HIPL Personnel
Faculty

Director
Kevin Davy, Ph.D.

Medical Director
Jose Rivero, M.D., FACC

Clinical Research Coordinator
Elaina Marinik, 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