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Denise Kathryn Houston, PhD, RD
Denise Kathryn Houston, PhD, RD
Professor,
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Denise Kathryn Houston, PhD, RD
Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Research Interests
Vitamin D
Obesity
Body Composition
Aging
Mobility Limitation
Sarcopenia and Physical Function
Education
BS, University of Georgia, 1993
MS, University of Georgia, 1998
PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2004
Memberships
Gerontological Society of America
American Society for Nutrition
Obesity Society
American Dietetic Association
Positions
Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Center for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism (CDOM)
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
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Publications
Machine Learning in Aging: An Example of Developing Prediction Models for Serious Fall Injury in Older Adults.
Speiser JL, Callahan KE, Houston DK, Fanning J, Gill TM, Guralnik JM, Newman AB, Pahor M, Rejeski WJ, Miller ME. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 Mar; 76(4):647-654.
Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.
Agarwal S, Tooze JA, Bauer DC, Cauley JA, Harris TB, Koster A, Womack CR, Kritchevsky SB, Houston DK. Int J Endocrinol. 2021; 2021:6671823.
Effect of dietary protein intake on bone mineral density and fracture incidence in older adults in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study.
Weaver AA, Tooze JA, Cauley JA, Bauer DC, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB, Houston DK. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 Mar;
Dietary protein intake and circulating advanced glycation end product/receptor for advanced glycation end product concentrations in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.
Brinkley TE, Semba RD, Kritchevsky SB, Houston DK. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 12; 112(6):1558-1565.
Promoting Active Aging: Lessons Learned in an Implementation Pilot in Primary Care.
Callahan KE, Willard J, Foley KL, Miller ME, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, Williamson JD, Applegate WB, Girma F, Whitehead SE, Rejeski WJ. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Feb; 69(2):373-380.
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