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Rebecca S. Pobocik (1996)
Associate Professor, Nutrition
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Education:
B.S., Michigan State University
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Co-Coordinator MPH - Public Health Nutrition
Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health
Research Interests:
Community nutrition
Diet assessment
Breast feeding
School-based nutrition education
Children's nutrition
Food pattern formation
Weight management
Policy Interests:
Nutrition
School nutrition
Maternal and child nutrition
Obesity
Licensure for dietitians
Recent Publications:
Pobocik, R.S., Trager, A., Monson, A. (in press) Dietary patterns and food choices of a population sample of adults on Guam.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Pobocik, R., Boudreau, N. (2005). Nutrient analysis of the Guamanian diet: Acceptable energy distribution with inadequate
nutrient quality. Pac Health Dialog,12, 65-77.
Pobocik, R.S., Benavente, J.C., Boudreau, N., & Spore, C. (2003) Pregnant adolescents on Guam consume diets low in calcium
and other micronutrients. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 103, 611-614.
Pobocik, R.S., Ricker, J. (2002) Estimated intake and food sources of vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, iron
and zinc for Guamanian children aged 9 to 12. Pacific Health Dialog, 9, 193-202.
Pobocik, R.S., Heathcote, G.M.,& Spiers, J.B. (2000) Dietary and anthropometric assessment of a sample of pregnant women and
young children in Palau. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 9 (2), 102-114.
Pobocik, R.S., Benavente, J.C., Schwab, A.C., Boudreau, N., Morris, C.H., & Houston, M.S.. (2000) The effect of a breastfeeding
education and support program on breastfeeding initiation and duration in adolescents on Guam. Journal of Nutrition Education, 32(3), 139-145.
Pobocik, R.S., Richer, J.J., O’Donnel, B.K.. (1999) Foods most frequently consumed by fifth grade children on Guam. Pacific Health Dialog, 6, 57-64.
Pobocik, R.S., Richer, J.J., Hentges, D.L. (1999) Food sources of macronutrients in the diets of fifth grade children on
Guam. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health, 7, 25-37.
Pobocik, R.S., Gemlo, L., & Montgomery, D. (1998) Modification of a school-based nutrition education curriculum to be culturally
relevant for Pacific Islanders. Journal of Nutrition Education, 30, 164-169.
Pobocik, R. S., & Shovic, A. C. (1996). Development of a nutrition exchange list for Guam using culturally accepted foods.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 96;285-287.
Obarzanek, E., Reed, D., Bigelow, C., Glovsky, E., Pobocik, R., Nicklas, T., Clesi, A., Zive, M., Lytle, L., & Lakatos, E.
(1993). Fat and sodium content of school lunch foods: Calculated values and chemical analysis. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 44, 155-165.
Bales, C., Freeland-Graves, J. H., Fickel, J. J., Askey, S., Chen, M. L., Pobocik, R. S., & Behmardi, F. (1990). Zinc, magnesium
and copper concentrations of saliva, plasma and hair in a normal adult population. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 51, 462-469.
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