Nutrition and Food/Dietetics Faculty Advisors

Wendy Buchan
Professor

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B.S., Dietetics and Exercise Physiology, UC Davis
Ph.D., Nutrition, UC Davis
Other: Registered Dietitian, 1992

Areas of research: Effects of dietary carbohydrate on weight regulation, leptin secretion, lipoprotein levels and energy expenditures.
Areas of interest: clinical dietetics, high carbohydrate diets on body weight regulation and disease risk factors.

Office Hours: M 1130-noon via Skype,  T  1145-1pm,  R 1030-1145am       MRP 3027   Skype: wendy_buchan_csus  wbuchan@csus.edu   278-6732

Lynn Hanna
Assistant Professor

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B.S., Nutrition Science UC Davis 1994
Ph.D., Developmental Nutrition UC Davis 1999

Areas of research: Maternal nutrition in embryo development, fetal growth, and lactation

Areas of interest: I am interested in the role of nutrition in the promotion and prevention of birth defects and the role of breastfeeding and infant feeding on the development of obesity.

Office hours:  M  9-945am,  Monday hours reserved for Dr. Hanna's FACS 10, 115 and 119 students.                                  TR  3-4pm      MRP 3013         lhanna@csus.edu    278-6420

Dianne Hyson
Associate Professor
Interim Associate Dean, SSIS
DPD Director

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B.A., Home Economics Honors, Acadia University, 1982.
M.S. Experimental Medicine, University of Alberta, 1991.
Ph.D. Nutrition, U.C. Davis, 2000.
Other: Registered Dietitian, 1983

Areas of research: Effect of diet on risk factors for chronic disease, dietary risk factors for heart disease in Asian countries, mechanisms of dietary fat in the non-fasting state (post-prandial lipemia) and heart disease risk.

Areas of interest: Developing nutritional data base for Asian countries, motivation and compliance with dietary guidelines.

Office Hours:  On Reassignment  AMD 255    dhyson@csus.edu  278-6504

Mical Shilts
Associate Professor
Program Director

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B.S. California State University, Sacramento
M.S. University of California, Davis
Ph.D. University of California, Davis

Areas of research: Development and quantitative and qualitative research of interventions using theories and models of behavior change to positively influence dietary and physical activity attitudes, intentions and behaviors of various target audiences.

Areas of interest: Participating in ballet, yoga, and aerobics classes, attending the theater, traveling,and spending time with family and friends.

Office hours:     W  9-945am,  W noon-1245pm        MRP 3033    shiltsm@csus.edu   278-4288

Seunghee Wie 
Professor and Chair

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B.S., Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
M.S., Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Ph.D., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Areas of research: Food safety and sanitation, Environmental issues in
foodservice operations (specialized in solid waste management), Food
recovery, Cost control and financial management in different sectors
of the foodservice operations, Foodservice marketing

Areas of interest: Cooking, child care, and golf

Office Hours:  M  130-3pm,  R  10-1130am     Appointment required:      MRP 3000-main FACS office
Skype: seunghee.wie  wie@csus.edu    278-6393