Paula Inserra, Ph.D.
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BIOGRAPHY
Education
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA
Cancer Epidemiology
NCI T32 Cancer Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ
Cancer Epidemiology
Ph.D., Nutritional Science, minors in Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Arizona
M.S., Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, New York University
Dietetic Internship, New York University in affiliation with The Mount Sinai Medical Center
B.S., Biology, SUNY Stony Brook
Dr. Paula Inserra has twenty years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist in clinical, community, research, and academic settings and in teaching Biology, Health and Nutrition courses at the community college, university, and graduate levels. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; MS degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics from New York University, New York, NY; PhD in Nutrition Science and Cancer Biology from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and has completed her Dietetic Internship at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Her graduate and post-doctoral research focused on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Human Papilloma Virus infection. Paula Inserra has lectured widely on various nutrition topics including sports nutrition, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and weight management. Dr. Inserra has several scientific publications and has presented at national and regional conferences. Dr. Inserra is passionate about training the next generation of nutrition professionals and believes nutrition can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease and one’s overall feeling of wellbeing. She recognizes that often, nutrition information is misleading and inaccurate, and she is committed to providing the public and her students with reputable nutrition resources. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, running marathons, coaching new runners and mostly, being a loyal human to a mixed breed dog named Albie.
- Long W, Pao S, Inserra P, Westbrook E, Ahn S. (2011). Efficacy of ozone produce washers in reducing natural and artificially inoculated microorganisms on roma tomatoes and green onions. Journal of Food Safety, (31) 268-275.
- Pao S, Kim C, Jordan L, Long W, Inserra P, Sayre B. (2011). Growth of salmonella enteric and staphylococcus aureus in no-knead bread dough during prolonged yeast fermentation. Journal of Food Protection, 74: 285-288.
- Inserra P , Abrahamsen M, Papenfuss M, Giuliano AR. (2003). Characterization of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in ethnic groups and its relationship to cervical cancer risk. International Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 14:800-804.
- Giuliano AR, Sedjo RL, Harris R, Sedjo RL, Baldwin S, Roe D, Papenfuss MR, Abrahamsen M, Olvera S, Hatch K, Inserra P. (2002). Clearance of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: effect of smoking. Cancer Causes and Control, 9:839.
- Giuliano AR, Harris R, Sedjo RL, Roe DR, Baldwin S, Papenfuss MR, Abrahamsen M, Olvera S, Hatch K,Inserra P. (2002). Incidence, prevalence, and clearance of type-specific Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections: The Young Women’s Health Study. Journal of Infectious Disease, 186:462.
- Giuliano AR, Papenfuss M, Abrahamsen M, Inserra P. (2002). Differences in factors associated with oncogenic and non-oncogenic Human Papillomavirus infection at the US-Mexico border. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 11:9.
- Sedjo R, Inserra P, Abrahamsen M, Roe D, Baldwin S, Harris R, Olvera S, Hatch K, Giuliano AR. (2002). Human Papillomavirus Persistence and nutrients involved in the mehtylation pathway among a cohort of young women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 11:353.