Mary Evans, Ph.D. | NIDDK

Program Director: Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition; Acting Co-Director: Office of Obesity Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

In addition to serving as an Acting Co-director of the NIDDK Office of Obesity Research, I am a Program Director for special projects in nutrition and obesity research. This research program includes the evaluation of ‘natural experiments’ or public programs and policies intended to prevent or control obesity, the development of methodologies to improve assessment of dietary intake and physical activity across the lifespan, approaches to screen for and address adverse social determinants of health in obesity prevention and treatment, and behavioral interventions during pregnancy and the post-partum period. I also manage the NIDDK Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORC) Program.

Committees & Working Groups

NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group, Member
NIDDK Clinical Trials Working Group, Member
Federal Working Group on Dietary Supplements, NIDDK Representative

Select Experience

Associate Director, Research Projects, School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Emory University, 2006
Instructor, Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Emory University, 2006
Education Coordinator, Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Emory University, 2005-2006
Postdoctoral Fellow and Clinical Trial Coordinator, School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Emory University, 2001-2006
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2001