Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Amy Taetzsch is a proud alumna of the University of New Hampshire Nutrition Program. Her work as a dietitian has focused on promoting nutrition and lifestyle changes in a variety of settings including the community, hospital clinics, national and international research trials, and telehealth.

    Dr. Taetzsch joined the UNH Nutrition Program faculty in 2019 and became the Director of the Masters of Science with Dietetic Internship in 2020. She is an enthusiastic educator dedicated to helping and mentoring others. Her research interests revolve around behavior change, in particular how we can sustain behavior and elicit favorable health outcomes.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

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    2023 College students with disabilities report higher rates of food insecurity.Disability and Health Journal.  16:101485. 2023
    2021 Randomized trial of a novel lifestyle intervention compared with the Diabetes Prevention Program for weight loss in adult dependents of military service members.American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  114:1546-1559. 2021
    2021 Eating Timing: Associations with Dietary Intake and Metabolic Health.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  121:738-748. 2021
    2020 Food cravings: Associations with dietary intake and metabolic health.Appetite.  152:104711. 2020
    2020 Effects of food supplementation on cognitive function, cerebral blood flow, and nutritional status in young children at risk of undernutrition: randomized controlled trial.BMJ: British Medical Journal.  370:m2397. 2020
    2019 Development of a Videoconference-Adapted Version of the Community Diabetes Prevention Program, and Comparison of Weight Loss With In-Person Program Delivery.Military Medicine: international journal of AMSUS.  184:647-652. 2019
    2018 Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study.BMJ: British Medical Journal.  363:k4864. 2018
    2018 Are Gluten-Free Diets More Nutritious? An Evaluation of Self-Selected and Recommended Gluten-Free and Gluten-Containing Dietary Patterns.Nutrients.  10:E1881. 2018
    2017 Effect of a Combined Tai Chi, Resistance Training and Dietary Intervention on Cognitive Function in Obese Older Women.The Journal of Frailty and Aging.  6:167-171. 2017
    2016 Cognitive status and cardio-metabolic risk of patients with acquired brain injury and Parkinson's disease.Disability and Health Journal.  9:134-139. 2016
    2015 Impact of a program of Tai Chi plus behaviorally based dietary weight loss on physical functioning and coronary heart disease risk factors: a community-based study in obese older women.Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics.  34:50-65. 2015
    2015 Impact on Diet Quality and Resilience in Urban Community Dwelling Obese Women with a Nutrition and Physical Activity InterventionThe Journal of Aging Research & Clinical Practice.  4:102-108. 2015
    2014 The combined effects of tai chi, resistance training, and diet on physical function and body composition in obese older women.Journal of Aging Research.  2014:657851. 2014
    Impact on Diet Quality and Resilience in Urban Community Dwelling Obese Women with a Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention

    Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2017 Association of Rates of Obesity with Voting Patterns in the 2016 Presidential ElectionThe FASEB Journal. 2017
    2017 Pilot Study on Influencing Healthy Food Acceptance in Young Children Through Play-Based Activities and Food ExposuresThe FASEB Journal. 2017
    2014 Effects of Tai Chi, Resistance Training and Diet on Body Fat in Obese Older Women.Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 226-226. 2014
    2014 Effects of Tai Chi, Resistance Training, and Diet on Physical Function in Obese Older WomenMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 133-133. 2014
    2014 Diet quality in community dwelling obese women following a behavioral-based diet, tai chi, and resistance training interventionThe FASEB Journal. 2014
    2013 The Effects of Behaviorally-Based Diet Education and Tai-Chi on Dietary Intake and Resiliency in Community Dwelling Older AdultsThe FASEB Journal. 2013

    Teaching Activities

  • Behav Nutr & Counseling Taught course 2023
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  • Diet: Intro Prin and Prac Taught course 2023
  • Diet: Intro Prin and Prac Taught course 2022
  • Nutr Health & Well Being Lab Taught course 2022
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  • Nutrition Health & Well Being Taught course 2022
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  • Behav Nutr & Counseling Taught course 2022
  • Behav Nutr & Counseling Taught course 2022
  • Nutr Bchm Micronutrients Taught course 2022
  • Diet: Intro Prin and Prac Taught course 2021
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  • Nutrition Health & Well Being Taught course 2021
  • Nutrition Health & Well Being Taught course 2021
  • Behav Nutr & Counseling Taught course 2021
  • Behav Nutr & Counseling Taught course 2021
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2021
  • Diet: Foodservice & Community Taught course 2020
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2020
  • Nutr Health & Well Being Lab Taught course 2020
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  • Nutrition Health & Well Being Taught course 2020
  • Nutrition Health & Well Being Taught course 2020
  • Diet: Intro Prin and Prac Taught course 2020
  • Nutritional Assessment Taught course 2020
  • Nutritional Assessment Taught course 2020
  • Nutritional Assessment Taught course 2020
  • Nutritional Assessment Taught course 2020
  • Undergrad Teaching Experience Taught course 2020
  • Nutr Health & Well Being Lab Taught course 2019
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  • Education And Training

  • B.S. Nutrition: Dietetics, University of New Hampshire
  • M.S. Nutrition Sciences, University of Rhode Island
  • Ph.D. Nutrition Science, Tufts University
  • Full Name

  • Amy Taetzsch