Dr. Colleen M. Doak

Education/academic training

1995 MA, Anthropology, University of Chicago
2001 PhD Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research Interests

My research focus is related to researching the causes and consequences of child undernutrition as well as overweight and obesity.  In particular, current research focuses on the inter-relationships between infectious disease in child nutrition. Planned research in Guatemala will focus on infant and child diarrhea related to early child feeding practices. My research explores similar questions in multiple settings using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. My primary, ongoing, collaborations are in South Africa and Guatemala.

Professional employment history

I have been a lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences at the VU since 2003. Since then I have had collaborations in South Africa, Guatemala and India. I have worked with the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Europe, theWorld Health Organization, the World Food Programme.

5 Key publications as 1st author

• Doak CM, Heitmann B, Summerbell C and Lissner L. Prevention of childhood obesity – What type of evidence should we consider relevant. Obes Rev. 2009. 10(3):350-6. 
• Doak, CM and Popkin, BM Chapter 21: The Rapid Emergence of Obesity in Developing Countries. Edited by R Semba R. and Bloem M., Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries. Second Edition. Totowa, NJ. Humana Press. 2008.
  
• Doak CM., Visscher TLS, Renders CM, Seidell JC The Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children & Adolescents: A Review of Interventions and Programs. Obesity Rev. 2006 Feb; 7 (1):111-36. 
• Doak CM, Adair LS, Bentley M, Monteiro C, Popkin BM. The dual burden household and the nutrition transition paradox. Int J Obes. 2005. Jan; 29 (1): 129-36.
• Doak C, Adair L., Monteiro, C. and Popkin B. (2000) Overweight and Underweight Co exist Within Households in Brazil, China and Russia. J Nutr. 2000. 130 (12): 2965-2971.
  

5 publications as co-author

• Montenegro-Bethancourt G, Vossenaar M, Doak CM, Solomons NW. Contribution of beverages to energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intake of third- and fourth-grade schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Matern Child Nutr. 2010 Apr;6(2):174-89.
• Bermudez OI, Toher C, Montenegro-Bethancourt G, Vossenaar M, Mathias P, Doak C, Solomons NW. Dietary intakes and food sources of fatty acids in Guatemalan schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study. Nutr J. 2010 Apr 23;9(1):20.
• Montenegro-Bethancourt G, Vossenaar M, Kuijper LD, Doak CM, Solomons NW. Ready-to-eat cereals are key sources of selected micronutrients among schoolchildren from public and private elementary schools in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Nutr Res. 2009 May; 29(5):335-42
• Montenegro-Bethancourt G, Doak C, Solomons N. Fruit and vegetable intake of schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2009. 25(2):146-56.
• Popkin, B.M. and Doak C.  The Obesity Epidemic Is a Worldwide Phenomenon. Nutr Rev: 1998. 56: 95 103.