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 | Doris Abood
Associate Professor
Ed.D., University of Tennessee
Psycho-social determinants of health behaviors, health promotion/health communication program implementation and evaluation, and nutrition education |
 | Bahram Arjmandi
Margaret A. Sitton Professor and Chair
PhD, RD, Kansas State University
Bone and calcium metabolism
Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
Sterol biosynthesis
Functional Food and health
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 | Jodee Dorsey
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
Ph.D., R.D., L.D./N., University of Tennessee
Thermogenic effects of caffeine and nicotine
Sports nutrition, in particular energy substrate use during exercise |
 | Arturo Figueroa
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., M.D., University of Arizona and Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
The primary focus is on the effects of resistance exercise, food and oral amino acids suplementation on neural control of the circulation, arterial stiffness, and endothelial function in aging, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. |
 | Emily Haymes
C. Etta Walters Professor of Exercise Science
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Nutrition and performance, environmental effects of exercise, physical activity and chronic disease prevention. |
 | Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh
Betty M. Watts Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Ph.D., Florida State University
Development of antibodies and immunoassay for rapid detection for food quality and safety
Functional food research |
 | Jasminka Ilich-Ernst
Professor
Ph.D., R.D., FACN, University of Zagreb, Croatia and Ohio State University
Effect of nutrition and other life-style modifiers on bone health and body composition; bioavailability of calcium, magnesium, and zinc and their competitive interaction during absorptive processes; biological pathways and identification of new cellular metabolites in adipose and bone tissue. |
 | Jeong-Su Kim
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, The Ohio State University
Study of sarcopenia (i.e., age-related atrophy of skeletal muscle) and other neuromuscular changes related to aging, exercise, and physical function |
 | Cathy Levenson
Hazel K. Stiebeling Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Nutritional Neuroscience, trace metal regulation of brain gene expression, molecular regulation of neuronal proliferation, survival, and differentiation, role of zinc, copper, and iron inneurodegenerative disorders, brain injury, depression and anxiety |
 | Bob Moffatt
Georgia Alice Stamford Professor of Exercise Physiology
Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Michigan
Exercise and lipoprotein metabolism, effects of cigarette smoking and cessation from smoking on energy balance and lipoprotein metabolism. |
 | Lynn Panton
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida
Strength training effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, body composition, strength and other functional outcomes in healthy elderly adults and chronically diseased populations.
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 | Jenice Rankins
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Columbia University
Nutrition education interventions in the community, interactions of gender and nutrition in international development, global education. |
 | Shridhar Sathe
D. K. Salunkhe Professor of Food Science
Ph.D., Utah State University
Physicochemical and nutritional aspects of food chemistry. Research emphasis in protein biochemistry and food allergies. |
 | Maria Spicer
Assistant Professor, Dietetics Internship Director
Ph.D., R.D., Oklahoma State University
Obesity and insulin resistance,clinical and lifespan nutrition, functional food and health, food and culture |
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