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Graduate Assistant
North Dakota State University
Kelly Parker is a PhD candidate at North Dakota State University. She is dual-majoring in exercise science & nutrition as well as gerontology. Her research revolves around preventing and slowing the progression of chronic diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease through lifestyle modification and behavior change. She focuses on increasing dietary antioxidants through fruit and vegetable intake and increasing habitual physical activity. She resides on a small hobby farm with her husband and their animals. They raise and manage honey bees, chickens, and a large garden. She is available via email: kelly.burdett@ndsu.edu