Nutrition
Student Projects
Examples of Recent Student Projects
- The influence of creatine monohydrate and carbohydrate supplements on jump height
- The impact of sport type, nutritional factors, and menstrual status on bone mineral density in college female athletes
- Atheroprotection by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) as compared to monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) in LDL receptor knockout (LDLr-/-) mice: A data analysis
- An assessment of the self-reported food safety behaviors of residents of long term care facilities
- Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices among college coaches in a Division I NCAA conference
- Assessment of the knowledge and attitude of low-income pregnant women regarding their risk of listeriosis
- Effectiveness of a lower body strength program and nutrition education on strength and nutrition risk in suburban southern elderly
- Establishing outcome measures for a novel medical nutrition therapy intervention for clients with Type 2 diabetes: Do diabetes educators differ in their opinions on appropriate outcome measures compared to published guidelines?
- A descriptive study of effects of long-term corticosteriods on weight, height, BMI, blood pressure, and blood glucose in children and adolescents with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)
- Dietary intake and lifestyle characteristics of master cyclists in Georgia
Students in the M.S. in Health Sciences degree program with a concentration in nutrition choose one of three options for a capstone project, including a research thesis, a master's project, or a portfolio. For the portfolio option students learn web design skills and develop and orally present an electronic portfolio as part of their requirements for graduation. Below are examples of student portfolios.