Pre-Doctoral Training Fellow, UAB Pre-Doctoral Training in Obesity Related Research, Department of Nutrition Sciences This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Education:

• BS, BioHealth Science, Oregon State University
• BS, Nutrition Science, Oregon State University
• MS, Nutrition Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Research

Alysha’s research interests include fetal, infant and maternal health. She is particularly interested in intergenerational health disparities and understanding how fetal development influences long term risk for disease. During her doctoral training, Alysha will be investigating whether leptin resistance contributes to obesity among children born to women with obesity, with or without gestational diabetes. To address her research questions, she will be using a combination of animal and human models.