Nancy Cotugna, DrPH, RD
Professor

Research Interests

  • Dietetics Education
  • Diet and Cancer Prevention
  • Obesity
Contact:  ncotugna@udel.edu

Education

Professional Experience

Courses

Recent Publications

Cotugna N, Vickery CE, Carpenter-Haefele K. Evaluation of literacy level of patient education pages in health-related journals. Journal of Community Health, 2005 (in press).

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Nutrition students enhance school health education. Health Education, 2005 (in press).

Schmidt J, Vickery CE, Cotugna N, Snider O. Health professionals hold positive attitudes toward biotechnology and genetically engineered foods. Journal of Environmental Health, 2005 (in press).

Vickery CE, Cotugna N. Incorporating genetics into dietetics curricula. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2004 (in press).

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Children evaluate the Summer Food Service Program. Family Economics and Nutrition Review, 2004 (in press).

Tande D, Hotchkiss L, Cotugna N. The associations between blood lipids and the Food Guide Pyramid: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Prev Med. 2004; 38:452-457.

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Cancer Risk Reduction, 4 th Ed. Ashland, OR: Nutrition Dimension Publications, 2003.

Jennings S, Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Use of a Web site survey to determine participation in hunger-related activities among Delawareans. J Natl Med Assn. 2003; 95:1089-1094.

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Community health and nutrition screening for Special Olympic athletes. J Community Health. 2003; 28:451-457.

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Health literacy education and training: A student/professional

collaboration. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003, 103:878-880.

Tapper-Gardzina, Y, Cotugna N. The Kids Cafe: A program to reduce child hunger. J Pediatric Health Care, 2003;17:18-21.

Cotugna N. Obesity, physical inactivity, and cancer risk. Today's Dietitian. 2002:4;14-17.

Cotugna N, Beebe PD. Food banking in the 21 st century: Much more than a canned handout. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1386-1388.

Dichiera E, Cotugna N, Vickery CE. The feasibility of conducting outcome evaluation in senior feeding programs. J Nutr Elderly, 2002;21:15-22.

Tapper-Gardzina, Y, Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Should you recommend a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet? Nurse Practitioner, 2002;27:52-59.

McBee S, Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Fruit and vegetable consumption in an elderly population. J Nutr Elderly 2001;21:59-67.

Vickery CE, Cotugna N, Byham-Gray, LD. Use and barriers to use of laboratory data by clinical dietitians. Hospital Topics, 2001;79:13-18.

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Perceptions and evaluation of the computerized registration examination for dietitians. J Am Diet Assoc 2001, 101:1453-1455.

Brinley C, Barrar C, Cotugna N. Stages of change tools to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in a high school population. J Nutr Educ 2001, 33:57-58.

Cotugna N. Diet and Cancer Risk Reduction. Seminars Oncol Nurs 2000,16:99-105.

Cotugna N, Vickery CE. Use of computer-based patient records in dietetics supervised practice programs. J Am Diet Assoc 2000;100: 95-97.

Plesco M, Cotugna N, Aljadir L. Usefulness of a brief fruit and vegetable FFQ in a college population. Am J Health Behav 2000; 24:201-208.

Honors, Awards, and Major Professional Offices Held

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