Dr. Wendy Johnson-Taylor
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DNRC
NIH DIVISION NUTRITION RESEARCH COORDINATION
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 635
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: 301-594-7440
Fax: 301-480-3768
Email: wendyjt@mail.nih.gov
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Current Position:
DNRC Public Health Nutrition and Health Policy Advisor
Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:
Serves as resource on Public Health Nutrition and Minority Nutrition issues for other NIH Institutes and Centers. Jointly plans and conducts Public Health meetings with staff from other Institutes and Centers in order to promote underdeveloped areas of research. Conducts secondary-data analysis of public use data sets (NHANES, NHIS). Speaks to various groups about a variety of Public Health Nutrition topics as requested.
Previous Training and Experience:
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1993-2000)
MPH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1981-1983)
Assistant Professor, Morgan State University (2000-2001)
Nutrition Instructor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University, Durham (1998-2000)
Chief Clinical Dietitian, University of North Carolina Hospitals (1991-1998)
Registered Dietitian
Committees/ Working Groups:
NIH Obesity Research Task Force
Office of Science Technology and Policy (OSTP) Interagency Working Group on Nutritional Sciences, Physical Activity and Obesity co-lead for Communications Sub Group
PROMIS Roadmap Steering Group
HRSA Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Directors – Health Disparities Group
Interagency Working Group on Health Summary Measures
Interagency Working Group on Community Based Participatory Research
NIDDK, Epidemiology Working Group
Other Activities:
Reviewer, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Reviewer, Journal of Health Communication
Reviewer, Obesity
Page last updated: September 01, 2007
