Liese, Angela Dorothea

Professor

Dr. Liese's work focuses on epidemiology and prevention of obesity and diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents, methods and applications of nutritional epidemiology Metabolic Syndrome and type 2 diabetes.

Biographical Profile

College
Arnold School of Public Health
Department
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Graduates
Interest Keywords
Epidemiology, nutrition, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Health Disparities, Health Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1996 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Car PhD Epidemiology
1993 University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts MPH Epidemiology
1991 University of Bonn Bonn, Germany MS Nutrition

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
2006 - 2007 Professional Activity Chair, Student Awards Committee

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
06/1996 - 12/1996 Research Associate and Lecturer, University of Muenster & Cancer Registry Muenster, Germany
01/1997 - 05/2000 Research Associate and Lecturer, University of Muenster, Germany
06/2000 - 08/2002 Research Assistant Professor, USC Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
08/2002 - 08/2006 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), USC Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
08/2006 Associate Professor (Tenured), USC Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
01/2008 - 05/2008 Interim Director, USC Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities
05/2008 Director, University of South Carolina (USC) Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1993 Award German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Fellowship for Doctorate Studies
2007 Award James A. Keith Excellence in Teaching Award
2014 Award Top Five Highly Cited Paper Award - “Characterizing the food retail environment: Impact of count, type, and geospatial error in 2 secondary data sources” with T. Barnes, A. Lamichhane & J. Hibbert Journal of Nutritional Education and Behavior
2016 Award Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina
2018 Award H.A. Tyroler Distinguished Alumni Award Gillings School of Global Public Health Alumni Association, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
2018 Award USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Health Sciences University of South Carolina
2023 Award Carolina Trustee Professorship Award University of South Carolina
Award German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Fellowship for Post Graduate Studies
Award Fellow of the American Health Associations (FAHA)
Award Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Theta Chapter
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