Sarah Stotz is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator. Her research focuses on employing mixed-methods inquiry to understand and address food insecurity as it impacts chronic disease management among communities who experience chronic disease disparities.
Areas of Expertise
- Food insecurity
- Health disparities
- Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, CVD
- Nutrition education
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2017
- MS, Medical Dietetics, Saint Louis University, 2003
- BS, Dietetics, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2000
Courses
- PBHL 4040 Social Determinants of Health
Research
- Stotz SA, Maddux A. Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) Pilot Community Engagement Partnership Development Award. Building A Community/Academic Partnership to Address Food Insecurity Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders in Denver, CO. May 1, 2020 – January 1, 2021. Role: PI
- Charron-Prochownik D, Moore K, Stotz SA, Mau M, Fischl A. University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Experiences in a Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction Trial: Perspectives from American Indian Girls, their Mothers, and other Stakeholders. December 1, 2019 – December 30, 2020. Role: Co-PI
- Moore K, Stotz SA, Brega A. (2018). American Diabetes Association. Culturally Tailoring a Diabetes Nutrition Education Program for Tribal and Urban AI/AN Communities. May 2018 - April 2021. Role: Co-PI
- Stotz SA. (2019). NIDDK Centers for Diabetes Translation Research. Pilot and Feasibility program of the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translation Research. August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020. Role: PI of Subaward (PI: Manson NIDDK P30DK092923)
- Stotz SA. (2019). National Institute on Aging Resource Center for Minority Aging Research Native Elder Research Center (NERC/RCMAR) Investigator Development Pilot Grant. January 1, 2019 – July 1, 2020. Role: PI of Subaward (PI: Manson NIA P30 AG15292)
Publications and Presentations
- Stotz SA, Brega AG, Gonzales K, Hebert LE, Moore KR. Facilitators and Barriers to Healthy Eating among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Stakeholder Perspectives. (2020) Current Developments in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa081
- Stotz SA, Brega AG, Lockhart S, Hebert LE, Henderson JN, Roubideaux Y, Moore K. (2020) An Online Diabetes Nutrition Education Program for American Indian and Alaska Native Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Perspectives from Key Stakeholders. Public Health Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980020001743
- Stotz SA, Thompson JJ, Bhargava V, Scarrow A, Cheek H, Harvey D, Lee JS. Feasibility of eLearning Nutrition Education and Supplemental Locally-Grown Produce Dissemination Model: Perspectives from Key Stakeholders. J Hunger Environ Nutr [Internet]. 2020 Jun 4;1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1768998
- Stotz SA, Charron-Prochownik D, Terry MA, Marshall G, Fischl A, Moore KR. (2020) Stopping Gestational Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Native Girls: Nutrition as a Key Component to Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction. Current Developments in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa081
- Stotz SA, Thompson JJ, Bhgarva V, Scarrow A, Capitano K, Lee JS. (2019) A Supplemental Produce and eLearning Nutrition Education Program for Georgians who Utilize Safety-net Clinics for their Healthcare: Experiences from Participants. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(9), 1099-1106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.06.018
