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Thomas Ahearn

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: tahearn@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Roberd Bostick, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Effects of calcium and vitamin D on the expression of calcium sensing receptor, B-catenin, and E-cadherin in normal colorectal tissue
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Epidemiology, Emory University
    - B.S., Biology, State University of New York at Albany





Vinh Bui

  • Entry Year: 2006
  • Contact: vbui@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s):Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Impact of zinc supplementation to anthropometric and biochemical measures in Guatemalan school children
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
    - M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health
    - M.D., University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietman





Silvia Cambronero

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: scambro@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S., Biomedical Engeneering, Washington University







Teresa Douglas

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: tddougl@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Rani Singh Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Biological and dietary changes in PKU subjects initiating tetrahydrobiopterin treatment
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Nutritional Sciences, University of Hawaii
    - B.S., Marine Biology, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Inés Gonzalez Cassonva Soberon

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: igonza2@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.Sc., Nutrition, Escuela Dietetica y Nutricion

 

Frederick Grant

  • Entry Year: 2006
  • Contact: fkgrant@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s):Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Anemia and iron deficiency in the context of Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - MPhil., Nutrition University of Ghana
    - B.Sc., Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana







Ruth Grossmann

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: rgross4@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.N.H.P., Nursing, University of Iowa
    - M.Sc., Biology-Neuroscience, University of Iowa
    - B.A., Biology, Covenant College





Kirsten Herrick

  • Entry Year: 2006
  • Contact: kglowie@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s):Venkat Narayan, M.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: The impact of gestational weight gain on maternal and infant outcomes in a Chinese population
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.Sc., Public Health Nutrition, University of London
    - B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville





Stefanie Hinkle

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: snhood@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.A., Mol. Cell Dev. Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz






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Jennifer Johnson

  • Entry Year: 2004
  • Contact: jmjohn8@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Dean Jones, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Human Metabolomics: Building the foundations for personalized medicine
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S., Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute





Sarah Leatham-Yi

  • Entry Year: 2003
  • Contact: sarah.yi@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Rani Singh, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: The impact of docosahexaenoic acid status and phenylalanine control on neuropsychological status in females with phenylketonuria
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Food and Nutrition, Framingham State College
    - B.A., Biology, Mount Holyoke






Jessica Marcinkevage

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: jmarcin@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Venkat Narayan, M.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Preventing progression to gestational diabetes among African Americans: a pilot intervention trial
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Epidemiology, Emory University
    - B.S., Biology, University of Rochester







Jamie Mells

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: jmells@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Frank Anania, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Mechanisms of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 in Fatty Liver Disease
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Biology, Austin Peay State University
    - B.S., Biology, Austin Peay State University
    - A.A., University of Maryland Munich/Augsburg Campus







Carla Moore

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: cjmoor4@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    - B.S., Food Science, Clemson University







Maggie Phan

  • Entry Year: 2004
  • Contact: mphan@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): John Scott, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Retronasal olfaction of flavor odorants
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Tippawan Pongcharoen

  • Entry Year: 2004
  • Contact: tpongch@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Long-term effects of iron and zinc supplementation during infancy on cognitive performance and growth 8 years later: A follow-up study
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Food and Nutrition for Development, Mahidol University, Thailand
    - M.S., Nursing, Thai Red Cross College of Nursing, Thailand

Meghan Quirk

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: mquirk@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Rani Singh, Ph.D.
  • Area of Interest: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S. Nutrition, The University of New Mexico

Deborah Salvo

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: dsalvo@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S., Nutrition and Food Science, Universidad Iberoamericana





Lisa Staimez

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: lrlevy@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Public Health, Yale University
    - B.S., Molec. & Cell Biology, University of Arizona





Mary Beth Weber

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: mbweber@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): K.M. Venkat Narayan, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: A culturally appropriate lifestyle intervention to prevent diabetes in South Asians: a pilot study
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Epidemiology, Emory University
    - B.S., Genetics, University of Georgia

Jean Welsh

  • Entry Year: 2006
  • Contact: jwelsh1@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Miriam Vos, M.D., M.S.P.H.
  • Dissertation Topic: Added sugar consumption is associated with dyslipidemia among U.S. adults, NANES 1999-2004
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Nutrition, University of Minnesota
    - B.A., Nursing, Luther College



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