Graduate Faculty

The following are the members of the graduate faculty of the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science who may serve as advisors to graduate students and on graduate committees.

Lora Beth Brown, Ed.D., Brigham Young University, 1982. Interests: Nutrition Education; International Nutrition

Merrill J. Christensen, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982. Interests: Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Risk Reduction by Diet

Robert T. Davidson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998. Interests: Fat Soluble Vitamins; Computer Simulation

Michael L. Dunn, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1996. Interests: Product Development; Food Preservation and Storage; Food Industry Management

Susan Fullmer, Ph.D., Brigham Young University 2004. Interests: Effects of diet and exercise on metabolism and bone.

Chad Hancock, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia , 2005. Interests: Skeletal muscle energy metabolism and adaptation. Skeletal muscle insluin resistance.

N. Paul Johnston, Ph.D., Oregon State University 1971. Interests: International Nutrition; Small Animal Nutrition

Michelle Lloyd, Ph.D., North Carolina State University , 2008. Interests: Food Preservation and Storage; Flavor Chemistry; Sensory Analysis

Nora K. Nyland, Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1989. Interests: Dietetics Education; Management in Dietetics

Lynn V. Ogden, Ph.D., University of Minnesota-St. Paul, 1973. Interests: Food Product and Process Development; Food Preservation and Storage; Sensory Analysis

Tory L. Parker, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 2008. Interests: bioactive components of fruit; postprandial oxidation; synergistic interactions among food components

Oscar A. Pike, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1986. Interests: Food Preservation and Storage; Food Analysis

Rickelle Richards, Ph.D. RD, University of Minnesota , 2007. Interests: factors influencing food choice, food access, dietary intake and health, among low-income populations. Environmental and policy-related issues related to accessing an adequate food supply is also of particular interest

Frost A. Steele, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1990 Interests: Food Microbiology; Food Safety; Food Preservation and Storage