Major Professor: Patricia Oteiza - Research Interests: 1) how zinc deficiency could affect early fetal brain development and behavioral alterations 2) environmental toxicant affects zinc bioavailability to the fetus and consequences of lower zinc status on early neurogenesis.
Major Professor: Robert Hackman - Research Interests: Effects of whole foods and whole food products consumption on human's health, with an emphasis on skin and cardiovascular health.
Major Professor: Kevin Laugero - Research Interests: Understanding the role of psychological stress on eating behavior and chronic disease risk in humans.
Major Professor: Christine Stewart - Research Interests: Dietary assessment of maternal, infant, and child nutrition in low and middle-income countries.
