Faculty Directory

Deborah Tate, PhD
Interim Director, Professor of Nutrition
Behavioral weight management particularly delivered through web and mobile platforms
dtate@unc.edu
(919) 966-7546

Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH
Professor of Nutrition
Diet-gene interaction for cancer prevention
hursting@email.unc.edu
(704) 250-5059

Katie Meyer, ScD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Nutritional and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiologist
ktmeyer@email.unc.edu
(704) 250-5071

Blake Rushing, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Nutritional Pharmacology
blake_rushing@unc.edu
(704) 250-5089

Susan Sumner, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Pharmacology
Metabolic individuality
susan_sumner@unc.edu
(704) 250-5066

Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Founding Director of the NRI
Choline as an essential nutrient
steven_zeisel@unc.edu
(704) 250-5003

Carol L. Cheatham, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Nutrition for memory and attention abilities
carol_cheatham@unc.edu
(704) 250-5010

Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Role of folate in promoting health and preventing disease
natalia_krupenko@unc.edu
(704) 250-5054

Sandra Mooney, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Effect(s) of environment and genes on brain development
sandra_mooney@unc.edu
(704) 250-5022

Nipun Saini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
How stressors impair fetal growth and brain development
nipun_saini@unc.edu
(704) 250-5065

Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Mechanisms linking choline status and neurodevelopment in health and disease states.
isis_trujillo@unc.edu
(704) 250-5041

Rachel Goode, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry
Nutrition interventions to promote health equity and to treat obesity
rwgoode@email.unc.edu
(919) 962-6429

Sergey A. Krupenko, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Vitamin folate and its role in liver function and cancer
sergey_krupenko@unc.edu
(704) 250-5053

Wimal Pathmasiri, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Impact of diet on gut microbiome related metabolism
wimal_pathmasiri@unc.edu
(704) 250-5069

Susan Smith, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Molecular mechanisms by which dietary components affect prenatal development
susan_smith@unc.edu
(704) 250-5065

Saroja Voruganti, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Impact of nutrient-gene interactions on purine metabolism and related diseases
saroja@unc.edu
(704) 250-5009

Deborah Tate, PhD
Interim Director, Professor of Nutrition
Behavioral weight management particularly delivered through web and mobile platforms
dtate@unc.edu
(919) 966-7546

Carol L. Cheatham, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Nutrition for memory and attention abilities
carol_cheatham@unc.edu
(704) 250-5010

Rachel Goode, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry
Nutrition interventions to promote health equity and to treat obesity
rwgoode@email.unc.edu
(919) 962-6429

Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH
Professor of Nutrition
Diet-gene interaction for cancer prevention
hursting@email.unc.edu
(704) 250-5059

Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Role of folate in promoting health and preventing disease
natalia_krupenko@unc.edu
(704) 250-5054

Sergey A. Krupenko, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Vitamin folate and its role in liver function and cancer
sergey_krupenko@unc.edu
(704) 250-5053

Katie Meyer, ScD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Nutritional and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiologist
ktmeyer@email.unc.edu
(704) 250-5071

Sandra Mooney, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Effect(s) of environment and genes on brain development
sandra_mooney@unc.edu
(704) 250-5022

Wimal Pathmasiri, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Impact of diet on gut microbiome related metabolism
wimal_pathmasiri@unc.edu
(704) 250-5069

Blake Rushing, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Nutritional Pharmacology
blake_rushing@unc.edu
(704) 250-5089

Nipun Saini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
How stressors impair fetal growth and brain development
nipun_saini@unc.edu
(704) 250-5065

Susan Smith, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Molecular mechanisms by which dietary components affect prenatal development
susan_smith@unc.edu
(704) 250-5065

Susan Sumner, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Pharmacology
Metabolic individuality
susan_sumner@unc.edu
(704) 250-5066

Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Mechanisms linking choline status and neurodevelopment in health and disease states.
isis_trujillo@unc.edu
(704) 250-5041

Saroja Voruganti, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Impact of nutrient-gene interactions on purine metabolism and related diseases
saroja@unc.edu
(704) 250-5009

Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Founding Director of the NRI
Choline as an essential nutrient
steven_zeisel@unc.edu
(704) 250-5003