Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D.

Recent Publications
	Senior Scientist and Director Energy Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3238 Fax: (617) 556-3234 E-mail: susan.roberts@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Nutrition University of Cambridge, England
Research Focus	Dietary determinants of body fatness, energy efficiency, expenditure, and intake; stable isotope kinetic techniques
Academic Appointments	Professor, Nutrition, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University Professor, Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine
Selected Professional Affiliations	Dietary Reference Intakes Macronutrient Panel Appointments and Promotions Committee, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Urban LE, McCrory MA, Dallal GE, Das SK, Saltzman E, Weber JL, Roberts SB. Accuracy of stated energy contents of restaurant foods. JAMA. 2011 Jul 20;306(3):287-93. Erratum in: JAMA. 2011 Sep 7;306(9):933. Rochon J, Bales CW, Ravussin E, Redman LM, Holloszy JO, Racette S, Roberts SB, Das SK, Romashkan S, Galan K, Hadley E, Kraus WE for the CALERIE study group. Design and Conduct of the CALERIE study: Comprehensive Assessment of the Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2011; 66(1):97-108. PMCID: PMC3032519. Urban LE, Dallal GE, Robinson LM, Ausman LM, Saltzman E, Roberts SB. The accuracy of stated energy contents of reduced calorie, commercially prepared foods. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010;110:116-123. PMCID: PMC2838242. Elder SJ, Lichtenstein AH, Pittas AG, Roberts SB, Fuss PJ, Greenberg AS, McCrory MA, Bouchard TJ Jr, Saltzman E, Neale MC. Genetic and environmental influences on factors associated with cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. J Lipid Res 2009 Sep;50(9):1917-26. PMCID: PMC2724778. Ahmed T, Das SK, Golden JK, Saltzman E, Roberts SB, Meydani SN. Calorie Restriction (CR) Enhances T Cell Mediated Immune Response in Overweight Men and Women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci 2009;64A(11):1107-1113. PMCID: PMC2759570. Das SK, Saltzman E, Gilhooly CH, DeLany JP, Golden JK, Pittas AG, Dallal GE, Bhapkar MV, Fuss PJ, Dutta C, McCrory MA, Roberts SB. Low or Moderate Dietary Energy Restriction for Long-Term Weight Loss: What Works Best? Obesity (Silver Spring) 2009;17(11): 2019-2024. PMCID: PMC2869203. Cheatham RA, Roberts SB, Das SK, Gilhooly CH, Golden JK, Hyatt R, Lerner D, Saltzman E, Lieberman HR. Long-term effects of provided low and high glycemic load low energy diets on mood and cognition. Physiol Behav 2009: (98): 374?379. PMCID: PMC2775046.