Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Assistant Professor)
BS Degree in Nutritional Sciences from Louisiana State University in 2006. MS (2009) and PhD (2012) degrees in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois
Currently the Director of the Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research has taken a multidisciplinary approach to integrate knowledge in the areas of nutrition and cognitive neuroscience to understand the influence of foods and nutrients on specific aspects of attention, memory, and achievement.
The overarching objective of research program is to generate foundational knowledge in nutritional neuroscience by translating the impact of health behaviors to childhood cognitive function
Published over 70 research manuscripts and has received funding support from multiple sources
