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Thomas Ahearn

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: tahearn@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Roberd Bostick, M.D., M.P.H.
  • 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






Kathryn Coakley

  • Entry Year: 2010
  • Contact: kcoakle@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Public Health, Case Western Reserve University
    - B.S., Nutrition, Case Western Reserve 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

Silvia Eufinger

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: scambro@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Decelerated Biological Aging as a Potential Mechanism for the Cardioprotective Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Cardiovascular Disease: A Twin Study
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S., Biomedical Engeneering, Washington University







Jennifer Frediani

  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Contact: jfredia@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Exercise Science, Georgia State University
    - B.S., Dietetics and Nutrition, Georgia State University







Inés Gonzalez Casanova Soberon

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: igonza2@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s):Aryeh Stein, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: Individual, social and environmental determinants of overweight and obesity in Colombia
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.Sc., Nutrition, Escuela Dietetica y Nutricion





Ruth Grossmann

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: rgross4@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s):Vin Tangpricha, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Evaluation of the bioavailability of vitamin D supplements in adults with cystic fibrosis and the impact on inflammatory and clinical outcomes"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.N.H.P., Nursing, University of Iowa
    - M.Sc., Biology-Neuroscience, University of Iowa
    - B.A., Biology, Covenant College






Unjali Gujral

  • Entry Year: 2010
  • Contact: unjali.gujral@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Yale University
    - B.A., Economics, University of California, Irvine







Stefanie Hinkle

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: snhood@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s):Andrea Sharma, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  • Dissertation Topic: Infant and child outcomes associated with gestational weight gain
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.A., Mol. Cell Dev. Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz






Myfanwy Hopkins





Sandra Jackson

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: sljack3@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Larry Phillips, M.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Examining the VA's Project Move! weight loss and lifestyle intervention"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -M.P.H, Emory University
    - B.A., Biology, Harvard-Radcliff College





Ran Jin

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: rjin@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Anh Le, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Lipid metabolism and cardiovascular risk in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -M.D., Nanjing Medical University





Juna Konomi

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: jkonomi@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Lou Ann Brown, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Determining the effects of in utero chronic ethanol exposure on zinc homeostasis in the newborn alveolar macrophage"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -B.A., Brown University





Sindhu Lakkur






Elizabeth Lundeen

  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Contact: ealunde@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Health Policy & Administration, Yale University
    - B.S., Business Administration, Uninversity of Missouri, Columbia







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







Carla Moore

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: cjmoor4@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Mark Wilson, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Effects of Psychosocial Stress on Caloric Intake and Obesity Risk in Female Rhesus Monkeys"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    - B.S., Food Science, Clemson University







Memorie Nichols

  • Entry Year: 2010
  • Contact: memorie.nichols@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S.H.S. PA, Weill Cornell Graduate School
    - B.S., Biomedical Studies, Auburn University







Meghan Quirk

  • Entry Year: 2007
  • Contact: mquirk@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Rani Singh, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: The Effect of Adjunct Kuvan® Therapy on Markers of Oxidative Stress in Patients with Phenylketonuria
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S. Nutrition, The University of New Mexico

Deborah Salvo

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: dsalvo@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Michael Pratt, M.D., M.P.H. and Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: “Understanding the environmental correlates of physical activity for adults (20-65 years) in a Mexican city (Cuernavaca)"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - B.S., Nutrition and Food Science, Universidad Iberoamericana





Julie Self

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: jself@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D. and Aimee Webb Girard, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Expanding the evidence base for household food production strategies to improve nutrition and health"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -M.P.H., Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University
    -B.A., Biology, Asbury College






Nida Shaikh

  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Contact: nida.shaikh@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.S., Nutrition, Georgia State University
    - B.S., Foods and Nutrition, S.N.D.T Women's University, Mumbai







Karen Siegel

Lisa Staimez

  • Entry Year: 2008
  • Contact: lrlevy@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): K.M. Venkat Narayan, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: The role of early susceptibility to impaired beta-cell function on hyperglycemia in a lifestyle intervention trial
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H., Public Health, Yale University
    - B.S., Molec. & Cell Biology, University of Arizona





Allison Sylvetsky

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: asylvet@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Miriam Vos, M.D., M.S.P.H.
  • Dissertation Topic: Metabolic response to artificially sweetened beverages among overweight adolescents
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -B.A., Psychology, George Washington University






Caroline Um

  • Entry Year: 2011
  • Contact: caroline.um@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Pending
  • Dissertation Topic: To be determined
  • Previous Degree(s):
    - M.P.H, Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    - B.S., Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill







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

Amanda Wendt

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: awendt@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: “Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation during Pregnancy: Reducing Anemia in Bihar, India”
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -M.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona
    -B.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona





Myra Woodworth-Hobbs

  • Entry Year: 2009
  • Contact: mewoodw@emory.edu
  • Advisor(s): Russ Price, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Topic: "Docosahexaenoic acid attenuates atrophy-related signaling in skeletal muscle"
  • Previous Degree(s):
    -M.S., Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University
    -B.S., Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University

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