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Sumathi Venkatesh
- Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
- Office:
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Houston area, TX
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 832-856-3497
- Resume/CV
- Website: https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Madras, 1996
- Graduate Education
- M.S. in Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 2010
- Ph.D. in Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 2014
Professional Summary
Sumathi Venkatesh is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Nutrition at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. She has served as a Program Specialist for the Healthy South Texas Initiative contributing to the development and implementation of health and nutrition programs to reduce preventable diseases in South Texas. Dr. Venkatesh has a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from Michigan State University, where she taught college courses, worked on community nutrition research projects, and evaluated federally funded Extension nutrition programs. She has authored peer reviewed publications on childhood obesity and undernutrition, dietary acculturation, diabetes self-management, and maternal and child nutrition. Her professional interests include nutrition education, health promotion, and prevention and management of diet-related chronic diseases.
Publications
- View publications on Google Scholars