Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health

Additional Campus Affiliations

Associate Head for Research, Health and Kinesiology
Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Associate Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Personalized Nutrition Initiative, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Recent Publications

Hasnin, S., Pitts, S. B. J., Roman, C. K., & Khan, N. A. (2026). Skin Carotenoid Score Level and Race Affect Intradevice Repeatability of Veggie MeterĀ® at a Single Time Point. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 58(2), 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.11.003

Leidy, H. J., Douglas, S. M., Khan, N. A., & Greaves, K. A. (2026). Middle-school students who consumed school breakfast perform better on tasks assessing cognitive flexibility and executive function. Nutrition Research, 145, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2025.11.005

Baldeon, A. D., Holthaus, T. A., Khan, N. A., & Holscher, H. D. (2025). Fecal Microbiota and Metabolites Predict Metabolic Health Features across Various Dietary Patterns in Adults. Journal of Nutrition, 155(6), 1795-1803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.03.024

Braun, B., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., & Raine, L. B. (2025). Body Composition, Fitness, and Mental Health in Preadolescent Children. JAMA network open, 8(8), Article e2528868. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28868

Bristina, A., Manavbasi, I. E., Donovan, S. M., & Khan, N. A. (2025). Effects of soy foods on urinary sex steroid excretion and metabolic and cognitive health: The plants optimizing development study (PODS) protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 159, Article 108110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.108110

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