Department of Nutrition

Department of Nutrition Interim Head: D. Threadgill

Graduate Advisor: P. Capehart

The graduate program in Nutrition is administered by the Department of Nutrition, and its membership includes faculty from Nutrition, Animal Science, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Horticultural Sciences, Kinesiology and Sport Management, Poultry Science, Sociology, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, the School of Public Health, and Veterinary Integrative Biosciences.

The graduate program in Nutrition offers the opportunity for advanced studies in both human and animal 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 practical 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 poppy.capehart@ag.tamu.edu.

For more information, see https://nutrition.tamu.edu/.

Bailey, Regan, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2007

Beathard, Karen, Instructional Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2021

Chapkin, Robert, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of California at Davis, 1986

Coheley, Lauren, Instructional Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Georgia, 2020

Guo, Shaodong, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Peking University, Beijing China, 1995

Johnston, Bradley, Associate Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Alberta, 2009

Lee, Hyunjung, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas Tech University, 2022

MacFarlane, Amanda, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Ottawa, 2004

Racine, Elizabeth, Professor
Nutrition
DrPH, Johns Hopkins University, 2003

Ross, A. Catharine, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Cornell University, 1976

Seguin, Rebecca, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Tufts University, 2008

Stover, Patrick, University Distinguished Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1990

Sun, Yuxiang, Professor
Nutrition
PHD, University of Manitoba, 2000

Suzuki, Masako, Assistant Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Gifu University, 2002

Threadgill, David, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
Nutrition
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1989

Vanden Brink, Heidi, 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