Graduate Students, 2008–2009

Daniela Ackerman
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Taif Al-Sarraj
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Jan-2006

Nicholas Altieri
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-2005

Juan Carlos Aristizabal
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Jeff Volek
Start Date: Aug-2008

Shymaa Ata
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Jacqueline Barona
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Pierre-Jacques Brun
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Molly McGrane
Start Date: Aug-2003

Mariana Calle
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Jan-2007

John Carbone
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-2005

Molika Chea
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Richard Clark
Start Date: Aug-2007

Tina Checchio
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Richard Clark
Start Date: Aug-2006

Min-Yu Chung
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Richard Bruno
Start Date: Aug-2007

Megan Colletto
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Michael Comperatore
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Ryan deOgburn
Degree: M.S
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2007

Dana DiNatale
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Richard Bruno
Start Date: Aug-2007

Cheryl Dziura-Duke
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-2007

Ana Flogel
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Erin Gaffney Stomberg
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Jane Kerstetter
Start Date: Aug-2006

Karishma Gautam
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Molly McGrane
Start Date: Aug-2006

Yvonne E Goh
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Start Date: Aug-2008

Bruce Grattan
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Hedley Freake
Start Date: Aug-2007

Yi Guo
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Richard Bruno
Start Date: Aug-2008

RoseAnna Holliday
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Ann Ferris
Start Date: Aug-04

Jennifer Jones
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2007

Kirstin Karfonta
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Jan-2008

Melissa Keplinger
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Carol Lammi-Keefe
Start Date: Aug-01

Kim Jung Eun
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-2008

Grace Kollannoor
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Start Date: Fall-2007

Amy Krystok
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-05

Jose Oyama Leite
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Fall-2006

William Lunn
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Jan-2008

Eunice Mah
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Richard Bruno
Start Date: Aug-2008

Christopher Masterjohn
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Molly McGrane
Start Date: Spring-2008

Manuel Matos
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Richard Bruno
Start Date: Fall-2007

Anthony Palermo
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Hedley Freake
Start Date: Spring-2007

Stefan Pasiakos
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-05

Joseph Ratliff
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Fall-2006

Jennifer Rogers
Degree: M.S.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Fall-2007

Kavitha Sankavaram
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Hedley Freake
Start Date: Fall-2006

Ushma Vaishnav
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Maria Luz Fernandez
Start Date: Aug-05

Lisa Vislocky
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Nancy Rodriguez
Start Date: Aug-03

James Weinstein
Degree: Ph.D.
Major Advisor: Ann Ferris
Start Date: Aug-01

News and Updates

June 16, 2008 – Research Study
If you are a healthy, fit male between the ages of 18-30, then we are looking for you!!!

February 5, 2008 - "What's Happening"
The Spring-Fall 2007 edition of the Department of Nutritional Sciences newsletter, "What's Happening," is available as a pdf here.

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Assistant Professor
The University of Connecticut invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. This is a nine-month, tenure track, research and teaching position.
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Lecturer
The University of Connecticut Department of Nutritional Sciences seeks a Lecturer. The position is a non-tenure track, 11-month appointment…
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