- Professor of Nutrition and Food
- B.S., 1978, University of Connecticut, Nutritional Sciences
- M.S., 1984, University of Connecticut, Nutritional Sciences
- Ph.D., 1995, University of Connecticut, Nutritional Sciences
- R.D., Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association
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| Honors |
- Adjunct Faculty, Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center, University of Rhode Island
Teaching Excellence Award, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, URI, 1999
- URI Outreach excellence award, 2004
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| Teaching |
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Provides undergraduate instruction in life span nutrition (adults/older adults);
food, culture and the environment; supervises community and clinical nutrition
field experiences; mentors special projects and honors projects related to nutrition.
Teaches graduate level course in Community Nutrition.
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| Research Interests: Geriatric Nutrition & Food security |
| Nutrition and Aging, Nutritional Assessment in Aging, Food Behavior and Aging, Health Related Public Policy
and Aging, Food Behavior Measurement, Risk Assessment, Food Insecurity, Homelessness and Hunger, Obesity Prevention,
Community Nutrition Assessment. |
| Selected Publications |
- Fey-Yensan, NL, English, C., Museler, H.R. Nutrition to Go: A Nutrition newsletter for older, limited resource,
home delivered meal participants. Journal of Nutrition Education 34:S69-S70, 2002 (Supplement Issue: Nutrition Education
and Older Adults)
- Clark, PG, Nigg, CR, Greene, G, Riebe, D, Saunders, SD, Burbank, P, Dufresne, R English, C, Fen-Yensan, NL,
Garber, C, Lees, F, Luisi, A, Owens, N, Padula, C, Prochaska, J, Rossi, J, Rossi, S, Ruggiero, L, and stillwell, K.
The study of Excercise and Nutrition in Older Rhode Islanders (SENIOR): Translating Theory into Research. Journal of
Health Education Research. April 2002.
- Fey-Yensan, NL, English, C., Museler, H.R and Caldwell, M. Evaluation of a nutrition education newsletter
for home delivered meal participants. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 21(4):39-60, 2002.
- Nigg, C, English, c, Ownes, N, Burbank, P, Connolly-Belanger, A, Dufresne, R, Fey-Yensan, NL, Garber, C, Luisi ,A.
Padula, C, Saunders, S and Clark, P. Health correlates of excercise behaviour and stage change in a community-based excercise
intervention for the elderly: a pilot study. Health Promotion Practice. July 2002, Volume 3, no. 3: 421-428.
- Fey-Yensan, NL, McCormick, LM and English, C. Body image and weight preoccupation in older women: A review.
Healthy Weight Journal 16:68-71, 2002.
- Fey-Yensan, NL, English, C., Belyea, M., Pacheco, H and Schuler, D. Elderly food stamp participants are
different from eligible nonparticpants by level of nutrition risk but not nutrient intake. Journal of the
American Dietetic Association 103:103-107, 2003.
- Padula, CA, Rossi, S, Nigg, C, Lees, F, Fey-Yensan, NL, Greene, G and Clark, P. Using focus groups for instrument
development: application of the trans-theoretical model to fruit and vergetable intake behaviours of older adults. Journal of
Nutrition for the Elderly, Volume22:4:2003
- Fey-Yensan, NL, English, C, Belyea, M., and Pacheco, H. Food stamp program participation and preceived
food insecurity in older adults. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 18:262-267, 2003.
- Fey-Yensan, NL, Kantor, MA, Cohen, N, Laus, MJ, Rice, WS, and English, C. Issues and stratagies related to fruit and
vegetable intake in older adults living in the Northeast region. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, Volume 19:3 July 2004.
- Greene, G, Fey-yensan, NL, Padula, CA, Rossi, S, Rossi, J, and Clark, P. Differences in Psycological variables
by state of change for fruits and vegetables in older adults. Journal for American Dietetic Association, August 2004
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| Most recent grant funded projects |
- Principal Investigator, USDA Senior Nutrition Awareness Project, Food Stamp Nutrition Education
Program Grant. USDA and the State of Rhode Island Department of Human Services. (October 1, 2005 -
September 30, 2006) $510,000.00.
- Prinicipal Investigator, URI patnership in Food, Hunger and Nutrition, Office of the president.
(July 2004 - June 2007) $450,000.00
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