Denise Kathryn Houston, PhD, RD
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Denise Kathryn Houston, PhD, RD
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 at Chapel Hill, 2004
- Memberships
- Gerontological Society of America
- American Society for Nutrition
- Obesity Society
- American Dietetic Association
- Positions
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
- Departments and Affiliations
- Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Epidemiology and Prevention
- Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
Research
- Prospective Associations of Diet Quality With Incident Frailty in Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Hengeveld LM, Wijnhoven HAH, Olthof MR, Brouwer IA, Simonsick EM, Kritchevsky SB, Houston DK, Newman AB, Visser M. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 09; 67(9):1835-1842.
- Effects of Caloric Restriction on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatigue, and Disability Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicklas BJ, Brinkley TE, Houston DK, Lyles MF, Hugenschmidt CE, Beavers KM, Leng X. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2019 06; 74(7):1084-1090.
- A randomized pilot study comparing graft-first to fistula-first strategies in older patients with incident end-stage kidney disease: Clinical rationale and study design. Murea M, Geary RL, Edwards MS, Moossavi S, Davis RP, Goldman MP, Hurie J, Williams TK, Velazquez-Ramirez G, Robinson TW, Bagwell B, Tuttle AB, Callahan KE, Rocco MV, Houston DK, Pajewski NM, Divers J, Freedman BI, Williamson JD. . 2019 Jun; 14:100357.
- Long-Term Effects of Randomization to a Weight Loss Intervention in Older Adults: A Pilot Study. Houston DK, Miller ME, Kitzman DW, Rejeski WJ, Messier SP, Lyles MF, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. ; 38(1):83-99.
- Dietary protein intake is not associated with 5-y change in mid-thigh muscle cross-sectional area by computed tomography in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. Verreijen AM, Engberink MF, Houston DK, Brouwer IA, Cawthon PM, Newman AB, Tylavsky FA, Harris TB, Weijs PJM, Visser M. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2019 03; 109(3):535-543.