Kari Pilolla

Expertise:

Nutrition and exercise for cardiometabolic health; nutrition for sport performance and recovery; medical nutrition therapy.

Education:

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Nutrition and Exercise for Childhood Obesity Prevention, College of Public Health & Human Sciences and Cooperative Extension, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Minors in Exercise Physiology and Adult Higher Education
PhD in Nutrition Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR  
Dietetic Internship, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO  
MS in Nutrition and Execise Physiology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA  
BS in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Fresno State University, Fresno, CA  
 

Recent year teaching assignments:

Medical Nutrition Therapy I (FSN 4431)
Medical Nutrition Therapy III (FSN 4432)
Clinical Nutrition I (FSN 429)
Clinical Nutrition II (FSN 430)
Community Nutrition (FSN 4416)
Special Topics Senior Project: Sport Nutrition (FSN 470)
Special Topics Graduate Level: Energy Intake Regulation (FSN 570)
Functional Foods for Health and Sport Nutrition (FSN 581)
 

Research and professional interests:

My research interests are linked through my disciplinary interests in both nutrition and exercise. My primary research theme focuses on the integration of nutrition and exercise for achieving and maintaining health and preventing lifestyle-related chronic disease across the lifespan for the individual, family, and community. I have a special interest in women's health and nutrition to optimize endurance performance and recovery.

Professional affiliations:

American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (AND)/American Dietetic Association (ADA)
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) & Southwest Chapter
Kappa Omicron Nu, Omicron Lambda Chapter
California Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics 
The Obesity Society