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Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH
Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH
Professor,
Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH
Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Education
BA, 1983
MPH, Loma Linda University, 1989
DrPH, Loma Linda University, 1989
Positions
Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
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Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Social Sciences and Health Policy, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
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Publications
Diet Quality is Positively Associated With Nature Relatedness in a U.S. Population: A Pilot Study.
Stott D, Deutsch JM, Bruneau M, Nasser JA, Vitolins MZ, Milliron BJ. Prev Med Rep. 2024 Dec; 48:102924.
Risk factors for long COVID syndrome in postmenopausal women with previously reported diagnosis of COVID-19.
Neuhouser ML, Butt HI, Hu C, Shadyab AH, Garcia L, Follis S, Mouton C, Harris HR, Wactawski-Wende J, Gower EW, Vitolins M, Von Ah D, Nassir R, Karanth S, Ng T, Paskett E, Manson JE, Chen Z. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Oct; 98:36-43.
How parent stress and COVID-19 impact on the family are associated with parental pressure to eat during COVID-19.
Choi A, Vitolins MZ, Skelton J, Ip EH, Lucas CB, Brown CL. Eat Behav. 2024 Aug; 54:101907.
Differences in maternal and paternal pressure to eat and perception of household responsibilities.
Patel P, Samant A, Del Rosario K, Vitolins MZ, Skelton JA, Ip EH, Lucas CB, Brown CL. PLoS One. 2024; 19(4):e0302331.
Fatty Acid Intake and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Risk of Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty Among Older Women in the Women's Health Initiative.
Orchard T, McLaughlin E, Winschel T, Shadyab A, Laddu D, Vitolins M, Constantinescu F, Jackson R. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Jul; 76(7):993-1005.
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