Jeanette Gustat
associate professor of clinical epidemiology
Department(s):
Epidemiology
Email:
gustat@tulane.edu
Research Interests:
Cardiovascular disease epidemiology; cognitive function; environmental determinants of physical activity, obesity and health
Professional Achievements:
1998-present American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
1998-present American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism
2002 Peer Review Panel Member, CVD section, PA Department of Health, Oak Ridge Institute Science and Education, awarding grants up to $5,000,000
2002-2005 Frequent Reviewer, Annals of Epidemiology
2004 Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
2005 Reviewer, Preventive Medicine
2006 Abstract Reviewer, CDC’s 2006 National Health Promotion Conference
2006 Participant, Physical Activity and Policy Research Network
1995 Department of biostatistics and epidemiology scholarship, Tulane University
2000, 2001, 2002 Young Faculty Research Award, Southern Regional Meetings, American Federation for Medical Research/ Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
2003 Election to Delta Omega, Eta Chapter
Educational Background:
PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
MPH, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
BA, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Publications:
Gustat J, Elkasabany A, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Relation of Abdominal Height (Sagittal Diameter) to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Adults - The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol 2000;151 (9):885-91.
Gustat J, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Relation of Self-Rated Measures of Physical Activity to Multiple Risk Factors of Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. J Clin Epi. 2002; 55(10): 997-1006.
Ellsworth DL, Coady SA, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Elkasabany A, Gustat J, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS: Influence of ß2-adrenergic receptor Arg16Gly polymorphism on longitudinal changes in obesity from childhood through young adulthood in a biracial cohort: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002; 26(7):928-37.
Bhuiyan A, Gustat J, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Differences in body image perception among black and white young adults from a semi-rural population: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2003; 158 (8):792-797.
Gustat J, Seltzer B, Rice J, Vasterling JJ, Berenson GS. Cognitive Functioning and Cardiovascular Risk: The Bogalusa Heart Study. J Invest Med. 2005; 53:S1.
Bedimo-Rung AL, Gustat J, Tompkins B, Rice J, Thompson J. Development of a direct observation instrument to measure environmental characteristics of parks for physical activity. (Invited submission) J Phys Act Health, 2006; 3:S176-S189.
Kabir AA, Whelton PK, Khan MM, Gustat J, Chen W. Effect of Symptoms of Depression and Obesity on Hypertension: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hyptens, 2006; 19:639-645.
Bedimo-Rung AL, Thompson J, Mowen AJ, Gustat J, Tompkins B, Strikmiller PK, Southern M. The condition of neighborhood parks following hurricane Katrina. (in press) J Phys Act Health.
Faramawi, MF, Gustat J, Wildman R, Rice J, Johnson E, Sherwin R. The relationship between depressive symptoms and common carotid artery atherosclerosis in American persons =65 years of age. (in press) Am J Cardiol; 2007, June.
Faramawi, MF, Gustat J, Wildman R, Rice J, Johnson E, Sherwin R. The association between depressive symptoms and heart rate corrected QT interval (QTc) in American people = 65 years : a cross-sectional analysis (manuscript under review at European Heart Journal)
Gustat J, Seltzer B, Rice J, Vasterling JJ, Berenson GS. Cognitive function in young to middle aged individuals: The Bogalusa Heart Study. (manuscript in preparation)
Hanisch R, Gustat J, Hagensee ME, Baena A, Salazar JE, Castro MV, Gaviria AM, Snchez GI. Knowledge of Pap screening and human papillomavirus among women attending clinics in Medelln, Colombia. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2008 Sep-Oct;18(5):1020-6. Epub 2007 Nov 16.
Personal Statement:
My interests include cardiovascular disease epidemiology, specifically risk factors for disease such as physical inactivity, obesity, anger, hostility and cognitive function. Before the hurricane, I was working on a project doing cognitive function screenings in the Bogalusa Heart Study population. I hope to continue with that this year. I am also interested in environmental determinants of health including aspects of our surrounding environment that contribute to inactivity and obesity. I am currently working on projects investigating how parks, playgrounds and neighborhood environments influence physical activity. Additionally, I am working to develop a tool that clinicians can use to help assess physical activity levels of their patients. As an instructor of several courses in the department, I am also interested in epidemiologic methods, survey research methods and ethics of epidemiology.
Contact Information:
Department of epidemiology
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504.988.1029
Fax: 504.988.1568
gustat@tulane.edu
Level of Instruction:
graduate
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