Brief Bio:
Dr. Vorderstrasse is an Adult Nurse Practitioner whose clinical practice and scholarship focuses on chronic illness, particularly in ethnic minority populations. Dr. Vorderstrasse's doctoral dissertation research, recent publications, and national presentations illuminate the relationships of psychosocial factors with dietary intake in Black American women with Type 2 diabetes. She is a core team member of Durham Health Innovations: Partnership IMPACTS Diabetes. Dr. Vorderstrasse has also examined the validity of common dietary assessments for use in clinical practice and research. Her findings have contributed to the literature and to the debate on how best to assess dietary intake in persons with chronic illness, particularly given the extent of obesity in the U.S. and the need for dietary modification interventions at the clinical level.
Research Interests:
Dr. Vorderstrasse's research interests include
behavioral research in diabetes management (particularly self-management of diabetes) and rheumatology/rheumatoid arthritis.
Education:
DNSc - Yale University School of Nursing
MSN - Yale University School of Nursing
BSN - Mount Saint Mary College
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Awards and Honors:
1995 || Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau
