Section of Nutrition Faculty

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS

Professor
Head, Section of Nutrition
Research and clinical interests: childhood obesity, anti-obesity pharmacotherapy, system science, population health

Amy Bartoshesky, MSN, FNP-BC

Senior Instructor
Clinical interests: treatment for pediatric obesity, anti-obesity pharmacotherapy

Maigen Bethea, PhD

Research Instructor
Research interest: The role of intestinal stretch in regulating feeding behavior and glucose homeostasis

Richard Boles, PhD

Professor
Clinical and research interests: basic and translational research for pediatric obesity

Kristen Boyle, PhD

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Pilot & Feasibility Program, Colorado NORC
Research interests: predisposition for obesity and diabetes, infant mesenchymal stem cells

Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson, MD

Assistant Professor

Catherine Cohen, PhD, RDN

Assistant Professor
Research interests: early‑life nutrition, adiposity trajectories, metabolic health across the lifecourse

Silvania da Silva Texeira, PhD

Assistant Professor
Research interests: impact of thyroid hormone dysregulation on metabolic health

Liliane Diab, MD

Assistant Professor
Clinical interests: maternal and infant nutrition, malnutrition, micronutrients and culinary medicine

Stephanie Gilley, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Research and clinical interests: personalizing infant feeding based on prenatal exposures

Kimberly Gracey, PA-C

Senior Instructor 

Matt Haemer, MD, MPH

Professor
Research and clinical interests: childhood obesity, family-centered treatment

Emily Hill, PhD, RDN

Assistant Professor
Research interests: behavioral intervention optimization, cancer prevention and survivorship,
-omics, dietary biomarkers

Susan L. Johnson, PhD

Professor
Research interests: young children, eating behavior, nutrition, food parenting, early childhood education, growth, obesity, intellectual disability
The Children's Eating Lab

Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS

Distinguished Professor
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Pediatrics
Research and clinical interests: global nutrition, micronutrients, maternal/infant nutrition
Pediatric Nutrition Lab

Sherrene Mills, PA-C, MPAS

Instructor
Clinical interests: malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and feeding behaviors  

Jaime Moore, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor 

Noel Mueller, PhD

Associate Professor
Research interests: epidemiology and clinical trials at the nexus of nutrition, microbiome, and environmental health

Tiera Nell, MD

Darleen Sandoval, PhD

Professor
Associate Director, Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Research interests: gut-brain axis, obesity, GLP-1 
Sandoval Lab

Stacie Schreiner, PhD

Instructor 

Minghua Tang, PhD

Adjoint Associate Professor
Research interests:  dietary impact on metabolic health across the lifespan  
Tang Lab

Doug Taren, PhD

Professor
Research interests: global health, micronutrient deficiencies, childhood obesity, nutrient supplementation, public health nutrition

Darcy Thompson, MD, MPH/MSPH

Professor
Clinical Research Director,
Child Health Research
Clinical and research interests:  early childhood obesity, health disparities, social ecological factors, health promotion

Claudia Wies, FNP, MSN, RN

Instructor
Clinical interests: pediatric obesity, anti-obesity pharmacotherapy, public health