In our weekly seminars, nutrition experts share their insight with students, faculty, staff, and alumni. These seminars supplement traditional coursework and provide a medium for introducing attendees to the latest data and practices in fundamental research, clinical and community nutrition. The seminars take place on Wednesdays from 11:30am - 12:20pm in the locations indicated below. Our seminars are open to students and faculty from outside of Nutritional Sciences, so please feel free to join us each week.
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Location | Host |
| January 18, 2023 | Dr. Erin Giles | "Lifestyle Interventions to Break the Obesity-Breast Cancer Link: Insights from Preclinical Models" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
| January 25, 2023 | Dr. Ryan Weiss | "Genome-wide Approaches for Investigating the Regulation of Complex Carbohydrates" | Dawson 312 | Lilian Sattler |
| February 1, 2023 | Dr. Kaitlyn Casulli | "Engineering a Safer Georgia Food Supply through Integrated Extension and Research" | Dawson 312 | Carla Schwan |
| February 8, 2023 | No seminar - Obesity Initiative Symposium Week | |||
| February 15, 2023 | Dr. Ginnefer Cox | "More Than a Triangle Test: Utilizing Sensory Evaluation Methodology for Nutritiona Research within Community-Based Systems" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
| February 22, 2023 | Dr. Frank Duca | "Impact of the Gut Microbiota and Metabolites on Metabolic Homeostasis" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
| March 1, 2023 | Josephine Shieh - NUTR PhD Candidate | Dissertation - "Development of a Virtual Cooking Class for Parents on Integrating SAM (Science, Art, Math) to Promote Vegetables to Preschool Children Enrolled in Georgia Head Start" | Zoom | Caree Cotwright |
| March 8, 2023 | No seminar - Spring Break | |||
| March 15, 2023 | Darci Bell - NUTR PhD Candidate | Dissertation - "Feasibility and Uptake of Implementing an Online, Self-Paced Nutrition Education Program for Low-Income Populations" | Dawson 312 | Jung Sun Lee |
| March 22, 2023 | Dr. Connie Rogers | "Metabolic Disease: The Inflammation Link and the Role of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Potential Mitigation" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
| March 29, 2023 | Dr. Jennifer Temple | "Behavioral Economics of Eating: The Role of Food Insecurity, Economic Scarcity, and other Social Determinants of Health" | Dawson 312 | Emily Noble |
| April 5, 2023 | Dr. Kaitlin Proctor | "Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (AFRID): Research and Clinical Activities in the Children's Multidisciplinary Feeding Program" | Dawson 312 | Joe Kindler |
| April 12, 2023 | Dr. Karolina Skibicka | "Gut Feelings About Anxiety: Gut-Brain Communication in Anxiety-Like Behavior Control" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
| April 19, 2023 | Betsy Cogan - NUTR PhD Candidate | Dissertation - "The Effect of Pecan Consumption on Vascular Function and Health" | Dawson 312 | Jamie Cooper |
| April 26, 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |