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