Tracy G. Anthony, Ph.D.
Professor
tracy.anthony@rutgers.edu
166 Foran Hall
848-932-6331
Research: Protein and amino acid metabolism; adaptation to cell stress by eIF2 and mTOR pathways; nutrition and exercise
Paul Breslin, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
pasb@sebs.rutgers.edu
305 Food Science & Nutritional Sciences Building
848-932-6080
Research: Genetic basis of human oral perception and its impact on nutrient intake
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Ph.D., RD, FAND
Distinguished Professor, Graduate Program Director
bredbenner@sebs.rutgers.edu
211 Davison Hall
848-932-0965
Research: Nutrition education; health promotion & interventions; environmental effects on dietary intake
Sarah Curran, MHS, RD
Instructor of Supervised Practice
scurran@sebs.rutgers.edu
Joseph L. Dixon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
dixon@sebs.rutgers.edu
167 Foran Hall
848-932-9039
Dixon Laboratory
Research: Lipoprotein metabolism, coronary arteriosclerosis
Mackenzie Ferrante, Ph.D., RDN
Assistant Professor
mackenzie.ferrante@rutgers.edu
IFNH, Suite 220
848-932-0249
Research: Eating behaviors and food choices of young children and families, environmental and behavioral nutrition interventions (restaurants, grocery stores, home), behavioral economics, the complementary feeding period and infant and toddler nutrition
Nurgül Fitzgerald, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor / Extension Specialist
nurgul.fitzgerald@rutgers.edu
229-A Davison Hall
848-932-0981
Research: Community nutrition, chronic disease prevention and health promotion, diabetes
Daniel J. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor
dhoffman@sebs.rutgers.edu
228-B Davison Hall / IFNH, Suite 220
848-932-0890 / 848-932-0272
Research: Energy metabolism and body composition
Joshua W. Miller, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair
jmiller@sebs.rutgers.edu
107 Food Science & Nutritional Sciences Building
848-932-5428
Research: B vitamins, homocysteine, and one-carbon metabolism; cognitive function and dementia in older adults; mammary development and cancer
Pinkin Panchal, MS, RDN (190k PDF)
Assistant Teaching Professor and Director, Dietetics Supervised Practice
pinkin.panchal@rutgers.edu
210 Davison Hall
Virginia Quick, Ph.D., RD, FAND
Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics
vquick@njaes.rutgers.edu
209 Davison Hall / IFNH, Suite 220
848-932-0950
Research: Etiology and prevention of obesity and disordered eating behaviors, community nutrition interventions, and program assessment and evaluation across the lifespan with special interest in those with diet-related chronic health conditions
Salome P. Rao, Ph.D., RD
Assistant Teaching Professor
sprao@sebs.rutgers.edu
IFNH, Suite 220
Harini Sampath, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
harini.sampath@rutgers.edu
848-932-0266
Research: Lipid metabolism; metabolic diseases including fatty liver, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer; tumor microenvironment; gut microbiome and metabolic health
Sue A. Shapses, Ph.D., RD
Professor and Director of the Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center (NEXT Center) at the NJ-IFNH
shapses@rutgers.edu
168/195-A Foran Hall
848-932-9403
Research: Osteoporosis, vitamin D, bone metabolism, obesity and dietary inflammation
Judith Storch, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
storch@sebs.rutgers.edu
311-D Food Science & Nutritional Sciences Building
848-932-1689
Research: Cellular lipid transport, structure and function of lipid transport proteins, intestinal lipid transport and systemic energy metabolism
Malcolm Watford, D.Phil.
Professor
watford@sebs.rutgers.edu
170 Foran Hall
848-932-6263
Research: Regulation of glutamine metabolism, glutaminase gene expression
Emeritus Faculty
Dawn L. Brasaemle, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
dawn.brasaemle@rutgers.edu
Research: Biology of neutral lipid storage and release
Hans Fisher, Ph.D.
Professor II Emeritus
fisher@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: Alcohol metabolism, nutrient interactions and the alcoholic fatty liver syndrome
Peter Gillies, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
pgillies@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Research: Nutrigenomics and the relationships between nutrition and metabolic syndrome disorders
Debra M. Palmer-Keenan, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
dkeenan@njaes.rutgers.edu
Research: Nutrition education, food security
John Worobey, Ph.D., FAPA
Professor Emeritus
worobey@sebs.rutgers.edu
Research: Infant nutrition and behavior, children's diet and activity, eating disorders