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Valerie Sullivan is an Assistant Scientist in the Department of Epidemiology. She is a Registered Dietitian and nutrition scientist interested in building the evidence base that informs dietary guidance and translating this knowledge into practice. Her research broadly investigates how dietary patterns affect cardiometabolic disease risk.
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Sullivan VK, Appel LJ, Anderson CAM, Kim H, Unruh ML, Lash JP, Trego M, Sondheimer J, Dobre M, Pradhan N, Rao PS, Decker I, Chen J, He J, Rebholz CM. Ultra-processed foods and kidney disease progression, mortality, and cardiovascular disease risk in the CRIC Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;82:202-212.
Sullivan VK, Rebholz CM. Nutritional epidemiology and dietary assessment for patients with kidney disease: a primer. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;81:717-727.
Sullivan VK, Appel LJ, Anderson CAM, Tan TC, Brown J, Ricardo AC, Schrauben SJ, Hsu CY, Shah VO, Unruh M, Nelson RG, Sondheimer J, Chen J, He J, Charleston J, Rebholz CM, on behalf of the CRIC Study Investigators. Changes in diet quality and risk of chronic kidney disease progression and all-cause mortality in the CRIC Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;81:621-624.
Sullivan VK, Appel LJ, Seegmiller JC, McClure ST, Rebholz CM. A low-sodium DASH dietary pattern affects serum markers of inflammation and mineral metabolism in adults with elevated blood pressure. J Nutr. 2021;151(10): 3067–3074.
Sullivan VK, Johnston EA, Firestone MJ, Yi SS, Beasley JM. Self-rated diet quality and cardiometabolic health among U.S. adults, 2011–2018. Am J Prev Med. 2021;61(4):563-575.