B.S. in Horticulture Purdue University 1982
M.S. in Food Science University of Arkansas 1984
Ph.D. in Food Science University of Arkansas 1989

Fellow, Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, 2019

John W. White, University of Arkansas, DBCFLS Outstanding Research Team Award, 2007

John W. White, University of Arkansas, DBCFLS Outstanding Research Team Award, 2005

IFT, Fruit and Vegetable Products Division, Member of the Year Award, 2005

Chair, Nutrition Subdivision of the Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division of ACS, 2017-2018

Chair, Functional Foods and Natural Products Subdivision of the Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division of ACS, 201302014

Chair, Poster Session, Berry Health Benefits Symposium, 2009-present

Chair, Fruit and Vegetables Products Division, IFT, 2003-2004

Scholarly Interest

• Berry bioactives
• Natural products chemistry
• Metabolomics
• Oxidative stress and inflammation

Felgus-Lavefve, L., Howard, L., Adams, S.H. and Baum, J. The effects of blueberry phytochemicals on cell models of inflammation and oxidative stress. Adv. Nutr. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab137

Gu, I., Brownmiller, C., Stebbins, N.B., Mauromoustakos, A., Howard, L. and Lee, S.O. 2020. Berry phenolic and volatile extracts inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells through suppression of NF-κB signaling pathway. Antioxidants 9, 871;doi:10.3390/antiox9090871.

Lavefve, L., Brownmiller, C., Howard, L., Reeves, D., Adams, S.H., Chen, J.R., Diaz, E.C. and Mauromoustakos, A. 2020. Changes in polyphenolics during storage of products prepared with freeze-dried wild blueberry powder. Foods 9:466, doi:10.3390/foods9040466.

Lavefve, L., Howard, L.R., Carbonero, F. 2020. Berry polyphenols metabolism and impact on human gut microbiota and health. Food and Function. 11:45-65.

Moore, K., Howard, L., .Brownmiller, C., Gu, I., Lee, S.O., Mauromoustakos, A.2019. Inhibitory effects of cranberry polyphenol and volatile extracts on nitric oxide production in LPS activated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Food and Function 10:7091-7102.

Kalt, W, Cassidy, A, Howard, L.R, Krikorian, R, Stull, A.J, Tremblay, F, Zamora-Ros, R. 2019. Recent research on the health benefits of blueberries and their anthocyanins. Adv Nutr 11:224-236.

Baum, J.L., Howard, L.R., Prior, R.L. and Lee, S.O. 2016. Effect of Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry) on the development of obesity in mice fed a high fat diet. J. Berry Res. 6:203-212.

Kaume, L., Howard, L.R. and Devareddy, L. 2012. The blackberry fruit: A review on its composition and chemistry, metabolism and bioavailability, and health benefits. J. Agric. Food Chem. 60:5716-5727.

Howard, L.R., Prior, R.L., Liyanage, R. and Lay, J.O. 2012. Processing and storage effect on berry polyphenols: Challenges and implications on bioactive properties. J. Agric. Food Chem. 60:6678-6693.

Cho, M.J., Howard, L.R., Prior, R.L. and Clark, J.R. 2004. Flavonoid glycosides and antioxidant capacity of various blackberry, blueberry, and red grape genotypes determined by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. J. Sci. Food Agric. 84:1771-1782.

Prior, R.L., Hoang, H., Gu, L., Wu, X., Bacchiocca, M., Howard, L., Hampsch-Woodill, M., Huang, D, Ou, B. and Jacob, R. 2003. Assays for hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant capacity [oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORACFL)] of plasma and other biological and food samples. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:3273-3279.