Research
The Department of Nutrition actively addresses nutrition science research needs from cells to the community. Our expanded research programs include obesity research at the cellular and community levels; examination of functional food components such as soy and fiber; studies of reproduction and nutrition; identification of nutrition education needs of children, elders and low-literacy populations; food security and safety and health promotion through community education; and use of technology in teaching.
Facilities include the Nutrition Biomarker Laboratory for laboratory measurement of nutritional status biomarkers in blood and urine and various community nutrition outreach offices throughout the state. Please contact individual faculty members for a list of their current publications or more detail about their research activities.
Recent Funded Projects
- Family Nutrition Program Food Stamp Education - Sullivan-Werner and Anliker
- Food Safety Education for High School and Transition Special Needs Students - Carbone
- Changing the Health Trajectory of Older Adults through Diet and Activity - Cohen
- Multicultural Nutrition Scholars Program - Cohen
- Teaching and Learning with Technology: Best Practices - Carbone
- Epidemiology and Transmission of Dynamics of MDR/XDR Tuberculosis - Ronnenberg
- Effects of Dietary Bioactive Compounds on Chronic Diseases - Kim
- Antioxidant Stress Effects of Korean Ginseng During Skeletal Myogenesis - Kim
- Health and Mental Health Needs of Cambodian Adolescents - Cordeiro
