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Christina Economos, PhD
Christina Economos, PhD, is an assistant professor of Nutrition, School of Nutrition Science and Policy and a Research Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. Dr. Economos received a Bachelor of Science from Boston University, a Master of Science in Applied Physiology and Nutrition from Columbia University and a doctorate in Nutrition Science from Tufts University. Her research efforts focus on the interaction among exercise, diet, body composition, and bone health through longitudinal studies and lifestyle interventions to prevent osteoporosis and obesity, starting early in life. Her work emphasizes on techniques that accurately measure and interventions that optimally develop and preserve skeletal muscle and bone mass throughout the lifespan.
Dr. Economos is the Principal Investigator of two large children's studies. The BONES Project, a $2.5 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health, is targeting 1,200 early elementary school children. The intervention includes physical activity and calcium-rich snacks to increase bone density and muscular strength as well as active learning to promote self-esteem and confidence in first through third graders. Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart, Play Hard, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a $1.5 million obesity prevention intervention study targeting first through third graders. She also directs The Tufts Longitudinal Study, which is researching the relationships between health knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and physiologic outcomes of college-age students over time. Dr. Economos is dedicated to the continuous development of communication strategies and public health policies that deal with the complex relationships between nutrition, health, disease and human performance.
Prior to joining Tufts, Dr. Economos directed the country's largest statewide osteoporosis prevention initiative for two years. In addition to her teaching and research, she serves on the Massachusetts Osteoporosis Awareness Program Advisory Committee and is a past appointed member of the Massachusetts Governor's Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports.
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