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

Affiliation(s):

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

2017

Journal Article

C. Wu, Smit, E., Xue, Q. - L., and Odden, M. C., “Prevalence and Correlates of Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.”, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 102-108, 2017.

J. A. Jackson, Smit, E., Branscum, A. J., Gunter, K., Harvey, S. M., Manore, M. M., and John, D. H., “The Family Home Environment, Food Insecurity, and Body Mass Index in Rural Children.”, Health Educ Behav, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 648-657, 2017.

J. Przybyla, E Houseman, A., Smit, E., and Kile, M. L., “A path analysis of multiple neurotoxic chemicals and cognitive functioning in older US adults (NHANES 1999-2002).”, Environ Health, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 19, 2017.

L. N. Syron, Kincl, L., Yang, L., Cain, D. T., and Smit, E., “Analysis of workers' compensation disabling claims in Oregon's seafood preparation and packaging industry, 2007-2013.”, Am J Ind Med, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 484-493, 2017.

C. Wu, Smit, E., Sanders, J. L., Newman, A. B., and Odden, M. C., “A Modified Healthy Aging Index and Its Association with Mortality: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002.”, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2017.

2016

Journal Article

P. D. Loprinzi, Branscum, A. J., Hanks, J., and Smit, E., “Healthy Lifestyle Characteristics and Their Joint Association With Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers in US Adults.”, Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2016.

A. Cardenas, Smit, E., Bethel, J. W., E Houseman, A., and Kile, M. L., “Arsenic exposure and the seroprevalence of total hepatitis A antibodies in the US population: NHANES, 2003-2012.”, Epidemiology and infection, pp. 1-11, 2016.

J. Przybyla, Kile, M. L., Smit, E., and E Houseman, A., “Cross-Sectional Study of Polybrominated Flame Retardants and Self-Reported Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in US Youth Aged 12-15 (NHANES 2003-2004).”, J Environ Public Health, vol. 2016, p. 2392045, 2016.

2015

Journal Article

C. J. Charlesworth, Smit, E., Lee, D. S. H., Alramadhan, F., and Odden, M. C., “Polypharmacy Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older in the United States: 1988-2010.”, The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2015.

J. A. Jackson, Branscum, A. J., John, D. H., Smit, E., and Gunter, K., “Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Learning Behaviors”, Health Behavior and Policy Review, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 24 - 34, 2015.

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