Faculty Directory
Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH
Institute Director, Professor of Nutrition
Diet-gene interaction for cancer prevention
hursting@email.unc.edu
(704) 250-5059
Carol L. Cheatham, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Nutrition for memory and attention abilities
carol_cheatham@unc.edu
(704) 250-5010
Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Dietary intake and nutrient requirements
mkohlmeier@unc.edu
(704) 250-5023
Philip A. May, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
philip_may@unc.edu
(704) 250-5002
Wimal Pathmasiri, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Impact of diet on gut microbiome related metabolism
wimal_pathmasiri@unc.edu
(704) 250-5069
Susan Sumner, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Pharmacology
Metabolic individuality
susan_sumner@unc.edu
(704) 250-5066
Saroja Voruganti, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Impact of nutrient-gene interactions on purine metabolism and related diseases
saroja@unc.edu
(704) 250-5009
Susan Smith, PhD
Institute Deputy Director, Professor of Nutrition
Molecular mechanisms by which dietary components affect prenatal development
susan_smith@unc.edu
(704) 250-5065
John E. French, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Individual susceptibility and environmental and nutritional influences on chronic disease risk
jfren43@email.unc.edu
(704) 250-5029
Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Role of folate in promoting health and preventing disease
natalia_krupenko@unc.edu
(704) 250-5054
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
Deborah Tate, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Behavioral weight management particularly delivered through web and mobile platforms
dtate@unc.edu
(919) 966-7546
Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics, Founding Director of the NRI
Choline as an essential nutrient
steven_zeisel@unc.edu
(704) 250-5003
Ximena Bustamante-Marin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Cilium and extracellular vesicles, mediators of obesity-driven cancer and metastasis
xmbmarin@med.unc.edu
(919) 843-4983
Rachel Goode, PhD
Assistant 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
Sandra Mooney, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Effect(s) of environment and genes on brain development
sandra_mooney@unc.edu
(704) 250-5022
Delisha Stewart, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Influence of nutrition on cancer health disparities
delisha_stewart@unc.edu
(704) 250-5068
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