Mary Catherine Prater

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Nutritional Sciences

PhD/DI Candidate

Ramsey Hall, Room 109G Dawson Hall
305 Sanford Dr.
Athens, GA 30602

mcp83557@uga.edu

Education

Degree Field of Study Institution Graduation
Bachelor of Science Nutrition Oregon State University 2019

Research

Catherine is currently conducting her doctoral research in the Human Nutrition Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Jamie Cooper. Her research interests include understanding how components of the habitual diet influence risk factors for chronic diseases with a particular interest in promoting cardiovascular health.

Awards

Award Name Awarded By Year Awarded
Graduate student travel award - international travel University of Georgia Graduate School 2023
Graduate Student Travel Funding UGA Obesity Research Initiative 2022
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s Patsyjane O'Malley Memorial Scholarship The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation 2023
Marian Wang Nutrition Scholarship UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2023
Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2023
Endsley-Peifer Student Research Award UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2023
Graduate Student Travel Funding UGA Obesity Research Initiative 2023
Outstanding Dietetic Student Award (ODSA), Dietetic Internship Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2023
Graduate Student Travel Award UGA Obesity Research Initiative 2023
NUTR Graduate Student Travel Funding Award UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2022
Graduate Student Travel Funding Award UGA Graduate School 2022
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s Janette Smith Memorial Scholarship The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2022
Hazel and Gene Franklin Scholarship University of Georgia 2022
Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship Universtiy of Georgia, Department of Foods and Nutrition 2021
Tumlin fund Graduate Student Travel Funding Universtiy of Georgia, Department of Foods and Nutrition 2020
Graduate student research poster presentation competition The University of Georgia Obesity Initiative Symposium 2020
Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship Universtiy of Georgia, Department of Foods and Nutrition 2019
LIFE Scholars fellowship Oregon State University 2018
Jason Seeley Memorial Award Oregon State University 2018

Publications

Prater M.C, Scheurell A.R, Paton C.M, Cooper J.A. No observed difference in inflammatory and coagulation markers following diets rich in n-6 polyunsaturated fats vs. monounsaturated fat in adults with untreated hypercholesterolemia: a randomized trial.  2023. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. PMID: 37619782

Prater M.C, Scheurell A.R, Paton C.M, Cooper J.A. Hunger and satiety responses to diets enriched with cottonseed oil vs. olive oil. 2022. Physiology & Behavior. PMID: 36427543

Prater M.C, Scheurell A.R, Paton C.M, Cooper J.A. Metabolic Responses to Eight Weeks of Consuming Cottonseed Oil v. Olive Oil in Adults with Dyslipidemia, a Randomized Trial. 2022. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. PMID: 36056703 

Keller R.M, Beaver L.M, Prater M.C, Truong L, Tanguay R.L, Stevens J.F, Hord N.G, Nitrate exposure reprograms hepatic amino acid and nutrient sensing pathways prior to exercise: a metabolomic and transcriptomic investigation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). 2022, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. PMID: 35928228

Prater M.C, Scheurell A.R, Paton C.M, Cooper J.A. Comparison of Blood Lipid Responses to Diets Enriched with Cottonseed Oil vs. Olive Oil in Adults with High Cholesterol in a Randomized Trial. 2022, Journal of Nutrition. PMID: 35511204.

Keller R.M, Beaver L.M, Reardon P, Prater M.C, Truong L, Robinson M, Tanguay R, Stevens J, Hord N.G, Nitrate-induced improvements in exercise performance are coincident with exuberant changes in metabolic genes and the metabolome in zebrafish skeletal muscle. 2021, Journal of Applied Physiology PMID: 34043471

García-Jaramillo M, Beaver L.M, Truong L, Axton E.R, Keller R.M, Prater M.C, Magnusson K.R, Tanguay R.L, Stevens J.F, Hord N.G, Nitrate and nitrite exposure leads to mild anxiogenic-like behavior and alters brain metabolomic profile in zebrafish. 2020, PLOS One PMID: 33382700

Axton E.R, Beaver L.M, St. Mary L, Truong L, Logan C.R, Spagnoli S, Prater M.C, Keller R.M, Garcia-Jaramillo M, Ehrlicher S.E, Newsom S.A, Robinson M.M, Tanguay R.L, Stevens J.F, and Hord N.G. (2019) Treatment with Nitrate, but Not Nitrite, Lowers the Oxygen Cost of Exercise and Decreases Glycolytic Intermediates While Increasing Fatty Acid Metabolites in Exercised Zebrafish. Journal of Nutrition, 149(12), 2120-2132. PMID: 31495890

Keller R.M, Beaver L.M, Prater M.C, Hord N.G, Dietary Nitrate and Nitrite Concentrations in Food Patterns and Dietary
Supplements, 2017, Nutrition Today doi: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000253

Working Papers

Prater M.C, Scheurell A.R, Paton C.M, Cooper J.A. Eight weeks of daily cottonseed oil intake attenuates postprandial angiopoietin-like proteins – 3 and – 4 responses compared to olive oil in adults with hypercholesterolemia. In review. Nutrition Research.

Pinaffi-Langley A.C, Dajani R.M, Prater M.C, Nguyen H.M, Vranken K, Hays F, Hord N.G. Dietary nitrate from plant foods: a conditionally essential nutrient for cardiovascular health, in review, Advances in Nutrition.

Prater M.C, Polley K.R, Paton C.M, Cooper J.A. Improvements in markers of inflammation and coagulation potential following a 5-day high-fat diet rich in cottonseed oil vs. olive oil in healthy males. In review. Cytokine.

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