Faculty and Staff - Aleksandra S. Kristo, PhD.
Aleksandra S. Kristo, PhD
Lecturer
Building 11, Rm 247
(805) 756-2618
Expertise: Nutrition and diet in prevention and management of cardiovascular disease
Education
- Postdoctoral Training, Tufts University, JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Boston MA 2012-13
- PhD, Food and Nutrition Sciences, University of Maine, Orono ME, 2012
- MSc, Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Maine, Orono ME, 2008
- RDN, European Union, DI program Harokopio University, Athens Greece, 2004
- BSc, Dietetics and Nutritional Science, Harokopio University, Athens Greece, 2004
Recent year teaching assignments
- Food and Nutrition: Customs and Culture, FSN 250
- Nutrition and Exercise for Health and Disease prevention, FSN 305
- Maternal and Child Nutrition, FSN 310
- Senior Project, FSN 461
- Current Nutrition Research, FSN 582
Research and professional interests
- Personalized nutrition for metabolic health optimization
- Phytonutrients and bioactive compounds, lipids, carbohydrates, and plant proteins in cardiometabolic health
- Interplay between diet/dietary interventions and chronic disease risk factors
- Nutritional status and education in youth and adulthood in relation to chronic disease risk
