Abigail Tran Colburn, PhD
About
Titles
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education & Training
- PhD
- Arizona State University, Nutritional Science (2022)
- Doctoral Student Research Fellow
- Arizona State University, University Innovation Alliance (2020)
- MS
- University of Connecticut, Exercise Science (2018)
- BS (Hon)
- University of Connecticut, Allied Health Sciences (2016)
Research
Publications
Featured Publications
Tap Water Consumption and Perceptions in United States Latinx Adults
Colburn A, Kavouras S. Tap Water Consumption and Perceptions in United States Latinx Adults. Nutrients 2021, 13: 2999. PMID: 34578876, PMCID: PMC8468471, DOI: 10.3390/nu13092999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNH White adultsPlain water intakeWhite adultsLatinx adultsWater intakeNon-Hispanic white adultsLess tap waterChronic disease prevalenceAdverse health outcomesInsufficient water intakeTap water intakeTap water safetyWater intake recommendationsIntake recommendationsStatus measuresHealth outcomesHydration statusDisease prevalenceTap water consumptionIntakeAdultsPresent reviewLatinx populationsInterventionMyriad of factors
2024
Water Intake and Hydration Status in Children
Kooima P, Suh H, Seal A, Colburn A, Summers L, Bottin J, Perrier E, Vanhaecke T, Mauromoustakos A, Kavouras S. Water Intake and Hydration Status in Children. Current Developments In Nutrition 2024, 8: 102297. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving hydration in underhydrated, free-living young adults results in better running performance
Kooima P, Colburn A, Vento K, Chan Y, Doyle A, Hoel T, Boro T, Schott K, Wardenaar F, Kavouras S. Improving hydration in underhydrated, free-living young adults results in better running performance. Physiology 2024, 39: 2511. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.2511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerately fit individualsRunning performanceHydration interventionsExercise performanceFit individualsEndurance running performanceEndurance exercise performanceImproved hydration statusYoung adultsImproved hydrationHydration statusEighty-nineReview processSports institutionsInterventionPre-Peer review processUrine specific gravityAverage timeSubjectsIntakeIndividualsExerciseEndurancePost
2023
Comment on “Effects of biological sex and oral contraceptive pill use on cutaneous microvascular endothelial function and nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation in humans”
Colburn A, Stachenfeld N. Comment on “Effects of biological sex and oral contraceptive pill use on cutaneous microvascular endothelial function and nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation in humans”. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2023, 135: 485-486. PMID: 37541850, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00335.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory Mediators and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors before and in Response to Lifestyle Intervention among Latino Adolescents with Obesity
Peña A, Olson M, Ayers S, Sears D, Vega-López S, Colburn A, Shaibi G. Inflammatory Mediators and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors before and in Response to Lifestyle Intervention among Latino Adolescents with Obesity. Nutrients 2023, 15: 2442. PMID: 37299403, PMCID: PMC10255740, DOI: 10.3390/nu15112442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifestyle interventionΒ-cell functionInflammatory mediatorsInsulin sensitivityInterleukin-6Risk factorsIL-1 receptor antagonistHigh molecular weight adiponectinSerum interleukin-6T2D risk factorsChemoattractant protein-1Inflammatory markersUsual careInflammatory biomarkersIL-10Weight adiponectinChronic inflammationIL-1raMCP-1Receptor antagonistTumor necrosisPediatric endocrinologistsPhysical activityCovariance pattern modelType 2Determinants of tap water mistrust among Phoenix, Arizona Latinx adults
Colburn A, Buman M, Wutich A, Vega-López S, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Kavouras S. Determinants of tap water mistrust among Phoenix, Arizona Latinx adults. Journal Of Water And Health 2023, 21: 702-718. PMID: 37387337, DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.267.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Total water intake guidelines are sufficient for optimal hydration in United States adults
Seal A, Colburn A, Johnson E, Péronnet F, Jansen L, Adams J, Bardis C, Guelinckx I, Perrier E, Kavouras S. Total water intake guidelines are sufficient for optimal hydration in United States adults. European Journal Of Nutrition 2022, 62: 221-226. PMID: 35943601, DOI: 10.1007/s00394-022-02972-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to a Water Bolus in Long Term Oral Contraceptive Users
Atkins W, McDermott B, Colburn A, Kavouras S. Response to a Water Bolus in Long Term Oral Contraceptive Users. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living 2022, 4: 857719. PMID: 35548460, PMCID: PMC9082411, DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2022.857719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrine specific gravityOCP usersUrine osmolalityLong-term oral contraceptive usersOral contraception usersMean arterial pressureTotal urine volumeOral contraceptive usersPlasma volume changesNude body massCopeptin concentrationsArterial pressureUrine outputUrine volumeOCP useBlood glucoseContraceptive usersContraception usersUrine frequencyHeart rateHormone concentrationsFemale volunteersWater bolusBolusTrials
2021
Estrogen to Progesterone Ratio and Fluid Regulatory Responses to Varying Degrees and Methods of Dehydration
Giersch G, Charkoudian N, Morrissey M, Butler C, Colburn A, Caldwell A, Kavouras S, Casa D. Estrogen to Progesterone Ratio and Fluid Regulatory Responses to Varying Degrees and Methods of Dehydration. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living 2021, 3: 722305. PMID: 34723178, PMCID: PMC8551666, DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2021.722305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCopeptin concentrationsFluid restrictionFollicular phaseHigher copeptin concentrationsLate follicular phaseSerum copeptin concentrationExercise-heat stressFluid volume regulationSerum estrogenExercise trialsProgesterone ratioMidluteal phaseRegulatory biomarkersMenstrual cycleEstrogen concentrationsEstrogenPlasma osmolalityStatistical significanceDegree of dehydrationProgesteronePossible relationshipBody massVolume regulationVarying DegreesLow levelsSex difference in initial thermoregulatory response to dehydrated exercise in the heat
Giersch G, Morrissey M, Butler C, Colburn A, Demarais Z, Kavouras S, Jay O, Charkoudian N, Casa D. Sex difference in initial thermoregulatory response to dehydrated exercise in the heat. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e14947. PMID: 34288556, PMCID: PMC8290474, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14947.Peer-Reviewed Original Research