PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
behavioral disciplines and activities, biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition, cardiovascular diseases, clinical chemistry, laboratory techniques and procedures, mental disorders, neoplasms, nervous system diseases, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Laboratory Techniques:
chromatography, cytokine assessment, population studies, spectrophotometry, ultra centrifugation techniques
Christine C. Tangney, PhD, FACN, CNS, is a professor in the Department of Clinical Nutrition. Her expertise is in assessment of dietary behaviors of individuals and population samples in relation to cardiovascular and cognitive health. Much of her efforts focus on the development of short dietary screeners to monitor changes in dietary behaviors and key biomarkers of young pre-hypertensive African-American women, middle-aged and older women with cardiovascular risk, individuals with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson disease and breast cancer survivors. Understanding what constitutes meaningful dietary changes and dietary stability within the limits of these tools is a critical component of her research.
Liu X, Dhana k, Barnes LL, Tangney CC, Agarwal P, Aggarwal N, Holland TM, Beck T, Evans DA, Rajan KB. A healthy plant-based diet was associated with slower cognitive decline in African American older adults: a biracial community-based cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022; https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac204
Krittanawong C, Isath A, Rosenson RD, Khawaja M, Wang Z, Fogg S, Virani S, Qi L, Cao Y, Long MT, Tangney C, Lavie C. Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular health, American Journal of Medicine 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.021
Yassine HN; Samieri C, Grodstein F, Livingston G, Glass K, Wagner M, Tangney C, Plassman BL, Ikram MA, Voigt RM, Gu Y, O’Bryant S, Minihane AM, Craft S, Fink HA, Judd S, Andrieu S, Bowman G, Richard E, Albensi B, Meyers E, Khsovarian S, Solis M, Carrillo MC, Snyder H, Scarmeas N, Schneider LS. Nutrition State of Science and Dementia Prevention: Recommendations of the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2022; 3(7):e501-e512. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00120-9
Lin AW, Morgan N, Ward D, Tangney C, Alshurafa N, Van Horn L, Spring B. Comparative validity of mostly unprocessed and minimally processed foods differs among popular commercial nutrition apps compared with a research food database. J Acad Nutr Dietet 2022;122 (4): 825-832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.10.015
Vines D, Tangney CC, Meksraityte E, Scott JB. Fogg L, Burd J, Yoder M, Gurka D. A scoring tool that identifies the need for positive pressure ventilation and determines the effectiveness of allocated respiratory therapy. Respiratory Care, doi:10.4187/respcare.08555
Liu X, Dhana K, Furtado J, Hollings CS, Agarwal P, Aggarwal NT, Tangney C, Laranjo N, Carey V, Barnes LL, Sacks FM. Higher plasma α-carotene was associated with better cognitive function: a cross-sectional evaluation among the MIND trial participants. Journal of Nutritional Science 2021; 10, e64:1-9
Reed M, Wilbur J, Tangney C, Schoeny M, Miller A, Webber-Ritchey K. Development of an obesity prevention intervention for adolescent African American daughters and their mothers. Journal of Health Eating and Active Living 2021; 1(2):84-97
Liu X, Morris MC, Dhana K, Ventrelle J, Johnson K, Bishop L, Hollings CS, Laranjo N, Stubbs BJ, Carey VJ, Furtado J, Marcovina SM, Tangney C, Aggarwal NT, Arfanakis K, Sacks FM, Barnes LL. Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Study: Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of a randomized control trial of the MIND diet on cognitive decline. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2021 Mar;102:106270. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106270. Epub 2021 Jan 9. PubMed PMID: 33434704; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8042655.
Spence JD, Tangney C. Lower risk of stroke with a vegetarian diet. Neurology 2020; 94:463-4 (invited editorial) doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000009092
Adami GR, Tangney C, Schwartz JL. Gut/oral bacteria variability may explain high efficacy of green tea in rodent tumor inhibition and its absence in humans. Molecules. 2020 Oct 16;25(20):4753. doi: 10.3390/molecules25204753. Review. PubMed PMID: 33081212; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7594096
Crane MM, Williams JL, Garcia CK, Jones K, Callaway IN, Tangney CC, Zimmermann L, Lynch EM. A faith-based, small-changes intervention produces sustained weight loss in urban African American church members with obesity. Health Behavior and Policy Review 2020;7(4): 279-291. https://doi.org/ 10.14485/HBPR.7.4.2
Gelfand A, Tangney CC. Dietary quality among cannabis users: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012. Public Health Nutrition, 2020. July 23, 2020; 1-9 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980020001846
Ribbens N, Rasmussen HE, Goldman JG, Weaver KE, Gustashaw KAR, Tangney CC. Acceptability and reliability of the paper and online versions of the MEPA-III screener. J Human Nutrition 2020; 4(1):80-86. http://doi.org/10.36959/487/287
Weaver KE, Goldman JG, Ribbens N, Rasmussen HE, Gustashaw KAR, Tangney CC. Use of an online Screener: the Mediterranean Diet Pattern for Americans-III in Older Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. J Nutrition Gerontology Geriatrics 2020:39(1):30-43. 2020:39(1):30-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2019.1683116
Tan CA, Holland SJ, Mozer ME, Sarcinella KE, Tangney CC, Rasmussen HE. Change in knowledge of and adherence to the low-sodium diet in patients with heart failure after nutrition education by a registered dietitian nutritionist. Diabesity 2019; 5 (1): 23-30. https://diabesity.ejournals.ca/index.php/diabesity/article/view/62
Lynch E, Williams J Avery E, Crane MM, Lange-Maia B, Tangney C, Jenkins L, Emery-Tiburcio E, Dugan S, Epting SM. Partnering with churches to conduct a wide-scale health screening of an urban, segregated community. J Community Health. 2020 (Feb) 45(1):98-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-019-00715-9. PMID: 31399892
Clark DO, Xu H, Moser L, Adeoye P, Lin AW, Tangney CC, Risacher SL, Saykin AJ, Considine RV, Unverzagt FW. MIND food and speed of processing training in older adults with low education: the MINDSpeed Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Pilot Trial. Contemporary Clin Trials. 2019; 84: Article 105814.
French SA, Tangney CC, Crane MM, Wang Y, Appelhans BM. Nutrition quality of food purchases varies by household income: the SHoPPER study. BMC Public Health, 2019; 19:231-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6546-2
Tangney CC, Rasmussen HE, Richards C, Li M, Appelhans BM. Evaluation of a brief sodium screener in two samples. Nutrients 2019 11(1); 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11010166. PMID: 30646541
Appelhans BM, Tangney CC, French SA, Crane MM, Wang Y. Delay discounting and household food purchasing decisions: the SHoPPER study. Health Psychology, 2019:38 (4):334-337
Mears M, Hughes SL, Fitzgibbon M, Cerwinske L, Tangney C, Tussing-Humphreys L, Gomez-Perez S. Associations between Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010, body composition, and inflammatory markers in older overweight and obese African American adults with self-reported osteoarthritis. Nutrients 2018: 11(1):26. DOI: 10.3390/nu11010026
Tangney CC. Diet to beat the odds of early stage prodromal Parkinson’s disease?” Invited Editorial, Movement Disorders, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.27520, Nov 2018
Shinn LM, Tangney CC, Busche C, Sharp CM, Mullen MC. Infant Feeding Practices and Subsequent Growth Performance. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2018, Article ID 6569204, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6569204
Crane MM, Tangney CC, French SA, Wang Y, Appelhans BM. Gender Comparison of Food Purchasing Patterns and Diet Quality of Purchases. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviors, September 2018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.07.016
Goldman JG, Vernaleo B, Camicioli R, Dahodwala N, Dobkin R, Ellis T, Galvin J, Marras C, Edwards J, Fields J, Golden R, Karlawish J, Levin B, Shulman L, Smith G, Tangney C, Thomas C, Tröster A, Uc E, Coyan N, Ellman M, Ellman S, Hoffman C, Hoffman S, Simmonds D. Cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: a report from a multidisciplinary symposium on unmet needs and future directions to maintain cognitive health. NPJ Parkinson’s Disease 2018;4:19; doi10.1038/s41531-018-0055-3
Adami GR, Tangney CC, Tang JL, Zhou Y, Nakib A, Green SJ, Schwartz JL. Effects of green tea on miRNA and microbiome of oral epithelium. Scientific Reports 2018; 8: article no 5873. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22994-3
Innella NA, McNaughton DB, Schoeny M, Tangney C, Reed M, Breitenstein SM, Wilbur JE. Child Temperament, Maternal Feeding Practices, and Parenting Styles and Their Influence on Obesogenic Behaviors in Hispanic Preschool Children. Journal of School Nursing 2018; DOI: 10.1177/1059840518771485 journals.sagepub.com/home/jsn
Gelfand A, Tangney CC. Letter to the Editor: Analyses and Interpretation of Cannabis Use among NHANES Adults. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2018; 25, 1: 40-41.
Appelhans BM, French SA, Tangney CC, Powell LM, Wang Y. To what extent does food purchases reflect shoppers’ diet quality and nutrient intake? International Behavior Nutr Physical Activity 2017;14: 1-10. https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0502-2
Staffileno BA, Tangney CC, Fogg L. Favorable outcomes using an ehealth approach to promote physical activity and nutrition among young African-American women. J Cardiovascular Nursing 2018:33(1): 62-71 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000409
Tangney CC, Staffileno BA, Rasmussen HE. Healthy eating: How do we define it and measure it? What’s the evidence? .Journal for Nurse Practitioners, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j,nurpra.2016.08.026
Cerwinske LA, Rasmussen HE, Lipson S, Volgman A, Tangney CC. Evaluation of a dietary screener: the Mediterranean Eating Pattern for Americans (MEPA) tool. J Human Nutr Diet. 2017 ; 30 (5): 596-603. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.rush.edu/doi/10.1111/jhn.12451/full
Van de Rest O, Tangney C, Schneider JA, Wang Y, Barnes LL, Bennett DA, Morris MC. Protective associations of seafood and long-chain n-3 fatty acids with domain-specific cognitive decline are stronger in APOE-e4 positive individuals. Neurology 2016; 86:2063-2070.
Morris MC, Brockman J, Schneider JA, Wang Y, Bennett DA, Tangney CC, Van de Rest O. Brain mercury, seafood consumption, and apoe-ε4: relations to brain neuropathology. JAMA. 2016;315(5):489-497.
Tangney CC, Sarkar D, Staffileno BA. Comparison of 3 DASH scoring paradigms and prevalent hypertension among older Hispanics. J Hum Hypertension. 2015;30(3);210-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jhh2015.50 PMID: 2601659
Morris MC, Brockman J, Schneider JA, Wang Y, Bennett DA, Tangney CC, Van de Rest O. Brain Mercury, Seafood consumption, and APOE-ε4: Relations to brain neuropathology. JAMA. 2016;315(5):489-497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.19451 PMID 26836731
Morris MC, Tangney CC, Wang Y, Sacks FM, Barnes LL, Bennett DA, and Aggarwal NT. MIND diet slows cognitive decline with aging. Alzheimer & Dementia, 2015; 11(9): 1015-1022. http://dx.doi.org./10.1016/j.jalz.2015.04.011
Morris MC, Tangney CC, Wang Y, Sacks FM, Barnes LL, Bennett DA, and Aggarwal NT. MIND diet associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers & Dementia. 2015 11(9): 1007-1014. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.rush.edu/10.1016/j.jalz.2015.04.011 PMID: 25681666
Chen Y, Kintner. J, Rifkin SK, Keim. K, Tangney C. Changes in resting energy expenditure following orthotopic liver transplantation. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2015 May 4. pii: 0148607115586435. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25940610
Stolley MR, Sharp L, Tangney C, Schiffer L, Arroyo C, Kim Y, Schmidt ML, Kinahan K, Dilley K, Henderson T, Kornblit A. Health behaviors of minority childhood cancer survivors. Cancer. 2015; 121(10:16571-1680. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29202 PMID 25564774
Staffileno BA, Tangney CC, Fogg L, Darmoc R. Making behavior change interventions available to young African-American women: Development and feasibility of an ehealth lifestyle program. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015; 30 (6), pp. 497-505. PMID 25325372
Morris MC, Schneider JA, Li H, Tangney CC, Nag S, Bennett DA, Honer WG, Barnes L. Brain tocopherols related to Alzheimer disease neuropathology in humans. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. 2015; 11(1): 32-39 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.12.015
Tangney CC, Li H, Wang Y, Barnes L, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Morris MC. Relation of DASH- and Mediterranean-like dietary patterns on cognitive decline in older persons. Neurology 2014:83(16):1410-1416. http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2014/09/17/WNL.0000000000000884.short
Luttrell KJ, Beto JA, Tangney CC. Selected nutrition practices of women on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: Observations from the National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition Second National Research Question Collaborative Study. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 2014; 24(2); 81-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2013.12.007
Tangney CC. DASH and Mediterranean-type diet patterns to maintain cognitive health. Current Nutrition Reports 2014; 3 (1): 51-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13668-013-0070-2
Morris MC, Tangney C. Dietary fat composition and dementia. Neurobiology of Aging 2014; 35: Supplement 2:S59-S64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.03.038
Berdan, C, Tangney CC, Scala C, Stolley M. Childhood cancer survivors and adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity. J Cancer Survivorship 2014; 8(4):671-679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-014-0376-0
Oberlin BS, Tangney CC, Gustashaw KAR, Rasmussen HE. Vitamin B12 deficiency in relation to functional disabilities. Nutrients. 2013; 5(11):4462-4475. http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/5/11/4462
Tangney CC, Rasmussen Heather A. Polyphenols, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease. Curr Atherosclerosis Reports. 2013;15:324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11883-013-0324-x PMID: 23512608
Kroeger CM, Klempel MC, Tangney CC, Bhutani S, Trepanowski JF, Grumpricht E, Cho S, Varady KA. Role of adipokines in improving coronary heart disease risk factors during an intermittent fasting/calorie restriction regimen in obese women. Nutrition & Metabolism 2012;9:98 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-9-98 PMID: 23113919
Staffileno BA, Tangney C, Wilbur J, Marquez DX, Fogg L, Manning A.Bustanmante EE, Morris MC. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension patterns in older Latinos with or at risk for hypertension J Cardiovascular Nurs 2013; 28 (4): 338-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0b013e3182563892 PMID: 22722473
Skarupski KA, Tangney CC, Li H, Evans DA, Morris MC The association of Mediterranean diet with depressive symptoms among older adults over time. J Nutr Health Aging 2013;17(5): 441-445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007_s12603-012-0437-x PMID:23636545
Tangney C “Is there a link between vitamin B12 deficiency and cognitive decline in the elderly?” Aging Health 2012: 8 (5): 441-443. (Invited Editorial) http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/AHE.12.50
Cunnane S, Schneider JA, Tangney C, Tremblay-Mercier J, Fortier M, Bennett DA, Morris MC. Plasma and brain fatty acid profiles in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. J Alzheimer’s Disease 2012; 29 (3):691-697. https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad110629
Tangney CC, Scarmeas N. The good, bad and the ugly. How blood nutrient concentrations may reflect cognitive performance. Neurology 2012:78 (4): 230-231 (invited Editorial) https://n.neurology.org/content/78/4/230 PMID:22205762
Vanderwall C, Tangney C, Kwasny M, Gustashaw K. Predictors of elevated circulating folate concentrations among adults aged 45 years or more in NHANES 2003-2004. J Am Diet Assoc 2012;112:285-290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2011.10.001 PMID: 22732462
Morris MC, Tangney CC. Fatal flaws of randomized trials of vitamin supplements: Dementia example. Commentary: JAMA 2011;305:1348-1349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.383PMID: 21467288
Tangney CC, Aggarwal NT, Hong Li, Wilson RS, DeCarli C, Evans DA, Morris MC. Vitamin B12, cognition, and brain magnetic resonance imaging measures. Neurology 2011;77:1276-1282. https://n.neurology.org/content/77/13/1276
Hensley K, Barnes LL, Christov A, Tangney C, Honer W, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Morris MC. Analysis of postmortem ventricular cerebrospinal fluid from patients with and without dementia indicates association of vitamin E with neuritic plaques and specific measures of cognitive performance. J Alzheimer’s Disease 2011: 24 (4): 767-774 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2011-101995PMID: 21321395.
Huang E, Gregoire MB, Tangney C, Stone M. Sustainability in hospital foodservice. J Foodservice Business Res.2011;14(3): 241-255.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15378020.2011.594386
Morris MC, Tangney CC. Diet and prevention of Alzheimer Disease. JAMA 2010;303;2519-2520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.844 PMID: 20578272
Tangney CC, Carlson K, Kwasny MJ, Rockway SW, Staffileno BA Validation of the Omron pedometer and the Yamax DigiWalker against hand tally. Gazzetta Medica Italiana, Arch Sci Med 2011;170 (2):93-102.ISSN: 03933660
Rosenson RS, Helenowski IB, Tangney CC. Heterogeneous postprandial lipoprotein responses in the metabolic syndrome, and response to fenofibrate therapy. Cardiovascular Drug Ther 2010: 24(5):439-447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10557-010-6264-6 PMID:20922563
Tangney CC, Kwasny M, Li H, Wilson RS, Evans DA, Morris MC. Adherence to a Mediterranean type dietary pattern may reduce cognitive decline. Am J Clin Nutr 2011;93:601-607. http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.110.007369 PMID: 21177796
Skarupski KA, Tangney CC, Li H, Ouyang B, Evans DA, Morris MC. The longitudinal association of vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B12 with depressive symptoms among older adults over time. Am J Clin Nutr 2010; 92:330-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.29413 PMID: 20519557
Tangney CC, Tang Y, Evans DA, Morris MC. Biochemical indicators of vitamin B12 and folate insufficiency and cognitive decline. Neurology 2009;72:361-367. https://n.neurology.org/content/72/4/361 PMID: 19171834
Stoernell CK, Tangney CC, Rockway SW. Short-term changes in lipoprotein subclasses and C-reactive protein levels of hypertriglyceridemic adults on low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets. Nutrition Research 2008; 28: 443-449. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2008.03.013 PMID: 19083444
Morris MC, Tangney CC. Is dietary intake of folate too low? Lancet 2007;369(9557):166-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60083-XPMID: 17240266
Rosenson RS, Tangney CC. Preanalytical sources of measurement error: The conundrum of the homocysteine hypothesis. Atherosclerosis 2007;194:520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.10.002 PMID: 17109864
“Black Girls Move: A Daughter/Mother Intervention to Prevent Obesity by Increasing Physical Activity and Improving Dietary Intake among Black Adolescent Daughters” Reed, Monique; Schoeny M, Wilbur JE, Julion W, Tangney C. NIDDK, 1R01DK132698-01, 5/15/22-4/30/2025
“Health Behavior Profiles and Cognitive Health in Older Adults: A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Approach to Tailor Sustainable Lifestyle Interventions”. Halloway S, Arvanitakis Z, Tangney C, Schoeny M. Presidents Collaborative Research Award 4/1/22-3/30/23
“MIND diet and dementia prevention in ischemic stroke patients” Aggarwal NT; Tangney CC, co-P/Is) NIA R01AG062637. 9/1/2020-5/31/2025
“Use of high-density lipoprotein proteome in the prediction of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: (REGARDS)” Rosenson, RS (P/I); Tangney C (consultant), NIA. 1R01AG061186-01, 3/1/19-12/31/22
“Does the Provision of Postnatal Parenting Support in Primary Care Improve Cardiometabolic Health in Early Childhood among At-risk Families?” Bleil M, S & Spieker SJ (co-P/Is); Tangney CC (consultant) NHLBI, RO1 HL 153136, 5/2021 – 4/2026
“U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER)” Tangney CC, site P/I; Baker LD (P/I). Alzheimer’s Association, 08/01/18 -07/31/2023
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