Research: Maternal and infant/child nutrition and health, international and community nutrition interventions, methods of assessment of nutritional status, and program monitoring and evaluation

Teaching: Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span

Interests: Dr. Anderson is interested in maternal and child nutrition. He is particularly interested in health promotion related to breastfeeding, child feeding and maternal health.

Address: 261 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: anderson@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7614
Fax: 706-542-5059

Outreach: Food safety, home food preservation, foodservice

Teaching: Foodservice sanitation and HACCP; food preservation

Interests: Dr. Andress develops, implements and evaluates Extension programs in food safety and quality, which include home food preservation and ServSafe® foodservice programs. Current programming emphasizes reducing the risks of foodborne illness by increasing the adoption of safe food handling practices.

Address: 208 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: eandress@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3773
Fax: 706-542-1979

Research: Molecular bases of energy balance and regulation of growth--for more information see http://www.arches.uga.edu/~cbaile

Outreach: Technology transfer to industry for commercialization.

Teaching: Endocrinology

Interests: Our laboratory has a broad interest in the molecular bases of energy balance regulation and growth. Our research includes various aspects of the control of feeding behavior and energy balance regulation by the central nervous system.

Address: Animal Science Complex, 444 425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: cbaile@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4094
Fax: 706-542-5978

Teaching: Food Preparation, Quantity Food Production, Food Service Procurement and Financial Management Human Nutrition Culinary Institute I - for the Department of Education

Interests: Tracey Brigman is a registered and licensed dietitian. Her experiences in a small community hospital and as the statewide dietitian for the Georgia Department of Corrections (where she was responsible for feeding 34,000+ inmates at over 72 facilities) have given her a depth of knowledge which she shares with her students.

Address: 174 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: brigman@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4910
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Evaluation of an intervention to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality through changes in diet and activity; regular screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer; assessing the impact of a statewide walking program, Walk Georgia

Outreach: Diabetes education, eating disorders, low-fat food preparation; prevention of cancer, general foods and nutrition

Interests: Connie Crawley, a registered dietitian, serves as a resource person to the public, the media and other professionals in all areas of food and nutrition. Her special expertise is in diabetes and modification of recipes for control of all chronic diseases. She has also worked with adolescents and adults with eating disorders on a consulting basis.

Address: 202 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: ccrawley@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3773
Fax: 706-542-1979

Research: Diet and cancer prevention

Teaching: Diet and disease prevention and treatment

Interests: Oxidative stress may contribute to the development of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. One area of Dr. Fischer's research has focused on the effect of nutrients such as iron and vitamin E on antioxidant status, oxidative stress, and biomarkers associated with colon and liver cancer development. Recent studies have also included flavonoids, antioxidant compounds found in fruits and vegetables. Another research interest is the examination of food and nutrient intakes of elderly individuals.

Address: 390 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: jfischer@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7983
Fax: 706-542-5059

Interests: Dr. Flatt's primary expertise is indirect calorimetry, using 16 automated respiration chambers to measure oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, heat production and respiratory quotients (R.Q.) of small laboratory animals. He also gives guest lectures on obesity, weight control and energy metabolism.

Address: 713A Boyd Center, 200 DW Brooks Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: wflatt@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-9443
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Brain Regulation of Food Intake, Appetite and Hunger and Energy Metabolism, Obesity.

Teaching: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition and Nutrition and Health.

Interests: My research interests focus on how food intake is regulated and what signals are involved in hunger or satiety. I am also interested in research related to palatability or reward of the diet affecting consummatory behavior.

Address: 280 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: sgiraudo@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-6977
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Zinc transport and metabolism, proteomic analysis of biological samples

Teaching: Micronutrient nutrition

Interests: Dr. Grider is interested in various aspects of zinc metabolism. He is currently studying the effects dietary zinc on protein expression using proteomic methods. He is also studying the effect of the lethal acrodermatitis mutation on the proteomic profile of various tissues from bull terriers.

Address: 171 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: agrider@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7371
Fax: 706-542-5059

Teaching: FDNS 2100 Human Nutrition and Food; FDNS 5800 Dietetics Practicum, FDNS 6660 Foods and Nutrition Education Methods Teaching via Independent and Distance Learning: FDNS 2100 Human Nutrition and Food, FDNS 4050 Optimal Nutrition for the Lifespan

Interests: Program Director for the Dietetic Internship and for the School Nutrition Director Certification.

Address: 224 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: bgrossma@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4908
Fax: 706-542-5059

Outreach: Gail Hanula is UGA's Coordinator for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), a nationwide program funded by USDA CSREES. She also serves as Extension Nutrition - EFNEP Specialist.

Interests: Foods and nutrition education for low-income populations. Dietary factors affecting hypertension

Address: 203 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: ghanula@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-0541
Fax: 706-542-1979

Research: Cholesterol lowering and anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals; computer modeling for health education.

Outreach: Computer simulation and computer program development for education in fat and energy balance, osteoporosis, and cholesterol metabolism

Teaching: FDNS2400, Introduction to Nutrition Research; FDNS3100, Macronutrients and energy balance; FDNS4550/6550, Nutrient Biodynamics.

Interests: Research is done on effects of phytochemicals in muscadine grapes and whole grains on cholesterol, body weight regulation, and metabolic syndrome. Nutraceuticals, gene expression, and nutritional bioinformatics in relation to patent development are current concerns.

Address: 276 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jhargrov@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4678
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: My research examines the role played by circulating factors in the feedback regulation of energy balance, with particular emphasis on the function of the adipose-derived hormone leptin. In addition we are investing the mechanisms responsible for long-term changes in body weight that are caused by stress.

Teaching: FDNS 6400 Advanced Macronutrients FDNS 8650 Proposal Writing

Address: 712A Boyd Center, 200 DW Brooks Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: harrisrb@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0816
Fax: 706-583-0658

Outreach: Food safety; food preservation

Interests: Food safety education for young children, adults, caregivers and school nutrition environments. Applied research examining the efficacy of various home food preservation methods in eliminating the risk of foodborne illness from E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella and Listeria and in projects related to produce safety and biosecurity.

Address: 204 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602-4356
E-Mail: judyh@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3773
Fax: 706-542-1979

Research: Obesity, adipose tissue development; analysis of vitamin D, vitamin B12/folate and other nutrition parameters for a variety of collaborative projects

Interests: Dr. Hausman studies the influence of hormones, nutrients and natural food components on adipose tissue development, metabolism and secretory function using primary cell culture systems derived from rodent and human adipose tissue.

Address: Boyd Center, 715A 200 DW Brooks Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dhausman@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4871
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Aging, vitamins, minerals, nutrition and health promotion

Outreach: Nutrition and health promotion for older adults

Teaching: Aging and chronic disease, life cycle nutrition, current issues in foods

Interests: Dr. Johnson conducts research and health promotion programs with older people who receive community-based nutrition services. Her goals are to increase physical activity, improve dietary habits, and improve self-management of diabetes and other age-related conditions.

Address: 373 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: mjohnson@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-2292
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Aging, Epidemiology, and Nutrition

Teaching: Nutrition and Aging; Human Nutrition and Food

Interests: Dr. Lee's expertise is in aging and nutritional epidemiology with a focus on food insecurity, food environments, weight management, body composition, and nutrition policy to promote nutritional health of older adults. Dr. Lee's work uses multidisciplinary approaches, and both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Address: 273 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: leejs@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-6783
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Osteoporosis Prevention in Children and Adults; Body Composition Assessment; Pediatric Overweight

Teaching: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle and Medical Nutrition Therapy.

Interests: Dr. Lewis's primary area of research examines the bone responses to dietary interventions. His Osteoporosis Prevention Using Soy Isoflavones (OPUS) project is examining the efficacy and safety of soy isoflavones in postmenopausal women. He is conducting a zinc intervention trial in early pubertal children to examine the effects of zinc on bone turnover and is examining the links between overweight, vitamin D status and bone quality in children.

Address: 281 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: rlewis@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4901
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Nutrition Intervention for Community Health Promotion, Nutrition Education for Selected Target Audiences, Nutrition Policy

Teaching: Nutrition Intervention

Interests: Dr. Mullis' research interests include developing intervention approaches for individuals, groups and populations. Her areas of interest include both clinical and community-based programs for chronic disease risk reduction and health promotion.

Address: 216C Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: rmm@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4875
Fax: 706-542-5059

Research: Food acceptability and quality

Outreach: Food quality; general foods, and nutrition information

Teaching: Food principles; cultural aspects of foods; experimental foods

Interests: Dr. Swanson's research interest is in factors that affect consumer acceptability of foods. She also employs sensory, instrumental and chemical analysis of food products to ascertain their quality attributes and potential acceptability to consumers.

Address: 174 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr., Athens, GA 30602-3622
E-Mail: rswanson@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4834
Fax: 706-542-5059