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Thomas Ahern

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: tahearn@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • 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): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: Nutritional disorders in 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





Camila Corvalan

  • Entry Year: 2003
  • Contact: ccorval@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Title: Do nutrition assistance programs in developing countries contribute to childhood obesity? Evidence from the Chilean National Nursery School Council Program
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., University of Chile, Public Health
    - M.D., University of Chile

Carrie Daniel

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: crdanie@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Roberd M. Bostick, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Western-style diet and mediators of growth and inflammation in colorectal carcinogenesis
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - MPH, Epidemiology, Emory University
    - B.S., Molecular & Cellular Biology/Premed, University of Arizona





Teresa Douglas

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: tddougl@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Rani Singh Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Nutritional Sciences, University of Hawaii
    - B.S., Marine Biology, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Frederick Grant

  • Entry Year: 2006
  • Contact: fkgrant@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • 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







Kirsten Herrick

  • Entry Year: 2006
  • Contact: kglowie@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.Sc., Public Health Nutrition, University of London
    - B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville





Myfanwy Hopkins

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: mhhopki@LearnLink.Emory.Edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S., Biology, Emory University





Beth Imhoff

  • Entry Year: 2003
  • Contact: bimhoff@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Usha Ramakrishnan Ph.D.
  • Area of Interest: Maternal and child nutrition, infection and nutrition
  • Dissertation Topic: DHA supplementation in pregnancy and immune function in Mexican infants
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., International Health, Emory University
    - B.S., Biology, American University





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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





Suzanne Judd

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: sejudd@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Vin Tangpricha, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Vitamin D and hypertension
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Epidemiology, Emory University
    - B.S., Chemical Engineering, Michigan Tech





Sarah Leatham-Yi

  • Entry Year: 2003
  • Contact: sarah.yi@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Rani Singh, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Food and Nutrition, Framingham State College
    - B.A., Biology, Mount Holyoke





Menghua Luo

  • Entry Year: 2003
  • Contact: mluo@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Thomas Ziegler, M.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Strategies to Improve Efficacy of Specialized Nutrition Support in Adults
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - MS, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
    - MD, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, China





Joyce Maalouf

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: jmaalou@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Nutrition, American University of Beirut
    - B.S., Nutrition & Dietetic, American University of Beirut







Jessica Marcinkevage

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: jmarcin@sph.emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • 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







Reena Oza-Frank

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: roza@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): K.M. Venkat Narayan, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Diabetes and nutrition in minority populations migration and diabetes risk among the US foreign-born
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - MS-MPH Public Health Nutrition, Community Health Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    - Dietetic Internship, The University of Tennessee
    - BS Nutrition Science, The Ohio State University

Maggie Phan

  • Entry Year: 2004
  • Contact: mphan@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): John Scott, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • 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): Pending
  • Area of Interest: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S. Nutrition, The University of New Mexico

Danielle Thompson

  • Entry Year: 2002
  • Contact: dtthomp@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Nancy J. Thompson, PhD
  • Dissertation Topic: Weight-related outcomes, intentions, and behaviors associated with participation in physical activity among children and adolescents
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S. Chemistry/Molecular Biology, Florida A&M University, 2002

Mary Beth Weber

  • Entry Year: 2005
  • Contact: mbweber@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): K.M. Venkat Narayan, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • 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): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: Maternal Child Nutrition
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Nutrition, University of Minnesota
    - B.A., Nursing, Luther College

Anne Wheaton

  • Entry Year: 2001
  • Contact: awheaton@learnlink.emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Lou Ann S. Brown, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Protective effect of taurine on angiotensin II-induced disruption of the alveolar epithelium
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.M.E. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology



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