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  • 2019 - Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association

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Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States, specializing in medicine with a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their research spans several subfields including genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, and general health professions.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Mayer-Davis has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with frequent publication venues comprising:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Care
  • Pediatric Diabetes
  • Current Developments in Nutrition

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Trends in Prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents in the US, 2001-2017" (2021, JAMA)
  • "Trends in Incidence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Youths - Selected Counties and Indian Reservations, United States, 2002-2015" (2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
  • "Evaluation of Dietary Patterns and All-Cause Mortality" (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • "Temporal trends in diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of paediatric type 1 diabetes between 2006 and 2016: results from 13 countries in three continents" (2020, Diabetologia)
  • "Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: The Epidemiology of an Awakening Epidemic" (2023, Diabetes Care)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Dana Dabelea
  • Catherine Pihoker
  • Lawrence M. Dolan
  • Ralph B. D'Agostino
  • Jean M. Lawrence

Mayer-Davis received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults With Diabetes

    Alison B. Evert;Jackie L. Boucher;Marjorie Cypress;Stephanie A. Dunbar

  • Prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Children and Adolescents From 2001 to 2009

    Dana Dabelea;Elizabeth Jane Mayer-Davis;Sharon Saydah;Giuseppina Imperatore

  • Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association.

    John P Bantle;Judith Wylie-Rosett;Ann L Albright;Caroline M Apovian

  • Effect of Weight Loss With Lifestyle Intervention on Risk of Diabetes

    Richard F. Hamman;Rena R. Wing;Sharon L. Edelstein;John M. Lachin

  • Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002–2012

    Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis;Jean M. Lawrence;Dana Dabelea;Jasmin Divers

  • Epidemiology of type 1 diabetes.

    David M. Maahs;Nancy A. West;Jean M. Lawrence;Elizabeth Jane Mayer-Davis

  • Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications

    Marion J. Franz;John P. Bantle;Christine A. Beebe;John D. Brunzell

  • Incidence of diabetes in youth in the United States.

    Dana Dabelea;Ronny A Bell;Ralph B D'Agostino

  • The Diabetes Prevention Program: Design and methods for a clinical trial in the prevention of type 2 diabetes

    G. A. Bray;K. S. Polonsky;P. G. Watson;R. B. Goldberg

  • Intensity and Amount of Physical Activity in Relation to Insulin Sensitivity: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

    Elizabeth Jane Mayer-Davis;Ralph D'Agostino;Andrew J. Karter;Steven M. Haffner

  • The relation of body fat mass and distribution to markers of chronic inflammation.

    A Festa;R D'Agostino;K Williams;AJ Karter

  • Achieving weight and activity goals among diabetes prevention program lifestyle participants.

    Rena R Wing;Richard F Hamman;George A Bray;Linda Delahanty

  • Dietary carbohydrate (amount and type) in the prevention and management of diabetes: a statement by the american diabetes association.

    Nancy F. Sheard;Nathaniel G. Clark;Janette C. Brand-Miller;Marion J. Franz

  • ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Definition, epidemiology, and classification of diabetes in children and adolescents

    Elizabeth J. Mayer‐Davis;Anna R. Kahkoska;Craig Jefferies;Dana Dabelea

  • Association of Type 1 Diabetes vs Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosed During Childhood and Adolescence With Complications During Teenage Years and Young Adulthood.

    Dana Dabelea;Jeanette M. Stafford;Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis;Ralph D’Agostino

  • Dietary patterns are associated with biochemical markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Jennifer A Nettleton;Lyn M Steffen;Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis;Nancy S Jenny

  • Projections of type 1 and type 2 diabetes burden in the U.S. population aged <20 years through 2050: dynamic modeling of incidence, mortality, and population growth.

    Giuseppina Imperatore;James P. Boyle;Theodore J. Thompson;Doug Case

  • The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study: rationale, findings, and future directions.

    Richard F. Hamman;Ronny A. Bell;Dana Dabelea;Ralph B. D’Agostino

  • Association of Intrauterine Exposure to Maternal Diabetes and Obesity With Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: The SEARCH Case-Control Study

    Dana Dabelea;Elizabeth Jane Mayer-Davis;Archana P Lamichhane;Ralph B. D'Agostino

  • Prevalence of Diabetes in U.S. Youth in 2009: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

    David J. Pettitt;Jennifer Talton;Dana Dabelea;Jasmin Divers

Frequent Co-Authors

Dana Dabelea
Dana Dabelea University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jean M. Lawrence
Jean M. Lawrence National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Richard F. Hamman
Richard F. Hamman University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Santica M. Marcovina
Santica M. Marcovina University of Washington
Giuseppina Imperatore
Giuseppina Imperatore Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David M. Maahs
David M. Maahs Stanford University
Beatriz L. Rodriguez
Beatriz L. Rodriguez University of Hawaii at Manoa
David J. Pettitt
David J. Pettitt Kaiser Permanente
Lynne E. Wagenknecht
Lynne E. Wagenknecht Wake Forest University

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