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Lisa R. Pawloski, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair, Global and Community Health
Unit: Department of Global and Community Health
Mail Stop: 5B7
Office Location: Robinson B423A
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:
Kim CH, Kallman JB, Bai C, Pawloski L, Gewa C, Arsalla A, SabatellaME, Younossi ZM In Press. (2008) “Nutritional Assessments ofPatients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease” Obesity Surgery.
Moore, J.B., Pawloski, L., Rodriguez, C., Lumbi., and Ailinger, R(2008) In Press. “The effect of a nutrition education program on the nutritional knowledge, hemoglobin levels, and nutritional status of Nicaraguan adolescent girls.” Public Health Nursing.
Pawloski, L.R., Ruchiwit M, Pakapong Y. (2008) “Growth data from Thai adolescent girls: A transition from under to over nutrition?” Annals of Human Biology. 35:378-385.
Pawloski, L.R. and Kitsantas, P. (2008). "Classification tree analysis of stunting in Malian adolescent girls" American Journal of Human Biology. 20:285-292.
Pawloski, L.R. (2007). "Using nutrition education interventions to improve nutritional status in developing countries: What is the effect among Nicaraguan adolescent girls?" Center for Global StudiesReview.3:10-12. at URL: http://cgs.gmu.edu/publications/gsr/3.3.pdf
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, 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.
Recent Presentations:
Pawloski LR (2008) “The nutrition transition: A new global health challenge?” Faculty of Nursing, Pontifica Universidad Catolicade Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Kitsantas P, Pawloski LR (2008) “Assessing determinants of stunting among Malian adolescent girls using classification trees” Human Biology Association Meetings. Columbus, OH.
Moore JB, Pawloski (2008) “Childhood obesity: The effect of a nutrition education program ‘Color My Pyramid’ nutrition knowledge, self-care practices, physical activity, and nutrition status” 10thWorldCongress on Self-care Deficit Nursing Theory, Vancouver, Canada.
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, GMU Provost Sponsored Vision Series. “Childhood Obesity: A global epidemic?. Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.