The Department of Nutrition offers the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in public health with a concentration in nutrition option.
Current students, please follow this link to submit your dissertation.
Dissertations from 2018
FOKI VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND METABOLIC HEALTH IN PREGNANT SAUDI WOMEN, Maysa Alzaim, Public Health
Consumer Behaviors, Added Sugar Intake, Diet Quality, Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome Risks among Adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010, Shanshan Chen, Public Health
EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION OF VITAMIN D-INDUCED GENE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN COLORECTAL AND BREAST CANCER CELL LINES, Sharmin Hossain, Public Health
The Impact of Perceived and Observed Food Environments on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Obesity: A Theory-based Study among U.S. Older Adults, Qianzhi Jiang, Public Health
Dissertations from 2017
MICRONUTRIENTS, INFLAMMATION AND DEPRESSION AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY 2005-2008, Joycelyn M. Faraj, Public Health
UNDERSTANDING FOOD LITERACY AND ITS USE IN A TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS., Catherine A. Wickham, Public Health
Dissertations from 2015
Gestational Diabetes, Infant Feeding Practices, and Early Indicators of Obesity Risk in a Sample of Mother-Infant Dyads in the U.S., Kimberly N. Doughty, Public Health
Association of Dietary Factors with Menstrual Cycle Characteristics, Radhika Natarajan, Public Health
Dissertations from 2014
Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18 – 30 Years), Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Public Health
Dissertations from 2012
Dietary Patterns and their Relationship to Sociodemographics, Health Behaviors, and the Risk of Hypentension Among Adults in Pakistan, Nilofer Fatimi Safdar, Public Health
Dissertations from 2008
The effect of the SPIN (Strength and Power in Nutrition) nutrition education intervention on food and beverage purchase decision-making and behaviors among low -income tweens, Laura R Hutchinson
Dissertations from 2004
Poverty, household food availability and nutritional well -being of children in north west Syria, Shibani A Ghosh
Dissertations from 2002
Nutritional impact of resettlement of internally displaced people in Northern Iraq, Pushpa Acharya
Dissertations from 2001
The effect of rural -to -urban migration on the diet and nutritional status of a peri -urban population in Iran, Fatemeh Giahi
Dissertations from 1990
Relationship between learning style and knowledge, attitude, and behavior change in nutrition education, Patricia A Beffa-Negrini