Becky Dunn ,Ph.D., RD
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, CHNS
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. University of New Hampshire, Animal & Nutritional Sciences
- M.A. Immaculata University, Nutrition Education
- B.S. Keene State College, Dietetics
COURSES TAUGHT
- Professor Emerita from Keene State College teaching:
- Nutritional Biochemistry
- Medical Nutrition Therapy I & II
- Research Methods
- Advanced Nutritional Biochemistry
- Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS
Dr. Dunn’s research is in maternal/child health with an emphasis on promoting and supporting breastfeeding families through the lens of the social ecological model. She has examined factors that influence a woman’s decision to initiate and sustain breastfeeding, particularly in women with low-income, and practices in the early care and education setting using both qualitative and quantitative methods. In addition, she was the project coordinator for a New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services grant-funded project for over a decade improving nutrition and physical activity practices and policies in child care programs and public schools.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Grants Recieved
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care and Public Schools,
NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, $824,383 awarded | 2013-2022
Barriers and Contributors to Breastfeeding
NH Department of Health and Human Services, Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Keene State College and local non-profit sources, $31,000 awarded | 2011-2021
Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Keene State College, $17,600 awarded | 2014-2021
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Dunn, R.L., Kalich, K.A., & Arnold, L. (2022). Creating a breastfeeding-friendly early learning program. Young Children, 77(4), 44-50.
- Dunn, R.L., Phillips, S. Arnold, L., Messer, J., Nelson, B. & Kalich, K.A. (2021). Early care and education professionals’ breastfeeding knowledge and practices before and after an e-learning program. Journal of Health Science and Education, 5(4), 1-11.
- Dunn, R.L. & Lessen, R. (2017). The influence of human milk on flavor and food preferences. Current Nutrition Reports, 6,134-140.
- Dunn, R.L., Kalich, K.A., Fedrizzi, R., & Phillips, S. (2015). Barriers and contributors to breastfeeding in WIC mothers: A social ecological perspective. Breastfeeding Medicine, 10(10), 493-501.
- Dunn, R.L., Kalich, K.A., Henning, M.J. & Fedrizzi, R. (2015). Engaging field-based professionals in a qualitative assessment of barriers and positive contributors to breastfeeding using the Social Ecological Model. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19(1), 6-16.
- Dunn, R.L., Huwe, J.K., & Carey, G.B. (2010). Biomonitoring polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human milk as a function of environment, dietary intake, and demographics in New Hampshire. Chemosphere, 80, 1175-1182.
- Dunn, R.L., & Carey, G.B. (2010). Developing a biomonitoring educational pamphlet for potential participants in a breast milk biomonitoring study. Journal of Human Lactation, 26(2), 183-186.
- Dunn, R. L., Stettler, N., & Mascarenhas, M.R. (2003). Refeeding syndrome in hospitalized pediatric patients. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 18, 327-332.
- Dunn, R. L. (2003). Nutrition management of cardiac conditions. In N. Nevin-Folino (Ed.), Pediatric manual of clinical dietetics (2nd ed.). American Dietetic Association.
