Dr. Sepideh Kaviani
Assistant Professor
(e-mail)
Education:
Ph.D. in Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
B.S. in Nutrition Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
Dietetic internship: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Specialization:
Nutrition and Cancer, Energy balance, Adiposity and weight management
Phone:
618-650-3398
Office:
2629 Vadalabene Center
About Dr. Kaviani
Dr. Kaviani is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition in the Department of Applied Health at SIUE. She obtained her Ph.D. in Nutrition from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Her doctoral training focused on the relationship between dietary fatty acids and appetite, inflammation and coagulation responses in humans, energy balance and weight management, indirect calorimetry, as well as the use of technology (digital WiFi scales) in preventing holiday weight gain.
Research Profile
Her research is focused on behavioral aspects of food intake and weight management not only in healthy individuals but also in at-risk populations susceptible to or suffering from metabolic diseases. She is also interested in addressing the gaps in the relationship between nutrition and chronic diseases; particularly cancer.
Publications: (list)
Kaviani S, Cooper JA. “Appetite responses to high-fat meals or diets of varying fatty acid composition: a comprehensive review”. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017; 71(10):1154.
Kaviani S, Schoeller DA, Ravussin E, Melanson EL, Henes ST, Dugas LR, Dechert RE, Mitri GE, Schoffelen PF, Gubbels P, Tornberg A, Fritzdorf S, Akkermans M, Cooper JA. “Determining the accuracy and reliability of indirect calorimeters utilizing the methanol combustion technique”. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2018; 33(2):206-16.
Kaviani S, Taylor C, Stevenson J, Cooper J, Paton C. “A 7-day high-PUFA diet reduces angiopoietin-like 3 and 8 responses and postprandial triglyceride levels in healthy females but not males”. BMC Nutrition, 2018; 5(1), p.1.
Kaviani S, vanDellen M, Cooper JA. “Daily self-weighing is an effective intervention in preventing holiday-associated weight gain in adults”. Obesity, 2019; 27(6), pp.908-916. (Selected as Editor’s Choice and TOS press release for the June issue).
