Background
Kanarek, Robin Beth was born on April 8, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Robert and Helen (Schugar) Kanarek.
(Within the past decade there has been a veritable explosi...)
Within the past decade there has been a veritable explosion of interest in the relationship between food and human behavior. It seems that there is an insatiable desire to find connections between what we eat and what we do. A clear example of this is the proliferation of books, magazine and newspaper articles, and television and radio programs devoted to the topic. More important, however, is the increased attention the scientific community is giving to the study of nutrition and behavior as evidenced by the growth of research, the development of undergraduate and graduate programs, and the number of scientific conferences addressing the prob lems in this area. The burgeoning scientific interest in this field makes it a very appropriate time for this book. The principal goal of Nutrition and Behavior: New Perspectives is to provide a comprehensive examination of the scientific evidence dealing with relationships between nutritional variables and behavior. Although findings in research using experimental animals will be introduced, the primary emphasis will be on investigating the nutrition-behavior relation ship in our own species. The first chapter provides a historical introduction to the area and examines the techniques used in the scientific assessment of nutrition and behavior. This material gives the reader the necessary background to place recent research on nutrition and behavior within a wider perspective and to evaluate its reliability and validity.
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Psychology educator researcher Nutrition educator
Kanarek, Robin Beth was born on April 8, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Robert and Helen (Schugar) Kanarek.
Bachelor in Biology, Antioch College, 1968; Master of Science in Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1974.
Research assistant Fels Research Institute, 1967-1968. Instructor Jersey City State College, 1971. Research fellow in nutrition Harvard University, 1974-1976.
Research associate in Psychology Tufts University, 1977-1979. Research fellow, division of Endocrinology School Medicine University California, Los Angeles, 1979. Assistant professor of Psychology, adjunct assistant professor of Nutrition Tufts University, 1979-1984.
Associate professor of Psychology, adjunct associate professor of Nutrition Tufts University, 1984-1989. Professor of nutrition Tufts University, since 1989, deputy chair psychology, since 1993. Editor-in-chief Nutrition and Behavior, 1981-1987.
Editorial board member Neurobehavioral Toxicology and Teratology, 1984-1987, Tufts Diet and Nutrition Newsletter, since 1984, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 1988-1993, Physiology and Behavior, since 1990. Editorial reviewer Science, Physiology and Behavior, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Neurobehavioral Toxicology and Teratology, Brain Research Bulletin, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Life Sciences, Psychopharmacology, Appetite, Journal of Nutrition, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Psychological Bulletin, Annals of Internal Medicine. Member competitive research panel United States Department of Agriculture, 1984, Institute of Medicine Committee of Military Nutrition, since 1995.
Ad hoc committee National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Agriculture Nutrition Research, Bunting Foundation Harvard University. Member committee military nutrition National Academy of Sciences, since 1994, program committee Eastern Psychological Association, 1992-1994. Consultant Protein Malnutrition Project, Boston University.
Medical/dental reccomendation committee, Tufts University, animal care committee, since 1985, advisory committee on faculty research, since 1988, University grievance committee, 1989-1992, committee on reviewing science curriculum, 1985.
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Fellow American College Nutrition. Member American Institute Nutrition, New York Academy of Sciences, Eastern Psychological Association, North American Society for the Study of Obesity, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Behavioral Pharmacology Study, Society for Neurosciences.
Married John Orin Tovrov, March 2, 1986. Children: Daniel, Jacob.