Faculty and Staff
Laura Marie Hall, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor
Education
PhD University of California, Davis. Nutritional Biology, 2008
BS California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Nutrition, 2003
Recent year teaching assignments
Introduction to Nutrition (FSN 210)
Nutrition in Aging (FSN 315)
Clinical Nutrition II (FSN 430)
Research and professional interests
Understanding the contributions to individual vitamin D status, testing the specificity and sensitivity of previous model and recall questionnaires for identifying individuals at risk of vitamin D insufficiency, vitamin D supplementation and disease outcomes (Obesity, insulin resistance, osteoporosis, etc.) and physical performance/muscle function, identifying vitamin D polymorphisms and disease outcomes, examining cultural beliefs about sun exposure/supplement use, promoting vitamin D education and health in the community.
Graduate Students
Current and Former Graduate Students
San Luis Obispo, California 93407