Lisa R. Pawloski

Associate Professor
Chair, Nutrition and Food Studies

Dr. Pawloski is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies.  She is an expert in childhood obesity and biocultural aspects of health and nutrition among children, adolescents, and young adults.  As a Fulbright Scholar in 1997, she examined the nutritional status of adolescent girls from the Segou Region in Mali, West Africa to explore factors impacting malnutrition in that region.  Her current interests involve exploring the biocultural, geographic, and social determinants of obesity in transitional countries.  Dr. Pawloski has most recently worked and conducted research in Nicaragua, Thailand, Chile, Iraq, and Costa Rica.  

Education

• Ph.D., Anthropology, Indiana University, 1999
• M.A., Anthropology, Indiana University, 1996
• B.A., Biology (Minors: Chemistry and Anthropology), Texas A&M University, 1991

Research

2011-2012

Publications

Pawloski, L.R., Curtin, K.M., Gewa, C., & Attaway, A. (2012). Maternal–child overweight/obesity and undernutrition in Kenya: A geographic analysis. Public Health Nutrition, Available on CJO doi:10.1017/S1368980012000110.

Pawloski, L.R., Thurman, S., Curtin, K.M., & Ruchiwit, M. (2012). Obesity and overweight in the Mekong Basin region: A literature review. Journal of Global Medical Policy and Practices, 4(1), 1-15.

Birerdinc, A., Stepanova, M., Pawloski, L., & Younossi, Z. M. (2011). Caffeine is protective in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04916.x

Moore, J.B., Gaffney, K.F., Pawloski, L.R., Jaimovich, S.P., Campos, M.C. (in press). Maternal-child nutrition practices and pediatric overweight/obesity in US and Chile: A comparative study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Wojtusiak, J., Gewa, C., & Pawloski, L.R. (2011). Dietary Assessment in Africa: Integration with innovative technology. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition, 11(7), 5629-5645.

Pawloski, L.R., Ruchiwit, M., & Markham, S. (2011). The nutrition transition in Thailand: A review of the problem, programs, and policies affecting children and adolescents. Pediatric Nursing, 37, 256-261.

Grants & Contracts

“Health Outcomes for the Mekong Region Basin.” Institute of East Asian Studies and Thammasat University, Grant from National Research University Project of Thailand Office of Higher Education Commission, 2011, $11,600. Co-Investigators: Dr. Lisa Pawloski and Dr. Kevin Curtin.

“Sociographic determinants of obesity among women in Kurdistan." Provost’s Office Summer Funding for Tenured Faculty, 2011, $5000. Pawloski (PI).

“Spatial elements of health outcomes in Kurdistan.” Center for Global Studies, 2011, Kevin Curtin (PI), $5000. Co-investigator.