Alyssa Tindall
Dr. Tindall is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and earned a dual-title PhD in Nutritional Sciences and Clinical and Translational Science at the Pennsylvania State University. She completed the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship and worked as a Scientist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Tindall also held adjunct instructor roles at Drexel University and the Pennsylvania State University before joining Ursinus College faculty. Her goal as an educator is to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment where students learn, question, and practice as individuals and members of a community. Dr. Tindall’s research focuses on understanding the influence of cultural, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics on diet patterns and the impact of diet interventions on food patterns and health outcomes.
Department
Teaching
- Nutrition
- Public Health
- Current Trends in Health
Research Interests
- Food Patterns
- Diet Quality
- Diet Assessment
- Diet and Disease
Recent Work
Tindall A, Bass R, Maqbool A, Stallings VA. Impact of lumacaftor/ivacaftor on nutrition and growth in modulator-naïve children over 24 weeks. J Cyst Fibros. 2024; 23(4):758-763.
Gregory EF, Maddox AI, Tindall A, Ibarra JL, Virudachalam S. Comparison of Cardiovascular Health Between Parents and Non-Parents in NHANES 2011-2018. Fam Community Health. 2024; 47(3):231-238.
Petersen KS, Chandra M, Chen See JR, Leister J, Jafari F, Tindall A, Kris-Etherton PM, Lamendella R. Walnut Consumption and Gut Microbial Metabolism: Results of an Exploratory Analysis from a Randomized, Crossover, Controlled-Feeding Study. Clinical Nutrition. 2023; 42(11):2258-2269.
DiVito D, Wellik A, Burfield J Peterson J, FlickingerJ, Tindall A, Albanowski K, Vishnubhatt S, MacMullen L, Martin I, MurareskuC, McCormick E, Ibrahim-Sankoh G, McCormack S, Goldstein A,
Ganetzky R, Yudkoff M, XiaoR, Falk MJ, Mascarenhas M, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z. Optimized nutrition in Mitochondrial Disease correlates to improved muscle fatigue, strength and quality of life.
Neurotherapeutics. 2023; 20(6):1723-1745.
Tindall A, Mascarenhas M, Maqbool A, Stallings V. LPC-rich Nutrition Therapy Increased Gut Absorption of Co-ingested Dietary Fat: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2023; 7(9):101985.
Tindall A, Bass R, Maqbool A, Stallings V. Changes in nutrition and growth status in young children in
the first 12 weeks of ivacaftor therapy. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2023; S1569-1993(23):00114-5.
Bass RM, Tindall A, Sheikh S. Utilization of the Healthy Eating Index in Cystic Fibrosis. Nutrients. 2022; 14(4):834.
Tindall AM & Stallings VA. Sex differences in cardiovascular risk may be related to sex differences in diet patterns. Annals of Human Biology. 2021; 48(6):517-524.
Petersen KS, Bowen KJ, Tindall AM, Johnston EJ, Sullivan VK, Fleming J, Kris-Etherton PM. The Effect of Inflammation and Insulin Resistance on Lipid and Lipoprotein Responsiveness to Dietary
Intervention. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2020; 4(11):nzaa160.
Tindall AM, Schall JI, Seme B, Ratshaa B, Tolle M, Nnyepi MS, Mazhani L, Rutstein RM, Steenhoff AP, Stallings VA. Vitamin D status, nutrition and growth in HIV-infected mothers and HIV-exposed infants and children in Botswana. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 13;15(8):e0236510.
