Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Extension
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1571
Healthy Heart Beats
October-December 2008
Vol 30, Issue 4
Spotlight
Laura Bellows, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Laura Bellows, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D. received her bachelor's in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Miami University in Ohio, her Masters of Public Health in Human Nutrition from the University of Michigan and her Doctorate in Nutrition from Colorado State University. Dr. Bellow's research interests include childhood obesity; development, implementation, and evaluation of theory-based nutrition education and physical activity programs and materials; and chronic disease prevention.
Dr. Bellows is a research scientist and interim Extension specialist in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University (CSU). She started her career with CSU in 2000 as an Extension agent in Boulder County with the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (formerly FSNE, now known as SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). In 2001 she began working at CSU with the Food Friends® and Mighty Moves™ programs for preschoolers. Both Food Friends® and Mighty Moves™ have been extensively evaluated and have been published in several peer-reviewed journals.
More recently, Dr. Bellows has been working with and supporting Extension agents across Colorado as the interim Extension specialist for Nutrition and Health Promotion. She is a co-leader for the Core Competency Area: Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention. Dr. Bellows adds that she is excited about her work with Extension agents and the collective effort to make Colorado healthier.
Dr. Bellows is a native of New Jersey and has slowly moved her way west (and lost her Jersey accent). She and her husband, Ryan, live in Boulder. Together, they enjoy being active in the Colorado outdoors hiking, skiing, camping, and spending time with their two dogs. Their true passion is traveling. Having been to many countries and continents, they never tire of experiencing other cultures and customs.
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