College of Health

Ellen Smit, Ph.D., RD

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Ellen Smit, Ph.D., RD

Ellen Smit, Ph.D., RD

Professor
ellen.smit@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-7218

Milam Hall

Milam Hall 141A

2520 SW Campus Way

2520 SW Campus Way

Corvallis, OR 97331

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Curriculum Vitae:

Ellen Smit, Ph.D., RD (October 2019)

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At OSU

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Public Health Practice

School of Biological and Population Health Sciences

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Dr. Smit is a nutritional epidemiologist. Her research is focused on diet, metabolism, and physical activity in relation to both chronic disease and HIV infection in diverse populations. Studies include cohort designs, multi-center studies, survey analysis of national databases, and linking of registry data sets.

Publications

2022

Journal Article

C. J. Crespo, Limones, S., Adams, C., Iopu, F., and Smit, E., “Independent Protective Effects Of Habitual Physical Activity Against All-cause Mortality Among Persons With Diabetes”, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 54, no. 9S, pp. 571 - 571, 2022.

F. V. Andrews, Branscum, A. J., Hystad, P., Smit, E., Afroz, S., Golam, M., Sharif, O., Rahman, M., Quamruzzaman, Q., Christiani, D. C., and Kile, M. L., “A prospective study of arsenic and manganese exposures and maternal blood pressure during gestation.”, Environ Res, vol. 214, no. Pt 1, p. 113845, 2022.

K. D. Sims, Smit, E., Batty, G. David, Hystad, P., and Odden, M. C., “Intersectional Discrimination and Change in Blood Pressure Control among Older Adults: The Health and Retirement Study”, The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 2022.

F. V. Andrews, Branscum, A. J., Hystad, P., Smit, E., Afroz, S., Golam, M., Sharif, O., Rahman, M., Quamruzzaman, Q., Christiani, D. C., and Kile, M. L., “Testing the Limit: Evaluating Drinking Water Arsenic Regulatory Levels Based on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Bangladesh.”, Toxics, vol. 10, no. 10, 2022.

2021

Journal Article

C. C. Meunier, Smit, E., Fitzpatrick, A. L., and Odden, M. C., “Balance and cognitive decline in older adults in the cardiovascular health study.”, Age Ageing, 2021.

F. V. Andrews, Smit, E., Welch, B. M., Ahmed, S. M., and Kile, M. L., “Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Concentrations and Hepatitis B Antibody Serology in the United States (NHANES, 2003-2014).”, Environ Res, p. 110801, 2021.

E. M. Alonso Street, Grutzmacher, S. K., Branscum, A. J., and Smit, E., “Self-Perceived Health and Chronic Conditions Among Users of Supplements With and Without Botanical Ingredients: Findings from the 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.”, J Diet Suppl, pp. 1-15, 2021.

S. M. Ross, Smit, E., Yun, J., Bogart, K. R., Hatfield, B. E., and Logan, S. W., “Exploring the Interaction of Disability Status and Childhood Predictors of Physical Activity and Sport Participation: An Exploratory Decision-Tree Analysis.”, Adapt Phys Activ Q, pp. 1-20, 2021.

B. Hudson-Hanley, Smit, E., Branscum, A. J., Hystad, P., and Kile, M. L., “Trends in urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the non-smoking U.S. population, NHANES 2001-2014.”, Chemosphere, vol. 276, p. 130211, 2021.

M. Crespo-Bellido, Takata, Y., Jackson, J. A., Grutzmacher, S. K., and Smit, E., “Dietary Quality and Caloric Contribution of the Alternative Food Acquisitions of U.S. Low-income Households: Results from the National Food Acquisition and Purchasing Survey (Foodaps)”, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, pp. 1 - 19, 2021.

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