Members

Brandon Alderman, PHD
Associate Professor, Chair, DLS - Kinesiology And Health
School of Arts and Sciences
alderman@rutgers.edu
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
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
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
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
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
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

Sara Campbell, PHD, FACSM
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health
School of Arts and Sciences
saracamp@kines.rutgers.edu
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
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
Research Interests: Pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivorship; Using mobile health ("mHealth") technology to promote healthy behaviors

Daniel Hoffman, PHD
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
dhoffman@sebs.rutgers.edu
Affiliation: Director, IFNH Center for Childhood Nutrition Research
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Research Interests: Diabetes, endocrinology, obesity and exercise

Ankit Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor, RWJMS
Rutgers NJ Medical School
ashah386@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Type 2 diabetes, metabolomics, gluconeogenesis, obesity

Sue Shapses, PHD, RD/RDN
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences
Director, NEXT Center
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
shapses@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Energy metabolism, bone health, body composition and obesity; nutritional and endocrine factors contributing to chronic disease

Labros Sidossis, PHD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health
School of Arts and Sciences
lsidossis@kines.rutgers.edu
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
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
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
Research Interests: Equine nutrition; grazing systems impact on pasture vegetation, farm economics effects on performance