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Teresa A. Marshall, PhD, RDN/LDN

Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry
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Teresa A. Marshall, PhD, RDN/LDN - University of Iowa
teresa-marshall@uiowa.edu
Primary Office
N335 Dental Science Building
(DSB)
(319) 335-7190

Current Positions

  • Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Education

  • BS in Hospital Dietetics, University of Illinois
  • PhD in Human Nutrition, University of Iowa

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Dietetic Association: ADA #629047
  • Iowa Dietetic Association: License #00565

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Evidence Based Dentistry Collaborative Faculty Award, American Dental Association & American Association for Dental Research
  • Excellence in Nutrition Education Award, Nutrition Educatorsof Health Professionals, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Fellow, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Student Research Group Mentor of the Year, Iowa Chapter, AADR
  • Roland L Weinsier Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education, American Society of Nutrition

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Nutrition
  • American Dental Education Association
  • International Association for Dental Research
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly known as the American Dietetic Association, Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals Practice Group
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly known as the American Dietetic Association

Selected Publications

  • Laurence B, Shara N, Gonzalez F, Harris D, Edmonds T, Grant-Mills D, Marshall T, Williams C, Farmer-Dixon CM, Southwell A. An approach to engaging schools in oral health initiatives: the Howard Meharry Adolescent Caries Study (HMACS). J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020; 31(1):35-42.
  • Peres KG, Thomson WM, Chaffee BW, Peres MA, Birungi N, Do LG, Feldens CA, Fontana M, Marshall TA, Pitiphat W, Seow WK, Wagner Y, Wong HM, Rugg-Gunn AJ. Oral health birth cohort studies: Achievements, challenges, and potential. J Dent Res. 2020; 99(12):1321-1331.
  • Marshall TA, Zheng R, Anderson CL, Handoo, N, Qian F. Is food insecurity a barrier to dental student success? J Dent Edu. 2021; 85(9):1518-1524.
  • Davis, E, Martinez G, Blostein F, Marshall T, Jones AD, Jansen E, McNeil DW, Keiswanger K, Marazita ML, Foxman B. Dietary patterns and risk of a new carious lesion postpartum: a cohort study. J Dent Res. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00220345211039478.
  • Calderon SJ, Comnick CL, Villhauer A, Marshall T, Dahl JU, Banas JA, Drake DR. A social media intervention for promoting oral health behaviors in adolescents: a non-randomized pilot clinical trial. Oral. 2023, 3:2-3-214.
  • Delaney C, Warren J, Rysavy OA, Marshall TA. Dietary questions in caries risk assessment and their relationship to caries. J Public Health Dent. 2024; doi: 10.1111/jphd.12647. PMID: 39377152.
  • Marshall TA, Curtis AM, Cavanaugh JE, Warren JJ, Levy SM. Identification of and associations among low, middle, and high body composition trajectories from age 5- to 17-years. Children (Basel). 2020; doi 10.3390/children7100192.
  • Marshall TA, Curtis AM, Cavanaugh JE, Warren JJ, Levy SM. Beverage intakes and toothbrushing during childhood are associated with caries at age 17 years. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020; doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.08.087.
  • Marshall TA, Curtis AM, Cavanaugh JE, Warren JJ, Levy SM. Associations between body mass index and body composition measures in a birth cohort. Pediatr Res. 2021. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-021-01562-y.pdf?proof=t%C2%A0.
  • Marshall TA, Laurence B, Qian F, Robinson-Warner G, Handoo N, Anderson C. Food insecurity is associated with lower diet quality among dental students. J Dent Edu. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13344

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Fluoride, dietary and other factors related to young adult bone measures and dental caries; NIDCR; Levy (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Co-Investigator)
  • Secondary analyses of adolscent caries, including fluoride, diet and other factors; NIDCR; S. Levy (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Co-Investigator)
  • Early Childhood Caries in a Native American Population; NIDCR; D. Drake (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Investigator)
  • Caries in children: host genetic, microbial, behavioral and environmental factors; NIDCR; S. Levy (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Investigator)
  • Beverage consumption and early childhood caries trends; NIDCR; C. Vargas (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Consultant)
  • Human genetics and dental caries in the Iowa Fluoride Study; NIDCR; S. Levy (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A.
  • Longitudinal Study of Fluoride, Diet, Caries and Fluorosis; NIH/NIDDK; S. Levy (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Investigator)
  • The Iowa Methamphetamine Associated Caries Study (IMAC); Seed Grant; Marshall (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Principal Investigator)
  • Using CBPR to Improve Oral Health in Northern Plains Indian Children; NCMHD; D. Robertson (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Consultant)
  • Fluoride and Other Factors in Childhood Bone Development; NIH; Levy (Principal Investigator), Marshall, Teresa A. (Investigator)