Reena B Oza-Frank, PhD, RD

Dr. Oza-Frank is an epidemiologist whose research is broadly focused on nutrition as it relates to developmental origins of disease from infancy through early childhood.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Gujarati

Research Center:

• Center for Perinatal Research

Areas of Interest:

• Dr. Oza-Frank is an epidemiologist and dietitian interested in clinical and translational research as it relates to childhood diabetes, obesity, growth; gestational diabetes; breastfeeding; prematurity; and preconception health.

Undergraduate

• The Ohio State University
  Date Completed: 06/30/1999

Graduate School

• The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  Date Completed: 05/30/2003

Graduate School

• Emory University
  Date Completed: 08/30/2009

Fellowship

• The Ohio Department of Health
  Date Completed: 06/16/2011

Department:

• Center for Perinatal Research

Date of Appointment at Children's Hospital:

• 06/27/2011

2011–present

• Principal Investigator, The Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

2011–present

• Research Assistant Professor; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

2010–present

• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA

2003–2005

• Diabetes Nutrition Educator, Central Ohio Diabetes Association, Columbus, OH

2003–2005

• Research Bionutritionist, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

• Oza-Frank R, Stephenson R, Narayan KM. Diabetes prevalence by length of residence among US immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Feb;13(1):1-8. PubMed ID: 19688263
• Oza-Frank R, Narayan KM. Effect of length of residence on overweight by region of birth and age at arrival among US immigrants. Public Health Nutr. 2010 Jun;13(6):868-75. Epub 2009 Nov 30. PubMed ID: 19943997
• Luo M, Oza-Frank R, Narayan KM, Gokulakrishnan K, Mohan V. Serum total adiponectin is associated with impaired glucose tolerance in Asian Indian females but not in males. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2010 May 1;4(3):645-51. PubMed ID: 20513331
• Oza-Frank R, Narayan KM. Overweight and diabetes prevalence among US immigrants. Am J Public Health. 2010 Apr;100(4):661-8. Epub 2009 Jul 16. PubMed ID: 19608956
• Oza-Frank R, Cunningham SA. The weight of US residence among immigrants: a systematic review. Obes Rev. 2010 Apr;11(4):271-80. Epub 2009 Jun 16. Review. PubMed ID: 19538440
• Narayan KM, Aviles-Santa L, Oza-Frank R, Pandey M, Curb JD, McNeely M, Araneta MR, Palaniappan L, Rajpathak S, Barrett-Connor E; Cardiovascular Disease in Asian and Pacific Islander Populations NHLBI Working Group. Report of a National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Workshop: heterogeneity in cardiometabolic risk in Asian Americans In the U.S. Opportunities for research. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 9;55(10):966-73. PubMed ID: 20202512
• Oza-Frank R, Ali MK, Vaccarino V, Narayan KM. Asian Americans: diabetes prevalence across U.S. and World Health Organization weight classifications. Diabetes Care. 2009 Sep;32(9):1644-6. Epub 2009 Jun 9. PubMed ID: 19509010
• Oza-Frank R, Cheng YJ, Narayan KM, Gregg EW. Trends in nutrient intake among adults with diabetes in the United States: 1988-2004. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Jul;109(7):1173-8. PubMed ID: 19559133
• Roshania R, Narayan KM, Oza-Frank R. Age at arrival and risk of obesity among US immigrants. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Dec;16(12):2669-75. Epub 2008 Oct 9. PubMed ID: 18846044
• Oza-Frank R, Narayan KM. Masked heterogeneity in obesity between immigrant subgroups. Am J Public Health. 2008 Jun;98(6):967-8; author reply 968. Epub 2008 Apr 29. PubMed ID: 18445786
• Stephenson R, Argeseanu S, Oza-Frank R, Hutcheson M, Narayan KM. Cardiometabolic risk among the foreign-born population in the United States: new pathways for innovative research and health policy. Ethn Dis. 2008 Summer;18(3):277. PubMed ID: 18785438
• Oza-Frank R, Siegal M. Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools: Partnering with Oral Health. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. In press.

• Research Dietitian Award, Ohio Dietetic Association, 2011