Miami Occupational Research Group

John E. Lewis, PhD

 

• MORG Role: Co-Investigator

 

• Email: jlewis2@med.miami.edu

 

• Research Interests:

  • Nutrition

  • Dietary Supplements

  • Exercise

  • Medical Devices

 

• Training: 

  • 1995, PhD, Educational and Psychological – University of Miami

  • 1992, MS, Exercise Physiology – University of Tennessee

  • 1990, BS, Business Administration – University of Tennessee

 

• Biography:

  • Dr. Lewis is Co-Investigator of the Miami Occupational Research Group (MORG) with an emphasis on nutrition, diet, and exercise. Dr. Lewis’ primary research focuses on the effect of lifestyle interventions (i.e., dietary supplements, nutrition education and modification, exercise training, and medical devices) on multiple outcomes, such as quality of life, inflammation, immunological and cognitive functioning, depression, physical fitness, body composition, and other disease-specific markers.  

 

• Relevant Selected Publications:

  • Lewis, J. E., Hodgson, N., Cutrono, S., LeBlanc, W., Arheart, K., Fleming, L., & Lee, D. (Submitted for publication).  The relationship between aerobic capacity and metabolic syndrome among US workers.  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

  • Kachan, D., Lewis, J. E., Davila, E., Arheart, K., LeBlanc, W., Fleming, L., Caban-Martinez, A., & Lee, D.  (2012).  Nutrient intake and adherence to dietary recommendations among US workers.  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 54(1), 101-105.  doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823ccafa.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22193114.

  • Lewis, J. E., Clark, J. D., LeBlanc, W., Fleming, L., Caban-Martinez, A., Arheart, K., Tannenbaum, S., Ocasio, M., Davila, E., Kachan, D., McCollister, K., Dietz, N., Bandiera, F., & Clarke, T., & Lee, D. (2011).  Cardiovascular fitness levels among American workers.  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53(10), 1115-1121. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822cfe8e. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915067.

  • Lewis, J. E., Arheart, K., LeBlanc, W., Fleming, L., Lee, D., Davila, E., Caban-Martinez, A., Dietz, N., McCollister, K., Bandiera, F., & Clark, J. (2009).  Food label use and awareness    of nutritional information and recommendations among persons with chronic disease.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90, 1-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19776144.