Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF Nutrition
GILLINGS SCHOOL OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Dr. Kahkoska’s research is focused on identifying new strategies to leverage nutrition alongside other aspects of diabetes self-care to improve the health and wellness of people who live with diabetes, with a focus on the growing population of older adults living with diabetes. Her current projects are exploring (1) the dietary practices, beliefs, and intake of older adults with type 1 diabetes; (2) novel interventions to provide older adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with individualized training and support to learn to use diabetes technology as a part of their self-management; (3) the real-world effectiveness of diabetes technology among older adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes on outcomes relevant to diabetes care and aging; and (4) strategies to embed screening and evidence-based treatment for diabetes distress within routine type 1 diabetes care at UNC.
Dr. Kahkoska has research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, the National Academy of Medicine, the Diabetes Research Connection, the UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center, and the North Carolina Diabetes Research Center.