Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
NSP
October 17, 2019
Amy Ellings, MPH
Amy Ellings is the lead for public health nutrition rotations at the Washington Department of Health Healthy Eating Active Living Program (HEAL). She shares their expertise with UW Nutritional Sciences Program students by mentoring class projects (NUTR 531) and through practicum rotation mentorship. HEAL manages several areas of projects that provide opportunities for NSP graduate...Alysun Deckert, MSRD, CD, MHA
Ms. Alysun Deckert has been a clinical dietitian at UWMC since 1993, focusing primarily on solid organ transplant, specifically liver, kidney, and pancreas. She also has clinical dietetic expertise in the areas of renal, general surgery (including gastric bypass, whipple, and esophageal surgeries), otolaryngology, medical ICU, general medicine, obstetrics, and psychiatry. In 2011, she became...Cheryl Davis, RDN, CD, CNSC
Cheryl Davis is a pediatric dietitian working in the areas of GI, intestinal rehabilitation, and liver transplant. She has published work in the areas of glycemic control, growth hormone treatment, selenium deficiency, and pediatric nutrition assessment. As the Inpatient Clinical Manager, she oversees a staff of 25 registered dietitians and coordinates clinical placements of our...Scott Ickes
Dr. Scott Ickes’s areas of interest include maternal and child nutrition; implementation science; qualitative methods; and social epidemiology. His current research focuses on social and cultural influences of poor diet and health among mothers and children in low-resource contexts, particularly focusing on East Africa. A second aim of his research is to evaluate large-scale and...Joseph (Chris) Delaney
Dr. Joseph Delaney’s research interests include nutrition/exercise and cardiovascular disease, exposure measurement and misclassification in food frequency questionnaires, epidemiological methods for complex exposures, and ethnic disparities in diet.Ulrike Peters
Dr. Peters’ research focuses on the genetic epidemiology of colorectal cancer as well as the impact of race and ethnicity on colorectal cancer and other common diseases.Jonathan Gorstein
Dr. Gorstein’s interests include design and implementation of interventions to control micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries, development of rapid tools to access micronutrient status in low-resource settings, and support of national nutrition programs for planning and strategy formation.Mandy Fretts
Dr. Fretts is a cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiologist with a focus on observational and interventional research aimed at improving cardio-metabolic health in underserved and rural communities (with a focus on American Indian communities). Her work aims to work with community partners to integrate observational and interventional research to mitigate obesity-related health disparities and improve health...Laura den Hartigh
Dr. Laura den Hartigh studies mechanisms by which macronutrients such as glucose and fatty acids influence cellular metabolism in the settings of obesity and weight loss. Her lab uses cell culture models, including adipocytes and monocytes/macrophages, and mouse models of obesity to study the complex interplay between excessive nutrient ingestion, gut microbe health, adipose tissue...Lingtak-Neander Chan
Dr. Chan’s primary research focus is on the absorption kinetics of micronutrients and drugs after bariatric surgery and other GI tract repairs. Other key areas of interest include micronutrient deficiencies, intestinal failure, critical care nutrition.Previous page Next page