Department of Food Science and
Nutrition
225 FScN
1334 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN
55108
Phone: 612-624-1290
Fax: 612-625-5272
Linda J. Brady
 | Ph.D., Professor Department of Food Science and Nutrition 136E ABLMS Phone: (612) 624-9211 Fax: (612) 625-5272 lbrady@umn.edu |
Research
My research focuses on the following topics: nutraceuticals, health literacy, dietary supplements, sports nutrition, cross-cultural health, and health and environment.
Collaborations
- Undergraduate Studies Director and graduate faculty member of the Center for Spirituality and Healing
- University of Minnesota Faculty Athletic Representative
Resident and Outreach Teaching
- FScN 1013 Dietary Supplements
- FScN 1102 Sports Nutrition
- FScN 1112 Principles of Nutrition
- CSpH 1001 Principles of Holistic Health and Healing
- CSpH 1101 Self, Society, and Environment; integrated health
- CSpH 5115 Culture and Community Health
Selected Scholarship
Zook, C., Varcoe, J., Busta, F.F. & Brady L.J. (submitted February 2002) Genetic analysis of pathogenicity factors in the atypical foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli O39:NM and in the mouse-pathogenic Citrobacter rodentium.
Varcoe, J., Zook, C.D., Busta, F. F., & Brady, L.J. (2003) Prophylactic feeding of Lactobacillus acidophilus to mice attenuates overt colonic hyperplasia. Jour. Food Prot. 66, 457-465.
Sui, J., Leighton, S.J., Busta, F.F., & Brady, L.J. (2002) 16s rDNA analysis of the fecal lactobacilli composition of human subjects consuming a probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus. J. Appl. Micro. 93, 907-912.
Varcoe, J., Zook, C.D., Sui, J., Leighton, S.B., Busta, F.F. & Brady, L.J. (2002) Variable response to exogenous Lactobacillus acidophilus delivered in different vehicles. J. Appl. Micro. 93, 900-906.
Zook, C.D., Busta, F.F. & Brady, L.J. (2001) Sublethal sanitizer stress and adaptive response of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Jour. Food Protection, 64: 767-769.
Brady, L.J., Gallaher, D.D. & Busta, F.F. (2000) The role of probiotic cultures in the prevention of colon cancer. Jour. Nutr. February, 2000.
Leadership/Service
- 2004-present Diversity and Equity Sub Committee of Inter-Collegiate Athletics
- 2003-present Gender Equity Committee of Inter-Collegiate Athletics
- 2003-present Chair, Sub Committee of ACA for Student Athlete Welfare
- 2000-present Faculty representative for Women’s Athletics to NCAA, Big TEN, WCHA
- 2000-present Advisory Committee, Women’s Internships, Center on Women and Public Policy, MacArthur Program, Center for Advanced Feminist Studies
Awards
- 2000 TEL faculty fellow, development of writing intensive resources for classes
- 2000 Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit, University of Minnesota
- Michigan State Outstanding Alumni Award