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.
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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