PREVIOUS ASPDA RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS

2024-2025 Research Award:

A nutrition education intervention to increase energy availabiliy and reduce the risk of REDs/Triad in female adolescent runners
Co-investigators: Michelle T. Barrack, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM & Kelly Pritchett, PhD, RD, CSSD

2023-2024 Research Award:

Investigating the relationship between bone health and non-eating disorder dietary restriction in collegiate athletes
Principal Investigator: Dana Bielinski, MS, RD

2022 - 2023 Research Award:

Development of a screening questionnaire to identify student-athletes at risk of using tainted nutritional supplements
Principal Investigator: Floris Wardenaar, PhD

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2020 - 2021 Research Award:

Does whey protein have what it takes to improve collagen synthesis?
Principal Investigator: Dana Lis, PhD, RD, CSSD, CPT
Co-investigators: Keith Baar, PhD & Karine Schaal, PhD

2019 - 2020 Research Award:

Optimization of Omega-3 Index Levels in Athletes and Service Members: Personalized Omega-3 dosage and molecular genetic approaches

Principal Investigator: Melissa Rittenhouse, PhD, RD, CSSD
Henry M. Jackson FoundationNutritionist/Exercise Scientist
Assistant Professor at Uniformed Services University (USUHS)

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2018-2019 Research Award:

Omega-3 Status of Collegiate Athletes
Co-investigators: Michelle Rockwell, MS, RD, CSSD & Peter Ritz, RD: Virginia Tech

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