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Georgianna Tuuri
PhD, LDN, RD
Human Nutrition and Food
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge , LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-1722
Knapp Fax: 225-578-4443
Fax: 225-578-2697
Email: gtuuri@lsu.edu

Research Interests:
Professor Tuuri has teaching and research interests regarding the role of nutrition and exercise in the prevention of chronic disease. She is particularly interested in developing and testing intervention strategies designed to prevent overweight in children, low bone mass in youth, and osteoporosis in older individuals.

Recent and Notable Publications:
Tuuri G, Keenan MJ, West KM, Delany JP, Loftin JM. Body water indices as markers of aging in male masters swimmers. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2005;4:406-414.

Tuuri G, Solmon M, Chen J, Laird R, Kosma M, Vuppala S. Development and pilot testing of a body mass index-for-age percentile report card. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2005;37:5 S433.

West KM, Sims JE, Moser EB, Tuuri G. Comparison of quantative ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for osteoporosis risk assessment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2005;37:5 S91.

Sims JE, West KM, Moser EB, Tuuri G. Risk of osteoporosis and stage of behavioral change in African American and Caucasian women. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2005;37:5 S152.

Tuuri G, Loftin JM, Oescher J. Association of swim distance and age with body composition in female masters swimmers. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2002;34:2110-2114.

Tuuri G, Loftin JM. Comparison of hydrodensitometry, skinfold thickness, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for body fat estimation in youth swimmers. Pediatric Exercise Science 2001;13:238-245.

Teaching:
3010 - Nutrition and Wellness
3016 - Community Nutrition

Professional and Notable Activities:
Dr. Tuuri is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Dietetic Association, and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry

Honors and Awards:
Dr. Tuuri was the recepient of a Learning Community incentive grant where she and a faculty member from the Department of Kinesiology developed and taught a course entitled "Scientific Basis of Nutrition and Exercise in Health and Disease." This learning community combined HUEC 3010 - Nutrition and Wellness with KIN 3534 - Scientific Principles of Exercise and students registered for both courses. The Learning Community was taught spring semester 2004.

Grants and Contracts:
Smart Bodies Research Project, funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, Research PI - Georgianna Tuuri, Co-PI researchers Melinda Solmon, Ellen Murphy, Heli Roy, Annrose Guarino. Funded 01/01/05-12/31/06. This health intervention program emphasizes healthy eating and exercise habits and intends to reduce the number of overweight elementary school children.

2005 Undergraduate Research Grant, LSU College of Agriculture,“Incidence of Osteoporosis and Stage of Behavioral Change in African American Women Residing in Louisiana.” Faculty sponsor. Funded 07/01/05-06/30/06.

2005 Undergraduate Research Grant, LSU College of Agriculture, “Incidence of Osteoporosis and Stage of Behavioral Change in African American and Caucasian Men.” Faculty sponsor. Funded 01/01/05-12/31/05.

Development and Pilot Testing of a School Body Mass Index Report Card, LSU Council on Research Faculty Grant program, PI-Georgianna Tuuri, Co-PI investigators Jianhua Chen, Maria Kosma, Robert Laird, Melinda Solmon. Funded 1/1/04-10/15/04.

2004 Undergraduate Research Grant, LSU College of Agriculture, "Use of Quantitative Ultrasound Measurement for the Estimation of Bone Mineral Density and Risk of Osteoporosis in Louisiana Adults." Faculty sponsor. Funded 1/22/04-12/31/04.

Association of Age and Swim Distance with Body Hydration in Male Swimmers, LSU Council on Research Summer Stipend Program July 2003, PI-Georgianna Tuuri. Funded 6/1/03-8/31/03.