Editorial Board Member - JNH
Laurel M Wentz
Assistant ProfessorDepartment 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
Dayong Wu
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
United States
Andreu Palou
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology
University of the Balearic Islands
Spain
Leonard E Gerber
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
University of Rhode Island
United States
PUNAM OHRI-VACHASPATI
School of Nutrition and Health Promotion
Arizona State University
United States
Tracey Ledoux
Department of Health and Human Performance
University of Houston
United States
