2018 – Present
Appointed Member, International Representative to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process Research Outcomes Committee
2018 – Present
Appointed Member, International Representative to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process Research Outcomes Committee
Research Collaborations
2024
Lara-Castor L, Micha R, Cudhea F, Miller V, Shi P, Zhang J, Sharib JR, Erndt-Marino J, Cash SB, Barquera S, Mozaffarian D; Global Dietary Database, El-Kour, T., (Global Dietary Database Author) (2024). Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage among Children and Adolescents in 185 Countries Between 1990 and 2018 . BMJ, 2024;386:e079234. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-079234 Click here
2024
Lara-Castor, L., O’Hearn, M., Cudhea, F., Miller, V., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Sharib, J., Cash, S., Barquera, S., Micha, R., Mozaffarian, D., & Global Dietary Database, El-Kour, T., (Global Dietary Database Author) (2024). Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Burdens Attributable to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Adults in 184 Countries. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02278-8 Click here
2023
Lara-Castor, L., Micha, R., Cudhea, F., Miller, V., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Sharib, J. R., Erndt-Marino, J., Cash, S. B., Mozaffarian, D., & Global Dietary Database, El-Kour, T., (Global Dietary Database Author) (2023). Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intakes among Adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 Countries. Nature Communications, 14(1), 5957. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41269-8 Click here
2023
O'Hearn, M., Lara-Castor, L., Cudhea, F., Miller, V., Reedy, J., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Wong, J. B., Economos, C. D., Micha, R., Mozaffarian, D., & Global Dietary Database, El-Kour, T., (Global Dietary Database Author) (2023). Incident Type 2 Diabetes Attributable to Suboptimal Diet in 184 Countries. Nature Medicine, 29(4), 982–995. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02278-8 Click here
2022
Miller, V., Webb, P., Cudhea, F., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Reedy, J., Erndt-Marino, J., Coates, J., Mozaffarian, D., & Global Dietary Database, El-Kour, T., (Global Dietary Database Author) (2022). Global Dietary Quality in 185 Countries from 1990 to 2018 Show Wide Differences by Nation, Age, Education, and Urbanicity. Nature Food, 3(9), 694–702. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00594-9 Click here
2022
Miller, V., Reedy, J., Cudhea, F., Zhang, J., Shi, P., Erndt-Marino, J., Coates, J., Micha, R., Webb, P., Mozaffarian, D., & Global Dietary Database, El-Kour, T., (Global Dietary Database Author) (2022). Global, Regional, and National Consumption of Animal-Source Foods between 1990 and 2018: Findings from the Global Dietary Database. The Lancet. Planetary Health, 6(3), e243–e256. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00352-1 Click here
MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
2023
Tol, W. A., Le, P. D., Harrison, S. L., Galappatti, A., Annan, J., Baingana, F. K., Betancourt, T. S., Bizouerne, C., Eaton, J., Engels, M., Hijazi, Z., Horn, R. R., Jordans, M. J. D., Kohrt, B. A., Koyiet, P., Panter-Brick, C., Pluess, M., Rahman, A., Silove, D., Tomlinson, M., ... van Ommeren, M. (2023). Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings: Research Priorities for 2021-30. The Lancet. Global Health, 11(6), e969–e975. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00128-6 Click here
NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Workforce Capacity Assessment (Principal Investigator)
2020
El-Kour, T., Kelley, K., Bruening, M., Robson, S., Vogelzang, J., Yang, J., & Jimenez, E. (2020). Dietetic Workforce Capacity Assessment for Public Health Nutrition and Community Nutrition. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121(7), pp. 1379-1391.
doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.08.078 Click here
2019
Kelley, K., El-Kour, T., & Jimenez, EY. (2019). An Ounce of Prevention: Weighing the Role of the Registered Dietitian in Population Health. 2019 The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) Conference in Bethesda, MD.
Wasting Prevention
2020
Frison S, Angood C, Khara T, Bahwere P, Black RE, et al. (2020) Prevention of Child Wasting: Results of a Child Health & Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) Prioritisation Exercise. PLOS ONE 15(2): e0228151. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228151 Click here
Implementing Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies during COVID-19 in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Syria
2021
El-Kour, T., Nafouj, R., Abo Al-Shamat, R., Hajjar, M., & Nahlawi, M. (2021). Implementing Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies during COVID-19 in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Syria. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121(9).
doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2021.06.209 Click here
Nutrition Education
2018
KERI 2018 Mini-Grant Winner, "Healthy Breakfast, Everywhere You Go for Teens" (Jordan), International Affiliate, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Click here