Ph.D. in Work Family and Community Education, University of Minnnesota, Minneapolis, MN
M.P.H. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
B.S. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Teaches:
Public Health Nutrition, Principles and Programs; Field Experience; Nutrition for Older Adults; Human Nutrition and Health.
Research Interests:
Experiential education; Nutrition for older adults; Nutrition and food policy
>>>Research Projects
Recent Publications:
Krinke, U.B. "Adult Nutrition: Related Conditions and Interventions", Chapter 17 in Nutrition through the Life Cycle. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, 2004.
Krinke U.B. "Nutrition and the Elderly", Chapter 18 in Nutrition through the Life Cycle. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, 2005.
Krinke U.B., Roth-Yousey, L. "Aging: Nutrition-Related Conditions and Interventions", Chapter 19 in Nutrition through the Life Cycle. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/ Thompson Learning, 2005.
Recent Presentations:
Krinke U.B. "Diet and the Aging Brain: How the food we eat affects our cognitive function." Minnesota Gerontological Society, April 16, 2004. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Krinke, U.B. "Diet and the Aging Brain: How the food we eat affects our cognifitive function." Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance, Housing with Services Symposium, July 23, 2004. St. Paul, Minnesota.
Krinke, U.B. "Diet and Cognitive Function." Minnesota Home Care Association, May 5, 2005. Duluth, Minnesota.
Krinke U.B. and Bridge Doyle. "Nutritional Health and Alzheimers Disease." Normandale Community College, Dietetic Technician Preceptor Evaluation, April 18, 2006. Bloomington, Minnesota.
Web-based Instructor's Manual for Nutrition through the Life Cycle. Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, 2005.
Brown, JE, Isaacs JS, Krinke UB, Murtaugh MA, Stang J, Wooldridge NH. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle. 2005. Chapters 16-19.
Professional Experience:
Twin Cities District Dietetic Association: Currently chair, Nominating Committee; Active Member since 1970; Program Chair and President-Elect, 94-95, President 95-96; Awards Chair 96-97, MDA Nominating Committee 97-98.
Minnesota Council Against Health Fraud: Founding board member; currently member.
Minnesota Food Association: Board of Directors 1984-1995; Policy Work Group, 1992-1994; Nominating Committee for board slates 1993-1995; invited to accept the St. Paul Food and Nutrition Commission's Award to MFA on behalf of the Association at the Politics of Hunger Conference, October 1995. Currently: Member.
Minnesota Public Health Nutrition Practice Group: Recorder since 89-97; member since 1988.
Minneapolis Star and Tribune: Weekly recipe analysis and diabetes exchange calculations since April 1988.
Minnesota Nutrition Council: Liaison to the Society for Nutrition Education and Board Member, 1993-1996. Past President. Chair-elect, Education Committee, i.e., program planning, 1996-1997, 1999 (coordinated September 22 meeting on food safety, committee to develop annual conference March 3, 2000), Education Committee, 2000-2001. Annual Conference Planning Committee and Program Planning Group, bimonthly publicity for conference in 2000, assist in conducting 2001 conference on aging (9/29/01). Currently: Member.
Society for Nutrition Education, Council of Affiliates. Summer, 1994-Summer 1995. elected Chair of the Council of Affiliates, a national association of nutrition councils affiliated with the Society for Nutrition Education.
Food First Coalition: Appointed to Steering Committee, Fall 1994 to 1998.
Minnesota Board on Aging: Nutrition Support Services Grant Review, September 19, 1996 and again May 1997, 1998, and 2003.
Osteoporosis Prevention in Minnesota Conference: Participant in Planning Committee (Minnesota Department of Health, Diary Council of the Upper Midwest, and Minnesota Board on Aging as sponsors), September 10, 1998.
Extended Harvest, a project by Minnesota Extension Service, Second Harvest Food Bank and other community partners to link nutrition education and jobs training, 1996-1997; Advisory Committee, Mis-En-Place Project, 1998-1999.
Author of geriatric nutrition section for new Manual of Clinical Nutrition, Summer 1999.
Area Agency on Aging: Review of Nutrition Provider Applications for Program Administration in the Metro area, 2000.
American Dietetic Association: Gerontologic Practice Group member; also Complementary Approaches Group, Public Health Nutrition Practice Group; Unintentional Weight Loss Working Group (2002-2004) - to develop evidence-based nutrition protocols/practice guidelines.
Minnesota Dietetic Association (MDA): Public Health Nutrition Practice Group, Board Member as Chair of the Nominating Committee 1996-1997 (an elected position), Workshops director 2003-2004, 2004-2005 (appointed). Currently: Board of Directors.
Recipe analysis, owner, Nutrition Profiles.
Honors:
Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society, April 2001.
Twin Cities District Dietetic Association "Most Valuable Player", April 2002.
Academic Health Center "Recognition of Excellence for Outstanding Contributions and Achievements in Teaching, Research or Service", June 2002.
Mailing Address:
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
1300 South Second Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454
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