Jillian Trabulsi
Jillian Trabulsi, PhD, RD is a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences and a Principal Investigator of the Energy Balance and Nutrition Laboratory at the University of Delaware. Her research program investigates the impact of diet on energy balance, healthy growth and nutrition status, gastrointestinal microbiota, and gene expression; and elucidates the interrelationships among these factors in healthy individuals, clinical populations, and those with chronic disease. Her research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health as well as private foundations and her work is published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Trabulsi started her career as a clinical dietitian at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences at The University of Wisconsin – Madison, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition and Growth at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Trabulsi is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group of AND, and the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), and serves on the Board of Editors of the AND Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual.
Courses
- Health and Nutrition Assessment (HBNS421)
- Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism (HBNS611)
- Research Methods in Nutrition Assessment (HBNS822)
Smethers A, Trabulsi J, Stallings VA, Papas MA, Mennella JA. Factors affecting BMI changes in women during the first year postpartum. Nutrients 2023, 15(6), 1364; online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061364.
Trabulsi J, Lessen R, Siemienski K, Delahanty MT, Rickman R, Papas MA, Rovner A. Relationship between human milk feeding patterns and growth in the first year of life in infants with congenital heart defects. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022; online ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-022-03023-7.
Decker JE, Delahanty MT, Davey A, Robson SM, Trabulsi JC. Human milk, infant formula, and other milks fed to infants and toddlers in the United States, NHANES 2007-2018. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Nov 1;S2212-2672(22)01130-3; online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2022.10.017
Mennella JA, Li Y, Bittinger K, Friedman ES, Zhao C, Li H, Wu GD, Trabulsi JC. The macronutrient composition of the infant formula produces differences in gut microbiota maturation that associate with weight gain velocity and weight status. Nutrients 2022 Mar 15;14(6)1241; online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061241.
Ferro LE Crowley LN, Bittinger K, Friedman ES, Decker JE, Russel K, Katz S, Kim JK, Trabulsi J. Effects of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics on the infant gut microbiota and other health outcomes: A systematic review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. Jan 2022; online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.2022595.
Trabulsi JC, Smethers AD, Eosso JR* Papas MA, Stallings VA, Mennella JA. Impact of early rapid weight gain on odds for overweight at one year differs between breastfed and formula-fed infants. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Oct;15(10):e12688; online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12688.
Jarrold K, Bartosz B, Eskander M, Trabulsi J, Caulfield L, Duffy G, Garcia-Larsen V, Hayward D, Hyde M, Jeffries S, Knip M, Leonardi-Bee J, Loder E, Lodge C, Lowe A, McGuire W, Osborn D, Hildegard P, Renfrew M, Trumbo P, Warner J, Schneeman B, Boyle R. Guidance for the conduct and reporting of clinical trials of breastmilk substitutes: a Delphi consensus statement. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 May 11;174(9):874-881; doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0578.
Vest MT, Newell E, Shapero M, McGraw P, Jurkovitz C, Lennon SL, Trabulsi J. Energy balance in obese, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients. Nutrition. 2019 Oct;66:48-53; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2019.02.021.
Mennella JA, Papas MA, Reiter AR, Stallings VA, Trabulsi JC. Early rapid weight gain among formula-fed infants: Impact of formula type and maternal feeding styles. Pediatr Obes. 2019 June 14:e12503; https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12503.
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