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Connie J Rogers


Department Head & Professor

Family & Consumer Sciences

Connie Rogers
Connie Rogers
EducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Physiology, General

University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA, United States (1998)

Master of Public Health, Epidemiology

University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA, United States (2003)

Awards and Honors

  • President Elect, Association of Nutrition Department Heads (2024)
  • UGA Women's Leadership Fellow (2023)
  • Flatt Professorship of Nutritional Sciences (2022)
  • Russell Klein Award (2017)
  • Penn State College of Medicine Collaborative Research Award (2016)
  • Teaching Excellence Award (2014)
  • Chair, Diet and Cancer (2013)
  • Broadhurst Career Development Professorship (2010)
  • NCI Technology Transfer Award (2009)
  • NCI Performance Award (2008)
  • NCI Performance Award (2007)
  • Merit Award (2005)
  • National Institute of Mental Health Training Grant (2000)
  • Student Representative (1995)
  • National Institute of Mental Health Training Grant (1995)
  • Physiology Representative (1993)

Courses

  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • NUTR 7940: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport Internship (Spring 2026)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Association Between Bone Turnover, Inflammatory Markers, and Prune Intake in a 12-month Dietary Intervention in Postmenopausal Women: The Prune Study, MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, (2025).
    Salamunes ACC, Williams NI, Damani JJ, Nakatsu CH, Weaver CM … 2 more
  • Feasibility of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and high-resolution peripheral computed tomography in children with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, (2024).
    Rodrick G, Belcher S, Lei A, Rogers C, Zemel B … 3 more
  • Changes in the type 2 diabetes gut mycobiome associate with metformin treatment across populations, MBIO, (2024).
    Van Syoc E, Nixon MP, Silverman JD, Luo Y, Gonzalez FJ … 5 more
  • Bone Mineral Density in Children with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, (2024).
    Rodrick G, Belcher S, Lei A, Rogers C, Babette Z … 3 more
  • Prune Consumption Attenuates Proin fl ammatory Cytokine Secretion and Alters Monocyte Activation in Postmenopausal Women: Secondary Outcome Analysis of a 12-Mo Randomized Controlled Trial: The Prune Study, JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, (2024).
    Damani JJ, Oh ES, De Souza MJ, Strock NCA, Williams NI … 4 more

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Contact

crogers.nutrition@uga.edu 706-542-4256

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