Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

Domingo J Pinero

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies

Phone: 998-5145
Email:


Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University
    Nutrition (minor in Demography)
  • B.S. Universidad Central de Venezuela
    Nutrition
  • M.S. Universidad Simon Bolivar
    Nutrition

Publications

  • Pi±ero DJ, Li N, Hu J, Beard JL, Connor JR. The intracellular location of iron regulatory proteins is altered as a function of iron status in cell cultures and rat brain. J Nutr 131(11):2831-2836, 2001. (link)
  • Pi±ero DJ, Jones BC, Beard JL. Variations in dietary iron alter behavior in developing rats. J Nutr 131(2):311-318, 2001. (link)
  • Pinero DJ, Connor JR. Iron in the Brain: An important contributor in normal and diseased states. Review. Neuroscientist 6(6):435-453, 2000.

Courses

  • E33.2144

Research Interests

  • Nutrition and child cognition
  • Child Development
  • Nutrition and poverty
  • Public health nutrition
  • Iron nutrition in populations at risk
  • Iron nutrition and cognitive development
  • Nutrition in pediatrics
  • Nutrition in Hispanics;
  • International nutrition
  • Demography and nutrition