 Frances
A. Tylavsky, Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor
66 N. Pauline Street, Suite 633
Memphis TN 38163
901-448-5900
ftylavsky@utmem.edu
Education/Training:
- B.S. 1975 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
- M.S. 1980 Boston University, Boston, MA
- Dr.P.H. 1985 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,
NC
Honors:
- Fellow American College of Nutrition
- Certified Nutrition Specialist, American College of Nutrition
- Certified Densitometrist, International Society for Clinical Densitometry
Research/Grants:
- Principal Investigator: Calcium, Health and Metabolism in Pre-teen
Study (CHAMPS), Memphis TN Partnership for Women and Children Services,
LeBonheur Foundation
- Co-Principal Investigator: Effects of Calcium Supplementation and
Execise on Bone Accrual in Pre-Pubertal Children, Jyvaskyla, Finland,
Funding Finnish Ministry of Health
- Investigator, Effects of Sodium Intake in Post-Menopausal Females,
Funding NIH
- Investigator: Effects of Magnesium Supplementation in Older Adults,
Funding General Clinical Research Center, UTHSC
- Investigator: Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Bone Mass in Survivors
of ALL, St. Jude Research Hospital, Funding St. Jude Research Hospital
- Co-Principal Investigator: Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study,
Memphis Field Center, Funding NIH
Interests:
- Effects of diet and body composition on bone mass across levels of
the life cycle
- Assessment of body composition--methodologic issues
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