Stephan Van Vliet
Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences
Assistant Professor | Nutrition Science

Educational Background
Licensures & Certifications
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
- Surbhi, F., Van Vliet, S., Ahsin, M., Villalba, J., MacAdam, J.W, (2024). Seasonal Change in Forage Nutritive Value and Secondary Metabolites in Legumes and Non-Legume Forbs Adapted to Western Rangeland. Crop Science Society of America
- 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. *
- Kronberg, S.L, Van Vliet, S., (2023). IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLANTS, SOIL AND OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT--ONE HEALTH. Bento Gonccalves (RS), Brazil November 7th to 11th, 2023
- Evans, M., Young, C., Alders, R., Van Vliet, S., (2023). You are what you eat, and the soil it grows in: Is soil the key to better human health?.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Evans, N., Cloward, J., Ward, R.E, van Wietmarschen, H.A, van Eekeren, N., Kronberg, S.L, Provenza, F.D, Van Vliet, S., (2024). Pasture-finishing of cattle in Western US rangelands improves markers of animal metabolic health and nutritional compounds in beef. Scientific Reports, 14:1, 20240.
- Terra Braga, M., Poli, C., Tontini, J., Ahsin, ., Van Vliet, S., Villalba, J., (2024). Trade-offs between selection of crude protein and tannins in growing lambs. Journal of Animal Science - American Society of Animal Science, Volume 102, skae298. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae298
- Van Vliet, S., Cloward, J., Ward, R.E, Kruse, C., Provenza, F.D, (2023). Pasture-finishing of bison improves animal metabolic health and potential health-promoting compounds in meat. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 14:1, 49.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.