Award for Excellence in Research: Congratulations Dr. Kristen Beavers!

Dr. Kristen Beavers has already established a national reputation of being an independent scholarand highly effective teacher/mentor.

Her research focuses on the effect of intentional weight loss in older adults with obesity on changes in several indicators of health, including body composition, cardiometabolic function, and functional decline risk factors.

To date, she has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers in highly respected medical journals such as the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Journal of Gerontology.

Dr. Beavers is the proud recipient of a Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award, Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, and most recently an Exploratory/Developmental Research Development Award and Research Project Grant, all from the National Institute on Aging.