Lisa R. Pawloski
Associate Professor
Chair, Dept. of Global and Community Health
Unit:
Dept. of Global and Community Health
Mail Stop: 5B7
Office Location: Robinson A423A
Phone: 703-993-4628
Email: lpawlosk@gmu.edu
Dr. Lisa Pawloski is an associate professor and chair of the Department
of Global and Community Health in the College of Health and Human Services. She
studied biology and chemistry at Texas A&M, and received a master’s
degree in anthropology from Indiana University. In 1999, she received the
Ph.D. in nutritional anthropology from Indiana University. As a Fulbright
Scholar in 1997, she conducted a study examining the nutritional status,
growth, and development of adolescent girls from the Segou Region in Mali,
West Africa. She has since conducted research concerning biocultural aspects
of health and nutrition among Malian adolescent immigrants living in Paris,
France, nutritional behaviors and growth among Nicaraguan adolescent girls,
and obesity and growth issues among Thai adolescents. In 2005, Dr.
Pawloski received a second Fulbright to continue her study of nutrition
and dietary behaviors among adolescents in suburban Bangkok, Thailand.
With a grant from the University of the District of Columbia, she is currently
working on a project which examines the nutritional status, behavior, and knowledge
of 4th and 5th grade students from two Washington DC schools. Dr. Pawloski
has presented her research findings nationally and internationally and has published
several manuscripts related to nutrition and growth and development in peer reviewed
journals.
Dr. Pawloski coordinates the Nutrition Certificate Program, the Nutrition Minor,
and the Masters of Health Science Concentration in International Health in the
College of Health and Human Services. She is also an Associate Faculty
Member in the Center for Global Studies.
Recent Publications:
Pawloski, L.R. and Kitsantas, P. (2007) In Press. "Classification tree analysis of stunting in Malian adolescent girls" American Journal of Human Biology.
Moore, J.B., Pawloski, L.R., Rodriguez, C., and Baghi, H, Lumbi, L., Zamora,
L. (2007)
"The effects of a nutrition education program on the nutrition self-care
practices of
Nicaraguan Adolescent girls and the nutrition dependent practices of their
mothers".
Self-care and Dependent Care Nursing. 15(1):6-11.
Pawloski, L.R. and Moore, J.B. (2007) "Impact of a Nutrition Intervention
Program on
the Growth and Nutritional Status of Nicaraguan Adolescent Girls.".
Collegium Antropologicum. 31:315-323.
Pawloski, LR (2007) "Effectiveness of a nutrition intervention program in Nicaragua"[Abstract] Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society Congress Proceedings.
Pawloski, L.R. (2007). "Using nutrition education interventions to
improve nutritional
status in developing countries: What is the effect among Nicaraguan adolescent
girls?"
Global Studies Review. Accessed at URL: http://cgs.gmu.edu/documents/3.3.pdf.
Pawloski, L.R. (2006) “Growth data from Thai adolescent girls living in suburban Bangkok: Evidence of Obesity in Thailand?” [Abstract] Abstracts of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association, Anchorage, AK, March 8-9, 2006. P 266.
Pawloski, L.R. (2006) “A comparison of nutritional indicators from Bambara and Fulani girls born in Paris, France and in the Segou Region of Mali.” Nutritional Anthropology: 27-28(1-2/1-2): 13-23.
Alemi, F, Pawloski, LR, Fallon, WF, Tinsley, N (2006) System thinking in a personal context" In: A Thinking Person's Weight Loss and Exercise Program, eds. Alemi and Neuhauser, George Mason University Press. Fairfax,VA
Pawloski, L.R. (2006) Forward, Nutrition Made Incredibly Easy. Lippincott,Williams, and Wilkins.
Recent Presentations:
Pawloski, LR (2007) “The impact of a nutrition
intervention program in Nicaragua” Sigma Theta Tau, International
Nursing Research Congress. Vienna, Austria.
Pawloski, L.R. (2007) Invited Talk, College of Health and Human Services
Research Day “The nutrition transition: A new global health challenge?” George
Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Pawloski, L.R. (2007) Invited talk, January, 2007. GMU Provost Sponsored Vision Series. “Childhood Obesity: A global epidemic?. Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. See URL: http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rid=11276
Pawloski, L.R. (2006) " Obesity in Thailand?: An examination of nutritional data from Thai adolescents living in suburban Bangkok." Society for Nutrition Education Meetings. San Francisco, CA. July, 2006.
Pawloski, L.R. (2006) “Growth data from Thai adolescent girls living in suburban Bangkok: Evidence of Obesity in Thailand?” 31st Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association, Anchorage, AK, March 8-9, 2006.