Linda A. Vaughan, PhD, RD, FAND
Director, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion
Professor of Nutrition
Short Bio
Education
- PhD - Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1977
- MSN - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1974
- RD - Registered Dietitian credential, 1974
- BS - Food Science and in Dietetics (dual major), University of California, Davis, CA, 1972
Recent Publications
- Thompson J, Manore MM, Vaughan LA. The Science of Nutrition, 2nd Ed. Benjamin-Cummings. 2010.
- Wharton C and Vaughan LA. Healthy Dining: Eating for Pleasure, Leisure, and Wellness. IN: Payne L, Ainsworth B, Godbey G. Leisure, Physical Activity, and Health. State College, PA: Venture Press. 2010.
- Woolf K, St. Thomas M, Hahn N, Vaughan LA, Carlson AG, and Hinton P. Iron status in highly active and sedentary young women. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 2009: 19:519-535
- Small L, Sidora-Arcoleo K, Vaughan L, Creed-Capsel, J, Chung K-Y, Stevens C. The addition of photographs to dietary diaries: a report of validity and reliability of this dietary intake assessment method with young children. Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition 2009: 1:27-36.
- Woolf K, Reese CE, Mason MP, Beaird LC, Tudor-Locke C, Vaughan L. Physical activity is associated with risk factors for chronic disease across adult women's life cycle. J Am Diet Assoc 2008: 108:948-959.
Research Interests
Nutrient value of food bank distributions; nutritional status of older adults.
Current/Recent Grants and Projects
- Nutrition education for food bank recipients [PI]
Arizona Nutrition Network, AZ Dept Health - $19,974, 2009
- Nutrition education for food bank recipients [PI]
Arizona Nutrition Network, AZ Dept Health - $16,049, 2008
- Nutrition education for homeless children [PI]
Arizona Nutrition Network, AZ Dept Health - $17,158, 2006
- Evaluation of Team Nutrition Interventions in Arizona Schools . [PI]
Arizona Department of Education - $30,977, 2005
- Enhancement of nutrient value of food bank donations and distributions [Co-PI with Evans, R]
United Parcel Service Foundation - $67,000, 2004