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Neuhouser
Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD
- Professor, Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutch
- Program Head, Cancer Prevention Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
- Affiliate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health
- Core Faculty, Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health
Background
Dr. Marian L. Neuhouser, a nutritional epidemiologist, leads Fred Hutch’s Cancer Prevention Program, the first such National Cancer Institute–funded program in the U.S. Her research focuses on the role of nutrition and energy balance (obesity) in the prevention and survivorship of breast and prostate cancers and other diet-related chronic diseases. She has led or co-led studies ranging from feeding trials to large, population-based studies, including those that are focused on minorities, the elderly and those experiencing health disparities. Her research also focuses on ways to improve how scientists measure and track diet and physical activity among study participants. For example, Dr. Neuhouser is interested in the extent to which novel biological markers of food intake, such as metabolomics, can improve upon self-report measures, such as when participants keep a food journal or fill out a food questionnaire — methods known to have substantial measurement error.
Education
PhD, Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington, 1996
BS, Community Nutrition, University of California, 1980
Current Projects
The FRESH Study
The Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study
Understanding and Preventing Breast Cancer Disparities in Latinas
Nutrition Assessment Shared Resource (NASR)
Diet and Genetic Risk for Prostate Cancer
Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer: Biomarkers and Genetic Variation
Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study