Project WASABI
Randomized, controlled, parallel trial to evaluate the chronic consumption of 9 mg of dihydrocapsiate (DCT) on energy expenditure, fat oxidation and body weight in women
Kellogg Company, funded October 2011 – September 2013
Principal Investigator: Ellen M. Evans, PhD
Co-Investigators: Kirk J. Cureton, PhD, Patrick J. O’Connor, PhD
Project PACE
Psychological predictors of compensatory responses to an exercise intervention
National Institutes of Health, April 2012 – March 2014
Principal Investigator: Michael D. Schmidt, PhD
Co-Investigators: Ellen M. Evans, PhD, James MacKillop, PhD, Stephen Rathbun, PhD
Project E-PHIT
The E-PHIT study: Eggs, Protein and High Intensity Training: A diabetes prevention program for women
Egg Nutrition Center, October 2012 – August 2014
Principal Investigator: Ellen M. Evans, PhD
Co-Investigator: Kirk J. Cureton, PhD
Project DIVAS
Effects of a higher protein weight loss diet and exercise on body composition, physical function, and fatigue in overweight older women
National Cattleman’s Beef Association, July 2012 – June 2014
Principal Investigators: Ellen M. Evans, PhD and Mary Ann Johnson, PhD
Co-Investigators: Kevin McCully, PhD and Patrick J. O’Connor, PhD
Article: Obesity Research Focuses Senior Citizens
Project DIVAS-2
Exercise-induced epigenetic modifications in obese aging women
UGA, OVPR, Obesity Initiative Pilot Grant Project, June 2013 – June 2014
Principal Investigators: Ellen M. Evans, PhD and Richard Meagher, PhD
Co-Investigators: Cliff Baile, PhD and Jonathan Arnold, PhD
Project DawgsMOVE
Dawgs MOVE: Managing Obesity Via Exercise.
UGA, College of Education, June 2013 – June 2014
Principal Investigator: Ellen M. Evans, PhD
Co-Investigators: Mary Ann Johnson, PhD, Jennifer Gay, PhD, Linda Campbell, PhD
Project DawgsWORK
DawgsWORK: Worksite Obesity Reduction Know-How
University System of Georgia, August 2013 – June 2014
Principal Investigator: Ellen M. Evans, PhD
Co-Investigators: Mary Ann Johnson, PhD, Jennifer Gay, PhD, Linda Campbell, PhD
*Partner with the Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation