Institute of Gerontology


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Rick Lewis

Professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
rlewis@fcs.uga.edu

281 Dawson Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3622
706.542.4901 (voice)
706.542.5059 (fax)



Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. 1986
  • M.S., Foods & Nutrition, University of Georgia 1978
  • B.S., Psychology, University of Georgia 1975


Research Interests

Dr. Lewis' primary area of research examines the bone responses to dietary interventions. He is collaborating on a multi-site trial with Baylor College of Medicine and the University of California, Davis. The trial, Osteoporosis Prevention Using Soy Isoflavones (OPUS), is examining the efficacy and safety of soy isoflavones in postmenopausal women. Additionally, he is conducting a zinc intervention trial in early pubertal children to examine the effects of zinc on bone turnover. Lastly, Dr. Lewis is examining the links between overweight, vitamin D status and bone quality in children.

Selected Publications

Willis, C.M., Laing, E.M., Hall, D.B., Hausman, D.B., Lewis, R.D. (2007) A prospective Analysis of Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in White and Black Prepubertal Females in the Southeastern United States, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 85(1):124-30.

Pollock, N.P., Laing, E.M., Modlesky, C.M., O’Connor, P.J., Lewis, R.D. (2006) Former College Artistic Gymnasts Maintain Higher BMD: A Nine-Year Follow-Up, Osteoporosis International 17:1691-7.

Lewis, R.D., Meyer, M.C., Lehman, S.C., Trowbridge, F.L., Bason, J.J., Yurman K.H., & Yin, Z. (2006) Prevalence and Degree of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight in from Rural, Urban and Suburban Georgia, Journal of School Health 76(4):126-132.

Stein, E.M., Laing, E.M., Hall, D.B., Hausman D., Kimlin, M., Johnson MA., Modlesky, CM.,Wilson, A.R., & Lewis, R.D. (2006). Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in girls aged 4-8 y living in the Southeastern United States. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 83:75-81.