Graduate Students
Amy Nichols, PhD, MS, RD ’22
Dissertation Title: Novel Approaches to Examine Weight Trajectories in High-Risk Pregnancies: Maternal Obesity and Twin Gestations
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition
Rachel Rickman, PhD, MS, RD ’23
Dissertation Title: Examining Body Composition and Growth Patterns of High-Risk Infants
Current Position: Metabolic Dietitian, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Genetics and Metabolism Clinic
Staff & Volunteers
Gracia Dala, RD
Juan Pablo Robayo, MPH
Heather Jones, RD
Tamara Garza
Anita Mahmood, MD
Undergraduate Researchers
Yash Motwani, BS 2019 Public Health
Jessica Dziuba, BS 2019 Honors Nutrition
Mariam Eid, BS 2020 Nutrition
Ryan Kwong, BS 2020 Nutrition
Caroline Riley, BS 2020 Nutrition
Inaara Aly, BSA 2020 Nutrition
Rebecca Choi, BSA 2021 Nutrition
Samantha Bovino, BS 2021 Nutrition
Julia Smith, BS 2021 Honors Nutrition
Sophie Lee, BS 2021 Honors Nutrition
Emy Merriman, BS 2021
Nutrition
Minji Hong, BS 2021 Nutrition
Helen Nguyen, BS 2021 Nutrition
Lauren DeMasie, BS 2022 Honors Nutrition
Jose Castellanos, BS 2022 Nutrition
Solina Chem, BS 2022 Nutrition
Gabriella Colon, BS 2022 Nutrition
Damini Patel, BS 2023 Honors Nutrition
Mariana Lozano, BS 2023 Nutrition
Haley Etzler, BS 2023 Honors Nutrition
Jean Nie, BS 2023 Nutrition
Marcela Salinas Domene, BS 2023
Gabriella Toral-Garcia, BS 2023 Nutrition
Poorna Menon, BS 2024 Biology
Victoria Villegas, BS 2024 Nutrition
