Ivis T. Forrester, PhD, MS, MPH, RD, LDN

Education

Ph. D., Human Nutrition, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1990
MPH, Epidemiology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 2012
MS, Food and Nutrition, Tuskegee University, 1986
RD, Winthrop University, 1993
BS, Tuskegee University, Animal and Poultry Science, 1983
Diploma, Agriculture, Jamaica School of Agriculture, 1979
Certificate, Teacher Training, Jamaica School of Agriculture, 1979

Biosketch, Academic, and Research Activities

Dr. Ivis Forrester is Associate Professor and serves as Director for the Nutritional Sciences (Dietetics) Program at Morgan State University.  Her research includes health disparities of diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, CVD, obesity and cancers; access to and availability of health care; and availability and access to quality foods.  She served as Chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) Evidence-Analysis Library Health Disparities Work Group and has co-authored evidence analysis summaries and conclusion statements available on the Academy's website.  Her research and published work also includes sensory evaluation and physiochemical analysis of value-added foods.

Selected Publications

Brown, S., Hossain, M., Forrester, I.  Associations between cholesterol, colon cancer screening, behavior, and diet.  Am J Health Behav. 2013;37(3):360-368

Ivis Forrester, PhD, MPH, RD., Sherine Brown, PhD., Lily Lindsay, DHSc. Island Delectable Delights. Roots, Fruits, Veggies and Soups. 2012. Book in Print. Aug. 2012.

Ivis T. Forrester, (Work Group Chair, 2008-2011);  Bates, N; Greer, Y; Longstreet, D. A; Matthews, L. E; Parker, S. K; Thomas, J. M. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) Evidence Analysis Library Health Disparities Work Group: Summaries and Conclusion Statements published 2011; can be accessed at the following addresses on the Academy's website. 

What are effective nutrition education strategies that have been identified to improve food security among limited resource populations?
Evidence Summary.

What are effective strategies that have been identified to improve food security among limited resource older adult populations?
Evidence Summary.  Conclusion Statement.

What evidence demonstrates that access to nutrition/dietetic services and educational resources among health disparities populations differs based on socio-economic status (low income, uninsured), racial/ethnic groups or geographic location? Conclusion Statement.

What are effective intervention strategies that have been identified to assist the food insecure individuals in meeting their nutritional needs?
Evidence Summary.  Conclusion Statement.

What are effective strategies that have been identified to improve food security among Women, Infants and Children (WIC) populations? Evidence Summary. Conclusion Statement.

What are effective strategies that have been identified to improve food security among limited resource adult populations?
Evidence Summary. Conclusion Statement.

What are effective strategies that have been identified to improve access to supermarkets among limited resource populations?
Evidence Summary. Conclusion Statement.

Forrester-Anderson, I.,  McNitt,  J., Way, R., Way, M.  2006. Fatty Acid Content of Pasture-reared Fryer Rabbit Meat, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 19 (5-7) 715-719.

Forrester-Anderson, I.,  Prostate Cancer Screening Perceptions, Knowledge and Behavior of African American Men : Focus Group Findings, Journal for the Poor and Underserved 16:22-30; 2005.

Blocker D, Forrester-Anderson I. Nutrition Concerns of Black Americans: in: Praeger Handbook of Black Americans Health: Policies and Issues Behind Disparities in Health, 2^nd ed. Greenwood Publishing Group, N.Y, pp.711-726, 2004.

McNitt J, Way R, Way M, Forrester-Anderson I., Growth of Fryers Reared and Finished using Controlled Grazing in Movable Pens. World Rabbit Science, 11:189-198; 2003.

Bogle, M., Stuff, J., Davis, L., Forrester, I., Strickland, E., Casey, P. H., Ryan, D., Champagne, C., McGee, B., Mellad, K., Neal, E., Zaghloul, S., Yadrick, K., Horton, J.; Validity of a telephone administered 24-hour dietary recall in telephone and non-telephone households in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101:216-222; 2001.

Yadrick, K., Horton, J., Stuff, J., Mc Gee, B., Bogle, M., Davis, L., Forrester, I., Strickland E., Casey, P., Ryan, D. Champagne, C., Mellard, K., Neal E., Zaghloul, S., and the lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative Consortium.   Perceptions of Community Nutrition and Health Needs in the Lower Mississippi Delta: Key Informant Approach, J. Nut. Education, 33(5):266-277; 2001.

Dawkins, N., Phelps, O., McMillin, K. W., Forrester, I. T. "Composition and Physicochemical Properties of Chevron Patties Containing Oat Bran" J. Food Sc., 1999, 64 (4): 597-600.

Champagne, C., Stuff, J., Forrester, I.T., Casey, P., Bogle, M., Yadrick, K., McGee, B., Horton, J., Neal, E., and Allen, H.R.   "Quantity and Quality of Fruit and Vegetable Servings in a Lower Mississippi Delta Rural Population Compared with National Survey Data"  J. American Dietetic Association, (Supplement) 99(9): A-62; 1999.

Smith, J., Lensing, S., Horton, J., Zagloul, S., Forrester, I., Bogle, M., McGee, B.; "Identifying Nutrition and Health Related Problems in the Lower Mississippi Delta."  American Journal of Public Health, 89(9); 1999.

Selected Abstracts and Scientific Conference Presentations

Forrester, I.,  Rowel, R., Taylor, A. 2011. Improving Availability of Fruits and Vegetables among Haitian Communities: Community Food Relief Model, American Dietetic Association, Food and Nutrition Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. September, 2011. Abstract

Forrester, I.,  Rowel, R., Taylor, A. Brown, S., Tucker, C. 2011. Dietetic Students Leading the Way: A Service Learning Project to Support the Haitian Relief Initiative, Improving Availability of Fruits and Vegetables among Haitian Communities: Community Food Relief Model, American Dietetic Association, Food and Nutrition Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. September, 2011. Abstract

Brown, S., Hossain, M., Forrester, I. "An Association between Cholesterol, Colon Cancer Risk, Behavior and Diet"; American Dietetic Association, Food & Nutrition Annual Conference, San Diego, Ca, September 2011. [Accepted at the Centers for Disease Controls' The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2011]. Abstract.

Forrester, I.,  Brown, S., Wolpert, A., Taylor, K., 2010.Sensory and textural Properties of Value-Added Sweet Potato Brownies, American Dietetic Association, Food and Nutrition Annual Conference, Boston, MA. November, 2010. Abstract.

Forrester, I., Brown, S., Kelene Blake, K., Silva, P. 2010. Consumer Acceptability of Black Beans and Vegan Muffins, American Dietetic Association, Food and Nutrition Annual Conference, Boston, MA. November, 2010. Abstract.

Special Documents

Self-Study Report for the Accreditation of the Undergraduate Didactic Program in Dietetics at Morgan State University. Submitted August, 2012.

Self-Study Report for the Initial Accreditation of the Undergraduate Didactic Program in Dietetics at Morgan State University. Accredited 2002-2012.