Jamie A Cooper, Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise

  • Obesity
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Sports Nutrition

Interests

  • Obesity and Weight Management
  • Energy Balance
  • Appetite Regulation
  • Dietary Fats and Fat Metabolism
  • Chronic Disease Risk Factors
  • Sports Nutrition

Concentrations

Education

  •  PhD in Nutritional Sciences, 2009
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  •  MS in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), 2004
    Michigan State University
  •  BS in Kinesiology, 2002
    Michigan State University

Contact

 706-542-4378 (office)

Research Summary

My research interests are aimed at studying how nutrients, diets, supplements and/or exercise impact human health and chronic disease risk. My lab primarily focuses on the effects of dietary fatty acid composition on metabolic and appetite outcomes as it relates to weight management. We also explore bioactive properties of certain fat-rich foods and how they can impact health and disease risk.

Grants

Georgia Pecan Commission
February 2023-February 2024
Cognitive performance in response to a pecan-enriched meal in adults.
Cotton Incorporated
January 2023-December 2023
Nutritional Effects of Different Doses of Cottonseed oil in Humans.
Cotton Incorporated
January 2023-December 2023
Comparison of Blood Lipid Responses from Diets Enriched with Cottonseed Oil vs. Olive Oil in Adults with High Cholesterol.
Georgia Cotton Commission
March 2022-December 2023
Effects of cottonseed oil on lipid (fat) metabolism in adults with high cholesterol.
American Pecan Council
February 2020-January 2024
The ability of pecan consumption to improve vascular function and reduce chronic disease risk in aging adults.

Publications

Articles

A pecan-enriched diet reduced postprandial appetite intensity and enhanced Peptide YY secretion: A randomized control trial
  • E. Cogan, R.C. Pearson, C.M. Paton, N.T. Jenkins, and J.A. Cooper
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2023 Aug;56:25-35.
LC–MS analysis of urolithin-related metabolites in human plasma reveals glucuronide conjugates as the primary species after 4-weeks of pecan consumption
  • M.J. Kang, J.H. Suh, L.L. Guarneiri, J.A. Cooper, and C.M. Paton
  • Journal of Food Bioactives. 2023, 21:28-34
Pecan-enriched diet improves cholesterol profiles and enhances postprandial microvascular reactivity in older adults
  • E. Cogan, R.C. Pearson, C.M. Paton, N.T. Jenkins, and J.A. Cooper
  • Nutrition Research. 2023 Mar; 111:44-58
A cottonseed oil-enriched diet improves liver and plasma lipid levels in a male mouse model of fatty liver
  • Y. Son, J. Shockey, M. Dowd, J. Shieh, J.A. Cooper, and C.M. Paton
  • American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2022, epub; 2023 Feb 1;324(2):R171-R182
Hunger and satiety responses to diets enriched with cottonseed oil vs. olive oil
  • M.C. Prater, A.R. Scheurell, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper
  • Physiology and Behavior. 253 (2023), Article 114041; Available online 2022 November 24
Effects of a 4-week pecan-enriched diet on cognitive function in healthy older adults
  • E. Cogan, R.C. Pearson, C.M. Paton, N.T. Jenkins, and J.A. Cooper
  • Nutrition and Healthy Aging. 2022, 7(3-4):159-171
Metabolic responses to 8 weeks of consuming cottonseed oil versus olive oil in adults with dyslipidemia: a randomized trial
  • M.C. Prater, A.R. Scheurell, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 2023 Jun; 36(3):1079-1089. Epub 2022 Sep 16.
Angiopoietin-Like Protein Responses to Pecan-Enriched Diets Versus a Nut-Excluded Diet
  • L.L. Guarneiri, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Journal of Medicinal Food. 2022; 25(11): 1066-1072
Blood Lipid Responses to Diets Enriched with Cottonseed Oil Compared with Olive Oil in Adults with High Cholesterol in a Randomized Trial
  • M.C. Prater, A.R. Scheurell, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper
  • The Journal of Nutrition. 2022, 152(9): 2060-2071
Appetite responses to pecan-enriched diets
  • L.L. Guarneiri, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper
  • Appetite. 2022 Jun 1;173:106003
Pecan-enriched diets increase energy expenditure and fat oxidation in adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease in a randomized, controlled trial
  • L.L. Guarneiri, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 2022; 35(5): 774-785.
Differential response of fasting and postprandial angiopoietin-like proteins 3, -4, and -8 to cottonseed oil versus olive oil
  • S. Kaviani Y., K. Polley, M.K. Dowd, J.A. Cooper, and C.M. Paton.
  • Journal of Functional Foods. 2021; 87:1-6.
Acute consumption of pecans decreases angiopoietin-like protein-3 in healthy males: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials
  • L.L. Guarneiri, M.O. Spaulding, A.R. Marquardt, J.A. Cooper, and C.M. Paton
  • Nutrition Research. 2021; 92:62-71.
Energy Balance-Related Behavior Risk Pattern and Its Correlates During COVID-19 Related Home Confinement
  • S. Bhutani, M.R. vanDellen, L.B. Haskins and J.A. Cooper.
  • Frontiers in Nutrition. 2021; 8:680105.
Self-reported Changes in Energy Balance Behaviors during COVID-19-related Home Confinement: A Cross-sectional Study
  • S. Bhutani, J.A. Cooper, and M.R. vanDellen
  • American Journal of Health Behavior. 2021; 45(4):756-770.
Longitudinal Weight Gain and Related Risk Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adults in the US
  • S. Bhutani, M.R. vanDellen, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Nutrients. 2021; 13:671-685.
Self-weighing Practices and Associated Health Behaviors during COVID-19
  • J.A. Cooper, M.R. vanDellen, and S. Bhutani.
  • American Journal of Health Behavior. 2021; 45(1):17-30.
COVID-19–Related Home Confinement in Adults: Weight Gain Risks and Opportunities
  • S. Bhutani and J.A. Cooper.
  • Obesity. 2020; 28(9): 1576-77.
Free Fatty Acid-Induced Peptide YY Expression Is Dependent on TG Synthesis Rate and Xbp1 Splicing
  • CM. Paton, Y. Song, R. Vaughan, and J.A. Cooper.
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020; 21(9): 3368
Interleukin-13 drives metabolic conditioning of muscle to endurance exercise
  • N.H. Knudsen, K.J. Stanya, A.L. Hyde, M.M. Chalon, R.K. Alexander, Y.Liou, M.R. Gangl, D. Jacobi, S. Liu, V. Narkar, C.M. Paton, J.A. Cooper, and C. Lee.
  • Science. 2020; 368 (6490).
Angiopoietin-1 protects 3T3-L1 preadipocytes from saturated fatty acid-induced cell death
  • Y. Son, J.M. Cox, J.L. Stevenson, J.A. Cooper, and C.M. Paton.
  • Nutrition Research. 2020; 76: 20-28.
Comparison of metabolic and antioxidant responses to a breakfast meal with and without pecans
  • A.R. Marquardt, K.R. Lewandowski, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Journal of Functional Foods. 2019; 62: 1-9.
Acute consumption of Black walnuts increases fullness and decreases lipid peroxidation in humans
  • L. Rodrigues, J.A. Cooper, and C.M. Paton.
  • Nutrition Research. 2019; 71: 56-64.
Self-Weighing Frequency and its Relationship with Health Measures.
  • M. Houston, M. vanDellen, and J.A. Cooper.
  • American Journal of Health Behavior. 2019; 43(5): 975-993.
Tart cherry consumption with or without prior exercise increases antioxidant capacity and decreases triglyceride levels following a high-fat meal
  • K. Polley, N.J. Oswell, R.B. Pegg, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 2019; 44(11): 1209-1218
Daily Self-Weighing to Prevent Holiday-Associated Weight Gain in Adults
  • S. Kaviani, M. vanDellen, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Obesity. 2019; 27(6): 908-16.
Appetite Responses to High-Fat Diets Rich in Mono-unsaturated versus Poly-unsaturated Fats.
  • K. Polley, F. Kamal, C.M. Paton, and J.A. Cooper.
  • Appetite. 2019; 134: 172-181.

Book

The Complete Nutrition Guide for Triathletes
  • Jamie A. Cooper, PhD
  • Falcon Guides: An Imprint of Globe Poquet Press. 2012.; ISBN: 978-0-7627-8104-1

Chapters

101 Sports Medicine Tips/Facts: Vol. 1 – Understanding the Basics. Chapter 6: Sports Nutrition
  • Patricia Deuster, PhD, and Jamie Cooper, MS; Editors: Boden B., O’Connor F., and Wilder R.
  • Monterey, CA: Healthy Learning.; ISBN-10: 1585180556 ISBN-13: 978-1585180554
Sports Nutrition: Vitamins and Trace Elements, 2nd ed.; Chapter 13: Choline
  • Patricia Deuster, PhD and Jamie Cooper, MS; Editors: Driskell, Judy A and Wolinsky, Ira.
  • Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2005; ISBN-10: 084933022X ISBN-13: 978-0849330223

Awards and Accolades

CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) Research Mentor Award

University of Georgia, 2020

Fellow

The Obesity Society, 2018

First Year Odyssey Seminar Program Teaching Award

University of Georgia, 2018

Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

University of Georgia- College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2018

Career Center Faculty Recognition Award for Student’s Career Development and Success

University of Georgia, 2017

Career Center Faculty Recognition Award for Student’s Career Development and Success

University of Georgia, 2016

Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research Award Nominee

University of Georgia, 2016

Office of Online Learning Faculty Fellows Cohort Program Selection

University of Georgia, 2015