Kristen Hagarty-Waite, M.S., RDN, LDN, CNSC
Graduate Assistant
Email: kahagarty@uncg.edu
Brief Bio
Kristen received her Bachelor of Science from Appalachian State University and her Master of Science from East Carolina University. She is a Registered Dietitian and holds a specialty certification in Nutrition Support from the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. In the Erikson lab, she is currently working on investigating the impact of diet induced obesity on the regulation of trace element metabolism and associated sex and strain differences in the mouse model. Her research interests include trace element metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases and factors that impact trace element metabolism in the brain.