Research Projects & Grants

Internal

  • Measuring Patient Experience And Expectations In Healthcare Food Service Using SERVQUAL, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (01/2024 - 07/2024) Status: Completed
  • Does personality predict adherence, health behaviors, and weight loss outcomes during the Latino Crossover Semaglutide Study? (STORY-LCSS Project), Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (12/2022) Status: Approved
  • THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN 500 CALORIE DIET ON WEIGHT LOSS, ENERGY INTAKE, DIET COMPOSITION AND SUBJECTIVE FEELINGS OF HUNGER IN ADULT FEMALES, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (09/2020 - 04/2022) Status: Completed
  • Reproducibility and validity of a semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire in the adult population of Trinidad and Tobago, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (01/2020 - 01/2021) Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

  • The effect of Macadamia nuts on Cardiometabolic risk factors and Adiposity: A randomized intervention study, Role: Investigator, Horticulture Innovation Australia, (09/2024 - 09/2025) Status: Approved
  • The effects of fresh mango consumption on cardiometabolic outcomes in free-living individuals with prediabetes: a randomized controlled crossover trial, Role: PI, The National Mango Board, (12/2023) Status: Approved
  • The effects of fresh mango consumption on cardiometabolic outcomes in free-living individuals with prediabetes: a randomized, controlled, crossover trial, Role: PD/PI, The National Mango Board, (06/2023 - 11/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Effects of Peanut Intake on task-related brain activation and cognitive functions in older adults with memory complaints: A randomized controlled study, Role: Co-Investigator, The Peanut Institute, (06/2021 - 11/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Avocado Consumption Effects on Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in a Multi Ethnic Cohort, Role: Co-Investigator, Hass Avocado Board, (10/2015 - 12/2018) Status: Closed