Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Program: Professor Dawn L. Brasaemle, 133 Thompson Hall, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (732-932-6524)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Brandon L. Alderman, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, SAS; Ph.D., Arizona State
Effects of exercise on cardiovascular and mental health

Tracy Anthony, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana)
Protein and amino acid metabolism; adaptation to cell stress by eIF2 and mTOR pathways; nutrition and exercise

Shawn M. Arent, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, SAS; Ph.D., Arizona State
Exercise physiology; sport and exercise psychology

Elisa V. Bandera, Associate Professor, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Nutritional epidemiology of cancer; female hormonal cancer

Nicholas T. Bello, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D.,
Pennsylvania State
Consequences of dietary conditions and binging on noradrenergic pathways

John D. Bogden, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Seton Hall
Trace element nutrition and toxicology

Dawn L. Brasaemle, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Biology of neutral lipid storage and release

Paul A.S. Breslin, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Genetic basis of oral perception in humans and chemosensation in Drosophila

Robert E. Brolin, Professor of Surgery, St. Peter's University Hospital; M.D., Michigan
Treatment of medically severe obesity; intestinal ischemic disease

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Extension Specialist in Family and Consumer Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Nutrition education; health promotion and communication; health literacy

Sara C. Campbell, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, SAS; Ph.D., Florida State
Exercise; cholesterol metabolism; obesity; functional foods and chronic disease

George M. Carman, Board of Governors Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Biochemistry; membranes, phospholipids, and enzymes

Wendie S. Cohick, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Cornell
Hormonal regulation of mammary gland biology and lactational physiology

Joseph L. Dixon, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Lipoprotein metabolism; lipid metabolism in diabetes and obesity

Julie M. Fagan, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Arizona
Oxidative damage; antioxidant defense in aging and disease processes

Ronaldo P. Ferraris, Professor of Physiology, UMDNJ-NJMS; Ph.D., Hawaii (Manoa)
Gastrointestinal physiology; membrane transport of nutrients; intestinal function/dysfunction in aging

Nurgul Fitzgerald, Assistant Extension Specialist, SEBS; Ph.D., Connecticut
Community nutrition; chronic disease prevention and health promotion; diabetes

Peter J. Gillies, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Director, Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health; Ph.D., McMaster (Canada)
Nutrigenomics and the relationships between nutrition and metabolic syndrome disorders

Peter J. Guarnaccia, Professor of Human Ecology, SEBS; Ph.D., Connecticut
Anthropology of foods and health

William K. Hallman, Professor of Human Ecology, SEBS; Ph.D., South Carolina
Risk perception; risk communication; consumer attitudes and behavior; food policy

Gregory C. Henderson, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Effects of exercise on macronutrient metabolism in humans

Daniel Hoffman, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Tufts
Early nutrition, obesity, diabetes, and undernutrition in utero and during early childhood

Barry W. Jesse, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Michigan State
Nutritional biochemistry of ruminant livestock

Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Associate Professor of Human Ecology, SEBS; Ph.D., St.John's
Social determinants (racial inequality, neighborhoods) of African-American health

Debra L. Laskin, Professor of Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia
Mechanisms of immune-cell activation; role of inflammatory cells in the pathogenesis of tissue injury

Barry Levin, Professor of Neurology, UMDNJ-NJMS; M.D., Emory
Energy balance; hypothalmus; diabetes; obesity

Peter Lobel, Professor of Pharmacology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Columbia
Protein targeting; mannose 6-phosphate receptors; cancer prognosis

Joshua W. Miller, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Tufts
B vitamins; one-carbon metabolism; cognitive function; dementia; cancer

Debrah Palmer, Associate Extension Specialist, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Nutrition education; food security 

Andre Pietrzykowski, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Medical Center of Postgraduate Education (Warsaw)
Molecular, genetic, and epigenetic bases of adaptation, reward, and addiction

Loredana Quadro, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Naples
Nutrient metabolism and effects on human health throughout the life cycle

Ilya Raskin, Professor of Plant Biology, SEBS; Ph.D., Michigan State
Botanical therapeutics; biomedical agriculture

Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, SAS; Ph.D., Harvard
Food assistance programs; determinants of children's nutritional status

Troy A. Roepke, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Neurotoxicology and the integration of hormonal signals on energy homeostasis

Donald W. Schaffner, Extension Specialist in Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Georgia
Predictive food microbiology; quantitative microbial risk assessment

Sue A. Shapses, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Metabolism of bone and cartilaginous tissue; diet and human metabolism; osteoporosis

Adria R. Sherman, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Trace elements; nutrition and immunity; developmental nutrition

Judith Storch, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Cellular lipid transport; structure and function of lipid-binding proteins; gastrointestinal lipid metabolism

Nanjoo Suh, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)
Mechanistic study of cancer prevention and inflammation with natural/synthetic agents

Beverly J. Tepper, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Tufts
Regulation of food intake; cognitive factors in food choice; taste perception; changes in taste in disease

T.J. Thomas, Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science
Regulation of ornithine decarboxylase in autoimmune disease; phytochemicals and carcinogenesis

Malcolm Watford, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; D.Phil., Oxford
Glutamine metabolism; regulation of glutaminase gene expression

G. Terence Wilson, Oscar Krisen Buros Professor of Psychology, GSAPP; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Assessment and treatment of weight and eating disorders

John Worobey, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Diet and behavior; infant and child nutrition and activity; eating disorders

Chung S. Yang, Professor of Chemical Biology and Pharmacognosy, EMSP;
Ph.D., Cornell
Mechanisms of cancer prevention by dietary constituents, with particular interest in tea

Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty

Paul R. Copeland, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Immunology, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Ph.D., Virginia
Molecular biology of selenium utilization: selenocysteine incorporation and regulation of selenoprotein expression

Elaine A. Leventhal, Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., Yale
Geriatrics; chronic and acute illnesses; occult malnutrition in the elderly

Sarah L. Ralston, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., V.M.D., Pennsylvania
Equine clinical nutrition; stress and immune function; aging metabolism