Department of Nutrition
Department of Nutrition Head: D. Threadgill
Graduate Advisor: L. Johnson
The graduate program in Nutrition is administered by the Department of Nutrition, and its membership includes faculty from Nutrition, Food Science & Technology, Kinesiology and Sport Management, the College of Pharmacy, and the College of Medicine.
The graduate program in Nutrition offers the opportunity for advanced studies in human nutrition. The program is designed to allow students to build a strong research expertise in nutritional sciences as well as obtain advanced knowledge of basic and applied nutrition. Participating faculty members have research programs that address nutrient bioavailability, energy metabolism and performance, biochemical interactions and molecular nutrition. Programs are also available in social nutrition.
Courses of study lead to the Master of Clinical Nutrition, the Master of Science, and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Courses for the degree programs are selected from the various departments to serve the needs of the graduate student. Questions about the graduate degrees in nutrition can be directed to the graduate advisor at lauren.johnson@ag.tamu.edu.
For more information, see https://nutrition.tamu.edu/.
Beathard, Karen M, Instructional Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2021
Chapkin, Robert S, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of California at Davis, 1986
Estrela, Sylvie, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Edinburgh, 2015
Guo, Shaodong, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Peking University, Beijing China, 1995
Hastings, Waylon James, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2020
Johnston, Bradley C, Associate Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Alberta, 2009
Lee, Grace, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas Tech University, 2022
Racine, Elizabeth, Professor
Nutrition
DrPH, Johns Hopkins University, 2003
Ross, Catharine, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Cornell University, 1976
Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Tufts University, 2008
Sun, Yuxiang, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Manitoba, 2000
Suzuki, Masako, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Gifu University, 2002
Threadgill, David W, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1989
Vanden Brink, Heidi K, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Cornell University, 2019
Wu, Chaodong, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Beijing Medical University, 1998
Wu, Chia Shan, Instructional Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Auckland, 2005
Xie, Linglin, Associate Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Kansas State University, 2008
Zhang, Ke, Associate Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Kansas State University, 2008