Christy Maxwell

Christy Maxwell

Lecturer, Nutrition
Director, Dietetic Internship Program

Dietetics, nutrition counseling, and inclusive teaching practice

Location

Arnold House

715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

233 Arnold House

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.