Douglas Taren, PhD

Professional Titles

• Professor

Research Interests

Dr. Taren has 30 years of experience conducting research and developing educational programs in low and middle-income countries. He has directed several graduate and post-graduate level training programs in colleges of medicine and public health. He has worked extensively on local food systems, the prevention of HIV transmission, infant growth, and maternal and child health. He has led studies using various nutritional assessment methods and survey techniques as part of clinical and epidemiological studies. He has served as a resource person for the World Health Organization Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group Monitoring and Evaluation Subgroup, and the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has evaluated humanitarian aid programs for the United Nations World Food Program and the US Agency for International Development. His research and teaching have included fieldwork in Latin America, Africa, and South Asia. He has led several randomized control trials on nutrient and food supplementation. He was the principal investigator for an NIH-funded project to improve dietary methods, chaired the Fourth International Conference on Dietary Methods, and was the Co-Chair for the NIH Special Emphasis Panel on Diet and Physical Activity Methodologies. He also has led numerous trainings to standardize anthropometric measures for programs and research.

Publications

• Cunningham M, Diab L, Taren D. Pediatric Considerations for Nutrition and Malnutrition in Disasters. In: Pediatric Considerations in Disaster Settings, 2025, Eds L. Umphrey, J. Wathen, C.W. Wanyama, D. Alaro, C.W. Kariuki, C.I. Emadau, R. Gachie-LopoKoiyit. Springer Nature, Pages 143-174, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85501-6
• Zhang TM, Sharp SP, Scott JD, Taren D, Samaniego JC, Unger ER, Bertolli J, Lin JS, Ramers CB, Godino JG. Characterization of Post-Viral Infection Behaviors Among Patients With Long COVID: Prospective, Observational, Longitudinal Cohort Analyses of Fitbit Data and Patient-Reported Outcomes. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Dec 31;9:e77644. PubMed PMID: 41474983
• Taren D, Alaofè H, Burney J, Luo H, Suchdev PS, Long JM, Naylor R. Women-led sustainable irrigation improved indicators of nutritional status in children from Northern Benin. J Health Popul Nutr. 2025 Dec 8;44(1):424. PubMed PMID: 41361488
• Weaver SS, Carry M, Bertolli J, Godino J, Struminger B, Taren D, Scott JD, Sharp SP, Samaniego J, Bean DR, Issa A, Lin JS, Unger ER, Ramers CB. Assessing the influence of lived-experience experts on healthcare providers in a virtual community of practice: a qualitative study. Front Health Serv. 2025;5:1562651. PubMed PMID: 40656206
• Makhoul Z, Long JM, Ndonji M, Moore C, Mwandileya W, Lunda E, Miller K, Miller BS, Taren D (2025). Undernutrition and feeding difficulties among children with disabilities in Zambia: insights for inclusive nutrition strategies. PeerJ 13:e20023 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20023
• Makhoul Z, Ndonji M, Long JM, Moore C, Lunda E, Mwandileya W, Taren D. The nutritional and feeding status of children living in selected residential child care facilities in Zambia: implications for programs and policies. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1331907. PubMed PMID: 39296847
• Williams D, Bouchard L, Giraldo I, Carstensen G, Kiser L, Acosta L, Buxbaum S, Wong A, Taren D. Burnout Reduction Strategies Using Mobile-Based Applications: The Creation and Development of the SANE Well App. J Forensic Nurs. 2024 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39160659
• Buller DB, Sussman AL, Thomson CA, Kepka D, Taren D, Henry KL, Warner EL, Walkosz BJ, Woodall WG, Nuss K, Blair CK, Guest DD, Borrayo EA, Gordon JS, Hatcher J, Wetter DW, Kinsey A, Jones CF, Yung AK, Christini K, Berteletti J, Torres JA, Barraza Perez EY, Small A. #4Corners4Health Social Media Cancer Prevention Campaign for Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Feb 22;13:e50392. PubMed PMID: 38386396
• Long JM, Gatica-Domínguez G, Westcott JE, Taren D, Tejeda G, Diba TS, Mastiholi SC, Khan US, Garcés A, Figueroa L, Lokangaka A, Goudar SS, Aziz Ali S, Hambidge KM, Krebs NF. Infant and young child feeding indicators are positively associated with length and family care indicators in the children of the Women First trial participants. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jan;20(1):e13572. PubMed PMID: 37817452
• Varyvoda Y, Taren D. COP 27 insights to increase food-systems climate adaptation and resilience. Nutr Rev. 2023 Dec 11;82(1):1-4. PubMed PMID: 38073332
• Short E, Thompson D, Taren D, Bryant H, Gonzalez R, Sheava J, Hingle M. Feasibility of a food-based diabetes self-management education intervention for food insecure patients with type 2 diabetes: a convergent mixed methods study. Public Health Nutr. 2023 Dec;26(12):3100-3111. PubMed PMID: 37759394
• Godino JG, Samaniego JC, Sharp SP, Taren D, Zuber A, Armistad AJ, Dezan AM, Leyba AJ, Friedly JL, Bunnell AE, Matthews E, Miller MJ, Unger ER, Bertolli J, Hinckley A, Lin JS, Scott JD, Struminger BB, Ramers C. A technology-enabled multi-disciplinary team-based care model for the management of Long COVID and other fatiguing illnesses within a federally qualified health center: protocol for a two-arm, single-blind, pragmatic, quality improvement professional cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Aug 12;24(1):524. PubMed PMID: 37573421
• Taren D, Alaofè H, Yamanaka AB, Coleman P, Fleming T, Aflague T, Shallcross L, Wilkens L, Novotny R. Diet and Acanthosis Nigricans over a Two-Year Period in Children of the Pacific Region. Nutrients. 2023 Jun 12;15(12). PubMed PMID: 37375623
• Root AD, Pedersen LA, Cutshaw CA, Farland LV, Taren DL. Health Characteristics and Birth Outcomes for "Starting Out Right," a Teen Pregnancy Program. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Oct;27(10):1689-1696. PubMed PMID: 37249724
• Varyvoda Y, Akseer N, Sadkoviy V, Carmona R, Muramoto M, Wazny K, San Martin T, Taren D. Ukraine's most vulnerable need healthcare: Priorities during the armed conflict. Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2022 Dec;4:100296. PubMed PMID: 36570404
• Okusanya B, Nweke C, Gerald LB, Pettygrove S, Taren D, Ehiri J. Are prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service providers acquainted with national guideline recommendations? A cross-sectional study of primary health care centers in Lagos, Nigeria. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 11;22(1):769. PubMed PMID: 35689236
• Varyvoda Y, Taren D. Considering Ecosystem Services in Food System Resilience. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 19;19(6). PubMed PMID: 35329339
• Short E, Kohler LN, Taren D, Gonzalez R, Roe DJ, Hingle M. Diet Quality Following Food Pantry Visit Differs by Ethnicity. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2022;17(1):69-84. PubMed PMID: 35280518
• Okusanya B, Kimaru LJ, Mantina N, Gerald LB, Pettygrove S, Taren D, Ehiri J. Interventions to increase early infant diagnosis of HIV infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2022;17(2):e0258863. PubMed PMID: 35213579
• Bouchard L, Williams D, Kiser L, Freese E, Taren D. Promoting Professional Quality of Life and Resiliency in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan-Mar 01;18(1):13-20. PubMed PMID: 35170881
• Short E, Sharma J, Thompson DI, Taren D, Gonzalez R, Hingle M. Food Assistance Use Among Food Bank Clients Affected by Type 2 Diabetes. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 Apr;54(4):288-298. PubMed PMID: 35034840
• Taren D, Varyvoda Y, Long J, and the FSN-IL Consortium Partners. Theme 2: Post-Farmgate Food Processing, Food Packaging and Food Storage. Scoping Exercise Report. Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab, Tufts University, Boston. August 15, 2022
• Varyvoda Y, Taren D (2022). Advancing Food System Resilience by Pseudocereals Utilization. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering 16(11):1. https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/144413/advancing-food-system-resilience-by-pseudocereals-utilization.
• Taren D, Akseer N, Davis CD, Miller JW, Moustaid-Moussa N, Novotny R, Slupsky CM, Saroja Voruganti V, Cameron JM. Eighty years of nutritional sciences, and counting. Nutr Rev. 2021 Dec 8;80(1):1-5. PubMed PMID: 34891168
• Chebet JJ, Ehiri JE, McClelland DJ, Taren D, Hakim IA. Effect of d-limonene and its derivatives on breast cancer in human trials: a scoping review and narrative synthesis. BMC Cancer. 2021 Aug 6;21(1):902. PubMed PMID: 34362338
• Brooks AJ, Maizes V, Billimek J, Blair J, Chen MK, Goldblatt E, Kilgore D, Klatt M, Kligler B, Koithan MS, Kreitzer MJ, Lee JK, Lopez AM, Taren D, Lebensohn P. Professional development in integrative health through an interprofessional online course in clinical settings. Explore (NY). 2021 Nov-Dec;17(6):505-512. PubMed PMID: 32229083
• Varyvoda V, Cederstrom T, Borberg J, and Taren D. (2021). Enabling Food Safety Entrepreneurship: exploratory case studies from Nepal, Senegal and Ethiopia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 27 September 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.742908
• Short E, Kohler LN, Taren D, Gonzalez R, Roe DJ, Hingle M. (2021). Diet Quality Following Food Pantry Visit Differs by Ethnicity, Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2020.1860849.
• Taren, D. & Varyvoda, Y. Technical input from Lauretti-Bernhard, R. and Eason, J. (2021). Food Safety and Nutrition: Feedback from the Field. A report produced for Feed the Future Business Drivers for Food Safety, funded by USAID, and implemented by Food Enterprise Solutions. Arlington, Virginia, USA. https://agrilinks.org/sites/default/files/media/file/BD4FS-FS-Nutrition-TLN-Taren-FINAL-20210805.pdf
• Brooks AJ, Chen MK, Goldblatt E, Klatt M, Kligler B, Koithan MS, Kreitzer MJ, Lee JK, Lopez AM, Maizes V, Sandvold I, Taren D, Lebensohn P. Introducing integrative primary health care to an interprofessional audience: Feasibility and impact of an asynchronous online course. Explore (NY). 2020 Nov - Dec;16(6):392-400. PubMed PMID: 31980372
• Alaofè H, Burney J, Naylor R, Taren D. The impact of a Solar Market Garden programme on dietary diversity, women's nutritional status and micronutrient levels in Kalalé district of northern Benin. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Oct;22(14):2670-2681. PubMed PMID: 31280754
• Bauman A, Ernst K, Hayden M, Roe DJ, Murray R, Agawo M, Munga S, Schmahl E, Taren D. Assessing Community Health: An Innovative Tool for Measuring Height and Length. J Trop Pediatr. 2018 Apr 1;64(2):146-150. PubMed PMID: 28673047
• Harrison CA, Taren D. How poverty affects diet to shape the microbiota and chronic disease. Nat Rev Immunol. 2018 Apr;18(4):279-287. PubMed PMID: 29109542
• Alaofè H, Burney J, Naylor R, Taren D. Prevalence of anaemia, deficiencies of iron and vitamin A and their determinants in rural women and young children: a cross-sectional study in Kalalé district of northern Benin. Public Health Nutr. 2017 May;20(7):1203-1213. PubMed PMID: 28120735
• Alaofè H, Burney J, Naylor R, Taren D. Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Impacts on Crops Production Diversity and Dietary Diversity in Northern Benin. Food Nutr Bull. 2016 Jun;37(2):164-75. PubMed PMID: 27009089
• Floden L, Taren DL, Muramoto ML, Leischow SJ. BMI changes in adolescents treated with bupropion SR for smoking cessation. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Jan;24(1):26-9. PubMed PMID: 26692579
• Kligler B, Brooks AJ, Maizes V, Goldblatt E, Klatt M, Koithan MS, Kreitzer MJ, Lee JK, Lopez AM, McClafferty H, Rhode R, Sandvold I, Saper R, Taren D, Wells E, Lebensohn P. Interprofessional Competencies in Integrative Primary Healthcare. Glob Adv Health Med. 2015 Sep;4(5):33-9. PubMed PMID: 26421232
• Sabo S, de Zapien J, Teufel-Shone N, Rosales C, Bergsma L, Taren D. Service learning: a vehicle for building health equity and eliminating health disparities. Am J Public Health. 2015 Mar;105 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S38-43. PubMed PMID: 25706014
• Rosenthal J, Casas J, Taren D, Alverson CJ, Flores A, Frias J. Neural tube defects in Latin America and the impact of fortification: a literature review. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Mar;17(3):537-50. PubMed PMID: 23464652
• Holton KF, Taren DL, Thomson CA, Bennett RM, Jones KD. The effect of dietary glutamate on fibromyalgia and irritable bowel symptoms. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 Nov-Dec;30(6 Suppl 74):10-7. PubMed PMID: 22766026
• Makhoul Z, Taren D, Duncan B, Pandey P, Thomson C, Winzerling J, Muramoto M, Shrestha R. Risk factors associated with anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in rural Nepali pregnant women. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2012 May;43(3):735-46. PubMed PMID: 23077854
• Taren DL, Varela F, Dotson JA, Eden J, Egger M, Harper J, Johnson R, Kennedy K, Kent H, Muramoto M, Peacock JC, Roberts R, Sjolander S, Streeter N, Velarde L, Hill A. Developing a university-workforce partnership to address rural and frontier MCH training needs: the Rocky Mountain Public Health Education Consortium (RMPHEC). Matern Child Health J. 2011 Oct;15(7):845-50. PubMed PMID: 18953642
• Hanson M, Englberger L, Duncan B, Taren D, Mateak H, Johnson E. An evaluation of a nutrition intervention in Kapinga Village on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Pac Health Dialog. 2011 Mar;17(1):173-84. PubMed PMID: 23008983
• Abbot JM, Thomson CA, Ranger-Moore J, Teixeira PJ, Lohman TG, Taren DL, Cussler E, Going SB, Houtkooper LB. Psychosocial and behavioral profile and predictors of self-reported energy underreporting in obese middle-aged women. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Jan;108(1):114-9. PubMed PMID: 18155996
• Maurer J, Taren DL, Teixeira PJ, Thomson CA, Lohman TG, Going SB, Houtkooper LB. The psychosocial and behavioral characteristics related to energy misreporting. Nutr Rev. 2006 Feb;64(2 Pt 1):53-66. PubMed PMID: 16536182
• Sankaranarayanan S, Suárez M, Taren D, Genaro-Wolf D, Duncan B, Shrestha K, Shrestha N, Rosales FJ. The concentration of free holo-retinol binding protein is higher in vitamin A-sufficient than in deficient Nepalese women in late pregnancy. J Nutr. 2005 Dec;135(12):2817-22. PubMed PMID: 16317126
• Taren DL, Duncan B, Shrestha K, Shrestha N, Genaro-Wolf D, Schleicher RL, Pfeiffer CM, Sowell AL, Greivenkamp J, Canfield L. The night vision threshold test is a better predictor of low serum vitamin A concentration than self-reported night blindness in pregnant urban Nepalese women. J Nutr. 2004 Oct;134(10):2573-8. PubMed PMID: 15465750
• Taren D, Dwyer J, Freedman L, Solomons NW. Dietary assessment methods: where do we go from here?. Public Health Nutr. 2002 Dec;5(6A):1001-3. PubMed PMID: 12683360
• Staten LK, Taren DL, Howell WH, Tobar M, Poehlman ET, Hill A, Reid PM, Ritenbaugh C. Validation of the Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire using doubly labeled water. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001 Nov;33(11):1959-67. PubMed PMID: 11689750
• Taren DL, Thomson CA, Koff NA, Gordon PR, Marian MJ, Bassford TL, Fulginiti JV, Ritenbaugh CK. Effect of an integrated nutrition curriculum on medical education, student clinical performance, and student perception of medical-nutrition training. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 Jun;73(6):1107-12. PubMed PMID: 11382667
• Canfield LM, Kaminsky RG, Taren DL, Shaw E, Sander JK. Red palm oil in the maternal diet increases provitamin A carotenoids in breastmilk and serum of the mother-infant dyad. Eur J Nutr. 2001 Feb;40(1):30-8. PubMed PMID: 11315503
• Vuckovic N, Ritenbaugh C, Taren DL, Tobar M. A qualitative study of participants' experiences with dietary assessment. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000 Sep;100(9):1023-8. PubMed PMID: 11019349
• Thomson CA, Taren D, Koff N, Marian M, Canfield L, Bassford T, Ritenbaugh C. An integrated nutrition curriculum in medical education. J Cancer Educ. 2000 Fall;15(3):127-9. PubMed PMID: 11019756
• Shrestha AK, Duncan B, Taren D, Canfield LM, Greivenkamp JE, Shrestha N, Shrestha KK. A new, simple, inexpensive means of testing functional vitamin A status: the night vision threshold test (NVTT). A preliminary field-test report. J Trop Pediatr. 2000 Dec;46(6):352-6. PubMed PMID: 11191147
• Hill AL, Roe DJ, Taren DL, Muramoto MM, Leischow SJ. Efficacy of transdermal nicotine in reducing post-cessation weight gain in a Hispanic sample. Nicotine Tob Res. 2000 Aug;2(3):247-53. PubMed PMID: 11082825
• Bruinsma KA, Taren DL. Dieting, essential fatty acid intake, and depression. Nutr Rev. 2000 Apr;58(4):98-108. PubMed PMID: 10835899
• Buller D, Buller MK, Larkey L, Sennott-Miller L, Taren D, Aickin M, Wentzel TM, Morrill C. Implementing a 5-a-day peer health educator program for public sector labor and trades employees. Health Educ Behav. 2000 Apr;27(2):232-40. PubMed PMID: 10768804
• Larkey LK, Alatorre C, Buller DB, Morrill C, Klein Buller M, Taren D, Sennott-Miller L. Communication strategies for dietary change in a worksite peer educator intervention. Health Educ Res. 1999 Dec;14(6):777-90. PubMed PMID: 10585385
• Taren DL, Tobar M, Hill A, Howell W, Shisslak C, Bell I, Ritenbaugh C. The association of energy intake bias with psychological scores of women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1999 Jul;53(7):570-8. PubMed PMID: 10452412
• Bruinsma K, Taren DL. Chocolate: food or drug?. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999 Oct;99(10):1249-56. PubMed PMID: 10524390
• Canfield LM, Taren DL, Kaminsky RG, Mahal Z. Short-term beta-carotene supplementation of lactating mothers consuming diets low in vitamin A. J Nutr Biochem. 1999 Sep;10(9):532-8. PubMed PMID: 15539333
• Buller DB, Morrill C, Taren D, Aickin M, Sennott-Miller L, Buller MK, Larkey L, Alatorre C, Wentzel TM. Randomized trial testing the effect of peer education at increasing fruit and vegetable intake. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999 Sep 1;91(17):1491-500. PubMed PMID: 10469751
• Enriquez FJ, Taren D, Cruz-López A, Muramoto M, Palting JD, Cruz P. Prevalence of intestinal encephalitozoonosis in Mexico. Clin Infect Dis. 1998 May;26(5):1227-9. PubMed PMID: 9597258
• Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M, Taren D, Teufel N, Graver E, Woolf K, Alberts DS. Use of a food frequency questionnaire to screen for dietary eligibility in a randomized cancer prevention phase III trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1997 May;6(5):347-54. PubMed PMID: 9149895
• Ball TM, Taren DA. Use of arm circumference (AC) measurement and maternal reporting of illness. J Trop Pediatr. 1995 Aug;41(4):250-2. PubMed PMID: 7563283
• Grizzard WS, Hilton GF, Hammer ME, Taren D, Brinton DA. Pneumatic retinopexy failures. Cause, prevention, timing, and management. Ophthalmology. 1995 Jun;102(6):929-36. PubMed PMID: 7777301
• Grizzard WS, Hilton GF, Hammer ME, Taren D. A multivariate analysis of anatomic success of retinal detachments treated with scleral buckling. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1994 Jan;232(1):1-7. PubMed PMID: 8119596
• Miller K, Duran-Pinales C, Cruz-Lopez A, Morales-Lechuga L, Taren D, Enriquez FJ. Cryptosporidium parvum in children with diarrhea in Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Sep;51(3):322-5. PubMed PMID: 7943551
• Taren D, Chen J. A positive association between extended breast-feeding and nutritional status in rural Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993 Dec;58(6):862-7. PubMed PMID: 8249868
• Taren DL, Freeman MB, Brandenburg NA. Evaluation of dietary and activity questionnaires for elementary school children. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993 Oct 29;699:298-300. PubMed PMID: 8267333
• Tornambe PE, Poliner LS, Hovey LJ, Taren D. Scatter macular photocoagulation for subfoveal neovascular membranes in age-related macular degeneration. A pilot study. Retina. 1992;12(4):305-14. PubMed PMID: 1283021
• Taren DL, Sanjur D, Rivera G, Crompton DW, Nesheim M, Cox JT, Williamson EC. The nutritional status of Guaymi Indians living in Chiriqui province, Republic of Panamá. Arch Latinoam Nutr. 1992 Jun;42(2):118-26. PubMed PMID: 1341851
• Taren DL, Graven SN. The association of prenatal nutrition and educational services with low birth weight rates in a Florida program. Public Health Rep. 1991 Jul-Aug;106(4):426-36. PubMed PMID: 1908594
• Taren DL, Graven SN. The sensitivity and specificity of a preterm risk score for various patient populations. J Perinatol. 1991 Jun;11(2):130-6. PubMed PMID: 1890471
• Cook MC, Taren DL. Nutritional implications of medication use and misuse in elderly. J Fla Med Assoc. 1990 Jun;77(6):606-13. PubMed PMID: 2196334
• Taren DL, Clark W, Chernesky M, Quirk E. Weekly food servings and participation in social programs among low income families. Am J Public Health. 1990 Nov;80(11):1376-8. PubMed PMID: 2240310
• Holland CV, Taren DL, Crompton DW, Nesheim MC, Sanjur D, Barbeau I, Tucker K, Tiffany J, Rivera G. Intestinal helminthiases in relation to the socioeconomic environment of Panamanian children. Soc Sci Med. 1988;26(2):209-13. PubMed PMID: 3347848
• Thompson FE, Taren DL, Andersen E, Casella G, Lambert JK, Campbell CC, Frongillo EA Jr, Spicer D. Within month variability in use of soup kitchens in New York State. p4. Am J Public Health. 1988 Oct;78(10):1298-301. PubMed PMID: 3421384
• Taren DL, Chvapil M, Weber CW. Increasing the breaking strength of wounds exposed to preoperative irradiation using vitamin E supplementation. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1987;57(2):133-7. PubMed PMID: 3654105
• Taren DL, Nesheim MC, Crompton DW, Holland CV, Barbeau I, Rivera G, Sanjur D, Tiffany J, Tucker K. Contributions of ascariasis to poor nutritional status in children from Chiriqui Province, Republic of Panama. Parasitology. 1987 Dec;95 ( Pt 3):603-13. PubMed PMID: 3696781
• Holland CV, Crompton DW, Taren DL, Nesheim MC, Sanjur D, Barbeau I, Tucker K. Ascaris lumbricoides infection in pre-school children from Chiriqui Province, Panama. Parasitology. 1987 Dec;95 ( Pt 3):615-22. PubMed PMID: 3696782
• Ewy GA, Taren D, Bangert J, McClung S, Hellman DA. Comparison of myocardial damage from defibrillator discharges at various dosages. Med Instrum. 1980 Jan-Feb;14(1):9-12. PubMed PMID: 7354738
• Yakaitis RW, Ewy GA, Otto CW, Taren DL, Moon TE. Influence of time and therapy on ventricular defibrillation in dogs. Crit Care Med. 1980 Mar;8(3):157-63. PubMed PMID: 7363631
• Ewy GA, Hellman DA, McClung S, Taren D. Influence of ventilation phase on transthoracic impedance and defibrillation effectiveness. Crit Care Med. 1980 Mar;8(3):164-6. PubMed PMID: 7363632
• Taren D, Ewy GA. Relative contribution of paddle electrode area and edge length to transthoracic impedance from a dc defibrillator discharge. Med Instrum. 1979 May-Jun;13(3):183-4. PubMed PMID: 440179
• Ewy GA, Taren D. Relative impedance of gels to defibrillator discharge. Med Instrum. 1979 Sep-Oct;13(5):295-6. PubMed PMID: 502929
• Ewy GA, Taren D. Impedance to transthoracic direct current discharge: a model for testing interface material. Med Instrum. 1978 Jan-Feb;12(1):47-8. PubMed PMID: 634191
• Thomas E, Ewy GA, Taren D. Transvenous catheter defibrillation: comparison of a half-sinusoidal and trapezoidal waveform. Med Instrum. 1978 Nov-Dec;12(6):349-51. PubMed PMID: 745574
• Ewy GA, Thomas E, Taren D. Electrode system for permanent implantable defibrillators: transvenous catheter and subcutaneous plate electrodes. Med Instrum. 1978 Sep-Oct;12(5):296-300. PubMed PMID: 703654
• Ewy GA, Taren D. Comparison of paddle electrode pastes used for defibrillation. Heart Lung. 1977 Sep-Oct;6(5):847-50. PubMed PMID: 587701
• Varyvoda Y, Long J, Burniske G, Taren D. (2025). Scalable Post-Framgate Innovations in Food Systems: A Scoping Review for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Nutrition Reviews. (In Press)
• Echo LW, Kinsey A, Walkosz BJ, Berteletti J, Nuss K, Small A, Woodall WG, Kepka D, Taren D, Skiba M, Guest DD, Blair CK, Gordon JS, Wetter DW, Borrayo EA, Henry K, Sussman AL, Buller DB. (2025). Development and pilot-testing of an online cancer prevention intervention for rural emerging adults. J Med Internet Res (In Press)
• Makhoul Z, Muhumuza MF, Kyarisiima V, Amongin G, Nakibirango M, Moore C, Akellot D, Musiime L, Alupo D, Namusuwa LM, Magéro P, Miller K, Taren D. (2025). Undernutrition and Feeding Difficulties Among Children with Disabilities in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients (In Press)
• Short E, Sharma J, Thompson DI, Taren D, Gonzalez R, Hingle M. Using the tools that they’re giving us to make better choices”: Food Assistance Use Among Food Bank Clients Affected by Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaivor.
• Okusanya B, Kimaru LJ, Mantina N, Gerald LB, Pettygrove S, Taren, D, Ehiri J. (2021). Interventions to increase early infant diagnosis of HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis PLOS One
• Bouchard L, Williams, D, Kiser L, Freese E, Taren D. (2021) Promoting Professional Quality of Life and Resiliency in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. Journal of Forensic Nursing

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Nutrition, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatrics