Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty & Staff
Oluwakemi Adeola, Ph.D., RD, LD (Howard University)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Bioactive food components; the role of diet and lifestyle in reducing inflammation and preventing chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cancer, and cardiovascular disease
Chimene Castor, Ed.D., CHES, RD, LDN (Columbia University)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Health disparities: impact of sleep on dietary intake; metabolic syndrome; diabetes and cardiovascular disease in minority males; use of technology for tailored interventions
Thomas V. Fungwe, Ph.D., CFS (Texas Tech University)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Nutrigenomics: Role of diet in chronic disease prevention (obesity, diabetes, cancer); cardiovascular disease and other metabolic conditions
Allan A. Johnson, Ph.D., FASAHP (Cornell University)
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Research Interests: Risk factors for overweight/obesity and cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular health in faith-based populations
Katherine M. Manuel, Ph.D., RD, LD (Howard University)
Assistant Professor, Director of Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Research Interests: Obesity with a focus on nutrition education in the medical profession; nutrition education in patients with chronic diseases; the role of exercise in patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Oyonumo E. Ntekim, Ph.D., MD, MHSA (Howard University)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Molecular Bases for Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and metabolic syndrome; new drug development; bioactive herbal constituents and functional genomics
Linda L. Thompson, Ph.D., LN (Howard University)
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Chronic disease prevention; nutrition/health disparities