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
Adeyemi-Benson, O. S., Adamu, I., Schwingel, A., Khan, N., Aguiñaga, S., & Singleton, C. R. (2026). The Relationship Between Dietary Behaviors and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among West African Immigrants in Chicago,IL. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-026-02890-7
Alvarado, D. A., Holthaus, T. A., Martell, S., Southey, N. L., Atallah, M., Sarma, R., Revilla, D., Brown, M., Mehta, T., Khan, N. A., & Holscher, H. D. (2026). Effects of Soluble Corn Fiber Consumption on Executive Functions and Gut Microbiota in Middle to Older Age Adults: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial. Journal of Nutrition, 156(5), Article 101473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101473
Hasnin, S., Pitts, S. B. J., Roman, C. K., & Khan, N. A. (2026). Skin Carotenoid Score Level and Race Affect Intradevice Repeatability of Veggie Meter® 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
Liu, R., Rosok, L. M., Black, M., Erdman, J. W., & Khan, N. A. (2026). Reflection Spectroscopy Skin Carotenoids Correlate with Serum Carotenoids in School-Aged Children. Journal of Nutrition, 156(4), Article 101406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101406