Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Sharron Dalton's teaching and research interests are
in food choice behavior, the dynamics of body weight management,
and international nutrition. Dr. Dalton recently edited
and contributed to a textbook on overweight and weight
management. In 1994, she was a Fulbright Scholar in Nepal
and taught at the National University in Katmandu, where
she addressed issues related to nutrition, women and development.
As the leader of graduate student seminars in Germany,
England, Ireland and Puerto Rico, she facilitated development
of international perspectives in nutrition and dietetics.
her professional activities include seminars and workshops
on issues in professional practice and weight management.
Her professional activities include: Partnership for a
Healthy Weight Management, American Dietetic Association
Representative, Greater New York Dietetic Association,
Student Networking Advisor.
Degrees Held
- Ph.D. New York University
Nutrition - B.S./R.D. Iowa State University 1962
- M.S. Rutgers University 1974
Research Interests
- Weight management
- Dieting Issues
- International nutrition.
- Childhood obesity
- Social discrimination and overweight children
- Promoting health school environments: obesity prevention
Publications
- Dalton S. (2000) Chapter 5: Fats. In Grodner M., Anderson S., DeYoung S (eds) Foundation and Clinical Applications of Nutrition: A Nursing Approach. Second Edition, St. Louis: Mosby, 115-144.
- Dalton S. The dietitians' philosophy and practice in multidisciplinary weight management. J Am Diet Assoc 1998;98(supp2):S49-61.
- Dalton S. ed. Overweight and Weight Management: The Health Professional's Guide to Understanding and Practice. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publishers; 1997. pp. 615.
- Reichler G, Dalton S. Chefs' attitudes toward healthy food preparation are more positive than their food science knowledge and practices. J Am Diet Assoc 1998;98:165-169.
- Dalton S. An Education and Research Opportunity in Nepal: Dietetics in a Developing Country. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 1996;11(4):39-46.
- Nestle M, Dalton S. Food Aid and International Hunger Crises: the United States in Somalia. Agriculture and Human Values 1994;11(4):19-27.
- Rascoe D, Dalton S. Hungry, Homeless, and HIV: A study of Homeless Visitors to an Outreach Meal Center for People with AIDS. J Nutr Ed 1993;25(4):205-7.
- Dalton S. Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic. University of California Press; 2004. (www.ouroverweightkids.com)
- Weber C, Dalton S. A Case Study: Food Habits of Three Terminally Ill Men. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 1992;7(2):30-6.
- Dalton S. What are the Sources and Standards of Ethical Judgment in Dietetics? J Am Diet Assoc 1991;91(5):545-6.
- Dalton S, Watts SO. Defining Childhood Obesity: Revised 200Growth Charts, Body Mass Index, and Public Perceptions. Topics in Clinical Nutirtion. 2002; 17(5): 7-20.