Kassandra Munger

Department Associate

Nutrition

kgorham@hsph.harvard.edu


Education and Training

BA, 05/1997, Biology
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

MS, 05/2001, Epidemiology
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA

ScD, 05/2009, Nutritional epidemiology
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston MA


Bibliography

From the prodromal stage of multiple sclerosis to disease prevention.

Marrie RA, Allegretta M, Barcellos LF, Bebo B, Calabresi PA, Correale J, Davis B, De Jager PL, Gasperi C, Greenbaum C, Helme A, Hemmer B, Kanellis P, Kostich W, Landsman D, Lebrun-Frenay C, Makhani N, Munger KL, Okuda DT, Ontaneda D, Postuma RB, Quandt JA, Roman S, Saidha S, Sormani MP, Strum J, Valentine P, Walton C, Zackowski KM, Zhao Y, Tremlett H.

Nat Rev Neurol. 2022 09. 18(9):559-572. PMID: 35840705


News

No link found between mineral intake, MS risk

The intake of minerals such as zinc does not appear to have an influence on the risk of getting multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a large long-term study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Previous studies…

Vitamin D deficiency may raise women’s MS risk

Women who are deficient in vitamin D are 43% more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than those with normal levels of the vitamin, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of…

Exercise may not lower MS risk in women

Being physically active does not appear to protect women from developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In an analysis of health data from more…