Nutritional Sciences - Faculty Expertise

Name	Expertise
Barbara Brown Food Specialist, Associate Professor	Home food preservation Consumer food issues
Winyoo Chowanadisai Assistant Professor	Molecular genetics Genomics Brain development Alzheimer's disease Neurodegeneration Metal metabolism genes Nutrient-gene interactions
Stephen Clarke Professor/Department Head	Impact of iron status on metabolic disease Regulation of metal metabolism by non-coding RNAs Phytochemicals and epigenetic control of cholesterol metabolism
Sam Emerson Assistant Professor	Metabolic and inflammatory responses to meal consumption Physical activity and nutrition interactions Aging and metabolic health
Shirley Evans Visiting Instructor	Maternal and Infant Nutrition
Candance Gabel Associate Extension Specialist State Coordinator, Community Nutrition Education Programs	Community Nutrition Chronic Disease Prevention
Allison Hepworth Assistant Professor	Childhood Obesity Prevention Parenting and Infant Development Food Media Digital Nutrition Education Health Disparities
Janice Hermann Professor, OCES Adult and Older Adult Nutrition Specialist	Community nutrition education Elderly nutrition education
Deana Hildebrand Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator	Community and Public Health Nutrition Obesity Prevention Nutrition Policy, Systems and Environments School and Child Care Nutrition Programs Nutrition Education
Jillian Joyce Assistant Professor	Public health nutrition Child nutrition programs School health initiatives Dietary quality assessment
Tay Kennedy Associate Professor	Maternal and child nutrition Children with disabilities Effects of micronutrients on child development Effects of heavy metals on child development
Yoo Kim Assistant Professor	Nutrient-Gene Interaction Obesity and Diabetes Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Signaling Pathway Functional Foods
Jennifer Klufa Assistant Extension Specialist	Youth Nutrition Education School Nutrition Education School Health Initiatives Infant Feeding Practices
Dingbo Lin Associate Professor	Interplay of microbiome-carotenoid metabolism Mitochondrial function and energy metabolism Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation Diabetes and infectious disease
Edralin Lucas Professor/Jim and Lynne Williams Professor	Functional food cardiovascular and skeletal health analytical methods clinical chemistry Nutritional Biochemistry Dyslipidemia Obesity
McKale Montgomery Assistant Professor	Roles of nutrient metabolism in cancer progression Epigenetic regulation of metabolism Nutrient-gene interactions
Diana Romano Assistant State Specialist Community Nutrition Education Program	Community Nutrition Education Adult Nutrition Education Hispanic/Latino Culture
Brenda J. Smith Regents Professor/John and Sue Taylor Professorship/Associate Dean of the Graduate College	Role of immune and antioxidant systems on bone biology Inflammation, nutrition and aging Effects of phytochemicals and exercise on bone health
Barbara Stoecker Regents Professor and Marilynn Thoma Chair	Trace elements Zinc and cognition International nutrition problems Infant and young child feeding practices Food and nutritional security Zinc and cognition Micronutrient deficiencies
Gena Wollenberg Director, Dietetic Internship/Teaching Associate Professor	Community Nutrition Sports Nutrition