Barbara Gordon, EdD, RDN, FAND

Professor Emeritus

EdD, Idaho State University
MBA, Johns Hopkins University
BS, Simmons College

Courses Taught

Capstone Project
Nutrition Assessment and Instruction
Nutrition Epidemiology
Nutrition for Health Professions
Research, Writing and Grantsmanship

Research Interests

Social determinants of health
Public health nutrition
Nutritional considerations for urological conditions
Women’s health

Scholarship

Ferguson T, Gordon B. The efficacy and safety of using Chamomile products during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Cureus. 2025; 17(3): e81527.
Gordon B, Reader J, Larsen B, Cooper K. Utilization of participatory research theory and a national framework to advance a state food security research agenda: A mixed-methods study. IJERHP. 2024; 21(12):1677.
Gordon B. Nutritional considerations for bladder storage conditions in adult females. IJEPH. 2023; 20(19), 6879.
Keller M, Von Kahl B, Gordon B, Van Woerden I. Prevalence and demographic profiles of food insecure college students at main and satellite campuses in northwestern USA. Nutr Health. 2023; 29(3): 541-548.
Reader J, Gordon B, Christensen N. Food insecurity among a cohort of Division I collegiate student athletes. Nutrients. 2022; 14:4703.
Gordon B, Ridinger S, Krick R, Grosvenor L, Charron R. Fruit and vegetable prescription program for diabetes control among community health centers in rural Idaho and Oregon. Am J Public Health. 2022; 112:975-979.
Gordon B, Blanton C, Ramsey R, Jeffery A, Richey L, Hulse R. Anti-inflammatory diet for women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: The AID-IC pilot study. Methods Protoc. 2022; 5:40, doi.org/10.3390/mps5030040
Fakhoury M, Gordon B, Shorter B, Renson A, Borofsky M, Cohn M, Cabezon E, Wysock J, Bjurlin M. Perceptions of nephrolithiasis promoting factors and preventive measures: A prospective survey analysis. World J Urol. 2019; 37(8):1723-1731.
Brown, PS, Durhan D, Tivis RD, Stamper S, Waldren C, Toevs SE, Gordon B, Robb TA. Evaluation of food insecurity in adults and children with cystic fibrosis: Community case study. Front Public Health. 2018; 6:348.

Service

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Member, Scholarship Committee

Idaho Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Reviewer, Annual Meeting Research Posters

Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Mentor, Summer Research Projects

Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force

Mentor, Community Research Projects (doctorate students)

Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation

Interest Area Lead, Grants Committee

University of Washington, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) Trial

Member, National Advisory Board