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Name   Department   Research Area                                           (Printer Friendly Version)
Abidi, Besma   Electrical Engineering   Imaging, computer vision, sensing, robotics, biometrics, microscopy, electrical and biomedical engineering
Andrews, Pam   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Exercise physiology
Antun, John   Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   Hotel and restaurant management, Multicultural and Hispanic issues; menu management and Culinary Arts science and technology
Baek, Seung J   Pathobiology   Cancer chemoprevention – NSAIDS, dietary compounds, and PPAR gamma ligands
Bartolini, Mary   Center for Information and Communication Studies   Communications
Bartges, Joe   Small Animal Clinical Science   Pet nutrition, diabetes and obesity
Bassett, David   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Physical activity assessment by objective monitoring, exercise interventions, metabolic responses to exercise
Bielak, Ken   UT Medical Center, Family Practice   Family practice, sports medicine
Biggerstaff, John   Ctr for Biomarkers   Cell biology, imaging
Boake, Christine   Ecology and Evoluntionary Biology   Inheritance and evolution of behavior, sexual selection, speciation and animal communication
Brandon, Denise   Family and Consumer Science   Parental influences on children's eating behaviors
Brown, Kathy   Knox County Health Department   Population-based surveillance of obesity
Burghardt, Gordon   Psychology   Psychology, ecology, and evolutionary biology with emphasis on ethology
Burney, Janie   Family and Consumer Science   Evaluation of nutrition and food safety community education programs
Callen, Bonnie   College of Nursing   Healthy aging with particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and identification of declining nutrition
Chen, Guoxun   Nutrition   Hepatic lipid metabolism
Chesler, Elissa   ORNL, Biosciences Division, Systems Genetics Group   Systems genetics, quantitative genetics
Childers, Courtney   Communication and Information Science   Societal issues and advertising
Clarke, Barbara   Family and Consumer Science   Health, family and consumer sciences
Costello, Carol   Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   Nutrition and food safety; childhood obesity 
Costen, Wanda Michele    Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   Race and gender inequality in organizations, managing diversity, and strategic human resources
Dhar, Madhu   Large Animal Clinical Science   Molecular genetics and functional genomics, animal models of human diseases, obesity and diabetes, membrane proteins and transporters
Donnell, Robert   Pathobiology   Amyloidosis, malignany catarrhal fever, diagnostic pathology
Dukes, Denny   Children's Mental Health   Children's mental health
Erwin, Paul   Center for Public Health    Public health systems research; community-based participatory research; communicable diseases
Evans, Mary   Economics   Health economics
Fair, Nancy   Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   Merchandising , textile science and product development
Fairhurst, Ann    Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   International aspects of the retail environment
Ferdjallah, Mohammed   Biomedical Engineering   Biomedical engineering
Fitzhugh, Eugene   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Epidemiology of physical activity focusing on chronic diseases; population-based surveillance of obesity 
Forde, Tim   Oak Ridge Associated Universities   Science and engineering education programs
Fouts, Hillary    Child and Family Studies   Cross-cultural social and emotional development in infancy and early childhood; children’s interactions and relationships with various caregivers
Frank, Nicholas   Large Animal Clinical Science   Equine obesity and metabolic syndrome
Goan, Charles   Food Science and Technology   UT Extension Interim Dean, poultry science
Godkin, Jim   Animal Science   Sheep reproductive physiology
Greer, Betty   Family and Consumer Science   Nutrition education and interventions in obesity 
Grizzle, Judith   Animal Science   Effects of environmental toxins on reproductive performance in avian species
Hansen-Petrik, Melissa   Nutrition   Feeding practices in preschoolers; cancer research
Hastings, Shirley   UT Extension   Associate Dean, UT Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences 
Haughton, Betsy   Nutrition   Public health nutrition and policy
Howley, Ed   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Exercise physiology
Jahns, Lisa   Nutrition   Child and adult obesity, stress and eating, nutritional epidemiology
Karlstad, Michael   Surgery, UT Graudate School of Medicine   Enteral and parenteral nutrition; trauma and injury.
Kattesh, Henry   Animal Science   Physiology and endocrinology, reproductive and stress physiology
Kavanagh-Prochaska, Katie   Nutrition   Breastfeeding
Kim, Jung Han   Nutrition   Genetics, obesity, type 2 diabetes 
Kim, Youn Kyung    Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   Relationships of ethnic marketing, mall shopping behavior, non-store retailing, consumer efficiency, tourist shopping, and international retailing
Kirk, Claudia   Small Animal Clinical Science   Pet nutrition, diabetes and obesity
Kitazono, Ana   Biology/Bochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology   Cell cycle and cell signaling
Kojima, Cheryl   Animal Science   Animal genetics and genomics
Komistek, Richard   Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering   Biomedical engineering, biomechanics, musculoskeletal research, joint implants
Koontz, John   Biology/Bochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology   Interim Director, Biology Division.  Insulin, gene transcription and diabetes
Kramer, Andrew   Anthropology   Paleoanthropology, reconstructing human evolution
Lawler, Jim   Psychology   Hypertension
Lee, Yoon-Joo   Information Science   Advertising
Lim, Jeanie    Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management   Consumer behavior and retail strategies
Lin, Jun   Animal Science   Response of intestinal microbiota to antibiotic growth promoter
Mathew, Alan   Animal Science   Antibiotic resistance, livestock, nutrition, foodborne pathogens, salmonella, E. coli
Mendis-Handagama, Chamindrani   Veterinary Medicine and Surgery   Reproductive biology; cell biology; morphology and morphometrics
Milner, Clare   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Biomechanics, locomotion, joint implants
Moustaid-Moussa, Naima   Animal Science   Obesity, adipocyte biology, endocrinology and adipokines;  renin angiotensin system;  genomics and proteomics; nutrient-gene interactions
Nahmias, Claude   Cardiology; Imaging   Clinical imaging
Panella, Tim   Department of Medicine, UT Medical Ctr in Knoxville   Chair, UTMCK Department of Medicine
Pantalone, Vincent   Plant Science   Soy breeding and genetics
Park, Jae   Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology   Drosophila genetics and invertebrate endocrinology
Peterson, Cynthia   Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology   Structural biology, thrombosis, PAI-1 and vitronectin
Pighetti, Gina   Animal Science-Exp Station   Health and subsequent food safety by elucidating genetic-based mechanisms that contribute to disease susceptibility
Prosser, Rebecca   Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology   Neurophysiology, circadian rythms
Raynor, Hollie   Nutrition   Behavioral weight control interventions for children and adults; dietary factors that impact on energy regulation, reinforcing value of food
Rider, Bob   College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences   Dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Robbins, Kelly   Animal Science   Nonruminant nutrition
Saxton, Arnold   Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station   Statistics applied to genomic and systems biology data.
Schrick, Neal    Animal Science   Beef cattle reproductive physiology and endocrinology
Smith, Delores   Child and Family Studies   Child and family studies
Smith, Michael   Animal Science   Nutrition and environmental temperature interaction in poultry
Sowers, Karen   College of Social Work   Dean, College of Social Work
Spence, Marsha   Nutrition   Community-based overweight/obesity prevention during early and middle childhood
Tenopir, Carol   Information Science   Obesity and advertising
Thiagarajakd, Kristina   ORNL, NIH Program Manager   Psychosocial/molecular factors & metabolic control in adults with T1 Diabetes; cyclosporine and immunological quality of breast milk 
Thompson, Dixie   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Physical activity and disease risk factors
Thompson, Sharon   Vet Medical Administrator   Food security and preparedness
Tonn, Bruce   Political Science   Environmental and energy policy, future studies, decision making under uncertainty, and impacts of information technology on society
Venkatachalam, Sundareesan   Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology   Molecular basis of cancer formation, aging, mutant mouse models, and chromatin remodeling
Voy, Brynn   ORNL, Biosciences Division, Systems Genetics Group   Obesity and systems genetics, environment and genetic susceptibility, renin angiotensin system
Wall, John   UT Medical Center in Knoxville, Immunology   Immunology, amyloids, preclinical imaging
Waller, John   Animal Science   Beef cattle nutrition and management
Wasserman, Jack   Mech, Aero, and Biomed Engineering   Biomedical engineering
Wetherall, Karen   Nutrition-Dietetic Internship   Weight management, dietetics
Whelan, Jay   Nutrition   Polyunsaturated fat and cancer research
White, Jane   Family Practice   Family practice medicine
Wodarski, John   College of Social Work   Behavioral control of eating, stress reduction, increased physical activity, nutrition, diabetes
Zemel, Michael   Nutrition   Obesity and metabolic syndrome; regulation of adipocyte metabolism and of adipocyte-muscle cross-talk
Zhang, Songning   Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies   Biomechanics of lower extremities , impact attenuation in dynamic activities, injury mechanisms and prevention, footwear and medical orthoses
Zivanovic, Lana   Food Science and Technology   Functional carbohydrates

 

Graduate Student

Megan C. Simmons
Graduate Assistant
UT Obesity Research Center
Phone: 865-974-5091
E-mail: msimmon6@utk.edu