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Paula Inserra, Ph.D., RD

Paula Inserra, Ph.D., RD Assistant Professor - Teaching/Research Director - Dietetics Programs Phone: (804) 524-5729 Fax: (804) 524-5048 E-mail: pinserra@vsu.edu

Education

• Ph.D. (1998) - University of Arizona, Tucson - AZ (Nutritional Sciences)
• M.S. (1994) - New York University, New York - NY (Food, Nutrition & Dietetics)
• B.Sc. (1991) - State University of New York, Stony Brook – NY (Biology)

Research Interest

• Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
• Obesity Prevention and Treatment
• Nutrition and Public Health Issues
• Dietetics Education and Program Planning

Professional Society Memberships

• The American Dietetic Association Registered Dietitian 1994
• The Richmond Dietetic Association
• The Virginia Dietetic Association

Selected Publications

• Inserra P., M. Abrahamsen, M. Papenfuss, and A.R.Giuliano. (2003). Characterization of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in ethnic groups and its relationship to cervical cancer risk. International Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 14:800-804.
• Giuliano A.R., R.L. Sedjo, R. Harris, S. Baldwin, D.R. Roe, M.R. Papenfuss, M. Abrahamsen, S. Olvera, K. Hatch, and P. Inserra. (2002). Clearance of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: effect of smoking. Cancer Causes and Control, 9:839.
• Giuliano A.R., R. Harris, R.L. Sedjo, D.R. Roe, S. Baldwin, M.R. Papenfuss, M. Abrahamsen, S. Olvera, K. Hatch, and P. Inserra. (2002). Incidence, prevalence, and clearance of type-specific Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections: The Young Women’s Health Study. Journal of Infectious Disease, 186:462.
• Giuliano A.R., M.R. Papenfuss, M. Abrahamsen, and P. Inserra. (2002). Differences in factors associated with oncogenic and non-oncogenic Human Papillomavirus infection at the US-Mexico border. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 11:9.
• Sedjo R., P. Inserra, M. Abrahamsen, D.R. Roe, S. Baldwin, R. Harris, S. Olvera, K. Hatch, A.R.Giuliano. (2002). Human Papillomavirus Persistence and nutrients involved in the mehtylation pathway among a cohort of young women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 11:353.