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Ardith Brunt, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor

Telephone: (701) 231-7475

FAX: (701) 231-7174

E-Mail: Ardith.Brunt@ndsu.edu

 

Courses Taught:

HNES 442/642 - Community Health and Nutrition Education

Nutr. 240 - Principles of Nutrition

HNES 452/652 - Nutrition, Health and Aging

HNES 724 - Nutrition Education

HNES 726 - Nutrition and Wellness

 

EDUCATION:

PhD Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Major: Nutrition
Minor Gerontology
MS Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Major: Human Nutrition
BS Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Major: Dietetics
BA Central College, Pella, Iowa
Major: Home Economics
Minor: Biology

EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Professor Human Ecology

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee
WIC Consultant Dietitian
Community Opportunities, Inc.
Carroll, Iowa
Wellness Center Dietitian
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Graduate Extension Assistant Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
Food Service Director
Christian Life Retirement Center
Rockford, Illinois

PUBLICATIONS:

  Rhee Y, Brunt AR. Effects of flaxseed or wheat bran supplementation on serum glucose and cholesterol levels in people with impaired glucose tolerance: Preliminary data. Proceedings of the 60th Flax Institute of the United States.
   
Brunt AR, Schafer E, Oakland MJ. Ability of social support to predict at-risk dietary intake and anthropometric measures in white, rural, community-dwelling elderly women.
Brunt AR, Schafer E, Oakland MJ. Anthropometric measures of rural elderly, community-dwelling women and the ability of the DETERMINE checklist to predict these measures.
Brunt AR, Schafer E, Oakland MJ. The ability of the DETERMINE checklist to predict dietary intake of white, rural, elderly, community-dwelling women.
  Rhee YR, Brunt, AR . (2006) Pilot study: Flaxseed supplementation was effective in lowering serum glucose and triaclylglycerol in glucose intolerent people. Journal of American Nutraceutical Association, 9(1); 28-34.
   
Brunt, AR, Rhee YR, Zhong, L. (2006) Differences in Dietary Patterns Among College Students According to Body Mass Index. Journal of American College Health. In press.

PRESENTATIONS:

  Brunt AR, Rhee Y, Edwards JU. Differences in dietary intake between non-reservation Native American and glucose intolerant populations.
 
  Brunt AR, Edwards JU. Increased dietary risks of non-reservation Native Americans.
 
  Brunt AR, Schafer E. Attitude and activities: What keeps older rural women community-dwelling.
   
Brunt A. Student nutrition projects within the community. Annual Meeting Tennessee Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Brunt AR, Moore T, Wilmoth R. Nutrition education progam reduces carbonated beverate intake among adolescents. Refereed presentation at the Fall meeting of Tennessee Dietetic Association.
Schafer E, Brunt AR, Oakland MJ. Supplementation reduces the number of elderly women with at-risk calcium intake. Refereed presentation at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America.
Brunt AR, Schafer E. Low literacy nutrition facts label brochures. Society for Nutrition Education.

HONORS, RECOGNITIONS AND GRANTS:

  Outstanding Educator for Coordinated Programs in Dietetics. April, 2006. Awarded by Area 2 Dietetics Educators. Area 2 includes 6 states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Iowa.
   
Omicron Delta Kappa
Innovation Award for New Technology for the New Millennium
Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Student Research Award. We Just Wanna' Have Fun: Do We really Know Our Elders?

 

 

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