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Lani Stephenson

Lani Sue Stephenson (July 31, 1948 – March 10, 2021) was an American parasitologist and nutritionist, "a pioneer in field-based studies on nutrition–parasite interactions".[1]

Lani Stephenson
BornJuly 31, 1948
Honolulu, Hawai'i
DiedMarch 10, 2021
Ithaca, New York
Occupation(s)Nutritionist, parasitologist
Years active1980 to 2000

Early life

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Stephenson was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i,[2] the daughter of Russell V. Stephenson Jr. and Joan Stephenson. Her father was the music director at the Punahou School.[3] At Cornell University, she earned a bachelor's degree in 1971, a master's in 1973, and PhD in 1978, all in the human nutrition program. Her dissertation involved a study of ascariasis, a human parasitic infection that causes malnutrition.[1]

Career

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Stephenson remained at Cornell University a researcher in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, and later as associate professor. She was also a visiting professor at the Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology. Much of her research was based in Kenya, where she collaborated with her husband on studies of intestinal parasites and malnutrition in children,[4] and on interventions to prevent or treat schistosomiasis, filariasis, and malaria.[5] She retired from Cornell in 2000.[1]

Publications

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Stephenson's research was published in scholarly journals including Parasitology,[6] Experimental Parasitology, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,[7]Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,[8] World Health Forum,[9] Journal of Tropical Pediatrics,[10] Social Science & Medicine,[11] Nutritional Reviews,[12] Journal of the American Dietetic Association,[13] Paediatric Drugs,[14] and the Journal of Nutrition.[15][16][17] Some of her solo-authored papers and monographs include:

  • "The contribution of Ascaris lumbricoides to malnutrition in children" (1980)[18]
  • "Evaluation of a four year project to control ascaris infection in children in two Kenyan villages" (1983)[10]
  • "Methods to evaluate nutritional and economic implications of ascaris infection" (1984)[11]
  • Schistosomiasis and Malnutrition (1986)[19]
  • "Helminth Parasites, a Major Factor in Malnutrition" (1994)[20]
  • "Possible New Developments in Community Control of Iron-Deficiency Anemia" (1995)[12]
  • "Optimising the Benefits of Anthelmintic Treatment in Children" (2001)[14]
  • "Pathophysiology of Intestinal Nematodes" (2002)[21]

Personal life

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Stephenson married a fellow Cornell nutritionist, Michael C. Latham in 1974, as his second wife.[2][22] He died in 2011.[23] She died in Newfield, New York in 2021, aged 72 years.[1][24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Holland, Celia; Nesheim, Malden (August 2021). "In Memoriam Lani Stephenson (1948–2021): a scientific pioneer of human nutrition and parasitic disease studies". Parasitology. 148 (9): 1116–1117. doi:10.1017/S0031182021000731. ISSN 0031-1820. S2CID 235792195.
  2. ^ a b "Stephenson, Lani Sue." in American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences, 23rd ed., vol. 6, Gale, 2007, pp. 1138-1139. via Gale eBooks
  3. ^ "Daughter Born to Russell Stephensons". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1948-08-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Intestinal worms are study's focus". The Ithaca Journal. 1992-12-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Nesheim, Malden C. (2012). "An Unexpected Life in Nutrition". Annual Review of Nutrition. 32: 9. doi:10.1146/annurev-nutr-071811-150715. PMID 22404121.
  6. ^ Stephenson, L. S.; Latham, M. C.; Ottesen, E. A. (October 2000). "Malnutrition and parasitic helminth infections". Parasitology. 121 (S1): S23–S38. doi:10.1017/S0031182000006491. ISSN 1469-8161. PMID 11386688. S2CID 44867104.
  7. ^ Stephenson, Lani S.; Latham, Michael C.; Kurz, Kathleen M.; Kinoti, Stephen N.; Brigham, Heather (1989-07-01). "Treatment with a Single Dose of Albendazole Improves Growth of Kenyan Schoolchildren with Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura, and Ascaris Lumbricoides Infections". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 41 (1): 78–87. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1989.41.78. PMID 2764230.
  8. ^ Latham, M.C.; Stephenson, L.S.; Hall, Andrew; Wolgemuth, J.C.; Elliot, T.C.; Crompton, D.W.T. (1983-01-01). "Parasitic infections, anaemia and nutritional status: a study of their interrelationships and the effect of prophylaxis and treatment on workers in Kwale District, Kenya". Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 77 (1): 41–48. doi:10.1016/0035-9203(83)90009-3. ISSN 0035-9203. PMID 6679363.
  9. ^ Evans, Andrew C.; Stephenson, Lani S. (1995). "Not by drugs alone : the fight against parasitic helminths". World Health Forum. 16 (3): 258–261. hdl:10665/47027. PMID 7546164.
  10. ^ a b Stephenson, Lani S (1983). "Evaluation of a four year project to control ascaris infection in children in two Kenyan villages". Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 29 (3): 175–184. doi:10.1093/tropej/29.3.175. ISSN 0142-6338. OCLC 772555172. PMID 6876238.
  11. ^ a b Stephenson, Lani S. (1984-01-01). "Methods to evaluate nutritional and economic implications of ascaris infection". Social Science & Medicine. 19 (10): 1061–1065. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(84)90309-5. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 6441259.
  12. ^ a b Stephenson, Lani S. (1995-02-01). "Possible New Developments in Community Control of Iron-Deficiency Anemia". Nutrition Reviews. 53 (2): 23–30. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.1995.tb01495.x. ISSN 0029-6643.
  13. ^ Stephenson, L. S.; Latham, M. C.; Jones, D. V. (1977-09-01). "Milk consumption by black and by white pupils in two primary schools". Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 71 (3): 258–262. ISSN 1878-3570. PMID 577929.
  14. ^ a b Stephenson, Lani S. (2001-07-01). "Optimising the Benefits of Anthelmintic Treatment in Children". Paediatric Drugs. 3 (7): 495–508. doi:10.2165/00128072-200103070-00002. ISSN 1179-2019. PMID 11513281. S2CID 30082554.
  15. ^ Stephenson, Lani S.; Latham, Michael C.; Adams, Elizabeth J.; Kinoti, Stephen N.; Pertet, Anne (1993-06-01). "Physical Fitness, Growth and Appetite of Kenyan School Boys with Hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides Infections are Improved Four Months after a Single Dose of Albendazole". The Journal of Nutrition. 123 (6): 1036–1046. doi:10.1093/jn/123.6.1036 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 0022-3166. PMID 8505663. S2CID 4445018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  16. ^ Lawless, Jeanne W.; Latham, Michael C.; Stephenson, Lani S.; Kinoti, Stephen N.; Pertet, Anne M. (1994-05-01). "Iron Supplementation Improves Appetite and Growth in Anemic Kenyan Primary School Children". The Journal of Nutrition. 124 (5): 645–654. doi:10.1093/jn/124.5.645. ISSN 0022-3166. PMID 8169656.
  17. ^ Adams, Elizabeth J.; Stephenson, Lani S.; Latham, Michael C.; Kinoti, Stephen N. (1994-08-01). "Physical Activity and Growth of Kenyan School Children with Hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides Infections Are Improved after Treatment with Albendazole". The Journal of Nutrition. 124 (8): 1199–1206. doi:10.1093/jn/124.8.1199. ISSN 0022-3166. PMID 8074755.
  18. ^ Stephenson, Lani S. (August 1980). "The contribution of Ascaris lumbricoides to malnutrition in children". Parasitology. 81 (1): 221–233. doi:10.1017/S0031182000055177. ISSN 1469-8161. PMID 7191554. S2CID 85170727.
  19. ^ Stephenson, Lani S (1986). Schistosomiasis and malnutrition. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University, Program in International Nutrition. OCLC 14124565.
  20. ^ Stephenson, Lani S. (1994). "Helminth Parasites, a Major Factor in Malnutrition" (PDF). World Health Forum. 15 (2): 169–172. PMID 8018283.
  21. ^ Stephenson, Lani S. (2002), Holland, Celia V.; Kennedy, Malcolm W. (eds.), "Pathophysiology of Intestinal Nematodes", The Geohelminths: Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm, World Class Parasites, vol. 2, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 39–61, doi:10.1007/0-306-47383-6_3, ISBN 978-0-306-47383-8, retrieved 2021-12-21
  22. ^ "Stephenson-Latham". The Ithaca Journal. 1974-07-02. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Grimes, William (2011-04-14). "Michael C. Latham, Expert on Nutrition in Developing World, Dies at 82". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  24. ^ "Obituary for Lani S. Stephenson". The Ithaca Journal. 2021-03-27. pp. A12. Retrieved 2021-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
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