Faculty and Staff
Peggy Callaghan Papathakis, PhD, RD
Associate Professor
Education
PhD University of California, Davis. Nutritional Biology - International Nutrition, 2005
MS University of California, Davis. Nutrition, 2000
BS California Polytechnic State University. Dietetics/Food Administration, 1977
Recent year teaching assignments
Maternal and Child Nutrition (FSN 310)
Community Nutrition (FSN 416)
Clinical Nutrition I (FSN 429)
Clinical Nutrition II (FSN 430)
Research and professional interests
International nutrition: body composition and micronutrients in infectious diseases; Maternal and Child Nutrition; Public and Community Nutrition
Expertise
Maternal and child nutrition, infectious diseases (HIV and TB) and nutrition
Current Research
systematic reviews of literature on combined impact of pregnancy/lactation and malnutrition in HIV infected women on maternal and infant outcomes; meta-analysis of resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected persons; diet and infant/young child feeding practices and their effect on the development of overweight and obesity in low income Latino populations in the central Coast (CA);
Graduate Students
Current and Former Graduate Students
San Luis Obispo, California 93407