Melinda L. Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Professor Irwin's primary research interests are in the areas
of physical activity and cancer prevention and prognosis. She
is trained in exercise physiology, epidemiology, and clinical
trials. Specifically, Professor Irwin's research involves examining
the effect of exercise on breast cancer biomarkers among high
risk individuals and cancer survivors. She is currently the principal
investigator on a randomized controlled trial among breast cancer
survivors designed to investigate the exercise effects on breast
tissue density and hormones associated with breast cancer risk
and recurrence. Other ongoing research includes physical activity
promotion and obesity prevention studies.
Selected Publications
Irwin, M.L., McTiernan, A., Baumgartner, R.N., Baumgartner, K.B., Bernstein,
L., Gilliland, F.D., and Ballard-Barbash, R. Changes
in Body Fat and Weight After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Influence of Demographic,
Prognostic, and Lifestyle Factors. Journal of Clinical Oncology 23(4):
774-782, 2005.
Irwin, M.L., Tworoger, S.S., Yasui, Y.,
Rajan, B., McVarish, L., LaCroix, K., Ulrich, C.M., Bowen, D.,
Schwartz, R.S., Potter, J.D., and McTiernan, A. Influence
of Demographic, Physiologic, and Psychosocial Variables on Adherence
to a Yearlong Moderate-Intensity Exercise Trial in Postmenopausal
Women. Preventive Medicine 39(6): 1080-1086, 2004.
Irwin,
M.L., McTiernan, A., Bernstein, L., Gilliland, F.D., Baumgartner,
R., Baumgartner, K., and Ballard-Barbash, R. Physical
Activity Levels Among Breast Cancer Survivors. Medicine & Science
in Sports & Exercise 36(9): 1484-1491, 2004.
Irwin,
M.L. and Ainsworth, B.E. Physical
Activity Interventions Following Cancer Diagnosis: Methodologic
Challenges to Delivery and Assessment. Cancer Investigation 22(1):
30-50, 2004.
Irwin, M.L., Crumley, D., McTiernan, A, Bernstein,
L., Baumgartner, R., Gilliland, F.D., Kriska, A., and Ballard-Barbash,
R. Physical
Activity Levels Before and After a Diagnosis of Breast Carcinoma:
the Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study.
Cancer 97(7): 1746-1757, 2003.
Irwin, M.L., Yasui, Y.,
Ulrich, C.M., Bowen, D., Rudolph, R.E., Schwartz, R.S., Yukawa,
M., Aiello, E., Potter, J.D., and McTiernan, A. Effect
of Exercise on Total and Intra-Abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal
Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the
American Medical Association 289(3): 323-330, 2003.
Irwin,
M.L., Ainsworth, B.E., Mayer-Davis, E.J., Addy, C.L., Pate,
R.R., and Durstine, J.L. Physical
Activity and the Metabolic Syndrome in a Tri-ethnic Sample of
Women.
Obesity Research 10: 1030-1037, 2002.
Irwin, M.L., Ainsworth,
B.E., and Conway, J.M. Estimation
of Energy Expenditure From Physical Activity Measures: Determinants
of Accuracy. Obesity Research 9(9): 517-525, 2001. |
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