Department of Nutritional Sciences: RESEARCH

The Department of Nutritional Sciences is engaged in a variety of research projects in the department and in other Colleges at OU. Research projects cover a wide range of areas such as obesity, maternal and child health, the use of technology in teaching, and nutrition education in public schools. Graduate students that are looking for a research opportunity should discuss their interests with the Graduate Program Director or the faculty member conducting the research.

RESEARCH


Knehans

Allen Knehans, Ph.D.

  • Community- and school-based interventions to prevent adult and childhood obesity
  • Improving success of bariatric surgery

Landers

Patti Landers, Ph.D., RD/LD

  • Nutrition Education
  • Obesity
  • Cancer

Richardson

Sandy Richardson, MS, RD/LD

  • Obesity- Adult and Pediatric
  • Effective Counseling Strategies
  • Genomics

Sisson

Susan B. Sisson, PhD, CHES, HFS

  • Physical activity
  • Nutrition healthy eating behaviors
  • Social ecological model
  • Epidemiology
  • Obesity and chronic disease prevention

Peggy Turner, MS, RD/LD

  • Nutrition Support
  • Liver Disease
  • Use of technology to save time and reduce errors
  • Electronic Medical Records

 

CONTACT INFORMATION


Department of Nutritional Sciences

1200 N Stonewall Ave, AHB 3057
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1215
Phone: (405) 271-2113 | Fax: (405) 271-1560 | Email: Department Contact

 
 
   

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