Faculty

Developmental Nutrition Chief

Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D.

Section Chief of Developmental Nutrition

Email: mferruzzi@uams.edu

Developmental Nutrition Faculty

Aline Andres, Ph.D., RD

Associate Director of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor of Pediatrics

Email: andresaline@uams.edu

Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Email: chenjinran@uams.edu

Sree V. Chintapalli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email: svchintapalli@uams.edu

Eva C. Diaz Fuentes, M.D., Ph.D., MMsc

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email: ecdiazfuentes@uams.edu

Renny Lan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email: SLan@uams.edu

Brian D. Piccolo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email: BDPiccolo@uams.edu

Craig Porter, Ph.D.

Professor of Pediatrics

Email: CPorter@uams.edu

Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine

Email: tswindle@uams.edu

Keshari M. Thakali, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email: KMThakali@uams.edu

Umesh Wankhade, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email: udwankhade@uams.edu

Developmental Nutrition Staff

Michèle M. Perry

Director of Operations

Email: perrymichelem@uams.edu

Julie Shlisky, Ph.D.

Principal Staff Scientist

Email: JDShlisky@uams.edu