Dr. Joseph R. Sharkey

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Texas A&M University
School of Rural Public Health
Social and Behavioral Health
Health Science Center
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2006
Texas A&M University
Mexican American Latino Research Center
FellowAppointed: 2006
Texas A&M University
School of Rural Public Health
Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly
Health Science Center
EditorAppointed: 2004
Texas A&M University
School of Rural Public Health
Texas Healthy Aging Research Network Center
Health Science Center
DirectorAppointed: 2004
Texas A&M University
Nutrition
Graduate FacultyAppointed: 2003
Texas A&M University
Center for Environmental and Rural Health
Community Health and Biostatistics Research Core
Appointed: 2003
Texas A&M University
School of Rural Public Health
Aging and Health Promotion
Health Science Center
Associate DirectorAppointed: 2003
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Mailing Address

School of Rural Public Health
MS 1266
College Station, Texas 77843-1266
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (979) 458-4268
Fax: (979) 458-4264
jrsharkey@srph.tamhsc.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nutrition, 2002.
M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Public Health Nutrition, 1998.
B.S., Texas A&M University, Nutritional Sciences, 1997.
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, History, 1970.

Expertise and Research Interests

- Registered dietitian (RD) #850438

- Nutritional and functional assessment, including the measurement of usual dietary intake, body composition, physical performance, food insufficiency, with an emphasis on the relationship between diet and health outcomes in vulnerable populations (e.g., frail, rural residents, areas of persistent poverty, and racial/ethnic minorities, especially African Americans and Mexican Americans).

- Nutrition service delivery, particularly the inclusion of appropriate health promotion and disease prevention care with the provision of nutrition for home- and community dwellers.

- Lifestyle behaviors, including the influence of behavioral strategies on the management of chronic conditions, medication adherence, and food acquisition and preparation.

- Neighborhood food environment, including the objective and subjective measurement of food accessibility, availability, and affordability, and the influence of these indicators on health and quality of life.

- Mixed research methods, including qualitative (e.g., focus groups, in-depth interviews) and quantitative (e.g., survey design and web-based application) methods, study design, and analytical approaches.

- Rural nutrition service delivery and the role of rural environments on health behavior change and maintenance.

Other Expertise

Editor, "Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly," 2004-present
Editorial Board, "Journal of Aging and Health," 2005-present

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Behavioral Medicine, Biostatistics, Chronic Illness, Community Health, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Handicapped or Disabled (Health or Safety or Medical), Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Nutrition or Dietetics, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Rural Health.

Additional Terms:

Aging, Disability, Nutrition and Dietetics.

Memberships

American Diabetes Association
American Dietetic Association
American Geriatrics Society
American Public Health Association
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
American Society of Clinical Nutrition
Delta Omega
Gerontological Society of America
Society of Behavioral Medicine

Honors and Awards

2006, Temporary Reviewer, National Institutes of Health (NIH), CLHP Study Section
2005, Temporary Reviewer, National Institutes of Health (NIH), CLHP Study Section
2004, Graduate, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Aging, Summer Institute on Aging Research
2004, Temporary Reviewer, National Institutes of Health (NIH), CLHP Study Section
2004, Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel on Diabetes Translation
2003, Honorable Mention, Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award, Gerontological Health Section, APHA, Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Health
2003, Fellow, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, NIH, NIH Summer Training Institute on the Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions
2003, Delta Omega, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Honorary Society in Public Health
2003, Award Winner, Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research Award, Gerontological Health Section, APHA
2002, Fellow, Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina Program in Healthcare and Aging Research
2002, Honorable Mention, Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award, Gerontological Health Section, APHA, Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Health
2000, Winner, Gordon H. DeFriese Award, Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Career Development in Aging Research Student Award
2000, Winner, Office of Rural Health Policy Award, Gerontological Health Section, APHA, Excellence in Research on Aging and Rural Health
1997, Summa Cum Laude, Nutritional Sciences, Texas A&M University

Previous Positions

2003-2006, Co-Director, Texas A&M University, School of Rural Public Health, Health Maintenance Consortium Resource Center, Health Science Center
2002-2006, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, School of Rural Public Health, Social and Behavioral Health, Health Science Center

Funding Received

  • Center for Environmental and Rural Health: Improving Self-Care Practices among Homebound Elders with Type 2 Diabetes (P.I.), $25,000, Sep 1, 2003 to 2005.
  • Health Services Research Program: Medication Use, Dietary Intake, and Functional Outcomes among Homebound Elders (P.I.), $20,000, Jan 2003 to Dec 2003.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Health Maintenance Consortium Resource Center (Co-PI), $1,940,000, Feb 1, 2004 to Sep 30, 2009.
  • Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center: Piloting an Innovative and Complicated Form of Participant-Observations to Increase Understanding of Food and Activity Decision-making in Colonia Families, $10,000, 2006 to 2007.
  • Center for Environmental and Rural Health: Measurement of Community-Level Indicators of Food Environment in Rural Areas (P.I.), $25,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • Southern Rural Development Center: Food Environment Quality and Food Choice in Clusters of Colonias in Hidalgo County of the Texas Rio Grande (P.I.), $30,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Texas Healthy Aging Network (TxHAN) Center (PI), $250,000, 2004 to 2009.
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Center for Rural Health Development (Co-I), $2,500,000, 2004 to 2009.
  • Texas Department on Aging - Interagency Agreement: Development of Policies and Implementation of Dietary Reference Intake Regulations (P.I.), $25,000, 2003 to 2004.

Publications

  • Frederick JT, Steinman LE, Prohaska T, Satariano WA, Bruce M, Bryant L, Ciechanowski P, Devellis B, Leith K, Leyden KM, Sharkey J, Simon GE, Wilson N, Unützer J, Snowden M (Sep 2007) Community-based treatment of late life depression an expert panel-informed literature review., American journal of preventive medicine, 33 (3), 222-49 Abstract
  • Challa, S, Sharkey, JR, Chen, M, Phillips, CD (2006) Association of Resident, Facility, and Geographic Characteristics with Chronic Undernutrition in a Nationally Represented Sample of Older Residents in U.S. Nursing Homes, Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging, In Press
  • Prochaska, JD, Sharkey, JR, Ory, MG, Burdine, JN (2006) Assessing Healthful Eating among Community Dwelling Rural Older Adults using Self-Reported Fruit and Vegetable Consumption via a Community-wide Mail-out Health Status Assessment, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 25 (2), 101-112
  • Sharkey JR, Ory MG, Branch LG (2006) Severe Elder Obesity and 1-Year Diminished Lower Extremity Physical Performance in Homebound Older Adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54, 1407-1413
  • Sharkey JR, Ory MG, Wang S (2006) Double strain of severe obesity and depression on perception of increased diabetes burden among homebound older women., Journal of nutrition for the elderly, 26 (1-2), 123-30 Abstract
  • Ory MG, Evashwick C, Glasgow R, Sharkey JR, Browning C (2006) Pushing the Boundaries of Evidence-Based Research: Enhancing the Application and Sustainability of Health Promotion Programs in Diverse Populations, Behavioral Change: Evidence-Based Handbook for Social and Public Health, Ediburgh, Churchill Livingston, ISBN=0443073570 (bookchapter)
  • Sharkey JR, Bolin JN (2006) Health and Nutrition in Rural Areas, Service Delivery in Rural Areas, New York, Springer Publishers, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Sharkey (2006) Nutrition and Public Health, Encyclopedia of Health and Aging, Sage Publications, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Sharkey JR, Browne B, Ory MG, Wang S (2005) Patterns of therapeutic prescription medication category use among community-dwelling homebound older adults., Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 14 (10), 715-23 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR, Schoenberg NE (2005) Prospective study of black-white differences in food insufficiency among homebound elders., Journal of Aging and Health, 17 (4), 507-27 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR, Ory MG, Browne BA (2005) Determinants of Self-management Strategies to Reduce Out-of-pocket Prescription Medication Expense in Homebound Older People., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53 (4), 666-74 Abstract
  • McCabe-Sellers, B, Sharkey, J.R., and Browne, B.A. (2005) Diuretic Medication Therapy Use and Low Thiamin Intake in Homebound Older Adults, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 24 (4), 57-71
  • Dasgupta M, Sharkey JR, Wu G (2005) Inadequate Intakes of Indispensable Amino Acids Among Homebound Older Adults., Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 24 (3), 85-99 Abstract
  • Sharkey, JR (2005) Longitudinal Examination of Homebound Older Adults Who Experience Heightened Food Insufficiency: Effect of Diabetes Status and Implications for Service Provision, The Gerontologist, 45 (7), 773-782
  • Anderson, L., Lang, J, LoGerfo, J, Sharkey, JR, Belansky, E, Bryant, C, Prohaska, T, Altpeter, M, Marshall, V, Satariano, W, Ivey, S, Bayles, C, Pluto, D, Wilcox, S, Goins, RT (2005) Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network, Preventing Chronic Disease, 3 (1), 1-7
  • Sharkey JR, Branch LG, Giuliani C, Zohoori M, Haines PS (2004) Nutrient intake and BMI as predictors of severity of ADL disability over 1 year in homebound elders, The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 8 (3), 131-9 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR (2004) Variation in nutritional risk among Mexican American and non-Mexican American homebound elders who receive home-delivered meals, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 23 (4), 1-19 Abstract
  • Sharkey, J.R (2004) The Influence of Nutritional Health on Physical Function: A Critical Relationship for Homebound Elderly in the Community, Generations, 28 (3), 34-38
  • Sharkey JR (2004) Nutrition risk screening: the interrelationship of food insecurity, food intake, and unintentional weight change among homebound elders, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 24 (1), 19-34 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR, Branch LG (2004) Gender Difference in Physical Performance, Body Composition and Dietary Intake in Homebound Elders., Journal of Women & Aging, 16 (3-4), 71-90 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR (2003) Risk and presence of food insufficiency are associated with low nutrient intakes and multimorbidity among homebound older women who receive home-delivered meals, The Journal of Nutrition, 133 (11), 3485-91 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR, Giuliani C, Haines PS, Branch LG, Busby-Whitehead J, Zohoori N (2003) Summary measure of dietary musculoskeletal nutrient (calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, and phosphorus) intakes is associated with lower-extremity physical performance in homebound elderly men, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77 (4), 847-56 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR, Branch LG, Zohoori N, Giuliani C, Busby-Whitehead J, Haines PS (2002) Inadequate nutrient intakes among homebound elderly and their correlation with individual characteristics and health-related factors, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 76 (6), 1435-45 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR (2002) The interrelationship of nutritional risk factors, indicators of nutritional risk, and severity of disability among home-delivered meal participants, The Gerontologist, 42 (3), 373-80 Abstract
  • Sharkey JR, Schoenberg NE (2002) Variations in nutritional risk among black and white women who receive home-delivered meals, Journal of Women and Aging, 14 (3-4), 99-119 Abstract
  • Sharkey, J.R., Haines, P.S. (2002) Use of Telephone-Administered Survey for Identifying Nutritional Risk Indicators Among Community-Living Older Adults in Rural Areas, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 21 (3), 385-403
  • Sharkey, J.R. and Haines, P.S (2002) Nutrition Risk Screening of Home-Delivered Meal Participants: Relation of Individual Risk Factors to Functional Status, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 22 (1), 15-34
  • Sharkey, J.R (2002) Responding to the Challenges of Recruiting and Retaining Homebound Older Men and Women in a Study of Nutrition and Function: A University-Community Collaborative Strategy, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 22 (2), 15-36
  • Sharkey JR, Haines PS (2001) The feasibility of using a telephone-administered survey for determining nutritional service needs of noninstitutionalized older adults in rural areas: time and costs, The Gerontologist, 41 (4), 546-52 Abstract
  • Sharkey, J.R. and Haines, P.S (2001) Black/White Differences in Nutritional Risk Among Rural Older Adults: The Home-Delivered Meal Program, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 20 (3), 13-27
  • Sharkey, J.R., Haines, P.S., and Zohoori, N (2000) Community-Based Screening: Association between Nutritional Risk Status and Severe Disability Among Rural Home-Delivered Nutrition Participants, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 20 (1), 1-15

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