Investigator: Sheila West

Academic title	Assistant Professor
College	College of Health and Human Development
Campuses	Penn State University Park
Department	Biobehavioral Health
Graduate programs	Biobehavioral Health

Phone

sgw2@psu.edu

814 863 0176

Educational background

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991 and University of Manchester, England (1988-1989)
Ph.D., University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, 1997

Areas of expertise

Arteriosclerosis	African Americans
Blood Flow Velocity	Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases	Cholesterol
Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diet	Dietary Fats
Endothelium, Vascular	Environment
Erythrocytes	Estradiol
Folic Acid	Homocysteine
Hypercholesterolemia	Hypertension
Inflammation	Lipids
Menstrual Cycle	Menstruation Disturbances
Milk	Periodicity
Smoking	Stress, Psychological
Vascular Resistance	Vasodilation
Estrogen Replacement Therapy	Women's Health
Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate	alpha-Linolenic Acid
Progesterone Congeners	Perimenopause
Brachial Artery	Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
Fatty Acids, Omega-3	Arginine
Stress	Isoflavones
Phytotherapy	Soybean Proteins
Diet, Fat-Restricted	Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Cytokines	Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Antioxidants	Food, Fortified
Leukocytes, Mononuclear	Apolipoproteins B
Postprandial Period	Vasoconstriction
Biological Markers	Bone Resorption
Dietary Fats, Unsaturated	Feeding Behavior
Health Behavior	Docosahexaenoic Acids
Eicosapentaenoic Acid	Hypertriglyceridemia
Juglans	Prostate-Specific Antigen
Prostatic Neoplasms	Tocopherols
Vascular Diseases

Publication author name

West SG

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