Lori Bechard (she/her)

Registered Dietitian (RD or RDN)
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist
Rhode Island Board of Dietetics Practice

Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist
Rhode Island Board of Dietetics Practice

Fellow of the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)

Pediatric Nutrition Research Grant
Pediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

Outstanding Member of the Year
Pediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

American Society for Nutrition

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Akhondi-Asl, A. & Ariagno, K. & Fluckiger, L. & Jotterand Chaparro, C. & Martinez, E. & Moreno, Y. & Ong, C. & Skillman, H. & Tume, L. & Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 26, 2024). Changes in Global Nutrition Practices in Critically Ill Children and the Influence of Emerging Evidence: A Secondary Analysis of the Pediatric International Nutrition Studies, 2009-2018. (Journal Article).
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/282025/AIP/1-s2.0-S221226722400203X/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQD6NQJC7FTQUvhPV8mM1wfFuZvA2O2hnmJKIiWWk%2BK23AIhALa5PaSO%2BH%2BOdoxWQ4gQ3AbvPUpPMXkx1I63YOOlvdxMKrsFCJT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMDU5MDAzNTQ2ODY1IgxgGc4pxFPd1qDrSUkqjwU9EBBl%2Foj%2BtFHGuTNZvTAlNJwL5LLpOKs21O25Qdcaj%2BR3VietYY6w8JCcUUnJSS9soCZ8xvDl1N8qJaroIBl1IrfaudUT0ECcLuPAv8qKkExQ%2FEbXOx34o4yniyG%2BeezPDim%2BDrPGmGY8F0X0gbZnCKFYlXTXiFI%2BtpKVNVkOlksBvKRAjiXoJwcRYy%2BBHtRGxL8wfmxMWRsjwGJJlxbXCU9%2BLG%2BBu3S%2Bj3gmXEgnh8JttQdpwasDeo4kBrbX7VRwLcwkhzSPGN4D4JlHG4c3omoyqi28PwaqUNuFUUIYvkOFKcSD%2FcAjixHQVApm9bFdJlSykqc0O7v60%2FC8yVbrNS3nucx5Tzm0MIHFoVSyw4Mq6yAFdd%2BoqgMSVJeVMkl2h0GLiaVoTDpEZkAKgweVkucom%2BEXSF1EOB7qN%2FyTrhYMw%2BiExrFUjIIFP9YG6e%2Bih3WgbFSsvuL%2BMIcfjsdMWlA7FX5cdBTcILiu3h92COaHq1dMckdfZBPYn30yZ3j4n2AXSyegl379%2BKNl8%2FzxbgFjrLmUYzJOcWQllgJg3SwEtfTWgNHipw20A6i1HzC8aZz%2BPBrfpl%2BMvtsw5%2FRvPtQVy8j0pj5a6yDoiNAeWNug%2BaWOqjsYfDqzC7DsOEnW8YBTWM5Of%2FzK3JQxgGZXgBajK7ItCNrH3Q4XnAF37eMHyC8Oqffb64sYDSAdcmCp1k0LUPMP4vo5ObSYdGnlYc1Q3i8swDQU2Olh2j3O2JCkQTtf9z%2FifjQJedU%2F1JmJH5gaBNFMxehYctLz6jbxpYhBMeKJhBXc0D%2BRKuLmtDwIanEScz9yWd4bGmtWsAr37hUMMqXGJaEVAkLhNFoe4w002l4%2FiETCihd1utudMKOGnrYGOrAB%2B19e9lN4caWvxNKJamWYbVM0uy7AnRfOjSKUK0pDRcEluHGYzo%2FWRXuYth%2BQV9ePEaeu1qxJ0tIu2tKHS9bL4wKXbpkHRIsglS9dyqlwJEcQFOZHWDXJbsqcs9nRYjGvD%2FxeFInc%2FffDo259KsFK2YC6FgETNmXa2qbhj5yOlK87pjdXkQdshLrCRteqel4r%2BOgD%2FmRTsVo5lqpKiKwSjMiSPwgUZOWibCGi7qQ1xdk%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20240822T192254Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTY4K63WTSC%2F20240822%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=353c39e2df51028bb43bdb3eb82a23bc22e760a464b85f0a5874ae9cb0db87a4&hash=e3edb49185d3df2c43ff9bd266d39c99362590cab4d16dce82b8d628237c2641&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S221226722400203X&tid=spdf-0fd78b93-da4a-4787-890b-5267145cf612&sid=065fdcfa5b32d848068ab820a37087e5e43cgxrqa&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LXNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QtY29tLmp3dXB2ZHouaWRtLm9jbGMub3Jn&ua=0f175806585757010157&rr=8b753bf8d8945074&cc=us

Mills, K. & Albert, B. & Bechard, L. & Chu, S. & Duggan, C. & Kaza, A. & Rakoff-Nahoum, S. & Sleeper, L. & Newburger, J. & Priebe, G. & Mehta, N. (February, 2024). Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Versus Placebo-A Blinded Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Two Strategies in Critically Ill Infants With Congenital Heart Disease.. (Journal Article).
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 25(2), 118–127.
https://journals-lww-com.jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/pccmjournal/abstract/2024/02000/stress_ulcer_prophylaxis_versus_placebo_a_blinded.5.aspx

Kerstein, J. & Bechard, L. & Egbert, E. & Pane, C. & Mehta, N. & Kantor, D. & Mills, K. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2024). 213: CHANGE IN QUADRICEPS MUSCLE LAYER THICKNESS TO FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND QOL IN CHILDREN WITH CHD. (Journal Article).
Critical Care Medicine, 52(1), S81-S81.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000999040.10270.4b

Larson-Nath, C. & Bechard, L. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2023). Nutrition support for the critically ill infant and child.: Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition in Critical Illness. (Journal Article).
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 38 Suppl 2, S5–S6.
https://aspenjournals-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1002/ncp.11056

O’Hara, J. & Buchmiller, T. & Bechard, L. & Akhondi-Asl, A. & Visner, G. & Sheils, C. & Becker, R. & Studley, M. & Lemire, L. & Mullen, M. & Vitali, S. & Mehta, N. & Dickie, B. & Zalieckas, J. & Albert, B. (August, 2023). Long-Term Functional Outcomes at 1-Year After Hospital Discharge in Critically Ill Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.. (Journal Article).
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 24(8), e372–e381.
https://dx-doi-org.jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000003249

Farr, B. & Bechard, L. & Rice-Townsend, S. & Mehta, N. (December, 2022). Bio-impedance spectroscopy for total body water assessment in pediatric surgical patients: A single center pilot cohort study.. (Journal Article).
Journal of pediatric surgery, 57(12), 962–966.
https://doi-org.jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.07.014

Martinez, E. & Bechard, L. & Brown, A. & Coss-Bu, J. & Kudchadkar, S. & Mikhailov, T. & Srinivasan, V. & Staffa, S. & Verbruggen, S. Sascha C. A. T. & Zurakowski, D. & Mehta, N. (December, 2022). Intermittent versus continuous enteral nutrition in critically ill children: A pre-planned secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study.. (Journal Article).
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 41(12), 2621–2627.

Ventura, J. & Silveira, T. & Bechard, L. & McKeever, L. & Mehta, N. & Moreno, Y. (May, 2022). Nutritional screening tool for critically ill children: a systematic review.. (Journal Article).
Nutrition reviews, 80(6), 1392–1418.
https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab075

Bechard, L. & Earthman, C. & Farr, B. & Ariagno, K. & Hoffmann, R. & Pham, I. & Mehta, N. (February, 2022). Feasibility of bioimpedance spectroscopy and long-term functional assessment in critically ill children.. (Journal Article).
Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 47, 405–409.

O’Hara, J. & Bechard, L. & Akhondi-Asl, A. & Buchmiller, T. & Vitali, S. & Zalieckas, J. & Dickie, B. & Mehta, N. & Albert, B. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022). 491: LONG-TERM FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN CRITICALLY ILL NEONATES WITH CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA. (Journal Article).
Critical Care Medicine, 50(1), 237-237.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000808288.96401.c9

Ariagno, K. & Bechard, L. & Quinn, N. & Rudie, C. & Finnan, E. & Arena, A. & Sun, T. & Hale, J. & Duggan, C. & Mehta, N. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022). Timing of parenteral nutrition is associated with adequacy of nutrient delivery and anthropometry in critically ill children: A single‐center study. (Journal Article).
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 46(1), 190-196.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2079

Bechard, L. & Staffa, S. & Zurakowski, D. & Mehta, N. (November, 2021). Time to achieve delivery of nutrition targets is associated with clinical outcomes in critically ill children.. (Journal Article).
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 114(5), 1859–1867.

Bakri, A. & Bechard, L. & Bernstein, J. & Aboul-Enein, B. (December, 2020). Postsecondary nutrition program education in the hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: A brief report.. (Journal Article).
Education for health (Abingdon, England), 33(3), 114–117.

Bechard, L. & Earthman, C. & Farr, B. & Ariagno, K. & Hoffmann, R. & Pham, I. & Mehta, N. (June, 2020). Bioimpedance Spectroscopy in Critically Ill Children – Feasibility and Association with Protein Intake and Functional Status. (Journal Article).
Current Developments in Nutrition, 4, nzaa055_003.
https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa055_003

Mills, K. & Albert, B. & Bechard, L. & Duggan, C. & Kaza, A. & Rakoff-Nahoum, S. & Vlamakis, H. & Sleeper, L. & Newburger, J. & Priebe, G. & Mehta, N. (June, 2020). Stress ulcer prophylaxis versus placebo-a blinded randomized control trial to evaluate the safety of two strategies in critically ill infants with congenital heart disease (SUPPRESS-CHD).. (Journal Article).
Trials, 21(1), 590.

Bechard, L. & Mehta, N. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2019). From body habitus to body composition-Predicting outcomes in the PICU.. (Journal Article).
The Journal of pediatrics, 213, 248.

Coats, L. & Bernstein, J. & Dodge, E. & Bechard, L. & Aboul-Enein, B. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019). Food-based dietary guidelines of Arabic-speaking countries: a culturally congruent profile. (Journal Article).
Public Health Nutrition, 22(06), 1129-1137.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980018004093

Qubty, L. & Aboul-Enein, B. & Bechard, L. & Bernstein, J. & Kruk, J. (March 11, 2019). Reducing hypovitaminosis D among Somali immigrants in Minnesota: a narrative review. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 12(1), 50-59.
https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-04-2018-0033

Carter, R. & Jacobson, S. & Booley, S. & Najaar, B. & Dodge, N. & Bechard, L. & Meintjes, E. & Molteno, C. & Duggan, C. & Jacobson, J. & Senekal, M. (November, 2018). Development and validation of a quantitative choline food frequency questionnaire for use with drinking and non-drinking pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa.. (Journal Article).
Nutrition journal, 17(1), 108.

Moreno, Y. & Hauschild, D. & Martins, M. & Bechard, L. & Mehta, N. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2018). Feasibility of Enteral Protein Supplementation in Critically Ill Children.. (Journal Article).
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 42(1), 61–70.

Carter, R. & Senekal, M. & Dodge, N. & Bechard, L. & Meintjes, E. & Molteno, C. & Duggan, C. & Jacobson, J. & Jacobson, S. (December, 2017). Maternal Alcohol Use and Nutrition During Pregnancy: Diet and Anthropometry.. (Journal Article).
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 41(12), 2114–2127.

Martinez, E. & Smallwood, C. & Quinn, N. & Ariagno, K. & Bechard, L. & Duggan, C. & Mehta, N. (November, 2017). Body Composition in Children with Chronic Illness: Accuracy of Bedside Assessment Techniques.. (Journal Article).
The Journal of pediatrics, 190, 56–62.

Finn, K. & Callen, C. & Bhatia, J. & Reidy, K. & Bechard, L. & Carvalho, R. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 11, 2017). Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study. (Journal Article).
Nutrients, 9(7), 733.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070733

Bechard, L. & Mehta, N. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2017). Nutritional Assessment Must be Prioritized for Critically Ill Children in the PICU.. (Journal Article).
Critical care medicine, 45(4), e464.

Velazco, C. & Zurakowski, D. & Fullerton, B. & Bechard, L. & Jaksic, T. & Mehta, N. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2017). Nutrient delivery in mechanically ventilated surgical patients in the pediatric critical care unit.. (Journal Article).
Journal of pediatric surgery, 52(1), 145–148.

Albert, B. & Zurakowski, D. & Bechard, L. & Priebe, G. & Duggan, C. & Heyland, D. & Mehta, N. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2016). Enteral Nutrition and Acid-Suppressive Therapy in the PICU: Impact on the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.. (Journal Article).
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 17(10), 924–929.

Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2016). The authors reply.. (Journal Article).
Critical care medicine, 44(10), e1007–1008.

Bechard, L. & Duggan, C. & Touger-Decker, R. & Parrott, J. & Rothpletz-Puglia, P. & Byham-Gray, L. & Heyland, D. & Mehta, N. (August, 2016). Nutritional Status Based on Body Mass Index Is Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Children in the PICU.. (Journal Article).
Critical care medicine, 44(8), 1530–1537.

Albert, B. & Zurakowski, D. & Bechard, L. & Priebe, G. & Duggan, C. & Heyland, D. & Mehta, N. (December, 2015). 261. (Journal Article).
Critical Care Medicine, 43, 67.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000474089.09012.10

Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. & Zurakowski, D. & Duggan, C. & Heyland, D. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2015). Adequate enteral protein intake is inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study.. (Journal Article).
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 102(1), 199–206.

Martinez, E. & Bechard, L. & Smallwood, C. & Duggan, C. & Graham, R. & Mehta, N. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2015). Impact of Individualized Diet Intervention on Body Composition and Respiratory Variables in Children With Respiratory Insufficiency: A Pilot Intervention Study.. (Journal Article).
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 16(6), e157–164.

Smallwood, C. & Walsh, B. & Bechard, L. & Mehta, N. (May, 2015). Carbon dioxide elimination and oxygen consumption in mechanically ventilated children.. (Journal Article).
Respiratory care, 60(5), 718–723.

Bechard, L. & Gordon, C. & Feldman, H. & Venick, R. & Gura, K. & Guinan, E. & Duggan, C. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2015). Bone loss and vitamin D deficiency in children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation.. (Journal Article).
Pediatric blood & cancer, 62(4), 687–692.

Martinez, E. & Smallwood, C. & Bechard, L. & Graham, R. & Mehta, N. (February, 2015). Metabolic assessment and individualized nutrition in children dependent on mechanical ventilation at home.. (Journal Article).
The Journal of pediatrics, 166(2), 350–357.

Martinez, E. & Bechard, L. & Mehta, N. (June, 2014). Nutrition algorithms and bedside nutrient delivery practices in pediatric intensive care units: an international multicenter cohort study.. (Journal Article).
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 29(3), 360–367.

Gosselin, K. & Feldman, H. & Sonis, A. & Bechard, L. & Kellogg, M. & Gura, K. & Venick, R. & Gordon, C. & Guinan, E. & Duggan, C. (June, 2014). Serum citrulline as a biomarker of gastrointestinal function during hematopoietic cell transplantation in children.. (Journal Article).
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 58(6), 709–714.

Duro, D. & Mitchell, P. & Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. & Yu, Y. & Jaksic, T. & Duggan, C. (May, 2014). Variability of resting energy expenditure in infants and young children with intestinal failure-associated liver disease.. (Journal Article).
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 58(5), 637–641.

Bechard, L. & Duggan, C. & Touger‐Decker, R. & Parrott, J. & Rothpletz‐Puglia, P. & Byham‐Gray, L. & Heyland, D. & Mehta, N. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014). The association between nutritional status and mortality in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (1024.11). (Journal Article).
The FASEB Journal, 28(S1).
https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1024.11

Bechard, L. & Duggan, C. & Touger‐Decker, R. & Parrott, J. & Rothpletz‐Puglia, P. & Byham‐Gray, L. & Heyland, D. & Mehta, N. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014). The impact of nutritional status on morbidities in mechanically ventilated critically ill children in PICUs (1024.8). (Journal Article).
The FASEB Journal, 28(S1).
https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1024.8

Bechard, L. & Rothpletz-Puglia, P. & Touger-Decker, R. & Duggan, C. & Mehta, N. (May, 2013). Influence of obesity on clinical outcomes in hospitalized children: a systematic review.. (Journal Article).
JAMA pediatrics, 167(5), 476–482.

Mehta, N. & Costello, J. & Bechard, L. & Johnson, V. & Zurakowski, D. & McGowan, F. & Laussen, P. & Duggan, C. (November, 2012). Resting energy expenditure after Fontan surgery in children with single-ventricle heart defects.. (Journal Article).
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 36(6), 685–692.

Bechard, L. & Feldman, H. & Venick, R. & Gura, K. & Gordon, C. & Sonis, A. & Mehta, N. & Guinan, E. & Duggan, C. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2012). Attenuation of resting energy expenditure following hematopoietic SCT in children.. (Journal Article).
Bone marrow transplantation, 47(10), 1301–1306.

Bechard, L. & Parrott, J. & Mehta, N. (August, 2012). Systematic review of the influence of energy and protein intake on protein balance in critically ill children.. (Journal Article).
The Journal of pediatrics, 161(2), 333–339.e1.

Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. & Cahill, N. & Wang, M. & Day, A. & Duggan, C. & Heyland, D. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2012). Nutritional practices and their relationship to clinical outcomes in critically ill children–an international multicenter cohort study*.. (Journal Article).
Critical care medicine, 40(7), 2204–2211.

Sharma, T. & Bechard, L. & Feldman, H. & Venick, R. & Gura, K. & Gordon, C. & Sonis, A. & Guinan, E. & Duggan, C. (February, 2012). Effect of titrated parenteral nutrition on body composition after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children: a double-blind, randomized, multicenter trial.. (Journal Article).
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 95(2), 342–351.

Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. & Dolan, M. & Ariagno, K. & Jiang, H. & Duggan, C. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2011). Energy imbalance and the risk of overfeeding in critically ill children.. (Journal Article).
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 12(4), 398–405.

Duncan, C. & Vrooman, L. & Apfelbaum, E. & Whitley, K. & Bechard, L. & Lehmann, L. (May, 2011). 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency Following Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. (Journal Article).
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 17(5), 749-753.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.10.009

Duro, D. & Fitzgibbons, S. & Valim, C. & Yang, C. & Zurakowski, D. & Dolan, M. & Bechard, L. & Yu, Y. & Duggan, C. & Jaksic, T. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2010). [13C]Methionine Breath Test to Assess Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease. (Journal Article).
Pediatric Research, 68(4), 349-354.
https://doi.org/10.1203/pdr.0b013e3181ed15e5

Bechard, L. & Feldman, H. & Gordon, C. & Gura, K. & Sonis, A. & Leung, K. & Venick, R. & Guinan, E. & Duggan, C. (March, 2010). A multi-center, randomized, controlled trial of parenteral nutrition titrated to resting energy expenditure in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (“PNTREE”): rationale and design.. (Journal Article).
Contemporary clinical trials, 31(2), 157–164.

Robien, K. & Bechard, L. & Elliott, L. & Fox, N. & Levin, R. & Washburn, S. (February, 2010). American Dietetic Association: Revised Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians (Generalist, Specialty, and Advanced) in Oncology Nutrition Care. (Journal Article).
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(2), 310-317.e23.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2009.11.001

Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. & Leavitt, K. & Duggan, C. (June, 2009). Cumulative energy imbalance in the pediatric intensive care unit: role of targeted indirect calorimetry.. (Journal Article).
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 33(3), 336–344.

Duro, D. & Duggan, C. & Valim, C. & Bechard, L. & Fitzgibbons, S. & Jaksic, T. & Yu, Y. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2009). Novel intravenous 13C-methionine breath test as a measure of liver function in children with short bowel syndrome. (Journal Article).
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 44(1), 236-240.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.046

Miller, T. & Orav, E. & Lipshultz, S. & Arheart, K. & Duggan, C. & Weinberg, G. & Bechard, L. & Furuta, L. & Nicchitta, J. & Gorbach, S. & Shevitz, A. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2008). Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Children Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1. (Journal Article).
The Journal of Pediatrics, 153(4), 491-497.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.016

Sharma, T. & Kinnamon, D. & Duggan, C. & Weinberg, G. & Furuta, L. & Bechard, L. & Nicchitta, J. & Gorbach, S. & Miller, T. (August, 2008). Changes in macronutrient intake among HIV-infected children between 1995 and 2004. (Journal Article).
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 88(2), 384-391.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/88.2.384

Duro, D. & Bechard, L. & Feldman, H. & Klykov, A. & O’Leary, A. & Guinan, E. & Duggan, C. (August, 2008). Weekly measurements accurately represent trends in resting energy expenditure in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.. (Journal Article).
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 32(4), 427–432.

Mehta, N. & Bechard, L. & Leavitt, K. & Duggan, C. (June, 2008). Severe weight loss and hypermetabolic paroxysmal dysautonomia following hypoxic ischemic brain injury: the role of indirect calorimetry in the intensive care unit.. (Journal Article).
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 32(3), 281–284.

Bechard, L. & Guinan, E. & Feldman, H. & Tang, V. & Duggan, C. (August, 2007). Prognostic factors in the resumption of oral dietary intake after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in children.. (Journal Article).
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 31(4), 295–301.

Gura, K. & Parsons, S. & Bechard, L. & Henderson, T. & Dorsey, M. & Phipatanakul, W. & Duggan, C. & Puder, M. & Lenders, C. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2005). Use of a fish oil-based lipid emulsion to treat essential fatty acid deficiency in a soy allergic patient receiving parenteral nutrition.. (Journal Article).
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 24(5), 839–847.

Jacobson, D. & Spiegelman, D. & Duggan, C. & Weinberg, G. & Bechard, L. & Furuta, L. & Nicchitta, J. & Gorbach, S. & Miller, T. (September, 2005). Predictors of Bone Mineral Density in Human Immunodeficiency Virus‐1 Infected Children. (Journal Article).
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 41(3), 339-346.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mpg.0000174468.75219.30

Thornley, I. & Lehmann, L. & Sung, L. & Holmes, C. & Spear, J. & Brennan, L. & Vangel, M. & Bechard, L. & Richardson, P. & Duggan, C. & Guinan, E. (September, 2004). A multiagent strategy to decrease regimen-related toxicity in children undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.. (Journal Article).
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 10(9), 635–644.

Duggan, C. & Bechard, L. & Donovan, K. & Vangel, M. & O’Leary, A. & Holmes, C. & Lehmann, L. & Guinan, E. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2003). Changes in resting energy expenditure among children undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation. (Journal Article).
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Channel ONE – on demand nutrition education, “Indirect Calorimetry in Pediatric Patients: Interpretation of Results in Indirect Calorimetry,” Baxter Healthcare. (November 10, 2025).

Channel ONE, On demand nutrition education, “Indirect Calorimetry in Pediatric Patients: Normal Measurement Parameters & Test Validity,” Baxter Healthcare. (November 10, 2025).

JWU EXPO 2025, “Association between Food Insecurity and Mental Health among University Students,” Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI. (February 14, 2025).

Channel ONE – On demand Nutrition Education, “Evidence in Nutrition Practice – Global Practices in Pediatric Intensive Care Units,” Baxter Healthcare. (December 2, 2024).

This was an invited presentation for the staff of clinical dietitians and nutrition managers at Boston Children’s Hospital, where I presented strategies for how to approach nutrition research as part of their clinical role, and its value in evidence-based practice., “Clinical Nutrition Research – how do I start?,” Boston Children’s Hospital, Center for Nutrition. (May 18, 2023).

ASPEN Nutrition Science and Practice Conference, “Protein and exercise – a combination intervention for PICU outcomes,” ASPEN, Las Vegas, NV. (April 23, 2023).

ASPEN Research abstract discussion, “Discussion of Research Abstract, Nutrition Care Team Experience of Novel Human Milk Fortifier in US Neonatal Intensive Care Units,” ASPEN. (2022).

Malnutrition in Clinical Settings: Research Gaps and Opportunities Workshop, “Inability to meet nutrient needs: critical care,” NIH. (2022).