Megan A. McCrory, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Foods and Nutrition
Purdue University and Psychological Sciences 700 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059 Phone: (765)494-2631 Fax: (765)494-0674 Email: mmccror@purdue.edu
B.S. in Exercise Physiology at University of California, Davis in 1986
M.S. in Exercise Science at University of California, Davis in 1994
Ph.D. in Nutrition at University of California, Davis in 1997
Post-Doc. in Energy Regulation at Tufts University in 1999
Dissertation Title: Dieting and Exercise During Lactation
AWARDS AND HONORS
1991
USDA Graduate Fellowship
USDA
1995
Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society
Phi Sigma
2003
ILSI North America Future (Nutrition) Leader
International Life Sciences Institute, North America
DISCOVERY
My laboratory focuses on eating patterns such as snacking, eating frequency, breakfast skipping, dietary variety, taste preferences, and eating food prepared away from home, and their interactions with dietary composition factors such as fiber consumption and selection of whole foods. Specifically, we are interested in the contribution of different eating patterns and diet compositions to overeating and weight gain, and how they may best be managed for weight loss and prevention of weight regain. We are also interested in how personality, attitude, and psychological disposition may affect eating patterns and vice-versa. An additional focus of my laboratory is improvement in dietary, physical activity, and body composition assessment methods. Discovery Publications (selected)
Das SK, Gilhooly CH, Golden JK, Pittas AG, Fuss PJ, Dallal GE, McCrory MA, Saltzman E, Roberts SB. Long-term effects of energy-restricted diets differing in glycemic load on metabolic adaptation and body composition. The OPEN Nutrition Journal 2008;2:76-85.
Gilhooly CH, Das SK, Golden JK, McCrory MA, Rochon J, Delaney JP, Freed A, Fuss PJ, Dallal GE, Saltzman E, Roberts SB. Use of cereal fiber to facilitate reduced energy intake in CALERIE, a one year clinical trial of human caloric restriction. Aging, Clin Exper (in press)
Gilhooly CH, Das SK, Golden JK, McCrory MA, Dallal GE, Saltzman E, Kramer FM, Roberts SB. Food cravings and energy regulation: the characteristics of craved foods before and during a long-term caloric restriction intervention program. Int J Obes 2007;31:1849-58.
Das SK, Gilhooly CH, Golden JK, Pittas AG, Fuss PJ, Cheatham R, Tyler S, Tsay M, McCrory MA, Lichtenstein AH, Dallal GE, Dutta C, Bhapkar MV, DeLaney JP, Saltzman E, Roberts SB. Long-term effects of high and low glycemic load diets at different levels of caloric restriction on dietary adherence, body composition and metabolism in CALERIE, a one year randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:1023-30.
Howarth NH, Huang TTK, Roberts SB, Lin BH, McCrory MA. Eating patterns, dietary composition, and energy regulation in younger and older participants in the CSFII 1994-96. Int J Obes 2007;31:675-84.
McCrory MA, Saltzman E, Rolls BR, Roberts SB. A twin study of the effects of energy density and palatability on energy intake of individual foods. Physiol Behav 2006;87:451-9.
Parks EJ, McCrory MA. When to eat and how often? (Editorial) Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81:3-4.
Howarth NH, Huang TTK, Roberts SB, McCrory MA. Dietary fiber and fat are associated with excess weight in young and middle-aged US adults. J Am Diet Assoc 2005;105:1365-72.
Huang TTK, Roberts SB, Howarth NH, McCrory MA. Effect of screening out implausible energy intake reports on relationships between diet and BMI. Obes Res 2005; 13:1205-17.
Roberts SB, Hajduk CL, Howarth NC, Russell R, McCrory MA. Dietary variety predicts low body mass index and inadequate macronutrient and micronutrient intakes in community-dwelling older adults. J Gerontol A Biomed Sci Med Sci 2005;60:613-21.
Books, Chapters, and Monographs Publications
Saltzman E, McCrory MA. Physical Assessment. In: Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease, 2nd Ed. Coulston A, Boushey C, eds. Elsevier/Academic Press, 2008.
McCrory MA, Roberts SB. Dietary Variety. In: Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Markides KS, Ed. SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA. 2007, p. 154-6.
McCrory MA. Energy intake, obesity, and eating behaviors. In: Present Knowledge in Nutrition, 9th Ed. Bowman BA, Russell RM, eds. ILSI Press, Washington DC. 2006
LEARNING
Courses
F&N 315 - Fundamentals of Nutrition. This is a nutrition survey course for undergraduate majors in Foods and Nutrition.
F&N 590F/ PSY592F - Special Seminar in Ingestive Behavior. Interdisciplinary graduate-level seminar featuring speakers from across campus presting their research related to ingestive behavior.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Dr McCrory has served on several grant review panels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), and the Wellcome Trust. She is a regular reviewer for top nutrition and health journals including Obesity, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of Nutrition, and Appetite. She is currently a member of the American Society for Nutrition and NAASO, the Obesity Society.
Selected Activities
* Executive Committee, Ingestive Behavior Research Center, Purdue University
* Chair, EB2009 Minisumposium: Eating Patterns and Energy Balance: A Look at Eating Frequency, Snacking, and Breakfast Omission
Selected Presentations
June 2003 ‘Measuring Body Composition.’ Presentation given as part of a one-day symposium entitled, ‘Understanding Methods in Obesity Research,’ sponsored by the Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education and the Boston Obesity and Nutrition Research Center. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University. Boston, MA.
April 2004 ‘US Trends in Associations of Eating Patterns with BMI Across the Lifecycle (3-90 year olds).’ USDA Economic Research Service, Washington, D.C.
Nov 2006 ‘Effectiveness of Two Levels of Pulse Consumption on Caloric Restriction Adherence and Chronic Disease Risk.’ Pulse Innovation Project Symposium, 6th Canadian Pulse Research Workshop. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
May 2007 ‘Dietary Variety: Effects on Metabolism, Energy Intake, and Body Weight.’ USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California at Davis, CA.
Sept 2008 ‘Eating Patterns Associated with Excess Weight in Children and Adolescents: Methodological Considerations.’ Conference on Cognitive, Behavioral, and Economic Approaches to Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, Departments of Economics and Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
April 2009 ‘Eating Frequency and Energy Regulation in Free-living Subjects Consuming Self-Selected Diets.’ Presentation to be given as part of a minisymposium entitled, 'Eating Patterns and Energy Balance: A Look at Eating Frequency, Snacking, and Breakfast Omission.' EB2009 annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
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Foods and Nutrition Purdue University 700 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
