{"id":7149,"date":"2019-05-09T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatrightpa.org\/?p=7149"},"modified":"2021-10-30T03:37:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T03:37:42","slug":"research-corner-dr-laura-frank-phd-mph-rd-ldn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/2019\/05\/09\/research-corner-dr-laura-frank-phd-mph-rd-ldn\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Corner: Dr. Laura Frank, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article by:
\nAlissa Smethers PhD, RD, LDN<\/strong><\/p>\n

This month we highlight Dr. Laura Frank, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN<\/strong> who is an Associate Professor of Nutrition at La Salle University. Read below to learn more about her journey in nutrition and research.<\/p>\n

1. Where do you live currently? Is there anything you love about where you’re located?<\/strong>
\nI live in Elkins Park\u2014Cheltenham Township, PA. I love the history (founded in 1682!), sense of community, architecture, greenery, and living just a few miles outside of the wonderful city of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

2. Where are you from originally?<\/strong>
\nBorn in Rochester, NY; grew up in Los Angeles, living in the Philadelphia area since 1982.<\/p>\n

3. I noticed you’re currently an Associate Professor of Nutrition at La Salle University, what are you currently working on\/researching?<\/strong>
\nThe focus of my research and advocacy is the related problems of food insecurity and food waste. At La Salle, I\u2019m working on both by promoting food rescue through a system I developed to notify students of food left over after University events, and I\u2019m researching student food insecurity while working to expand our food pantry with grant support and the involvement of the University community.<\/p>\n

4. Where did you go to school? College, internship, etc.<\/strong>
\nUCLA: BS Public Health, MPH; Temple University: MEd. Counseling Psychology, PhD Health Education\/Counseling. My Dietetic internship was at Martin Luther King County Hospital in Los Angeles, Psychology internship was at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia (I am a PA Licensed Psychologist and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor)<\/p>\n

5. What did you want to do after your studies were completed?<\/strong>
\nAfter my first Master\u2019s, I wanted to work in community nutrition, but ended up in research and then clinical. I went back to school when I realized that I was more interested in counseling and education\u2014then, I was awarded a teaching fellowship and after I started teaching at Temple U I realized that what I really wanted was to be a professor, which I have been since 1994.<\/p>\n

6. Have you published anything professionally?<\/strong>
\nFrank, L.B., \u201cCounseling the Whole Person\u201d chapter in Doing Nutrition Differently, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Wey Court East, Union Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PT, England 2013.<\/p>\n

Frank, L.B., Schall, J.I., Samuel, J., Zemel, B.S., Dougherty, K.A., Tuluc, F., Rutstein, R.M., Stallings, V.M. (2014). Dietary and Supplement Intake of HIV-Infected Children and Young Adults ICAN: Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition Vol 6:4 pp. 221-232. http:\/\/can.sagepub.com\/content\/6\/4\/221.full.pdf<\/p>\n

Frank, L.B., (2013) Impact of Climate Change on the Food Security and Culture of Mongolia, The HEN Post, Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Winter 2013. http:\/\/www.hendpg.org\/docs\/winter_2013_FINAL.pdf<\/p>\n

Frank, L.B., (1999) Community Nutrition Education Outreach for Chester County, PA, Proceedings of the American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, October 1999<\/p>\n

Glanz, K. and Frank, L.B., (1986). Stress, nutrition, and personal health: a workshop for managers, Journal of Nutrition Education Vol. 18:174D<\/p>\n

Haggerty, D.F., Spector, E.B., Lynch, M., Kern, R., Frank, L.B., and Cederbaum, S.D., (1982). Regulation by glucocorticoids of arginase and arginosuccinate synthetase in cultured rat hepatoma cells, Journal of Biological Chemistry Vol. 252, pp. 2246-2253<\/p>\n

7. How do you feel that your work in research has helped in application to real people?<\/strong>
\nMy current research directly helps students who are dealing with food insecurity and improves the sustainability of our campus.<\/p>\n

8. Why did you decide to focus on nutrition as a career?<\/strong>
\nI have always loved food\u2014growing it, reading about it, cooking and eating\u2014I was a pre-med major when I happened to take a nutrition course as an elective. It was like a light bulb going on\u2014bringing together my love of food, fascination with science and health, and desire to help people get and stay healthy.<\/p>\n

9. How do you like to spend your free time?<\/strong>
\nCooking and eating good food, gardening, reading, listening to music, traveling, and martial arts (I have a black belt in Kenpo Karate).<\/p>\n

10. What is your favorite food? Is there anything people be shocked you like or hate?<\/strong>
\nI love just about any food that is well and creatively prepared from good ingredients! I do enjoy eating some chocolate almost every day. People might be shocked to know that I really like Cheese Curls, since they bear no resemblance to any naturally occurring food!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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