Sarah Olender, MS, RDN, LDN
Senior Research Specialist
Office of Research Facilitation
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Contact
Building & Room:
NURS 606
Address:
845 S. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL, 60612
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About
I am a registered dietitian with over 15 years of research project management experience at UIC. I work with new investigators to launch their projects and assist with Pre-award management. In 2011, I earned an M.S. in Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Applied Health Science. I am past president of the Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and former Public Policy Coordinator for the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2017, I received the Emerging Dietetic Leader Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Selected Publications
Weiner SJ, Schwartz A, Weaver F, Galanter W, Olender SE, Kochendorfer K, Binns-Calvey A, Saini, R, Iqbal S, Diaz M,Michelfelder A, Varkey A. Effect of Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support on Contextualization of Care, A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA
Netw Open. 2022,5(10): e2238231. Doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2002.38231
Caskey RN, Olender SE, Zocchi A, Bergo CJ, Uesugi KH, Haider S, Handler AS. Addressing Women’s Health Care Needs During Pediatric Care. Women’s Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2021 Jul 9,2(1):227-234. PMID: 34318292
Thomson JL, Tussing-Humphreys LM, Goodman MH, Landry AS, Olender SE. Low rate of initiation and short duration of breastfeeding in a maternal and infant home visiting project targeting rural, Southern, African American women. International Breastfeeding Journal.
2017;Apr(8):12-15. PMID: 28405211.
Thomson, J.L., Tussing-Humphreys, L.M., Goodman, M.H, Olender, S.E. Baseline Demographic, Anthropometric, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Characteristics in Early Pregnancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2016;20(9):1980-8. PMID: 27146396.
Thomson JL, Tussing-Humphreys LM, Goodman MH, Olender SE. Physical Activity Changes during Pregnancy in a Comparative Impact Trial. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2016;40(6):685-696. PMID: 27779937.
Thomson, J.L., Tussing-Humphreys, L.M., Goodman, M.H, Olender, S.E. Gestational weight gain: results from the Delta Healthy Sprouts comparative impact trial. Journal of Pregnancy. 2016: 2016:5703604. Epub 2016 Aug 9. PMID: 27595023
Tussing-Humphreys LM, Thomson JL, Goodman MH, Olender S. Maternal diet quality and nutrient intake in the gestational period: results from the delta healthy sprouts comparative impact trial. Maternal Health, Neonatal and Perinatology. 2016;Aug 17:2:8. PMID:
27536380.