14-18, 1994.

33. Taren, DL, Kaminsky R, Savala G, Neilson EM, Canfield L. Cambios en la concentración de retinol después de proveer suplementos de ß-caroteno a mujeres en lactancia y sus niños. X Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición, Caracas, Venezuela, November 14-18, 1994.

34. Taren DL, de Tobar M, Ritenbaugh C, Teufel N, Aickin M. Portion size differences between NCI's FFQ and the Mexican-American portion of HHANES: Implications for the development of FFQs. The Second International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods. Boston, January 22-24, 1995.

35. Canfield LM, Taren DL, Neilson E. ß-carotene in human milk provides vitamin A for the breast-fed infant. Experimental Biology Meetings, Atlanta, GA, April 1995. (submitted)

36. Canfield LM, Taren, DL. Carotenoids of human milk: Importance to infant health. Experimental Biology Meetings, Atlanta, GA, April 1995.

37. Thomson C, Taren DL, Ritenbaugh C, DeBell R. Nutrition Screening and Medical Nutrition Education Experimental Biology Meetings, Atlanta, GA, April 1995.

38. Lee S, Taren D, Sass S, Porter R. Arizona grown/5 a day for better health promotion program evaluation. American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA November 1995.

39. Miller M, Duncan B, Taren, D. Are heart rates useful in determining caloric expenditures for non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Western Region Pediatric Research Society.

40. Larkey LK, Buller DB, Buller MK, Alatorre C, Morrill C, Sennott-Miller L, Taren D. Social network communication strategies in a worksite peer health education intervention. American Public Health Association, New York, NY, November 1996.

41. Lee S, Taren D, Porter R, Flood T. Estimates of folate intake for women of childbearing age in Arizona. American Public Health Association, New York, NY, November 1996.

42. Lee S, Taren D, Porter R. What should a state nutrition monitoring system be? American Public Health Association, New York, NY, November 1996.

43. Lee S, Taren D, Sass S, Porter R, Graver E, Bender B. Arizona grown/5 a day for better health program promotion evaluation. American Public Health Association, New York, NY, November 1996.

44. Hakim I, Taren D. Cholesterol Levels in Egyption Adolescent Girls. American Heart Association, Los Angeles, CA, November 1995.

45. Thomson C, Taren D, Marion M, Feldhausen J, Ritenbaugh C. Evaluation of a comprehensive integrated nutrition curriculum in medical education at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Western Group on Educational Affairs April 1997 (Received Special Recognition Award).

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 46. Taren DL, Tobar M, Hill A, Howell W, Shisslack C, Bell I, Ritenbaugh C. The association of energy intake

bias with psychological scores of women. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S18, 1998. 47. Taren DL, Tobar M Ritenbaugh C, Graver E, Aickin M. Development and implementation of a bilingual

food frequency questionnaire. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S83, 1998. 48. Taren DL, Tucker K, Price T. Underestimating energy intake is confounded with cardiovascular risk

factors. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S22, 1998. 49. Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M, Taren D. Energy intake estimates from FFQ valid compared to diet records but

not to TEE. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S21, 1998. 50. Muramoto M, Taren D, Hill A, Garcia R, Kolovyansky A. Comparison of three methods to measure

alcohol consumption: food frequency questionnaire, usual quantity frequency, alcohol time line. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S26, 1998.

51. Vuckovic N, Ritenbaugh C, Taren D, Price T. What is a medium portion? Factors influencing perception of portion sizes. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S30, 1998.

52. Vuckovic N, Ritenbaugh C, Tobar M, Taren D. Behavior changes associated with diet recording: identification via focus groups. European J Clin Nutr 52(Suppl 2):S39, 1998.

53. Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M, Taren D, Graver E, Einspahr J, Bogert C, Hart N, Smpliner R, Earnest D, Alberts D. Colon crypt cell labeling index is associated with food intake patterns. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 39:89, 1998.

54. Herl JL, Taren DL, Taylor AM, Bassford TL. A comprehensive assessment of the current status of cancer prevention education (CPE) in U.S. medical schools. American Association for Cancer Education. 32nd Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, Nov. 5-8, 1998.

55. Taylor AM, Marian M, Bassford TL, Taren DL. An integrated approach to teaching medical students about cancer prevention: the initial phases of development. American Association for Cancer Education. 32nd Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, Nov. 5-8, 1998.

56. Costas S Taren D Factors associated with the Accuracy of Reported Energy Expenditure . Western Medical Research Forum, Carmel, CA January 27-30, 1999.

57. Costas S Taren D, Staten L, Hill A. Factors associated with the accuracy of reported energy expenditure. Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology, AFMR National Meeting, Washington, DC, April 17-21, 1999.

58. Burger S, Pierre-Louis J, Benavente L, Khan S, Kiess L, Fidalgo L, MacArthur C, Muita M, Taren D, Hass J. Standardizing measurements of hemoglobin concentration by field workers using the HemacueTM

Method. International Anemia Consultative Group Symposium, Durban, South Africa, March 12, 1999. 59. Costas S, Taren D. Factors associated with the Accuracy of Reported Energy Expenditure. Journal of

Investigative Medicine. 47(2): 9a, 1999. 60. Taren D. Using Spirituality to Reinforce Weight Maintenance Behaviors. International Conference on

Spirituality and Health, Tucson Arizona, April 17, 1999. 61. Bassford TL, Taylor AM, Marian M, Taren DL, Kallan MA. Baseline Assessment of Medical Students'

Cancer Education Prevention and Health Promotion Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. Annual American Association for Cancer Education (AACE). Cleveland OH, October 7-10, 1999.

62. Bassford TL, Taren, DL, Taylor AM, Marian M, Lei T. Developing an Integrated Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion 4-Year Core Curriculum for Medical Students. Annual American Association for Cancer Education (AACE). Cleveland OH, October 7-10, 1999.

63. M. Tobar, A. Hill, D. Taren. Eating Patterns are Associated with Under-Reproting Energy Intake. Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

64. L. Hil1, D.L.Taren, M. Tobar1, A. Kolovyansky. Do Modifications IN the format of Food Frequency Questionnaires Effect Dietary Reports? Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

65. D. Taren, B. Nahlen, A. van Eijk, J. Otieno, A. Misore, Y.P. Shi, R. Steketee. Early Mixed Feedings and Postnatal HIV Transmission IN KISUMU, Kenya. Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

66. C. Frakenfeld, D. Taren, A. van Eijk, B. Nahlen, J. Otieno, A. Misore, Y.P. Shi, R. Steketee. Presence of HIV infection negatively associated with Infant growth in Kisumu, Kenya. Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 67. D. Taren, A. van Eijk, J. Ayisi, J. Otieno, A. Misore, Y.P. Shi, R. Steketee, B. Nahlen. Exclusive

breastfeeding associated with a decreased risk of Postnatal HIV Transmission in Kisumu, Kenya. XIII International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, July 9-14, 2000.

68. C. Frakenfeld, A. van Eijk, J. Otieno, D. Taren, A. Misore, Y.P. Shi, R. Steketee, B. Nahlen. Presence of 69. HIV infection negatively associated with infant growth in Kisumu, Kenya. XIII International AIDS

Conference. Durban, South Africa, July 9-14, 2000.69. 69. Taren DL, Tomkins M , Sell K, Carroll, S. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona WIC Program Initial Staff

Assessment on Perceptions of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Program. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, November 15, 2000.

70. Tamsen L. Bassford, MD; Ann M. Taylor MPH, CHES; Mary Marian MS, RD; Lane P. Johnson MD, MPH; Michael Broyles, BS; Douglas L. Taren, PhD; Jennifer Herl, BS. Synthesis of a comprehensive cancer prevention education curriculum in to the medical education system. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, October 2001.

71. Van’t Hoog A, Otieno J, Marum L, Obare-Okeyo R, Taren D, Misore A, deCock K. Low uptake of services in a pilot Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission (PMCT) Program in Kisumu, western Kenya. XIV International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain July 2002.

72. Taren, D. "Measuring Infant Feeding Practices for Studies on Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission." V International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Chiag-Rai, Thailand, January 2003.

73. Medlin L, Taren D, Campbell B, Gibson S, Araiza D, Duncan B. A Portable Dark Room (PDR) for Dark Adaptation and to assess night blindness. XXI International Vitamin A Consultative Group Meeting, Kathmandu, Nepal, February 2003.

74. B Duncan, D Genaro-Wolf, K Shrestha, N Shrestha, R Schleicher, C Pfeiffer, A Sowell, J Greivenkamp, D Taren. Reported night blindness, the night vision threshold test and serum retinol concentrations as indicators of vitamin A deficiency: How do they compare? XXI International Vitamin A Consultative Group Meeting, Kathmandu, Nepal, February 2003.

75. Sankaranarayanan S, Suarez M, Taren D, Genaro-Wolf D, Pfeiffer C, Sowell A, Rosales FJ. Vitamin A status affects the concentration of free holo-retinol binding protein in pregnant women from Nepal. FASEB April 2004.

76. Dixit N, Stine C, Dixit M, Fenn J and Taren, D. Metabolic Syndrome in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes. The Endocrine Society's 86th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, June 2004.

77. Taren D, Fankem, S, Muramoto M. Weight Loss in Adolescents who Quit Smoking with Bupropion. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 11th Annual Meeting held jointly with the 7th Annual SRNT European Conference. March 20-23, 2005 Prague, Czech Republic.

78. Taren D, Shrestha R, Pandey P, Muramoto M. Measuring Prenatal Tobacco Exposure in Rural Nepalese. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 11th Annual Meeting held jointly with the 7th Annual SRNT European Conference. March 20-23, 2005 Prague, Czech Republic.

79. Maurer J, Lohman T, Houtkooper L, Thomson C, Taren D, Going S, Cussler E, Ricketts J. Psychosocial, Behavioral and Dietary Predictors of Short-Term Weight Loss in Obese Middle-aged Women Differs Between Energy Intake Under- and Overreporters. NAASO 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting, October 15 - 19, 2005.

80. Thomas TK, Taren D, Van Eijk A, Okanda J, Ndila C, Slutsker L, Vulule J, Fowler MG. Is Exclusive Breastfeedin and Abrupt Weaning at 6 Months Resulting in Impaired Weight Gain Among Infants Born To HIV+ Mothers Receiving HAART For 6 Months. 18th International Congress on Nutrition, Nutrition Safari for Innovative Solutions 2005, 19 - 23 September 2005, Durban, South Africa.

81. Taren DL. Justifications, Gaps and Needs for New Dietary and Physical Activity Assessment Methods for Children Under Two Years of Age. International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Copenhagen, Denmark. April 27-29, 2006.

82. Surdam J. Wertman F, Taren D. The Impact of Group Prenatal Care on Breastfeeding Duration. CDC 12th Annual MCH Epidemiology Conference, Atlanta Georgia, December 6-8, 2006.

83. Taren DL, Shrestha R, Pandey P, Makhoul Z, Duncan D. Utility And Validity Of The Night Vision Threshold Test (NVTT) In Rural Nepalese Health Posts To Screen Pregnant Women For Night Blindness. Proceedings of the Micronutrient Forum: Consequences and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies. Science Policies and Programs. Defining the Issues. Istanbul, Turkey April 16-18, 2007.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 84. Taren DL, Shrestha R, Pandey P, Makhoul Z, Duncan D. Treatment of Night Blind Pregnant Women With

Low Dose Vitamin A Capsules: A Comparison Between Clinic And Home Based Treatment Programs. Proceedings of the Micronutrient Forum: Consequences and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies. Science Policies and Programs. Defining the Issues. Istanbul, Turkey April 16-18, 2007.

85. Taren DL, Shrestha R, Pandey P, Makhoul Z, Duncan D. Initial Severity Of Night Blindness Modifies Response To Four Weekly Doses Of 25,000 IU of Vitamin A In Night Blind Pregnant Women. Proceedings of the Micronutrient Forum: Consequences and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies. Science Policies and Programs. Defining the Issues. Istanbul, Turkey April 16-18, 2007.

86. Wennerstrom AB, De Zapien J. Aranda P, ,Ortega MA, Sabo A, Ingram M, Taren D. Corporate social responsibility in agriculture: Can in work in Sonora, Mexico? American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington DC, November 2007.

87. Almony C, Taren D, Labita L, Diop M, Menard S, Faber . An operational research study on the nutritional impact of dehydrated potato flakes and isolated soy protein in the department of Podor, Northern Senegal, West Africa: phase 1. United States Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium. Public Health Strategies for the New Millennium, June 9-12, 2008.

88. Reedy JC, Rosenthal J, Taren D. Epidemiology of neural tube defects in Latin America: a systematic review from 1990 to 2007. United States Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium. Public Health Strategies for the New Millennium, June 9-12, 2008.

89. Hill A, Taren D, Johnson RM, Kennedy K, Roberts R. Practice-based learning model in leadership and MCH for the Rocky Mountain public health professionals. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting October 28, 2008.

90. Wennerstrom AB, Guernsey de Zapien J, Rosales C, Taren D. Peak oil and decreasing agricultural outputs: Exposing and impending public health crises. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting October 28, 2008.

91. Taren D, Tecle S, Almony C, Navarrete L, Ernst, K. Growth of children receiving a dehydrated potato-soy protein blend or a corn-soy blend as part of a food aid program. International Congress of Nutrition, Bangkok Thailand, October 2009.

92. Taren D, Tecle S, Almony C, Navarrete L. Food habits of Senegalese families receiving humanitarian food assistance. International Congress of Nutrition, Bangkok Thailand, October 2009.

93. Gerald J, Tisch C, Beaudrie A, Taren, D and Hakim I. A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health: Toward an Educated Citizenry. Arizona Public Health Association, Phoenix AZ, September 2009.

94. Barker G, Coe K, Campos-Outcalt D, Foote J, Hakim I, Taren D. A Phoenix Based MPH Program in Public Health Practice. Arizona Public Health Association, Phoenix AZ, September 2009.

95. Cutshaw C, Anita S, McDonald K, Duncan B, Perry N, Taren D, Wiist W, Yaden D. Evaluation of Arizona’s First Things First Program: Incorporating Health and School Readiness Measures. Arizona Public Health Association, Phoenix AZ, September 2009.

96. Rosenthal J, Reedy JC, Taren D, Alverson CJ, Flores A, Frías JL. Epidemiology of Neural Tube Defects in Latin America and the Impact of Fortification in the Region. 7th International Conference on Neural Tube Defects, Austin, TX Nov 2011.

97. Murphy J, Tomasa L, Theodorou A, Michaels C, Coleman N, Taren D. Student Perceptions of Large Scale Interprofessional Education Events. ACCP Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2011.

98. Tomasa LT, Murphy JE, Michales CL, Taren DL, Coleman N, Theodorou AA. From Silos to Collaborative Teams: Deconstructing, Rebuilding, and Growth. Collaboration Across Borders 3rd Biennial Interprofessional Educational Conference, Tucson, AZ, November 2011.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS 1980 Electrolyte Balance and Athletic Performance. Sixth Annual Sports Medicine Symposium,

Sponsored by the Arizona Medical Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Phoenix, AZ. 1980. (35 attendees)

1983 Using Variance to Evaluate the Gross Impact of the WIC Program on the Growth of Navajo Preschoolers. Navajo Nation WIC Program. 1983. (15 attendees)

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1986 Nutrition and Cultural Food Habits. Invited Lecture presented at Hobart and William Smith College.

1986. Ascariasis and the Nutritional Status of Children. Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar, University of South Florida. (45 attendees)

1986-87 The use and Limitations of the Recommended Dietary Allowances and Dietary Survey Data. Presented to the Dietetic Internship Program at the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital. (10 attendees)

1987 Experiences on Joint Government and University Projects in Health Surveillance. Presented at the workshop on "Health Information and Epidemiology." A joint meeting of representatives of the Pan American Health Organization, the Association of Schools of Public Health and the Association of Latin American Schools of Public Health, Caracas, Venezuela, May 28, 1987. (20 attendees)

1988 Los Criterios para predecer la prematuridad. Presented to the Instituto Costarricenas de Investigación y Ensenanza en Nutrición y Salad, Tres Rios, Costa Rica, January 26, 1988. (30 attendees)

1988 The Role of Parenting in the Development of Nutritional Habits in Children. Partners in Perinatal Health, June 10, 1988, Kissimmee, Fl. (25 attendees)

1988-89 Preterm Labor Prevention: What is Going on in Florida and Across the Nation. 3rd Annual Program Series. A series of 9 lectures throughout Florida State, University of South Florida. (360 attendees)

1989 Childhood Obesity - An Emerging Public Health Issue. Presented lecture on Childhood Obesity at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Public Health Association, Orlando, November 2, 1989. (15 attendees)

1989 Prevention of Preterm Births. Intensive Course in Maternal Nutrition. Sponsored by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Florida and the Office of Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Gainesville, February 1989. (40 attendees)

1989 Demographic Characteristics and Food Availability of Low Income Families. Presented at the Regional Meeting of the Florida Public Health Association, New Port Richy, 1989. (25 attendees)

1989 Nutrition: Food For Life or Mind Over Platter. HRS Hillsborough County AIDS Patient Care and AIDS Program. September 25, 1989. (10 attendees)

1990 Nutrition and AIDS. Women's AIDS Resource Movement (WARM), Tampa AIDS Network, February 17, 1990. (10 attendees)

1990 Obtaining and Interpreting Nutritional Information. Pasco County Public Health Unit, Dade City, Florida, May 31, 1990. (15 attendees)

1991 Improving the Health and Vitality of the Andean Village of Gavidia. Language, Culture, and Society in the Americas Conference, Mérida, Venezuela, February 16, 1991. (35 attendees)

1991 Evaluación del estado nutricional durante el embarazo. Caja de Seguro Social, Republic of Panama, Panama City, Panama, May 2, 1991. (45 attendees)

1991 Prevención, diagnostico y tratamiento para anemia y la carencia de vitamina A en niños. Caja de Seguro Social, Republic of Panama, Panama City, Panama, May 1, 1991. (45 attendees)

1991 Prevención, diagnostico y tratamiento de sobrepeso en niños. Caja de Seguro Social, Republic of Panama, Panama City, Panama, May 1, 1991. (45 attendees)

1991 Malnutrición y parasitosis. Caja de Seguro Social, Republic of Panama, Panama City, Panama, May 2, 1991. (45 attendees)

1991 To Gain or Not to Gain: What Should Pregnant Women Eat? Annual Meeting of the Florida Partners in Perinatal Health. Tampa, Florida, June 22, 1991. (50 attendees)

1991 Using Nutritional Indicators for Evaluation of Rural Development Projects. McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada, October 15, 1991. (30 attendees)

1991 La Relación de vitamina A con morbididad y mortalidad. National Workshop on Micronutrient Deficiencies, Santiago, Republic of Panama, December 2-6, 1991. (50 attendees)

1991 Diagnostico para la carencia de vitamina A. National Workshop on Micronutrient Deficiencies, Santiago, Republic of Panama, December 2-6, 1991.

1993 Taren DL, Freeman MB, Brandenburg N. Evaluation of Dietary and Activity Questionnaires for Elementary School Children. New York Academy Conference on The Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity. Washington, D.C. March 9-12, 1993. (100 attendees)

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1993 Impact of Interventions for One Disease on Another Disease. 4th Millennium Conference on Family

and Community-Based Methods for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Born and Parasitic Diseases. INMED, Washington, DC. June 15-18, 1993. (50 attendees)

1994 Parasitosis and Nutrition. University of Honduras, Medical School Hospital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 19, 1994. (30 attendees)

1994 Ventajas y Disventajas de la Lactancia Materna Prolongada: Factores que Influyen en la Nutricion, Crecimiento y Supervivencia. X Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición, Caracas, Venezuela. November 14-18, 1994. (25 attendees)

1994 Cambios en la concentración de retinol después de proveer suplementos de ß-caroteno a mujeres en lactancia y sus niños. X Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición, Caracas, Venezuela. November 14-18, 1994. (30 attendees)

1994 The Women's Health Initiative. The Arizona Dietetics Association Annual Meeting, Mesa, Arizona, June 9, 1994. (250 attendees)

1994 Vitamin A and Honduras. "Metodos Epidemiologicos de Programas de Nutrición Communitaria" (Epidemiological Methods for Community Nutrition Programs. A six week training program for Honduran Health Workers. Sponsored by the Arizona-Mexico Border Health Foundation, Academy for Educational Development and the Scholarship for Peace Program, U.S. Agency for International Development. (30 attendees)

1995 Vitamin A and Honduras. "Metodos Epidemiologicos de Programas de Nutrición Communitaria" (Epidemiological Methods for Community Nutrition Programs. A six week training program for Honduran Health Workers. Sponsored by the Arizona-Mexico Border Health Foundation, Academy for Educational Development and the Scholarship for Peace Program, U.S. Agency for International Development. (30 attendees)

1995 Portion size differences between NCI's FFQ and the Mexican-American portion of HHANES: Implications for the development of FFQs. The Second International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods. Boston. January 22-24, 1995. (Poster session)

1995 El estado nutricional de micronutrientes en preescolares (Nutritional Status of micronutrients in pre-schools). Primer Congresso Nacional de Alimentacion y Nutrición. Santa Domingo, The Dominican Republic. October 20, 1995. (50 attendees)

1995 La interacción entre parasitos y nutrición (Interaction between parasite and nutrition) . Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña. Santa Domingo, The Dominican Republic. October 20, 1995. (50 attendees)

1995 Nutrición Perinatal, (Perinatal Nutrition). Hospital de Los Niños. Santa Domingo, The Dominican Republic. October 20, 1995. (40 attendees)

1996 Intervention Programs to Reduce Cancer Risk. Nutrition and Cancer. Recent Advances in Prevention and Treatment, Tucson, AZ. March 9, 1996. (75 attendees)

1996 Creating International Cooperation in Public Health Research. Center for Investigation on Nutrition and Development, Hermosillo Mexico. (40 attendees)

1996 Anthropometric Measurements. National Association of WIC Directors. Boston, MA. (75 attendees) 1996 Social network communication strategies in a worksite peer health education intervention. American

Public Health Association, New York, NY, November 1996. (50 attendees) 1997 The role of fruit and vegetable consumption in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness for the Next Millennium. Tucson, Arizona, May 6, 1997. (100 attendees)

1998 Susceptibility of low density lipoproteins to oxidation is association with their fatty acid composition. Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA, April 1998. (Poster session)

1998 Evaluation of a medical school's integrated nutrition curriculum. Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA, April 1998. (60 attendees)

1998 What is the association between milk and soda intake on BMI and school performance in third graders? Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA, April 1998. (Poster session)

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1998 Body composition changes in hispanics after smoking cessation. Federation of American Societies of

Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA, April 1998. (Poster session) 1998 Development and implementation of a bilingual food frequency questionnaire. Third International

Congress on Dietary Methods, Arnhem Netherlands, May 1998. (35 attendees) 1998 Underestimating energy intake is confounded with cardiovascular risk factors. Third International

Congress on Dietary Methods, Arnhem Netherlands, May 1998. (Poster session) 1998 Energy intake estimates from FFQ valid compared to diet records but not to TEE. Third International

Congress on Dietary Methods, Arnhem Netherlands, May 1998. (Poster session) 1998 Comparison of three methods to measure alcohol consumption: food frequency questionnaire, usual

quantity frequency, alcohol time line. Third International Congress on Dietary Methods, Arnhem Netherlands, May 1998. (35 attendees)

1998 What is a medium portion? Factors influencing perception of portion sizes. Third International Congress on Dietary Methods, Arnhem Netherlands, May 1998. (Poster session)

1998 Behavior changes associated with diet recording: identification via focus groups. Third International Congress on Dietary Methods, Arnhem Netherlands, May 1998. (Poster session)

1999 Using Spirituality to Reinforce Weight Maintenance Behaviors. Biennial International Conference on Spirituality, Healing and Health, Tucson, Arizona, April 11-13, 1999. (Poster Session).

1999 The Post MI Patient: What Should I Say About Diet. 25th Annual Primary Care Update March 30, (100 attendees).

1998 Nutrition Workshop, Second National Promotora Conference, Tucson, Arizona, May 26-28, 1999. Working in Partnership with Native American Tribes & Urban Programs. Panel. Research

Conference on Native American Health. The Center for Native American Health, Tucson, Arizona Oct. 9, 1999.

1999 The Association of Milk Intake with Decreased Childhood Obesity. A Special Mini-symposium on the Role of Dairy Products on Weight. Sponsored by Dairy Management Inc. Chicago.

1999 Bassford TL, Taylor AM, Marian M, Taren DL, Kallan MA. Baseline Assessment of Medical Students' Cancer Education Prevention and Health Promotion Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. Annual American Association for Cancer Education (AACE). Cleveland OH, October 7-10, 1999.

1999 Bassford TL, Taren, DL, Taylor AM, Marian M, Lei T. Developing an Integrated Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion 4-Year Core Curriculum for Medical Students. Annual American Association for Cancer Education (AACE). Cleveland OH, October 7-10, 1999.

2000 The Post MI Patient: What Should I Say About Diet. 25th Annual Primary Care Update, University of Arizona, March 30, 2000.

2000 Taren, D. Studies Conducted in Western Kenya. A Special Satellite Seminar titled " Breast Feeding and HIV-1:Future Research Challenge" Sponsored by UNAIDS, CDC, UNICEF and the Africa Centre for Population Studies and Reproductive Health at the XIII World AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa. July 7, 2000.

2000 M. Tobar, A. Hill, D. Taren. Eating Patterns are Associated with Under-Reproting Energy Intake. Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

2000 L. Hill1, D.L.Taren, M. Tobar1, A. Kolovyansky. Do Modifications IN the format of Food Frequency Questionnaires Effect Dietary Reports? Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

2000 D. Taren, B. Nahlen, A. van Eijk, J. Otieno, A. Misore, Y.P. Shi, R. Steketee. Early Mixed Feedings and Postnatal HIV Transmission IN KISUMU, Kenya. Experimental Biology, San Diego, April 2000.

2000 Taren D. Benefits of the Meditterranean Diet. Healthy Heart Conference (60 attendees). 2000 C. Frakenfeld, D. Taren, A. van Eijk, B. Nahlen, J. Otieno, A. Misore, Y.P. Shi, R. Steketee.

Presence of HIV infection negatively associated with Infant growth in Kisumu, Kenya. Experimental Biology, San Diego, Apirl 2000.

2000 State of HIV in Africa. Saguaro Rotary Club (30 attendees). 2000 Taren DL, Tomkins M , Sell K, Carroll, S. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona WIC Program Initial Staff

Assessment on Perceptions of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Program. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, November 15, 2000.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 2001 Taren, D. Building Academic-Community Partnerships, The Rocky Mountain Public Health

Education Consortium, Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health Semi-Annual Meeting, March 2001.

2000 Taren, D. The Globalization of the MCH Curriculum. Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health, Semi-Annual Meeting, November 2001.

2001 Regional Needs and Leadership Programs in Maternal and Child Health” Egger, M, Streeter, N, Standford, J, Taren, D. Presented at Community Improvement through Public Health, Park City Utah, May 9-11.

2003 The Utility of the Night Vision Threshold Test to Screen for Vitamin A Deficiency in Pregnant Nepalese Women. The Prashuti Griha Royal Maternity Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. January 2003.

2003 Measuring Infant Feeding Practices for Studies on Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission. V International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Chiang-Rai, Thailand, January 2003.

2003 Reported night blindness, the night vision threshold test and serum retinol concentrations as indicators of vitamin A deficiency: How do they compare? XXI International Vitamin A Consultative Group Meeting, Marrakech, Morocco, February 2003.

2003 Advances and Challenges in International Nutrition. International Health: Clinical and Community Care - Coming of Age - Celebrating 21 Years. Tucson, Arizona July 26, 2003

2003 Engineering Nutrition Tools. Engineers without Frontiers. Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, November 16, 2003.

2003 Inseguridad alimentaria, hambre y factores asociados en la población infantil que acude al hospital del niño de Durango. Centro de Investigación en Alimentos y Nutrición- Facultad de Medicina- UJED, Hospital Municipal del Niño de Durango. Authors: Avila Rodríguez E.H., Avila Rodríguez A., Araujo Contreras J.M., Villarreal Martínez A., Taren D.

2004 Optimizing Pregnancy Outcomes with Nutritional Interventions. International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC) Western Regional International Health Conference. Tucson, Arizona. January 31, 2004.

2004 Measures of Food Security: Their use for Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation. International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC) Western Regional International Health Conference. Tucson, Arizona. January 31, 2004.

2005 Measuring Prenatal Tobacco Exposure in Rural Nepalese.Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 11th Annual Meeting held jointly with the 7th Annual SRNT European Conference. March 20-23, 2005 Prague, Czech Republic. 2005 Weight Loss In Adolescents Who Quit Smoking With Burpropion. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 11th Annual Meeting held jointly with the 7th Annual SRNT European Conference. March 20-23, 2005 Prague, Czech Republic. 2005 Nutritional Ophthalmology for Sustainable Livelihoods in Developing Countries. Invited Lecturer for

the The Jorge Rodríguez Memorial Lectureship in “Recognition for Contributions to the Nutritional Needs and Visual Health of the People of Nepal”. University of Arizona, Department of Ophthalmology, Tucson, Arizona June 17.

2005 Nutritional Strategies that Save Lives from Diarrheal Diseases. Nepal Nutrition Network. April 14. 2006 Justifications, Gaps and Needs for New Dietary and Physical Activity Assessment Methods for

Children Under Two Years of Age. International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Copenhagen, Denmark. April 27-29, 2006.

2006 Treatment of Night Blind Pregnant women with Low Dose Vitamin A Capsules: Methods and Treatment. June 23. Nepal Nutrition Network.

2007 Utility And Validity Of The Night Vision Threshold Test (NVTT) In Rural Nepalese Health Posts To Screen Pregnant Women For Night Blindness. Proceedings of the Micronutrient Forum: Consequences and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies. Science Policies and Programs. Defining the Issues. Istanbul, Turkey April 16-18, 2007.

2007 Treatment of Night Blind Pregnant Women With Low Dose Vitamin A Capsules: A Comparison Between Clinic And Home Based Treatment Programs. Proceedings of the Micronutrient Forum: Consequences and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies. Science Policies and Programs. Defining the Issues. Istanbul, Turkey April 16-18, 2007.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 2007 Initial Severity Of Night Blindness Modifies Response To Four Weekly Doses Of 25,000 IU of

Vitamin A In Night Blind Pregnant Women. Proceedings of the Micronutrient Forum: Consequences and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies. Science Policies and Programs. Defining the Issues. Istanbul, Turkey April 16-18, 2007.

2008 How can school based interventions make a difference. The Seventh Annual Meeting of the College of Public Health Professionals for the state of Sonora, Mexico. February 8, 2008

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Grants: Principal Investigator 1987 A Comparison of Nutritional Status and Needs Among Members and Non-members of Food

Cooperatives for Low Income Families, Tampa United Methodist Council, $2,000. 1991-92 Principal Investigator. The Establishment of the Reliability, Reproducibility, and the Utility of

the Food Intake Assessment System for the Florida WIC Program. Support from the Florida State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, WIC and Nutrition Services, $9,950.

1992-93 Principal Investigator. Consumption of Dairy Products in Early Childhood and its Role in School Performance and Health. National Dairy Council, $49,518.

1993-94 Principal Investigator. Energy Intake and Weight Gain During Pregnancy, Biomedical Research Support Grant, University of Arizona. $5,000 (including matching funds of $2,500 from the Department of Family and Community Medicine).

1993-95 Principal Investigator. Measurement of Food Intake in Arizona Populations, Arizona Disease Control Research Commission, FY 93-94 $33,995, FY 94-95 $50,074.

1994-95 Principal Investigator. The Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Risk Factors for CVD: Lipid Profile and the Oxidation of LDLs. American Heart Association, Arizona Affiliate. $25,566.

1994-97 Principal Investigator. Nutrition Education in the Medical Curriculum, National Cancer Institute. NIH $166,465.

1995-96 Principal Investigator. The Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Risk Factors for CVD: Lipid Profile and the Oxidation of LDLs. (Follow-up Study) American Heart Association, Arizona Affiliate. $29,000.

1995-99 Principal Investigator. Behavioral Strategies to Reduce Error in Measuring Diet. National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health. $786,082.

1996-97 Principal Investigator. Consumption of Dairy Products in Early Childhood and its Role in School Performance and Health. Dairy Management Inc (Previously the National Dairy Council) $49,518.

1997-02 Co-Principal Development of a Prevention Education Curriculum for Medical School. National Cancer Institute. $700,000 (direct costs).

1999-00 Principal Investigator, Infant feeding and vertical transmission of HIV. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. $5,000 (direct costs). 2000-02 Principal Investigator. Initiation of Single-Dose Nevirapine and Breastfeeding Counseling

to Decrease Perinatal HIV Transmission in Kisumu, Western Kenya. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. $100,000 (direct costs)

2000-02 Principal Investigator. Night Vision Threshold Test to Assess Night Blindness. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. $213,618 (direct costs)

2001-2 Principal Investigator. Development of a Portable Dark Room. Sight and Life Foundation, $20,000 (direct costs).

2001-04 Principal Investigator. Rocky Mountain MCH Workforce Enhancement Program, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, $510,521 2004-06 Principal Investigator, Vitamin A Distribution to Night Blind Pregnant Women, U.S. Centers for

Disease Control, $200,000. 2004-09 MCH Leadership, Education and Workforce Development. Maternal and Child Health Bureau,

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- HRSA, $898,160. 2004-07 Principal Investigator. Trans-border Collaboration to Strengthen the Public Health Infrastructure

and Increase the Health and Competitiveness of Sonora’s Workforce. Association Liaison Office, for University Cooperation in Development, USAID, $292,689

2005-2010 Principal Investigator, Decreasing MCH Disparities Through Graduate Education. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, $1,879,000. 2006-2007 Tribal Academic Health Department, American Association of Schools of Public Health. $80,000 2006-2007 The Health of Migrant Farmworkers and a Model of Social Responsibility of Agricultural

Enterprises. The California Endowment. $40,000 2007-2009 Operational Research Study on the Nutritional Impact of Dehydrated Potato Flake. Counterpart

International and the United States Potato Board. $50,929. 2008-2012 Co-Principal Investigator, First Things First External Evaluation, State of Arizona, $27,000,000. 2010-2011 Principal Investigator. Arizona Demand and Capacity for Early Child Care. State of Arizona,

$1,234,543. 2010-2015 Principal Investigator. Arizona Public Health Training Center. Health Resources and Services

Administration. $3,235,045. Grants: Investigator 1984 Graduate Student, The Health and Nutrition of Guaymi Indians, Division of Nutritional Sciences,

Cornell University. Support from Smith, Kline and French. (M. Nesheim, PI) 1989-92 Principal Faculty Member in Charge of the Nutrition Component. Maternal and Child Health

Training Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $149,999-FY 89-90, $418,499-FY 90-91, $415,000-FY 91-92. (S. Graven, PI)

1987-93 Predictors of Vision and Retinal Detachment after Scleral Buckling Surgery. Grizzard & Hammer.

1989-90 The role of vitamin A and b-Carotene in the pathogenicity of cryptosporidiosis. Support from the College of Public Health Biomedical Research Support Grant, $3,676. (L. Canfield, PI)

1989-93 Investigator and statistical analyst for the Retinal Detachment Study Group, National Multi center Clinical Trials on Pneumatic Retinopexy, American College of Ophthalmology. (W. Grizzard, PI)

1993-94 Nutrition Education in the Medical Curriculum, National Cancer Institute. NIH $166,465. 1993-97 5-A-Day for Better Health Among Overlooked Workers. National Cancer Institute. NIH

$1,575,353. (D. Buller, PI) 1993-97 Women's Health Initiative. National Institutes of Health. $12,143,384. (C. Ritenbaugh, PI) 2002-05 Substance Abuse Distance Learning. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and

Services Administration. $387,807 (M. Muramoto, PI) 2002-04 Cultural Competence in the Context of Type 2 Diabetes: An Internet Educational Intervention for

Health Care Providers. NIDDK. (PI: Randa Kutob). 2005-07 Tobacco use by Nepali Pregnant Women, American Cancer Society, $14,000 (M. Muramoto, PI) Contracts: 1986-88 Investigator, Evaluation of Florida's Prevention of Preterm Birth Program. College of Public

Health, University South Florida. Support from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, $90,000 and the Florida State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, $24,000.

1987-91 Principal Faculty Member in Charge of the Nutrition Component, "Healthy Beginnings" a program to coordinate maternal and child health care in Florida." Support from the Florida State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, $352,160-FY 87, $325,464-FY 88, $598,720-FY 89, $395,438-FY 90 (Research and Service).

1989-90 Principal Investigator, The Development, Testing, and Evaluation of a Computer Assisted Food Intake Assessment System for the Florida WIC Program. Support from the Florida State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, WIC and Nutrition Services, $30,000.

1990-91 Co-Principal Investigator, The Port Richy Fundamental School Lunch Program. A program to increase school lunch participation and decrease the percent fat and salt in meals by modifying

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the cafeteria environment and lunch menus. Supported by the Pasco County Public School System.

1989-91 Co-Investigator, Evaluation of the GENESIS Prenatal Program. Evaluation of an outpatient program to improve pregnancy outcomes. Support from Tampa General Hospital, $60,000.

1990-91 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Central Florida WIC Peer Counseling Breast-feeding Promotion Program. Supported by the Lake County Public Health Unit, $4,000.

1991 Principal Investigator, School Based Recycling Programs and School Food Services Programs. A program to increase recycling activities in Florida Schools. Supported by the Florida Department of Education, $20,000.

1989-92 Co-Principal Investigator, The Hillsborough County Medicaid Eligibility Demonstration Project. Evaluation of a program to increase Medicaid approval rates for pregnant women. A joint study sponsored by the county government, medicaid office, county department of public assistance, Tampa General Hospital and the College of Public Health, University of South Florida.

1992-93 Co-Principal Investigator. Guides for Equipping a Small Kitchen, Designing Kitchens that Serve Children. Florida Department of Education, $32,000

1994-96 Principal Investigator. Evaluation of the Arizona Grown 5-A-Day for Better Health Promotion Program. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Subcontract from the Arizona Department of Health Services-Office of Nutrition Services. $57,000.

1989-99 Principal Investigator, Growth Patterns of Tohono O'odom Children. An Evaluation of 10 years of Measurements. Indian Health Service. $20,549.

1998-99 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Child Food Questionnaire. Arizona Department of Health Services. $30,800.

1999-02 Principal Investigator. Technical Assistance to the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona to Develop and Implement a National WIC study on the Prevention of Obesity Program within the WIC Program. $75,000 (subcontract), USDA $300,000 Grant.

2001-02 Principal Investigator. Assist and Develop a Program to Prevent Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. $59,400 (direct costs).

OTHER SCHOLARLY WORK 1997 Infant Feeding Policy and Feeding Guide. Indian Health Service Hospital, United States Public

Health Service, Tuba City, AZ. 1980 Belshaw J, Boyce V, Johnson M, Olson B, & Taren D. Annual Report, Navajo WIC Program. 1981 Belshaw J, Taren D, Boyce V, Olson B, & Johnson M. Annual Report, Navajo WIC Program. 1982 Quinn V, Mitchell J, Taren D, Mason J, & Habicht JP. An Outline Plan for Developing a

Nutritional Surveillance System in New York State. Working Paper Series no. 6, Cornell Nutrition Surveillance Program, Ithaca, N.Y.

1985 Crompton DWT, Nesheim MC, Rivera G, Sanjur D, Taren DL, Tiffany JM, & Williamson ECM. Health and Nutrition of Guaymi Indians. A Report of a Survey Carried out in 1984 in Chiriqui, Panama.

1985 Pelletier D, Weber J, Kurz K & Taren D. Technical Documentation for a Nutritional Surveillance System Data Base in New York State. Working Paper no. 41, Cornell Nutrition Surveillance Program, Ithaca, NY.

1986 Taren D, Holland CV, Crompton DWT, Nesheim MC, & Sanjur D. The Effectiveness of a Single Dose of Levamisole in Preschool Children with Polyparasitic Intestinal Infections. A Report of a Field Trial Conducted in Chiriqui, Province, Republic of Panama. Presented to Imperial Chemical Industries, Pharmaceutical Division, Alderley Park, MacClesfield, Cheshire, England.

1987 Taren DL, Thompson FE, Andersen E, Frongillo EA, Lambert JKL, & Scholes JE. Monitoring the Use of Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries in New York State. The First Year: July 1985-June 1986. Cornell Nutrition Surveillance Program.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- 1988 Graven SN, & Taren DL. Final Report, Evaluation of the Florida Prevention of Preterm Birth

Program. Presented to the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Maternal and Child Health, and to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.

1990 Contis C, & Taren DL. The Hillsborough Medicaid Assistance Program. Presented to The Department of Public Assistance, The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, and Tampa General Hospital.

1990 Jacobson HN, Taren DL, & Innis VL. The Development, Testing, and Evaluation of a Computer Assisted Food Intake Assessment System for the Florida WIC Program. Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, WIC and Nutrition Services.

1989 Taren DL. Guest Editor, Nutrition and Parasitism. Clinical Nutrition. Nov/Dec 1989. 1992 Taren DL. A monthly nutrition column in The Florida Connection, A monthly publication of

SHARE Tampa Bay. (Distribution to more than 45,000 low and middle income people in Central Florida.) Starting December 1990 through November 1992.

1992 Taren DL, Jacobson HN, & Chen J. Computer Assisted Dietary Assessment (CADA) System. Final Report - Contract MN231, Florida WIC and Nutrition Services.

1993 Taren DL, & Jacobson HN. Consumption of Dairy Products in Early Childhood and its Role in School Performance and Health. Final Report. National Dairy Council and the National Dairy Board.

1996 Native Americans in Public Health. University of Arizona. Supported by a grant from the Kellogg Foundation.

1996 Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health (AzGPPH) Advising. A Video tape for advising faculty who are in the AzGPPH. University of Arizona.

1993 Taren DL, & Jacobson HN. Consumption of Dairy Products in Early Childhood and its Role in School Performance and Health. Final Report. National Dairy Council and the National Dairy Board.

1995 Taren DL, El Mirage Dietary Assessments. Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Nutrition Services.

Taren DL, Evaluation of the Arizona Grown 5-A-Day for Better Health Promotion Campaign. Tucson, AZ.

1997 Taren DL. Development and implementation of a food frequency questionnaire. Proceedings of the Workshop in Dietary Assessment Methodologies: Issues in Data Collection and Analysis. Cornell University and Centro de Investigación de Alimentos y Desarrollo. Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico, November 6, 1997.

1999 Taren DL. Growth Patterns of Tohono O’odom School-Age Children. Indian Health Service, 1999.

1999 Taren DL. Evaluation of a Child Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Arizona WIC Program. Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Nutrition Services, 1999.

2008 Taren D. Vertical Transmission of HIV in Kenya. International Studies Colloquium, University of Arizona. February 2008.

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- STUDENT COMMITTEES University of South Florida Doctoral Students Remi Imeopkarie, PhD (1992) Committee Member Susan Goodrich, PhD (1993) Committee Member Monica Laude, PhD (1993) Committee Member Master of Science Students Carlene Jackson, MSPH (1991) Committee Chairperson Mary Beth Freeman, MSPH (1992) Committee Member Janice Brown, MSPH (1993) Committee Chairperson Maser of Public Health Students Patricia Arick, MPH (1988) Advisor Frances Eury, MPH (1988) Advisor Cynthia Studenic, MPH (1989) Advisor Andrew Walker, MPH (1989) Advisor Fathy Saad, MPH (1992) Advisor Patty Cuffe, MPH (1992) Advisor Philip Bockaire, MPH (1992) Advisor Jing Chen, MPH (1993) Advisor University of Arizona Doctoral Students Mofida El-Khalifa, PhD (1997) Nutritional Sciences, Committee Member Anabel Hill, PhD (1997) Epidemiology, Committee Member Rafael Garcia, PhD (2002) Agriculture Biotechnology, Committee Member Jeongmin Lee, PhD (2002) Nutritional Sciences, Committee Member Kathy Mora, PhD (2005) Nutritional Sciences, Chair Zeina Makhoul, PhD (2007) Nutritional Sciences, Chair Katie Holton, PhD (2010) Nutritional Sciences, Chair Kate McDonald, DrPH, Maternal and Child Health, Committee Member Stephanie Rainie, DrPH, Maternal and Child Health, Committee Member Master of Science Students Sue Cole, MS (1996) Nutritional Sciences, Committee Member Laura Steineger, MS (1997) Nutritional Sciences, Committee Member Kristen Bruinsma, MS (2000) Nutritional Sciences, Chair Cara Frankenfeld, MS (2000) Nutritional Sciences, Chair Hui Shen, MS (2002) Epidemiology, Committee Chairperson Michael Broyles, MS (2002) Epidemiology, Committee Member Ghada Araj, MS (2002) Nutritional Sciences, Chair Master of Public Health Students Zhao Chen, MPH (1995) Advisor Niloufer Randaria, MPH (1995) Advisor Kelly Grekin, MPH (1996) Advisor Don Foster, MPH (1997) Advisor Norton Freedman, MPH (1997) Advisor Backary Drammeh, MPH (1997) Bonnie McEvoy, MPH (1998) Advisor Rajendra Sajjan, MPH (2000) Advisor

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- Shelby Goldberg, MPH Advisor Anak Shrestha, MPH (2000) Advisor Stephanie Costa, MD-MPH Advisor Jennifer Herl, MD-MPH Advisor Kumiko Nakano, MPH (2000) Advisor Kimberly Grogan, MPH (2000) Advisor Jeannine Cheshire, MPH (2001 Advisor Rachael Martin, MPH (2002) Advisor Clara Streeter, MPH (2003) Advisor Elizabeth Ford, MPH (2003) Advisor Mathew Dickson, MPH (2003) Advisor Meighan Moore, MPH (2003) Advisor Malia Crammer, MPH (2003) Advisor Larry Sobel, MPH (2004) Advisor Linda Scheu, MPH (2004) Advisor Katja Gamm, MPH (2004) Advisor Sharayu Rane, MPH (2004) Internship Advisor Samantha Sabo, MPH (2004) Internship Advisor Cynthia Wheeler, MPH (2005) Advisor Ushma Mehta, MPH (2005) Advisor Jeff Silverman, MPH (2005) Advisor Ushma Mehta, MPH (2005) Advisor Larissa Estes, MPH (2005) Advisor Lise Harper, MPH (2005) Advisor Tamara Rhoderick, MPH (2005) Advisor Patricia Magyar, MPH (2006) Advisor Jo Jean Elenes, MPH (2006) Advisor Brian Heller, MPH (2006) Advisor James Hazen, MPH (2006) Advisor Amal Saeed, MPH (2006) Advisor Clarissa Phillips, MPH (2006) Advisor Jessica Surdam, MPH (2007) Advisor Lisa Labita, MPH (2007) Advisor Mariam Toure, MPH (2007) Advisor Jean Domercant, MPH (2007) Advisor Kristina Tiu, MPH Advisor Katie Qutub, MPH (2008) Advisor Renee Newman, MPH (2008) Advisor Veronica Pastore, MPH (2008) Advisor Amanda Mah, MPH (2008) Advisor Rose Pedersen, MPH (2008) Advisor Chandra Almony, MPH (2008) Advisor Marissa Spalding, MPH (2008) Advisor Tenzing Sherpa, MPH (2010) Advisor Zaynah Chowdhury, MPH (2010) Advisor Jill Verbeck, MPH (2010) Advisor Victor Vallet, MPH (2011) Advisor Kaleena Huggins, MPH Advisor Stephanie Baloo, MPH Advisor Lexie-Faye Reed, MPH Advisor

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- Undergraduate Students Honors Program Rhiannon Crain (2001), Ecology Celeste Lopez (2001), Molecular and Cellular Biology Jason Chang (2001), Mechanical and Biosystems Engineering Kyle Tiemeier (2005), Molecular and Cellular Biology Michele O’Shea (2009), Molecular and Cellular Biology Clark Alves (2011 Planned), Interdisciplinary Studies Medical Student Projects Kathy Miller (1997) Cryptosporidium in Puebla Mexico Martha Miller (1998) Energy requirements of children with cerebral palsy Ron Serbin (2000) Congenital malformation registry for the classification of cardiovascular defects Peggy Avina (2003) Community based diabetes prevention program in Costa Rica. Host for Visiting Scholars Mamadu Kante, MD, MPH (Fall 1995) Edward Garrison, PhD, MPH (Summer 1997, 1998) Emilio Bustamante, BS (Summer 2001) Nuriya Ibragimova, BS (Spring 2004) Teresa Ekaete Nwachukwu, MD (Summer 2011) Abimbola Onigbanjo Williams, MPH (Summer 2011) COURSES TAUGHT Northland Pioneer College Lecturer, Human Nutrition. 1981 Cornell University Graduate Teaching Assistant, NS 614 Maternal and Child Nutrition, 1982 University of South Florida Graduate Courses (Year courses taught) PHC 6051 Biostatistics (1987) PHC 6935 Rural Health care in South America (1987) PHC 6934 Public Health Nutrition (1987-1990) PHC 6523 Policies and Practices in Maternal and Child Nutrition (1989) PHC 6522 Biological Role of Nutrition in Health (1989-1991) PHC 7935 Applied Research Methods in Community and Family Health (1989-1992) PHC 6524 Public Health Nutrition For the Adult and Aging Population (1990-1991) PHC 6930 Public Health Seminar (1990-1992) PHC 6526 Nutritional Assessment of Individuals and Communities (1990-1992) Other Instruction Faculty member, Intensive Summer Programs in Health Management, these programs were for persons working in developing countries. (1987-1991) Faculty Member, Field Research Methods in Maternal and Child Health. Sponsored by the University of South Florida and the Jamaican Ministry of Health, Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. (1988)

Douglas Taren, Ph.D. January 2012- Director and Professor, Principios de Epidemiología Perinatal, 1989 (Principles of Perinatal Epidemiology) and Segundo Curso de Métodos Epidemiológicos y Salud Materno-Infantil, 1990 (Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology). Sponsored by the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Teachings in Nutrition and Health (INCIENSA) and the College of Public Health University of South Florida, Tres Ríos, Costa Rica. (1989, 1990) University of Arizona Graduate Courses (Year courses taught) MED 805 Community Nutrition in Community Oriented Primary Care (1993-1997) FCM 578 Public Health Nutrition (1994-1996) FCM 596N International Nutrition (1994, 1995, 1997) FCM 570 Issues and Trends in Public Health (1994) MED 596 Prenatal and Infant Nutrition Elective (1994) PHL 579 Public Health Nutrition II (1995) CPH 578 Public Health Nutrition (1999-2006) CPH 578 Maternal and Child Nutrition (2008, 2009, 2011) CPH 560 International and Community Nutrition (2000-2007, 2009) PHL 599 Public Health Seminar (2000) CPH 533 Global Health (2007-2010) CPH 586 Maternal and Child Health (2010) Co-taught courses (Year courses taught) CPH 683A MCH Summer Institute I (2001-2008) CPH 594A MCH Certificate Practicum (2002-2009) CPH 683B MCH Summer Institute II (2002-2009) CPH 596T Alcohol and Tobacco: Effects in Pregnant and Parenting Women (2005-2009) CPH 596U Alcohol and Tobacco: Effects on Infants and Children (2005-2009) CPH 596V Alcohol and Tobacco: Effects in Adolescents (2005-2009) Residency Coordinator of FCM Residency Nutrition Lectures (1993-1994) Federal, State and Local Nutrition Programs (1993) Nutrition Parasite Interactions (VET SCI too) (1994) Weight Management of Children (1994) Family and Community Medicine Faculty Development Program (1996) Other Instruction Faculty Member, International Health in the Developing World, Annual summer course (1995-2002, 2006-2009) Nutrition Research, Minority High School Science Program (1994) Health Care Issues to visiting Honduran Health Professionals (1994, 1995) Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management International Health Care Management (1994, 1995)

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