Andrea Bender Arquitt, PhD, RD/LD
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
abarqut@okstate.edu
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
B.S., with High Honors 1966 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Major: Food Science and Institution Management
M.S. 1982
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Major: Human Nutrition
Thesis: Nutritional Status of Preschool Children with Emphasis on Zinc Status
and Fiber Intake
Ph.D. 1989 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Major: Home Economics: Human Nutrition
Dissertation: Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Growth and Plasma Zinc in
Adolescent Males
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Aug. 2005 - present Associate Professor, Emeritus, Oklahoma State University
July 2002 – Aug. 2005 Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences Dept., College of Human Environmental Sciences, OSU, Stillwater, OK
July 1990 - 2002 Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences Dept., College of Human Environmental Sciences, OSU, Stillwater, OK
Aug. 1984 - 1990 Instructor, FNIA Dept., College of Home Economics, OSU, Stillwater, OK
Aug. 1981-June 1984 Instructor and Assistant Director, Administrative Dietetic Internship, FNIA Dept., College of Home Economics, OSU, Stillwater, OK
Aug. 1979-Aug. 1981 Teaching Associate, FNIA Dept, College of Home Economics, OSU, Stillwater, OK
Jan. 1979 -June 1979 Instructor, Education for Consultants in Elderly Feeding Programs, FNIA Dept. Contract with Special Unit on Aging, State of Oklahoma
Aug. 1978-Dec. 1978 Teaching Associate, FNIA Department, College of Home Economics, OSU, Stillwater, OK
Jan. 1978-May 1978 Project Director and Curriculum Developer, Nutrition Training for Food Service Workers in Title VII Feeding Programs for the Elderly. FNIA Dept. contract with Special Unit on Aging, State of Oklahoma
Jan. 1976-Aug. 1976 Project Leader, Indian Nutrition Education Program. Contract project: OSU Cooperative Extension - Indian Affairs Commission, State of Oklahoma
Oct. 1967-Nov. 1969 Chief Therapeutic Dietitian, East Tennessee Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, TN
Sept. 1966-Aug. 1967 Dietetic
Intern, Hines Veterans Administration Hospital,
Hines, IL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Dietetic Association 1967-present
American Society for Nutritional Sciences 1989-present
Oklahoma Dietetic Association. 1970-present
Oklahoma Faculty member of Universities Space Research Association 2001-Present
Sigma Xi 1987-present
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS :
Arquitt, AB, Stoecker, BJ, Hermann, JR, Winterfeldt, EA: Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, cholesterol, hemoglobin and anthropometric measures related to growth in male adolescents. J Am Diet Assoc. 1991;91:575-579.
Georgiou, CC, and Arquitt, AB: Differences between the food fat sources of young adult women who are lower and higher fat eaters. J Am Diet Assoc 1992;92:358-360.
Georgiou, CG and Arquitt, AB: Regional differences in food and nutrient intakes of college women from the United States: Oregon and Oklahoma. Ecol Food Nutr 1992;28:251-260.
Hermann, JR, Arquitt, AB, Hanson,CR: Relationships between dietary minerals and plasma lipids and glucose among older adults. J. Nutr. Elderly 1993;12:1-14.
Hermann, JR, Arquitt, AB, Stoecker, BJ: Effects of chromium supplementation on plasma lipids, apolipoproteins, and glucose in adults over age 60. Nutr. Res. 1994;14:671-674.
Hermann,J, Goad,C, Stoecker,B, Arquitt,A, Porter,R, Adeleye,B, Claypool,PL, Brusewitz,G: Effects of chromium, copper and zinc on femur fracture force and femur calcium concentration in male Japanese quail. Nutr. Res. 1997;17:1529-1540.
Hermann,J, Goad, C, Arquitt, A, Stoecker, B., Porter, R, Chung, H, Claypool, PL. Effects of chromium, copper and zinc on plasma lipids in male Japanese quail. Nutr. Res. 1998; 18:1017-27.
Hermann, J, Chung, H, Arquitt, A, Goad, C. Burns, M, Chan, B. Effects of chromium or copper supplementation on plasma lipids, plasma glucose and serum insulin in adults over age 50. J. Nutr. Elderly 1998; 18(1):27-45.
Rhee, YS, Hermann JR, Burnham, K, Arquitt, AB, Stoecker BJ. The effects of chromium and copper supplementation on mitogen stimulated T cell proliferation in hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women. Clin. & Exp. Immunology 2002; 127:463-69.
Mandali,SL*, Stocker, BJ, Maxwell, CV, deRodas, BZ, Arquitt, AB: Endotoxin decreases 51CrCl3 uptake in early weaned pigs. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 2002; 88:145-51.
Soung DY, Khalil DA, Arquitt AB, Smith BJ, Hammond LJ, Droke DE, Lucas EA, Arjmandi BH. Soy isoflavones prevent the ovarian hormone deficiency-associated rise in leukocytes in rats. Phytomed. 2004;11:303-308.
Lucas EA, Hammond LJ, Mocanu V, Arquitt AB, Trolinger A, Khalil DA, Smith BJ, Soung DY, Daggy BP, Arjmandi BH: Daily consumption of dried plum by postmenopausal women does not cause undesirable changes in bowel function. J Appl Res 2004; 4:37-43.
Arjmandi BH, Lucas EA, Smith BJ, Khalil DA, McDonald J, Devareddy L, Arquitt AB, Payton ME, Mason C. One year soy protein supplementation has positive effects on bone formation markers but not bone density in postmenopausal women. Nutr J 2005;4(1):8.
*Student supervised
EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS
Enhanced Assessment Capacity for Effects of Micronutrients. AB Arquitt, BJ Stoecker
Source: USDA-NRI Equipment Grant (Cobas FARA II Clinical Analyzer)
Date: 1994
Enhanced Assessment Capacity for Effects of Micronutrients. AB Arquitt, BJ Stoecker
Source: State Regents for Oklahoma. Match for the USDA-NRI equipment grant
Date: 1994
Enhanced Capacity for Assessing Micronutrient Interactions and Immunity. AB Arquitt & BJ Stoecker
Source: USDA-NRI Equipment Grant (ABX Pentra 120 Retic Hematology Instrument)
Date: 1997
Enhanced Capacity for Assessing Micronutrient Interactions and Immunity. AB Arquitt & BJ Stoecker
Source: State Regents for Oklahoma. Match for the USDA-NRI equipment grant
Date: 1997
Effects of Iron on Bone in Growing and Mature Rats. AB Arquitt
Source: Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)
Date: 1998-2000
Effects of Endotoxin and Trace Minerals on Immune Function and Lean Body Mass in Weanling Pigs. AB Arquitt, S Carter, EA Droke, LJ Spicer & BJ Stoecker.
Source: Targeted Research Initiative Program (TRIP) – OAES
Date: 1998-2000
Enhancing Learning in Nutrition Using Media Streaming Modules. AB Arquitt
Source: Faculty Development Grant, OSU’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program
Date: Mar. 2001-Mar.2002
Enhancing Learning in Nutrition Using MultiMedia Modules. AB Arquitt
Source: Faculty Development Grant, OSU’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program
Date: Mar. 2002-Mar. 2003
Enhancing Learning in Nutrition Using Interactive MultiMedia Modules. AB Arquitt
Source: Faculty Development Grant, OSU’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program
Date: Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004
Enhanced Critical Thinking in Nutrition Using Interactive Multi-media Modules. AB Arquitt
Source: Faculty Development Grant, OSU’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program
Date: February 10 - December 31, 2005
1994 Sowjanya Sudabattula. Effects of trace mineral supplementation on status measures of zinc, copper and iron in older adults. M.S., May 1995.
2000 Laura K. Savage. Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Iron, Copper and Zinc Status in Premenopausal Women. M.S., May 2000.
Phyllis Nichols. The Relationship Between Food Intake, Demographic Variables and the Formation of Pressure Ulcers in Southeastern Oklahoma Long Term Care Facility Residents. M.S., May 2000.
Dawn Kukuk. The Effects of Dietary Iron on Bone in Skeletally Mature Ovariectomized and Sham-operated Sprague Dawley Rats. M.S., July 2000.
Lauren McDonald. The Effects of Dietary Iron on Bone in Skeletally Mature Female Sprague Dawley Rats. M.S., July 2000.
2001 Swarna Mandali. Dietary Zinc and Chromium Supplementation and Effect of Endotoxin on the Immune Response of Weanling Pigs. Ph.D., May 2001.
2003 Mary Josephine Fisher. Effect of Varying Levels of Iron on Tissue Concentrations of Iron, Zinc and Copper in Female Rats. M.S., August 2003.
2005 Kavitha Sankavaram. Effects of Iron on Bone Micro-Architecture and Strength in Female Rats during Rapid Growth and Following Ovariectomy. M.S., December 2005.
RECENT COURSES TAUGHT:
NSCI 2114 Principles of Human Nutrition
NSCI 4863 Medical Nutrition Therapy II
NSCI 5563 Nutritional Assessment