EDUCATION

Postdoc	University of Alabama at Birmingham Office of Energetics and Nutrition Obesity Research Center Mentor: David B. Allison, Ph.D.	May 31, 2014
Ph.D.	University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Lincoln, NE Dissertation Title: Mechanisms of decreased cholesterol absorption mediated by phytosterols in the intestinal lumen. Major: Nutrition; Minor: Statistics Interdepartmental Nutrition Program Mentor: Timothy P. Carr, Ph.D.	May 6, 2011
M.S.	Iowa State University – Ames, IA Thesis Title: Selected measures of health in women fed conjugated linoleic acid-enriched products from organic, pasture-fed cattle. Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Statistics Department: Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology Mentor: Donald C. Beitz, Ph.D.	August 9, 2008
B.S.	Iowa State University – Ames, IA Major: Biochemistry Department: Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology	May 5, 2007

Other Training

UAMS – Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) “Entering Mentoring”	2024 Jan
PPD – Site Transformation and Applied Research Training	2019 Aug
Dannon Institute – Early Career Nutrition Leadership Institute	2015 Jun
Statistical Horizons – Meta-Analysis: Concepts and Applications	2013 Jul
Johns Hopkins Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics	2012 Jun
UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education – Grant Writing Course	2012 Spring
UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education – Lab Management Course	2011 Fall
UNL – Preparing Future Faculty	2010
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements – Dietary Supplements Research Practicum	2009 Jun

WORK EXPERIENCE

Positions Held

Position	Group	Year(s)
Associate Professor	Biostatistics – College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Jul 2022 –
Lead Biostatistician for Extramural Research	Arkansas Children’s Research Institute	Jul 2022 –
Biostatistics Core Director	Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention – Arkansas Children’s Research Institute	Jul 2022 –
Secondary Appointment	College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Jul 2022 –
Secondary Appointment	Department of Pediatrics – College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Dec 2022 –
Visiting Assistant Professor	Applied Health Science – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington	Jul 2022 –
Assistant Professor	Applied Health Science – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington	Oct 2017 – Jun 2022
Core Co-Leader	Comparative Data Analytics Core – Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging	Jul 2018 – Jun 2022
Scientist II	Office of Energetics and Nutrition Obesity Research Center – University of Alabama at Birmingham	Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Scientist	Office of Energetics and Nutrition Obesity Research Center – University of Alabama at Birmingham	Jun 2014 – Aug 2016
Postdoctoral Trainee	Nutrition Obesity Research Center – University of Alabama at Birmingham	Jun 2011 – May 2014
Graduate Research Assistant	Interdepartmental Nutrition Program – University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Jan 2008 – May 2011
Graduate Teaching Assistant	Department of Statistics – University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Aug 2010 – Dec 2010
Graduate Research Assistant	Nutritional Physiology Group – Iowa State University	Jul 2005 – Dec 2007
Graduate Teaching Assistant	Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology – Iowa State University	Jul 2005 – Dec 2007
Undergraduate Research Assistant	Nutritional Physiology Group – Iowa State University	Sep 2003 – Jul 2005

Consulting

Entity	Year(s)
Soy Nutrition Institute Global	Mar 2022 –
International Food Information Council Foundation	Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association	Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
Pennington Biomedical Research Center	Oct 2019 – Jan 2020
LA NORC	Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
Epigeum (Oxford University Press)	Jul 2018 – Feb 2018
Communiqué (United Soybean Board)	Jun 2016 – Dec 2016
CE Outcomes	Mar 2013 – Apr 2013
Farmland Foods	Feb 2011 – Mar 2011

RESEARCH

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

Comparing a Guidelines-Based M-Health Intervention Versus Usual Care for High-Risk Adolescents with Asthma: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Perry TT, Turner JH, Berlinski A, Simmons LA, Brown RH, Neal K, Marshall SA, He X, Chung S, Brown AW, Spencer HJ 3rd, Bian J. JMIR Res Prot. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/69903. Accepted.
‘Shaking the Ladder’ reveals how analytic choices can influence associations in nutrition epidemiology: beef intake and coronary heart disease as a case study.
Vorland CJ, O’Connor LE, Henschel B, Huo C, Shikany JM, Serrano CA, Henschel R, Dickinson SL, Ejima K, Bidulescu A, Allison DB, Brown AW. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2025.2525459. Accepted.
Race is an imperfect surrogate for skin pigmentation in the accuracy of pulse oximetry in neonates.
Sharma M, Brown AW, Chung S, Sexton KW, Schootman M, Mourani PM. The Journal of Pediatrics. Accepted 2025.
Semilunar Valves in Pediatric Orthotopic Heart Transplants Grow at a Slower Rate than Controls.
Nissen TE, Chung S, Brown A, Sanders E, Parashar N, Knecht KR, Rajab TK, Qasim A. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 May 12. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03884-8. Epub ahead of print.
Video directly observed therapy to improve inhaler technique among pediatric patients with persistent asthma.
Mahmood L, Sarkar KR, Neal K, Brown RC, Brown AW, Stewart S, Pesek RD, Jefferson AA, Perry TT. J Asthma. 2025 May 5:1-8. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2025.2499829. Epub ahead of print.
No compelling evidence of sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns when the sexes are compared statistically.
Brown AW, Chung S, Koscik T, Vorland CJ, Maney DL.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Apr 8;122(14):e2421462122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2421462122. Epub 2025 Apr 1. PMC12002345
SPIRIT-CONSORT-TM: a corpus for assessing transparency of clinical trial protocol and results publications.
Jiang L, Vorland CJ, Ying X, Brown AW, Menke JD, Hong G, Lan M, Mayo-Wilson E, Kilicoglu H. Sci Data. 2025 Feb 28;12(1):355. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-04629-1. PMC11871027
Perceptions and preferences for environmentally sustainable food and associated factors: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative survey of United States consumers.
Wijayatunga NN, Chang Y, Brown AW, Webster AD, Sollid K, Ahn JJ, Bailey D. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Oct;120(4):804-813. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.07.026. Epub 2024 Jul 30.
Benefits of calorie restriction in mice are mediated via energy imbalance, not absolute energy or protein intake.
Smith DL Jr, Mitchell SE, Johnson MS, Gibbs VK, Dickinson S, Henschel B, Li R, Kaiser KA, Chusyd DE, Brown AW, Allison DB, Speakman JR, Nagy TR. Geroscience. 2024 Oct;46(5):4809-4826. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01166-4. Epub 2024 Jun 8. PMC11336014
Are Gait Patterns during In-Lab Running Representative of Gait Patterns during Real-World Training? An Experimental Study.
Davis JJ 4th, Meardon SA, Brown AW, Raglin JS, Harezlak J, Gruber AH. Sensors (Basel). 2024 May 1;24(9):2892. doi: 10.3390/s24092892. PMC11086149
Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children.
Sharma M, Brown AW, Powell NM, Rajaram N, Tong L, Mourani PM, Schootman M. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2024 Jan 5:S1526-0542(24)00001-0. Epub ahead of print. PMC11139570
Publication of Results of Registered Trials With Published Study Protocols, 2011-2022.
Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Kilicoglu H, Ying X, Mayo-Wilson E. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2350688. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50688. PMC10774993
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Estimate a Reference Range for Circulating Ionized Magnesium Concentrations in Adult Populations.
Ansu Baidoo VY, Cara KC, Dickinson SL, Brown AW, Wallace TC, Chung M, Gletsu-Miller N. J Nutr. 2023 Dec;153(12):3458-3471. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.10.006. Epub 2023 Oct 14.
Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489.
Ginell K, Henschel B, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Brown AW, Allison DB. Children (Basel). 2023 Oct 7;10(10):1660. doi: 10.3390/children10101660. PMC10605774
Commentary: Effect evaluation of Sahtak bi Sahnak, a Lebanese secondary school-based nutrition intervention: a cluster randomised trial.
Siddique AB, Brown AW, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Allison DB. Front Nutr. 2023 Sep 27;10:1241165. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1241165. PMC10565801
Perspective: A Research Roadmap about Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health for the United States Food System: Proceedings from an Interdisciplinary, Multi-Stakeholder Workshop.
O’Connor LE, Higgins KA, Smiljanec K, Bergia R, Brown AW, Baer D, Davis C, Ferruzzi MG, Miller K, Rowe S, Rueda J, Andres A, Cash SB, Coupland J, Crimmins M, Fiecke C, Forde CG, Fukagawa NK, Hall KD, Hamaker B, Herrick KA, Hess JM, Heuven LAJ, Juul F, Malcomson FC, Martinez-Steele E, Mattes RD, Messina M, Mitchell A, Zhang FF. Adv Nutr. 2023 Nov;14(6):1255-1269. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.09.005. Epub 2023 Sep 16. PMC10721509
Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Treatment Response Heterogeneity in Personalized Nutrition and Obesity Treatment Research.
Zoh RS, Hannon BA, Yu X, Fairchild AJ, Vazquez AI, Chapple AG, Brown AW, George B, Gordon D, Landsittel D, Gadbury GL, Pavela G, de los Campos G, Mestre LM, Allison DB. Obes Rev. 2023 Dec;24(12):e13635. doi: 10.1111/obr.13635. Epub 2023 Sep 4. PMC10825777
One Cluster per Condition Is Not a Valid Design in Cluster-Randomized Trials. Comment on Wang et al. The Effect of Different Physical Exercise Programs on Physical Fitness among Preschool Children: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4254.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Pena A, Siddique AB, Brown AW, Allison DB. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2023, 20, 4254. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20176673. PMC10488029
The effect of a pharmaceutical ghrelin agonist on lifespan in C57BL/6J male mice: A controlled experiment.
Kaiser KA, Kadish I, van Groen T, Smith DL Jr, Dickinson S, Henschel B, Parker ES, Brown AW, Allison DB. Aging Cell. 2023 Apr;22(4):e13787. doi: 10.1111/acel.13787. PMC10086516
Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies.
Yamamoto N, Ejima K, Zoh RS, Brown AW. Elife. 2023 Apr 5;12. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83616. PMC10076015
Determination of sex differences requires formal test for differences: Comment on “lipoprotein-subclass particle numbers in children with abdominal obesity”.
Vorland CJ, Golzarri Arroyo L, Maney D, Brown AW. Pediatr Int. 2023 Jan;65(1):e15489. doi: 10.1111/ped.15489. PMC10033381
RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males.
Hagedorn E, Bunnell D, Henschel B, Smith DL, Dickinson S, Brown AW, De Luca M, Turner AN, Chtarbanova S. Aging (Albany NY). 2023 Mar 22;15(6):1748-1767. doi: 10.18632/aging.204593. Epub 2023 Mar 22. PMC10085608
Machine learning modeling practices to support the principles of AI and ethics in nutrition research.
Thomas DM, Kleinberg S, Brown AW, Crow M, Bastian ND, Reisweber N, Lasater R, Kendall T, Shafto P, Blaine R, Smith S, Ruiz D, Morrell C, Clark N. Nutr Diabetes. 2022 Dec 2;12(1):48. doi: 10.1038/s41387-022-00226-y. PMC9715415
Accounting for the clustering and nesting effects verifies most conclusions. Corrected analysis of: “Randomized nutrient bar supplementation improves exercise-associated changes in plasma metaolome in adolescents and adult family members at cardiometabolic risk”.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Dickinson S, Allison DB. PLoS One. 2022 Oct 27;17(10):e0275242. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275242. PMC9612448
Re-analysis and Additional Information Needed to Inform Conclusions. Comment On: “Deuterium-Depleted Water as Adjuvant Therapeutic Agent for Treatment of Diet-Induced Obesity in Rats.
Vorland CJ, Chen X, Chusyd D, Mestre L, Dickinson S, Allison DB, Brown AW. Molecules. 2022 Aug 15;27(16):5186. doi: 10.3390/molecules27165186. PMC9414091
Use of Pre-Post Treatment Values in Place of Between Group Comparisons Invalidates Meta-Analysis Findings. Commentary: “Can Millet Consumption Help Manage Hyperlipidemia and Obesity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”.
Aly M, Jamshidi-Naeini J, Brown AW. Front Nutr. 2022;9:921352. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.921352. eCollection 2022. PMC9355156
Valuing the Diversity of Research Methods to Advance Nutrition Science.
Mattes RD, Rowe SB, Ohlhorst SD, Brown AW, Hoffman DJ, Liska DJ, Feskens EJM, Dhillon J, Tucker KL, Epstein LH, Neufeld LM, Kelley M, Fukagawa NK, Sunde RA, Zeisel SH, Basile AJ, Borth LE, Jackson E. Adv Nutr. 2022 Aug 1;13(4):1324-1393. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmac043. PMC9340992
Intraclass correlation coefficients for weight loss cluster randomized trials in primary care: The PROPEL trial.
Katzmarzyk P, Denstel K, Martin C, Newton R, Apolzan J, Mire E, Horswell R, Johnson WD, Brown AW, Zhang D, PROPEL Research Group. Clin Obes. 2022 Aug;12(4):e12524. doi: 10.1111/cob.12524. PMC9283264
Implementation of a Family Support Grant to Subsidize Caregiving Needs and Support Attendance at American Society for Nutrition’s Annual Professional Scientific Conference.
Cardel MI, Loop MS, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Newsome F, Scott L, Lemas DJ, Krukowski RA. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 Jun 23;6(6):nzac076. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac076. eCollection 2022 Jun. PMC9225269
A Practical Decision Tree to Support Editorial Adjudication of Submitted Parallel Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials.
Jamshidi-Naeini J, Brown AW, Mehta T, Glueck DH, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Muller KE, Tekwe CD, Allison DB. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Mar;30(3):565-570. doi: 10.1002/oby.23373. PMC9203170
Evaluation of the type I error rate when using parametric bootstrap analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial with binary outcomes and a small number of clusters.
Golzarri-Arroyo L, Dickinson SL, Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Zoh RS, Brown AW, Owora AH, Li P, Oakes JM, Allison DB. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2022 Mar;215:106654. PMC8847311
Traffic light diets for childhood obesity: disambiguation of terms and critical review of application, food categorization, and strength of evidence.
Vorland CJ, Bohan Brown MM, Cardel MI, Brown AW. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 Mar;6(3):nzac006. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac006. eCollection 2022 Mar. PMC8929981
From Model Organisms to Humans, the Opportunity for More Rigor in Methodologic and Statistical Analysis, Design, and Interpretation of Aging and Senescence Research.
Chusyd DE, Austad SN, Brown AW, Chen X, Dickinson SL, Ejima K, Fluharty D, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Holden R, Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Landsittel D, Lartey S, Mannix E, Vorland CJ, Allison DB. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 Nov 21;77(11):2155-2164. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab382. PMC9678201
Re-analysis of data from a cluster RCT entitled “health literacy and exercise-focused interventions on clinical measurements in Chinese diabetes patients”.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Allison DB. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Oct 6;53:101686. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101686. eCollection 2022 Nov. PMC9551113
Invalid design and analyses in “School physical education-based reinforced program through moderate-to-vigorous physical activity improves and maintains school children’s cardiorespiratory fitness: A cluster-randomized controlled trial” render results and conclusions unsubstantiated.
Ginell K, Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Allison DB. Science & Sports. Volume 37, Issue 2, April 2022, Pages 155-156.
Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology: the rational space between dismissal and defense of the status quo.
Brown AW, Aslibekyan S, Bier D, Ferreira Da Silva R, Hoover A, Klurfeld DM, Loken E, Mayo-Wilson E, Menachemi N, Pavela G, Quinn PD, Schoeller D, Tekwe C, Valdez D, Vorland CJ, Whigham LD, Allison DB. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2023;63(18):3150-3167. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1985427. PMC9023609
Errors in Analyses and Undisclosed Methods Render Meta-Analysis Irreproducible: A Second Comment on “Effects of Flaxseed Interventions on Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Li R, Dickinson S, Vorland CJ, Brown AW. Adv Nutr. 2022 Feb 1;13(1):352-354. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab146. PMC8803486
Eating versus skipping breakfast has no discernible effect on obesity-related anthropometric outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bohan Brown MM, Milanes J, Allison DB, Brown AW. F1000Res. 2020 Feb 24;9:140. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.22424.3. eCollection 2020. PMC8924556
Errors in the implementation, analysis, and reporting of randomization within obesity and nutrition research: a guide to their avoidance.
Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Dawson JA, Dickinson SL, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Hannon BA, Heo M, Heymsfield SB, Jayawardene WP, Kahathuduwa CN, Keith SW, Oakes JM, Tekwe CD, Thabane L, Allison DB. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Nov;45(11):2335-2346. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00909-z. PMC8528702
Evidence of misuse of nonparametric tests in the presence of heteroscedasticity within obesity research.
Kroeger CM, Hannon BA, Halliday TM, Ejima K, Teran-Garcia M, Brown AW. F1000Res. 2021 May 17;10:391. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.52693.1. eCollection 2021. PMC8792877
Persistent confusion in nutrition and obesity research about the validity of classic nonparametric tests in the presence of heteroscedasticity: Evidence of the problem and valid alternatives.
Kroeger CM, Ejima K, Hannon BA, Halliday TM, McComb B, Teran-Garcia M, Dawson JA, King DB, Brown AW, Allison DB. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Jan 29;nqaa357. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa357. PMC7948897
Contrary to the Conclusions Stated in the Paper, Only Dry Fat-Free Mass Was Different between Groups upon Reanalysis. Comment on: “Intermittent Energy Restriction Attenuates the Loss of Fat-Free Mass in Resistance Trained Individuals. A Randomized Controlled Trial”.
Peos J, Brown AW, Vorland CJ, Allison DB, Sainsbury A. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2020, 5(4), 85; doi: 10.3390/jfmk5040085.
Improving open and rigorous science: ten key future research opportunities related to rigor, reproducibility, and transparency in scientific research [version 1; peer review: 3 approved].
Valdez D, Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Mayo-Wilson E, Otten J, Ball R, Grant S, Levy R, Laldivia DS, Allison DB. F1000Res. 2020 Oct 14;9:1235. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.26594.1. eCollection 2020. PMC7898357
Overstated Claims of Efficacy and Safety. Comment On: “Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect Against Viral Infections”. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1181.
Vorland CJ, Bohan Brown MM, Kyle TK, Brown AW. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 3;12(9):2690. doi: 10.3390/nu12092690. PMC7551966
Comparisons of Within-Group Instead of Between-Group Affect the Conclusions. Comment on: “Changes in Weight and Substrate Oxidation in Overweight Adults Following Isomaltulose Intake during a 12-Week Weight Loss Intervention: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial”. Nutrients 2019, 11(10), 2367.
Vorland CJ, Kyle T, Brown AW. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 5;12(8):2335. doi: 10.3390/nu12082335. PMC7468752
Murine genetic models of obesity: type I error rates and the power of commonly used analyses as assessed by plasmode-based simulation.
Ejima K, Brown AW, Smith D, Beyaztas U, Allison DB. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Jun;44(6):1440-1449. doi: 10.1038/s41366-020-0554-2. Epub 2020 Feb 25. PMC7261642
Data anomalies and apparent reporting errors in ‘Randomized controlled trial testing weight loss and abdominal obesity outcomes of moxibustion’.
Mestre LM, Dickinson SL, Golzarri-Aroyo L, Brown AW, Allison DB. Biomed Eng Online. 2020 Feb 18;19(1):11. PMC7029490
Incorrect design and analysis render conclusion unsubstantiated: comment on “A digital movement in the world of inactive children: favourable outcomes of playing active video games in a pilot randomized trial”.
Golzarri-Arroyo L, Vorland CJ, Thabane L, Oakes JM, Hunt E, Brown AW, Allison DB. Eur J Pediatr. 2020 Sep;179(9):1487-1488. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03590-y. PMC7415517
Science Dialogue Mapping of Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps Related to the Effects of Dairy Intake on Human Cardiovascular Health and Disease.
Brown AW, Kaiser KA, Keitt A, Fontaine K, Gibson M, Gower BA, Shikany J, Vorland C, Beitz DC, Bier D, Brenna JT, Jacobs D, Kris-Etherton P, Maki K, Miller M, St. Onge MP, Teran-Garcia M, Allison DB. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Feb 19:1-17. PMC7434715
Exceptional reported effects and data anomalies merit explanation from “A randomized controlled trial of coordination exercise on cognitive function in obese adolescents” by Liu et al. (2018).
Ejima K, Dickinson S, Brown AW, Yanovski JA, Kaiser KA, Hall KD, Heymsfield SB, Allison DB. Psychology of Sport & Exercise. Volume 46, January 2020, 101604. PMC7189777
Does exclusion of extreme reporters of energy intake (the “Goldberg cutoffs”) reliably reduce or eliminate bias in nutrition studies? Analysis with illustrative associations of energy intake with health outcomes.
Ejima K, Brown AW, Schoeller DA, Heymsfield SB, Nelson EJ, Allison DB. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Nov 1;110(5):1231-1239. PMC6821551
Dropout rates in behavioral treatment programs for substance use disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lappan S, Brown AW, Hendricks P. Addiction. 2020 Feb;115(2):201-217. doi: 10.1111/add.14793. NIHPA N/A
Childhood Obesity Intervention Studies: A Narrative Review and Guide for Investigators, Authors, Editors, Reviewers, Journalists, and Readers to Guard Against Exaggerated Effectiveness Claims.
Brown AW, Altman DG, Baranowski T, Bland JM, Dawson JA, Dhurandhar NV, Dowla S, Fontaine KR, Gelman A, Heymsfield SB, Jayawardene W, Keith SW, Kyle TK, Loken E, Oakes JM, Stevens J, Thomas DM, Allison DB. Obes Rev. 2019 Nov;20(11):1523-1541. doi: 10.1111/obr.12923. PMC7436851
Differences in Nominal Significance (DINS) Error leads to invalid conclusions: Letter regarding, “Diet enriched with fresh coconut decreases blood glucose levels and body weight in normal adults”.
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 2019 Jun 12;16(2). PMC6957306
The stated conclusions are contradicted by the data, based on inappropriate statistics, and should be corrected: comment on ‘intervention for childhood obesity based on parents only or parents and child compared with follow-up alone’.
Dawson JA, Brown AW, Allison DB. Pediatr Obes. 2018 Nov;13(11):656-657. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12431. Epub 2018 Aug 9. PMC6203607
Issues with data and analyses: Errors, underlying themes, and potential solutions.
Brown AW, Kaiser KA, Allison DB. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018 Mar 13;115(11):2563-2570. PMC5856502 [Invited]
Randomization to Randomization Probability: Estimating Treatment Effects Under Actual Conditions of Use.
George BJ, Li P, Lieberman HR, Pavela G, Brown AW, Fontaine KR, Jeansonne MM, Dutton GR, Idigo AJ, Parman MA, Rubin DB, Allison DB. Psychological Methods. 2018 Jun;23(2):337-350. PMC5640450
Analysis of the time and workers needed to conduct systematic reviews of medical interventions using data from the PROSPERO registry.
Borah R, Brown AW, Capers PL, Kaiser KA. BMJ Open. 2017 Feb 27;7(2):e012545. PMC5337708
Common Scientific and Statistical Errors in Obesity Research.
George BJ, Beasley M, Brown AW, Dawson JA, Rositsa D, Divers J, Goldsby T, Heo M, Kaiser KA, Keith S, Kim MY, Li P, Mehta T, Oakes JM, Skinner A, Stuart E, Allison DB. Obesity. 2016 Apr;24(4):781-90. PMC4817356 [Invited]
We agree that self-reported energy intake should not be used as a basis for conclusions about energy intake in scientific research.
Dhurandhar NV, Brown AW, Thomas D, Allison DB. Journal of Nutrition. 2016 May;146(5):1141-2. PMC4841923
High Intensity Interval- vs Moderate Intensity- Training for Improving Cardiometabolic Health in Overweight or Obese Males: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Fisher G, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Alcorn A, Noles C, Winwood L, Resuehr H, George B, Jeansonne MM, Allison DB. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 21;10(10):e0138853. PMC4619258
Taurine and vitamin E supplementation have minimal effects on body composition, hepatic lipids, and blood hormone and metabolite concentrations in healthy Sprague Dawley rats.
Allen PS, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Hsu WH, Beitz DC. Nutrition and Dietary Supplements. 2015;7:77-85. PMC4706234
The importance of prediction model validation and assessment in obesity and nutrition research.
Ivanescu AE, Li P, George B, Brown AW, Keith SW, Raju D, Allison DB. International Journal of Obesity. 2016 Jun;40(6):887-94. PMC4826636 [Invited]
Best (but oft-forgotten) practices: designing, analyzing, and reporting cluster randomized controlled trials.
Brown AW, Li P, Bohan Brown MM, Kaiser KA, Keith SW, Oakes JM, Allison DB. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2015 Aug;102(2):241-8. PMC4515862 [Invited]
Concerning Sichieri R, Cunha DB: Obes Facts 2014;7:221-232. The Assertion that Controlling for Baseline (Pre-Randomization) Covariates in Randomized Controlled Trials Leads to Bias Is False.
Li P, Brown AW, Dawson JA, Kaiser KA, Bohan Brown MM, Keith SW, Oakes JM, Allison DB. Obesity Facts. 2015;8:127-129. PMC4494880
Double sampling with multiple imputation to answer large sample meta-research questions: Introduction and illustration by evaluating adherence to two simple CONSORT guidelines.
Capers PL, Brown AW, Dawson JA, Allison DB. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2015 Mar;9;2:6. PMC4428480
Communication of randomized, controlled trial results must match the study focus.
Brown AW, Sievenpiper JL, Kyle TK, Kaiser KA. Journal of Nutrition. 2015 May;145(5):1027-9. PMC4408739
Unscientific Beliefs about Scientific Topics in Nutrition.
Brown AW, Ioannidis JPA, Cope MB, Bier DM, Allison DB. Advances in Nutrition. 2014 Sep;5(5):563-5. PMC4188234 [Invited]
Using crowdsourcing to evaluate published scientific literature: methods and example.
Brown AW, Allison DB. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 2;9(7):e100647. PMC4079692
Increased fruit and vegetable intake has no discernible effect on weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kaiser KA, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Shikany JM, Mattes RD, Allison DB. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2014 Jun 25;100(2):567-576. PMC4095660
Weighing the Evidence of Common Beliefs in Obesity Research.
Casazza K, Brown AW, Astrup A, Bertz F, Baum C, Bohan Brown M, Dawson J, Durant N, Dutton G, Fields DA, Fontaine KR, Levitsky D, Mehta T, Menachemi N, Newby P, Pate R, Raynor H, Rolls BJ, Sen B, Smith DL Jr, Thomas D, Wansink B, Allison DB. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2015;55(14):2014-53. PMC4272668
Belief beyond the evidence: using the proposed effect of breakfast on obesity to show 2 practices that distort scientific evidence.
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Allison DB. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2013 Nov;98(5):1298-308. PMC3798081
Myths, presumptions, and facts about obesity.
Casazza K, Fontaine KR, Astrup A, Birch LL, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Durant N, Dutton G, Foster EM, Heymsfield SB, McIver K, Mehta T, Menachemi N, Newby PK, Pate R, Rolls BJ, Sen B, Smith DL Jr, Thomas DM, Allison DB. New England Journal of Medicine. 2013 Jan 31;368(5):446-54. PMC3606061
Diet-induced alterations of host cholesterol metabolism are likely to affect the gut microbiota composition in hamsters.
Martinez I, Perdicaro DJ, Brown AW, Hammons S, Carden TJ, Carr TP, Eskridge KM, Walter J. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2013 Jan;79(2):516-24. PMC3553751
Short-term consumption of sucralose, a nonnutritive sweetener, is similar to water with regard to select markers of hunger signaling and short-term glucose homeostasis in women.
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Onken KL, Beitz DC. Nutrition Research. 2011 Dec;31(12):882-8. NIHPA N/A
Diets high in conjugated linoleic acid from pasture-fed cattle did not alter markers of health in young women.
Brown AW, Trenkle AH, Beitz DC. Nutrition Research. 2011 Jan;31(1):33-41. NIHPA N/A
Phytosterol ester constituents affect micellar cholesterol solubility in model bile.
Brown AW, Hang J, Dussault PH, Carr TP. Lipids. 2010 Sep;45(9):855-62. NIHPA N/A
Plant sterol and stanol substrate specificity of pancreatic cholesterol esterase.
Brown AW, Hang J, Dussault PH, Carr TP. J Nutr Biochem. 2010 Aug;21(8):736-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.04.008. Epub 2009 Jul 16. NIHPA N/A
Cholesterol-lowering phytosterols: factors affecting their use and efficacy.
Carr TP, Ash MM, Brown AW. Nutrition and Dietary Supplements. 2010 July;2010(2):59-72. NIHPA N/A [Invited]
Endocannabinoids, metabolic regulation, and the role of diet.
Carr TP, Jesch ED, Brown AW. Nutrition Research. 2008 Oct;28(10):641-50. NIHPA N/A [Invited]

Book Chapters

Publication Bias in Science: What is it, Why is it Problematic, and How Can It Be Addressed?
Brown AW, Mehta TS, Allison DB. (2017) In book: The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication. [Invited]
Critical Evaluation of Nutrition Research.
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM. (2016) In book: Nutrition in Lifestyle Medicine, Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Editor: James M. Rippe, pp.103-116. [Invited]
HUMAN NUTRITION | Nutraceuticals.
Brown AW. (2014) In book: Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences (Second Edition), Publisher: Academic Press, Editors: Michael Dikeman, Carrick Devine, pp.130-134. [Invited]

Reports

Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee on Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health. Stone KB, Calonge BN, editors. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2025 Apr 23.
Lipid and NDF analysis of ethanol byproduct feedstuffs.
Bremer VR, Buckner CD, Brown AW, Carr TP, Diedrichsen RM, Erickson GE, Klopfenstein TJ. Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. 2010;MP93:83-86.

Preprints

Guilt by association: Plant-based foods can be incorporated into both healthy and unhealthy plant-based diet indices associated with coronary heart disease.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Henschel B, Shikany JM, Allison DB, Brown AW. medRxiv. PMC11230322
GPT’s Performance in Identifying Outcome Changes on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Ying X, Vorland CJ, Qureshi R, Brown AW, Kilicoglu H, Saldanha I, DeVito NJ, Mayo-Wilson E. medRxiv.

Works Submitted

Partial waiver of consent to overcome translational science barriers in neonatal clinical research.
Sharma M, Diamond SE, Chancellor J, Chung S, Brown AW, Hester DM, James L, Schootman M, Mourani PM, Courtney SE. Submitted.
Effects of Replacing Solid Fats and Added Sugars with Avocado in Adults with Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Feeding, Crossover Trial.
Gletsu-Miller N, Wilcox ML, Spence LA, Wright AJ, Guarneiri LL, Nadeem MM, Hutter MJ, Sprague KL, Brown AW, Friedman AN, Kirkpatrick CF, Maki KC. Submitted.
Assessments of Credibility in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Abatayo AL, Achakulvisut T, Acuna D, Aczel B, Balaji L, Bandrowski A, Benjamin DM, Bishop M, Brase GL, Brown A, Bush M, Caverlee J, Chakravorti T, Chen Y, Daley M, Dehghani M, Dirzo M, Dreber A, Eckmann P, Errington TM, Feng Q, Fidler F, Field S, Fox N, Fraleigh R, Frank AB, Fraser H, Gentile J, Giles CL, Goldfedder B, Gooch P, Gordon M, Gould E, Griffin C, Gulden TR, Haber N, Hahn KM, Holzmeister F, Hu X, Huang Y, Johannesson M, Kennedy B, Struhl MK, Kwasnica AM, Lee D, Lerman K, Liu Y, Love AE, Mandema I, Marcoci A, Mawhinney B, McIntosh S, McLaughlin M, Menon A, Miske O, Mody F, Morstatter F, Nakshatri NS, Nosek BA, Nuijten MB, Pennock D, Pfeiffer T, Pipkin D, Pujara J, Rajtmajer S, Roelandse M, Russell A, Silverstein P, Singh V, Soderberg CK, Squicciarini A, Stankov T, Suchow JW, Szaszi B, Tran L, Twardy CR, Tyner AH, Vesk P, Vines T, Vorland CJ, Wang J, Wang Z, Wei X, Wilkinson DP, Wintle BC, Wu J. Submitted.
Statistical Methods in Aging Research: Current Practices, Pitfalls, and Emerging Approaches.
Thapa DK, Parker ES, Kandukuri M, Wang X, Mokalla TR, Robertson OC, Najam W, Brown AW, Speakman JR, Peng Y, Gorman BS, Zhang H, Becerra-Garcia LE, Vorland CJ, Allison DB. Submitted.
Effect of Chronic Photic Cycle (Light-Dark Cycle) Contraction or Expansion on the Physiology, Health, and Longevity of Male C57BL/6 Mice.
Smith DL Jr, Gibbs VK, Miyasaki N, Henschel B, Dickinson S, Kaiser KA, Chusyd DE, Brown AW, Nagy TR, Allison DB. Submitted.
Application of empirical calibration in nutrition epidemiology: a simulation study with time-to-event competing-risk outcomes.
Huo C, Chen X, Ejima K, Brown AW. Submitted.
Self-Reported Barriers to Adoption of Early Peanut Introduction Among Pediatric Providers in the Southern United States.
Margiotta C, Seminara E, Perry TT, Pesek RD, Jefferson AA, Doan D, Price A, Kennedy JL, Hiegel A, Boone M, Brown AW, Scurlock AM, Jones SM. Submitted.
Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Group-Prenatal Care Program, Kirae, for Marshallese Women in Arkansas.
Ayers BL, Cline C, Wong K, Council SK, Assem S, Brown A, Haggard-Duff L, Caldwell A, Mendoza Kabua P. Submitted.
Enhancing Detection of Cerebral Palsy: Multimodal Developmental Assessments in High-Risk Infants.
Kapil N, Majmudar-Sheth B, Escapita A, Chung S, Brown A, Sivakumar S, Johnson T. Submitted.

Acknowledgments

I was acknowledged for contributing in some capacity to the following articles:

Reducing Iatrogenic Blood Losses in Premature Infants.
Sharma M, Bowman E, Zheng F, Spencer HJ, Shukri SA, Gates K, Williams M, Peeples S, Hall RW, Schootman M, Landes SJ, Curran GM. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024065921. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-065921
Understanding & Interpreting Food & Health Scientific Studies: Guidance For Food & Nutrition Communicators.
International Food Information Council. White Paper: https://foodinsight.org/guidance-for-food-nutrition-communicators/
Workshop summary: building an NHANES for the future.
Johnson AF, Lamontagne N, Bhupathiraju SN, Brown AG, Eicher-Miller HA, Fulgoni VL 3rd, Rehm CD, Tucker KL, Woteki CE, Ohlhorst SD. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Apr;119(4):1075-1081. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.02.001. Epub 2024 Feb 6.
Critical data at the crossroads: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey faces growing challenges.
Taylor CL, Madans JH, Chapman NN, Woteki CE, Briefel RR, Dwyer JT, Merkel JM, Rothwell CJ, Klurfeld DM, Seres DS, Coates PM. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 May;117(5):847-858. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.03.007
Red and processed meat intakes and cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: An umbrella systematic review and assessment of causal relations using Bradford Hill’s criteria.
Hill ER, O’Connor LE, Wang Y, Clark CM, McGowan BS, Forman MR, Campbell WW. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Sep 26;1-18. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2123778.
Semantic and cognitive tools to aid statistical science: replace confidence and significance by compatibility and surprise.
Rafi Z, Greenland S. BMC Medical Research Methodology volume 20, Article number: 244 (2020). doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-01105-9
Weight Loss in Underserved Patients — A Cluster-Randomized Trial.
Katzmarzyk PT, Martin CK, Newton RL Jr, Apolzan JW, Arnold CL, Davis TC, Price-Haywood EG, Denstel KD, Mire EF, Thethi TK, Brantley PJ, Johnson WD, Fonseca V, Gugel J, Kennedy KB, Lavie CJ, Sarpong DF, Springgate B. N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 3;383(10):909-918. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2007448
Injured Runners Do Not Replace Lost Running Time with Other Physical Activity.
Davis JJ, Gruber AH. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 May;52(5):1163-1168
Introduction to the series “Best (but Oft-Forgotten) Practices”.
Bier DM, Allison DB, Alpers DH, Astrup A, Cashman KD, Coates PM, Fukagawa NK, Klurfeld DM, Mattes RD, Uauy R. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2015 Aug;102(2):239-40
Zonisamide for Weight Reduction in Obese Adults: A 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gadde KM, Kopping MF, Wagner HR, Yonish GM, Allison DB, Bray GA. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2012 Nov 12;172(20):1557-64

Post Publication Corrections, Critiques, and Confirmations (not exhaustive)

The following entries represent efforts to correct, critique, or confirm published literature. Some of these entries we chose not to publish in journals. Others are posted to available platforms because journals have no mechanism to or declined to address errors in their articles.

Incorrect and irreproducible statistical analyses require correction in “Timing of chocolate intake affects hunger, substrate oxidation, and microbiota: A randomized controlled trial”.
Vorland CJ, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Thomas DM, Kyle TK, Ginell K, Jamshidi-Naeini, Brown AW, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2021 NOV 01: https://pubpeer.com/publications/1DBAD2211F0CE9921F9F9B839A5570#1
Error: Double counting placebo groups.
Vorland CJ, Brown AW. PubPeer. 2021 APR 10: https://pubpeer.com/publications/1843A6AC50624A13743F9AF8D6370E#1
Comment on: “Difference in the Effect of Sedentary Behavior and Fast Food Consumption Habit on BMI (Body Mass Index) among Obese Children”.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2021 MAR 23: https://pubpeer.com/publications/16431315CB2587075CE5A076C62375#1.
Comment on: “Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Simple Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”.
Chen X, Dickinson SL, Naaman K, Brown AW, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2021 FEB 17: https://pubpeer.com/publications/3E1F5F4393F76FC17177291F1614EF#1.
Comment on “Potato Protein Isolate Stimulates Muscle Protein Synthesis at Rest and with Resistance Exercise in Young Women”.
Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Foote G, Weir JP, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2020 NOV 03: https://pubpeer.com/publications/1843A6AC50624A13743F9AF8D6370E#1
Comment on: “Changes in Weight and Substrate Oxidation in Overweight Adults Following Isomaltulose Intake During a 12-Week Weight Loss Intervention: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial”.
Vorland CJ, Kyle TK, Brown AW. PubPeer. 2020 AUG 07: https://pubpeer.com/publications/7CA373E546988F6CEE4C993D7006AE#1.
Comment on: “Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections”.
Vorland CJ, Bohan Brown MM, Kyle TK, Brown AW. PubPeer. 2020 JUL 24: https://pubpeer.com/publications/B0DCFB4BED4F85EE725788BEE6DACD#1.
Apparent duplication of results in multiple publications and incorrect statistical analysis by Abdelbasset et al. requires attention to clarify the effect of exercise in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Vorland CJ, Foote G, Dickinson SL, Mayo-Wilson E, Allison DB, Brown AW. Medicine. 2020 JUL 18: https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Blog/MedicineCorrespondenceBlog/pages/post.aspx?PostID=126
Comment on: “Effect of Nut Consumption on Erectile and Sexual Function in Healthy Males: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the FERTINUTS Randomized Controlled Trial”.
Vorland CJ, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Brown AW, Herbenick D, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2020 JAN 22: https://pubpeer.com/publications/9237E3A78B6C44DA2D450AC53D1C10#1.
Comment on: “Intervention effects of a kindergarten-based health promotion programme on obesity related behavioural outcomes and BMI percentiles”.
Vorland CJ, Brown AW, Kahathuduwa CN, Dawson JA, Gletsu-Miller N, Kyle TK, Thabane L, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2019 DEC 23: https://pubpeer.com/publications/3F9C696A4855C9626FE7F805C2082C#1.
Comment on Incorrect Analysis in ‘Effectiveness of a Normative Nutrition Intervention in Chilean Pregnant Women on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: The CHiMINCs Study.’
Golzarri-Arroyo L, Brown AW, Mayo-Wilson E, Vassar M, Oakes JM, Allison DB. SSRN. 2019 SEP 24: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3444433 (Note: SSRN removed the entry after our critique).
Comment on: “Gum chewing while walking increases fat oxidation and energy expenditure”.
Vorland CJ, Ejima K, Brown AW, Carter SJ, Heymsfield SB, Thomas DM, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2019 AUG 20: https://pubpeer.com/publications/B0DCFB4BED4F85EE725788BEE6DACD#1.
Unsubstantiated conclusions in randomized controlled trial of binge eating program due to Differences in Nominal Significance (DINS) Error.
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. PubPeer. 2018 NOV 04: https://pubpeer.com/publications/3596ABE0460E074A8FA5063606FFAB#1
The 3500 Kcal Rule is Invalid for Projections of Weight Change.
Brown AW, Hall K, Heymsfield SB, Allison DB. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (Responses). 2018 SEP 11: https://drc.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000511.responses#the-3500-kcal-rule-is-invalid-for-projections-of-weight-change.

Invited Extramural Presentations

Where do we go from here with UPF? A research roadmap for advancing the science and informing public health policy and regulations.
Brown AW International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition. Ottawa, ON, Canada; 2025-06-26.
Plants, Animals, and Processed Foods: Are We Asking the Same Questions, Getting the Same Answers, and Communicating the Same Results?
Brown AW Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Fort Smith, AR, USA; 2025-04-11.
Understanding and Interpreting Scientific Research: Reading Past the Headlines.
Brown AW Juice Products Association Annual Meeting 2025. Palm Springs, CA, USA; 2025-03-31.
Pilot & Feasibility Studies: Scaffolding to Ask Bigger, Better Questions.
Brown AW University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center Seminar. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2025-03-25.
Lumping vs Splitting in Protein Nutrition Studies: How Data Grouping Can Affect Study Interpretations.
Brown AW Human Dietary Protein Needs and Benefits: A Critical Assessment of Postulated Propositions Workshop. Chicago, IL, USA; 2025-02-25.
Science Integrity in the Media
Brown AW International Food Additives Council. Webinar; 2025-01-22.
Headline vs Study: LNCS in the News.
Brown AW IAFNS Second Annual LNCS Stakeholder Exchange . Washington, DC, USA; 2024-10-15.
Toward More Rigorous and Informative Nutrition Epidemiology.
Brown AW Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences. Webinar; 2024-09-25.
The ways we think about processed foods: From precautionary principles to scientific rigor.
Brown AW The Table (National Restaurant Association). Austin, TX; 2024-07-24.
Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence.
Brown AW Nutrition 2024. Chicago, IL; 2024-06-30.
Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology.
Brown AW 41st International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition. Uppsala, Sweden; 2024-06-27.
Discussion on reverse-causality and plausibility concerns of the 2025 DGAC.
Brown AW IAFNS Cognitive Health Committee. Online; 2024-06-03.
Mendelian Randomization
Brown AW Soy Nutrition Institute Global 2023 Fall Meeting. St. Louis, MO; 2023-09-07.
What are we talking about, anyway? Considerations for operationalizing and communicating nutrition research.
Brown AW USDA-ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center Seminar Series. Webinar; 2023-05-16.
Understanding and Interpreting Scientific Research: Reading Past the Headlines.
Brown AW From Publication to Dissemination: Examining the Best Ways to Translate and Communicate Scientific Research. 2023. Webinar; 2023-02-22.
Science Integrity in Research Methodology.
Brown AW Nutrition 2023. Boston, MA; 2023.
Scientific Rigor: Research in Sensitive Populations.
Brown AW CCC 2022 Annual Meeting and Educational Symposium. Webinar; 2022-11-10.
The Complexity of Research and News Headlines.
Brown AW International Food Information Council’s “Navigating Nutrition Science in the Media: Translating Evidence to the Public”. Webinar; 2022-10-26.
Understanding statistical significance and how it applies to the cholesterol-lowering effects of soy protein.
Brown AW Soy Nutrition Institute Global 2022 Meeting. Minneapolis, MN; 2022-08-31.
Understanding the Science of Obesity.
Brown AW Integrated Benefits Institute Purchaser Business Group on Health. Webinar; 2022-05-25.
Issues with data and analyses: Errors, underlying themes, and potential solutions.
Brown AW Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Virtual Seminar; 2021-04-09.
Keynote – Strengthening and clarifying causal inference in childhood obesity research (and beyond).
Brown AW Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention Investigator Work-in-Progress Meeting and External Advisory Committee Retreat. Arkansas Children’s Research Institute Virtual Event; 2021-04-06.
Meta-Analysis.
Brown AW Generating and Interpreting Evidence About Effects in Obesity Research: Reducing Error and Strengthening Inferences. Webinar; 2021-02-25.
Headline vs Study (two sessions).
Brown AW Indiana Physiological Society’s 10th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN; 2020-03-07.
Obesity Isn’t Simple: Identifying Complex, Evidence-based Strategies to Treat Obesity Seriously.
Brown AW Nutrition Science Seminar. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 2019-11-01.
Promising and problematic hypotheses about obesity causes and cures.
Brown AW IU Health Bariatric Symposium. Indianapolis, IN; 2019-09-06.
People make mistakes: Normalizing error correction in the scientific literature.
Brown AW Joint Statistical Meetings 2019. Denver, CO; 2019-07-30.
Finding what works for weight in the workplace: existing data and future directions.
Brown AW Indiana Workplace Wellness Partnership. Indianapolis, IN; 2019-02-08.
Statistical and inferential issues in nutrition and obesity research: opportunities for quantitative reasoning.
Brown AW University of Louisville, Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. Louisville, KY; 2019-02-01.
Incorporating Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency Into Aging Projects and Papers.
Brown AW, Allison DB GSA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting. Boston, MA; 2018-11-17.
Obesity Isn’t Simple: Identifying Complex, Evidence-based Strategies to Treat Obesity Seriously.
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM ConAgra Food Science Institute Nutri-bites Webinars. Webinar; 2018-06-21.
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity.
Brown AW Kentuckiana Health Collaborative Forum – Obesity Fatigue: The Myths, Facts, Treatments, Benefits Coverage, and Paths Forward. Louisville, KY; 2018-06-05.
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity: Where Might They Come From and What Can We Do?
Brown AW Florida Food and Nutrition Symposium 2017. Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA; 2017-07-16.
Keynote – Dishing Up Data: Making Science More Digestible for the Public.
Brown AW, Meyer M Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Symposium 2017. Charlotte, NC, USA; 2017-04-02.
Rigor and Reproducibility in Nutrition and Obesity Research.
Brown AW University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2017-03-16.
Moderator of panel discussion: Taxonomy of issues and challenges to improving research reproducibility.
Brown AW National Academy of Sciences Sackler Colloquium – Reproducibility of Research: Issues and Proposed Remedies. Washington, DC; 2017-03-08.
From microworkers to sampling techniques – challenges and benefits of alternative literature screening methods.
Brown AW Obesity Week 2016. New Orleans, LA, USA; 2016-11-03.
Reproducibility: A Tragedy of Errors.
Allison DB, Brown AW International Society for Medical Publication Professionals. Webinar; 2016-10-26.
Conflicting, conflicted, and incomplete narratives in nutrition and obesity research.
Brown AW 2016 Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference – Nutrition: Fads, Facts & Fallacies. Tempe, AZ; 2016-03-18.
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity: Where might they come from and what we can do?
Brown AW National Press Foundation – Obesity’s Toll: Get the Skinny on Fat. Phoenix, AZ; 2016-02-24.
Conflicting, conflicted, and incomplete narratives in nutrition and obesity research.
Brown AW Birmingham District Dietetic Association. Birmingham, AL; 2016-02-18.
Conflicting, conflicted, and incomplete narratives in nutrition and obesity research.
Brown AW Nutrition File Seminar 2016 – Nutrition Fact or Fiction: What is the Evidence. Calgary, AB, Canada; 2016-02-03.
Conflicting, conflicted, and incomplete narratives in nutrition and obesity research.
Brown AW Nutrition File Seminar 2016 – Nutrition Fact or Fiction: What is the Evidence. Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2016-02-02.
Hot Off the Presses: Evaluating the Evidence Behind Today’s Nutrition Media Headlines.
Brown AW, Sollid K Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Webinar; 2015-08-28.
Lost in Translation: Science as a Second Language.
Brown AW, Gaine C DC Metro Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Washington, DC, USA; 2015-04-10.
In the Eye of the Beholder: Critical Evaluation of Nutrition Research.
Brown AW ConAgra Food Science Institute Nutri-bites Webinars. Webinar; 2015-03-12.
Distortion of Nutrition Research: Perpetuating Beliefs Beyond the Scientific Evidence.
Brown AW Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Board of Directors Retreat. Portland, OR, USA; 2014-07-23.
Lost in Translation: Science as a Second Language – Perspectives of a ‘native speaker’.
Brown AW International Food Information Council. Washington, DC, USA; 2014-05-13.
Distortion of nutrition research: Reporting practices that may perpetuate beliefs beyond the scientific evidence.
Brown AW ASN Scientific Sessions & Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2014. San Diego, CA, USA; 2014-04-27.
Tips for High-Fidelity Science Reporting.
Allison DB, Brown AW National Press Foundation. Webinar; 2014-03-18.
Meal Frequency, Eating Patterns, and Weight.
Allison DB, Lewis DW Jr, Brown AW Eating Patterns and Disease: From Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms to Interventions. Webinar; 2014-02-18.
Recent initiatives to improve research reporting fidelity.
Brown AW ILSI Annual Meeting. Southampton, Bermuda; 2014-01-20.
Sound advice or biased reporting? Breakfast as a strategy to reduce or prevent obesity or weight gain.
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Allison DB 57th Annual Alabama Public Health Association Education Conference. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2013-04-04.
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity.
Brown AW AHA EPI|NPAM: Hot Off the Press. New Orleans, LA; 2013-03-21.
Phytosterols Decrease Cholesterol Absorption by Molecular Interactions in the Intestinal Lumen.
Brown AW 103rd American Oil Chemist Society Meeting. Long Beach, CA, USA; 2012-05-01.
Nutritional Aspects of Fats and Oils.
Brown AW, Carr TP Danisco Margarine and Shortening Course. New Century, KS, USA; 2011-10-28.
Mechanisms of decreased cholesterol absorption mediated by phytosterols.
Brown AW . University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2010-11-18.

Extramural Meeting Abstracts

Effects of Replacing Solid Fats and Added Sugars with Avocado in Adults With Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Feeding Trial.
Gletsu-Miller N, Wilcox ML, Spence LA, Wright AJ, Guarneiri LL, Nadeem MM, Hutter MJ, Sprague KL, Brown AW, Friedman AN, Maki KC. Nutrition 2025
Failing to test for sex differences can result in wrong conclusions: example of the Difference in Sex-Specific Significance error in a reanalysis of brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Chung S, Koscik TR, Vorland CJ, Maney DL. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025
Extent and Clinical Impact of Pigment in Pulse Oximeter Saturation Error in Critically ill Infants.
Sharma M, Brown A, Chung S, Schootman M, Mourani P. Association for Clinical and Translational Sciences 2025
Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Group-Prenatal Care Program, Kirae, for Marshallese Women in Arkansas.
Cline C, Wong K, Council S, Assem S, Brown A, Haggard-Duff L, Caldwell A, Mendoza Kabua P, Ayers BL. American Association of Nurse Practitioners Conference 2025
Effects of Replacing Solid Fats and Added Sugars with Avocado in Adults with Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [Oral Presentation]
Gletsu-Miller N, Wilcox ML, Spence LA, Wright AJ, Guarneiri LL, Nadeem MM, Hutter MJ, Sprague KL, Brown AW, Friedman AN, Maki KC. American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle 2025
Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Long-Term glycemic Trends in Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Pilot Study
Jansen LT, Stewart S, Chung S, Brown AW, Cheak L, Jeffrey P, Andres A, Børsheim E. Nutrition 2024
Biostatistics Core of the Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Landes R, Chung S, Stewart S. 9th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) Conference, Washington, DC, 2024.
Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Long-Term glycemic Trends in Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Pilot Study
Jansen LT, Stewart S, Chung S, Brown AW, Cheak L, Jeffrey P, Andres A, Børsheim E. 9th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) Conference, Washington, DC, 2024.
Non-invasive Monitoring of Partial Heart Transplants: Evaluation of Leaflet Length as Novel Echocardiographic Measure of Valve Growth.
Nissen TE, Chung S, Brown AW, Rajab TK, Qasim A. ASE 2024 Scientific Sessions Original Science Abstracts
“Healthy” Plant Diet Scores, Including Potatoes, and “Unhealthy” Plant Diet Scores, Including Potatoes, Were Both Sometimes Associated With Heart Disease Outcomes. [Oral Presentation]
Jamshidi-Naeini J, Henschel B, Shikany J, Allison DB, Brown AW. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 7, Supplement 1, July 2023, 101197
Application of Empirical P-Value Calibration in Nutrition Epidemiology: A Simulation Study With Time-to-Event Competing-Risk Outcomes. [Oral Presentation]
Huo C, Chen X, Ejima K, Brown AW [Presenting Author]. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 7, Supplement 1, July 2023, 101198
Continuity of Care in Arkansas Children’s Primary Care Clinics and Opportunity for Improvement.
Darden PM, Patil S, Becton DD, Madden CA, Garbe MC, Kelley D, Curran K, Ochoa ER, Liu DS, Brown AW, Smith CE. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, DC. May 1, 2023. Publication Number: 303.408.
Improving Access to the Medical Home in the US and Arkansas: 2019–2020 National Survey of Children’s Health.
Becton DD, Garbe MC, Cardenas I, Smith CE, Curran K, Kelly D, Brown AW, Madden CA, Darden PM. Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2, 2023. American Journal of the Medical Sciences, January, 2023;365(S1):S92(174). DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9629(23)00182-9
Continuity of Care in Arkansas Children’s Primary Care Clinics and Opportunity for Improvement.
Darden PM, Garbe MC, Becton DD, Ochoa ER, Liu D, Brown AW, Curran K, Kelley D, Smith CE. Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2, 2023. American Journal of the Medical Sciences, January, 2023;71:365(S1):S93(175). DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9629(23)00182-9
Infrequent and incomplete data and code sharing in Nathan Shock Center funded research in the last five years.
Vorland CJ, Kramer AS, Hultquist JR, Escobar-Velasquez N, Brown AW. University of Alabama at Birmingham Nathan Shock Center Annual Symposium; February 2023; Birmingham AL
Bias in Nutrition-Health Associations Is Not Eliminated by Excluding Extreme Reporters.
Yamamoto N, Ejima K, Zoh R, Brown AW [Presenting Author]. Obesity Week. 2022.
Signals of environmental sustainability and influence on food purchasing decisions by U.S. consumers.
Wijayatunga NN, Change Y, Brown AW, Webster A, Sollid K, Bailey D. 2022 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
Methodological Considerations in the Application of Multiverse Analyses for More Rigorous Inferences About Nutrition and Health.
Vorland C, O’Connor L, Henschel B, Huo C, Shikany J, Ejima K, Bidulescu A, Brown A. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue Supplement_1, June 2022, Page 781
The role of parental acceptance on body esteem among US college students.
Wang J, Brown AW, Luo J, Chow A. American Academy of Health Behavior. 2021.
Semi-automated Screening for Improbable Randomization in PDFs. [Oral Presentation]
Vorland CJ, Allison DB, Brown AW. CRI-CONF 2021
Reporting Research on Murine Genetic Models of Obesity: Methods Development for a Systematic Survey.
Vorland CJ, Zent C, Smith D, Allison DB, Brown AW. ObesityWeek 2020
What Proportion of Planned Missing Data Is Allowed for Unbiased Estimates of the Association Between Energy Intake and Body Weight Using Multiple Imputation?
Ejima K, Zoh R, Tekwe C, Allison DB, Brown AW. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue Supplement 2, June 2020, Page 1167
Traffic Light Diets Per Se Have Limited Evidence for Effectiveness on Childhood Obesity: A Review.
Vorland C, Bohan Brown MM, Cardel M, Brown AW. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue Supplement 2, June 2020, Page 1697
Science Dialogue Mapping of Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps Related to the Effects of Dairy Intake on Human Cardiovascular Disease.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Kaiser KA, Keitt A, Allison DB. Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun 13;3(Suppl 1, P13-002-19)
Assessment of Type I Error Rates and Power of Common Analysis Methods in Murine Obesity-Related Study: ‘Plasmode-Based’ Simulation.
Ejima K, Brown AW, Smith DL Jr, Beyaztas U, Allison DB. Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun 13;3(Suppl 1, P13-011-19)
A Quantitative Investigation of Differences in Mediterranean Diet Definitions in Nutrition Research.
Lingle DW, Dickinson S, Vorland CJ, Brown AW. Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun 13;3(Suppl 1, P13-026-19).
The Effect of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the components of Metabolic Syndrome, A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Huo T, Yang C, Cardel MI, Brown AW, Gurka MJ. Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun 13;3(Suppl 1, P08-037-19).
Crowd-sourcing Structured Metadata to Improve Literature Search Efficiency. [Oral Presentation]
Kaiser K, Sweeney H, Brown AW. Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018
Use of an Open Science R Package (Rentrez) and PubMed Search Infrastructure to Detect P-hacking in Biomedical and Dietary Supplement Scientific Literature.
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. Nutrition 2018
A Comparison of Systematic Review Efficiency Between Obesity, Nutrition, Diabetes and CVD Topics.
Capers PL, Bohan Brown MM, Brown AW, Kroeger CM, Gibson MJ, Kaiser KA. Obesity Week. 2017.
Use of Text-mining and Comparative Analysis to Detect P-hacking in Dietary Supplement Scientific Literature.
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. The 5th Workshop on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Atlanta, GA.
Eating compared to skipping breakfast has no discernible benefit for obesity-related anthropometrics: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Bohan Brown MM, Milanes JE, Allison DB, Brown AW. FASEB Journal. 2017 Apr lb363
Evaluation of rapid crowdsourcing methods to identify obesity-related studies.
Capers P, Brown AW, Thornton J, Kaiser KA, Goldsby T, Allison DB. Obesity Week. 2016.
Simple text-mining methodology to detect comparative p-hacking is sensitive to text searching variations.
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. Obesity Week. 2016.
High Intensity Interval- Vs Moderate Intensity- Training for Improving Cardiometabolic Health In Overweight or Obese Males: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Fisher G, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Alcorn A, Noles CD, Winwood L, Resuehr H, George B, Jeansonne MM, Allison DB. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):641-2.
Method for Calculating Point Estimates and Standard Errors for Meta-Analysis from Reported Point Estimates, 95% Confidence Intervals, and P-Values.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Dawson JA. FASEB Journal. 2016;30:1154.32.
Effect of breakfast eating versus breakfast skipping on obesity related anthropometry: a systematic review.
Milanes JE, Allison DB, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM. FASEB Journal. 2016 Apr;30(1 Supplement):lb394
The Effect of Yogurt on Human Body Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Experiments.
Kaiser KA, Jeansonne MM, Brown AW [Presenting Author]. FASEB Journal. 2016;30:905.6.
The body recognizes liquid calories: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of solid versus liquid preloads on subsequent energy intake.
Greenberg D, Rahn M, Brown AW, George BJ, Chung A, Allison DB. Obesity Week. 2015.
No Significant Differences Between High vs. Moderate Intensity Training on Mood and Quality of Life.
Neumeier WH, Alcorn A, Allison DB, Bohan Brown MM, Brown AW, Jeansonne MM, Noles C, Resuehr H, Winwood L, Fisher G. American Psychological Association 2015 Annual Convention
Double Sampling with Multiple Imputation to Answer Large Sample Meta-Research Questions: Introduction and Illustration by Evaluating Adherence to Two Simple CONSORT Guidelines.
Capers PL, Brown AW, Dawson JA, Allison DB. FASEB Journal. 2015;29:735.1.
Quick Service Restaurant (Fast) Food and Obesity: A systematic review of human studies.
Idigo AJ, Brown AW, Jeansonne MM, Kell KP, Allison DB. FASEB Journal. 2015;29:600.2.
Evidence of p-value fiddling using a rapid, high-volume, systematic method.
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. Advances and Controversies in Clinical Nutrition. 2014.
How We Talk About People with Conditions: Trends Over Time Using Google Ngrams.
Brown AW [Presenting Author]. Obesity Week. 2014.
High Intensity vs Moderate Intensity Training to maximize the benefits of exercise for improving cardiometabolic health in overweight adolescent males: Preliminary results from the HIIT MAX randomized controlled trial.
Fisher G, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Alcorn Amy, Noles C, Winwood L, Reseuhr H, Allison DB. Obesity Week. 2014.
Using crowdsourcing to evaluate published scientific literature: Methods and example. [Oral Presentation]
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Allison DB. 91st Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, Auburn University, 2014-03-13
Are studies that agree with popular opinion cited more? Evaluating nutrition-obesity research using crowdsourcing. [Oral Presentation]
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Allison DB. Obesity Week. 2013.
Increased fruit and vegetable intake has no discernible effect on weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kaiser KA, Brown AW [Presenting Author], Bohan Brown MM, Shikany JM, Mattes RD, Allison DB. Obesity Week. 2013.
Treatment with taurine and vitamin E did not reverse fatty liver more than a chow diet in rats.
Allen PS, Brown AW [Presenting Author], Bohan Brown MM, Beitz DC. Evaluating Bioactive Food Components in Obesity and Cancer Prevention. 2013.
Investigating nutraceutical and pharmaceutical agents to prevent fatty liver in rats.
Allen PS, Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Beitz DC. Evaluating Bioactive Food Components in Obesity and Cancer Prevention. 2013.
Sound advice or biased reporting? Breakfast as a strategy to reduce or prevent obesity or weight gain. [Oral Presentation]
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Bohan Brown MM, Allison DB. FASEB Journal. 2013;27:124.3.
Hydrolysis of phytosterol esters in the intestine is required for their cholesterol lowering effects.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Carden TJ, Hang J, Dussault PH, Carr TP. FASEB Journal. 2011;25:587.7.
Dietary phytosterol esters must be hydrolyzed for optimal reduction in cholesterol absorption.
Carden TJ, Brown AW , Mielke M, Hang J, Dussault PH, Lee BH, Schlegel VL, Carr TP. FASEB Journal. 2011;25:582.11.
Phytosterols and fatty acids, but not phytosterol esters, affect cholesterol micellarization in vitro.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Hang J, Dussault PH, Carr TP. FASEB Journal. 2010;24:541.19.
Method for lipid and NDF analysis of ethanol byproduct feedstuffs.
Bremer VR, Buckner CD, Brown AW, Carr TP, Diedrichsen RM, Erickson GE, Klopfenstein TJ. Journal of Animal Science. 2010;88:E-Suppl.3,263.
Phytosterol ester substrate specificity of pancreatic cholesterol esterase.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Hang J, Dussault PH, Carr TP. FASEB Journal. 2009;23:722.15.
Effects of diets naturally high or low in conjugated linoleic acid on measures of health in women. [Oral Presentation]
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Trenkle A, Beitz DC. FASEB Journal. 2009;23:334.6.
Effects of Splenda® Brand sweetener on plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Bohan MM, Onken KL, Beitz DC. FASEB Journal. 2007;21:832.11.
Effects of TNFa as a simulated stressor on adipose and liver tissues from rats fed varying diets. [Oral Presentation]
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Bohan MM, Mehyar N, Trenkle A, Beitz DC. FASEB Journal. 2006;20:109.6.

Intramural Presentations (Not exhaustive)

Biostatistics Core
Brown AW ACRI Nuts and Bolts. Little Rock, AR, USA; 20250124.
Working with a Statistician
Brown AW CI Young Investigators Program 2024. Little Rock, AR, USA; 2024-12-13.
Collaborating with a Statistician
Brown AW K12 Scholars Program. Little Rock, AR, USA; 2024-12-06.
Say what you’ll do and do what you say: principles of reproducible research.
Brown AW CCOP Seminar Series. Little Rock, AR, USA; 2023-10-13.
Normal and Not-So-Normal Analyses.
Brown AW CCOP Seminar Series. Little Rock, AR, USA; 2022-10-27.
Introductory Remarks: A Comedy of Errors.
Allison DB, Brown AW The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity: NIDDK Short Course. Baltimore, MD; 2019-06-26.
Post and Riposte: A Panel Discussion on Open Science, Repositories and Data Sharing in the Social Sciences.
Brown AW, Hellwig T, Wittenberg J Workshop in Methods. Bloomington, IN; 2018-02-02.
Incorporating rigor, reproducibility, and transparency into aging projects and papers.
Allison DB, Brown AW Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging. Webinar; 2017-12-04.
Procedural Elements: Trial Registration, Reporting Guidelines.
Brown AW Third Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2017-07-25.
Limits II – Empirical: Evidence & Case Studies of Confirmation and Non-Confirmation of Observational Study-Generated Hypotheses.
Brown AW Third Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2017-07-24.
Introductory Remarks: A Comedy of Errors.
Allison DB, Brown AW The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity: NIDDK Short Course. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2017-06-26.
Procedural Elements: Trial Registration, Reporting Guidelines.
Brown AW Second Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2016-07-26.
Limits II – Empirical: Evidence & Case Studies of Confirmation and Non-Confirmation of Observational Study-Generated Hypotheses.
Brown AW Second Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2016-07-25.
Introductory Remarks: A Comedy of Errors.
Allison DB, Brown AW The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity: NIDDK Short Course. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2016-06-13.
Limits II – Empirical: Evidence & Cases Studies of Confirmation and Non-Confirmation of Observational Study-Generated Hypotheses.
Brown AW First Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2015-07-20.
Introductory Remarks: A Comedy of Errors.
Allison DB, Brown AW The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity: NIDDK Short Course. University of Alabama at Birmingham; 2015-06-22.
Improving the accuracy and specificity of estimates using cross-method comparisons, such as Double Sampling with Multiple Imputation.
Brown AW Mathematics Colloquium: Open Problems in Obesity. UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2015-02-27.
Does Frequency or Timing of Eating Influence Childhood Obesity?
Brown AW Intensive Course in Nutrition for Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Department of Pediatrics and Nutrition Sciences, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2015-02-24.
The Science of Nutrition Science: Beliefs, evidence, and communication.
Brown AW UAB Chapter of Sigma Xi Seminar Series. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2014-11-13.
Using crowdsourcing to evaluate published scientific literature: Methods and example.
Brown AW, Allison DB Postdoctoral Research Day. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2014-02-17.
Are studies that agree with popular opinion cited more? Evaluating Nutrition Obesity Research Using Crowdsourcing.
Brown AW NORC Trainee/Fellows Annual Conference. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2013-08-21.
Sound advice or biased reporting? Breakfast as a strategy to reduce or prevent obesity or weight gain.
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Allison DB Postdoctoral Research Day. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2013-02-18.
Breakfast and obesity: Another example of White Hat Bias?
Brown AW, Bohan Brown MM, Allison DB NORC Trainee/Fellows Annual Conference. Birmingham, AL, USA; 2012-08-29.

Intramural Abstracts (Not exhaustive)

Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Group-Prenatal Care Program, Kirae, for Marshallese Women in Arkansas.
Cline C, Wong K, Council S, Assem S, Brown A, Haggard-Duff L, Caldwell A, Mendoza Kabua P, Ayers BL. UAMS Student Research Day 2025
Application of Empirical P-Value Calibration in Nutrition Epidemiology: A Simulation Study With Time-to-Event Competing-Risk Outcomes.
Huo C, Chen X, Ejima K, Brown AW [Presenting Author]. 2023 AR Lifespan Conference, Little Rock, AR
Effects of Breakfast Consumption on Thinking and Memory Skills in Older Adults. [Oral Presentation]
Messenger GG, Gottschild L, Hayden JC, Brown AW, Jamshidi-Naeini J. IUSPHB Public Health Research Day 2022
Survey of data and code availability in aging studies funded by Nathan Shock Centers. [Oral Presentation]
Hultquist J, Kramer A, Brown AW, Vorland CJ. IUSPHB Public Health Research Day 2022
Automating the Extraction of Registration Statements from Scientific Papers. [Oral Presentation]
Pipkin D, Mandema I, Brown AW, Vorland CJ. IUSPHB Public Health Research Day 2021
Automating the Extraction of Registration Statements from Scientific Papers. [Oral Presentation]
Mandema I, Pipkin D, Brown AW, Vorland CJ. IUSPHB Public Health Research Day 2021
Does exclusion of extreme reporters of energy intake reliably make results less biased in nutrition studies? [Oral Presentation]
Ejima K, Brown AW, Schoeller DA, Heymsfield SB, Nelson EJ, Allison DB. IUSPHB Public Health Research Day 2019
The Effect of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the components of Metabolic Syndrome, A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Huo T, Yang C, Cardel MI, Brown AW, Gurka MJ. University of Florida College of Medicine Research Day
The Effect of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the components of Metabolic Syndrome, A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Huo T, Yang C, Cardel MI, Brown AW, Gurka MJ. University of Florida ICHP Research Day
Detection of P-hacking in Biomedical and Dietary Supplement Scientific Literature: Use of Open Science R Packages to Improve Reproducibility and Research Transparency. [Oral Presentation]
Kroeger CM, Brown AW, Allison DB. IUSPHB Public Health Research Day 2018
Quick Service Restaurant (Fast) Food and Obesity: A systematic review of human studies.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Idigo AJ, Jeansonne MM, Kell KP, Allison DB. UAB Public Health Research and Practice Day 2015.
Quantification of the Mediterranean Diet.
Antoine LH, Brown AW, Allison DB. UAB Public Health Research and Practice Day 2015.
So you think you want to do a systematic review? Lessons learned from the PROSPERO registry.
Borah R, Brown AW, Capers PL, Kaiser KA. UAB Public Health Research and Practice Day 2015.
How We Talk About People with Conditions: Trends Over Time Using Google Ngrams.
Brown AW [Presenting Author]. UAB Diabetes Research Day
How We Talk About People with Conditions: Trends Over Time Using Google Ngrams.
Brown AW [Presenting Author]. UAB Public Health Research Day 2014.
Sound advice or biased reporting? Breakfast as a strategy to reduce or prevent obesity or weight gain.
Brown AW [Presenting Author], Bohan Brown MM, Allison DB. UAB Public Health Research Day 2013.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Name	Awarding Group	Date
Excellence in Nutrition Fellow	American Society for Nutrition	2025
Mead Johnson Award	American Society for Nutrition	2020 May
Emerging Luminaries Grant Proposal Partnership Challenge	Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington	2020 Apr
Fellow	The Obesity Society	2018
Best Presentation – Faculty/Staff category	University of Alabama at Birmingham New Energetic Ideas for the New Year – 2016	2016 Jan
Creativity is a Decision Award	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2015 Aug
Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute	Dannon Institute	2015 Jun
Most Creative – Faculty/Staff category	University of Alabama at Birmingham New Energetic Ideas Round II	2014 Dec
Best Paper Award	The Science Unbound Foundation	2014 Aug
1st Place Oral Presentation	University of Alabama at Birmingham Postdoc Research Day	2014 Feb
1st Place: Nutritional Epidemiology Postdoc Poster Competition	American Society for Nutrition Nutritional Epidemiology Research Interest Section	2013 Apr
3rd Place: Invited Poster Session	Alabama Public Health Association	2013 Apr
1st Place Poster: Postdoc Division	University of Alabama at Birmingham Public Health Research Day	2013 Apr
2nd Place Oral Presentation	University of Alabama at Birmingham Postdoc Research Day	2013 Feb
Back of the Envelope Award	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2012 Dec
Creativity is a Decision Award	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2012 Aug
Honorable Mention: Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2012 Feb
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award	Nutrition Research	2011 Apr
Preparing Future Faculty Fellow	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2010
Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2009-2010
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2009 Apr
Othmer Fellowship	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2008-2010
Honors and Distinction	Iowa State University	2007 May
Iowa State University Honors Program	Iowa State University	2003-2007
Academic Recognition Award	State of Iowa	2003-2006

Honor Society Memberships

Name	Induction
Golden Key International Honor Society	2004 Nov
National Society of Collegiate Scholars	2004 Nov
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society	2004 Apr
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society	2004 Apr

SERVICE

Professional Societies


Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group		Member	2025+
	Panel Chair, “Scientific rigor in nutrition research and evidence assessment: Strengthening causal inferences through more robust dietary assessment” – DNSG2025		2025
American Society for Nutrition		Member	2005+
	Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition		2025+
	Panel Chair, “Interpretation, Inference and Future Directions: A Panel Discussion on Observational Studies” – Nutrition 2024		2024
	Mead Johnson Award reviewer		2023,2024
	Panel Chair, “How Should Totality of Evidence Be Considered in Nutrition Recommendations?” – Nutrition 2023		2023
	Member: Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy		2022-2025
	Panelist: “2022 W.O. Atwater Lecture – Nutrition Information/Misinformation: Who’s Right? Who Gets to Decide?” – Nutrition 2022 Live Online		2022
	Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of Session, “Computational Methods to Advance Rigor and Data Collection in Nutrition” at Nutrition 2022 Live Online.		2022
	Chair: Public Information Committee		2021-2022
	Ex-officio member: Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy		2021-2022
	Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of Session, “Methodological Developments and Evaluations in Nutrition Science” at Nutrition 2021 Live Online.		2021
	Nutrition Research Task Force		2020-2022
	Member: Public Information Committee		2019-2021
	Judge and Special Guest for Graduate Student Breakfast and Meet the Fellows event		2019
	Lead Judge, ‘Methods and Protocols’ for the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition.		2019
	Lead Judge, ‘Methods and Protocols’ for the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition.		2018
	Co-Lead Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” Obesity RIS at EB2017		2017
	Co-organizer and Chair, “Obesity RIS Forum: How Much Evidence Should be Demonstrated before Enacting Obesity-Targeted Health Policy?”		2017
	Scientific Program Committee		2016-2020
	Chair of Session, “Obesity: Chronic Disease” at EB2016		2016
	Panelist, “Time in the public eye: Maintaining credibility while using your voice”		2016
	Co-Lead Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” Obesity RIS at EB2016		2016
	Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past-Chair: Obesity Research Interest Section		2015-2018
	Co-Chair of Session, “Obesity: Gut Microbiome and Obesity” at EB2015		2015
	Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” at EB2015		2015
	Representative at three roundtable discussions on “Enhancing Rigor and Reproducibility” for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.		2015
	Experimental Biology 2015 Abstract Reviewer		2014
	Organizer and Co-Chair of symposium, “Unscientific Beliefs about Scientific Topics in Nutrition” at EB2014		2014
The Obesity Society		Member	2012+
	Chair: Ethics Committee		2023-2024
	Co-Chair: Ethics Committee		2022-2023
	Judge – Early Career Research Competition Lightning Talks – Obesity Week 2022		2022
	Member: Ethics Committee		2021-2022
	Panel Moderator TOS Early Career Academic Workshop: “Should I stay or should I go?”		2019
	Fellow of The Obesity Society		2018+
	Chair: Basic Science and Beer Lightning Talks 1 and 2		2018
	Judge: TOS Early Career Lightning Talks		2018
	Co-Chair of Session, “Method in the Madness: Innovative Methodologies in Population-based Obesity Research” at ObesityWeek 2017		2017
	Roundtable leader in “Early Career Academic Workshop” at ObesityWeek 2017		2017
	Chair (2 years), Past-Chair (1 year): Basic Science Section		2016-2019
	Co-Chair of Session, “Candles to Calorimeters: Assessment of Thermogenesis Normality in Obesity” at ObesityWeek 2015		2015
	Public Affairs Committee – Early Career Representative		2014-2016
American Public Health Association		Member	2015-2022
	Ethics – Section Councilor		2015-2018
Sigma Xi		Member	2014+
American Association for the Advancement of Science		Member	2014+
American Statistical Association		Member	2016+
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology		Member	2006-2008
Alabama Academy of Science		Member	2014-2017
Gerontological Society of America		Member	2018-2019
	Organizer and Chair, “Strengthening Aging Research: Experiences with Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency.”		2018

Publication Service

Editorial Service

Journal	Title	Year(s)
Journal of Nutrition	Statistical Review Board	2024+
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition	Statistical Review Board	2024+
Advances in Nutrition	Statistical Review Board	2024+
Current Developments in Nutrition	Statistical Review Board	2024+
International Journal of Obesity	Associate Editor	2023+
Frontiers in Aging – Aging, Metabolism, and Redox Biology	Review Editor	2021-2023
Frontiers in Nutrition Methodology	Review Editor	2014-2023

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Web of Science Peer-Review Profile (Formerly Publons): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/N-1826-2013

Reviews (n)	Journal
39	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
17	Advances in Nutrition
16	Obesity
15	PLoS ONE
14	The Journal of Nutrition
9	Obesity Reviews
7	International Journal of Obesity (not including AE handling)
7	Nutrients
7	Nutrition and Diabetes
5	Nutrition Research
4	BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
4	Frontiers in Nutrition
4	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
3	BMC Medical Research Methodology
3	BMC Pediatrics
3	F1000Research
3	Public Health Nutrition
3	Scientific Reports
2	Annals of Human Biology
2	Biology Letters
2	BMC Public Health
2	Childhood Obesity
2	Evaluation Review
2	JMIR Medical Informatics
2	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
2	Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
2	Palgrave Communications
2	Trials
1	Appetite
1	Biochemical Pharmacology
1	BMC Research Notes
1	BMJ
1	Clinical Obesity
1	Contemporary Clinical Trials
1	Current Developments in Nutrition
1	Food and Function
1	JAMA
1	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
1	Journal of Medicinal Food
1	Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
1	Journal of Obesity
1	Lipids
1	Lipids in Health and Disease
1	Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
1	Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
1	Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
1	Physiology & Behavior
1	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1	Systematic Reviews
1	The Journals of Gerontology: Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Other External Service

Organization	Title	Year(s)
International Food Information Council	Board of Trustees	2025+
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine	Committee Member: “Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health”	2024
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine	Reviewer: “Using Systematic Reviews to Support the Dietary Reference Intakes: A Letter Report”	2023
United States Military Academy at West Point	Promotion Reviewer	2023
International Food Information Council	Assembly Member	2020-2025
Egg Nutrition Council	Research Grant Reviewer	2020
Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior	Early Career Virtual Meet the Scientist Event	2020
Pennington / Louisiana NORC	Pilot and Feasibility Program Reviewer	2019
Science Unbound Foundation	Best Paper Competition Reviewer	2016;2018
Obesity and Energetics Offerings	Deputy Editor	2016+
National Science Foundation	Graduate Research Fellowship Program Reviewer	2015
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology	FASEB Roundtable on Rigorous and Reproducible Research Using Mouse Models	2015
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology	FASEB Roundtable on Rigorous and Reproducible Research Using Antibodies	2015
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology	FASEB Roundtable on Rigorous and Reproducible Research: Community Stakeholders	2015
Obesity and Energetics Offerings	Co-Compiler	2012-2016

Intramural Service

Activity	Title	Year(s)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
TRI Collaborative Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Program	Reviewer	2024
Student Research Day	Judge	2023,2024,2025
TRI Pilot Grants	Reviewer	2023
Research Informatics Steering Working Group	Member	2023
Population Health Stakeholders Working Group	Member	2023
Indiana University
Post-Award Grant Management Ad-Hoc Committee	Member	2020-2021
Working Group to Establish PhD in Nutrition	Member	2020-2021
Public Health Research Day 2020 Organizing Committee	Member and Judge	2019-2020
IU Grant Linking University wide Expertise (GLUE grant)	Reviewer	2019
SPHB Grant Administrator position	Hiring committee member	2019
SPHB Public Health Research Day 2019 Poster Competition	Judge	2019
Grant Director/Grant Administrator hiring committee	Member	2019
Biostatistics Consulting Center hiring committee	Member	2019
Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging	Co-leader of Comparative Data Analytics Core	2018-2022
Workshop in Methods	Advisory Board Member	2018-2022
SPHB Committee on Research	Member	2018-2019
SPHB Program Manager position	Hiring committee member	2018
Program Manager hiring committee	Member	2018
Nutrition Curricular Committee	Member	2017-2022
Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative	Representative for the School of Public Health	2017-2019
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postdoctoral Research Day	Judge	2017
Mastering the Art of Reproducible Science	Panelist	2017
Statistical Support and Teaching in the School of Health Professions Task Force	Member	2017
Graduate Student Research Day	Session Moderator	2015
Mock NIH Study Section for Trainees	Chair	2015
Statistician Search Committee	Member	2014
Summer Research Expo	Judge	2013
Graduate Biomedical Sciences Poster Session	Judge	2012-2013
SOPH/NORC Professional Development Workshop Committee	Co-chair of Grant writing workshop subcommittee	2012
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Graduate Student Association	Legislative Representative: Interdepartmental Nutrition Program	2010-2011
Graduate Student Association	Member: Academic Affairs committee	2010-2011
Iowa State University
Graduate and Professional Student Senate	President	2006-2007
Special Student Fees and Tuition Committee	Voting member	2006-2007
President’s Advisory Committee on Budget and Planning		2006-2007
Recreation Facilities Study	Graduate Student Representative	2006-2007
Memorial Union Board of Directors	Member: Facilities Committee	2006-2007
Memorial Union Board of Directors	Member: Student Affairs Committee	2006-2007
VEISHEA Advisory Council		2006-2007
Executive Vice President and Provost Search Committee		2006
Ombuds Screening Committee		2006
Graduate and Professional Student Senate	Senator: Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology	2005-2007
Biochemistry Graduate Student Organization		2005-2007
Graduate and Professional Student Senate	Chair: University Relations and Legislative Affairs	2005-2006
Government of the Student Body	Director of Graduate Affairs	2005-2006

TEACHING

Classroom Teaching

Course	Information	n	Date
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety – Instructor of Record – SPH-H 494	Indiana University Bloomington This course deals with general concepts and foundations of measurement, evaluation, and research. Additionally the course covers major methods and techniques of research and evaluation.	24	2021 Fall
Advanced Nutrition I – Instructor of Record – SPH-N 430/530	Indiana University Bloomington This course covers the structure and function of the major energy-containing macronutrients and energy balance. Includes the lecture component of SPH-N 530 (the graduate version of the course, conducted by Dr. Gletsu-Miller).	19	2021 Fall
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety – Instructor of Record – SPH-H 494	Indiana University Bloomington This course deals with general concepts and foundations of measurement, evaluation, and research. Additionally the course covers major methods and techniques of research and evaluation.	18	2021 Spring
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety – Instructor of Record – SPH-H 494	Indiana University Bloomington This course deals with general concepts and foundations of measurement, evaluation, and research. Additionally the course covers major methods and techniques of research and evaluation.	42	2020 Fall
Advanced Nutrition I – Instructor of Record – SPH-N 430	Indiana University Bloomington This course covers the structure and function of the major energy-containing macronutrients and energy balance.	32	2020 Fall
Advanced Human Nutrition – Instructor of Record – SPH-N 530	Indiana University Bloomington This course covers the structure and function of the major energy-containing macronutrients and energy balance. Meets with SPH-N 430, with additional graduate component putting the lecture material into the context of recent literature.	2	2020 Fall
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety – Instructor of Record – SPH-H 494	Indiana University Bloomington This course deals with general concepts and foundations of measurement, evaluation, and research. Additionally the course covers major methods and techniques of research and evaluation.	10	2020 Spring
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety – Instructor of Record – SPH-H 494	Indiana University Bloomington This course deals with general concepts and foundations of measurement, evaluation, and research. Additionally the course covers major methods and techniques of research and evaluation.	15	2019 Fall
Nutrition in Sports – Instructor of Record – SPH-N 620	Indiana University Bloomington The role of nutrition in athletic performance, especially the effects of various nutrition practices during training, competition, and recovery. Current concepts and controversies.	5	2019 Fall
Medical Nutrition Therapy – Joint Instructor – SPH-N 431	Indiana University Bloomington Dietary modifications for therapy in metabolic and pathological disorders with allowance for cultural patterns.	17	2019 Spring
Nutrition to Support Performance and Prevent Chronic Disease – Instructor of Record – SPH-N 305	Indiana University Bloomington Basic knowledge of nutrition, physiology and fitness to improve health, support performance, and reduce risks for chronic disease.	9	2019 Spring
Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety – Instructor of Record – SPH-H 494	Indiana University Bloomington This course deals with general concepts and foundations of measurement, evaluation, and research. Additionally the course covers major methods and techniques of research and evaluation.	24	2018 Fall
Nutrition to Support Performance and Prevent Chronic Disease – Instructor of Record – SPH-N 305	Indiana University Bloomington First time offered as N305. Basic knowledge of nutrition, physiology and fitness to improve health, support performance and reduce risks for chronic disease.	6	2018 Spring
Introduction to Statistics – Instructor – STAT 218	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Developed student’s basic statistical knowledge, including understanding of terminology, computational concepts, and research literacy, through a combination of lectures and activities designed to encourage both quantitative and qualitative comprehension of the uses of statistics.	43	2010 Fall
Physiological Chemistry – Teaching Assistant – BBMB 420	Iowa State University Assisted the teaching of biochemistry in a course designed for Veterinary Medicine and Health and Human Performance students by lecturing, grading, tutoring students, and designing and maintaining an online course supplement.	132	2007 Fall
Freshman Honor Program – Seminar Co-Leader – HON 302	Iowa State University Co-led educational and training activities for incoming Freshman Honor Program students.	10	2004 Fall

Workshops and Short Courses

Course	Information	n	Date
Ninth Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA Led the coordination of a week-long short course providing exposure to key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of causal inference techniques, experiences, principles, and techniques through guided discussion of real examples in obesity research. Supported by NIH/NHLBI.	18	2025 Summer
Eighth Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Arkansas Children’s Research Institute – Little Rock, AR Led the coordination of a week-long short course providing exposure to key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of causal inference techniques, experiences, principles, and techniques through guided discussion of real examples in obesity research. Supported by NIH/NHLBI.	19	2024 Summer
Ninth Short Course on The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	BIG10 Conference Center – Chicago, IL Led the coordination of a week-long short course on incorporating engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics in advancing our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity. Supported by NIH/NIDDK.	17	2024 Summer
Eighth Short Course on The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Indiana University – Bloomington Led the coordination of a week-long short course on incorporating engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics in advancing our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity. Supported by NIH/NIDDK.	18	2023 Summer
Seventh Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Indiana University – Bloomington Led the coordination of a week-long short course providing exposure to key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of causal inference techniques, experiences, principles, and techniques through guided discussion of real examples in obesity research. Supported by NIH/NHLBI.	23	2023 Summer
Seventh Short Course on The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Virtual synchronous and asynchronous Led the coordination of a virtual-adapted short course involving 4 live Friday sessions with 3 weeks of asynchronous material on incorporating engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics in advancing our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity. Supported by NIH/NIDDK.	35	2022 Summer
Sixth Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Virtual synchronous and asynchronous Led the coordination of a virtual-adapted short course involving 4 live Friday sessions with 3 weeks of asynchronous material providing exposure to key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of causal inference techniques, experiences, principles, and techniques through guided discussion of real examples in obesity research. Supported by NIH/NHLBI.	47	2022 Summer
Fifth Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Virtual synchronous and asynchronous Led the coordination of a virtual-adapted short course involving 4 live Friday sessions with 3 weeks of asynchronous material providing exposure to key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of causal inference techniques, experiences, principles, and techniques through guided discussion of real examples in obesity research. Supported by NIH/NHLBI.	33	2021 Fall
Sixth Short Course on The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research – Lead Coordinator	Virtual synchronous and asynchronous Led the coordination of a virtual-adapted short course involving 4 live Friday sessions with 3 weeks of asynchronous material on incorporating engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics in advancing our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity. Supported by NIH/NIDDK.	27	2021 Summer
Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency (RRT) at the Interdisciplinary Interface – Co-Coordinator	Indiana University Bloomington Co-coordinated a three-day event to convene a group of nationally and internationally renowned experts in rigor, reproducibility, and transparency. Supported in part by the Sloan Foundation.	25	2019 Fall
Fifth Short Course on The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research – Co-Coordinator	Baltimore, MD Co-coordinated a week-long short course on incorporating engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics in advancing our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity. Supported by NIH/NIDDK.	25	2019 Summer
Fourth Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research – Co-Coordinator	Indiana University Bloomington Co-coordinated a week-long short course providing exposure to key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of causal inference techniques, experiences, principles, and techniques through guided discussion of real examples in obesity research. Supported by NIH/NHLBI.	50	2019 Summer
BIG DATA 2016: A Classroom Experience – Material Design and Support	University of Alabama at Birmingham Expanding the SEEC teacher professional development program for high school and advanced middle school teachers to understand the concepts underlying Big Data Science and to translate this knowledge into their classroom. Supported by NIH/OD.	10	2016 Fall
Workshop on Responsible Communication of Science – Co-Coordinator	University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-coordinated a day-long training event on the Responsible Communication of Science using the ‘Diamonds or Deceit’ case study from Iowa State University.	15	2015 Fall
Workshop on Research Ethics – Co-Coordinator	University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-coordinated a day-long training event on research ethics for Nutrition Obesity Research Center and Office of Energetics. Discussed local and federal aspects of research misconduct, and facilitated group participation in an interactive video exercise, The Research Clinic,” hosted by the Office of Research Integrity.	25	2014 Summer
Responsible Conduct of Research Training – Co-Coordinator	University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-coordinated a day-long training event on the Responsible Conduct of Research for Nutrition Obesity Research Center trainees. Discussed local and federal aspects of research misconduct, and facilitated group participation in an interactive video exercise, “The Lab,” hosted by the Office of Research Integrity.	21	2013 Summer

Guest Lectures

Note: class size (n) may be approximate.

Course	Information	n	Date
2025 Summer Science Program – Guest Lecturer	Arkansas Children’s Research Institute Presented on “Scientific Rigor: Statistical, Inferential, and Philosophical Considerations”	21	2025 Summer
Evidence Based Medicine – Guest Lecturer	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Presented on “Hypothesis Testing and Research” for Physician Assistant students.	19	2024 Fall
2024 Summer Science Program – Guest Lecturer	Arkansas Children’s Research Institute Presented on “Scientific Rigor: Statistical, Inferential, and Philosophical Considerations”	21	2024 Summer
Evidence Based Medicine – Guest Lecturer	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Presented on “Hypothesis Testing and Research” for Physician Assistant students.	19	2023 Fall
2023 Summer Science Program – Guest Lecturer	Arkansas Children’s Research Institute Presented on “Scientific Rigor: Statistical, Inferential, and Philosophical Considerations”	21	2023 Summer
Methods for Public Health Research – Guest Lecturer – SPH-H 750	Indiana University Bloomington Discussed the importance of measurement in research under different contexts.	8	2021 Fall
Heroes, Villains and Kinesiology – Guest Contributor – SPH-K 450	Indiana University Bloomington Discussed basic bioenergetics of Captain America’s running speed. Online course.	NA	2021 Spring
Research Methods – Guest Lecturer – SPH-H 750	Indiana University Bloomington Discussed the importance of measurement in research under different contexts.	10	2020 Fall
Research Methods – Guest Lecturer – SPH-H 750	Indiana University Bloomington Discussed registering, designing, analyzing, and reporting randomized controlled trials.	15	2019 Fall
Human Sexuality – Guest Lecturer – SPH-F 255	Indiana University Bloomington Discussed basic overview of nutrition and obesity.	82	2019 Fall
Research Methods – Guest Lecturer – SPH-H 750	Indiana University Bloomington Discussed registering, designing, analyzing, and reporting randomized controlled trials.	5	2018 Fall
3rd Year Medical Students – Guest Lecturer	Indiana University Health Bloomington Discussed high-level overview of nutrition and obesity research.	8	2017 Fall
Gastrointestinal & Nutrition – Guest Lecturer	Indiana University School of Medicine – Bloomington Co-lectured on obesity and co-led obesity clinical case study discussion.	32	2017 Fall
Research Ethics Beyond Misconduct – Guest Lecturer	BioTeach, University of Alabama at Birmingham Lectured on research ethics beyond concepts of research misconduct to a group of high school science teachers.	8	2017 Summer
Energetics: Scientific Foundations of Obesity and Other Health Aspects – Guest Lecturer – HB706	University of Alabama at Birmingham Lectured on lipids	5	2016 Fall
Research Ethics Beyond Misconduct – Guest Lecturer	BioTeach, University of Alabama at Birmingham Lectured on research ethics beyond concepts of research misconduct to a group of high school science teachers.	12	2016 Summer
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials – Guest Lecturer – HB773	University of Alabama at Birmingham Lectured on Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses	12	2016 Spring
Advanced Human Nutrition and Metabolism I – Guest Lecturer – NUTR 4510	Clemson University Lecture on sterols and lipid chemistry.	69	2015 Fall
Nutritional Methodology – Guest Lecturer – NUTR 8200	Clemson University Lecture on systematic reviews and meta-analysis.	5	2015 Spring
Nutritional Biochemistry – Guest Lecturer – NUTR 8200	Clemson University Lecture on sterols and lipid chemistry.	3	2014 Fall
New Directions in Human Nutrition – Guest Lecturer	Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lectured on research and regulatory aspects of supplements and drugs.	29	2010 Fall
Advanced Nutrition – Guest Lecturer – NUTR 455	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lecture on dietary and herbal supplements.	100	2010 Fall
Advanced Nutrition – Guest Lecturer – NUTR 455	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lecture on dietary and herbal supplements.	100	2009 Fall
Advanced Nutrition – Guest Lecturer – NUTR 455	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Macro- and micro-minerals as they relate to nutrition and nutritional status.	100	2008 Fall

Mentoring

Mentee	Project	Dates
Postdocs
Jasmine Jamshidi, PhD -Co-Mentor	Rigor and reproducibility in nutrition and obesity research	2020-2022
Stella Lartey, PhD -Secondary Mentor	Rigor and reproducibility in nutrition and obesity research	2020-2021
Colby Vorland, PhD -Co-Mentor	Meta-research in nutrition and obesity research	2019-2022
Daniella Chusyd, PhD -Secondary Mentor	Energetics of aging	2018-2021
Cynthia Kroeger, PhD -Secondary Mentor	Rigor and reproducibility in nutrition research	2015-2018
Keisuke Ejima, PhD -Secondary Mentor	Statistical properties of quantitative methods in obesity	2014-2019
Graduate Students
Jingyi Wang -Member of Academic Committee	Adolescent body satisfaction	2020-2022
Yilin Yang -Co-Mentor for MS	Effects of replacing SOFAS with avocado on cardiometabolic health	2020-2021
Velarie Ansu -Mentoring team member	Magnesium pharmacokinetics	2019-2021
Luis Mestre -Mentoring team member	Epidemiology of obesity	2018-2022
Daniel Lingle -Primary Mentor for MS degree		2018-2021
John Davis, IV -Member of Academic Committee		2018-
Romain Debru -International internship	Evaluating the rigor of reporting murine genetic modification obesity research.	2017
Mary Latimer -NORC Mentoring Team, and Dissertation Committee	Establishing the role miRNAs play in muscle during methionine restriction.	2016-2018
Adeniyi Jeremiah Idigo	Quick service restaurants and obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis.	2014-2015
Ann Laszczyk -Rotating student	Insulin sensitivity in liver in rodent Burn/CLP model.	2012
Undergraduate Students
Hannah Wilson -Undergraduate researcher	Reporting and characterization of energetics balance in nutrition textbooks	2021-
Vrushabh Ulhaskumar -Undergraduate researcher	Reporting and characterization of energetics balance in nutrition textbooks	2021-
Sarah Eperjesi -Undergraduate researcher	Reporting quality in murine genetic models of obesity	2020-
Izzy Mandema -Undergraduate honors student	Automated extraction of registration and data sharing statements in publications	2020-
Darien Pipkin -Undergraduate honors student	Automated extraction of registration and data sharing statements in publications	2020-
Kevin Walters -Undergraduate researcher	P-hacking in the dietary supplement literature	2018-2019
Chris Zent -Undergraduate researcher	Reporting quality in murine genetic models of obesity	2018-2019
Rohit Borah -Honors Thesis Committee	PROSPERO review; Animated Vignettes	2015-2017
Joseph Thornton	Research integrity project: best nutrition papers tournament	2015
Rebecca Nitzel	Intestinal lipid composition after phytosterol consumption.	2010-2011
Paige Lundy -UCARE student	Cholesterol solubility in micelles.	2009-2010
Aaron Brandt	Cholesterol solubility in micelles.	2009
Kate Wolford -UCARE student	Cholesterol solubility in micelles.	2008
Christopher Ferrel	Substrate specificity for cholesterol esterase.	2008
Maria Fabiosa	Effects of CLA from natural sources on health in humans.	2007
Kristine Onken -WISE intern	Sucralose and ghrelin.	2006-2007
Mallory Breuker -Freshman Honors Program	Effects of CLA from natural sources on health in humans.	2006
Chris Baudy -Carver Intern	CLA in beef preparation and storage.	2006
High School Students
Alexia Bowen -Summer Science Institute	High-intensity interval training vs continuous moderate exercise (HIIT Max study).	2013

FUNDING

Current funding (by end date)

Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas.
NIH/NCATS UL1TR003107 (James). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-07-01 – 2031-06-01. Total Budget: $26,986,629.

Arkansas Center for Food Allergy Research (ArCOFAR)
NIH U01 (Jones). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-03-01 – 2031-02-28. Total Budget: $2,799,337.

Arkansas ECHO ISPCTN Site Renewal
NIH UG1 (Perry). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-09-01 – 2030-08-31. Total Budget: $2,310,000.

Calcineurin Control over Aspergillus fumigatus Antifungal Response Mechanisms
NIH R01AI179593 (Juvvadi/Steinbach). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-06-15 – 2029-05-31. Total Budget: $2,585,155.

Next Generation Treatments for Lymphatic Malformations
NIH R01 (Strub). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-04-01 – 2029-03-01. Total Budget: $3,246,148.

Identifying markers of abnormal neurocognitive trajectories during chemotherapy treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
NIH/NCI R01 CA266135 (van der Plas). Role: Biostatistician.
2022-09-01 – 2027-08-01. Total Budget: $3,032,815.

SCISIPBIO: Maximizing the Value of Sex-Inclusive Research Policies through Analytical Rigor
NSF/NIH SCISIPBIO (Brown [Maney/Vorland for NIH component]). Role: Principal Investigator.
2023-05-01 – 2027-04-30. Total Budget: $264,424.

Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention
NIH/NIGMS P20GM109096 (Weber). Role: Biostatistics Core Director.
2021-08-01 – 2026-07-31. Total Budget: $11,520,856.

The Impact of Skin Disease on Self-Reported Quality of Life and Psychosocial Health in Youth with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematous
Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (Theisen). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-07-01 – 2026-06-30. Total Budget: $49,998.

The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research.
NIH/NIDDK R25DK099080 renewal (Allison/Brown/Thomas). Role: Multi-PI.
2020-04-01 – 2026-03-31. Total Budget: $540,000.

Computational Methods, Resources, and Tools to Assess Transparency and Rigor of Randomized Clinical Trials
NIH/NLM R01LM014079 (Kilicoglu/Mayo-Wilson). Role: Co-I.
2022-07-01 – 2026-03-31. Total Budget: $1,328,502.

Lumping vs Splitting – Evaluating approaches used in nutrition research to categorize foods and nutrients in assessing nutrition and health.
National Pork Board (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30. Total Budget: $124,500.

Past funding (by end date)

Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research.
NIH/NHLBI R25HL124208 renewal (Allison/Brown/Fontaine). Role: Multi-PI.
2020-07-01 – 2025-06-30. Total Budget: $846,016.

Comparative Bioenergetics of Aging. Renewal of a P30 Nathan Shock Center grant for the study of the basic biology of aging
NIH/NIA P30AG050886 renewal (Austad). Role: Co-I (stepped down June 2022).
2020-07-01 – 2025-06-30. Total Budget: $5,581,425.

Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center (NSC3) renewal
NIH/NIA U24AG056053 renewal (Lederman/Austad (Allison for Sub-Award)). Role: Co-Investigator of Sub-award (stepped down June 2022).
2020-07-01 – 2025-06-30. Total Budget: $2,077,234.

Removing barriers to better data practices through capacity, opportunity, and motivation
NIH/NIGMS R25GM141507 (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2021-07-01 – 2025-06-30. Total Budget: $268,756.

Racial and Skin pigment-related Disparities in Pulse Oximetry in Critically ill Infants
ACRI Lyon Award (Sharma). Role: Biostatistician.
2023-07-01 – 2025-06-30. Total Budget: $75,000.

Beyond Race: Objectively assessed skin color and its association with pulse oximeter bias in critically ill infants.
UAMS TRI (Sharma). Role: Biostatistician.
2023-07-01 – 2025-06-30. Total Budget: $50,000.

Implementing a Guidelines-Based M-Health Intervention for High Risk Asthma Patients
NIH/NINR R01NR015988 (Perry). Role: Biostatistician (Joined 2024 to take over biostatistical support).
2018-07-01 – 2025-02-28. Total Budget: $3,130,883.

Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas.
NIH/NCATS UL1TR003107 (James). Role: Biostatistician.
2019-07-01 – 2024-06-01. Total Budget: $20,565,730.

Potato Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Alliance for Potato Research & Education (Allison). Role: (Recused Self).
2022-01-01 – 2023-06-30. Total Budget: $154,000.

Daily egg consumption and cognitive function in older adults.
American Egg Board Invited Proposal from LOI (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2020-09-01 – 2023-02-10. Total Budget: $284,786.

A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Crossover Study to Examine the Metabolic Effects of Replacing Energy from Solid Fats and Added Sugars (SoFAS) with Avocado in Men and Women with Elevated Triglycerides.
Hass Avocado Board Subaward (Gletsu Miller). Role: Co-I.
2021-02-01 – 2022-12-22. Total Budget: $318,444.

Good Plants, Bad Plants: Potatoes and Cardiometabolic Disease.
Alliance for Potato Research & Education Invited Proposal from LOI (Brown/Allison). Role: Corresponding PI.
2020-04-01 – 2022-09-30. Total Budget: $150,000.

Moving beyond single analyses for more rigorous inferences about beef intake and cardiovascular health
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2019-10-01 – 2022-05-31. Total Budget: $149,838.

Proposal for Support of Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency (RRT) Initiative
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Allison). Role: Other Personnel.
2019-06-27 – 2021-09-01. Total Budget: $177,500.

Conducting High-Quality Clinical Nutrition Trials with a Research Metabolic Kitchen
Indiana CTSI Research Equipment Fund (Gletsu Miller). Role: Co-PI.
2020-06-03 – 2021-03-22. Total Budget: $71,593.

Comparative Energetics and Aging. A P30 Nathan Shock Center grant for the study of the basic biology of aging
NIH/NIA P30AG050886 (Austad). Role: Co-I.
2015-07-15 – 2020-06-30. Total Budget: $2,534,480.

Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research.
NIH/NHLBI R25HL124208 (Allison/Fontaine). Role: Co-I.
2014-07-01 – 2020-06-30. Total Budget: $1,001,908.

Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Proposal (Allison). Role: Key Personnel.
2019-12-05 – 2020-06-30. Total Budget: $25,200.

Automated data enhancement of the DARPA SCORE Dataset.
Center for Open Science (Vorland). Role: Co-I.
2020-04-01 – 2020-06-30. Total Budget: $15,100.

Energetics, Disparities, & Lifespan: A Unified Hypothesis
NIH/NIA R01AG043972 (Allison). Role: Co-I.
2012-09-15 – 2020-05-31. Total Budget: $8,000,501.

Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center (NSC3)
NIH/NIA U24AG056053 (Lederman/Austad (Allison for Sub-Award)). Role: Co-I of Sub-award.
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31. Total Budget: $1,050,000.

Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency at the Interdisciplinary Interface
Sloan Foundation (Allison). Role: Other Significant Contributor.
2019-04-01 – 2020-03-31. Total Budget: $19,960.

The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research.
NIH/NIDDK R25DK099080 (Allison/Thomas). Role: Co-I.
2013-07-01 – 2019-06-30. Total Budget: $543,995.

Science Dialogue Mapping of Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps Related to the Effects of Dairy Intake on Human Health.
Dairy Management, Inc. (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2018-01-01 – 2019-06-30. Total Budget: $75,344.

Beyond textbook, yet simple, statistical tools for reproducible animal research
NIH/NIGMS-NIA-NINDS R25GM116167 (Allison/Brown). Role: Multi-PI.
2015-09-10 – 2018-08-31. Total Budget: $149,958.

Sex Differences Supplement to Comparative Energetics and Aging. A P30 Nathan Shock Center grant for the study of the
basic biology of aging
NIH/NIA P30AG050886-02S1 (Austad). Role: Co-I.
2016-06-01 – 2018-06-30. Total Budget: $99,904.

Murine Rigor Supplement – UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center Administrative Supplement.
NIH/NIDDK 3P30DK056336-15S1 (Allison). Role: Co-I.
2016-06-01 – 2018-05-31. Total Budget: $100,000.

Lunar iDXA.
Indiana CTSI (Bloomington) Research Equipment Fund (Koceja). Role: Primary user.
2018-02-01 – 2018-02-01. Total Budget: $110,000.

Science Dialogue Mapping of Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps Related to the Effects of Dairy Intake on Human Health.
Dairy Management, Inc. (Allison). Role: Co-I.
2016-06-01 – 2017-12-31. Total Budget: $174,656.

UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center.
NIH/NIDDK P30DK056336 (Allison). Role: Core Personnel.
2014-06-01 – 2017-09-30.

Big Data Hands on Education Supplement to Science Education Enabling Careers (SEEC)
NIH/OD R25OD016490-03S1 (Wyss). Role: Other Personnel.
2016-07-10 – 2017-02-28. Total Budget: $125,999.

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the effects of food form of preloads on objective subsequent energy intake.
PepsiCo Inc. (Allison). Role: Key Personnel.
2015-11-20 – 2016-12-30. Total Budget: $65,000.

Crowdsourcing extraction of study characteristics – UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center Administrative Supplement.
NIH/NIDDK P30 DK056336-13S1 (Allison). Role: Investigator.
2014-06-01 – 2015-05-31. Total Budget: $97,149.

UAB Exercise Study
Coca-Cola Foundation (David Allison). Role: Postdoc Fellow.
2012-07-26 – 2015-04-27. Total Budget: $300,000.

Miscommunicating obesity science: extrapolating results beyond model limitations
UAB NORC Early Career Study Award (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2013-06-14 – 2014-12-31. Total Budget: $25,000.

UAB Obesity Training Program
NIH/NIDDK T32 DK062710-07 (Allison). Role: Trainee.
2011-06-01 – 2014-05-31. Total Budget: $964,726.

Submitted for funding (by start date)

Skeletal Health in Persons with Severe Hemophilia A – Effects of Prophylaxis with Efanesoctocog alfa vs Emicizumab on Bone Density (SPEED Study)
Sanofi (Citla). Role: Co-I.
2026-06-01 – 2031-05-31. Total Budget: $1,537,283.

Ultra-high-resolution MRI of Coritcal Layering in the Aging Brain
NIH R01 (Koscik). Role: Co-I.
2026-06-01 – 2031-05-31. Total Budget: $3,758,829.

Role of Lung Strain in Stunting Alveolarization in Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
NIH R01 (Varisco). Role: Co-I.
2026-06-01 – 2031-05-31. Total Budget: $3,629,798.

Pre-Clinical Development of Vitrified Heart Valve Grafts that Grow in Babies
NIH R01 (Rajab). Role: Co-I.
2026-06-01 – 2031-05-31. Total Budget: $3,688,399.

Improving Acceptability and Feasibility of Urgent Pediatric Surgical Telemedicine Consultations to Referring Emergency Departments in Rural States
NIH K08 (Wolf). Role: Biostatistician.
2026-06-01 – 2031-05-31. Total Budget: $652,423.

Cortical Laminar Architecture in the Human Brain with Ultra-High-Resolution MRI
NIH R01 (Koscik). Role: Co-I.
2026-06-01 – 2031-05-31. Total Budget: $3,700,905.

Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research
NIH R25 (Allison/Brown). Role: Multi-PI.
2026-04-01 – 2031-03-31. Total Budget: $530,025.

Center for the Study of the Developing Brain
NIH P20 (Ou). Role: Co-I.
2026-01-01 – 2030-12-31. Total Budget: $11,578,343.

Effects of Isometric Exercise on the Management of Pediatric High Blood Pressure
NIH R61/R33 (Diaz). Role: Co-I.
2026-01-01 – 2029-12-31. Total Budget: $3,128,519.

Real-time ketone monitoring in the emergency department
Abbott (Oden). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-12-01 – 2027-06-30. Total Budget: $3,128,519.

Impact of peanuts on brain function in children with overweight/obesity
Peanut Institute Foundation (Larson-Prior). Role: Co-I.
2025-08-01 – 2027-07-31. Total Budget: $554,969.

An Implementation Science Approach to a Multi-Component, Integrated CVD Risk Reduction Strategy in Children – The Healthy Arkansas Kids (HARK) Study
NIH P01 (Weber/Swindle). Role: Co-I.
2025-07-01 – 2030-06-30. Total Budget: $13,361,199.

Not funded (by start date)

Soy protein diet mitigates obesity-associated liver inflammation by increasing colon lipopolysaccharide-binding protein secretion
NIH R21 (Li). Role: Co-Investigator.
2025-07-01 – 2028-06-30. Total Budget: $577,500.

Multifactorial Asthma Determinants in Underresourced Pediatric Populations
NIH K23 (Jefferson). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-07-01 – 2029-06-30. Total Budget: $825,712.

Exercise in Depressed Pregnancy and Offspring Brain Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NIH R01 (Ou). Role: Co-I.
2025-07-01 – 2030-06-30. Total Budget: $3,749,802.

Longitudinal Evaluation of Lung Structure and Function in Early Onset Scoliosis
NIH R01 (Varisco (subaward)). Role: Co-I.
2025-07-01 – 2030-06-30. Total Budget: $3,749,802.

Protective Effect of Different Levels of Dietary Soy Protein on Obesity Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) by Reducing Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Translocation and Inflammation
USDA NIFA-AFRI (Li). Role: Co-I.
2025-06-01 – 2027-05-30. Total Budget: $300,000.

ECLIPSE AR- Extent and Clinical Impact of Pigment in Pulse Oximeter Saturation Error in ICU Infants in Arkansas
NIH K23 (Sharma). Role: Mentor.
2025-06-01 – 2030-05-31. Total Budget: $969,713.

Optimizing Whole Human Brain Preservation for Ultra-High-Resolution, Ex-Vivo Neuroimaging
NIH R21 (Koscik). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-04-01 – 2027-03-01. Total Budget: $430,595.

CBFA2T3-GLIS2-Driven Epigenetic Rewiring in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia
ACS (Roy Choudhury). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-04-01 – 2029-03-31. Total Budget: $945,998.

Targeting the Perivascular Microenvironment of Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
DoD (Mehdi). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-04-01 – 2027-03-31. Total Budget: $420,260.

CBFA2T3-GLIS2-driven epigenetic rewiring in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
NIH R01 (Roy Choudhury). Role: Biostatistician.
2025-04-01 – 2030-03-01. Total Budget: $2,781,048.

Targeting the Perivascular Microenvironment of Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
NIH R21 (Mehdi). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-12-01 – 2026-11-30. Total Budget: $419,990.

Partial Heart Transplantation: Clinically Relevant Aspects of Transplant Biology
NIH R01 (Rajab). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-12-01 – 2029-11-30. Total Budget: $3,846,945.

Chymotrypsin-like Elastase 1 is Responsible for Emphysematous Changes Caused by High Transpulmonary Pressure
NIH R01 (Varisco). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-12-01 – 2028-11-30. Total Budget: $2,981,070.

Center for Study of the Developing Brain (CSDB)
NIH P20 (Ou). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-12-01 – 2029-11-30. Total Budget: $4,132,196.

Virtual Asthma Intervention to Reduce Asthma Exacerbation Risk (V-AIRE)
NIH R01 (Perry). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-12-01 – 2029-11-30. Total Budget: $3,791,840.

Identification of Maternal Inflammatory and Early Neurophysiologic Precursors to Language Delays in Children with Single Ventricle Physiology
Additional Ventures Single Ventricle Fund (Johnson). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-09-01 – 2027-08-31. Total Budget: $657,981.

An Implementation Science Approach to a Multi-Component, Integrated CVD Risk Reduction Strategy in Children – The Healthy Arkansas Kids (HARK) Study
NIH P01 (Weber/Swindle). Role: Co-Investigator.
2024-07-01 – 2029-06-30. Total Budget: $13,345,556.

Identification of Neuroimaging Precursors to Language Delays in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
American Heart Association (Johnson). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-07-01 – 2027-06-30. Total Budget: $1,885,320.

Multifactorial Asthma Determinants in Underresourced Pediatric Populations
NIH K23 (Jefferson). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-07-01 – 2028-06-30. Total Budget: $662,409.

Lifestyle Factors Impacting Offspring Obesity Risk
NIH UG3/UH3 (Andres/McElfish). Role: Co-I.
2024-06-01 – 2031-05-30. Total Budget: $28,969,458.

PROPEL: Probing Early Patterns Enabling Language
NIH R01 (Johnson). Role: Biostatistician.
2024-04-01 – 2030-03-31. Total Budget: $3,114,700.

Considering Sex as a Biological Variable in Cardiovascular Health: Impact on Statistical Rigor.
American Heart Association LOI for Collaborative Sciences Award (Maney/Brown). Role: MPI.
2022-06-01 – 2025-05-31. Total Budget: $750,000.

Research Coordinating Center for Nutrition for Precision Health
NIH (Tekwe, Landsittel). Role: Co-I.
2022-01-01 – 2026-12-31. Total Budget: $12,313,976.

Indiana CTSI Nutrition for Precision Health Research Clinical Center
NIH HD107705-01 (Campbell, Gletsu-Miller, Hannon). Role: Co-I.
2021-12-01 – 2026-11-30. Total Budget: $9,962,427.

PCORI Peer Review
PCORI (Mayo-Wilson). Role: Co-I.
2021-10-01 – 2023-12-31. Total Budget: $1,164,673.

Inculcating self-identity as a responsible scientist: An intervention to promote ethical and responsible conduct by emerging STEM researchers.
NSF Ethical and Responsible Research (Mayo-Wilson). Role: Investigator.
2021-09-01 – 2024-08-31. Total Budget: $399,895.

The Potato Challenge Diet Intervention to Include Potatoes in a Reduced Carbohydrate Diet and Perceptions Regarding Cardiometabolic Health: a Pilot Study.
Alliance for Potato Research & Education Invited Proposal from LOI (Gletsu Miller). Role: Co-I.
2021-01-01 – 2022-12-31. Total Budget: $200,000.

Automated Analytical Software to Flag Unlikely Randomization in Studies
Indiana University Institute for Advanced Study (Vorland/Brown). Role: Co-PI.
2020-11-01 – 2021-10-31. Total Budget: $6,935.

Inculcating self-identity as a responsible scientist: An intervention to promote ethical and responsible conduct by emerging STEM researchers.
NSF ER2 (Mayo-Wilson). Role: Senior Personnel.
2020-09-01 – 2025-08-31. Total Budget: $599,385.

Establishment & Evaluation of a Character & Virtue-Based Training Program to Promote Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency in Scientific Research.
Templeton Foundation Online Funding Inquiry (Allison). Role: Co-Mentor.
2020-07-01 – 2023-03-31.

Effects of alcohol drinking and abstinence of hormones and peptides among free-living young adults: A randomized controlled crossover study.
Indiana CTSI (Jayawardene/Kosobud). Role: Other personnel.
2020-05-21 – 2022-04-30. Total Budget: $59,665.

Assessing Research Reporting in Studies of Calorie Restriction on Longevity
NIH/NIA F32 (Vorland). Role: Co-Sponsor.
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31. Total Budget: $195,081.

Bioenergetics in Our Dynamic World
IUB EAR (Gletsu Miller/Carter). Role: Co-I.
2020-01-01 – 2024-12-31. Total Budget: $3,000,000.

Improving research rigor: Building on lessons learned across disciplines to strengthen research evidence
IUB EAR (Mayo-Wilson/Brown). Role: Multi-PI.
2020-01-01 – 2024-12-31. Total Budget: $2,979,299.

Using a food modeling approach to quantify the contribution of mushroom intake to diet quality and nutrient adequacy.
Mushroom Council (Thiagarajah). Role: Co-I.
2019-10-01 – 2021-09-30. Total Budget: $148,745.

Enabling gold-standard research on bioenergetics via a metabolic kitchen.
Indiana CTSI (Bloomington) Research Equipment Fund (Gletsu-Miller). Role: Co-I.
2019-08-01 – 2019-08-01. Total Budget: $83,447.

Mediterranean Diets: Identifying, quantifying, and resolving heterogeneity of definitions and associations with cardiovascular outcomes
NIH/NHLBI R01 (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2019-07-01 – 2024-06-30. Total Budget: $1,942,492.

Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency (RRT) as Bioethical Issues in Interdisciplinary Biomedical and Public Health Research.
Greenwall Foundation Letter of Intent (Allison). Role: Key Personnel.
2019-07-01 – 2020-06-30. Total Budget: $20,000.

Causation or Association? Toward more rigorous inferences about egg intake & cardiovascular disease.
Egg Nutrition Center Invited Full Proposal (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2019-07-01 – 2021-06-30. Total Budget: $211,765.

An Assessment of Scientific Communication in Press Releases from Nutrition-Related Scientific Conferences
IU Social Sciences Research Commons Seed Grant (Brown/Vorland). Role: Corresponding PI.
2019-07-01 – 2020-06-30. Total Budget: $9,575.

Estimating the relative importance of research reporting guidelines in animal studies.
CTSI Postdoc Challenge Grant (Vorland). Role: Mentor.
2019-04-01 – 2020-04-30. Total Budget: $1,800.

MISSciLE – Metadata to Improve Searching the Scientific Literature Efficiently
NSF (Kaiser). Role: Co-PI.
2018-06-01 – 2020-05-31. Total Budget: $590,840.

Using a Total Environment Framework (Built, Natural, Social Environments) to Assess Life-long Health Effects of Chemical Exposures.
Environmental Protection Agency STAR (Smith/Pavela). Role: Co-I.
2017-09-01 – 2021-08-31. Total Budget: $799,687.

Metadata to Improve Searching of Scientific Literature Efficiency (MISSciLE): A Disruptive Application of Technology to Automate Search and Synthesis
NIH/NLM R01 (Kaiser). Role: Co-I.
2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31. Total Budget: $1,470,000.

Discretion in data analysis: testing determinants of analytical decision-making and consequences for statistical inference, using digital monitoring.
NIH/NIGMS R01GM120328 (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2016-07-01 – 2019-06-30. Total Budget: $757,657.

Rewarding Good Research to Improve the Culture Science.
Templeton Foundation (Allison/Brown). Role: Multi-PI.
2016-06-01 – 2017-05-31. Total Budget: $126,500.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Efficacy of Post-Publication Peer Review (PPPR) on Reducing the Frequency of Common Statistical Mistakes.
Arnold Foundation (Allison). Role: Co-I.
2016-03-25 – 2020-03-25. Total Budget: $900,975.

Standardized Quality Assessment of Research (SQuARe) Reporting
NIH/NIDDK K01 DK105083-01 (Brown). Role: Principal Investigator.
2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31. Total Budget: $783,324.