Stephan Van Vliet

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Assistant Professor | Nutrition Science


Stephan  Van Vliet

Contact Information

Office Location: NFS 303
Phone: 435-797-5369
Email: stephan.vanvliet@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Kinesiology, (Muscle Metabolism), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2017
Regulation of postprandial protein metabolism after food ingestion and exercise
MS, Exercise and Nutrition Science, Chester University, 2012
Protein, how much to eat per meal?: A systematic review in maximizing the muscle protein synthetic response in resistance-trained athletes.
BS, Business Administration, (Entrepeneurship), Erasmus University, 2010

Licensures & Certifications

Clinical Researcher Certification, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program), 2022
Laboratory Safety, Utah State University, 2022

Biography

Dr. Stephan van Vliet is a nutrition scientist with metabolomics expertise in NDFS. He earned his PhD in Kinesiology as an ESPEN Fellow from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and received training at the Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine and Duke University School of Medicine.

Teaching Interests

Dr. van Vliet's teaching interest lie in physiology, nutrition, and metabolism.

Research Interests

Dr. van Vliet’s research is performed at the nexus of agricultural and human health. He routinely collaborates with farmers, ecologists, and agricultural scientists to study critical linkages between agricultural production methods, the nutrient density of food, and human health

Awards

NOVA Young Faculty Fellow Award, 2023

NOVA Institute for Health


Publications | Abstracts

  • Verma, S., Van Vliet, S., Villalba, J., MacAdam, J.W, (2023). Establishment potential of forage legumes, non-legume forbs and a grass species adapted to western rangeland. In ASA, CSSA, SSSA Interna-tional Annual Meeting Abstracts, Paper 148504, St. Louis, MO. *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Book Chapters

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Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

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Publications | Other

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Teaching

, Spring 2023
NDFS 5300/6300 - ADV MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITION, Spring 2023
NDFS 5300, 6300 - Advanced Micronutrient Nutrition, Spring 2023

Graduate Students Mentored

Amria Farnsworth, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2023
Connor Kemp, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2023
Muhammad Ahsin, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2022
Travis Statham, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2022
Olivia Mason, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, June 2022
Jennifer Cloward, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2022