Education/degrees:
PhD, Nutritional Epidemiology, Tufts University
BS, Dietetics, University of Connecticut

Certification: Registered Dietitian (RD)

Specializations: Nutritional epidemiology; nutrition

Research Interests: Nutritional epidemiology; child health and obesity; health disparities; diet and health

Publications:

1. Noel (Feldeisen) SE, Tucker KL. Nutrition Strategies in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome. Appl Physiol Nutr Meta 2007 Feb;32(1):46-60.
2. Noel SE, Newby PK, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. A traditional rice and beans pattern is associated with metabolic syndrome in Puerto Rican Puerto Rican Older Adults. J Nutr 2009 Jul;139(7):1360-7.
3. Noel SE, Lai CQ, Mattei J, Parnell LD, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. Variants of the CD36 Gene and Metabolic Syndrome in Boston Puerto Rican Adults. Atherosclerosis 2010; Jul;211(1):210-5.
4. Tucker KL, Mattei J, Noel SE, Collado BM, Mendez J, Nelson J, Griffith J, Ordovas JM, Falcon LM. The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study on health disparities in Puerto Rican adults: challenges and opportunities.  BMC Public Health 2010; 10:107.
5. Castaneda-Sceppa C, Price LL, Noel SE, Bassett Midle J, Falcon LM, Tucker KL. Physical function and health status in aging Puerto Rican adults: the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Journal of Aging Health 2010 Aug;22:653-72.
6. Sempértegui F, Estrella B, Tucker KL, Hamer DH , Narvaez X, Sempértegui M, Griffiths JK, Noel SE, Dallal GE, Selhub j, Meydani SN. Metabolic syndrome in elderly living in marginal peri-urban communities in Quito, Ecuador. Public Health Nutr2010 Oct 19:1-10.
7. Noel SE, Newby PK, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. Adherence to an (n-3) Fatty Acid/Fish Intake Pattern Is Inversely Associated with Metabolic Syndrome among Puerto Rican Adults in the Greater Boston Area. J Nutr2010 Oct;140(10):1846-54.
8. Noel SE, Mattocks C, Emmett P, Riddoch CJ, Ness AR, Newby PK. Use of accelerometer data in prediction equations for capturing implausible dietary intakes among adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr2010 Dec;92(6):1436-45.
9. Newby PK, Noel SE, Grant R, Judd S, Shikany JM, Ard J. Race and Region Are Associated with Nutrient Intakes among Black and White Men in the United States.J Nutr2011 Feb;141(2):296-303.