Colloquium (Seminar) Series
Fall 2019 Graduate Program Colloquium Series
Mondays 4:00–5:00 PM 117 Henderson Building
September 9 |
Interplay between dietary fiber and gut microbiota in liver cancer: The dark side of fermentation Matam Vijay-Kumar (Vijay), PhD Associate Professor and Director, UT Microbiome Consortium, Physiology & Pharmacology, Medical Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Toledo |
September 16 |
The science behind the portion size effect and the art of downsizing portions of energy dense foods for children and adolescents Marion Hetherington, BSc (Hons), DPhil Professor and Thomas Ward Endowed Chair in Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of Leeds |
September 23 |
Diagnosing malnutrition: Understanding the new guidelines. Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLAM) |
September 30 |
Replacing the nutrients in milk: The impact on cost, calories and food intake Christopher J. Cifelli, PhD Vice President, Nutrition Research, National Dairy Council |
October 7 |
Evaluating nutrient adequacy during complementary feeding and identifying pathways to improvement: Results from the MAL-ED 8 site study Laura Caulfield, PhD Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
October 14 |
Diet quality, nutrient intake, and risk of mortality in the oldest old: Results from the Geisinger Rural Aging Study Yi-Hsuan (Lisa) Liu, MS, RD, PhD Candidate Advisor: Xiang Gao, PhD and Gordon Jensen, PhD |
October 28 |
Bio-behavioral variation in human water needs: How adaptations, early life environments, and the life course affect body water homeostasis Asher Yoel Rosinger, PhD MPH Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor in Global Health, De-partments of Biobehavioral Health and Anthropology, PSU |
November 4 |
Potatoes and cardiometabolic health: A randomized crossover study Emily Johnston, MPH, RDN, CDE, PhD Candidate Advisor: Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD |
November 11 |
Dairy livestock interventions for food security in Uganda: What are the implications for women’s empowerment? Carmen Bain, M.A., Ph.D. |
November 18 |
Dried fruit and cardiometabolic health: A randomized crossover trial Valerie Sullivan, RDN, PhD Candidate Advisor: Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD |
December 2 |
Dietary nicotine intake and risk of Parkinson disease |