Members

Sue Shapses, PHD
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
shapses@rutgers.edu
848-932-9403
Affiliation: Director, IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism; Rutgers Center for Lipid Research; IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health
Research Interests: Energy metabolism, bone health, body composition and obesity; nutritional and endocrine factors contributing to chronic disease

Brandon Alderman, PHD
Associate Professor, Chair, DLS - Kinesiology And Health
School of Arts and Sciences
alderman@rutgers.edu
848-445-9336
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Psychophysiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Interventions

Tracy Anthony, PHD
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
tracy.anthony@rutgers.edu
848-932-6331
Affiliation: Rutgers Center for Lipid Research; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Regulation of metabolism and proteostasis by changes in nutrient supply; metabolic and molecular responses to exercise

Marsha Bates, PHD
Distinguished Professor, Vice Chair, Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Kinesiology and Health, Director, Cardiac Neuroscience Laboratory, Center of Alcohol Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
mebates@smithers.rutgers.edu
848-445-3559
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Effects of alcohol and drugs on cognition, cardiovascular processes, and the brain; bio-behavioral interventions

Paul Breslin, PHD
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
pasb@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-6080
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Oral perception, flavor, and their genetic bases; the role of chemical senses on regulatory physiology and metabolism

Jennifer Buckman, PHD
Associate Professor, DLS - Kinesiology And Health
School of Arts and Sciences
jbuckman@rutgers.edu
732-445-0793
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Automatic physiological processes that support maladaptive lifestyle choices, such as drinking more than intended

Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD
Professor and Chancellor Scholar, Department of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
cb1116@rutgers.edu
914-439-8447
Affiliation: Rutgers Center for Lipid Research; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism; IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health
Research Interests: Explore the role of nutrient on adipose tissue function and brain inflammation and the unexpected role of the microbiome in this brain adipose

Jill Bush-Wallace, PHD
Associate Professor, Department of Health & Exercise Science
TCNJ School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science
wallacej@tcnj.edu
609-771-3034
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism

Sara Campbell, PHD, FACSM
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health
School of Arts and Sciences
saracamp@kines.rutgers.edu
848-932-7036
Affiliation: Rutgers Center for Lipid Research; IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Obesity and gut microbiome, dietary fat and intestinal integrity, exercise, omega-3s and inflammation

Anthony Delli Paoli, PHD
Assistant Professor, DLS - Kinesiology And Health
School of Arts and Sciences
a.dellipaoli@rutgers.edu
848-932-7063
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Psychosocial dynamics of interpersonal relationships in young people

Katie Devine, PHD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
katie.devine@rutgers.edu
732-235-7549
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivorship; Using mobile health ("mHealth") technology to promote healthy behaviors

Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, PHD
Assistant Professor, Child Health Institute of New Jersey
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
abdelfattah.elouaamari@rutgers.edu
732-235-8460
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Neurobiology of Energy Balance; Islet beta-cell regeneration; Insulin secretion; Diabetes

Daniel Hoffman, PHD
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
dhoffman@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-0272
Affiliation: Director, IFNH Center for Childhood Nutrition Research; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism; IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health; IFNH Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE)
Research Interests: Energy metabolism and body composition, human growth, international nutrition, and economic development

Juana Hutchinson-Colas, PHD, MD
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
hutchij2@rutgers.edu
732-986-2668
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health, IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Urinary microbiome and effects on lower urinary tract symptoms

Peter Kokkinos, PHD
Professor, DLS - Kinesiology And Health
School of Arts and Sciences
peter.kokkinos@rutgers.edu
848-932-7028
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Cardiorespiratory fitness, Cardiometabolic disease, Aging

Gwenyth Lee, PHD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Global Health Institute
gwenyth.lee@globalhealth.rutgers.edu
859-537-4913
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Early child diets, food choice, food insecurity; gut function, the gut microbiome, and child growth

Steven Malin, PHD, FACSM
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health
School of Arts and Sciences
steven.malin@rutgers.edu
848-932-9525
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research
Research Interests: Insulin Resistance, cardiovascular risk, obesity, type 2 diabetes, exercise, nutrition, pharmacology and bariatric surgery.

Kenneth H. McKeever, PHD, FACSM, FAPS
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
mckeever@sebs.rutgers.edu
732-932-9390
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Comparative exercise physiology with focus on the integrative response to acute exercise and the adaptive response to training

Pinkin Panchal, RD, MS
Assistant Teaching Professor and ISPP Coordinator
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
pinkin.panchal@rutgers.edu
848-932-0938
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Innovations in education and teaching related to nutrition and dietetics and impact of nutrition education programs in medical education

Zhiping Pang, MD, PHD
Associate Professor
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
pangzh@rwjms.rutgers.edu
732-235-8074
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Childhood Nutrition Research, IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health, IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Central nervous mechanism of glucose like peptide 1 in control of energy homeostasis.

Salome Rao, PHD, RD
Assistant Teaching Professor
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
sprao@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-0249
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Agriculture, Food Innovation and Food Security; Clinical Nutrition

Ilya Raskin, PHD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant Biology
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
raskin@rutgers.edu
732-794-5600
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and Health; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism; IFNH Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE)
Research Interests: Effects of natural products on human health, metabolism and microbiome

Stephen Schneider, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
steve.schneide@gmail.com
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Diabetes, endocrinology, obesity and exercise

Ankit Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor, RWJMS
Rutgers NJ Medical School
ashah386@rwjms.rutgers.edu
732-235-7219
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Type 2 diabetes, metabolomics, gluconeogenesis, obesity

Labros Sidossis, PHD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health
School of Arts and Sciences
lsidossis@kines.rutgers.edu
848-932-9525
Affiliation: Rutgers Center for Lipid Research; IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Healthy lifestyle, body weight regulation, adipocyte metabolism

Elizabeth Snyder, PHD
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
elizabeth.snyder@rutgers.edu
848-932-6377
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Male germ cell-specific RNA binding proteins and their influence on RNA regulation, in particular translation

Andrea Spaeth, PHD
Assistant Professor, DLS - Kinesiology And Health
School of Arts and Sciences
andrea.spaeth@rutgers.edu
848-932-0271
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Sleep, Weight Regulation, Metabolism

Carey Williams, PHD
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
carey.williams@rutgers.edu
908-692-1962
Affiliation: IFNH Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
Research Interests: Equine nutrition; grazing systems impact on pasture vegetation, farm economics effects on performance