University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
http://www.sph.umn.edu/
612-624-6669

Jamie S Stang, PhD, MPH, RD

Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

PhD, Nutrition - University of Minnesota

MPH, Public Health Nutrition - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

BS, Community Dietetics - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

Courses

Spring 2012
PUBH  7994  Master's Project: PubH Nutr (Section 002)

Research Interests:

Gestational diabetes prevention and treatment; Maternal and child health and nutrition; Community-based participatory research; Nutrition in children with special health care needs.

Research Projects

Jamie S Stang

Mailing Address:
Division of Epidemiology
1300 South Second Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Phone (Work): 626-0351
Or: Sharanya Johnson, 626-7935, sharanya@umn.edu

Email:

Selected Publications:

Heim S, Bauer K, Stang J, Ireland M. Creating healthy home food environments through a garden-based community intervention (J Nutr Ed Behav).


Stang J, Taft-Bayerl C. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Child and Adolescent Nutrition Assistance Programs. J Am Diet Assn. 2010;110(5):791-799.


Stang J, Hoss K, Story M. Health claims made in infant formula advertisements in pregnancy and early parenting magazines: A content analysis. Infant, Child Adol Nutr. 2010;2(1):16-25.


Stang J. Improving Health among American Indians through Environmentally-focused Nutrition Interventions.  J Am Diet Assn. 2009;109:1528-1531.


Heim S, Stang J, Ireland M. A Garden Pilot Project Enhances Fruit & Vegetable Consumption Among Children. J Am Diet Assn. 2009;109:1220-1226.


Stang J, Kong A, Story M, Eisenberg M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Eating and Weight Related Patterns and Behaviors of Hmong Youth. J Am Diet Assn. 2007;107:936-941.


Stang J. Weight Gain in Pregnancy. Diabetes Digest. April, 2007.


Stang J, Taft-Bayerl C. Position Statement for the American Dietetic Association: Child and Adolescent Food and Nutrition Programs. J Am Diet Assn. 2006;106:1467-1475.


O’Dougherty M, Story M, Stang J. Observations of parent-child co-shoppers in supermarkets: Children’s involvement in food selections, parental yielding, and refusal strategies. J Nutr Ed Behav. 2006;38:183-188.


Stang J. Improving Eating Patterns of Infants and Toddlers. J Am Diet Assn. 2006;106:S7-S9.


Stang J, Kossover R. Identifying nutrition needs of low-income rural families. J Am Diet Assn. 2005;105:1916-1917.


Stang J, Zephier E, Story M, Himes J, Howard B, Yeh L. Associations between dietary change and health status among Native Americans: Results of the Strong Heart Diet Study, Phase II. J Amer Diet Assn 2005;105:1895-1903.


Book Chapters:


Contie K, Stang J. Nutrition Models and Food Systems Changes: Improving Nutrition and Health Status among American Indians. in: Turning it Around: Diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. LC Henderson, ed. In press.


Stang J, Reisdorf E. Hyperlipidemia. In: Holt K, Wooldridge N, eds. Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition. 3rd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010. In press.


Stang J, Residorf E. Iron-deficiency anemia. In: Holt K, Wooldridge N, eds. Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition. 3rd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010. In press.


Stang J, Loth K. Eating disorders. In: Holt K, Wooldridge N, eds. Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition. 3rd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010. In press.


Stang J. Adolescent nutrition. In: Brown J, ed. Nutrition Through the Lifecycle. 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson Learning; 2010. In press.


Stang J. Special issues in adolescent nutrition. In: Brown J, ed. Nutrition Through the Lifecycle. 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson Learning; 2010. In press.


Stang J, Bruening M. Eating problems and disorders. In: Hockenberry MJ, Wilson D, eds. Wong's Nursing Care of Infants. 9th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2010. In press.


Larson N, Stang J. Developmental origins of childhood obesity: potential public health impact. In: Manuel Serrano-Rios M, Ordovas JM & Gutierrez-Fuentes JA. Obesity. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2010. In press.


Stang J, Miles A. Nutrition for infants and toddlers. In: Rippe JM, Foreyt J, and Waite MA, eds. Encyclopedia of Medicine and Health. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing; 2010. In press.


Stang J. Adolescent nutrition. In: Mahan LK, Escott-Stump S, eds. Krause’s Food & Nutrition Therapy. 13th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2010. In press.


Stang J.  Adolescent Nutrition. In: Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 12th edition. Krause, eds. 2008.


Stang J, Story M, Loth K. Nutrition Issues of Mothers, Infants, Youth and Families. In: Health and Wefare for Families in the 21st Century. H Wallace, ed.  Jones and Bartlett. 2007.


Larson N, Fulkerson J, Stang J, Story M. Chapter 3: Adolescence. In:Thompson LU, Ward WE, eds. Optimizing Women’s Health through Nutrition. New York: CRC Press, 2007.


 

Professional Experience:

Principal Investigator - Improving dietary assessment methods for pregnant women and children: The National Childrens' Study (NIDDK/NICHD) Principal Investigator - Prevention of Gestational Diabetes in American Indian Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ASPH) Principal Investigator - Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity among Latino Youth (program in health disparities research) Director - MCHB Leadership Education and Training Program in Maternal and Child Nutrition training grant Principal Investigator - Distance Education in Maternal and Infant Nutrition (USDA Grant)

Honors:

2005, Outstanding Member of the Year, American Dietetic Association Public Health/Community Nutrition Practice Group 1995, Outstanding Student Research Award, Society for Nutrition Education 1994 - 95, Bristol-Meyers/ Mead Johnson Nutrition Division Corporation Scholarship, American Dietetic Association 1993 - 94, ADAF Board Scholarship honoring Judith Dodd, American Dietetic Association

Contact Information

Dean's Office
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 612-624-6669
Fax: 612-626-6931
School of Public Health
Mayo Building A302, MMC 197
420 Delaware St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0381
E-mail: sphdo@umn.edu