Emma E. Laing
Clinical Prof.
Areas of expertise
About
Emma Laing, Clinical Professor and Director of Dietetics within the Department of Nutritional Sciences, earned her PhD in Foods and Nutrition from the University of Georgia in 2003. Her research focuses on improving health and well-being using a variety of approaches. Her courses challenge diet culture and incorporate the effects of weight stigma on health. She has decades of experience using imaging techniques for assessment of bone and body composition and employing dietary and physical activity interventions to reduce the risk of chronic disease, including osteoporosis.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
University of Georgia, GA, United States (2003)
Master of Science, Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
University of Georgia, GA, United States (2000)
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition Sciences
University of Delaware, DE, United States (1996)
Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award (2017)
- Nominee, FACS Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award (2016)
- Recipient, Super Includer Diversity Award (2016)
- Recipient, Student Career Development Recognition (2016)
- Nominee, Creative Teaching Award (2016)
- Nominee, Graduate Faculty Diversity Award (2016)
- Mentioned in ‘Amazing Student’ biography (Nigel Brinson) (2016)
- Mentioned in ‘Amazing Student’ biography (Nadir Lalani) (2016)
- Recipient, Student Career Development Recognition (2015)
- Recipient, Teacher of the Week (2015)
- Recipient (2013)
- Nominee (2013)
- Nominee (2012)
- Recipient (2012)
- Nominee (2012)
- Recipient, President’s Poster Competition Award (Hill K.M.) (2011)
- Recipient, President’s Poster Competition Award (Ferira A.J.) (2011)
- Recipient, Provost’s Travel Funds (2010)
- Nominee, President’s Poster Award (Laing E.M.) (2010)
- Inductee, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership and Service Organization (1994)
- Inductee, Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society (1993)
- Inductee, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity (1993)
Scholarly Works
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Bone Mineral Accrual during Growth, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, (2011).
- Bone and fat relationships in postadolescent black females: a pQCT study, OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, (2011).
- Insulin Resistance Negatively Influences the Muscle-Dependent IGF-1-Bone Mass Relationship in Premenarcheal Girls, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, (2016).
- Association of Adenovirus 36 Infection With Adiposity and Inflammatory-Related Markers in Children, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, (2014).
- Comparisons of trabecular and cortical bone in late adolescent black and white females, JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM, (2011).
Contact
Mailing Address
279 Dawson Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
279 Dawson Hall
Athens, GA 30602