Past Seminars

2020 (continued)

Date Speaker Topic Location Host
March 4, 2020 Liana Rodrigues Liana Rodrigues - “Does Caloric Substitution Instructions Impact Weight Outcomes During Nut Inter..” 110 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
February 26, 2020 Dr. Changwei Li Dr. Changwei Li - “Genomic Study of Leptin Resistance and its Related Metabolic Traits 110 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
February 19, 2020 Dr. Grace Ahn Dr. Grace Ahn - ” Virtual Interactions that Impact Physical Behaviors - Virtual Reality’s Promises a 110 Emily Noble
February 12, 2020 Dr. Kyle Burger Dr. Kyle Burger - “Neurobehavioral Drivers of Food Choice and Ingestive Behavior” 110 Dawson Hall Emily Noble
February 5, 2020 Dr. Sylvia Poulos Dr. Sylvia Poulos - “An Adipose Centric Career Journey” 110 Dawson Hall Emma Laing
January 29, 2020 Dr. Alicia Smith Dr. Alicia Smith - “Epigenetic Correlates of Prenatal Nutrition and Pregnancy Outcomes in African… 110 Dawson Hall Hea Jin Park
January 22, 2020 Dr. John Eggenschwiler Dr John Eggenschwiler - “The Primary Cilium: a Sensory Organelle that Controls Postnatal Physiology. 110 Dawson Hall Emily Noble
January 15, 2020 Dr. Assaf Oshri Dr. Assaf Oshri - “Resilience and Youth Development: a Multi-Level Evolutionary Transdisciplinary… 110 Dawson Hall Caree Cotwright
January 8, 2020 Taylor Newman Taylor Newman - “Nutrition Considerations for Transgender Patients” 110 Dawson Hall Jung Sun Lee

2019

Date Speaker Topic Location Host
October 30, 2019 Lauren Coheley Lauren Coheley - “The Link Between Dietary Protein, Egg Intake, and Inflammation on Pediatric Bone.. 312 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
October 23, 2019 Kimberly Smith Dr. Kimberly Smith - “It’s All in Good Taste: The Neural Correlates of Taste Preference Changes… 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 16, 2019 Dr. Kevin Myers Dr. Kevin Myers - “Flavor-Nutrient Learning in the Obesogenic Environment” 312 Dawson Hall Emily Noble
October 9, 2019 Dr. Jarrod Call Dr. Jarrod Call - “Mitochondrial Physiology: Metabolic Influences on Muscle Contractility to Tissue” 312 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
October 2, 2019 Dr. Derek Daniels Dr. Derek Daniels - “Angiotensin ll and Fluid Intake: Signaling and (de)sensitization” 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
September 25, 2019 Dr. Matthew Kuchan Dr. Matthew Kuchan - “The Story of Natural Vitamin E: It is not Nice to Fool Mother Nature!” 312 Dawson Hall Hea Jin Park
September 18, 2019 Xi Fang Xi Fang - “Nutraceuticals to Combat Age-Related Dementia - Curcumin and Alzheimer’s Disease” 312 Dawson Hall Hea Jin Park
September 11, 2019 Dr. Justin Lavner Dr. Justin Lavner - “Sleep SAAF: A Responsive Parenting Intervention to Promote Sleep and Soothing.. 312 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
September 4, 2019 Dr. Mark Harrison Dr. Mark Harrison - How do I know if Listeria Monocytogenes is in my food facility? 312 Dawson Hall Chad Paton
August 28, 2019 Dr. Hongxiang Liu Dr. Hongxiang Liu - “Taste Sensation and Food Perception.” 312 Dawson Hall Ginnefer Cox
August 21, 2019 Nick Slagel Nick Slagel - “Igniting a Movement: Implication of 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans” 312 Dawson Hall Jung Sun Lee
April 24, 2019 Dr. Alex Anderson Dr. Alex Anderson - An Innovative Passive Dietary Monitoring System 116 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
April 23, 2019 Ms. Hannah Winston Hannah Winston, MS Thesis Defense, Foods & Nutrition 216 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
April 22, 2019 Ms. Emily Unwin Ms. Emily Unwin’s Thesis Defense - Pilot Testing the EFNEP Food Talk Curriculum with Georgia Teens 264 Dawson Hall Alison Berg
April 17, 2019 Dr. Sohyun Park Dr. Sohyun Park - Rethink Your Drink 116 Dawson Hall Jung Sun Lee
April 10, 2019 Dr. Caree Cotwright Dr. Caree Cotwright Seminar 116 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
April 5, 2019 Ms. Ruth Schade Ruth Schade, MS Thesis Defense, Foods & Nutrition 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
April 4, 2019 Ms. Alexis Carraway Alexis Carraway, MS Thesis Defense, Foods & Nutrition 216 Dawson Hall Caree Cotwright
April 3, 2019 Dr. Scott Kanoski Dr. Scott Kanoski - seminar discussing diet, memory and early life choices 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
March 27, 2019 Rebecca Gould Rebecca Gould, PhD Student Presentation 116 Dawson Hall Robert Pazdro
March 22, 2019 Ms. Camaria Welch Camaria Welch, MS Thesis Defense, Foods & Nutrition 216 Dawson Hall Caree Cotwright
March 20, 2019 Dr. Matthew Hayes Dr. Matthew Hayes seminar related to neural control of eating 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
March 18, 2019 Ms. Megan Houston Ms. Megan Houston’s Thesis Defense - Relationship Between Self-weighing Frequency & Health Measures 207 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
March 6, 2019 Dr. Jason Kim Dr. Jason Kim - Role of Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes 116 Dawson Hall Hea Jin Park
March 6, 2019 Ms. Kathryn Kear Kathryn Kear, MS Thesis Defense, Foods & Nutrition 216 Dawson Hall Caree Cotwright
February 27, 2019 Dr. Thomas Baranowski Dr. Thomas Baranowski - Multi-etiological Perspective on Childhood Obesity Prevention 116 Dawson Hall Alex Anderson
February 20, 2019 Hannah Wilson Ms. Hannah Wilson - The Effects of Dietary and Endogenous Cholesterol on Breast Cancer Risk 116 Dawson Hall Alison Berg
January 30, 2019 Dr. Jennifer Gay Dr. Jennifer Gay - Rethinking Spaces for Physical Activity 116 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
January 23, 2019 Dr. Kaixiong (Calvin) Ye Dr. Kaixiong (Calvin) Ye seminar discussing nutritional genomics 116 Dawson Hall Robert Pazdro
January 16, 2019 Dr. Franklin West Dr. Franklin West - Neuroprotective and Regenerative Stem Cell Therapy in a Pig Stroke Model 116 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
January 9, 2019 Dr. Michelle vanDellen Dr. Michelle van Dellen - Motivation and Bias in Food & Calorie Perceptions 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre

2018

Date Speaker Topic Location Host
November 28, 2018 Graduate Students FDN Seminar- Graduate Student Presentation 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 14, 2018 Graduate Students FDN Seminar- Graduate Student Presentation 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 7, 2018 Graduate Students FDN Seminar- Graduate Student Presentation 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 31, 2018 Dr. Jennifer Teske FDN Seminar- Dr. Jennifer Teske 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 24, 2018 Dr. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud FDN Seminar- Dr. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud “Pros and Cons of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeries” 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 17, 2018 Elizabeth Klingbeil FDN Seminar- PhD Student Elizabeth Klingbeil 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 10, 2018 Dr. Kellie Tamashiro FDN Seminar: Dr. Kellie Tamashiro 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 3, 2018 Sepideh Kaviani FDN Seminar- PhD Candidate Sepideh Kaviani Daily self-weighing to prevent holiday weight gain 208 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
September 26, 2018 Dr. Christopher Modlesky FDN Seminar- Dr. Christopher Modlesky The road to improving the musculoskeletal health of children 208 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
September 19, 2018 Dr. Kirk Kealey FDN Seminar- Dr. Kirk Kealey 208 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
September 12, 2018 Lauren Coheley FDN Seminar- PhD Candidate Lauren Coheley 208 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
September 5, 2018 Dr. Rachel Duckham FDN Seminar- Dr. Rachel Duckham Preventing Osteoporosis from its origin 208 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
August 29, 2018 Dr. Marianne Shockley FDN Seminar- Dr. Marianne Shockley ” Insects as food and feed; An emerging global industry” 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
August 22, 2018 Dr. Heather Padilla FDNS Seminar- Dr. Heather Padilla ” Health Behavior among working adults” 208 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
April 26, 2018 Emily Selph Thesis Defense: Process Evaluation of UGA Cooperative Extension’s Cooking for a Lifetime 312 Dawson Hall Alison Berg
April 26, 2018 Emily Rollins Thesis Defense: Vitamin D Supplementation and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Adolescents 206 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
April 18, 2018 Kristine Polley FDN Seminar-  Metabolic & Appetite Responses to high-fat diets 312 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
April 11, 2018 Anna Mae Diehl, MD FDN Seminar- Obesity Related Liver Disease 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
April 6, 2018 Jordan Merideth Thesis Defense: Barriers to Organized Physical Activity in Summer Campers 264 Dawson Hall Silvia Giraudo
April 4, 2018 Graduate Students FDN Seminar- Thesis/Dissertation Proposal presentations 312 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 3, 2018 Jenissa Gordon Thesis Defense: It Doesn’t Go Without Saying: A Place for Qualitative Research Methods in Research 130 Barrow Hall Silvia Giraudo
March 28, 2018 Dr. Diana Williams FDN Seminar- Neural Integration of Satiety and Food Reward 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
March 22, 2018 Fabiola Jiminez Thesis Defense: An Online Technology Intervention to Increase Maternal Fruit & Vegetable Consumption 216 Dawson Hall Caree Cotwright
March 21, 2018 Dr. Kristi Crowe-White FDN Seminar- Modulating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Elders: the MOXIE Study 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
March 7, 2018 Sepideh Kaviani FDN Seminar- The Family of Angiopoietin-Like Proteins and their biological roles in humans 312 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
March 5, 2018 Sun Hye Lee Dissertation Defense: Preserving the Intestinal Epithelial Integrity Improves Metabolic Syndrome 216 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
February 28, 2018 Dr. Jae-Kyung Lee FDN Seminar- The dual role of RGS10 in Inflamation and Metabolism and its Role in Aging Brain 312 Dawson Hall Hea Jin Park
February 21, 2018 Dr. Desiree Wanders FDN Seminar- Metabolic Benefits of Dietary Methionine Restriction 312 Dawson Hall Robert Pazdro
February 14, 2018 Dr. Timothy Moran FDN Seminar- Modeling Binge eating disorder: Cognitive consequences and effects of exercise 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
February 7, 2018 Dr. Donglan "Stacy" Zhang FDN Seminar- Using Nutrition Labels to Reduce Sodium Intake 312 Dawson Hall Alison Berg
January 31, 2018 Dr. Michael Schmidt FDN Seminar-  Understanding compensatory diet and activity responses to structured exercise program 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
January 24, 2018 Dr. Marise Parent FDN Seminar- Eating to forget, forgetting what you ate 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
January 17, 2018 Brad Phillips, Pharm. D. FDN Seminar- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance 312 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
January 10, 2018 Dr. John Maurer FDN Seminar- How Microbial Communities exclude Salmonella from the Intestine 312 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre

2017

Date Speaker Topic Location Host
November 29, 2017 TBD FDN Seminar- Graduate Student Presentation 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 15, 2017 TBD FDN Seminar- Graduate Student Presentation 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 8, 2017 TBD FDN Seminar- Graduate Student Presentation 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 1, 2017 Jin-Ran Chen FDN Seminar- Jin Ran Chen, Ph.D. 310 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
October 25, 2017 Kristine Polley FDN Seminar: Tart cherries’ potent antioxidant benefits 310 Dawson Hall Jamie Cooper
October 18, 2017 Jason Zastre FDN Seminar: Role of Hypoxia inducible factor -1alpha in Vitamin B1 deficiency associated Neurodegen 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 11, 2017 Amy Miskimon Goss FDN Seminar: Diet quality and healthy aging: effects of micronutrient manipulation on health 310 Dawson Hall Emma Laing
October 4, 2017 Carolina Cawthon FDN Seminar: Food addiction 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
September 27, 2017 Lawrence Reagan FDN Seminar:Diabetes and Obesity as Chronic Metabolic Stressors 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
September 20, 2017 Mary Cogswell FDN Seminar:  “Sodium Reduction Monitoring and Applied Research” 310 Dawson Hall Elisabeth Sattler
September 13, 2017 Benoit Chassaing FDN Seminar: Dr. Benoit Chassaing 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
September 6, 2017 Benjamin Chapman FDN Seminar: Our battle with Gwyneth Paltrow: risk perceptions and behaviors of shoppers, home chefs 310 Dawson Hall Judy Harrison
August 30, 2017 Jennifer Orlet Fischer FDN Seminar: Snacking among young children: essential or excessive? 310 Dawson Hall Leann Birch
August 23, 2017 Billy Hammond FDN Seminar: Influence of dietary carotenoids on the central nervous system 310 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
June 7, 2017 Haley Bradley FDN Thesis Defense: Haley Bradley 216 Dawson Hall Caree Cotwright
May 3, 2017 Kelli Dunagan FDN Thesis Defense: Kelli Dunagan Elisabeth Sattler
May 3, 2017 Staci Belcher FDN Thesis Defense: Staci Belcher 216 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
April 26, 2017 --- No Seminar - Experimental Biology Conference
April 19, 2017 Marina Tandoh FDN Seminar: Marina Tandoh 116 Dawson Hall Alex Anderson
April 10, 2017 Hannah Urban FDN Proposal Defense: Hannah Urban 264 Dawson Hall Mary Ann Johnson
April 10, 2017 Emily Selph FDN Proposal Defense: Emily Selph 264 Dawson Hall Mary Ann Johnson
April 10, 2017 Emily Rollins FDN Proposal Defense: Emily Rollins 264 Dawson Hall Mary Ann Johnson

2016

Date Speaker Topic Location Host
November 30, 2016 FDN Graduate Students FDN Seminar: Graduate student presentations 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 16, 2016 FDN Graduate Students FDN Seminar: Graduate student presentations 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 9, 2016 FDN Graduate Students FDN Seminar: Graduate student presentations 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 2, 2016 Francisco Diez-Gonzalez FDN Seminar: Foodborne pathogens and food contamination 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
November 2, 2016 Courtney Still Dissertation Defense: Childhood obesity and home environment 312 Dawson Hall Rebecca Mullis
October 26, 2016 Joseph Kindler FDN Seminar: Bariatric Surgery Skeletal Fracture 310 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
October 19, 2016 Marc Bellemare FACS Week: FDN Seminar: Food contamination and food safety 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
October 12, 2016 Norman Pollock FDN Seminar: Vitamin K, dyslipidemia, and diabetes risk 310 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
October 5, 2016 Alan Spector FDN Seminar: Palatability, food selection and gastric bypass 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
September 28, 2016 Casimir Akoh FDN Seminar: Structured lipids & infant formula applications 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
September 21, 2016 Sarah Stotz FDN Seminar: Qualitative methods in nutrition research 310 Dawson Hall Jung Sun Lee
September 14, 2016 Serena Fuller FDN Seminar: Research to inform community nutrition programs 310 Dawson Hall
August 31, 2016 Patrick O'Connor FDN Seminar: Low doses of caffeine on mental energy 310 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
August 17, 2016 N/A FDN Grad Student Welcome Potluck 312 Dawson Hall
May 20, 2016 Markita Lewis Thesis Defense: Meal patterns of low-income adults, SNAP-Ed 312 Dawson Hall Jung Sun Lee
May 16, 2016 Kate Keirsey Thesis Defense: Blueberries and oxidative stress in rats 379 Dawson Hall Joan Fischer
May 11, 2016 Katie Norris Thesis Defense: Genetic background and diet 312 Dawson Hall Robert Pazdro
May 2, 2016 Jennifer Fleming Thesis Defense: Response to folic acid dose during pregnancy 202 Dawson Hall Hea Jin Park
April 27, 2016 Nicholas Magnan FDN Seminar: Reducing aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
April 25, 2016 Nicole Motoyasu Proposal Defense: Infant feeding mode on maternal weight 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 25, 2016 Haley Bradley Proposal Defense: Beverage policy compliance in Georgia 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 25, 2016 Staci Belcher Proposal Defense: Adenovirus-36 on bone and body composition 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 25, 2016 Lauren Coheley Proposal Defense: Egg and musculoskeletal development 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 22, 2016 Andrea Lobene Thesis Defense: Zinc and insulin secretion in children 202 Dawson Hall Richard Lewis
April 18, 2016 Marina Tandoh Proposal Defense: Nutrition and parasitic infections 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 18, 2016 Carolina Cawthon Proposal Defense: Obesity, microbiota on gut-brain signaling 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 13, 2016 Anna Chu FDN Seminar: Zinc homeostasis in health and chronic diseases 116 Dawson Hall
April 11, 2016 Annette Washington Proposal Defense: HEELS program for cancer survivors 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 11, 2016 Kelli Dunagan Proposal Defense: Dietary characteristics of readmissions 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 11, 2016 Dorothy Dupree Proposal Defense: Treatment for a reduction of E. coli 264 Dawson Hall Dorothy Hausman
April 6, 2016 ----- No Seminar - Experimental Biology Conference
March 30, 2016 Marie Caudill FDN Seminar: Choline in prenatal development and pregnancy 116 Dawson Hall Lynn Bailey
March 28, 2016 Kellyn Shollenberger Thesis Defense: Student responses to grad course in obesity 112 Hudson Hall Mary Ann Johnson
March 23, 2016 SunHye Lee FDN Seminar: Time-restricted feeding and metabolic disease 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
March 22, 2016 Claudette Bailey Thesis Defense: Obesity in SNAP-ED participants in GA 216 Dawson Hall Jung Sun Lee
March 16, 2016 Chih-Hao Lee FDN Seminar: Chih-Hao Lee 116 Dawson Hall Chad Paton
February 24, 2016 Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn FDN Seminar: Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
February 17, 2016 Will de Lartigue FDN Seminar: A gut feeling for treating obesity 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
February 10, 2016 Ellen Evans FDN Seminar: High protein and exercise program in women 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
February 3, 2016 Ali Berg FDN Seminar: Dietary Guidelines Consistencies/Controversies 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
January 20, 2016 Philip Holmes FDN Seminar: Philip Holmes 116 Dawson Hall Claire de La Serre
January 13, 2016 Liz Kramer FDN Seminar: Sustainable Food System Initiative 116 Dawson Hall
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