Students
Master’s degree students complete a thesis 
under the direction of Dr. Chapman-Novakofski. Doctoral students’ research is more independent in the final stages of their work. All graduate students in Dr. Chapman-Novakofski’s lab present their research at professional meetings after submitting abstracts of their work. Most students will attend and present their work at either participate in the American Dietetic Association, the American Society for Nutrition, or the Society for Nutrition Education annual meetings.
| Student Name | Degree | Year | Thesis Topic |
| Ashley Wheeler | MS | To be decided | |
| Henna Khan Muzaffar | PhD | Healthy outcomes for teens | |
| Karina Diaz | PhD | Community-based diabetes education in Hispanic communities | |
| Claudia Luevano Contreras | PhD | Acyl-glycated end products and their relationship to diabetes morbidity | |
| Ghazal Naseri | MS | Bone density and soy intake in type 2 diabetes | |
| Heather Gibbs | PhD | Health literacy and nutrition literacy | |
| Leia Weston Kedem | MS | 2010 | Relationship between BMI, outcome expectancy and self-efficacy in nutrition with caloric intake at baseline for college-age females |
| Naiman Khan | MS | 2009 | Training peer educators for weight and bone health interventions at the college-level |
| Karen Plawecki | PhD | 2009 | Osteoporosis prevention and treatment |
| Laura Wardwell | MS | 2008 | In-hospital insulin protocols for maximizing glucose control (co-advised with M.Jakoby) |
| Leslie Sutton | MS | 2008 | Perceived hypoglycemia in community-dwelling adults |
| Summer Porter | MS | 2008 | Your guide to diet and diabetes; a Hispanic perspective on diabetes education |
| Tara Rogers | MS | 2008 | Bone density in adolescent athletes |
| Katrina Sprengelmeyer | MS | 2006 | Impact of nontraditional diabetes education |
| Segametsi Marupuala | PhD | 2006 | Comparative elder nutrition: US and Botswana |
| Justine Olsen | MS | 2003 | Diabetes education |
| Lisa Tussing | MS | 2003 | Osteoporosis prevention |
| Jee Rah | MS | 2002 | Attitudes about soy: Theory of reasoned action |
| Gloria Fidalgo | PhD | 2002 | Bilingual education for CVD risk reduction |
| Jennifer Bartlett | MS | 2001 | non-thesis |
| Paula Becker | MS | 2000 | Taste acuity in older vs younger men |
| Nancy Kim | MS | 2000 | Use of indirect calorimetry in COPD (non-thesis) |
| Stacy Miller | MS | 1998 | CVD risk reduction in premenopausal women |
| Joan Ham | PhD | 1997 | Understanding dietetic adherence in the elderly |
| Janet Riskowski | MS | 1997 | Taste acuity in elderly men with COPD |
| Carrie Earthman | MS | 1995 | Energy expenditure assessment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Beatriz Quinonez | MS | 1994 | non-thesis |
| Mimi Chan | MS | 1994 | Development and evaluation of nutrition education materials addressing women’s attitudes toward calcium |