Expertise

Dr. Negger’s research interests are in the area of Perinatal Epidemiology and more recently, risk factors associated with Autism. She has conducted extensive research on the factors associated with low birth weight, a major factor associated with infant mortality in Alabama and the U.S.

Research Interests:

  • Zinc status during pregnancy
  • Factor related to infant birth weight
  • Nutritional status during pregnancy
  • Autism and lipid metabolism
Communities
Hospitality and Tourism, Nutrition and Dietetic Services, Nutrition
Degrees
PhD, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Epidemiology, 1988
MS, University of Tennessee, Nutrition, 1975
MS, Meerut University, India, Chemistry, 1970
Keywords
nutrition or dietetics