Senior Registered Dietitian-Manager. Brigham and Women's Hospital. Boston, MA  1979-Present.

Instructor. Department of Medicine, Division of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. Harvard University.1994-Present.

Certified Diabetes Educator. (CDE) May 1994-present.

Organizer. Morning Sickness/Nutrition Clinic. Dept of Nutrition. Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Sept 1999. (an outpatient clinic devoted to nausea and vomiting of pregnancy management).

American Dietetic Association (ADA)

ADA Practice Groups:

Diabetes Care and Education Practice Group

Women in Reproductive Nutrition

Nutritionists in Complementary Care (founding member)

Dietitians in Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (educational affiliate)

Massachusetts Dietetic Association (MDA)

American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)

Authors' Guild

M.S. Human Biology and Nutrition. University of Bridgeport, CT

B.S. University of Connecticut and University of Rhode Island

Food allergens and blood transfusions: a cause for concern? (LTE). Arch Int Med.  Aug 11/25, 2003. Vol 163. 1861.

Morning sickness impact study. Midwifery Today. Autumn 2001. 30-32.

Acupuncture and nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. OBG Management. Fall 2001.

The establishment of a transition diet (LTE). Jour Am Diet Assoc.  July 2001. 101 (7) 744-745.

Eating disorders: a few more thoughts (LTE) J Am Diet Assoc.

Hyperemesis gravidarum: a practical management strategy.OBG Management. Vol. 12. (11) 25-35.  Nov 2000

Iatrogenic bad mouth taste. J Am Diet Assoc.(LTE) Vol.100. No 10,Oct 2000.

Malnutrition Awareness Activity (LTE).  J Am Diet Assoc. Sept 2000. 100 (9) 1004-1006.

Latex-diet syndrome. (LTE). J Am Diet Assoc. Vol 99. No. 7. July 1999.

Ptyalism gravidarum: an unpleasant reality. (LTE).  J Am Diet Assoc. Vol. 98  No 2  Feb. 1998

Nutrition via jejunostomy in refractory hyperemesis gravidarum: a case report.  J Am Diet Assoc. Vol. 97 No.10. Oct. 1997

Coma Dos Galletas y me llama manana en la manana! una guia real para sobrevivir los malestares del embrazo. (Spanish version of  "Take Two Crackers and Call Me in the Morning!")  Grinnen-Barrett Publishing Co. Brookline, MA. 1998

Clinical Review: Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Newsletter. Vol 2 Issue 3. May/June 1997

Hyperemesis gravidarum. In: Ob/Gyn Secrets, 2nd edition. Frederickson, H and Wilkins-Haug, L eds. Hanley and Balfus Medical Publishers. Philadelphia, PA. 1997. (Book received an AMWA award in 1998 from the NE Chapter)

Nutrition in pregnancy. In: Ob/Gyn Secrets, 2nd edition. Frederickson, H and Wilkins-Haug, L eds.Hanley and Balfus Medical Publishers.  Philadelphia, PA. 1997

Idiopathic dysgeusia associated with blood transfusion: a case report. (LTE)  J Am Diet Assoc. May 1996. Vol. 96 No 5

"Take Two Crackers and Call Me in the Morning! a real-life guide for surviving morning sickness."  Grinnen-Barrett Publishing Co. 1995

Hyperolfaction and Hyperemesis Gravidarum:  what is the relationship?  Nutrition Reviews.  Oct. 1995 Vol. 53 No 10

Nutrition management in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a review by ADA's Diabetes Care and Education dietetic practice group.  (Fagen, King, Erick).  J Am Diet Assoc. April 1995. Vol. 95. No. 4

Hyperolfaction as a factor in Hyperemesis Gravidarum: considerations for nutritional management. Perspectives in Applied Nutrition. Vol. 2. No. 2. Oct-Dec 1994

"Morning Sickness: All Day and All Night". (a 28 minute videotape).  Lemon-Aid Films, Inc. Woburn, MA. 1994. (with L Weiss.)

"No More Morning Sickness: a survival guide for pregnant women". Plume/ Penguin. New York. August 1993

"Morning Sickness: Myths, Miseries and Management". (50 minute audio tape). Grinnen-Barrett Publishing Co,  Brookline, MA 1992

Weight Gain in Pregnancy.  In:  Diabetes Care and Education Practice Group:  On the Cutting Edge issue.  Vol. 13. No. 6. Fall/Winter 1992

Nutritional Management of Gestational Diabetes.  In:  Newsletter of the Dietitians in General Clinical Practice. Vol. I X  No. 2. 1991

Normal Plasma Cholesterol in a Man Who Eats 25 Eggs a Day.  (LTE)   NEJM. Vol. 325. No. 8. Aug. 22, 1991

Morning Sickness Management. (roundtable luncheon & discussion) ACOG annual meeting. Phila, PA. May 2004 

Healthy Baby/ Healthy Child Program. Boston. Oct 2001

University of Minnesota. National Intensive Course in Maternal Nutrition. July 2001

Mass Dept of Public Health. May 2001

South Dakota Dietetic Assoc.Sept 2000

Central Mass Dietetic Assoc. March 2000

Tennessee  WIC Program. Nashville. Oct 1999

Minnesota  Dept of Public Health. May 1999

Toledo Perinatal Annual Conference. Mar. 1998

Mass WIC Annual Meeting. Apr 1997

Georgia WIC and Department of Public Health. Mar 1997

Montana WIC and Public Health Department. Oct. 1995

North Carolina Department of  Public Health. June 1995

New Jersey Dietetic Association. June 1995

Vermont Dietetic Association. May 1994

University of Iowa Hospital. Iowa City, Iowa. Apr 1994

ADA Annual Meeting. Anaheim, CA. Oct. 1993

Morning Sickness Economic Impact Study: a community survey with the Boston Parents' Paper. Aug 1998

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Hyperemesis Gravidarum. (L.B. Signorello, B.L. Harlow, W. Shunping, M.A. Erick) Epidemiology. Nov 1998

Readership Survey. "Your Thoughts About Morning Sickness". SHAPE Magazine. Guide to a  Fit Pregnancy. May 1994. Analysis of 307 responses appeared in January 1995 issue of SHAPE's Guide to a Fit Pregnancy.