Abby D Peairs , PhD

I earned a B.S. in Biology (Mary Washington College) and a Ph.D. in Nutrition in Sports and Chronic Disease (Virginia Tech). I joined the University of Cincinnati Faculty in 2010 after completing my post-doctoral fellowship in immunology at the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. I have experience in clinical and laboratory studies of human nutrition, exercise physiology, and immunology. My career objectives are to research the effect of dietary intake on inflammation and oxidative stress in conditions of chronic disease in addition to the effects on physical recovery in athletes. Recent research studies include investigating the effects of the DASH diet on blood sugar levels in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (as that is essential to being able to test the effects of this diet on cardiovascular parameters) and the usefulness of the DASH diet in weight management and reduction in CV risk profile in adolescents with obesity.  I have also been working with collaborators in the Department of Athletics to investigate relationships between nutrition and recovery and changes in body composition over time in different types of athletes.

In the Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Nutrition Sciences, I teach courses in Nutrition and Exercise and Advanced Nutrition II at the undergraduate level, and I teach the metabolism courses Macronutrients and Vitamins and Minerals at the graduate level.  
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Doctoral degree: Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, 2007 (Nutrition in Sports and Chronic Disease)

Bachelor's Degree: Mary Washington College Fredericksburg, VA, 2000 (Biology)

The effects of the DASH diet on blood sugar levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
The effect of dietary intake on athletic performance and relationships between dietary patterns and indices of recovery in athletes.

08-01-2019 -To Present Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Investigators:Abigail Peairs & Bob Mangine 01-2020 American Athletic Conference Sports Science Division Heart Rate Sensitivity Wellness Initiative Role:PI

03-2019 Naked Labs 3D body scanner to conduct body composition assessment comparison studies with the bod pod

04-2012 UC CCTST & CCHMC DASH for Diabetes Controlled Feeding Follow-up Study Role:PI

06-2011 UC CTRC DASH for Diabetes Controlled Feeding Pilot Study Role:PI

01-01-2009 -12-31-2009 Harvey Peters Foundation AMPK activation regulates metabolism and inflammation in NZB/NZW mice Role:PI

Grant: #2019-20 Res. Grant Investigators:Palmer, Thomas; Peairs, Abigail 09-01-2019 -08-30-2021 American Athletic Conference Sport Science Division Heart Rate Sensitivity Wellness Initiative Role:PI $10,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit

Published Abstracts

Bruzina,A., Peairs,A., Mangine,R., Hasselfeld,K., Detherage,J., Divine,J. (2017. ) Relationship between physiological load, body composition, and performance across a season in female soccer athletes .[Abstract]Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise (MSSE), Suppl Issue ,May

Peairs,Abigail, Hess,Melody, Shah,Amy, Couch,Sarah (2015. ) Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet Modified for Diabetes .[Abstract]The FASEB Journal, 29 (1 Supplement ) ,

Couch,S., Crandell,J., Peairs,A., Liese,A., Shah,A., Dolan,L., Tooze,J., Crume,T., King,I., Mayer-Davis,E. (2013. ) Polyunsaturated Fatty acids (PUFA) and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): SEARCH Nutrition Ancillary Study .[Abstract]Diabetes, 62(Suppl.1) ,A346

Peairs,A., Hess,M., Shah,A., Couch,S. (2012. ) DASH for Diabetes Controlled Feeding Study .[Abstract]Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 112 (9(Suppl) ) ,A35

Srinivasan,R., Coyle,D., Batra,N., Blanco,V., Tong,W., Palascak,M., Franco,R., Chatterjee,T., Hui,D., Davidson,W., Aronow,B., Ozhegov,E., Manka,D., Peairs,A., Blomkalns,A., Weintraub,N., Bogdanov,V. (2012. ) RBC-Macrophage Inflammatory Axis: Potential Role in Atherosclerosis .[Abstract]Circulation, 126(Suppl 21) ,A19046

Katona, A*, Riewe, C, Zalewski, S, Powers, K, Mangine, R, Peairs, A (2020. ) Comparing Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to Air Displacement Plethysmography for Body Composition Assessment in Female Athletes. .[Abstract]Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (MSSE), 52 (5 ) ,Supplement

Srinivasan,R., Coyle,D., Batra,N., Blanco,V., Tong,W., Palascak,M., Franco,R., Chatterjee,T., Hui,D., Davidson,W., Aronow,B., Kalfa,T., Manka,D., Peairs,A., Blomkalns,A., Weintraub,N., Bogdanov,V. (2012. ) Red Blood Cells As a Novel Mediator of Chronic Inflammation in Diet-Induced Obesity: Implications for Atherosclerosis .[Abstract]Blood, 120 ,3198

Reilly,Christopher, Regna,Nicole, Peairs,Abigail (2010. ) EGCG Inhibits Inflammation Independently of AMPK (87.10) .[Abstract]The Journal of Immunology, 184 (1 Supplement ) ,87.10 -87.10

Peer Reviewed Publications

Jones, Shannon M; Mann, Adrien; Conrad, Kelsey; Saum, Keith; Hall, David E; McKinney, Lisa M; Robbins, Nathan; Thompson, Joel; Peairs, Abigail D; Camerer, Eric; Rayner, Katey J; Tranter, Michael; Mackman, Nigel; Owens, A Phillip (2018. ) PAR2 (Protease-Activated Receptor 2) Deficiency Attenuates Atherosclerosis in Mice.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, , 38 (6 ) ,1271-1282 More Information

Peairs, Abigail D; Shah, Amy S; Summer, Suzanne; Hess, Melody; Couch, Sarah C (2017. ) Effects of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet on glucose variability in youth with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes management (London, England), , 7 (5 ) ,383-391

Couch,S. C., Crandell,J., King,I., Peairs,A., Shah,A. S., Dolan,L. M., Tooze,J., Crume,T., Mayer-Davis,E. (2017. ) Associations between long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular lipid risk factors in youth with type 1 diabetes: SEARCH Nutrition Ancillary Study .Journal of diabetes and its complications, , 31 (1 ) ,67 -73

Unruh,D., Srinivasan,R., Benson,T., Haigh,S., Coyle,D., Batra,N., Keil,R., Sturm,R., Blanco,V., Palascak,M., Franco,R. S., Tong,W., Chatterjee,T., Hui,D. Y., Davidson,W. S., Aronow,B. J., Kalfa,T., Manka,D., Peairs,A., Blomkalns,A., Fulton,D. J., Brittain,J. E., Weintraub,N. L., Bogdanov,V. Y. (2015. ) Red Blood Cell Dysfunction Induced by High-Fat Diet: Potential Implications for Obesity-Related Atherosclerosis .Circulation, , 132 (20 ) ,1898 -1908

• Austin Katona, Caroline Riewe, Angela Bruzina, Nicholas J Ollberding, Mary Ankrom, Jon Divine, Robert Mangine and Abigail Peairs. (2020. ) Body Composition Changes over Multiple Academic Years in Female Collegiate Soccer Players. .J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. , , 5 ,72 More Information

• Strong, Heather, Onengiya Harry, Emilie Westcott*, Katherine Kidwell, Sarah Couch, Abigail Peairs, Maria Britto, Lori E. Crosby. (2020. ) Weight status and health behaviors of adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: The Emerging Risk for Obesity. .Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, , Nov 5 , More Information

Peairs,A. D., Rankin,J. W., Lee,Y. W. (2011. ) Effects of acute ingestion of different fats on oxidative stress and inflammation in overweight and obese adults .Nutrition journal, , 10 ,122 -2891-10-122

Rankin, JW and Abigail D. Turpyn (2007. ) Low carbohydrate, high fat diet increases C-reactive protein during weight loss. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, , 26 (2 ) ,163-169

Summer, Suzanne S; Couch, Sarah C; Shah, Amy S; McNeill, Meghan P; Peairs, Abigail D (2019. ) Evaluating a dietary pattern in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: The dash-d approach. Diabetes management (London, England), , 9 (1 ) ,28-38

Peairs,A., Dai,R., Gan,L., Shimp,S., Rylander,M. N., Li,L., Reilly,C. M. (2010. ) Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) attenuates inflammation in MRL/lpr mouse mesangial cells .Cellular & molecular immunology, , 7 (2 ) ,123 -132

Peairs, Abigail D; Rankin, Janet W; Lee, Yong Woo (2011. ) Effects of acute ingestion of different fats on oxidative stress and inflammation in overweight and obese adults.Nutrition journal, , 10 ,122 More Information

Peairs,A., Radjavi,A., Davis,S., Li,L., Ahmed,A., Giri,S., Reilly,C. M. (2009. ) Activation of AMPK inhibits inflammation in MRL/lpr mouse mesangial cells .Clinical and experimental immunology, , 156 (3 ) ,542 -551

Peairs,A. T., Rankin,J. W. (2008. ) Inflammatory response to a high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight loss diet: effect of antioxidants .Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), , 16 (7 ) ,1573 -1578

Book Chapter

Peairs,A., Abbey,E. (2013 ) Antioxidants and inflammation in obesity Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions in Diabetes .(pp. 413 -434).San Diego, Academic Press

2007 Raville Award, Graduate Student of the Year HNFE Department

2007 Future Professoriate Certificat the Graduate School of Virginia Tech

2007 MILES Certificate

2007 2nd Place Dean’s Forum on Health and Nutrition

2007-2009 Postdoctoral fellow, Focused on autoimmunity and inflammation and interactions between nutrition, metabolism, and inflammation, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, , Blacksburg, VA

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abigail.peairs@uc.edu