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Vanden Brink, Heidi Assistant Professor
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- Assistant Professor, Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Publications
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academic article
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Vanden Brink, H., Burgert, T. S., Barral, R., Malik, A., Gadiraju, M., & Lujan, M. E.
(2024).
Ovarian Morphology in Girls Longitudinal Cohort Study: Pilot Evaluation of Ovarian Morphology as a Biomarker of Reproductive and Metabolic Features during the First Gynecological Year. 37(3), 315-322.
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Oldfield, A. L., Carter, F. E., Reeves, R. E., Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., & Lujan, M. E.
(2024).
Impact of a hypocaloric dietary intervention on antral follicle dynamics in eumenorrheic women with obesity. 39(4), 801-811.
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Liu, R., Figueroa, R., Brink, H. V., Vorland, C. J., Auckburally, S., Johnson, L., ... Ells, L.
(2024).
The efficacy of sleep lifestyle interventions for the management of overweight or obesity in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health.
24(1), 321.
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Evans, A. T., Vanden Brink, H., Lim, J. S., Jarrett, B. Y., Lin, A. W., Lujan, M. E., & Hoeger, K.
(2023).
Overnight Melatonin Concentration and Sleep Quality Are Associated with the Clinical Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. 11(10), 2763-2763.
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Calvert, M., Molsberry, S., Denslow, S., Brink, H. V., Lujan, M. E., & Shaw, N.
(2023).
FRI422 The Fates Of Ovarian Dominant Follicles In The First Two Gynecologic Years: An Investigation Of Morphologic And Endocrinologic Features. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
7(Supplement_1), bvad114.1615.
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Carter, F., Lee, N., Reich, A., Jarrett, B. Y., Brink, H. V., Oldfield, A., & Lujan, M. E.
(2023).
FRI427 Hypocaloric Dietary Intervention Reduces Excessive Follicle Recruitment In Women With PCOS. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
7(Supplement_1), bvad114.1618.
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Rahman, E., Smith, B., Brink, H. V., Zaman, N., Malik, A., Burgert, T., Barral, R., & Lujan, M. E.
(2023).
SAT352 Reliability Of Two- And Three-dimensional Ultrasonographic Assessments Of Ovarian Morphology In Adolescents. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
7(Supplement_1), bvad114.1517.
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Zhang, J., Carter, F., Jarrett, B. Y., Drewes, B., Brink, H. V., & Lujan, M. E.
(2023).
THU638 Comparison Of Body Composition Changes In Response To A Hypocaloric Dietary Intervention In Women With And Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
7(Supplement_1), bvad114.1542.
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Gadiraju, M., Green, E., Burgert, T., Uribe, A. M., & Brink, H. V.
(2023).
Characterizing Goal Setting by the Registered Dietitian for Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
55(7), 65-65.
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Oldfield, A. L., Vanden Brink, H., Carter, F. E., Jarrett, B. Y., & Lujan, M. E.
(2023).
Obesity is associated with alterations in antral follicle dynamics in eumenorrheic women. Human Reproduction.
38(3), 459-470.
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Vanden Brink, H., Jarrett, B. Y., Pereira, N., Spandorfer, S. D., Hoeger, K. M., & Lujan, M. E.
(2023).
Diagnostic Performance of Ovarian Morphology on Ultrasonography across Anovulatory Conditions-Impact of Body Mass Index. Diagnostics.
13(3), 374-374.
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Schweisberger, C. L., Hornberger, L., Barral, R., Burke, C., Paprocki, E., Sherman, A., Vanden Brink, H., & Burgert, T. S.
(2022).
Gender diversity in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.
35(11), 1422-1428.
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Oldfield, A. L., Carter, F. E., Reeves, R., Jarrett, B. Y., Brink, H. V., & Lujan, M. E.
(2022).
LBMON235 Impact Of A Hypocaloric Dietary Weight-loss Intervention On Antral Follicle Dynamics In Women With Obesity And Regular Ovulatory Cycles. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
6(Supplement_1), a649-a650.
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Carter, F., Jarrett, B., Lujan, M., Brink, H. V., & Oldfield, A.
(2022).
OR06-4 Women With Obesity Display Defects in Follicular Recruitment, Selection, and Dominance Alongside Luteal Phase Dysfunction During Natural Ovulatory Cycles. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
6(Supplement_1), a678-a678.
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Brink, H. V., Burgert, T., Barral, R., Gadiraju, M., & Lujan, M.
(2022).
PSUN373 Early Evidence for Ovarian Morphology as a Biomarker of Reproductive and Metabolic Health During the First Gynecological Year. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
6(Supplement_1), a708-a709.
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Vanden Brink, H., Nosrati, A., Ortiz-Flores, A. E., Tam, A., Jarrett, B. Y., Johnson, L., Peppin, A. K., & Lujan, M. E.
(2022).
Reliability and Agreement of Ultrasonographic Measures of the Ovarian Stroma: Impact of Methodology. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
41(9), 2307-2315.
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Tayachew, B., Vanden Brink, H., Garcia-Reyes, Y., Rahat, H., D'Alessandro, A., Frank, D. N., ... Cree-Green, M.
(2022).
Combined Oral Contraceptive Treatment Does Not Alter the Gut Microbiome but Affects Amino Acid Metabolism in Sera of Obese Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Frontiers in Physiology.
13, 887077.
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Vanden Brink, H., Pea, J., & Lujan, M. E.
(2021).
Ultrasonographic features of ovarian morphology capture nutritional and metabolic influences on the reproductive axis: implications for biomarker development in ovulatory disorders. Current Opinion in Biotechnology.
70, 42-47.
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Oldfield, A., Jarrett, B. Y., Carter, F., Brink, H. V., & Lujan, M. E.
(2021).
Adiposity Alters Follicle Dynamics in Women of Reproductive Age With Regular Menstrual Cycles. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
5(Supplement_1), a728-a728.
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Evans, A. T., Brink, H. V., Lim, J. S., Jarrett, B. Y., Lujan, M. E., & Hoeger, K. M.
(2021).
Overnight Melatonin Concentration and Sleep Quality Are Associated With Clinical Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
5(Supplement_1), a743-a743.
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Vanden Brink, H., Pisch, A. J., & Lujan, M. E.
(2021).
A comparison of two- and three-dimensional ultrasonographic methods for evaluation of ovarian follicle counts and classification of polycystic ovarian morphology. Fertility and Sterility.
115(3), 761-770.
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Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., Oldfield, A. L., & Lujan, M. E.
(2020).
Ultrasound Characterization of Disordered Antral Follicle Development in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
105(11), e3847-e3861.
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Kazemi, M., Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., Lin, A. W., Hoeger, K. M., Spandorfer, S. D., & Lujan, M. E.
(2020).
Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hyperandrogenism Mediate the Link between Poor Diet Quality and Ovarian Dysmorphology in Reproductive-Aged Women. Nutrients.
12(7), 1953-1953.
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Baerwald, A., Vanden Brink, H., Lee, C., Hunter, C., Turner, K., & Chizen, D.
(2020).
Endometrial development during the transition to menopause: preliminary associations with follicular dynamics. Climacteric.
23(3), 288-297.
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Brink, H. V., Jarrett, B. Y., Pereira, N., Spandorfer, S. D., Hoeger, K. M., & Lujan, M. E.
(2020).
MON-041 Diagnostic Performance of Ovarian Morphology for Anovulatory Conditions in Lean and Overweight Women. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
4(Supplement_1), mon-041.
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Lin, A. W., Kazemi, M., Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., Hoeger, K. M., Spandorfer, S. D., & Lujan, M. E.
(2019).
Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome per the New International Evidence-Based Guideline. Nutrients.
11(11), 2711-2711.
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Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., Brooks, E. D., Hoeger, K. M., Spandorfer, S. D., Pierson, R. A., Chizen, D. R., & Lujan, M. E.
(2019).
Impact of right-left differences in ovarian morphology on the ultrasound diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility and Sterility.
112(5), 939-946.
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Kazemi, M., Jarrett, B., Brink, H. V., Lin, A., Hoeger, K., Spandorfer, S., & Lujan, M.
(2019).
Associations Between Diet Quality and Ovarian Dysmorphology in Premenopausal Women Are Mediated by Obesity and Metabolic Aberrations (OR36-03-19). Current Developments in Nutrition.
3(Suppl 1), 3013491.
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Paprocki, E., Barral, R. L., Vanden Brink, H., Lujan, M., & Burgert, T. S.
(2019).
GnRH Agonist Improves Hyperandrogenism in an Adolescent Girl With an Insulin Receptor Gene Mutation. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
3(6), 1196-1200.
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Brink, H. V., Anderson, L., Jarrett, B., Spandorfer, S., Hoeger, K., & Lujan, M.
(2019).
MON-212 Relevance of Fasting and Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing (OGTT)-derived Metrics of Insulin Resistance on Capturing the Impact of Glucoregulatory Status on Reproductive Disturbance in Women. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
3(Supplement_1), mon-212.
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Jarrett, B., Brink, H. V., Hoeger, K., Spandorfer, S., Pierson, R., Chizen, D., & Lujan, M.
(2019).
MON-215 Comparison of Ultrasonographic and Biochemical Markers of Polycystic Ovarian Morphology Across the Phenotypic Spectrum of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
3(Supplement_1), mon-215.
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Baerwald, A., Vanden Brink, H., Hunter, C., Beuker, D., Lim, H., Lee, C. H., & Chizen, D.
(2018).
Age-related changes in luteal dynamics: preliminary associations with antral follicular dynamics and hormone production during the human menstrual cycle. Menopause.
25(4), 399-407.
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Rackow, B. W., Vanden Brink, H., Hammers, L., Flannery, C. A., Lujan, M. E., & Burgert, T. S.
(2018).
Ovarian Morphology by Transabdominal Ultrasound Correlates With Reproductive and Metabolic Disturbance in Adolescents With PCOS. Journal of Adolescent Health.
62(3), 288-293.
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Vanden Brink, H., Willis, A. D., Jarrett, B. Y., Lin, A. W., Soler, S., Best, S., ... Lujan, M. E.
(2016).
Sonographic markers of ovarian morphology, but not hirsutism indices, predict serum total testosterone in women with regular menstrual cycles. Fertility and Sterility.
105(5), 1322-1329.e1.
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Vanden Brink, H., Robertson, D. M., Lim, H., Lee, C., Chizen, D., Harris, G., ... Baerwald, A.
(2015).
Associations Between Antral Ovarian Follicle Dynamics and Hormone Production Throughout the Menstrual Cycle as Women Age. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
100(12), 4553-4562.
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Christ, J. P., Vanden Brink, H., Brooks, E. D., Pierson, R. A., Chizen, D. R., & Lujan, M. E.
(2015).
Ultrasound features of polycystic ovaries relate to degreeof reproductive and metabolic disturbance in polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility and Sterility.
103(3), 787-794.
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Robertson, D. M., Kumar, A., Kalra, B., Shah, S., Pruysers, E., Vanden Brink, H., ... Baerwald, A.
(2014).
Detection of serum antimllerian hormone in women approaching menopause using sensitive antimllerian hormone enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Menopause.
21(12), 1277-1286.
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Christ, J. P., Willis, A. D., Brooks, E. D., Vanden Brink, H., Jarrett, B. Y., Pierson, R. A., Chizen, D. R., & Lujan, M. E.
(2014).
Follicle number, not assessments of the ovarian stroma, represents the best ultrasonographic marker of polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility and Sterility.
101(1), 280-287.e1.
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Vanden Brink, H., Chizen, D., Hale, G., & Baerwald, A.
(2013).
Age-related changes in major ovarian follicular wave dynamics during the human menstrual cycle. Menopause.
20(12), 1243-1254.
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Vanden Brink, H., Burgert, T. S., Barral, R., Malik, A., Gadiraju, M., & Lujan, M. E.
(2024).
Ovarian Morphology in Girls Longitudinal Cohort Study: Pilot Evaluation of Ovarian Morphology as a Biomarker of Reproductive and Metabolic Features during the First Gynecological Year. 37(3), 315-322.
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chapter
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Brink, H. V., & Lujan, M. E.
(2022).
Ovarian Ultrasonography in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
(pp. 29-44).
Cambridge University Press (CUP).
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Brink, H. V., & Lujan, M. E.
(2022).
Ovarian Ultrasonography in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
(pp. 29-44).
Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Teaching
teaching activities
- NUTR412 Nutrition Trtmnt Disease Instructor
- NUTR481 Seminar Instructor
- NUTR485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NUTR489 Sptp: Mech Nutr Disease Instructor
- NUTR489 Sptp: Nutr & Female Repro Hlth Instructor
- NUTR491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NUTR689 Sptp: Mech Nutr Disease Instructor
- NUTR691 Research Instructor
Contact
first name
- Heidi
has last name
- Vanden Brink
Other
- hvandenbrink@tamu.edu