09/13/2026
Our program this week was a presentation from Dr. Jamie Zoeller, Professor and Registered Dietitian on her work into Community Cancer Control and Obesity Research.
Dr. Jamie Zoellner is a Professor and Registered Dietitian in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia where she provides leadership for the Community Cancer Control and Obesity Research Program.
She also serves as the Co-Program Lead for the Cancer Prevention and Population Health (CPH) program for UVA’s Comprehensive Cancer Center and is leading efforts to expand
the research and outreach mission across Virginia and beyond.
Her research includes engaging medically underserved areas in community-based participatory research (CBPR) and discovering solutions to the causes and
consequences of limited health literacy.
She focuses on lifestyle risk factors
(i.e., diet and physical activity) that have direct relevance to obesity and
cancer prevention efforts.
She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics and serves on the journal’s Board of Editors, the Research Committee, and STATS Committee.
Dr. Zoellner has several funded research projects including those targeting sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors among rural Appalachian residents, childhood obesity treatment, colorectal cancer screening, and building capacity for rural cancer control in southwest Virginia.
