Tristesse C. Burton
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholar, Pharmacy Practice
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Overview:
Black and Indigenous women are disproportionately affected by high rates of maternal mortality and adverse health outcomes due to systemic inequities, limited access to culturally competent care, and underlying cardiometabolic health disparities. Addressing these disparities through targeted, community-driven research not only improves maternal and perinatal health but also advances health equity, ensures representation in scientific studies, and informs policies and interventions that better serve historically marginalized communities.
Research Interests:
The Plants, People, and Culture (PPC) lab investigates women’s health, with a focus on perinatal cardiometabolic health disparities as contributors to maternal mortality among Black and Indigenous women. We emphasize complementary and alternative medicine, including plant-based natural products and foods, using a transdisciplinary, collaborative approach that integrates community-based participatory research, precision nutrition, and patient-centered methodologies. Our research explores the mechanisms of plant-based interventions, determinants of dietary behavior change, and disease pathology while addressing social determinants of health in women’s health.
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Undergrad Res Exp Pharm Pract (PMPR 300), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
Undergrad Resrch Pharm Pract (PMPR 380), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
Undergrad Res Exp Pharm Pract (PMPR 300), 1/8/2024 – 4/26/2024
Undergrad Res Exp Pharm Pract (PMPR 300), 8/21/2023 – 12/1/2023
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/21/2023 – 12/1/2023
Selected Grants
Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, University of Illinois Chancellor’s Office., 8/15/2022 - 8/15/2024, Obligated Amount: $216000; No Anticipated Amount Set
UIC Program for Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health, National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)., 5/5/2020 - 4/30/2025, Obligated Amount: $3878206; Anticipated Amount: $3878206
Selected Publications
Koenig, Mary Dawn, Crooks, Natasha, Burton, Tristesse, Li, Yanqiao, Hemphill, Nefertiti OjiNjideka, Erbe, Katherine, Rutherford, Julienne N, Liese, Kylea L, Pearson, Pamela, Stewart, Karie, Kessee, Nicollette, Gondwe, Kaboni W, Reed, Luecendia, Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa. (2024). Structural Violence and Stress Experiences of Young Pregnant Black People. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 11, (4), 1918-1932. doi:10.1007/s40615-023-01661-y.
Williams, Blake, Ogbuefi, Dalu, Alvernaz, Suzanne, Lopez, Andrea, Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa, Maki, Pauline, Bernabé, Beatriz Peñalver, Burton, Tristesse. (2023). P07-064-23 Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health, Diet Quality, and Gestational Diabetes Risk in Urban Pregnant Women. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7, 101055. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.101055.
Burton, Tristesse Cj, Lv, Nan, Tsai, Perry, Peñalver Bernabé, Beatriz, Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa, Xiao, Lan, Pandey, Ghanshyam N, Wu, Yichao, Ajilore, Olusola A, Ma, Jun. (2023). Associations between fecal short-chain fatty acids, plasma inflammatory cytokines, and dietary markers with depression and anxiety: Post hoc analysis of the ENGAGE-2 pilot trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 117, (4), 717-730. doi:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.01.018.
Ustick, Jessica, Chakos, Kaitlin, Jia, Hejingzi, Hanneke, Rosie, DiPiazza, Brittany, Koenig, Mary Dawn, Ma, Jun, Man, Bernice, Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa, Burton, Tristesse Catessa Jasmin. (2023). Associations between plant-based diets, plant foods and botanical supplements with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 13, (3), e068829. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068829.
Burton, Tristesse CJ, Lankin, David C, Nikolic, Dejan, Guo, Brian, Ju, Jianming, Dietz, Birgit M, Che, Chun-Tao, Soejarto, Djaja Djendoel, van Breemen, Richard B. (2021). Isolation and elucidation of two isoflavonoids from an American Indian plant, Amorpha canescens Pursh, using Magnetic Microbead Affinity Selection Screening (MagMASS) for estrogen receptor alpha ligands. Phytochemistry Letters, 45, 110-116. doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2021.07.018.
Anderson, Eboni, Traylor, Daryl, Francis, Carolee Dodge, Murphy-Belcaster, Megan, Thompson-Robinson, Melva, Andrews, Johanna E, Burton, Tristesse, Ricker, Kristina, King, Sutton. (2020). Transforming Culturally Relevant Research Amid a COVID-19 Pandemic. Researching in the Age of COVID-19 Vol 3. (pp. 80-90). Bristol University Press. doi:10.46692/9781447360438.009.
Anderson, Eboni, Traylor, Daryl, Francis, Carolee Dodge, Murphy-Belcaster, Megan, Thompson-Robinson, Melva, Andrews, Johanna E, Burton, Tristesse, Ricker, Kristina, King, Sutton. (2020). Transforming culturally relevant research amid a COVID-19 pandemic. Researching in the Age of COVID-19. (pp. 80-90). Bristol University Press. doi:10.51952/9781447360438.ch008.
Burton, Tristesse, Alexander, James, Planinic, Petar, Basu, Arpita. (2020). Associations of Plant-Based Foods and Diets with Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies and Clinical Trials. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4, (Suppl 2), nzaa054_020. doi:10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_020.
Burton, Tristesse, Adlam, Johanna E, Murphy-Belcaster, Megan, Thompson-Robinson, Melva, Francis, Carolee Dodge, Traylor, Daryl, Anderson, Eboni, Ricker-Boles, Kristina, King, Sutton. (2020). Stress and Coping among American Indian and Alaska Natives in the Age of COVID-19. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 44, (2), 49-70. doi:10.17953/aicrj.44.2.burton.
Education
Degrees:
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2017
Master of Science in Law, MSL, Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, United States, 2018
BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States, 2010
Postgraduate Training:
Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2024
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH), Postdoctoral Trainee, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2024
NIH T32 Precision Lifestyle Medicine and Translation Research (PREMIER) Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States, 2020