Sarah Ullevig

Sarah Ullevig, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at The University of Texas at San Antonio's College of Education and Human Development, specializes in nutrition, inflammation, and oxidative stress mechanisms. Her research focuses on dietary interventions, mind-body exercise (e.g., Qigong), sodium reduction initiatives, and childhood obesity prevention for low-income Latino populations.

Key research areas:

• Food insecurity and dietary quality in older adults
• Technology-based nutrition programs for aging populations
• Culturally tailored interventions for preschool obesity prevention (¡Míranos!)
• Physiological impacts of phytonutrients like ursolic acid
• Public health strategies for sodium reduction in community meal programs

Recent trends in publications highlight interventions targeting older adults (2021-2024), including egg protein supplementation for sarcopenia, digital nutrition interventions during the pandemic, and mind-body exercise effects on salivary biomarkers. Her work also addresses childhood obesity through cluster randomized trials in Head Start centers.

Notable grants include a $1.18M NIH-funded tech intervention grant (2021-2024) and smaller initiatives for egg protein studies (2018) and dietary folic acid reduction (2021). She has presented at major conferences like American Public Health Association and American Society for Nutrition.