{"id":530,"date":"2018-05-18T15:58:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T19:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nfs-draft\/?page_id=530"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:24:29","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.S. in Nutrition<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"M.S. Nutrition\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-m-s-nutrition\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-536\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-536\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-539\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-539\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-542\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-542\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-545\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-545\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/allison-sylvetsky\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sylvetsky-headshot-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sylvetsky-headshot-web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sylvetsky-headshot-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sylvetsky-headshot-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sylvetsky-headshot-web-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sylvetsky-headshot-web-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/allison-sylvetsky\/\">Allison Sylvetsky<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Department Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9324<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:allison.sylvetsky@uri.edu\">allison.sylvetsky@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/isaac-agbemafle\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Isaac-Agbemafle-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Isaac-Agbemafle-web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Isaac-Agbemafle-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Isaac-Agbemafle-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Isaac-Agbemafle-web-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/isaac-agbemafle\/\">Isaac Agbemafle<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2295<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:isaac.agbemafle@uri.edu\">isaac.agbemafle@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/sarah-amin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sarah-Amin_web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sarah-Amin_web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sarah-Amin_web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sarah-Amin_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Sarah-Amin_web-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/sarah-amin\/\">Sarah Amin<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Director of SNAP-Ed &amp; EFNEP<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4024<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sarah_amin@uri.edu\">sarah_amin@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/ingrid-lofgren\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Ingrid-Lofgren-web-e1568745860185.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ingrid Lofgren\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/ingrid-lofgren\/\">Ingrid Lofgren<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition, Lipid Metabolism Lab<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5706<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:ingridlofgren@uri.edu\">ingridlofgren@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/kathleen-melanson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Kathleen-Melanson-web-e1568745978440.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kathleen Melanson\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/kathleen-melanson\/\">Kathleen Melanson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Graduate Program Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition, Energy Balance Lab<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4477, Contact Dr. Melanson about the MS and PhD Programs<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kmelanson@uri.edu\">kmelanson@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/marie-mortreux\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/MM-headshot.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/MM-headshot.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/MM-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/marie-mortreux\/\">Marie Mortreux<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition, Metabolism and Muscle Biology Lab<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5869<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:marie.mortreux@uri.edu\">marie.mortreux@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/brietta-oaks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Brie-Oaks-2-headshot-e1705783894258.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"photo of Dr. Brietta Oaks, NFS Faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Brie-Oaks-2-headshot-e1705783894258.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Brie-Oaks-2-headshot-e1705783894258-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Brie-Oaks-2-headshot-e1705783894258-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Brie-Oaks-2-headshot-e1705783894258-364x364.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/brietta-oaks\/\">Brietta Oaks<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Nutrition, Oaks Lab<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4021<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:boaks@uri.edu\">boaks@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/maya-vadiveloo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/Maya-Vadiveloo-web-e1568745993754.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maya Vadiveloo\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/maya-vadiveloo\/\">Maya 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