Academic Activities
Steven Abrams, M.D.
Speaker. “Mineral Metabolism in Health and Disease.” Plenary address, First World Congress of Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug. 8, 2000.
Speaker. “Assessment of Magnesium Absorption and Kinetics Using Stable Isotopes.” Plenary address, Ninth
International Magnesium Symposium, Vichy, France, Sept. 13, 2000.
Lecturer. “Recent Research on Micronutrients in the Diets of Children in Developing Countries.” Francisco
Marroquin Medical School, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Oct. 26, 2000.
Speaker. “Calcium Requirements in Children: Recent Recommendations and Guidelines.” Pediatric Grand
Rounds, The Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa,
March 14, 2001.
Speaker. “Neonatal Calcium, Zinc and Iron Requirements.” Israeli Neonatology Association, Haifa, Israel,
July 17, 2001.
Cheryl B. Anderson, Ph.D.
Presenter. “TV Watching, Computer Use, and Physical Activity Among 8th-Grade Adolescents.” Annual
Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, May 31, 2001.
Presenter. “Athletic Identity Among 8th-Grade Adolescents: Definitions, Ratings, and Physical Activity.” Annual
Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, June 1, 2001.
Janice C. Baranowski, M.P.H.
Speaker. “Food Intake Recording Software System (FIRSSt): Validation Against Bogus Pipeline.” Fourth
International Conference on Dietary Assessment, Tucson, Arizona, Sept., 2000.
Speaker. “Food Intake Recording Software System (FIRSSt): Validation Against School Lunch Observation.”
American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, Oct. 17, 2000.
Tom Baranowski, Ph.D.
Speaker. "Observation and Sequencing Affect Accuracy of Dietary Assessment Among Children." Fourth
International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 18, 2000.
Speaker. "Theory as Mediating Variable in Obesity Prevention Programs Among Youth." North American
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