Coordinating
Center:USDA/ ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
- Project Director: William Wong, Ph.D.
USDA/ ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
OPUS Trial Volunteer Hotline: (713) 798-6783
Project Director: William W. Wong, Ph.D.
Project Safety Director: Ronald L. Young, M.D.
Co-Investigator: Paula Amato, M.D.
Project Efficacy Director: Kenneth J. Ellis, Ph.D.Project Statistician: E. O'Brian Smith, Ph.D.
Project Data Manager: J. Kennard Fraley, M.S., B.S.
Research Associate: Lucinda L. Clarke, A.S.
Study Coordinator: Pamela A. Burns, R.N.
DXA Specialist: Roman A. Shypailo, B.S.
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Education/Extension Consultant: Karen Konzelmann, M.S., CHES
The University of Georgia at Athens
Principal Investigator: Richard D. Lewis, Ph.D.![]()
Co-Investigator: Mary A. Johnson, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator: Joan E. Fischer, Ph.D.
Gynecologist: Margaret Cramer, M.D.UGA Project Coordinator: Tonya Dalton
Recruitment Coordinator: Jessica Braukmann
The University of California at Davis
Principal Investigator: Francene Steinberg, Ph.D.![]()
Study Coordinator: Diana Hirning-Johnson, M.S.
DXA Technician: Jody Randolph
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Principal Investigator: Michael. J. Murray, M.D., FACOG
Study Coordinator: Diana Hirning-Johnson, M.S.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Principal Investigator: Stephen Barnes, Ph.D.
Research Assistant: Kenneth Jones
Research Assistant: Michelle Smith
The Texas Cooperative Extension at Texas A&M University
Principal Investigator: Sharon F. Robinson, Ph.D., R.D.
Consultant: Mary K. Bielamowicz, Ph.D., R.D., C.F.C.S.