OHSU

Faculty & Staff

 

Program Director

Diane Stadler, PhD, RD, LD

Dr. Stadler received a BS in Special Studies with an emphasis in Genetics and Development from Davidson College, an MS in Nutrition Science from Virginia Tech, and a PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of Iowa. She completed a post-graduate fellowship at the Kennedy-Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins Hospital and focused in nutritional interventions for children with developmental disabilities and.or gene disorders. She worked with dietetic interns at the University of Iowa and directed the Nutrition Science and the Coordinated Masters Programs at the University of Utah before joining the faculty at OHSU in 2000.

Dr. Stadler is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition at OHSU.  Her clinical work and research has focused on dietary interventions for the treatment and prevention of disease including:

  • Nutritional rehabilitation of severely malnourished children in Zambia, Africa
  • Nutrition education and growth monitoring of infants and young children at risk for malnutrition in the rural mountainous region of eastern Honduras
  • Dietary treatment of children with rare genetic disorders
  • Use of extremely high fat ketogenic diets for children with severe, unresponsive seizure disorders
  • Comparing the health risks and benefits of very low-and high-complex carbohydrate diets for weight loss in obese adults
  • School-based interventions for diabetes prevention

 

Dietetic Internship Director                                 

Tracy Ryan-Borchers, PhD, RD, LD

Dr. Tracy Ryan-Borchers received her PhD in Human Nutrition from Washington State University.  She completed a coordinated Master's degree and dietetic internship program at Rush University in Chicago, IL. She is an Assistant Professor at OHSU.  Prior to receiving her doctoral degree, Dr. Ryan-Borchers worked as a clinical dietitian for 10 years in a variety of acute and ambulatory care settings. She specializes in clinical nutrition and dietetics education. Professional affiliations include The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition Council of Oregon, and the Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

 

Masters Program Coordinator                          

Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD

Dr. Melanie Gillingham is an Assistant Professor in the department of Molecular & Medical Genetics and the Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition at Oregon Health & Science University.  She received her BS in Nutrition from Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX & her MS in Nutritional Sciences from University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK & completed her PhD at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.  Dr. Gillingham coordinates the Masters programs and maintains an active research laboratory.  Her research interests are on the nutritional treatment of inborn errors of metabolism and the effect of diet on fatty acid oxidation.  The mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) pathway is critical for survival during periods of fasting and for the maintenance of normal body weight and insulin sensitivity.  The Gillingham Laboratory has been investigating the metabolic consequences of genetic disorders in the FAO pathway including inherited deficiency of very-long chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD), long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) and carnitine palmitoyltransferase type 1A (CPT1A) deficiencies.  FAO disorders are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and collectively have an incidence of 1:9000 live births.  Infants with a FAO disorder typically present with hypoketotic hypoglycemia and Reye-like symptoms precipitated by fasting or illness.  The treatment for long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders has been primarily with a modified diet including avoiding long periods of fasting, and frequent high carbohydrate meals.  We have been investigating alternative nutritional approaches including fish oil supplements, medium-chain triglyceride supplements prior to exercise, and high protein diet low-fat diets on the outcomes and complications of these disorders.  Dr. Gillingham is an active member of the Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International, the Society of Inherited Metabolic Disease, American Society of Nutrition and The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

 

Internship Placement Coordinator                        

Jeri Greenberg, MS, RD, LD

Jeri Greenberg received her MS in Nutrition and Food Management from Oregon State University and  completed the Mid-Willamette Valley Dietetic Internship in Salem.  Prior to joining the OHSU Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition, she worked at the Oregon Dairy Council, where she managed the organization's school-based nutrition education programs. She is an Instructor within the program.  Her professional interests include the application of evidence-based nutrition education to promote a healthier population.  Professional affiliations include the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics where she serves on the board of directors.

 

Administrative Coordinator                                 

Chandra Nautiyal, MA

Chandra Nautiyal received her BA from Northeastern Illinois University. She received her MA in European history from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. She has been the Administrative Coordinator for the Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition since 2001.