Nutritional Sciences
Faculty
Dr. Mallory Boylan, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Professor
Instructor for Medical Nutrition Therapy courses, Vitamins in Nutrition, Issues in Nutrition and F&N Research. Research areas include antioxidants and health and nutrients in breast milk.
e-mail: mallory.boylan@ttu.edu
Dr. Jamie Cooper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Instructor for graduate courses in Nutrition, Exercise, and Sport, Sports Supplements, Issues in Sports Nutrition and undergraduate course in Sports Nutrition
e-mail: jamie.a.cooper@ttu.edu
Research Lab: Human Nutrition Lab
Mrs. Shelley Fillipp, M.S., R.D., L.D., Instructor
Director of Dietetic Internship
Instructor for Nutrition through the Lifecycle, Institutional Food Management, Introduction to Dietetics and Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy.
e-mail: shelley.fillipp@ttu.edu
Mrs. Lydia Kloiber, M.S., R.D., L.D., Instructor
Director of Didactic Program in Dietetic
Instructor for Essentials in Dietetic Practice, Professional Issues in Dietetics, and Science of Nutrition and lab coordinator for Science of Nutrition.
e-mail: lydia.kloiber@ttu.edu
Dr. Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, Ph.D., Professor
Instructor for graduate courses in advanced nutritional biochemistry and research methods, obesity topics, metabolism and nutrient-gene interactions.
Primary research interests include dietary and hormonal regulation of adipocyte metabolism and endocrine function, role of adipocytes in obesity-associated inflammation, insulin resistance and metabolic disorders; obesity-breast cancer link. These studies use genetic and dietary-induced animal models as well as cell culture models of rodent and human adipose tissue. Secondary research interest in childhood obesity prevention
e-mail: naima.moustaid-moussa@ttu.edu
Dr. Mary Murimi, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N., Professor
Instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses in nutrition education, childhood obesity, nutrition through the life cycle, and community nutrition. Research interests include community-base- participatory research among low income population, school-based interventions and food insecurity at the local and global level.
e-mail: mary.murimi@ttu.edu
Dr. Chad M. Paton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Instructor for graduate and undergraduate courses in Biochemistry, Metabolism, and Genetics. Research interests in the regulation of metabolism in health and disease which includes work in animal and cell models. Ongoing projects include assessment of high fat diet induced obesity on nuclear receptor function.
e-mail: chad.m.paton@ttu.edu
Research Lab: Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition Lab
Dr. Shaikh Mizanoor Rahman, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor
My teaching interest includes metabolism, nutritional biochemistry and nutrient and immune function. My main research interest is to identify cellular and molecular basis of the regulation of immune cell function in the context of obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis. I am also interested to assess macrophage specific role of C/EBPβ on cholesterol uptake and trafficking in atherosclerosis. We will use knock-out mouse, siRNA transfection , bone marrow transplantation and invitro cell culture model to address those scientific questions.
e-mail: shaikh.rahman@ttu.edu
Dr. Debra B. Reed, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Professor and Helen DeVitt Jones Chair
Graduate Advisor
Instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses in community nutrition. Research interests include prevention of overweight in children and adults and nutrition education for diverse and disadvantaged populations.
e-mail: debra.reed@ttu.edu
Dr. Julian Spallholz, Ph.D. & Professor
Instructor for Minerals in Nutrition, Science of Nutrition, Survey of Biochemistry, and Nutritional Biochemistry. Research area include nutritional and toxicological aspects of selenium and its compounds, drug development using selenium free radical chemistry, arsenic toxicity.
e-mail: julian.spallholz@ttu.edu
Dr. Shu Wang, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Instructor for graduate courses in carbohydrates and proteins in nutrition, lipids in nutrition, nutrition and chronic diseases and nutritional pathophysiology and undergraduate course in nutritional biochemistry. Research interests include nutrition and inflammation and chronic diseases. Our research group encapsulates nutrients and natural compounds into biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticles to dramatically increase their cellular bioavailability, stability and target specificity to specific cells or tissues, with the goal of preventing and curing chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases, obesity and cancers.
e-mail: shu.wang@ttu.edu