Biography
Married 40 years, 6 children, 19+ grandchildren
Full-time mission to Brazil Porto Alegre
Interests/Hobbies - keeping fit; fly fishing; children's and grandchildren's events (professional, school, sports, church, etc.); reading military history, other non-fiction
Research Interests
Selenium-regulation of gene expression in prostate cancerOptimization of selenium and chemotherapeutic blends in prevention/treatment of prostate cancer
Teaching Interests
Diet and CancerNDFS 100 - Essentials of Human Nutrition (GE, no prerequisite, beginning human nutrition class)
Book of Mormon
Faith and Science (currently MMBIO551R)
Honors and Awards
- Abraham O. Smoot Citizenship Award, BYU (2014 - 2014)
Administrative Assignments
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science: Department Chair (2016 - 2022)
- BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research: Director (2014 - 2020)
Memberships
- Institute of Food Technology (2016 - Present)
- American Society for Nutrition (1998 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Nutrition & Metabolism (2010 - 2010)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (2010 - 2010)