Andrea Hacker-Thompson

Andrea Hacker-Thompson
  • GGNB Alumni

Class of 2013
Major Professor: Janet King

Before coming to UC Davis  Dr. Hacker-Thompson received a B.S. degree in Nutrition from the University of Arkansas and an M.S. degree from the University of Kansas (where she also completed her dietetic internship and became a Registered Dietitian). While at UCD she worked with Dr. Janet King at CHORI, designing a study to look at the effects of calcium intake, vitamin D status and race on calcium metabolism in pregnant and lactating women.  Dr. Hacker-Thompson received her Ph.D. in Nutritional Biology in 2013