Department Faculty Elizabeth Lyons, PhD, MPH Grace Bucksch Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor in Aging Chair Associate Professor Blair H. Brown, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC Assistant ProfessorProgram Director, Master of Science and Dietetic InternshipDirector of Clinical Education Crystal C. Douglas, PhD, RDN/LD Associate Professor Ahmar Hashmi, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Chelsea B. Hoover, MS, RD, CSR, LD Assistant Professor Emily Lantz, PhD Assistant Professor Christopher Messenger, PhD, MS, RD, LD, CNSC Assistant Professor Claudia Sealey-Potts, PhD, RD, LDN, FAND Professor Director of Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition (DCN) Maria C. Swartz, PhD, MPH, RD, LD Assistant Professor Department Staff Makia Golliday Coordinator II Leila Robinson Administrative Manager In Memoriam Douglas Paddon-Jones, PhD, FACSM Nutrition Sciences and Health BehaviorSchool of Health ProfessionsUniversity of Texas Medical Branch301 University BoulevardGalveston, TX 77555-1124 O: SHP/SON 2.250NP: 409-772-2578F:: 409-772-2577E:: metabol@utmb.edu Quick LinksNSHB HomeAttend Open HouseDepartment Faculty & StaffMission & VisionProgram Costs ResearchResourcesCertificate in Interdisciplinary Pain ManagementMS Dietetics InternshipDoctorate of Clinical Nutrition