{"id":3469,"date":"2017-09-07T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/?p=3469"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:12:00","slug":"zoellner-jamie-r-d-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/2017\/09\/07\/zoellner-jamie-r-d-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoellner, Jamie, Ph.D., R.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/02\/zoellner_j_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2994\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/02\/zoellner_j_web-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jamie Zoellner\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/02\/zoellner_j_web-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/02\/zoellner_j_web.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 She also serves as the Co-Program Lead for the Cancer Prevention and Population Health (CPH) program for UVA&#8217;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.\u00a0 She focuses on lifestyle risk factors (i.e., diet and physical activity) that have direct relevance to obesity and cancer prevention efforts. \u00a0She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition &amp; Dietetics and serves on the journal\u2019s Board of Editors, the Research Committee, and STATS Committee.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 Collectively, her research involves developing the capacity of health and community systems in rural regions to adopt and sustain evidence-based programs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D., Colorado State University, Food Science &amp; Human Nutrition;<\/li>\n<li>M.S., The Chicago Medical School, Nutrition;<\/li>\n<li>B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia, Food Science &amp; Human Nutrition\/Medical Dietetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Department of Public Health Sciences<br \/>\nP.O. Box 800717<br \/>\nCharlottesville, VA 22908-0717<\/p>\n<p>Cancer Center without Walls at the UVA Cancer Center<br \/>\n16 East Main Street<br \/>\nChristiansburg, VA 24073<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 434-962-4488<br \/>\nEmail: jz9q@virginia.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expertise:<\/strong>\u00a0 Obesity and related behaviors; Cancer prevention and early detection; Community-based participatory research; Rural health; Health equity and disparities; Health literacy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong>\u00a0Lifestyle interventions targeting obesity-related behaviors; Digital health; Effectiveness trials targeting medically under severed areas; Implementation research; Translational research<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Extramural Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>R01 National Institutes of Health\/National Cancer Institute. \u201c<em>we<\/em>SIPsmarter: An adaptation and efficacy trial to evaluate a behaviorally based digital health intervention aimed at reducing sugary drinks among rural Head Start preschoolers and their parents.\u201d $4,034,972. 02\/01\/24 &#8211; 01\/31\/29.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall goal: The <em>we<\/em>SIPsmarter digital intervention is a highly interactive, structured program consisting of multiple evidence-based behavioral change components, including use of ecological momentary assessment to encourage self-monitoring of beverage behaviors and parenting feeding practices, action planning, a resource help line, and drinking water vouchers for families with concerns related to in-home tap water quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This cluster RCT includes 12 Head Start centers across defined rural areas (i.e., RUCC 4-9) in Appalachia and the southern Black Belt. Guided by RE-AIM framework, the trial includes a 2 group cluster RCT design [<em>we<\/em>SIPsmarter vs. control] with 3 assessment (pre, 9-week post, and 12-month follow-up) periods. An average of 31 parent-child dyads per cluster (total of 372 parent-child dyads) will be enrolled. The primary goal is to evaluate the efficacy of <em>we<\/em>SIPsmarter and sugary drink consumption is the primary outcome. Changes in secondary outcomes will also be evaluated, including parent-child dyad outcomes (e.g., diet quality, water, BMI, QOL, behavioral theory constructs) and maintenance at 12-months post intervention. Additional secondary aims include to examine reach, describe parent engagement, and apply a mixed-methods process evaluation to evaluate adoption and implementation among Head Starts.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffress Memorial Trust. \u201cImproving Implementation of Evidenced-Based Colorectal Screening Practices in a Multisite Federally Qualified Health Center in Appalachia Virginia.\u201d $598,718. 06\/2022 &#8211; 06\/2025.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall goal: This project focuses on advancing health equity and improving colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in southwestern Appalachia Virginia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>R01 National Institutes of Health\/National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities. \u201c<em>i<\/em>SIPsmarter: An RCT to evaluate the efficacy, reach, and engagement of a technology-based behavioral and health literacy intervention to reduce sugary beverages among rural Appalachian adults,\u201d 04\/20\/20-12\/30\/25.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall goal: This RCT is guided by the RE-AIM framework and targets 244 adults from rural Appalachia. The overall goal is to examine the efficacy of iSIPsmarter in improving sugary beverage intake using a 2 group design [iSIPsmarter vs. static Patient Education website]. Secondary and tertiary aims are to: a) assess changes in secondary outcomes (e.g. overall dietary quality, weight, quality of life) and maintenance of outcomes at 6- and 18-months post intervention, b) examine reach and representativeness, c) explore patterns of user engagement, d) determine costs, and e) apply a systems-level, participatory process to understand context for future organizational-level adoption of iSIPsmarter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recently Completed Extramural Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>R01 National Institutes of Health\/National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities. \u201cKids SIP<em>smart<\/em>ER: A multi-level behavioral and health literacy intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverages among Appalachian middle-school students,\u201d 5\/02\/2018\u201312\/31\/2024.<\/p>\n<p>R56 National Institutes of Health\/ National Institute of Nursing Research. \u201cA novel sugar-sweetened beverage reduction intervention for Native American men,\u201d 09\/01\/20-8\/31\/22.<\/p>\n<p>PCORI Eugene Washington Engagement Contract. \u201cCancer Center without Walls: Advancing Patient-Centered Research for Cancer Control in Rural VA,\u201d 09\/01\/18-08\/31\/20.<\/p>\n<p>Integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV). \u201cBuilding Capacity to Implement and Evaluate Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in a Community Health Center,\u201d 7\/15\/19-1\/31\/20.<\/p>\n<p>Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). \u201cA randomized-controlled trial to compare the reach, effectiveness and maintenance of two family-based childhood obesity treatment programs in a medically underserved region,\u201d 06\/01\/2017-08\/31\/20.<\/p>\n<p>P30 National Institutes of Health\/ National Cancer Institute. \u201cBuilding research capacity to improve colorectal cancer screening in rural Southwest Virginia Clinics,\u201d 10\/01\/18-09\/30\/19.<\/p>\n<p>R21 National Institutes of Health\/ National Cancer Institute. \u201cSIP<em>smart<\/em>ER Southwest Virginia: A systems-based approach to disseminate and implement an effective sugar-sweetened beverage reduction intervention,\u201d 04\/01\/16-09\/30\/18.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link to publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/sites\/myncbi\/jamie.zoellner.1\/bibliography\/41147940\/public\/?sortby=pubDate&amp;sdirection=descending\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/sites\/myncbi\/jamie.zoellner.1\/bibliography\/41147940\/public\/?sortby=pubDate&amp;sdirection=descending<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected recent publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, You W, Porter KJ, Reid AL, Brock DJ, Frederick C, Tate D, Ritterband LM. A digital behavioral intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: a randomized, controlled trial. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">American Journal of Clinical Nutrition<\/span>, Aug;122(2):544-555, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Reid A, You W, Markwalter TM, Porter K, Brock D, Chow P, Ritterband L, <strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>. Maintenance of sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors among adolescents and caregivers: findings from a cluster randomized control trial. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preventing Chronic Disease<\/span>, Jun 12:22:E26, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, Porter K, Reid A, Markwalter T, Kirkpatrick B, Brock D, You W. Comparison of Researcher-Led versus Teacher-Led effectiveness and fidelity: A Hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of Kids SIP<em>smart<\/em>ER in Appalachia middle schools<strong>. <\/strong><u>Translational Behavioral Medicine<\/u><em>, <\/em>14(10):578-587, 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, You W, Porter K, Kirkpatrick B, Reid A, Brock D, Chow P, Ritterband L. Kids SIPsmartER reduces sugar-sweetened beverages among Appalachian middle-school students and their caregivers: a cluster randomized controlled trial. <u>International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity<\/u><em>, <\/em>21(46), 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, Porter K, Thatcher E, Brauns M, Allanson D. Improving Fecal Immunochemical Test Return Rates: A Colorectal Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Project in a Multi-Site Federally Qualified Health Center. <u>Health Promotion Practice<\/u><em>, <\/em>24(4):740-754, 2023.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, Reid AL, Porter KJ, Frederick C, Hilgart M, Ritterband LM. Development of a Digital Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Rural Appalachian Adults: A Multi-Phased, Human-Centered Design Approach. <u>JMIR Human Factors<\/u>, 10:e41262, 2023.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, Porter K, You W, Reid A, Frederick C, Hilgart M, Brock D, Tate D, Ritterband L. Study protocol for iSIPsmarter: A randomized-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, reach, and engagement of a technology-based behavioral intervention to reduce sugary beverages among rural Appalachian adults. <u>Contemporary Clinical Trials<\/u>, 110, 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, You W, Hill JL, Brock DB, Yuhas M, Price B, Wilson J, Montague DR, Estabrooks PA. Comparing two different family-based childhood obesity treatment programmes in a medically underserved region: Effectiveness, engagement and implementation outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. <u>Pediatric Obesity<\/u>, Aug 15:e12840, 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, Porter K, Brock D, Mitchell E, Chapman H, Clarkston D, Cohn W, Hauser L, Morris D, Ramey S, Robinson B, Schriefer S, Voges N Wiseman K. Advancing engagement and capacity for rural cancer control:\u00a0 A mixed-methods case study of a Community-Academic Advisory Board in the Appalachia region of southwest Virginia. <u>Research Involvement and Engagement<\/u><em>, <\/em>7(44), 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>, Porter K, Thatcher E, Kennedy E, Werth JL, Grossman B, Roatsey T, Hamilton H, Anderson R, Cohn W.\u00a0 A multi-level approach to understand the context and potential solutions for low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in rural Appalachia clinics. <u>Journal of Rural Health<\/u>, 37(3):585-601, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Brock D, Estabrooks P, Hill J, Barlow M, Alexander R, Brito F, Price B, Jones C, Marshall R, <strong>Zoellner J<\/strong>.\u00a0 Building and Sustaining Community Capacity for addressing Childhood Obesity: A 3-Year Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Community-Academic Advisory Board. <u>Family and Community Health<\/u>, 42(1):62-79, 2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoellner J, <\/strong>Porter K. \u201cTranslational Research: Concepts and Methods in Dissemination and Implementation Research,\u201d book chapter in <u>Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease,<\/u> Coultson AM, Boushey CJ editors. 4<sup>th<\/sup> edition. 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.\u00a0 She also serves as the Co-Program Lead for the Cancer Prevention and Population Health (CPH) program for UVA&#8217;s Comprehensive Cancer Center [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2394,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty"],"acf":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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