Christy Maxwell

Christy Maxwell

Lecturer, Nutrition
Director, Dietetic Internship Program

Micronutrients, telomeres, gerontological nutrition, nutritional epidemiology

Location

Chenoweth Lab

100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst , MA 01003-9282
United States

236 Chenoweth

Nutritional epidemiological research that centered on effectively identifying low vitamin B12 status, utilizing a novel approach in adult men and women, and the association with folate status in relationship with mean telomere length.

Education

  • PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • MS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • BS, University of Michigan Flint

Key Publications

Maxwell, C. S., Carbone, E. T., & Wood, R. J. (2012). Better newborn vitamin D status lowers RSV-associated bronchiolitis in infants. Nutrition Reviews, 70 (9), 548-552.

Maxwell, C. S., & Wood, R. J. (2011). Update on vitamin D and type 2 diabetes. Nutrition Reviews, 69 (5), 291-295.

Maxwell, C. S. & Volpe, S. L. (2007). Effect of zinc supplementation on thyroid hormone function. A case study of two college females. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 51 (2), 188-194.