Faculty Bio

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Faculty

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Elsa S. Strotmeyer, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor
Center for Aging and Population Health
Department of Epidemiology
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh

130 N. Bellefield Avenue, Room 515
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Voice: 412-383-1293
Fax: 412-383-1308
E-mail: strotmeyere@edc.pitt.edu






Research Interests

• Peripheral nerve function
• Diabetes and glucose metabolism
• Osteoporosis
• Physical function and performance

Research Support

• Principal Investigator
• Peripheral nerve function decline in an aged cohort (2007-11), NIH/NIA
• Physical performance and vitamin B12 levels in Caucasian and African-American older adults (2006-08), University of Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
• Longitudinal changes in bone mineral density with diabetes mellitus (2005-07), American Diabetes Association
• Epidemiology of bone mineral density in type 1 diabetic women and non-diabetic control women (2001-02), Lilly Center for Women's Health


• Co-Investigator
• Exceptional aging: 12 year trajectories to function (2004-2008), NIH/NIA (PI: Anne B. Newman)

Education & Training

• Colgate University - B.A. Pre-health sciences/English literature, 1995
• University of Pittsburgh - M.P.H. Epidemiology, 1997
• University of Pittsburgh - Ph.D. Epidemiology, 2000

Professional Memberships

• 2006-present   Gerontological Society of America
• 2004-present   National Postdoctoral Association
• 2001-present   American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
• 2001-present   American Diabetes Association

Honors and Awards

• 2007   Health Sciences Research Award, Gerontological Society of America
• 2007   Endocrine Society and Pfizer, Inc. International Award for Excellence in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism in 2006
• 2006   Alumni Award for 2005, University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA)
• 2005   Summer Institute on Aging Research, National Institute on Aging
• 2001   Delta Omega Honor Society, Omicron Chapter, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
• 1998   Delta Omega Award for best Epidemiology masters thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
• 1995   Graduate School of Public Health Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh
• 1995   Magna cum laude with high honors in English literature, Colgate University
• 1995   Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society, Colgate University

Teaching

• 2007   Epidemiology 2900: Advanced Epidemiology of Aging

Selected Publications

Strotmeyer ES, Cauley JA. 2007. Diabetes mellitus, bone mineral density, and fracture risk. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 14:429-435.

Park SW, Goodpaster BH, Strotmeyer ES, Kuller LH, Boudreau RM, Kammerer C, de Rekeneire N, Harris TB, Schwartz AV, Tylavsky FA, Cho YW, Newman AB, for the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. 2007. Accelerated loss of skeletal muscle strength in older adults with type 2 diabetes: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Diabetes Care. 30:1507-1512.

Maraldi C, Volpato S, Penninx BW, Yaffe K, Simonsick EM, Strotmeyer ES, Cesari M, Kritchevsky SB, Perry S, Ayonayon HN, Pahor M. 2007. Diabetes, glycemic control and incident depressive symptoms among 70-79 year old persons: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Arch Intern Med. 167:1137-1144.

Manini TM, Visser M, Park SW, Patel K, Strotmeyer ES, Chen H, Goodpaster BH, de Rekeneire N, Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Kritchevsky SB, Ryder KM, Schwartz AV, Harris TB. 2007. Knee extension strength cutpoints for maintaining mobility: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 55:451-457.

Strotmeyer ES, Cauley JA, Schwartz AV, de Rekeneire N, Resnick HE, Zmuda JM, Shorr RI, Tylavsky FA, Vinik AI, Harris TB, Newman AB, for the Health ABC Study. 2006. Reduced peripheral nerve function is related to lower hip BMD and calcaneal QUS in older white and black adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Bone Miner Res. 21:1803-1810.

Schwartz AV, Sellmeyer DE, Vittinghoff E, Palermo L, Lecka-Czernik B, Feingold KR, Strotmeyer ES, Resnick HE, Carbone L, Beamer BA, Park SW, Lane NE, Harris TB, Cummings SR, for the Health ABC Study. 2006. Thiazolidinedione (TZD) use and bone loss in older diabetic adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 91:3349-3354.

Bonds DE, Larson JC, Schwartz AV, Strotmeyer ES, Robbins J, Rodriguez BL, Johnson KC, Margolis KL. 2006. Increased risk of fracture in women with type 2 diabetes: The Women's Health Initiative. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 91:3304-3310.

Ryder KM, Shorr RI, Tylavsky FA, Bush AJ, Bauer DC, Simosick EM, Strotmeyer ES, Harris TB, for the Health ABC Study. 2006. Correlates of use of antifracture therapy in older women with low bone mineral density. J Gen Intern Med. 21:636-641.

Strotmeyer ES, Cauley JA, Orchard TJ, Steenkiste AR, Dorman JS. 2006. Middle-aged premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes have lower bone mineral density and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound than non-diabetic women. Diabetes Care. 29:306-311.

Farhat GN, Strotmeyer ES, Newman AB, Sutton-Tyrell K, Bauer DC, Harris TB, Johnson KC, Taaffe DR, Cauley JA, for the Health ABC Study. 2006. Volumetric and areal bone mineral density measures are associated with cardiovascular disease in older men and women: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (Health ABC). Calcif Tissue Int. 79:102-111.

de Rekeneire N, Peila R, Ding J, Colbert LH, Visser M, Shorr RI, Kritchevsky SB, Kuller LH, Strotmeyer ES, Schwartz AV, Vellas B, Harris TB, for the Health ABC Study. 2006. Diabetes, hyperglycemia and inflammation in older persons: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Diabetes Care. 29:1902-1908.

Park SW, Goodpaster BH, Strotmeyer ES, de Rekeneire N, Harris TB, Schwartz AV, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, for the Health ABC Study. 2006. Decreased muscle strength and quality in older adults with type 2 diabetes: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Diabetes. 55:1813-1818.

Strotmeyer ES, Cauley JA, Schwartz AV, Nevitt MC, Resnick HE, Bauer DC, Tylavsky FA, de Rekeneire N, Harris TB, Newman AB, for the Health ABC Study. 2005. Non-traumatic fracture risk with diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in older white and black adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Arch Intern Med. 165:1612-1617.

Schwartz AV, Sellmeyer DE, Strotmeyer ES, Tylavsky FA, Feingold KR, Resnick HE, Shorr RI, Nevitt MC, Black DM, Cauley JA, Cummings SR, Harris TB, for the Health ABC Study. 2005. Diabetes and bone loss at the hip in older black and white adults. J Bone Miner Res. 20:596-603.

Strotmeyer ES, Cauley JA, Schwartz AV, Nevitt MC, Resnick HE, Zmuda JM, Bauer DC, Tylavsky FA, de Rekeneire N, Harris TB, Newman AB for the Health ABC Study. 2004. Diabetes is associated independently of body composition with bone mineral density and bone volume in older white and black men and women: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. J Bone Miner Res. 19:1084-1091.

Strotmeyer ES, Yang Z, LaPorte RE, Chang Y-F, Steenkiste AR, Pietropaolo M, Nucci A, Shen S, Wang L, Wang B, Dorman JS. 2004. Infant diet and type 1 diabetes in China. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 65:283-292.

Strotmeyer ES, Steenkiste AR, Foley TP, Berga SL, Dorman JS. 2003. Menstrual cycle differences between women with type 1 diabetes and women without diabetes. Diabetes Care 26: 1016-1021.

Dorman JS, Steenkiste AR, Foley TP, Strotmeyer ES, Burke JP, Kuller LH, Kwoh CK. 2001. The menopause in type 1 diabetic women: Is it premature? Diabetes. 50:1875-1862.