Education:
MS, Human Nutrition, Eastern Michigan University
BA, Human Services and Management, University of Massachusetts Boston

Certification: Minnesota Nutrition Data System for Research

Specializations: Nutrient database development and SAS programming

Research Interests: Data collection and analysis of dietary data

Publications:
Johnson EJ, Maras, J, Rasmussen, H, Tucker K. Intake of lutein and zeaxanthin differs with age, gender and ethnicity. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010.
Maras, J. E., P. K. Newby, et al. (2009). "Whole grain intake: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging." Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 22(1): 53-58.
PK Newby, Janice Maras, Peter Bakun, Denis Muller, Luigi Ferrucci, and Katherine L Tucker "Intake of whole grains, refined grains, and cereal fiber measured with 7-d diet records and associations with risk factors for chronic disease." Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, Dec 2007; 86: 1745 - 1753.
Janice E. Maras, Odilia I. Bermudez, PhD, MPH, Ning Qiao, MS, Peter J. Bakun, Esther L. Boody-Alter, Katherine L. Tucker, PhD "Intake of -tocopherol is limited among US adults" J Am Diet Assoc. 2004;104:567-575.
Katherine L. Tucker, Janice Maras, Catherine Champagne, Carol Connell, Susan Goolsby, Judith Weber, Sahar Zaghloul, Teresa Carithers, Margaret L. Bogle "A Regional Food Frequency Questionnaire for the US Mississippi Delta." JPubHealthNut 2004
Gao X, Wilde PE, Maras JE, Bermudez OI, Tucker KL. "The Maximal Amount of {alpha}-Tocopherol Intake from Foods Alone in U.S. Adults