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Karen Kubena - Professor, Director of Nutrition Honors Program
- Office:
- 103 Cater-Mattil
- Email:
- k-kubena@tamu.edu
- Phone:
- 979-458-7722
- Undergraduate Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967
- B.S. in Food and Nutrition
- Graduate Education
- Veterans’ Administration Hospital and Texas Medical Center-Houston, 1968
- Dietetic Internship
- Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1976
- M.S. in Nutrition
- Texas A&M University, College Station, 1982
- Ph.D. in Nutrition
- Awards
- 2008 American Dietetic Association Excellence in Dietetic Education Award for Didactic Programs in Dietetics
- 2008 Texas Dietetic Association Dietetic Educator of the Year Award for Didactic Programs in Dietetics
- 2007 National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Board on Agriculture Assembly – Chair, Academic Programs Section (APS/ACOP)
- 2004 Mississippi State University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Alumni Fellow Award
- 1999 Wakonse Fellow, Wakonse Conference on Innovative College Teaching, Shelby, Michigan
- 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 American Dietetic Association Recognition of Service Award
- 1992 Texas A&M University Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching Award College Level
- 1990 Outstanding Women in Texas Government Certificate of Appreciation
- 1989, 1990 American Dietetic Association Outstanding Service Award
- 1988 American College of Nutrition Fellow (FACN)
- 1983 American Institute of Nutrition Travel Award, Western Hemisphere Nutrition Congress VII
- Courses Taught
- NUTR 405: Nutritional Treatment of Diseases (and Honors)
- NUTR 301: Nutrition through the Lifecycle
- NUTR 481: Seminar
- NUTR 202: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition
- NUTR 630: Nutrition in Disease
Research Interest
Childhood obesity, metabolic syndrome
Research Area
Current research involves investigation of the relationship between food choice, dietary behaviors, family, and other factors with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. Dr. Kubena is a Registered Dietitian and is a member of the American Society for Nutrition, American College of Nutrition, and Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics.
Publications
- Kubena KS, McIntosh WA. Cholesterol-containing foods for health of children and adolescents: Recommendations catching up with research. In Handbook of Cholesterol: Biology, Function and Role in Health and Diseases. Chapter 15. Pp. 269-296. Ed. RR Watson and F. DeMeester. 2016 DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-821-6_15 http://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/pdf/10.3920/978-90-8686-821-6_15
- Kubena, KS. Metabolic syndrome in adolescents: Role of cholesterol sources, eggs and others. In Handbook of Eggs in Human Function. Chapter 7. Pp. 109-132. Ed. RR Watson and F. De Meester. Wageningen Academics. 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-804-9-7 http://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/pdf/10.3920/978-90-8686-804-9_7
- Kubena, K.S. Metabolic syndrome in adolescents: issues and opportunities. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011:111:1674-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.012 PubMed PMID: 22027049
- McIntosh, A., Kubena K.S., Tolle, G., Dean, W., Kim, M., Jan, J., Anding, J. Determinants of children’s use of and time spent in fast-food and full-service restaurants. J Nutr Educ Behav 2011;42:1-8 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2010.04.002 PubMed PMID:21550531
- Johnson CM, Sharkey JR, Dean WR, McIntosh AW, Kubena KS. It’s who I am and what we eat. Mothers’ food-related identities in family food choice. Appetite 2011;57:220-228. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.04.025 PubMed PMID:21600253 PMCID: PMC3124597
- McIntosh WA, Kubena KS, Tolle G, Dean WR, Jan J, Anding J. Mothers and meals: the effects of mothers’ meal planning and shopping motivations on children’s participation in family meals. Appetite 2010;55:623-628. DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2010.09.016 PubMed PMID:20870001