THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
Interdisciplinary NSC Faculty
DAVID S. ALBERTS, Professor, Medicine and Pharmacology; M.D., 1966, Virginia. Oncology; chemoprevention; toxicology; pharmacokinetics; cancer prevention. (AHSC 4951; 626-7685; sharon@azcc.arizona.edu)
RONALD E. ALLEN, Professor, Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1976, Iowa State. Role of polypeptide hormones in the regulation of muscle cell proliferation and differentiation. (Shantz 623; 621-7626; rallen@ag.arizona.edu)
*PARKER B. ANTIN, Asst. Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences. Adjunct Asst. Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy. Ph.D., 1982, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Embryonic development of cardiac and skeletal muscle; Molecular regulation of muscle gene expression. Shantz 221, P.O. Box 210038; 621-5993, pba@u.arizona.edu
IRIS R. BELL, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; Ph.D., 1977, M.D., 1980, Stanford. Nutritional factors in psychiatric disorders. (V.A. Medical Center/Psychiatry; 792-1450, ext. 5127, ibell@u.arizona.edu)
HARRIS BERNSTEIN, Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Ph.D., 1961, California Institute of Technology. DNA damage and repair; role of bile acids as a carcinogen in colon cancer; apoptosis in colon cancer. (AHSC 6112; 626-6069;bernstei@u.arizona.edu)
CARLOS "KENT" CAMPBELL, Director, Arizona Prevention Center; Acting Director, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health. M.P.H., 1978, Harvard School of Public Health. Prevention programs for maternal and child health, epidemiology and control of tropical diseases, and health policy and health promotion. (AHSC 4335, P.O. Box 245163, Tucson AZ 85724-5163; 626-7083)
DAVID L. EARNEST, Professor, Internal Medicine; M.D., 1963, Tennessee. Vitamin A liver toxicity; vitamin K-activated clotting factors in the liver; oxalate metabolism; intestinal malabsorption. (AHSC 6406; 626-6119)
F. JAVIER ENRIQUEZ, Associate Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, M.D., La Salle University, 1979, Ph.D. Immunology & Parasitology, Cornell University, 1987. Mucosal immune responses to emerging and re-emerging intestinal protozoan parasites; opportunistic infections' immunodiagnosis and immunotherapy. Veterinary Science and Microbiology Bldg. # 90, Room 202, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, PO Box 210090; Telephone: 520-621-4880 Fax 520-621-6366.
*CLEAMOND D. ESKELSON, Research Professor, Chemistry; Ph.D., 1967, Nebraska. Biochemical effects of alcohol on biological systems; lipid biochemistry, particularly cholesterolgenesis and the analytical assay for various lipids and free radical products. (Old Chem 114; 621-2537)
CARLOS FLORES, Associate Professor, Pediatrics; M.D., 1978, Northwestern University. Carnitine, fatty acid metabolism. Neonatal-perinatal nutrition and gastrointestinal physiology. (AHSC; 626-6627; cflores@peds.arizona.edu)
*HELEN GENSLER, Research Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology; Ph.D., 1980, Arizona. Role of nutrients in cancer prevention, tumor immunology, and DNA repair. (AZ Cancer Center; 626-6748; gensler@azcc.arizona.edu)
CHARLES P. GERBA, Professor, Soil & Water Science; Ph.D., 1973, Miami. Developing methods for detection of hepatitis A virus and rotavirus in food and water. (Pharm/Micro 217; 621 6906; gerba@ag.arizona.edu)
FAYEZ GHISHAN, Professor, Pediatrics; M.D., London, 1966. Molecular cloning and gene regulation of transport proteins. (AHSC; 626-5170; ghishan@peds.arizona.edu)
ANNA A. GIULIANO, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, Director, Minority Cancer Prevention and Control Program; Co-Director of Nutrition Core, Arizona Cancer Center; Ph.D., 1989, Tufts University. Nutrition and cancer; cervical cancer; minority populations. (AHSC 4977C; 4th floor, Cancer Center); 626-3341/3342; agiuliano@azcc.arizona.edu )
SCOTT GOING, Asst. Research Scientist, Physiology Department; Ph.D., 1985. Body
composition: development of methods; Changes in fat and fat-free composition with growth and maturation of children and in aging older adults. Effects of chronic exercise on bone and soft tissue composition; Osteoporosis; Obesity, body fat patterning and disease/obesity prevention; Muscle function: age-related changes in force production; effects of physical training in force production. (Physiology/Gittings 12; P.O. Box 245051; 621-4705; going@u.arizona.edu)DARRELL GOLL, Professor, Departments of Nutritional Sciences and of Biochemistry; Senior Research Scientist, University Heart Center. Ph.D., 1972, Univ. of Wisconsin. Muscle biochemistry. Biochemistry of contractile proteins and muscle growth; metabolic turnover of contractile proteins. (Shantz 624, P.O. Box 210038; 621-7236/7790. darrelg@ag.arizona.edu)
IMAN HAKIM, Research Asst. Professor, Arizona Prevention Center (Womens' Health Initiative) & Arizona Cancer Center. Ph.D., 1988, Ain-Shams University, Egypt. Vitamin A deficiency and cardiovascular risk factors in children, diet and cancer prevention. (AZ Prevention Center, P.O. Box 245170, 2501 East Lee Street, Tucson 85716; 321-7444, ext. 36; ihakim@u.arizona.edu )
DAVID HARTSHORNE, Professor, Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Biochemistry. Ph.D., 1962, University of Birmingham, England. Muscle Biochemistry; Regulatory mechanisms in smooth muscle. Role of phosphorylation in assembly of cytoskeleton. (Shantz 626, P.O. Box 210038; 621-7239/1092 hartshor@ag.arizona.edu)
ERIK J. HENRIKSEN, Associate Professor, Physiology; Ph.D., 1987, University of Arizona. Regulation of muscle metabolism; diabetes and insulin resistance; exercise physiology; space physiology. (Department of Physiology Gittings Building, Room 111 P.O. Box 210093. Office #(520) 621-4104 FAX#(520)621-8170 ejhenrik@u.arizona.edu)
*LINDA HOUTKOOPER, Special Assistant to Directors: Cooperative Extension Arizona
Prevention Center; Associate Nutrition Specialist; R.D., Ph.D., 1986, Arizona. Effects
of nutrition and exercise on health and sports performance; body composition assessment.
(FCR 312A; 621-7126; houtkoop@ag.arizona.edu)
WANDA H. HOWELL, Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1989, Pennsylvania. Metabolic monitoring; energy balance; body composition; plasma lipoprotein response to diet; diet and coronary heart disease. (Shantz 328; 621-1619; whhowell@ag.arizona.edu)
PAMELA KLING, Associate Professor, Pediatrics; M.D.,University of Iowa, 1985.
Erythropoietin, anemias. (Pediatrics, AHSC;AHSC 3335 626-6627; pkling@peds.arizona.edu )DONALD V. LIGHTNER, Associate Professor, Veterinary Science; Ph.D., 1971, Colorado
State. Diseases and pathology of cultured crustacea and finfish; diseases of invertebrates; crustacean bacteriology and virology; marine and freshwater aquaculture. (Pharm/Micro 106; 621 8414; aquapath@vetsci.microvet.arizona.edu )TIMOTHY G. LOHMAN, Professor, Exercise & Sport Sciences; Ph.D., 1967, Illinois. Body composition assessment, physical activity and health. (Gittings 114; 621-2004;
lohman@u.arizona.edu)JAMES MARSHALL, Co-Director, Nutrition Core, Arizona Cancer Center; Professor, Family and Community Medicine; Ph.D., 1977, UCLA. (Arizona 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245024; 626-6044)
M. ELENA MARTINEZ, Research Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine; Ph.D., 1993, Univ. of Texas-Houston. (Arizona 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245024; 626-6044)
*SCOTTIE I. MISNER, State EFNEP Coordinator/ Assoc. Nutrition Specialist ; R.D., Ph.D., 1985, Nebraska. Nutrition education; especially in low income, minority youth and families. (FCR 320; 621-7123; misner@ag.arizona.edu)
ANTHONY F. PHILIPPS, Professor, Pediatrics; M.D., 1970, Chicago. Impact of fetal insulin release on fetal growth; role of milk-borne IGF's in hormonal regulation of growth in the neonate. (AHSC 3603; 626-6627; AFP@u.arizona.edu)
RALPH L. PRICE, Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1969, Purdue. Food
processing and safety; mycotoxin reduction; Better Process Control School. (Shantz 332; 621 1728; rprice@ag.arizona.edu)*LUCINDA RANKIN , Lecturer, Physiology/Molecular & Cellular biology; Ph.D., 1987, Arizona. Nerve-muscle adaptation, regeneration and trophism; science education. (Gittings 101; 621-3104; crankin@u.arizona.edu)
S.M.H. SADRZADEH, Associate Professor, Pathology, Ph.D., 1987, University of Minnesota (sadrzade@u.arizona.edu)
*JUSTIN O. SCHMIDT, Research Entomologist, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center; Ph.D., 1977, Georgia. Insect nutrition; influence of toxins and flavorants on nutrition. (2000 E. Allen Rd.; 670-6380; jschmidt@u.arizona.edu )
LISA K. STATEN, Research Assistant Professor, Arizona Prevention Center; Ph.D., 1995, Beloit College. Physical activity assessment; public health intervention; underserved populations; chronic disease epidemiology. (AZCC 2964F, 626-5356; staten@u.arizona.edu)
WILLIAM A. STINI, Professor, Anthropology; Ph.D., 1969, Wisconsin. Body composition; anthropometry; bone mineral loss in the aged. (Anthro 214; 621-8206;stini@u.arizona.edu)
DOUGLAS TAREN, Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Ph.D., 1986, Cornell. Maternal and child nutrition; international nutrition; nutrition-related diseases in Hispanic and Native American populations. (2231 E. Speedway; 321-7776; taren@u.arizona.edu)
*NICOLETTE TEUFEL, Research Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Ph.D., 1989, University of Colorado at Boulder. Relationship between dietary behaviors and cultural norms; activity patterns and health in minority populations. (2231 E. Speedway; 626-7863; teufel@u.arizona.edu)
MARC E. TISCHLER, Professor, Biochemistry; Ph.D., 1977, Pennsylvania. Mechanisms of
muscle wasting. (AHSC 6226; 626-6130; tischler@u.arizona.edu)DAVID VAN WYCK, Associate Professor, Medicine. Iron deficiency in hemodialysis
patients.(AHSC 6413; 629-4649 or 629-1807 vanwyck,da@tucson.va.gov)RONALD R. WATSON, Research Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Ph.D., 1971,
Michigan State. Immunology and nutrition: AIDS, aging and cancer; vitamin # and hormone replacement. (AHSC 4307; 626-6001; rwatson@U.Arizona.EDU)JOY WINZERLING, Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences, Ph.D., 1990, Arizona. Human nutrition and dietetics; comparative nutrition of minerals in invertebrates and mammals. (FCR 317; 626-2285; jwinzerl@ag.arizona.edu)
FRED WOLFE, Head, Nutritional Sciences, Ph.D., 1966, Texas Tech University. Nutritional sciences education. Distributed education through asynchronous learning environments. (Shantz 309; 621-8691; wolfe@ag.arizona.edu)
*Faculty on Research, Adjunct or Lecturer appointments require Graduate College approval to serve on student graduate committees. They may CO-CHAIR or CO-ADVISE with permission of the Dean of the Graduate College.
In accordance with NSC Bylaws, all NSC faculty are evaluated yearly for continuing
membership according to the following criteria: service on NSC committees; teaching of graduate courses in nutritional sciences; service on NSC student graduate committees; presentation of a NSC seminar; and service as a dissertation director/major advisor for NSC students.