The following currently serve as Nutrition Graduate Faculty. We encourage students to get acquainted with those who share your research interests. (Please note that many are not in the Department of Nutrition.)
Judith Ashley, Ph.D., R.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition
Nutrition education for health professionals; clinical nutrition; weight control management, geriatric nutrition
jashley@unr.edu
Jamie Benedict, Ph.D., R.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition
Adolescence; environmental characteristics that impact nutritional health with specific focus on school policies and practices; obesity; nutritional health of low-income persons; nutrition education methodologies.
jamieb@cabnr.unr.edu Marie Boutte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Genetic epidemiology and Melungeons of Southern Appalachia; health compensation among atomic veterans; HIV disease among older adults
boutte@unr.nevada.edu
Robert Brunner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Diet/disease relationships; nutritional supplements and disease; predictors of adherence to nutritional interventions, particularly those involving supplements.
bbrunner@WHI.org
Bill Evans, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist
Human Development and Family Studies
Adolescent risk, resiliency and developmental issues in general with specific focus on youth development and youth worker issues, resilience to adolescent violence, suicide prevention and youth program evaluation
evans@unr.nevada.edu
Michelle Granner , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Physical activity, sedentary behavior, dietary intake, and the interaction of these behaviors. Healthy weight management, obesity, eating disorders, community-based participatory research, and evaluation.
mgranner@unr.edu
Michael Havercamp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Western Area
The design and assessment of facilitative processes that encourage community development sustainability – with particular interest in looking at these processes from cross-cultural perspectives
havercampm@unce.unr.edu
Doina Kulick, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor , Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
Obesity genomics, bariatric patients, management of obesity in primary care settings, bone health and nutrition; board certified in internal medicine and nutrition internal medicine.
dkulick@unr.edu
Claude K. Lardinois, MD, FACP, MACN
Professor , Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
The role of medical nutrition therapy as it impacts on chronic disorders like hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome; impact of selective nutritional supplements on carbohydrate metabolism.
lardinois@sbcglobal.net
Sally Martin, Ph.D.
Professor and State Extension Specialist,
Human Development and Family Studies
Vulnerable children and families; contributions of the family and child care program to children's language and literacy; second language learners; caregiving issues; intergenerational relations; child abuse and neglect prevention
smartin@unr.nevada.edu Stanley Omaye, Ph.D.
Professor,
Dept of Nutrition
The role of micronutrients and antioxidants in health; effective pharmacological and nutritional intervention in chronic diseases and aging; development of nutrient biomarkers and methodologies; environmental issues, such as, air pollutants, tobacco smoke, and heavy metal contamination effects on human health
omaye@unr.edu
Mihalis I. Panagiotidis, PhD
Assistant Professor,
School of Public Health, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oxidants/antioxidants and carcinogenesis; Oxidative stress and epigenetic regulation of gene expression in apoptotic deregulation during carcinogenesis; Dietary modulation of gene expression; Development of molecular biomarkers in assessing carcinogenic exposure, cancer prognosis/diagnosis and chemotherapeutic efficacy.
mpanagiotidis@unr.edu
Ron Pardini, Ph.D
Professor , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The induction of oxidative stress by various chemicals in insects and cancer; the biochemistry and molecular biology of antioxidant systems of insects and tumor cells .
ronp@cabnr.unr.edu
Chris Pritsos, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair,
Dept of Nutrition
The impact of free radical generated damage on biological systems and the role of antioxidants in the prevention of this damage; mechanisms of action and therapeutic efficacy of anticancer agents; the health impact of environmental tobacco smoke exposure including biological damage, antioxidant protection, and genetic factors which may make persons more susceptible to its harmful effects
pritsos@med.unr.edu Marsha Read, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor and Associate Dean, Graduate School
Supplement behaviors and beliefs; bone health including calcium intake in adolescents and pre-adolescents
read@unr.edu
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor and Area Extension Specialist
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
The feeding relationship between caregivers (parents and childcare providers) and young children, specifically in low income families; including breastfeeding as well as infant, toddler and preschool feeding interactions
sigman-grantm@unce.unr.edu
Karen Spears, Ph.D., R.D.
Assistant Professor and State Extension Specialist, Department of Nutrition
Nutrition assessment methodology with focus on development of new tools to improve the accuracy of dietary assessment. Evaluation of community-based obesity interventions and the built environment to support food intake and physical activity behavior change.
kspears@cabnr.unr.edu
David
Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept of Nutrition
Folate status and breast cancer; the health benefits of red wine consumption; and the interactions of folate metabolism and aging
dswilson@cabnr.unr.edu
Wei Yang, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor
School of Public Health & Director, Center for Health Informatics
Health informatics; Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System; cancer epidemiology;
injury prevention; children with special needs
weiyang@unr.edu
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