Nutrition & Integrative Physiology

Adjunct Faculty

College of Health

Nutrition & Integrative Physiology

Adjunct Faculty

Ademuyiwa Aromolaran

Ademuyiwa Aromolaran PhD, FHRS, FAHA

Adjunct Associate Professor | Nora Eccles Treadwell Investigator | Associate Professor of Surgery - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ademuyiwa.aromolaran@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-3095

CVRTI, Room 43

Research Interests: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Ion Channels, Arrhythmias, Cellular Proarrhythmic Pathways, Sudden Cardiac Death, Cardiomyopathies, Channelopathies, Obesity, Diabetes, Inflammation, Pro-inflammatory Cytokines, Lipotoxicity, Translational Research.

Teaching Interests: Ion Channel Electrophysiology/Biology.

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Srinivasan Beddhu

Srinivasan Beddhu, MD

Adjunct Professor | Chief - Renal Section, Salt Lake VA Healthcare System | Professor of Internal Medicine | Dialysis Research Foundation Presidential Endowed Chair | Clinical Research Medical Director, Department of Internal Medicine | University of Utah School of Medicine

srinivasan.beddhu@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-3810

Suite 360, 421 Wakara Way

Research Interests: Obesity, lifestyle, cardiovascular disease in people with chronic kidney disease. Research funded by NIH, VA, and industry. He has published over 150 papers and is on several national panels. He has a strong mentoring record with many of his mentees becoming independent investigators.

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Paul Bernstein, MD, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

paul.bernstein@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-2352

John A. Moran Eye Center, N5915

Research Interests: Nutritional biochemistry of the visual system; carotenoids and very-long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFAs) for the prevention and treatment of retinal disease throughout the lifespan.

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Gregory Blain, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Adjunct Professor - Geriatrics | Professor - University Côte d’Azur

gregory.blain@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-582-1565

Research Interests: Integrative physiology, with particular expertise in neuromuscular fatigue, human performance, and the physiological impact of environmental and contextual factors such as air quality and altitude.

Teaching Interests: Human physiology, exercise physiology, and sport sciences, with a focus on inclusive and engaging pedagogical approaches that support student success.

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Ryan Broxterman

Ryan M. Broxterman, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Research Assistant Professor - Geriatrics

ryan.broxterman@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-582-2522

School of Medicine, Room 3n100

Research Interests: Endothelial Function, Bioenergetics, Exercise Physiology, Breast Cancer, Blood Gas Analysis, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Physiology, Mitochondria, Muscle, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Oxygen Consumption, Exercise, Exercise Tolerance, Oxidative Stress, Muscle Fatigue, Cardiopulmonary Physiology, Blood Flow, Hypertension Management and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction, Vascular Biology.

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Tim Brusseau

Timothy A. Brusseau, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Professor and Department Chair for Health & Kinesiology

tim.brusseau@utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-7900

HPER N, Room 252

Research Interests: Physical Activity, Children, Youth, Schools, Interventions, Physical Fitness, Motor Skills Proficiency, Pedometers, Accelerometers

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Owen Chan, PhD

Owen Chan, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor | Associate Professor of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine

ochan@u2m2.utah.edu

(Office) (801) 585-0444

15 North 2030 East, EIHG Building 533, Room 2420B

Research Interests: Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia Unawareness, Type 1 Diabetes, Glucose Sensing, Neuronal Metabolism, Metabolism, Pharmacotherapeutics, Glucose Metabolism, Neural Circuitry, Neuroendocrinology, Translational Research

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Nathalie Chevreau, PhD, RD

Adjunct Instructor | Expert Witness/Regulatory Consultant for Dietary Supplements

n.chevreau@m.cc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-652-6035

Research Interests: Dietary Supplements, Product Development, Botanicals, Hemp, Functional Foods, Regulations Compliance

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Adriana Coletta PhD, MS, RD

Adjunct Associate Professor | Associate Professor - Health and Kinesiology

adriana.coletta@hci.utah.edu

(Office) 801-213-6012

HPER N, Room 237H

Research Interests: Exercise and nutrition interventions across the cancer care continuum to improve health outcomes.

Teaching Interests: Exercise Physiology (KINES 3091) , Exercise and Disease (KINES 6320)

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Anthony Donato, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Co-Director Translation Vascular Physiology Lab | Professor - Department of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics)

anthonyjdonato@gmail.com

(Office) 801-582-1565 ext. 4237

CVRTI, Room 160A

Research Interests: Aging, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Senescence, Vascular Biology, Drug Discovery/Development

Teaching Interests: Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology, Vascular Biology, Aging, Professional Skills

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Drakos, Stavros

Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC

Adjunct Professor | Professor - Internal Medicine | H.A and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair | Co-Chief - Heart Failure & Transplant | Medical Director - Mechanical Circulatory Support Director of Research for Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

stavros.drakos@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-2340

DRAKOS LAB

Research Interests: Metabolism, Heart Failure and Myocardial Recovery, Diabetes and Heart Disease, Muscle Atrophy/Hypertrophy, Aging, Exercise and Vascular Physiology, Translational Research

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Micah Drummond

Micah J. Drummond, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Director of Graduate Studies, Rehabilitation Sciences | Professor - Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

micah.drummond@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-7764

15 N 2030 E, Room 3150

Research Interests: Aging, Skeletal Muscle, Immune Cells, Nutrition, Exercise, Muscles Disuse, Rehabilitation, Muscle Atrophy/Hypertrophy, Insulin Resistance

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Caran Graves

Caran Graves, MS, RDN

Volunteer Faculty

Caran.Graves@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-2656

50 N Medical Drive, SOM, Room WP170

Research Interests: Burn wound, Malnutrition, Nutrition-Support Related

Teaching Interests: Nutrition Support, Burn & Wound, Malnutrition

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Tanya Halliday

Tanya M. Halliday, PhD, RD

Associate Professor

tanya.halliday@utah.edu

(Office) 801-213-1364

HPER N, Room 212

Research Interests: Appetite Regulation, Lifestyle Intervention, Eating Behaviors, Weight Loss Maintenance, Metabolic Disease Prevention and Treatment, Prediabetes

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Natalia Harasymowicz

Natalia Harasymowicz, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor - Orthopedic Surgery

natalia.harasymowicz@hci.utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-5400

590 Wakara, Room A0058

Research Interests: Immunology, Obesity, Arthritis, Aging, Macrophages, Synovium

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Hardikar, Sheetal

Sheetal Hardikar, PhD, MBBS

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor - Population Health Sciences

sheetal.hardikar@hci.utah.edu

(Office) 801-213-6238

200 Circle of Hope, Room 4711

Research Interests: Novel Molecular and Genetic Biomarkers, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Chronic Conditions, Cancer Screening Through Risk Stratification

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Judith Harris

Volunteer Faculty

(Office) 801-581-6730

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Kelli Horton

Kelli Horton, MPH

Volunteer Faculty | Chief, Nutrition & Food Services - U.S. Department

kelliRD@gmail.com

(Office) 801-581-6730

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Joy, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Joy, MD, MPH

Volunteer Faculty | Adjunct Professor - Family & Preventive Medicine

elizabeth.joy@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-9075

Live Well Center

Research Interests: Exercise, Health and Exercise, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Physical Activity

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Gabrielle Kardon, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Professor - Human Genetics

gkardon@genetics.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-6184

EIHG, Room 6110A

Research Interests: Muscle Development, Regeneration, Homeostasis, Muscle Stem Cells and Connective Tissue Fibroblasts (FAPS)

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Kent, Lai

Kent Lai, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Professor - Pediatrics

kent.lai@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-4510

295 Chipeta Way

Research Interests: Therapeutic Development, Inborn Error of Metabolism, Genetic Disorders, Galactosemia, Mouse Models of Human Diseases

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Lisa Lesniewski, PhD

Volunteer Faculty | Professor - Department of Internal Medicine

lisa.lesniewski@utah.edu

(Office) 801-582-1565 ext 2046

VA Medical Center, GRECC, Room 2D08

Research Interests: Aging, Obesity, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Vascular Biology

Teaching Interests: Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology, Vascular Biology, Aging, Professional Skills

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Janet E. Lindsley, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor | Professor - Biochemistry, Assistant Dean of Curriculum

janet@biochem.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-2797

EEJMRB, Room 3730

Research Interests: Student Learning, Student Assessment Methods, Student Identity Perceptions

Teaching Interests: Macronutrient Metabolism, Metabolism and Nutrition Related Diseases, Active Learning Strategies

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Maschek, Alan

Alan Maschek, PhD

Associate Director - Metabolomics Core | Research Instructor

alan.maschek@utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-6100

EEJ Biochemistry, Room A306

Research Interest Topics: LC-MS-based metabolomics and lipidomics, bioanalytical method development, targeted and untargeted lipidomics, metabolite and lipid profiling in metabolism, immunology, and kidney disease models.

Teaching Interest Topics: Metabolomics and lipidomics workflows, mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis, experimental design and data quality control in omics studies.

METABOLOMICS CORE

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McIntosh, Staci

Staci McIntosh, MS, RD, COI

Adjunct Assistant Professor (Lecturer) | Adjunct Faculty - College of Nursing

staci.mcintosh@health.utah.edu

Teaching Interests: Nutrition and Nursing Education, Evidence-based Practices in Pedagogy for Higher Education

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Joe Palatinus

Joseph Alexander Palatinus, MD, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor of Medicine - Division of Cardiovascular Disease | Investigator - Molecular Medicine Program/Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute

joseph.palatinus@utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-9535

95 S 2000 E Room 207D

Research Interests: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, Ischemia reperfusion injury, Exercise induced cardioprotection

Teaching Interests: Cardiac Physiology in Health and Disease, Electrocardiography

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Kathryn Peterson

Adjunct Professor | Distinguished Professor - Department of Biochemistry

kathryn.peterson@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-7803

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Gale Rudolph

Gale S. Rudolph, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor

chrisgaler@digis.net

(Office) 801-921-3210

Research Interests: Food Industry R&D, Product Development, Nutritional Value of Food Products, Labeling

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Jared Rutter, PhD

Adjunct Professor | Distinguished Professor - Department of Biochemistry

rutter@biochem.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-3340

EEJMRB 5520

Research Interests: Metabolism, Mitochondria, Cancer, Signaling, Allostery

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Susan Saffel-Shrier

Susan Saffel-Shrier, MS, RD, CD, Cert. Gerontologist

Adjunct Professor | Professor - Family & Preventive Medicine

susan.saffel-shrier@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-560-7875

375 Chipeta Way, Suite A

Research Interests: Gerontology, Geriatric, Malnutrition, Older Adults

Teaching Interests: Gerontology, Geriatric, Malnutrition, Older Adults

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Alex Sanchez, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor - School of Medicine

alejandro.sanchez@hci.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-7304

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Schlegel, Amnon

Amnon Schlegel

Adjunct Associate Professor | Adjunct Associate Professor - Biochemistry

amnons@u2m2.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-7030

Research Interests: Alpha Cell, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Energy Metabolism, Glucagon, Glucose, Metabolism, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research, Transcriptional Regulation

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Yan-Ting Shiu, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor | Professor - Internal Medicine

y.shiu@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-6709

30 N Mario Capecchi Drive, 3rd floor South

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Metabolic Disorder, Hemodialysis, Vascular Access

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Kristine Spence, MS, RDN

Volunteer Faculty

kristi.spence@utah.edu

(Office) 801-430-8067

HPER W, Room 108F

Teaching Interests: Integrated Communications

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Traci Thompson

Traci Thompson, MS, ACSM HFD, CSCS

Adjunct Instructor | Associate Professor - Health & Kinesiology | Director - PEAK Health & Fitness | Director of Education - Osher Center for Integrative Health

traci.thompson@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-7325

HPER N, Room 255

PEAK HEALTH AND FITNESS

Teaching Interests: Integrative Health Education, Health and Wellness Coaching, Exercise

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Joel D. Trinity, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor | Research Associate Professor - Internal Medicine

joel.trinity@utah.edu

(Office) 801-582-1565 ext 1794

VA Medical Center, GRECC, Room 1C07

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology, Exercise & Aging, Hypertension, Blood Flow, Nitric Oxide, Endothelium Vascular

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Stacie L. Wing-Gaia

Stacie Wing-Gaia, PhD, RDN, CSSD

Adjunct Instructor

stacie.wing@health.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-5417

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D. Walter Wray, Ph.D.

D. Walter Wray, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

walter.wray@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-582-1565

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Brandi Wynne

Adjunct Professor | Professor - Internal Medicine

brandi.wynne@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-0939

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Tianxin Yang

Tianxin Yang

Adjunct Professor | Professor - Internal Medicine

tianxin.yang@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-5570

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Jean Zancanella

Jean Zancanella, MS, RD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

jean.zancanella@health.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-5280

Teaching Interests: Experiential Learning, Culinary Medicine, Nutrition Intervention

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801-587-7628

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