Join us for the School of Public Health-Bloomington Department of Applied Health Science Graduate Seminar in Nutrition series. Below you will find a comprehensive list of fantastic topics and speakers. Mark your calendars!
All sessions will take place on Zoom from 2:20–3:20 p.m. Join here.
Questions? Contact Cydne Perry: cydperry@iu.edu
| Date | Speaker |
| September 10 | Cody Neshteruk, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences and Pediatrics Duke University Topic: Family weight interventions and GLP-1 treatments for youth |
| September 24 | Courtney Luecking, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.N. Assistant Extension Professor of Nutrition University of Kentucky Topic: Policy, systems, and environmental interventions for promoting healthy weight in children |
| October 8 | Katherine Pope, M.P.H., R.N. Doctoral Candidate and Project Manager for CHOP Group Indiana University Bloomington Topic: Intervening through the built environment to promote health in an underserved community |
| October 22 | Lauren Au, Ph.D., R.D. Associate Professor of Nutrition University of California Davis Topic: Harnessing artificial intelligence to improve diet assessment technology |
| November 5 | Erik Willis, Ph.D. Associate Research Scientist Director, Community Health and Wellness Resource Group University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Topic: Physical activity patterns in young children, innovative assessment technologies and behavioral interventions |
| November 19 | Jennifer Black, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Food Nutrition and Health University of British Columbia, Vancouver Topic: Food, justice, and caring needs of school-aged children |
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Title |
| January 29 | Bret Rust, Ph.D. | Metabolic Adaptation by Dietary Interventions in Excess Adiposity in Mice: Can we fix what’s been broken? |
| February 5 | Ellen Evans, Ph.D. | A Higher Protein Weight Loss Diet and Exercise Training: Keys to Optimal Body Composition Change and Enhanced Physical Function in Older Women? |
| February 12 | Jamie Baum, Ph.D. | Protein Intake and Appetite Regulation: Mechanisms, Benefits, and Implications |
| February 19 | Kristina Jackson, Ph.D. | Clinical Use of Omega-3s to Reduce Risk for Preterm Birth: Challenges and Opportunities |
| February 26 | Braxton Linder, Ph.D. | The Effects of High Dietary Salt and Strategies to Improve Vascular Health |
| March 12 | Austin Robinson, Ph.D. | Combating the Adverse Health Effects of High Salt |
| March 26 | Xinyin Jiang, Ph.D., R.D. | Early life exposure to nutrients involved in one carbon metabolism and long-term health outcomes |
| April 2 | Sofia Sanchez, Ph.D., R.D. | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education-led technical assistance improves food pantry environments in Alabama |
| April 9 | Lacey McCormack, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D. | Community-Driven Research and Initiatives to Improve Rural Health and Nutrition |
| April 16 | Carmen Tekwe, Ph.D. | Measurement Error in Nutrition Studies |
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | Dr. Angela De Leon* | Semester welcome & course overview—All nutrition faculty welcome! |
| Sep 4 | Dr. Leah Whigham Zoom: Join here | Addressing Obesity at the Population Level |
| Sep 11 | Dr. Colby Vorland Zoom: Join here | Rigor in Nutrition Research |
| Sep 18 | Dr. Sharon Donovan Zoom: Join here | Opportunities for early life precision nutrition: Nurturing the holobiont |
| Sep 25 | Dr. Paul Coates Zoom: Join here | TBD |
| Oct 2 | Dr. Britt Burton-Freeman Zoom: Join here | Fruit polyphenols in cardio-metabolic health: Evidence from acute and longer term studies |
| Oct 9 | Dr. Alexandra Cowan-Pyle Zoom: Join here | Dietary Quality and Diet-Related Factors among U.S. Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) |
| Oct 16 | Dr. Travis Masterson Zoom: Join here | The Use of Technology and Media in Understanding and Influencing Eating Behavior |
| Oct 23 | Dr. Shanon Casperson Zoom: Join here | Effect of daily protein and energy distribution on fat oxidation and metabolic rate as measured by whole-room calorimeter |
| Oct 30 | Dr. Carolyn Gunther Zoom: Join here | Teen food insecurity: A growing public health concern |
| Nov 6 | Dr. David Klurfeld Zoom: Join here | Why Fat Was the Devil…and Then It Wasn’t |
| Nov 13 | Dr. Stephanie Atkinson Zoom: Join here | Perinatal nutrition: A path to future health and disease prevention |
| Nov 20 | Dr. Nancy Keim Zoom: Join here | Metabolic flexibility: Is it genetic or can it be acquired? |
| Dec 4 | Dr. Jamy Ard Zoom: Join here | TBD |
| Dec 11 | Dr. Angela De Leon* | Course summary and wrap-up |
Spring 2024
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | Dr. Cydne Perry | Course Introduction and Overview |
| Jan 17 | Melissa Greives | |
| Jan 24 | Dr. Angela Campbell | |
| Feb 14 | Dr. Eduardo Ximenes | Microbiology Applied to Food Safety, Security and Nutrition |
| Feb 28 | Dr. Kelly Walsh | |
| Mar 6 | Dr. Funmilola Ayeni | |
| Mar 20 | Dr. Virginia Githiri | |
| Mar 27 | Dr. Tope Erinosho | Barriers and Facilitators of Early Care and Education Programs' Participation in the Federally Funded Feeding Program, the Child, and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) |
| Apr 3 | Dr. Sixtus Aguree | |
| Apr 10 | Dr. Krisha Thiagarajah | |
| Apr 17 | Dr. Lisa Spence | |
Fall 2023
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| Sep 27 | Dr. Bret Rust | The Metabolomics of Circadian Rhythm |
| Oct 4 | Dr. Colby Vorland | Errors in Nutrition Research: Is Science Really Self-Correcting? |
| Oct 11 | Dr. Temitope Erinosho | Community-Engaged Research to Promote Healthy Weight Behaviors in Rural Preschool-Aged (2–5-year-old) Children |
| Oct 18 | Dr. Paul Coates | From Genes to Dietary Supplements and Stops in Between |
| Oct 25 | Dr. Brent Flickinger | Fats for Thought |
| Nov 1 | Dr. Misty Hawkins | Cognitive Function and Nutrition |
| Nov 8 | Dr. Joshua Miller | Does Exposure to Excess Folic Acid Exacerbate Vitamin B12 Deficiency? |
| Nov 15 | Dr. Nana Gletsu Miller | TBD |
| Nov 29 | Dr. Robert Burns | Are Infant Formula Regulations Aligned with Current Nutrition Science? |
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