Prevention and Mitigation of Type 2 Diabetes
Our goals are to develop a collaborative research team to conduct nutrition research aimed at the prevention and mitigation of type 2 diabetes and to develop courses in diabetes that complement our current undergraduate and graduate curricula.
Objectives
- Develop internal and external collaborative teams for submission of external grant proposals and research projects.
- Host a symposium on emerging topics of type 2 diabetes research.
Research Projects
- Diabetic kidney disease and vitamin D balance.
- Host a symposium on emerging topics of type 2 diabetes research.
- Diabetes impact on folate- and one-carbon metabolism.
- Impact of insulin resistance on cognitive function.
- Impact of educational strategies on childhood obesity and diabetes.
- Impact of whole egg consumption on maintaining vitamin D balance in diabetes
- Impact of stress on lifelong willingness to engage in physical activity and reduce diabetes
- Genetic determinant of metabolic function and brain health
- Metabolic effects of pulses on type 2 diabetes biomarkers
- Knowledge of health benefits of legumes for type 2 diabetes.
Faculty Interests
Christina Campbell, PhD, RD: Impact of maternal physical activity on health and wellness
Peter Clark, PhD: Impact of stress on a sedentary lifestyle and diabetes. Visit the Laboratory of Behavioral and Nutritional Neuroscience website.
Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, PhD: Relationship between diet, physical activity and pediatric obesity
Matthew Rowling, PhD: Nutrient balance during onset and progression of diabetes
Kevin Schalinske, PhD: Folate and methyl group metabolism in diabetes. Visit the Kevin Schalinske Research Laboratory website.
Donna M. Winham, DrPH, RD, LD, MCHES: Dietary acculturation, traditional foods and diabetes prevention and control, legumes, food security, survey research
Need More Information?
Matthew Rowling
224c Mackay Hall
2302 Osborn Drive
Ames, IA 50011-1078