Associate Professor

Dr. T.  Elaine Prewitt, conducts research on nutrition intervention in chronic diseases including obesity, hypertension and diabetes.  Her current research includes work with the Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (NIRI) in Marvell, Arkansas, where she provides scientific expertise and leadership in conducting research targeting nutritionally responsive diseases, using the community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach.  As part of the  Marvell NIRI  she is conducting research to  evaluate the impact of evidenced-based eating patterns on health outcomes in the Mississippi River Delta of Arkansas. She is also a member of a research team examining Internet Assisted Obesity Treatment, for which she serves a central role in adapting behavioral weight control interventions and overseeing treatment delivery. Dr. Prewitt also teaches a Nutrition Policy Seminar course.