Dr. Anna Love received her PhD in Health Studies, her M.S. in Exercise & Sports Nutrition, and her B.S. in Dietetics and Institutional Administration from Texas Woman's University. She has the following certifications: Certified Health Education Specialist (NCHEC), Dietetics Registration (Commission on Dietetics Registration), Dietetic Licensure (State of Texas), and Health Promotions Director (Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research).
Her major areas of interest are conditions within Metabolic Syndrome-obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension; E-health interventions and the use of technology in delivering health messages or health communications ; and Women's health-particularly in the minority population.
Dr. Love formerly served as a Research Assistant for Distance Education and a Coordinating Research Dietitian/ Research Associate for the Institute for Women's Health at Texas Woman's University. She also served as a Consulting Dietitician for Preferred Nutrition Therapists and University Club in the Dallas area.
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Texas Dietetic Association (TDA)
Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group (SCAN)
Nutrition Education for the Public Dietetic Practice Group (NEP)
Research Dietetic Practice Group (RDPG)
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Awards:
Redbud Award-Outstanding Faculty Advisor for a Student Organization (2004)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2001)
International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women (2000)
Who's Who Among Health Sciences in American Universities & Colleges (2005)
Professional Service:
Taskforce on Obesity (Spring 2004-present)
Health Studies Graduate Program Coordinator (Spring 2004-present)
College of Health Sciences Research Committee (Fall 2003-present)
Golden Key Honor Society Faculty Advisor (Fall 2003-present)
Reviewer for Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2003 to present)
Health Studies Library Liaison (Fall 2003-Fall 2004)
Health Studies Curriculum Committee (Fall 2003-present)
Health Studies Distance Program Committee (Fall 2003-present)
Health Studies Web page Committee (Fall 2003-present)
Enrollment Management Plan Research Subcommittee on
Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention (Spring 2003-present)
Distance Learning Strategic Plan Committee (2002-2003)
Distance Learning Committee for THECB Institutional Plan (2002-2003)
Publications:
D. Nichols, C. Sanborn, A. Love. Resistance training and bone mineral density in adolescent females. Journal of Pediatrics , 139 (4), 2001, 494-500.
H. E. Hughes, A. Love, K. Peabody, S. Kardong-Edgren. Diabetes education programs for African American women: What works? Diabetes Educator 27 (1 ), 2001, 46-54.
A. Love ( An Interview with) . Set goals with patients, not for patients. Report of the North American TNT Study Coordinators , 2001, p 4-5. Sponsored by Pfizer/ Parke-Davis.
Presentations:
D.L. Nichols, J. Feller, A.M. Love, J. Smith, & J. Duncan. Is there an impact of high blood pressure on bone mineral density? Poster presentation at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May, 2003.
S. Compton, A. Love, & L. Murphy. Incentives and targeted modules: the next level in faculty training. Presentation at Educause Southwest Regional Conference, Dallas, TX, February 2003.
M. Hendricks, A. Love, & N. DiMarco. Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the likeability of a nutrition education curriculum by elementary school teachers, kindergarten through fifth grade. Poster presentation at Texas Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Dallas TX, April, 2002.
A. Love, D. Nichols, C. Sanborn. Triangulation of dietary assessment data in adolescent females. Poster presentation at American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, CA, March, 2002.
A. Love. Triangulation of dietary assessment data in adolescent females. Poster presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October, 2001.
A. Love & J. Feller. Dietary Adherence. Presentation at the Pfizer/ Parke-Davis TNT North American Coordinators Conference, Phoenix, AZ , October, 2000.
S. Clark, J. Smith, J. Feller, A. Love, V. Ben-Ezra, K. Greenfield, & J. Duncan. Differences in metabolic variables between two different groups of middle-aged hypertensive adults. Poster presentation at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June, 1998.
Guest Speaking:
Health Studies Research Methods (TWU) Content Analysis (2002)
Undergraduate Health Promotion (UTA) Nutrition across the Lifecycle (2001)
RN to BSN program (UTA) Women's Health Research (2000)
Nurse Practitioner Program (TWU) Diabetic Diet (1998-2000)
Denton County Friends of the Family In-service on Women's Health (July 2004)
