Professional Societies
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| Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group |
Member |
2025+ |
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Panel Chair, “Scientific rigor in nutrition research and evidence assessment: Strengthening causal inferences through more robust dietary assessment” – DNSG2025 |
2025 |
| American Society for Nutrition |
Member |
2005+ |
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Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition |
2025+ |
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Panel Chair, “Interpretation, Inference and Future Directions: A Panel Discussion on Observational Studies” – Nutrition 2024 |
2024 |
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Mead Johnson Award reviewer |
2023,2024 |
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Panel Chair, “How Should Totality of Evidence Be Considered in Nutrition Recommendations?” – Nutrition 2023 |
2023 |
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Member: Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy |
2022-2025 |
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Panelist: “2022 W.O. Atwater Lecture – Nutrition Information/Misinformation: Who’s Right? Who Gets to Decide?” – Nutrition 2022 Live Online |
2022 |
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Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of Session, “Computational Methods to Advance Rigor and Data Collection in Nutrition” at Nutrition 2022 Live Online. |
2022 |
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Chair: Public Information Committee |
2021-2022 |
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Ex-officio member: Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy |
2021-2022 |
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Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of Session, “Methodological Developments and Evaluations in Nutrition Science” at Nutrition 2021 Live Online. |
2021 |
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Nutrition Research Task Force |
2020-2022 |
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Member: Public Information Committee |
2019-2021 |
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Judge and Special Guest for Graduate Student Breakfast and Meet the Fellows event |
2019 |
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Lead Judge, ‘Methods and Protocols’ for the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition. |
2019 |
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Lead Judge, ‘Methods and Protocols’ for the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition. |
2018 |
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Co-Lead Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” Obesity RIS at EB2017 |
2017 |
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Co-organizer and Chair, “Obesity RIS Forum: How Much Evidence Should be Demonstrated before Enacting Obesity-Targeted Health Policy?” |
2017 |
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Scientific Program Committee |
2016-2020 |
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Chair of Session, “Obesity: Chronic Disease” at EB2016 |
2016 |
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Panelist, “Time in the public eye: Maintaining credibility while using your voice” |
2016 |
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Co-Lead Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” Obesity RIS at EB2016 |
2016 |
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Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past-Chair: Obesity Research Interest Section |
2015-2018 |
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Co-Chair of Session, “Obesity: Gut Microbiome and Obesity” at EB2015 |
2015 |
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Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” at EB2015 |
2015 |
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Representative at three roundtable discussions on “Enhancing Rigor and Reproducibility” for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. |
2015 |
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Experimental Biology 2015 Abstract Reviewer |
2014 |
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Organizer and Co-Chair of symposium, “Unscientific Beliefs about Scientific Topics in Nutrition” at EB2014 |
2014 |
| The Obesity Society |
Member |
2012+ |
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Chair: Ethics Committee |
2023-2024 |
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Co-Chair: Ethics Committee |
2022-2023 |
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Judge – Early Career Research Competition Lightning Talks – Obesity Week 2022 |
2022 |
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Member: Ethics Committee |
2021-2022 |
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Panel Moderator TOS Early Career Academic Workshop: “Should I stay or should I go?” |
2019 |
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Fellow of The Obesity Society |
2018+ |
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Chair: Basic Science and Beer Lightning Talks 1 and 2 |
2018 |
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Judge: TOS Early Career Lightning Talks |
2018 |
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Co-Chair of Session, “Method in the Madness: Innovative Methodologies in Population-based Obesity Research” at ObesityWeek 2017 |
2017 |
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Roundtable leader in “Early Career Academic Workshop” at ObesityWeek 2017 |
2017 |
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Chair (2 years), Past-Chair (1 year): Basic Science Section |
2016-2019 |
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Co-Chair of Session, “Candles to Calorimeters: Assessment of Thermogenesis Normality in Obesity” at ObesityWeek 2015 |
2015 |
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Public Affairs Committee – Early Career Representative |
2014-2016 |
| American Public Health Association |
Member |
2015-2022 |
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Ethics – Section Councilor |
2015-2018 |
| Sigma Xi |
Member |
2014+ |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Member |
2014+ |
| American Statistical Association |
Member |
2016+ |
| American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Member |
2006-2008 |
| Alabama Academy of Science |
Member |
2014-2017 |
| Gerontological Society of America |
Member |
2018-2019 |
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Organizer and Chair, “Strengthening Aging Research: Experiences with Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency.” |
2018 |
Publication Service
Editorial Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Other External Service
| Organization |
Title |
Year(s) |
International Food Information Council |
Board of Trustees |
2025+ |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Committee Member: “Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health” |
2024 |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Reviewer: “Using Systematic Reviews to Support the Dietary Reference Intakes: A Letter Report” |
2023 |
United States Military Academy at West Point |
Promotion Reviewer |
2023 |
International Food Information Council |
Assembly Member |
2020-2025 |
Egg Nutrition Council |
Research Grant Reviewer |
2020 |
Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior |
Early Career Virtual Meet the Scientist Event |
2020 |
Pennington / Louisiana NORC |
Pilot and Feasibility Program Reviewer |
2019 |
Science Unbound Foundation |
Best Paper Competition Reviewer |
2016;2018 |
Obesity and Energetics Offerings |
Deputy Editor |
2016+ |
National Science Foundation |
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Reviewer |
2015 |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
FASEB Roundtable on Rigorous and Reproducible Research Using Mouse Models |
2015 |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
FASEB Roundtable on Rigorous and Reproducible Research Using Antibodies |
2015 |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
FASEB Roundtable on Rigorous and Reproducible Research: Community Stakeholders |
2015 |
Obesity and Energetics Offerings |
Co-Compiler |
2012-2016 |
Intramural Service
| Activity |
Title |
Year(s) |
| Indiana University |
Post-Award Grant Management Ad-Hoc Committee |
Member |
2020-2021 |
Working Group to Establish PhD in Nutrition |
Member |
2020-2021 |
Public Health Research Day 2020 Organizing Committee |
Member and Judge |
2019-2020 |
IU Grant Linking University wide Expertise (GLUE grant) |
Reviewer |
2019 |
SPHB Grant Administrator position |
Hiring committee member |
2019 |
SPHB Public Health Research Day 2019 Poster Competition |
Judge |
2019 |
Grant Director/Grant Administrator hiring committee |
Member |
2019 |
Biostatistics Consulting Center hiring committee |
Member |
2019 |
Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging |
Co-leader of Comparative Data Analytics Core |
2018-2022 |
Workshop in Methods |
Advisory Board Member |
2018-2022 |
SPHB Committee on Research |
Member |
2018-2019 |
SPHB Program Manager position |
Hiring committee member |
2018 |
Program Manager hiring committee |
Member |
2018 |
Nutrition Curricular Committee |
Member |
2017-2022 |
Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative |
Representative for the School of Public Health |
2017-2019 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Postdoctoral Research Day |
Judge |
2017 |
| Mastering the Art of Reproducible Science |
Panelist |
2017 |
| Statistical Support and Teaching in the School of Health Professions Task Force |
Member |
2017 |
| Graduate Student Research Day |
Session Moderator |
2015 |
| Mock NIH Study Section for Trainees |
Chair |
2015 |
| Statistician Search Committee |
Member |
2014 |
| Summer Research Expo |
Judge |
2013 |
| Graduate Biomedical Sciences Poster Session |
Judge |
2012-2013 |
| SOPH/NORC Professional Development Workshop Committee |
Co-chair of Grant writing workshop subcommittee |
2012 |
| University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Graduate Student Association |
Legislative Representative: Interdepartmental Nutrition Program |
2010-2011 |
| Graduate Student Association |
Member: Academic Affairs committee |
2010-2011 |
| Iowa State University |
| Graduate and Professional Student Senate |
President |
2006-2007 |
| Special Student Fees and Tuition Committee |
Voting member |
2006-2007 |
| President’s Advisory Committee on Budget and Planning |
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2006-2007 |
| Recreation Facilities Study |
Graduate Student Representative |
2006-2007 |
| Memorial Union Board of Directors |
Member: Facilities Committee |
2006-2007 |
| Memorial Union Board of Directors |
Member: Student Affairs Committee |
2006-2007 |
| VEISHEA Advisory Council |
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2006-2007 |
| Executive Vice President and Provost Search Committee |
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2006 |
| Ombuds Screening Committee |
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2006 |
| Graduate and Professional Student Senate |
Senator: Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology |
2005-2007 |
| Biochemistry Graduate Student Organization |
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2005-2007 |
| Graduate and Professional Student Senate |
Chair: University Relations and Legislative Affairs |
2005-2006 |
| Government of the Student Body |
Director of Graduate Affairs |
2005-2006 |
