Current PhD Students
Raju Ahmmed, MS
Hometown: Bogura, Bangladesh
Faculty Mentor: Lingyan Kong, PhD
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: The University of Alabama, The Riverwalk
Research Interest: Health benefits of resistant starch
Masuda Akter, MS
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Faculty Mentor: Linda Knol PhD, RDN
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: The River Walk, Olive Garden
Research Interest: Mindful eating and chronic disease management
Sayma Alam, MS
Hometown: Rangpur, Bangladesh
Mentor: Libo Tan PhD
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa: River Walk
Research Interest: Carotenoids, maternal and infant nutrition
Khondoker Adeba Ferdous, MS
Home town: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Faculty Mentor: Han-A Park PhD
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: Lake Nicol
Research Interest: Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases.
Dylis Judith Fafa Godson, MS RD
Home town: Anyako, Ghana
Faculty Mentor: Jeannine Lawrence, PhD, RD/N
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: Olive Gardens, Jims ‘N’ Nicks, River Market
Research Interest: Nutrition-related health disparities
Ashley Heinrich, MS, RDN, LD
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Faculty Mentor: Linda Knol PhD, RDN
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: Fuku Ramen
Research Interest: Food behaviors among adults with traumatic brain injury
Rebekah Preston MS, RDN, LD
Home town: Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Mentor: Linda Knol PhD, RDN
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: Tuscaloosa River Walk
Research Interest: Diet quality in adults with inflammatory bowel disease
Kyungseo Won
Home town: Busan, South Korea
Faculty Mentor: Han-A Park PhD
Favorite Place in Tuscaloosa so far: Tuscaloosa Riverwalk
Research Interest: Neuro-nutrition, Brain functions