The SDSU Study Center brings together researchers from South Dakota State University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Principal Investigator
Bonny Specker, Ph.D. |
Dr. Bonny Specker is currently the Director and Chair of the Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition at South Dakota State University. Prior to moving to SDSU in 1997, she was at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where she received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology and spent 15 years in research and teaching as Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Professor of Radiology. She has published extensively in the area of bone, calcium and vitamin D metabolism, with over 165 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. She has had several NIH-funded research grants related to calcium metabolism and bone, and is currently conducting two large epidemiological studies in eastern South Dakota. These include the South Dakota Rural Bone Health Study and the National Children's Study. She has been a member of numerous NIH and USDA study sections and is a member of the American Pediatric Society, Society for Nutrition, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, and the International Society for Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions. She has served on several federal advisory panels, including panels at the National Academy of Sciences and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
Study Center Phone: 877-791-0054 toll free; 605-688-5449 local
Faculty and Staff
Nancy Fahrenwald, Ph.D., R.N.
Co-Investigator |
Matt Vukovich, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator |
Howard Wey, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator |
Teresa Binkley, Ph.D.
National Children's Study
Laboratory Supervisor |
Lacey McCormack, M.P.H., R.D.
National Children's Study
Program Manager |
Tianna Beare
National Children's Study
Program Manager |
Margo Law
National Children's Study
Senior SAS Programmer |
Travis Rust
National Children's Study
Senior Programmer Analyst |
Christa Friedrich
National Children's Study
Call Center Supervisor |
Kristina Stulken
National Children's Study
Program Assistant |
Ramu Sudhagoni, M.S.
Post Doctoral Fellow |
Natalie Thiex, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Post Doctoral Fellow |
Julie Colby
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Jenna Cowan
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Heidi Demuth, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Bonnie Gilbertson
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Kathy Gums, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Karen Gutzman, M.A.
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Emily Hansen, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Nate Hansen, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Kriston Koepp, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Beth L'Amour, R.N.
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Kari Loft, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Callie Molengraaf
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Kelsey Schurrer
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Mary Thum, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Bonnie Tonsager
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Craig Walters
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
Lee Weidauer, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Krista Zeug, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Coordinator |
Li Zhong, M.S.
National Children's Study
Research Assistant |
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Graduate Students
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Robert Kahn, M.D., M.P.H.
Investigator
513-636-4369
robert.kahn@cchmc.org
Heidi Kalkwarf, Ph. D.
Investigator
513-636-3803
heidi.kalkwarf@cchmc.org
Kimberly Yolton, Ph.D.
Investigator
513-636-2815
kimberly.yolton@cchmc.org