Journal article - Review
A Black American Nutrition Scholar and Advocate: My Journey
Annual review of nutrition, v 44(1), pp 1-24
11 Apr 2024
PMID: 38603557
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
I started my journey as a nutrition scholar in 1974 when I began PhD studies at Cornell University. My journey has been rich with opportunity. I engaged in research on diet-related risks for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, partly motivated by my strong commitment to addressing health disparities affecting Black Americans. Obesity became my major focus and would eventually involve both US and global lenses. This focus was also linked to other dietary intake issues and health disparities and drew on knowledge I had gained in my prior study and practice of social work. I positioned myself as a bridge builder across nutrition, epidemiology, and public health, advocating for certain new ways of thinking and acting in these spheres and in the academy itself. Life skills honed during my formative years living within racially segregated contexts have been critical to any successes I have achieved.
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- Title
- A Black American Nutrition Scholar and Advocate: My Journey
- Creators
- Shiriki K Kumanyika - Drexel University, Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Publication Details
- Annual review of nutrition, v 44(1), pp 1-24
- Publisher
- ANNUAL REVIEWS
- Number of pages
- 24
- Grant note
I thank my son,sister,and husband for their patience and assistance with my efforts to tell this story.I also hope that the numerous colleagues I have not mentioned by name will feel my appreciationfor them within the various accounts and bibliographic references. In addition, I note that PhilJames passed away in early October 2023, just as I was completing this autobiography. This makesthe opportunity to highlight the wonderful experience of knowing and learning from him evenmore meaningful.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001308404500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85202906568
- Other Identifier
- 991021867242504721
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