Laura E. Smith
PhD
Research Topics
Mycotoxin exposure, pregnancy exposure, birth outcomes.
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Selected Publications
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- Smith LE, Mbuya MNN, Prendergast AJ, Turner PC, Ruboko S, Humphrey JH, Nelson RJ, Chigumira A, Kembo G, Stoltzfus RJ. Determinants of recent aflatoxin exposure among pregnant women in rural Zimbabwe. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2017 May 22. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201601049. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28544789.
- Smith LE, Prendergast AJ, Turner PC, Humphrey JH, Stoltzfus RJ. Aflatoxin Exposure During Pregnancy, Maternal Anemia, and Adverse Birth Outcomes. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Apr;96(4):770-776. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0730. PMID: 28500823.
- Smith LE, Stasiewicz M, Hestrin R, Morales L, Mutiga S, Nelson RJ. Examining environmental drivers of spatial variability in aflatoxin accumulation in Kenyan maize: potential utility in risk prediction models. Afr J Food Agric Nutr Dev. 2016; Jul;16(3):11086-105. doi: 10.18697/ajfand.75.ILRI09.
- Smith LE, Prendergast AJ, Turner PC, Mbuya MN, Mutasa K, Kembo G, Stoltzfus RJ; Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial Team. The Potential Role of Mycotoxins as a Contributor to Stunting in the SHINE Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15;61 Suppl 7:S733-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ849. PMID: 26602301.
- Desai A, Smith LE, Mbuya MN, Chigumira A, Fundira D, Tavengwa NV, Malaba TR, Majo FD, Humphrey JH, Stoltzfus RJ; Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial Team. The SHINE Trial Infant Feeding Intervention: Pilot Study of Effects on Maternal Learning and Infant Diet Quality in Rural Zimbabwe. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15;61 Suppl 7:S710-5. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ846. PMID: 26602298.
- Jones AD, Mbuya MN, Ickes SB, Heidkamp RA, Smith LE, Chasekwa B, Menon P, Zongrone AA, Stoltzfus RJ. Reply to correspondence: is the strength of association between indicators of dietary quality and the nutritional status of children being underestimated? Matern Child Nutr. 2014 Jan;10(1):161-2. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12107. PMID: 24341554.
- Jones AD, Ickes SB, Smith LE, Mbuya MN, Chasekwa B, Heidkamp RA, Menon P, Zongrone AA, Stoltzfus RJ. World Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with child anthropometry: a synthesis of recent findings. Matern Child Nutr. 2014 Jan;10(1):1-17. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12070. PMID: 23945347.
- Wansink B, Just DR, Patterson RW, Smith LE. Nutrition Report Cards: an opportunity to improve school lunch selection. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 2;8(10):e72008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072008. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2013;8(11). doi:10.1371/annotation/d05663ff-3e52-4a37-bd13-829c01c80007. PMID: 24098324.
- Wansink B, Just DR, Hanks AS, Smith LE. Pre-sliced fruit in school cafeterias: children's selection and intake. Am J Prev Med. 2013 May;44(5):477-80. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.02.003. PMID: 23597811.
- Hanks AS, Just DR, Smith LE, Wansink B. Healthy convenience: nudging students toward healthier choices in the lunchroom. J Public Health (Oxf). 2012 Aug;34(3):370-6. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fds003. PMID: 22294661.