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Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Editorial Board Member - JNH

Laurel M Wentz

Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition Science
East Carolina University
United States
BIOGRAPHY:

Laurel M. Wentz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition Science at East Carolina University. She is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. She completed a BS in Nutrition Science at the Pennsylvania State University followed by a MS at the University of Florida. She completed her PhD at Florida State University where she also served as the Athletic Department Sports Dietitian, working with all varsity teams. Her PhD research focused on the relationship between dietary calcium and bone health in female runners with stress fractures. Subsequently, Dr. Wentz was the Performance Dietitian for 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Fort Bragg, NC, where she had the opportunity to work with elite service members. Her work at Fort Bragg inspired her research interests in military nutrition and she has continued to collaborate with the medical teams from 3rd Group to study vitamin D and associated hormone interactions in military personnel.



RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • Sports and tactical nutrition
  • Vitamin D and testosterone associations
  • Hormonal abnormalities post-brain injury




Other Editorial Board Members - JNH

Theresa Loomis

Director
M.S.Nutrition and Dietetics Program
State University of New York
USA

Sheila Barrett

Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition
Northern Illinois University
United States

Mohsen Meydani

Professor
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
United States

Angela Chale

Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences
Montclair State University
United States

PUNAM OHRI-VACHASPATI

Associate Professor
School of Nutrition and Health Promotion
Arizona State University
United States

CARMEN CASTANEDA SCEPPA

Associate Professor
Department of Health Sciences
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
United States

Tracey Ledoux

Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
University of Houston
United States

Andreu Palou

Professor
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology
University of the Balearic Islands
Spain

Deeptha Sukumar

Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition Sciences
Drexel University
United States

Magdalena Pilska

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Poland
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