Baton Rouge, La. - The US
Dept. of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has
awarded $550,000 to two faculty members in support of research, teaching and
outreach initiatives at the SU Ag Center.
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| Dr. Malekian |
Fatemeh Malekian,
Ph.D. has received a $300.000 grant for “University Freshmen Moving toward
Becoming Ambassadors for Healthy Communities and Future Generations,” from FY
2015-2018. Obesity and related conditions are critical health threats to
families and children across the country. Freshmen, due to stress related to
the change in environment and lack of supervision, are more likely to gain
significant amount of weight during their first year of college. The goal of
this project is to determine the effect, on college freshman, of consumption of
whey protein (WP) and resistant starch (RS) health/breakfast bars on body
weight.
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| Dr. Cyrus |
Kasundra Cyrus,
Ed.D. has received a three-year, $250.000 grant for “Strengthening Family and
Consumer Sciences Curriculum in Family and Child Development.” The SU Ag Center’s
Family and Human Development program is instrumental in providing the critical
experiences that will strengthen the professional preparation of undergraduate
students in family and child development. The overarching goal is to provide
childcare providers with professional development and child development
students with practicum experiences through a family resource facility that
will offer educational support to families.
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