Department of Nutrition
Gillings School of Global Public Health, CB# 7461
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7461
Phone: (919) 966-7348
Fax: (919) 966-7216
Email:
June Stevens, MS, PhD
ProfessionalExperience / 2006-presentUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Distinguished Professor, American Institute for Cancer Research, World Cancer Research Fund AICR/WCRF
2013 June-December Cambridge University, Corpus Christi College
Sabbatical
2006-2013University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair, Department of Nutrition
2005-2006University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interim Chair, Department of Nutrition
2001-presentUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor, Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology
1995-presentUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tenured, Department of Nutrition
1993-2001University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology
1992-1993Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Associate Professor, Tenured, Department of Biometry and Epidemiology
1987-1992Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Assistant Professor, Department of Biometry and Epidemiology
1986-1987Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Fellow, Department of Biometry and Epidemiology
1979-1981School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Instructor, Department of Medicine
1978-1980School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Instructor, Department of Health Promotion
Membership in Professional Societies / American Heart Association/Epidemiology Council
American Society for Nutrition
International Association for the Study of Obesity
International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
The Obesity Society
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Education / 1986-7Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology
1987New England Epidemiology Institute
Trainee in Epidemiology
1982-1986Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition, Minor in Data Analysis
1976-1980Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Masters in Human Nutrition
1974-1975Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Registered Dietitian, Clinical Dietetics
1970-1973Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Bachelor of Science, Human Nutrition
1969-1970Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Undergraduate, Liberal Arts
Awards, Honors, Membership In Honorary Societies / Authored article Cited as aTop News Story of 2014 by The Obesity Society
Affiliate of Corpus Christy College, Cambridge University 2013-Present
Recipient of the 2012 Centrum Center Award. American Society for Nutrition.
American Institute for Cancer Research/World Cancer Research Fund Distinguished Professor, 2007
Delta Omega Honorary Society 1997
Gift Harris Award for Academics and Leadership, 1984
Phi Kappa Phi, 1971
Federal and State fellowship awards throughout studies
Active National and International Service / Program Committee for The Obesity Society Annual Meeting, November 2014 to November 2017
Served on The Obesity Society Awards Committee 2010-present
Elected to serve on the Nominating Committee of The Obesity Society by the members of the organization October 2010-present
Appointed to American Society for Nutrition Sub-Committee for Professional Nutrition Education, July 2008-present
Program Committee for American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Annual Research Conference Washington, DC, 2009 to present
Past National and International Service / Appointed to The Obesity Society Special Task Force January 2012 to 2014
Chair of NHLBI Questions Committee for the Obesity Panel to update the Clinical Guidelines for primary care of cardiovascular disease, 2008 to 2013
Invited by the Chinese CDC to give workshops on the Design of Clinical Trials, May 26 –June 3, 2012, Suzhou and Shanghai, China
Invited to Cambridge University to discuss collaboration, March 5-6, 2012,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Invited by the Foundation for the Institutes of Health to Biomarkers of Weight Loss, Maintenance and Regain Symposium, Bethesda, MD, March 2012
Chaired Session – Track 4: Nutrition and Physical Activity The Obesity Society Meeting, Orlando, Florida, October 5, 2011
Chaired Symposium “Maybe Safe, Maybe Effective: Vitamin D, Calcium, and Herbal Supplements. The Obesity Society Meeting, Orlando, Florida, October 4, 2011
Hosted the UNC Department of Nutrition Alumni Mixer Honoring Barry Popkin's Lifetime Achievement Award at The Obesity Society meeting, October 2, 2011
Program Director for Preconference Program: “Steps for Maximizing Study Design in Obesity Prevention Research” at The Obesity Society Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 1, 2011
Invited Speaker at the National Institutes of Health-sponsored workshop: Translating Ideas into Interventions: The process of Developing Behavioral Interventions. “Advances and Controversies in the Design of Obesity Prevention Trials” Bethesda, MD,December 2010
Invited speaker at American Institute for Cancer Research Annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer, “Global Epidemic of Obesity” Washington, DC, October 21-22, 2010
Guest reviewer for National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review : IAR for meeting 2010/08 ZRG1 EMNR-C (55) R - OD-10-005: Director's Opportunity 5 Themes Basic Translational Endocrinology, Metabolism and Digestive and Urological Systems
Invited Speaker at Nutrition Seminar Series, Harvard School of Public Health, “Weight Maintenance” Boston, MA, April 19, 2010
Chaired Symposium Session at Moving Beyond Fit-Fat: The Science and Implications for Recommendations. The Obesity Society 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, October 24-28, 2009
Invited Speaker at Satellite of European Congress on Obesity: Cross-European community interventions and studies to prevent Obesity “Priority issues in evaluation of prevention research” Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 4-5, 2009
Invited Speaker at European Congress on Obesity. Evidence based prevention and health promotion: “New Paradigms for evidence based prevention” Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 6-9, 2009
Invited Panel Member at Institute of Medicine Workshop on Meeting the Challenges of Generating Useful Evidence and Using it Effectively in Obesity Prevention Decision-Making. Panel 1: Generating and Evaluating Evidence: Alternatives and Trade-offs, Washington, DC, January 8, 2009
Invited Expert at National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Clinical Guidelines for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction First Expert Panel and Work Group and Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. 2008- 2009
Member of Tenure Review Committee to evaluate promotion to Full Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, March 10, 2008
Charter member of NIH Center for Scientific Review, Cardiovascular and Sleep Epidemiology (CASE) Study Section: (formerly Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases (ECD) Study Section) Bethesda, Maryland, 2005-2009
Invited Expert at World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Consultation on waist circumference and waist-hip ratio, Geneva, Switzerland, December 8-11, 2008
Expert Panel to plan “2010 Physical Activity and Nutrition Study” conducted by the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Washington, DC, November 14, 2007
Co-Chair of the 2007 Workshop on Future Research Directions in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatmentsponsored by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, August 21-22, 2007
Elected Vice President for Scientific Affairs, International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2003 – 2007
National Cancer Institute and National Heart Lung Blood Institute, Study Section entitled "Improved Measures of Diet and Physical Activity for the Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI)". Gaithersburg, MD, April 18-19, 2007
Invited Speaker at Centers for Disease Control “Health Burden of Obesity”, Atlanta, GA, How should we measure adiposity for analyses? May 2006
Clinical Obesity Research Panel, National Institute of Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), Bethesda, MD, September 16, 2005
Invited Expert to President Clinton’s Obesity Initiative in cooperation with the American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, February 2005
National Institute of Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) Grant Review, “Ancillary Studies of Obesity-Related Clinical Trials”, Bethesda, MD, March 22, 2005
Co-chair of Program Committee for Population Sciences Track for the annual meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Las Vegas NV, November 2004
Co-chair of Program Committee for Population Sciences Track for the annual meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Fort Lauderdale Florida, October 2003
Co-chair of Program Committee for The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) for Nutrition Week. San Diego, California 2002
Elected as Councilor for The North American Association for the Study of Obesity, 1999 - 2002
Invited Expert at World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Consultation, “BMI cut-offs for Asian Population and it implications for policy and intervention” Singapore, July 2002
Program Committee for Epidemiology Section for the annual national meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Long Beach, California 2000
Chair of society social event for the annual national meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Long Beach, California, 2000
Elected chair of Nominating Committee for The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, 2000
Invited expert to the CDC sponsored workshop on The Use of Anthropometry to Assess Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Disease Prevention and Primary Care Programs, 1999
Guest reviewer for National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, ZRG1 SNEM 01, 1999
Program Chair for Epidemiology and Health Implications Track for the annual national meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Charleston, SC; 1999
Program Chair, Institute of Nutrition Conference on the Determination, Treatment and Prevention of Obesity, Sunset Beach, NC, October, 1999
Member program planning committee for the annual national meeting of The
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), Charleston, SC; 1999
Service prior to 1999 available upon request.
Academic Committee Activities / University of North Carolina
Information available upon request.
University of South Carolina
Information available upon request.
Extramural Grants / Grants Active in 2011
National Institute for Health Research, UK (2015 -2020)
Position: Co-Investigator/mentor (Maria Bryant, PI)
Project: Implementation optimisation and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of HENRY, a community based programme aimed at preventing obesity in pre-school children
Total amount of award: $1,034,575
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2010-2017)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Coordinating Unit (COPTR)
Total amount of award: $3,608,080
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2014-2016)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Minority Supplement to Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Coordinating Unit (COPTR)
Total amount of award: $138,299
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2010-2017)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Coordinating Unit (COPTR)
Total amount of award: $3,608,080
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2010-2017)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Measurements to enhance research in childhood obesity (PROPEL)
Total amount of award: $2,313,000
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2010-2015)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: A novel diet phenotype interaction affecting body weight
Total amount of award: $780,324
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2014)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Percent Body Fat Equations for the United States Population
Total amount of award: $324,651
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2006-2013)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Nutrition Training Grant
Total Amount of Award: $1,541,740 (2008-2013)
Previous Grants
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2010-2012)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: State-level policies, demographics and behaviors associated with youth obesity
Total amount of award: $419,506
National Cancer Institute (2009-2013)
Position: Co-Investigator (Dianne Ward, PI)
Project: Healthy Weight Through Improved Parent Practices and
Environmental Change
Total Amount of award: $3,175,650
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2009-2011)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Weight-Related Measures and CVD in African American and White Adults
Total amount of award: $246,122
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2009-2011)
Position: Co-Investigator (Dianne Ward, PI)
Project: Development of a Survey to Assess Diet and Activity
Environments in the Home
Total Amount of award: $405,625
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2006-2013)
Position: Investigator (Lloyd Chambless, PI)
Project: Hispanic Community Health Study
Amount of award: $15,961,568
National Cancer Institute (2006-2008)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Development of a tool to measure food availability in the home
Total Amount of Award: $291,255
Sanofi-Aventis (2006-2008)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Obesity and Weight reduction in ARIC
Total Amount of award: $694,000
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (2005-2010)
Position: Co-Investigator (Alice Ammerman, PI)
Project: Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
Total amount of Award: $3,572,273
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2008-2010)
Position: Faculty Advisor to Jill McClain, PI
Project: Mediation and moderation of the effects of obesity on coronary heart disease in a bi-ethnic cohort: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Amount of Award $36,717 Annual Direct
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2000-2007, extended to 2009)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)
Total amount of award: $9,009,981
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2004-2009)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Obesity in Asians
Total amount of award: $432,994
National Center for Research Resources (2005-2008)
Position: Co-Investigator (Barry Popkin, PI)
Project: An Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (I-DOC)
Total Amount of award: $1,752,000
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2004-2006)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Weight Loss and CVD Risk Factors
Amount of Award: $177,962
National Institute on Aging (2003-2006)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Obesity in Early and Middle Adulthood and Retirement
Total Amount of Award: $145,000
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2002-2006)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Community Characteristics and Physical Activity for Adolescent Girls
Total amount of award: $152,036
National Institute on Aging (2003-2006)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Obesity, Diet and Functional Health in African-Americans
Total amount of award: $145,000
The Gatorade Company (2003-2007)
Position: Co-Investigator (Steven Zeisel, PI)
Project: Linking Families, Physicians and Communities for Children’s Health (LINC)
Total Amount of Award: $3,000,000
National Institutes of Health (2002-2007)
Position: Co Investigator (Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PI)
Project: Pregnancy Related Weight Gain: A Link to Obesity
Total amount of award: $2,534,928
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2002-2004)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Minority Supplement to TAAG Project
Total amount of award: $81,107
Glaxo, Smith Kline (2003-2004)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Preliminary Studies of Weight History and CVD Risk Factors
Total Amount of Award: $10,000
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2002-2003)
Position: Mentor
Project: Benefits of Weight Maintenance on Metabolic Risk Factors
Total Amount of award: $50,000
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1996-2003)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Obesity Prevention in American Indians/Alaskan Natives: Coordinating Center (PATHWAYS)
Amount of award: $4,139,870
Centers for Disease Control (2000-2002)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Fit or Fat
Total amount of award: $200,000
American Heart Association (2000-2002)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: The Impact of Changes in Body Weight and Abdominal Obesity on Changes in Carotid Artery Wall Thickness.
Amount of award: $96,544
National Institutes of Health, NIDCR (1999-2000)
Position: Co-investigator (Pat Flood, PI of Center Grant).
Project: Diet, Inflammation, and Periodontal Disease
Amount of award: $30,759
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1999-2001)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Research supplement for underrepresented minority GRA: Obesity Prevention in American Indians/Alaskan Natives: Coordinating Center (PATHWAYS)
Amount of award: $73,910
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1985-1999)
Position: Co-investigator (Lloyd Chambless, PI)
Project: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC): Coordinating Center
Amount of award: $18,327,000
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1996-1999)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: The Impact of Age on the BMI-Mortality Relationship
Amount of Award: $259,070
American Heart Association (1996-1998)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: The Optimal Weight Study
Amount of Award: $87,890
Declined because of overlap
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1993-1996)
Position: Co-principal Investigator
Project: Obesity Feasibility Study of Obesity Prevention in American Indians/Alaskan Natives:
Coordinating Center
Amount of award: $1,700,000
American Heart Association (1993-1995)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Cardiovascular Disease Mortality as a Function of Obesity in African Americans
Amount of award: $80,960
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1990-1995)
Position: Co-investigator (C.E. Davis, PI)
Project: International Programs Component for the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center
Amount of award: $3,062,000
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1989-1993)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Adiposity and Fat Patterning in Black Americans
Amount of award: $196,965
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1987-1992)
Position: Co-investigator (P. Gazes, PI)
Project: Predictors of Coronary Disease in Blacks
Amount of award: $300,000 per year (approximate)
American Heart Association (1989)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Fat Patterning in Black Americans
Amount of award: $81,360
National Institute of Aging (1987-1989)
Position: Project Manager (P. Gazes, PI)
Project: Functional Health of Elderly Blacks
Amount of award: $100,000
Intramural Grants / Pogue Award (2013)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Scholarly leave University of Cambridge, UK
Amount of award: $60,000
Cambridge/UNC collaboration (2013)
Position: Co-Principal Investigator
Project: Information to inform obesity policy
Amount of award: $17,000
Institute of Nutrition (1999-2000)
Position: Principal Investigator
Project: Changes in Body Weight and Changes in Carotid Artery Wall Thickness
Amount of award: $5,000
Institute of Nutrition (1998-1999)
Position: Principal investigator
Project: Quantification of the Impact of Obesity on Mortality in Old Versus Young Adults
Amount of award: $4,900
Institute of Nutrition (1996-1997)
Position: Principal investigator
Project: The Feasibility of Obtaining 35-years of Mortality Follow-up for a Study to Determine the Impact of Age on Optimal Body Weight
Amount of award: $4,500
Institute of Nutrition (1995-1996)
Position: Principal investigator
Project: The Impact of Age on Optimal Weight in African American Women
Amount of award: $4,979
Medical University of South Carolina Research and Development Award (1991-1992)
Position: Principal investigator
Project: Resting Metabolic Rate and Body Composition in Black and White Women
Amount of award: $18,920
Medical University of South Carolina Research and Development Award (1989-1990)