John H. Himes, PhD, MPH
Professor
BS - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
PhD - University of Texas, Austin, TX.
MPH - Harvard University, Boston, MA.
Teaches:
PubH 6915, Nutrition Assessment;
PubH 6906, Global Nutrition.
Research Interests:
Physical growth and maturation of children; Growth and nutrition; Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status; Obesity and body composition; Dietary assessment.Member: Obesity Prevention Center (http://www.obesityprevention.umn.edu/obp.html) Executive Advisor, Nutrition Coordinating Center
>>> Research Projects
Recent Publications:
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Schakel SF, Schauer R, Himes JH, Harnack L, Van Heel N. Development of a glycemic index database for dietary assessment. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 21 (Suppl 1): S50-S55, 2008.
Harnack L, Stevens M, Van Heel N, Schakel S, Dwyer JT, Himes JH. A computer-based approach for assessing dietary supplement use in conjunction with dietary recalls. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 21 (Suppl 1): S78-S82, 2008.
Euling SY, Herman-Giddens ME, Lee PA, Selevan SG, Juul A, Sorensen TIA, Dunkel L, Himes JH, Teilmann G, Swan SH. Examination of US puberty timing data from 1940 to 1994 for secular trends: Panel Findings. Pediatrics 121 (Suppl): S172-S191, 2008.
Polgreen LE, Tolar J, Plog M, Himes JH, Orchard PJ, Whitley CB, Miller BS, Petryk A. Growth and endocrine function in patients with Hurler syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation 41:1005-1011, 2008.
Stovitz SD, Pereira MA, Vasquez G, Lytle LA, Himes JH. The interaction of childhood height and childhood BMI in the prediction of young adult BMI. Obesity 16: 2336-2341, 2008.
Harnack L, Lytle L, Himes JH, Story M, Taylor G, Bishop D. Low awareness of overweight status among parents of preschool-aged children, Minnesota, 2004-2005. Preventing Chronic Disease 6;(2), 2009. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/apr/ 08_0043.htm.
Miller BS, Kroupina MG, Iverson SI, Mason P, Narad C, Himes JH, Johnson DE, Petryk A. Auxological evaluation and determinants of growth failure at the time of adoption in Eastern European adoptees. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism 22:31-39, 2009.
Park K, Gross M, Lee D-H, Holvoet P, Himes JH, Shikany JM, Jacobs DR. Oxidative stress and insulin resistance: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. Diabetes Care 32:1302-1307, 2009. Himes JH. Challenges of accurately measuring and using BMI and other indicators of obesity in children. Pediatrics 124 (Suppl 1):S3-S22, 2009. Himes JH, Park K, Styne D. Menarche and assessment of body mass index in adolescent girls. Journal of Pediatrics 155:393-7, 2009. Himes JH, Park K, Iverson SL, Mason P, Federici R, Johnson DE. Physical growth and sexual maturation of severely deprived children reared in Romanian orphanages In: Ashizawa K, Cameron N (eds.) Human Growth in a Changing Lifestyle. pp. 79-84, Smith-Gordon: London UK, 2009. Park K, Kersey M, Geppert J, Story M, Cutts D, Himes JH. Household food Insecurity is a risk factor for iron-deficiency anemia in a multi-ethnic, low-income sample of infants and toddlers. Public Health Nutrition 12:2120-2128, 2009. Park K, Steffes M, Lee D-H, Himes JH, Jacobs DR. Association of inflammation with worsening HOMA-insulin resistance. Diabetologia 52:2337-2344, 2009. |
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Professional Experience:
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1992-present, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Graduate faculties of Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition).
1998-2000, Chair, Public Health Nutrition Major, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
1994-2007, Director, Nutrition Coordinating Center, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
1988-92, Head, Division of Human Development and Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
1987-91, Associate Professor; 1991-92 Professor, Division of Human Development and Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
1986-87, Lecturer in Epidemiology, State University of New York, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn.
1982-85, Assistant Professor; 1985-87, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College, City University of New York. |
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Honors:
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Member, Expert Advisory Panel on Nutrition, WHO, Geneva, 1994-present.
Chair, WHO Working Group on statistical and technical issues related to development of velocity growth standards for children, 2006 - 2008.
Member, AMA/CDC/MCHB Expert Committee on Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Obesity in Children, 2005 - 2007.
Member, Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Board, SPOON Foundation (Support and Provide Overseas Orphan Nutrition), 2007- present.
Member, NIH Advisory Group on standardizing anthropometric and body composition measurements and reporting, 2008-present.
Presidential Professor, child nutrition and obesity, Center for Alaska Native Health Research, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 06/09 – present. |
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Mailing Address:
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
1300 South Second Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454 USA
Phone:(612) 624-8210
Or: Marsha Reinking, 626-0758, reink001@umn.edu
Email: himes001@umn.edu
Office: 324 WBOB
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