Jane D. Carver, PhD, MS, MPH
Dr. Carver has been on the faculty at USF since 1981. She has been a member of the Division of Neonatology since 1992, where she serves as a research mentor to neonatology fellows. Her primary research interests are neonatal nutrition and the characterization of beneficial factors in human milk. She has conducted numerous basic science and clinical investigations related to nutrition, and has been the principal investigator of more than two dozen clinical trials related to the development of formulas for preterm and term infants. She is an author on over 50 publications and book chapters, and frequently presents lectures on nutrition at national and international venues. More recently, she obtained certificates in medical writing from the University of Chicago and the American Medical Writer’s Association; she teaches writing at USF and gives seminars at national and international venues.
Education & Training
| BS | University of Vermont; Animal Sciences, 1978 |
| MS | Florida State University; Nutrition, 1981 |
| MPH | University of South Florida; Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1985 |
| PhD | University of South Florida; Maternal and Child Health, 1992 |
Scholarly Interests
Dr. Carver’s primary research interests include:
- The role of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and nucleotides in infant nutrition
- Factors related to intestinal blood flow in preterm infants
- The use of ultrasound to assess bone development in preterm infants
- Post-discharge nutrition for preterm infants
Selected Publications
Salemi JL, Pierre M, Tanner JP, Kornosky JL, Hauser KW, Kirby RS, Carver JD. Maternal nativity as a risk factor for gastroschisis: A population-based study. Birth Defects Research Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 2009; epub ahead of print.
Havranek T, Madramootoo C, Carver J. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure affects pre- and postprandial intestinal blood flow in preterm infants. J Perinatology, 27:704-748, 2007.
Chen M, Ashmeade T, Carver J. Bone ultrasound velocity in small- versus appropriate for gestational age preterm infants. J Perinatology, 27:485-489, 2007.
Carver JD. “Conditionally essential nutrients.” In: Hay W, and P Thureen, eds. Neonatal Nutrition & Metabolism, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, Second edition, 299-311, 2006.
Carver JD, Stromquist C. Dietary nucleotides and preterm infant nutrition. J Perinatology 26:443-4, 2006
Carver JD. “Nutrition for preterm infants after hospital discharge.” In: Advances in Pediatrics, Mosby Inc., Philadelphia, PA, Vol. 52;23-47, 2005.
Carver JD, Sosa R, Zaritt J, Kuchan M, Barness L. Dietary nucleotide effects on intestinal blood flow in term infants. J Pediatr Gastroent Nutr, 39:38-24, 2004.
Carver JD. Advances in nutritional modifications of infant formulas. Am J Clin Nutr, 77(suppl):1550S-1554S, 2003.
