Speaker Biography...

Deborah Clegg

Deborah CleggEducation

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (1986)- B.A Nutrition
Boston University, Boston, MA (1993) - M.B.A. Business Admin
University of Georgia, Athens, GA (2000) - Ph.D.Nutrition

Professional Positions:

1994-1996 Teaching Appointment, Department of Nutrition, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2000-2004 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati
2004-2008 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Dept of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati; Member, Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
2008-Present Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Selected Awards and Other Professional Activities:

1999-2000 Recipient, Glenn and Helen Burton Feeding the Hungry Scholarship, University of Georgia
1999-2000 Member, Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture
1999-2000 Member, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
2001 Invited Speaker, 10th IBNS Satellite Symposium, Cancun Mexico
2002 Young Investigator Award Recipient, SSIB Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Young Investigator Award Recipient, International Congress of Obesity, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2003 Division of Diabetes, Vanderbilt University, Invited Speaker
2004 Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology, Invited Symposium
2004 American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Educators, Invited Symposium
2005 North American Society for the Study of Obesity, Invited Symposium
2006-Present  Member NIH Panel for Society for Women’s Health Research (The ISIS Fund)
2007 NIH Grant Reviewer: CSR NNB Study Section, Ad-Hoc
2007 NIH Grant Reviewer: CSR SCOR Center Grants, Ad-Hoc