Service

Professional Societies

American Society for Nutrition Member 2005+
Panel Chair, “How Should Totality of Evidence Be Considered in Nutrition Recommendations?” – Nutrition 2023 2023
Member: Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy 2022-2025
Panelist: “2022 W.O. Atwater Lecture – Nutrition Information/Misinformation: Who’s Right? Who Gets to Decide?” – Nutrition 2022 Live Online 2022
Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of Session, “Computational Methods to Advance Rigor and Data Collection in Nutrition” at Nutrition 2022 Live Online. 2022
Chair: Public Information Committee 2021-2022
Ex-officio member: Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy 2021-2022
Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of Session, “Methodological Developments and Evaluations in Nutrition Science” at Nutrition 2021 Live Online. 2021
Nutrition Research Task Force 2020-2022
Member: Public Information Committee 2019-2021
Judge and Special Guest for Graduate Student Breakfast and Meet the Fellows event 2019
Lead Judge, ‘Methods and Protocols’ for the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition. 2019
Lead Judge, ‘Methods and Protocols’ for the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition. 2018
Co-Lead Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” Obesity RIS at EB2017 2017
Co-organizer and Chair, “Obesity RIS Forum: How Much Evidence Should be Demonstrated before Enacting Obesity-Targeted Health Policy?” 2017
Scientific Program Committee 2016-2020
Chair of Session, “Obesity: Chronic Disease” at EB2016 2016
Panelist, “Time in the public eye: Maintaining credibility while using your voice” 2016
Co-Lead Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” Obesity RIS at EB2016 2016
Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past-Chair: Obesity Research Interest Section 2015-2018
Co-Chair of Session, “Obesity: Gut Microbiome and Obesity” at EB2015 2015
Judge for “Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition” at EB2015 2015
Representative at three roundtable discussions on “Enhancing Rigor and Reproducibility” for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2015
Experimental Biology 2015 Abstract Reviewer 2014
Organizer and Co-Chair of symposium, “Unscientific Beliefs about Scientific Topics in Nutrition” at EB2014 2014
The Obesity Society Member 2012+
Chair: Ethics Committee 2023-2024
Co-Chair: Ethics Committee 2022-2023
Judge – Early Career Research Competition Lightning Talks – Obesity Week 2022 2022
Member: Ethics Committee 2021-2022
Panel Moderator TOS Early Career Academic Workshop: “Should I stay or should I go?” 2019
Fellow of The Obesity Society 2018+
Chair: Basic Science and Beer Lightning Talks 1 and 2 2018
Judge: TOS Early Career Lightning Talks 2018
Co-Chair of Session, “Method in the Madness: Innovative Methodologies in Population-based Obesity Research” at ObesityWeek 2017 2017
Roundtable leader in “Early Career Academic Workshop” at ObesityWeek 2017 2017
Chair (2 years), Past-Chair (1 year): Basic Science Section 2016-2019
Co-Chair of Session, “Candles to Calorimeters: Assessment of Thermogenesis Normality in Obesity” at ObesityWeek 2015 2015
Public Affairs Committee – Early Career Representative 2014-2016
American Public Health Association Member 2015+
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
Organizer and Chair, “Strengthening Aging Research: Experiences with Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency.” 2018

Publication Service

Editorial Service

Journal Title Year(s)
Frontiers in Aging – Aging, Metabolism, and Redox Biology Review Editor 2021
Frontiers in Nutrition Methodology Review Editor 2014+

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Journal Year(s)

Other External Service

Organization Title Year(s)
International Food Information Council Assembly Member 2020+
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 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 2006-2007
Executive Vice President and Provost Search Committee 2006
Ombuds Screening Committee 2006
Graduate and Professional Student Senate Senator: Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 2005-2007
Biochemistry Graduate Student Organization 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