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HIPL Personnel

Faculty

Kevin Davy

Director
Kevin Davy, Ph.D.

Jose Rivero

Medical Director
Jose Rivero, M.D., FACC

Elaina Marinak

Clinical Research Coordinator
Elaina Marinik, Ph.D.

Brenda Davy

Collaborator
Brenda Davy, Ph.D.

Collaborator
Matthew Hulver, Ph.D.

Tina Savla

Collaborator
Tina Savla, Ph.D.

Graduate Students

Ph.D.

Kristen Howard, RN, CBN, CRNFA
Eleni Laskaridou, M.S.
Glen Reid, M.A.

Alumni

2021

  • Kyra Lopez, M.S.,  Clinical Data Specialist, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

2020

  • Lindsay Herra, M.S., Dietetic Intern, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • Cortney Steele, Ph.D., postdoctoral associate, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO

2019

  • Spencer Wilhem, M.S.

2018

  • Mary Elizabeth Baugh, Ph.D., R.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Roanoke, VA
  • Cassie Mitchell, Ph.D., R.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NIDDK, Phoenix, AZ

2017

  • Brittany Thorpe, M.S., R.D., Clinical Dietitian, Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, AZ
  • Catherine Cockrill, M.S., Clinical Dietitian, Carilion Clinic and Healthcare Services Group, Roanoke, VA

2016

  • Karen Strat, Ph.D., Oncology Clinical Research Associate, PRA Health Sciences – Strategic Solutions, Raleigh-Durham, NC

2014

  • Nabil Boutagy, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Yale University School of Medicine
  • Kris Osterberg, Ph.D., R.D., Senior Scientist, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Chicago, IL

2013

  • Tim Werner, Ph.D.

2012

  • Elaina Marinik, Ph.D., Clinical Research Coordinator, Virginia Tech HIPL

2010

  • Ana Laura Dengo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions – Dietetics, James Madison University

2009

  • Jeb Orr, Ph.D., Research Physiologist, U.S. Army

2006

  • Chris Gentile, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Colorado State University Dept. of Nutrition

Contact Us:
HIPL


Garvin Innovation Building
1872 Pratt Drive, Suite 1575
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-231-8299
vthipl@gmail.com