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About Dr. Barbara Rolls
Dr. Barbara Rolls obtained a B.A. in biology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Cambridge, England. In 1992, she became Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Rolls has served as Past-President of both the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
She has been the recipient of a number of awards including: the American Society of Nutritional Sciences Award in Human Nutrition, a MERIT award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the International Award for Modern Nutrition, and Honorary Membership in the American Dietetic Association. In 2006 she was elected a fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science and was selected as the 2007 W.O. Atwater Lecturer at Experimental Biology. In 2008, Dr. Rolls received the Centrum Center for Nutrition Science Award at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting.
She is the author of five books including Thirst, The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories, and The Volumetrics Eating Plan.
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