Kristina Petersen, Ph.D.

Courses Currently Teaching

NS 4360 Intro to Nutrition Research

Research Focus

Kristina Petersen's research is focused on the efficacy and effectiveness of dietary interventions to reduce metabolic dysfunction and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases in at-risk populations. She conducts human clinical trials to examine the effect of individual foods, bioactives and dietary patterns on risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. In addition, she aims to translate research findings gained under highly controlled conditions to strategies, underpinned by behavior change theory, that improve the overall diet of free-living individuals.

Selected Publications

Petersen KS, Rogers CJ, West SG, Proctor DN, Kris-Etherton PM, 2020, The effect of culinary doses of spices in a high-saturated fat, high-carbohydrate meal on postprandial lipemia and endothelial function: a randomized, controlled, crossover pilot trial, Food & Function, doi: 10.1039/c9fo02438g.

Oh ES, Petersen KS, Kris-Etherton PM, Rogers CJ, 2020, Spices in a High-Saturated Fat, High-Carbohydrate Meal Reduce Postprandial Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion in Men with Overweight or Obesity: a 3-Period, Crossover, Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Nutrition, doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa063.

Kris-Etherton PM, Petersen KS, Velarde G, Barnard N, Miller M, Ros E, O'Keefe J, Williams K, Van Horn L, Na M, Shay C, Douglass P, Katz DL, Freeman AM, 2020, Barriers, opportunities, and challenges in addressing disparities in diet-related cardiovascular disease in the U.S, Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(7):e014433.

Tindall AM, Kris-Etherton PM, Petersen KS, 2020, Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats from walnuts or vegetable oils lowers atherogenic lipoprotein classes without increasing lipoprotein (a), Journal of Nutrition, doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz313

Johnston EA, Petersen KS, Kris-Etherton PM, 2020, Daily intake of non-fried potato does not affect markers of glycemia and is associated with better diet quality compared to refined grains: A randomized, crossover study in healthy adults, British Journal of Nutrition, doi: 10.1017/S0007114520000252

Carson JS, Lichtenstein AH, Anderson CAM, Appel LJ, Kris-Etherton PM, Meyer KA, Petersen K, Polonsky T, Van Horn L, 2019, Dietary Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association, Circulation, doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000743 

Tindall AM, McLimans CJ, Petersen KS, Kris-Etherton PM, Lamendella R, 2019, Walnuts and vegetable oils containing oleic acid differentially affect the gut microbiota and associations with cardiovascular risk factors: follow-up of a randomized, controlled, feeding trial in adults at risk for cardiovascular disease, Journal of Nutrition, doi:10.1093/jn/nxz289

Tindall AM, Petersen KS, Skulas-Ray AC, Richter CK, Proctor DN, Kris-Etherton PM, 2019, Replacing Saturated Fat with Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized, Controlled-feeding Trial, Journal of the American Heart Association, e011512. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011512

Tindall AM, Johnston EA, Kris-Etherton PM, Petersen KS, 2019, The effect of nuts on markers of glycemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy236 

Areas of Expertise

Human nutrition clinical trials
Cardiometabolic Diseases