Courses: FSHN 5250, FSHN 6200
Research Interests: Maternal and child nutrition, international nutrition, social ecological factors affecting lactation support, and development and evaluation of plans of safe care (POSC) to improve cross-system care coordination and health outcomes for Colorado families impacted by perinatal substance use disorder
Courses: FSHN 5300
Research Interests: Predictors of learning among students in nutrition science—prior knowledge, conceptions of nutrition as a science, intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for studying nutrition and influences on self-determined behaviors (autonomy, competence, relatedness); Built environment, health, and well-being; Bodyweight regulation
Research Interests: Malnutrition remediation and sustainable development initiatives in African populations using participatory research methods and women’s empowerment
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Courses: FSHN 5000
Research interest: understanding the ways in which family health and nutrition status are influenced by individual factors and the broader food and policy environments, while considering the needs and goals of diverse populations.
Research interests: design, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for limited-resource audiences; training and development of paraprofessionals; breastfeeding promotion; community-based nutrition education programs
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Research interests: human nutrition and breast cancer prevention
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Courses: FSHN 5510
Research interests: the interplay between dietary eating patterns and exercise/physical activity in regard to energy metabolism and the untoward sequelae of positive energy balance, especially insulin resistance and dyslipidemia
