Faculty Advisors

It is very important that applicants carefully choose an advisor. Applicants are not admitted unless at least one of our faculty has agree to be your advisor. Before choosing an advisor, be sure that their interests match your interests by reading their biographical information at http://www.fcs.uga.edu/fdn/faculty.html.

Alex Anderson, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, anderson@fcs.uga.edu, maternal and infant nutrition, community nutrition.

Elizabeth Andress, Ph.D., Professor, eandress@uga.edu, food safety, food microbiology, food security, collaboration with community food banks and other community food resources.

Clifton Baile, Ph.D., Professor, cbaile@arches.uga.edu, molecular and cellular mechanisms of obesity using experimental animal models.

Joan G. Fischer, Ph.D., R.D., Associate Professor, jfischer@fcs.uga.edu, nutrition and cancer, cellular and animal models, as well as community health promotion programs to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.

Silvia Giraudo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, sgiraudo@uga.edu, molecular and cellular mechanisms of obesity using experimental animal models.

Arthur Grider, Ph.D., Associate Professor, agrider@fcs.uga.edu, nutrition related to mineral metabolism (zinc, selenium) and genetics at the cellular and molecular levels.

James Hargrove, Ph.D., Associate Professor, jhargrov@fcs.uga.edu, nutrition in chronic diseases (cancer, heart disease), computer modeling of nutritional processes.

Ruth Harris, Ph.D., Professor, harrisrb@arches.uga.edu, molecular and cellular mechanisms of obesity using experimental animal models.

Dorothy Hausman, Ph.D., Research Associate, dhausman@uga.edu, molecular and cellular mechanisms of obesity using experimental animal models.

Gary Hausman, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, ghausman@saa.ars.usda.gov, molecular and cellular mechanisms of obesity using experimental animal models.

Mary Ann Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate Coordinator, and Faculty of Gerontology, mjohnson@fcs.uga.edu, aging and older adults, nutrition education, health promotion, physical activity, diabetes, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and other micronutrients. More information about the Gerontology Institute and the Gerontology Certificate Program can be found at: http://www.geron.uga.edu/studentprograms/gradcertificate.php.

Jung Sun Lee, Ph.D., R.D., Assistant Professor, leejs@fcs.uga.edu, aging, epidemiology, and nutrition; design and evaluation of community-based nutrition Program/Intervention; Poverty, food insecurity, food assistance programs, and targeting of nutrition intervention.

Richard D. Lewis, Ph.D., R.D., Professor, rlewis@fcs.uga.edu, sports nutrition, obesity, children's health (Dr. Lewis generally only advises graduate students who already have strong backgrounds in sports nutrition and/or are Registered Dietitians).

Rebecca M. Mullis, Ph.D., R.D., Professor and Department Head, rmm@fcs.uga.edu, nutrition education in communities, schools, and for low-income families, focus on obesity, cancer and heart disease.

Ruthann Swanson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, rswanson@fcs.uga.edu, food product development and sensory evaluation.

Graduate Coordinators

Please feel free to contact us about our graduate program and your application. I wish you great success in your search for the graduate program that meets your personal and professional goals. I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Mary Ann Johnson, Graduate Coordinator

Department of Foods and Nutrition
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
373 Dawson Hall
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3622
706-542-2292
706-542-1171
mjohnson@fcs.uga.edu

Tonya Dalton, Graduate Coordinator Assistant

tdalton@fcs.uga.edu

Dr. Barbara A. Grossman, Dietetic Internship Director

bgrossma@uga.edu

Dr. Joan G. Fischer, Undergraduate Dietetics Program Coordinator

jfischer@fcs.uga.edu

Dr. Art Grider, Undergraduate Program Coordinator

agrider@fcs.uga.edu