Liam Fouhy

Expertise

Research Interests

Education

Sc.D.: Epidemiology (2024), UMass Lowell
MPH: Epidemiology (2019), UMass Lowell
BS: Nutrition Sciences (2015), UMass Lowell

Biosketch

Liam Fouhy, Sc.D, is an an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences and a research scientist for the the Center for Population Health at UMass Lowell. His research focuses on studying the role of nutritional quality on chronic diseases relating to age, including osteoporosis, cardiometabolic disease, and on health disparities un diverse and understudied populations. He also helps with data management and data requests for the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.

Selected Awards and Honors

• Student Investigators Travel Award (2022), American Society of Bone Mineral Research
• Professional Development Award (2018), University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Outstanding Dissertation Award (2024), University of Massachusetts Lowell

Selected Publications

Fouhy, L. E., Mangano, K. M., Zhang, X., Hughes, B. D., Tucker, K. L., & Noel, S. E. (2023). Association between a calcium-to-magnesium ratio and osteoporosis among Puerto Rican adults. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(9), 2642-2650.

Fouhy, L. E., Lai, C. Q., Parnell, L. D., Tucker, K. L., Ordovás, J. M., & Noel, S. E. (2024). Genome-wide association study of osteoporosis identifies genetic risk and interactions with Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet and sugar-sweetened beverages in a Hispanic cohort of older adults. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, zjae047.

Fouhy, L. E. (2024). Understanding Psychosocial, Genetic, and Nutritional Risk Factors for Bone Health in Puerto Rican Older Adults (Doctoral dissertation, University of Massachusetts Lowell).

Fouhy, L. E., Mangano, K. M., Zhang, X., Dawson, B., Hughes, M. D., Cornell, D. J., ... & Lowell, L. (2024). glucocorticoids and bone mineral density and odds of osteoporosis in Puerto Rican older adults. Understanding psychosocial, genetic, and nutritional risk factors for bone health in Puerto Rican older adults, 34.

Fouhy, L. E., Lai, C. Q., Parnell, L. D., Tucker, K. L., Ordovás, J. M., & Noel, S. E. (2024). Genome-wide association study of osteoporosis identifies genetic risk and interactions with DASH diet and sugar sweetened beverages in a Hispanic cohort of older adults. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: the Official Journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, zjae047-zjae047

Flanagan, K., Fouhy, L., Mangano, K., Noel, S., & Tucker, K. (2022). Food Insecurity Is Associated With Lower Bone Mineral Density Among Older Puerto Rican Adults Living in Boston. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6, 110.

Mangano, K. M., Fouhy, L. E., Zhang, X., Noel, S. E., Rajabiun, S., Merrill, L. C., ... & Tucker, K. L. (2023). The longitudinal impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on participants from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. AJPM focus, 2(3), 100097.

Fouhy, L., Noel, S., Flanagan, K., Mangano, K., & Tucker, K. (2022). A Sweets, Sugared Drink and Dairy Desserts and a Meat, Processed Meat Dietary Pattern is Associated with Higher Odds of Osteoporosis in Puerto Rican Men and Postmenopausal Women. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6, 363.

Fouhy, L., Noel, S., Flanagan, K., Mangano, K., & Tucker, K. (2022). A Sweets, Sugared Drink and Dairy Desserts and a Meat, Processed Meat Dietary Pattern is Associated with Higher Odds of Osteoporosis in Puerto Rican Men and Postmenopausal Women. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6, 363.

Fouhy, L. E., Lai, C. Q., Parnell, L. D., Dawson-Hughes, B., Tucker, K. L., Ordovás, J. M., & Noel, S. E. (2024). and interactions with DASH diet and sugar sweetened beverages in a Hispanic cohort of older adults. Understanding psychosocial, genetic, and nutritional risk factors for bone health in Puerto Rican older adults, 62.

News

UMass Lowell: "Balance of Key Minerals Helps to Prevent Weak Bones."
Eagle Tribune: "UMass Grad Working to Improve Senior Life in Lawrence"

Selected Presentations

• Bone Health Disparities among Hispanic/Latino Adults of Caribbean Origin: Is dietary quality an important risk factor for this population (2022), Boston University School of Medicine, Nutrition and Disease Prevention course
• Updates Age Friendly Lawrence and Lowell (2019), Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative Executive Council Meeting
• Association Between Epinephrine, Bone Mineral Density, and Osteoporosis Among Puerto Rican Adults (2023), American Psychosomatic Society National Conference

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

• Harnessing Meal Kits to Combat Food Insecurity and Enhance Well-being BJ’s Foundation (2025-2026)
• Behavioral, Lifestyle, and Cultural Risk Factors for Bone Quality and Osteoporosis in the PROSPECT Cohort (2024-2028)

Research Currently in Progress