Faculty and Staff Directory

Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology

Education

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Geriatrics (GRECC); University of Utah School of Medicine, Geriatrics, Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Arizona State University, Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, PhD
• Arizona State University, Nutrition, MS
• Arizona State University, Dietetics, BS

Past Academic Positions

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatric, Research Education and Clinical Research Center; University or Utah, Department of Internal Medicine

Research Interests

Catherine studies cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health in humans. She has experience ranging from translational animal models to clinical trials investigating vascular function with aging, in healthy adults, patients with heart failure, and patients with mild cognitive impairment. She has been involved in a wide range of studies to investigate mechanisms of blood flow regulation and vascular function utilizing non-invasive and invasive methodologies. Catherine is planning on continuing her research focused on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health and function in humans. She has interest in both diet and exercise interventions and would like to study populations at risk for cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s disease.