Rate My Professor Pratibha Gupta

Dr. Gupta’s research centers on nutritional biochemistry and nutrigenomics, investigating the interplay between diet, gene expression, physical activity, and medicinal properties of herbs and spices to advance precision nutrition for preventing obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. She secured a $600,000 USDA-NIFA Capacity Building Grant in 2022 for the Nutrition Education and Outreach Program to Address and Prevent Obesity in Minority Communities through Nutrigenomics, collaborating with Kentucky State University, Lincoln University, and the University of Toledo. Her contributions include mentoring students in hands-on lab research, partnering with local organizations for workshops on mindful eating, meal preparation, stress management, and food as medicine. She received the 2024 President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Research, serves on the Board of Directors of the Food Distribution Research Society, and is an editorial member for the Journal of Current Trends in Nutrition and the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities. Notable publications encompass Nutrition in Action with Nutrigenomics (2025), Diabetes: Prevalence, Causes, Effects, Physiology and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases (2022), Impact of Virtual Heartfulness Meditation Program on Stress, Quality of Sleep, and Psychological Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021), and Sleep Habit/Sleepiness Questionnaires: A Useful Tool to Identify Correlation Between Sleep, Academic Performance and Obesity Promotion in Improving Health (2020).