Barbara Gordon, EdD, RDN, FAND

Professor Emerita

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

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

Scholarship

Cortez N, Gordon B. Produce prescriptions programs for at-risk pediatric populations in the United States: A review of observational studies and analysis of effect size. Dietetics. 2025; 4/4; 57. doi.org/10.3390/dietetics4040057
Gordon B, Christensen N, Reader J. Systemic factors fuel food insecurity among collegiate student-athletes: Qualitative findings of the Running on Empty Study. Nutrients. 2025; 17(14):2254.
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

Individual-participant Meta-analysis for Prevention And Cardiometabolic Treatment through Food is Medicine (IMPACT-FIM) collaborative
- Scientific Committee Member
Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation
- Board of Directors, Grants Chair
Idaho Universities Partnership Meeting: Student Basic Needs
- Coordinator
University of Washington, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) Trial
- National Advisory Board
Idaho Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Reviewer, Annual Meeting Research Posters