Research Topics
Nutrition and Disease
• Adherence to low sodium diet and re-admission rates of patients with CHF.
• The celiac diet and micronutrient intakes related to bone formation.
Management and Policy
• School food service director’s role in childhood obesity.
• Challeges to implementing local wellness policies in school districts as perceived by principles and child nutrition directors.
• Compliance with and awareness of the privacy and security regulations of HIPPA among RD’s in private practice.
Obesity
• Incidence of obesity among children enrolled in Head Start program.
• The perceptions of the role of child nutrition programs related to child obesity as perceived by child nutrition directors.
Organic/Sustainable Food Systems
• Consumer comprehension of the organic food label.
• Feasibility of a sustainable diet based on local, organic foods in the Research Triangle area of NC.
• Effects of participation in a campus organic garden on dietary intake in female undergraduate students.
Sports Nutrition
• Green tea components and fatty mobilization in trained aerobic athletes.
• Nutrition knowledge among collegiate female swimmers.

