Dr. Sara A. Quandt (Ph.D., Michigan State University). Sara Quandt received her BA degree in Anthropology from Lawrence University, and her MA and PhD degrees from Michigan State University in Anthropology with a minor in Human Nutrition. She is currently Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Quandt works as an applied medical anthropologist, focusing on programs to correct the health disparities experienced by rural and minority populations. She has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1988 to work on issues related to food and nutrition among older rural residents, including self-management of diabetes and the impact of oral health deficits on diet and social interaction.
Since coming to North Carolina in 1994, Quandt and colleagues have focused on occupational health concerns of Latino immigrant workers, including farmworkers and poultry processing workers. Their work has been funded by NIH, CDC, and EPA. Research has examined pesticide exposure, green tobacco sickness, and occupational injuries and illnesses. These results have been translated into interventions to reduce health disparities through education and policy change.
Quandt was co-recipient with colleague Thomas A. Arcury of the 2003 Praxis Award (Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists) and the 2006 National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Innovative Research Award for Worker Health and Safety. Both awards were for their work on reducing the impact of green tobacco sickness among Latino farmworkers. In 2007, she received the Outstanding Rural Health Researcher Award of the National Rural Health Association. [1994]
Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Marín A, Carrillo L, Coates ML, Burke B, Arcury TA. Occupational illnesses and injuries among Latino poultry workers in western North Carolina. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2006; 49:343-351.
Quandt SA, Hernandez-Valero MA, Grzywacz JG, Hovey JD, Gonzales M, Arcury TA. Workplace, household, and personal predictors of pesticide exposure and health outcomes for farmworkers. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2006; 114:943-952.
Quandt SA, Shoaf JI, Tapia J., Hernandez-Pelletier M, Clark HM, Arcury TA. Experiences of Latino immigrant families in North Carolina help explain elevated levels of food insecurity and hunger. Journal of Nutrition. 2006; 136:2638-2644.
Quandt SA, Stafford JM, Bell RA, Smith SL, Snively BM, Arcury TA. Predictors of falls in a multi-ethnic population of older rural adults with diabetes. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 2006; 61:394-398.
Quandt SA, Clark HM, Rao P, Arcury TA. Oral health of children and adults in Latino migrant and seasonal farmworker families. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2007;9:229-235.
Quandt SA, Graham CN, Bell RA, Snively BM, Smith SL, Stafford JM, Arcury TA. Quality of life in a multiethnic population of older adults with diabetes. Ethnicity and Disease. 2007; 17:471-476.Postal Mail:
Sara A. Quandt, PhD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Prevention
Division of Public Health Sciences
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1063
Phone: (336) 716-6015
Fax: (336) 713-4157
E-mail: squandt@wfubmc.edu
