EXNS Seminars
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Departmental Seminar Series
The Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences hosts a seminar series each semester. The seminar takes place every other Friday and encourages sharing of cross-disciplinary and high-impact research, broadly related to physical activity, exercise physiology, and nutrition. Seminar presentations are given by both internal and external speakers and the subject matter includes laboratory, clinical, behavioral, epidemiologic, and applied research. All students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to attend. All seminars are held on Fridays from 12PM-1PM.
Spring 2024 Seminars
Date | Speaker | Seminar Topic |
January 26th | Loretta DiPietro - GW EXNS | The Role of the U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines Mid-Course Report in Addressing Health Equity in Older Adults |
February 9th | Emily Smith - GW EXNS | Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy |
February 23rd | Natalie Vallone - GW EXNS | Decreasing Children’s Sugar Intake through Pediatricians and Social Marketing (DC-SIPS) |
March 22nd | Jennifer Roberts - UMD | My Only Sin Is My Skin: Confronting Racism in Active Living |
April 5th | Mariana Grilo - GW EXNS | The L.A.B.E.L. Study: Learning About Beliefs Surrounding “Edulcorantes” (Non-sugar Sweeteners) Labeling |
| April 19th | Jasmine Charter-Harris - GW EXNS | A Culturally Appropriate Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavioral Intervention for Central-American Men: Formative Research |
| May 3rd | Sushant Ranadive - UMD | Do the Biological and Social Factors Contribute to Human Vascular Physiology? |
| May 14th | Cynthia Chen - NUS | The Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of the National Steps Challenge in Singapore |
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Loretta DiPietro - Role of the U.S. Phsycial Guidelines Mid-Course Report in Addressing Health Equity in Older Adults
January 26th, 2024
Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH, Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, presents The Role of the U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines Mid-Course Report in Addressing Health Equity in Older Adults: The Need for Transdisciplinary and Multiple Sector Approaches.
Emily Smith - Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy
February 9th, 2024
Emily Smith, ScD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Department of Global Health of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, presents Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy.
Natalie Vallone - Decreasing Children’s Sugar Intake through Pediatricians and Social Marketing (DC-SIPS)
February 23rd, 2024
Natalie Vallone, a Registered Dietitian and Research Coordinator for Dr. Sylvetsky from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, presents Decreasing Children’s Sugar Intake through Pediatricians and Social Marketing (DC-SIPS): Formative Research.
Jennifer Roberts - My Only Sin is My Skin: Confronting Racism in Active Living
March 22nd, 2024
Jennifer Roberts, DrPH, MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology within the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, presents, My Only Sin Is My Skin: Confronting Racism in Active Living.
Mariana Grilo - The L.A.B.E.L. Study: Learning About Beliefs Surrounding Edulcorantes Labeling
April 5th, 2024
Mariana F Grilo, MPH. Exercise Physiology and Applied Nutrition PhD Student; Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness Fellow of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, presents, The L.A.B.E.L. Study: Learning About Beliefs Surrounding “Edulcorantes” (Non-sugar Sweeteners) Labeling.
Jasmine Charter-Harris - A Culturally Appropriate Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavioral Intervention for Central-American Men: Formative Research
April 19th, 2024
Jasmine Charter-Harris, MPH, Exercise Physiology and Applied Nutrition PhD Student presents A Culturally Appropriate Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavioral Intervention for Central-American Men: Formative Research.
Sushant Ranadive - Do the Biological and Social Factors Contribute to Human Vascular Physiology?
May 3rd, 2024
Sushant Ranadive, PhD, Husman Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, presents, Do the Biological and Social Factors Contribute to Human Vascular Physiology?
Cynthia Chen - The Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of the National Steps Challenge in Singapore
May 14th, 2024
Cynthia Chen, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, presents, The Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of the National Steps Challenge in Singapore.