Principal Investigators


Lingyan Kong, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management

Academic Chair, College of Human Environmental Sciences

Research Areas: Food Science, Carbohydrate Polymers, Encapsulation of Bioactives

Email: lingyan.kong@ua.edu


Linda Knol, PhD, RDN

Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management

Research Areas: Community Nutrition, Mindful Eating, Food Insecurity

Email: lknol@ches.ua.edu


Libo Tan, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management

Research Areas: Nutritional Biochemistry, Micronutrients, Carotenoids, Neonatal Development and Metabolism

Email: ltan@ches.ua.edu


Joy W. Douglas, PhD, RDN, CSG, LD

Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management

Research Areas: Clinical Nutrition, Gerontological Nutrition, Dementia Care, Brain Injury

Email: jdouglas@ches.ua.edu