Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty Profiles
Dr. Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD
Associate Professor and Director, Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program & Pennsylvania Nutrition
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
Pennsylvania State University
135 Nittany Ave. Ste 405
University Park, PA 16801
Office Phone: 814-865-5169
Office Fax: 814-865-9046
E-mail Address: lohseb@psu.edu
Homepage: nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu
Courses Taught
Nutrition 551, Nutrition Seminar-Methods in Nutrition Education Research
Research Interests
Eating Competence, including measurement validation and intervention assessment
Nutrition Education methodologies
Problem-based Learning and Learning Technologies, such as web and digital photo receiver
Complementary and Alternative Nutrition issues
Nutrition education for low-income audiences Survey development and nutrition education impact study design
Selected Publications
Stotts J, Lohse B. Interviews with low-income Pennsylvanians verify a need for education about eating competence. J Amer Diet Assoc. 2009; (In Press).
Park A, Nitzke S, Kritsch K, Kattelmann K, White A, Boeckner L, Lohse B, Hoerr S, Greene G. An internet-based stage-tailored nutrition intervention affects short-term mediators and indicators of dietary behavior change of young adults. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2008; 40(5):288-297.
Do M, Kattelmann K, Boeckner L, Greene G, White A, Hoerr S, Horacek T, Lohse B, Philips B, Nitzke S. Low-income young adults report increased variety in fruit and vegetable intake following a stage-tailored intervention. Nutrition Research. 2008; 28(8):517-522.
Esters ON, Boeckner LS, Hubert M, Horacek T, Kritsch KR, Oakland MJ, Lohse B, Green G, Nitzke S. Educational telephone calls reach young adults for cost-effective promotion of eating behavior change. J Nutr Educ Behav. (In Press)
Psota TL, Lohse B, West SG. Associations between eating competence and cardiovascular disease biomarkers. J Nutr Educ Behav, 2007; 39(5S):S171-S178.
Lohse B, Satter E, Horacek T, Gebreselassie T, Oakland MJ. Measuring eating competence: Psychometric properties and validity of the ecSatter inventory. J Nutr Educ Behav, 2007(5S):S154-S166.
Stotts JL, Lohse B. Reliability of the ecSatter inventory as a tool to measure eating competence. J Nutr Educ Behav, 2007; 39(5S):S167-S170.
Lohse B, Shafer KJ. Learner perception and performance in a problem-based clinical nutrition course. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2007; 22(2):94-107.
Nitzke S, Kritsch K, Boeckner L, Greene G, Hoerr S, Horacek T, Kattelmann K, Lohse B, Oakland MJ, Phillips B, and White A. A stage-based intervention increases fruit and vegetable intakes of low-income young adults. American Journal of Health Promotion, 2007;22:6-14.
Lohse B, Stotts JL. Extension education about healthy weight: A case study emphasizing need to find the target audience. Journal of Extension, 2006; 44(5): Article 5COM1. http://www.joe.org/joe/2006october/comm1.shtml.
Rifkin R, Lohse B, Bagdonis J, Stotts J. Digital photo receivers are a viable technology for nutrition education of low income persons. J Nutr Educ Behav 2006;38(5): 326-328.
Lohse B, Stotts, JL, Priebe J. Survey of herbal usage by Kansas and Wisconsin WIC participants reveals moderate, appropriate usage and identifies herbal education needs. J Amer Diet Assoc 106(2)227-237;2006.