Scott M. Grundy, Professor and Chairman
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1960; Ph.D., Rockefeller University, l968
Cholesterol metabolism; nutrition; atherosclerosis.

Bernadette Latson, Assistant Professor and Program Director
M.S., R.D., University of Florida, 1981
Geriatric nutrition; diabetes.   

Gloria Lena Vega, Professor
Ph.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1979
Biochemistry of atherosclerosis; clinical nutrition; primary and secondary hyperlipidemia.

Jo Ann S. Carson, Professor
Ph.D., R.D., University of Texas, 2000
Nutrition and cancer; weight control; nutrition education.

Joyce P. Barnett, Clinical Assistant Professor
M.S., R.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1970
Obesity; diabetes; pediatric nutrition.

Vickie A. Vaclavik, Clinical Assistant Professor
Ph.D., R.D., Texas Woman's University, 1989
Food science; food safety and sanitation; food-service management.

Lona Sandon, Assistant Professor
M.Ed., R.D., University of Texas: Brownsville, 2002
Wellness/sports nutrition; fitness; instructional technology.

Cindy Cunningham, Assistant Professor
M.S., R.D., Purdue University at Indianapolis, 1972
Pediatric nutrition; inborn errors of metabolism.