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Naiman Khan

Associate Professor

Primary Affiliation

Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging, and Resilience

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Status Affiliate Faculty

Home Department of Health and Kinesiology

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  • Biography

    Naiman A. Khan is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health. He completed postdoctoral research training in Neurocognitive Kinesiology at the University of Illinois following recieving his PhD. He currently leads the body composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory. Professor Khan has published over 80 research manuscripts and has received funding support from multiple sources including government, private corporations, and non-profit food and commodity boards.

    Education

    • B.S., Nutritional Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2006

    • M.S., Nutrional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009

    • Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012

  • Honors

    2013: Postdoctoral Research Award Finalist, American Society for Nutrition

    2014: Hydration for Health (H4H) Initiative Young Researcher Award Winner, Danone Nutricia

  • Research

    Research interests:

    • Neuroscience

    • Dietetics

    • Body composition

    Research areas:

    • Pediatric and adult population

    • Lifestyle behaviors

    • Abdominal adiposity

    Khan’s research focuses on the effects of obesity and the lifestyle factors of diet and physical activity on cognitive function across the lifespan. His research takes a multidisciplinary approach to integrate knowledge in the areas of nutrition, kinesiology, and cognitive neuroscience to understand the influence of health behaviors on specific aspects of attention, memory, and achievement. The overarching objective of his research program is to generate foundational knowledge in translating the impact of health behaviors to childhood cognitive function.

  • 2025

    • Rosok, L. M., Cannavale, C. N., Keye, S. A., Holscher, H. D., Renzi-Hammond, L., and Khan, N. A. (2024). Skin and macular carotenoids and relations to academic achievement among school-aged children. Nutritional Neuroscience, 28(3), 308–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2024.2370175

    2024

    • Annemarie R Mysonhimer, Marina D Brown, David A Alvarado, Eva Cornman, Myra Esmail, Tehila Abdiel, Karen Gutierrez, Jorge Vasquez, Corinne N Cannavale, Michael J Miller, Naiman A Khan, Hannah D Holscher, Honey Added to Yogurt with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DN-173 010/CNCM I-2494 Supports Probiotic Enrichment but Does Not Reduce Intestinal Transit Time in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 154, Issue 8, 2024, Pages 2396-2410, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.05.028. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316624003328)
    • Arden McMath, Naiman A. Khan, Loretta T. Sutkus, Rebecca K. Golden, Sangyun Joung, Ryan N. Dilger, Sharon M. Donovan, Chapter 13 - Pediatric Nutrition: Implications for the Developing Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis, Editor(s): Niall Hyland, Catherine Stanton, The Gut-Brain Axis (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2024, Pages 307-340, ISBN 9780323999717, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99971-7.00009-6. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323999717000096)
    • Kim, J., McKenna, C.F., Askow, A.T. et al. Higher Protein Intake does not Modulate Resistance Training–Induced Changes in Myokines and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Adults. J Cogn Enhanc 8, 76–94 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-024-00285-2
    • Laura M Rosok, Lexi M Fifield, Rhea Sarma, Shelby A Keye, Anne M Walk, Naiman A Khan, Skin Carotenoids Are Related to Cognitive Abilities among Toddlers, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 154, Issue 11, 2024, Pages 3485-3494, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.09.001. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316624010137)
    • Leila M Shinn, Aditya Mansharamani, David J Baer, Janet A Novotny, Craig S Charron, Naiman A Khan, Ruoqing Zhu, Hannah D Holscher, Fecal Metagenomics to Identify Biomarkers of Food Intake in Healthy Adults: Findings from Randomized, Controlled, Nutrition Trials, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 154, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 271-283, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.001. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623727168)
    • Shelby A. Keye, Christopher J. Kinder, Laura M. Rosok, Corinne N. Cannavale, Anne Walk, Naiman A. Khan, Neuroelectric indices of pre-motor planning and adiposity are selectively related to balance in children, Human Movement Science, Volume 95, 2024, 103216, ISSN 0167-9457, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2024.103216. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167945724000393)

    2023

    • Anne M. Walk, Corinne N. Cannavale, Shelby A. Keye, Laura Rosok, Caitlyn Edwards, Naiman Khan, Weight status impacts children's incidental statistical learning, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 187, 2023, Pages 34-42, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.02.003. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876023000326)
    • Annemarie R. Mysonhimer, Corinne N. Cannavale, Melisa A. Bailey, Naiman A. Khan, Hannah D. Holscher, Prebiotic Consumption Alters Microbiota but Not Biological Markers of Stress and Inflammation or Mental Health Symptoms in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial, The Journal of Nutrition,Volume 153, Issue 4,2023,Pages 1283-1296,ISSN 0022-3166,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.02.015. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623111035)
    • Arden L. McMath, Samantha Iwinski, Sa Shen, Kelly F. Bost, Sharon M. Donovan, Naiman A. Khan, Adherence to Screen Time and Physical Activity Guidelines is Associated with Executive Function in US Toddlers Participating in the STRONG Kids 2 Birth Cohort Study, The Journal of Pediatrics,Volume 252,2023,Pages 22-30.e6,ISSN 00223476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.026.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347622007612)
    • Bailey, Melisa A, et al. “Dietary Fiber Intake and Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Concentrations Are Associated with Lower Plasma Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein and Inflammation.” American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology/American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, vol. 324, no. 5, 1 May 2023, pp. G369–G377, https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00176.2021.
    • Binet, Emileigh R., et al. “Sex-Based Comparisons of Muscle Cellular Adaptations after 10 Weeks of Progressive Resistance Training in Middle-Aged Adults.” Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985), vol. 134, no. 1, 1 Jan. 2023, pp. 116–129, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36454678/, https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00274.2022.
    • Cannavale, C. N., Mysonhimer, A. R., Bailey, M. A., Cohen, N. J., Holscher, H. D., and Khan, N. A. (2022). Consumption of a fermented dairy beverage improves hippocampal-dependent relational memory in a randomized, controlled cross-over trial. Nutritional Neuroscience, 26(3), 265–274. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2022.2046963
    • Corinne N. Cannavale, Caitlyn G. Edwards, Ruyu Liu, Shelby A. Keye, Samantha J. Iwinski, Hannah D. Holscher, Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Naiman A. Khan, Macular pigment is inversely related to circulating C-reactive protein concentrations in school-aged children, Nutrition Research, Volume 114, 2023, Pages 13-19, ISSN 0271-5317, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2023.03.003. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531723000209)
    • Corinne N. Cannavale, Shelby A. Keye, Laura M. Rosok, Shelby G. Martell, Tori A. Holthaus, Lauren R. Raine, Sean P. Mullen, Hannah D. Holscher, Charles H. Hillman, Arthur F. Kramer, Neal J. Cohen, Billy R. Hammond, Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Naiman A. Khan, Macular Pigment Optical Density and Skin Carotenoids in a Childhood Sample, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 153, Issue 10, 2023, Pages 3144-3151, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.006. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623724127)
    • Guo, B., Holscher, H.D., Auvil, L.S. et al. Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effect on Multivariate Responses Using Random Forests. Stat Biosci 15, 545–561 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12561-021-09310-w
    • Hughes, R. L., Pindus, D. M., Khan, N. A., Burd, N. A., and Holscher, H. D. (2023). Associations between Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Fecal Microbiota in Adults with Overweight and Obesity. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 55(4), 680–689. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003096
    • Jonathan Cerna, Caitlyn G. Edwards, Shelby Martell, Nikta S. Athari Anaraki, Anne D.M. Walk, Connor M. Robbs, Brynn C. Adamson, Isabel R. Flemming, Leanne Labriola, Robert W. Motl, Naiman A. Khan, Neuroprotective influence of macular xanthophylls and retinal integrity on cognitive function among persons with multiple sclerosis, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 188, 2023, Pages 24-32, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.03.002 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016787602300048X)
    • Keye, S., Holthaus, T., Cannavale, C., Rosok, L., Lamblin, E., Renzi-Hammond, L., ... and Khan, N. (2023). P14-042-23 MIND Diet Pattern Is Selectively Associated With Attentional Control in Preadolescent Children. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7, 100656.
    • Keye, S.A., Kinder, C.J., Ragab, S. et al. Effects of a Summer Physical Activity Program on Fitness and Cognitive Function among Children from Low Socioeconomic Households. J Cogn Enhanc 7, 51–60 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-023-00266-x
    • McMath, Arden, et al. “A Systematic Review on the Impact of Gastrointestinal Microbiota Composition and Function on Cognition in Healthy Infants and Children.” Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 17, 14 June 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1171970. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023.
    • Tori A. Holthaus, Shivani Sethi, Corinne N. Cannavale, Susan Aguiñaga, Nicholas A. Burd, Hannah D. Holscher, Naiman A. Khan, MIND dietary pattern adherence is inversely associated with visceral adiposity and features of metabolic syndrome, Nutrition Research, Volume 116, 2023, Pages 69-79, ISSN 0271-5317, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2023.06.001. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531723000520)
    • Wei, M., Richards, K. A., Khan, N. A., Woods, A. M., Espelage, D. L., and Graber, K. C. (2023). Influence of a Summer Wellness Program on Bullying Reduction Among School-Age Children. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 42(4), 710-720. Retrieved Mar 6, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2022-0111

    2022

    • Brown, M.D., Shinn, L.M., Reeser, G. et al. Fecal and soil microbiota composition of gardening and non-gardening families. Sci Rep 12, 1595 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05387-5
    • Corinne N. Cannavale, Shelby A. Keye, Laura Rosok, Shelby Martell, Tori A. Holthaus, Ginger Reeser, Lauren B. Raine, Sean P. Mullen, Neal J. Cohen, Charles H. Hillman, Billy R. Hammond, Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Naiman A. Khan, Enhancing children's cognitive function and achievement through carotenoid consumption: The Integrated Childhood Ocular Nutrition Study (iCONS) protocol, Contemporary Clinical Trials, Volume 122, 2022, 106964, ISSN 1551-7144, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106964. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1551714422002907)
    • Corinne N. Cannavale, Shelby A. Keye, Laura Rosok, Shelby Martell, Tori A. Holthaus, Ginger Reeser, Lauren B. Raine, Sean P. Mullen, Neal J. Cohen, Charles H. Hillman, Billy R. Hammond, Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Naiman A. Khan, Enhancing children's cognitive function and achievement through carotenoid consumption: The Integrated Childhood Ocular Nutrition Study (iCONS) protocol, Contemporary Clinical Trials, Volume 122, 2022, 106964, ISSN 1551-7144, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106964. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1551714422002907)
    • Edwards, C. G., Walk, A. M., Thompson, S. V., Reeser, G. E., Dilger, R. N., Erdman, J. W., … Khan, N. A. (2021). Dietary lutein plus zeaxanthin and choline intake is interactively associated with cognitive flexibility in middle-adulthood in adults with overweight and obesity. Nutritional Neuroscience, 25(7), 1437–1452. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2020.1866867
    • Kim J, Bollaert RE, Cerna J, et al. Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity is Related With Retinal Neuronal and Axonal Integrity in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2022;36(12):810-815. doi:10.1177/15459683221131787
    • Kim, Jeongwoon et al. ‘Cathepsin B and Muscular Strength Are Independently Associated with Cognitive Control’. 1 Jan. 2022 : 19 – 33.
    • Leila M Shinn, Aditya Mansharamani, David J Baer, Janet A Novotny, Craig S Charron, Naiman A Khan, Ruoqing Zhu, Hannah D Holscher,Fecal Metabolites as Biomarkers for Predicting Food Intake by Healthy Adults,The Journal of Nutrition,Volume 152, Issue 12,2022,Pages 2956-2965,ISSN 0022-3166,https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac195. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623086856)
    • Lexi Fifield, Naiman Khan, Laura Rosok, Shelby Keye, Rhea Sarma, Anne Walk, Skin Carotenoids Are Related to Cognitive and Motor Skills Among Toddlers, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 6, Supplement 1, 2022, Page 59, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac049.005. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123131258)
    • McKenna, Colleen F, et al. “Muscle Strength after Resistance Training Correlates to Mediators of Muscle Mass and Mitochondrial Respiration in Middle-Aged Adults.” Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 133, no. 3, 1 Sept. 2022, pp. 572–584, https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00186.2022. Accessed 23 May 2024.
    • Raine, L. B., Watrous, J. N. H., McDonald, K., Logan, N. E., Khan, N. A., Kramer, A. F., and Hillman, C. H. (2022). Aerobic Fitness, B-Vitamins, and Weight Status Are Related to Selective Attention in Children. Nutrients, 14(1), 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14010201
    • Riley Hughes, Nicholas Burd, Naiman Khan, Dominika Pindus, Hannah Holscher, Associations Between Physical Activity and Gut Microbiota Composition in Adults With Overweight and Obesity, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 6, Supplement 1, 2022, Page 1011, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac069.016. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123208495)
    • Shelby A. Keye, Jeongwoon Kim, Corinne N. Cannavale, Anne M. Walk, Nicholas A. Burd, Dominika Pindus, Naiman A. Khan, Neuroelectric indices of motor response preparation are selectively associated with physical activity among adults with obesity, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 182, 2022, Pages 200-210, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.10.013. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876022002501)
    • Tori A Holthaus, Monica Kashi, Corinne N Cannavale, Caitlyn G Edwards, Susan Aguiñaga, Anne DM Walk, Nicholas A Burd, Hannah D Holscher, Naiman A Khan, MIND Dietary Pattern Adherence Is Selectively Associated with Cognitive Processing Speed in Middle-Aged Adults,The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 152, Issue 12, 2022, Pages 2941-2949, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac203. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623086832)

    2021

    • Andrew M Dinsmoor, Miriam Aguilar-Lopez, Naiman A Khan, Sharon M Donovan, A Systematic Review of Dietary Influences on Fecal Microbiota Composition and Function among Healthy Humans 1–20 Years of Age, Advances in Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 5,2021,Pages 1734-1750,ISSN 2161-8313, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab047.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831322004677)
    • Arden McMath, Sharon M. Donovan, Naiman Khan, Meeting Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines at 24-Months-of-Age Is Associated With Executive Function, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Supplement 2, 2021, Page 783, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab046_080. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123113011)
    • Colleen McKenna, Amadeo Salvador, Andrew Askow, Kevin J.M. Paulussen, Alexander Keeble, Scott Paluska, Michael De Lisio, Naiman Khan, Nicholas Burd, Higher Protein Intake Does Not Potentiate Skeletal Muscle Vitamin D Receptor, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Supplement 2, 2021, Page 512, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab041_027. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123110304)
    • Corinne N. Cannavale, Melisa Bailey, Caitlyn G. Edwards, Sharon V. Thompson, Anne M. Walk, Nicholas A. Burd, Hannah D. Holscher, Naiman A. Khan, Systemic inflammation mediates the negative relationship between visceral adiposity and cognitive control, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 165, 2021, Pages 68-75, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.03.010. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876021001331)
    • Corinne N. Cannavale, Melisa Bailey, Caitlyn G. Edwards, Sharon V. Thompson, Anne M. Walk, Nicholas A. Burd, Hannah D. Holscher, Naiman A. Khan, Systemic inflammation mediates the negative relationship between visceral adiposity and cognitive control, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 165, 2021, Pages 68-75, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.03.010. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876021001331)
    • Leila M Shinn, Yutong Li, Aditya Mansharamani, Loretta S Auvil, Michael E Welge, Colleen Bushell, Naiman A Khan, Craig S Charron, Janet A Novotny, David J Baer, Ruoqing Zhu, Hannah D Holscher, Fecal Bacteria as Biomarkers for Predicting Food Intake in Healthy Adults,The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 151, Issue 2,2021,Pages 423-433,ISSN 0022-3166,https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa285. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622000384)
    • Logan, Nicole E., et al. “The Differential Relationship of an Afterschool Physical Activity Intervention on Brain Function and Cognition in Children with Obesity and Their Normal Weight Peers.” Pediatric Obesity, 16 Aug. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12708.
    • Marina Brown, Ginger Reeser, Leila Shinn, Matthew Browning, Andiara Schwingel, Naiman Khan, Hannah Holscher, Environmental Influences on the Human Gut Microbiota: A Longitudinal Pilot Study, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Supplement 2,2021, Page 1151, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab054_006. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123116696)
    • McKenna, Colleen F., et al. “Higher Protein Intake during Resistance Training Does Not Potentiate Strength, but Modulates Gut Microbiota, in Middle-Aged Adults: A Randomized Control Trial.” American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 320, no. 5, 1 May 2021, pp. E900–E913, https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00574.2020.
    • Naiman A Khan, Caitlyn G Edwards, Sharon V Thompson, Bridget A Hannon, Sarah K Burke, Anne D M Walk, Richard W A Mackenzie, Ginger E Reeser, Barbara H Fiese, Nicholas A Burd, Hannah D Holscher, Avocado Consumption, Abdominal Adiposity, and Oral Glucose Tolerance Among Persons with Overweight and Obesity,The Journal of Nutrition,Volume 151, Issue 9,2021,Pages 2513-2521,ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab187. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622003200)
    • Pindus DM, Edwards CG, Walk AM, et al. Sedentary time is related to deficits in response inhibition among adults with overweight and obesity: An accelerometry and event-related brain potentials study. Psychophysiology. 2021; 58:e13843. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13843
    • Pindus, D.M., Edwards, C.G., Walk, A.M. et al. The relationships between prolonged sedentary time, physical activity, cognitive control, and P3 in adults with overweight and obesity. Int J Obes 45, 746–757 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-00734-w
    • Ruyu Liu, Bridget A Hannon, Katie N Robinson, Lauren B Raine, Billy R Hammond, Lisa M Renzi-Hammond, Neal J Cohen, Arthur F Kramer, Charles H Hillman, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Naiman A Khan, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in CD36 Are Associated with Macular Pigment among Children, The Journal of Nutrition,Volume 151, Issue 9, 2021, Pages 2533-2540, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab153. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622003224)
    • Ruyu Liu, Caitlyn G Edwards, Corinne N Cannavale, Isabel R Flemming, Morgan R Chojnacki, Ginger E Reeser, Samantha J Iwinski, Lisa M Renzi-Hammond, Naiman A Khan, Weight Status and Visceral Adiposity Mediate the Relation between Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration and Skin Carotenoids in Later Childhood, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2021, nzab010, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab010.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299122105202)
    • Sharon V Thompson, Melisa A Bailey, Andrew M Taylor, Jennifer L Kaczmarek, Annemarie R Mysonhimer, Caitlyn G Edwards, Ginger E Reeser, Nicholas A Burd, Naiman A Khan, Hannah D Holscher, Avocado Consumption Alters Gastrointestinal Bacteria Abundance and Microbial Metabolite Concentrations among Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 151, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 753-762, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa219. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002231662200102X)
    • Shih-Chun Kao, Chun-Hao Wang, Keita Kamijo, Naiman Khan, Charles Hillman, Acute effects of highly intense interval and moderate continuous exercise on the modulation of neural oscillation during working memory, International Journal of Psychophysiology,Volume 160,2021,Pages 10-17,ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.12.003. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016787602030283X)
    • Willis, Nathaniel B., et al. “Hydration Biomarkers Are Related to the Differential Abundance of Fecal Microbiota and Plasma Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein in Adults.” Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 77 Suppl 4, 2021, pp. 37–45, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35226903/, https://doi.org/10.1159/000520478. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.

    2020

    • ---. “Visceral Adiposity and Diet Quality Are Differentially Associated with Cognitive Abilities and Early Academic Skills among Preschool-Age Children.” Frontiers in Pediatrics, vol. 7, no. 2296-2360, 14 Jan. 2020, https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00548. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.
    • Anne M. Walk, Lauren B. Raine, Arthur F. Kramer, Neal J. Cohen, Charles H. Hillman, Naiman A. Khan, Adiposity is related to neuroelectric indices of motor response preparation in preadolescent children, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 147, 2020, Pages 176-183, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.10.014. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876019305422)
    • Askow, Andrew T., et al. “Of Sound Mind and Body: Exploring the Diet-Strength Interaction in Healthy Aging.” Frontiers in Nutrition, vol. 7, 28 Aug. 2020, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.00145.
    • Bridget A Hannon, Caitlyn G Edwards, Sharon V Thompson, Ginger E Reeser, Nicholas A Burd, Hannah D Holscher, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Naiman A Khan, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Related toLipoprotein Metabolism Are Associated withBlood Lipid Changes following RegularAvocado Intake in a Randomized Control Trialamong Adults with Overweight and Obesity, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 150, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 1379-1387, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa054.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622021939)
    • Caitlyn G. Edwards, Anne M. Walk, Sharon V. Thompson, Ginger E. Reeser, John W. Erdman, Nicholas A. Burd, Hannah D. Holscher, Naiman A. Khan, Effects of 12-week avocado consumption on cognitive function among adults with overweight and obesity, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 148, 2020, Pages 13-24, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.12.006. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876019305598)
    • Colleen McKenna, Amadeo Salvador, Alexander Keeble, Rafael Alamilla, Susannah Scaroni, Naiman Khan, Nicholas Burd, Resistance Exercise-Induced Apelin Is Not Modulated by Higher Dietary Protein Density in Overweight Adults, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 4, Supplement 2, 2020, nzaa040_050, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa040_050. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123075686)
    • Europe PMC. “Europe PMC.” Europepmc.org, 2016, europepmc.org/article/med/33166986. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
    • Grace M Niemiro, Nathan A Chiarlitti, Naiman A Khan, Michael De Lisio, A Carbohydrate Beverage Reduces Monocytes Expressing TLR4 in Children with Overweight or Obesity, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 150, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 616-622, ISSN 0022-3166, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz294. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622020806)
    • Hannon, Bridget A., et al. “Genetic Variants in Lipid Metabolism Pathways Interact with Diet to Influence Blood Lipid Concentrations in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.” Lifestyle Genomics, vol. 13, no. 6, 2020, pp. 155–163, https://doi.org/10.1159/000507021. Accessed 8 Dec. 2020.
    • Hassevoort, K. M., Lin, A. S., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., and Cohen, N. J. (2018). Added sugar and dietary fiber consumption are associated with creativity in preadolescent children. Nutritional Neuroscience, 23(10), 791–802. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2018.1558003
    • Kim, J., McKenna, C. F., Salvador, A. F., Scaroni, S. E., Cerna, J., Cannavale, C. N., ... and Khan, N. A. (2020). Relationships Between Muscular Strength, Cognitive Control, And Hippocampal Dependent Relational Memory Function: 3007 May 29 2: 45 PM-3: 00 PM. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, 52(7S), 837.
    • Kondiboyina, V., Raine, L. B., Kramer, A. F., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., and Shefelbine, S. J. (2020). Skeletal Effects of Nine Months of Physical Activity in Obese and Healthy Weight Children. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 52(2), 434–440. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002148
    • María Belén Acevedo, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Kathleen K. Bucholz, J. Christopher Eagon, Bruce D. Bartholow, Nicholas A. Burd, Naiman Khan, Blair Rowitz, Marta Yanina Pepino, Alcohol sensitivity in women after undergoing bariatric surgery: a cross-sectional study, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 536-544, ISSN 1550-7289, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.01.014. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550728920300307)

    2019

    • An, R., Nickols-Richardson, S. M., Khan, N., Liu, J., Liu, R., and Clarke, C. (2019). Impact of Beef and Beef Product Intake on Cognition in Children and Young Adults: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 11(8), 1797. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11081797
    • Annemarie Krug, Corinne Cannavale, Naiman Khan, Hannah Holscher,The Effect of Prebiotic Consumption on the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial (P20-015-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz040.P20-015-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz040.P20-015-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123151109)
    • Bridget A Hannon, Sharon V Thompson, Caitlyn G Edwards, Sarah K Skinner, Grace M Niemiro, Nicholas A Burd, Hannah D Holscher, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Naiman A Khan, Dietary Fiber Is Independently Related to Blood Triglycerides Among Adults with Overweight and Obesity, Current Developments in Nutrition,Volume 3, Issue 2, 2019,nzy094, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzy094. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299122129860)
    • Caitlyn Edwards, Corinne Cannavale, Isabel Flemming, Samantha Iwinski, Anne Walk, Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Naiman Khan, Skin and Macular Carotenoids and Their Implications for Cognitive Control and Achievement in Children (OR05-08-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz029.OR05-08-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz029.OR05-08-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123142946)
    • Cannavale, C. N., Hassevoort, K. M., Edwards, C. G., Thompson, S. V., Burd, N. A., Holscher, H. D., Erdman, J. W., Jr., Cohen, N. J., & Khan, N. A. (2019). Serum Lutein is related to Relational Memory Performance. Nutrients, 11(4), 768. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040768
    • Cassandra J. Nikolaus, Emily Loehmer, Alicia Jones, Ruopeng An, Naiman A. Khan, Jennifer McCaffrey, Use of Survival Analysis to Predict Attrition Among Women Participating in Longitudinal Community-Based Nutrition Research, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 51, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 1080-1087, ISSN 1499-4046, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.07.013. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1499404619309303)
    • Claire Cheng, Sharon Thompson, Caitlyn Edwards, Naiman Khan, Hannah Holscher, Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults with Overweight and Obesity (FS18-03-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz041.FS18-03-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz041.FS18-03-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123151432)
    • Corinne Cannavale, Melisa Bailey, Caitlyn Edwards, Anne Walk, Sharon Thompson, Nicholas Burd, Hannah Holscher, Naiman Khan, Interplay Between Systemic Inflammation, Visceral Fat, and Cognitive Control in People with Excess Fat Mass (OR32-06-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz052.OR32-06-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz052.OR32-06-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123160756)
    • Dominika M. Pindus, Eric S. Drollette, Lauren B. Raine, Shih-Chun Kao, Naiman Khan, Daniel R. Westfall, Morgan Hamill, Rebecca Shorin, Emily Calobrisi, Dinesh John, Arthur F. Kramer, Charles H. Hillman, Moving fast, thinking fast: The relations of physical activity levels and bouts to neuroelectric indices of inhibitory control in preadolescents,Journal of Sport and Health Science,Volume 8, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 301-314, ISSN 2095-2546, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2019.02.003. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254619300237)
    • Edwards, C. G., Walk, A. M., Cannavale, C. N., Flemming, I. R., Thompson, S. V., Reeser, G. R., … Khan, N. A. (2019). Dietary choline is related to neural efficiency during a selective attention task among middle-aged adults with overweight and obesity. Nutritional Neuroscience, 24(4), 269–278. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2019.1623456
    • Edwards, C. G., Walk, A. M., Cannavale, C. N., Flemming, I. R., Thompson, S. V., Reeser, G. R., … Khan, N. A. (2019). Dietary choline is related to neural efficiency during a selective attention task among middle-aged adults with overweight and obesity. Nutritional Neuroscience, 24(4), 269–278. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2019.1623456
    • Edwards, Caitlyn G, et al. “Macular Xanthophylls and Event-Related Brain Potentials among Overweight Adults and Those with Obesity.” Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, vol. 63, no. 15, 28 Feb. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201801059. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
    • Gabriella M. McLoughlin, Caitlyn G. Edwards, Alicia Jones, Morgan R. Chojnacki, Nicholas W. Baumgartner, Anne D. Walk, Amelia M. Woods, Kim C. Graber, Naiman A. Khan, School Lunch Timing and Children's Physical Activity During Recess: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 51, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 616-622, ISSN 1499-4046, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.01.006. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S149940461930020X)
    • Golden, Rebecca, et al. “Lean Body Mass, but Not Fat Mass, Is Associated with Hippocampal Memory Performance (P14-011-19).” Current Developments in Nutrition, vol. 3, 1 June 2019, pp. nzz052.P14-19, cdn.nutrition.org/article/S2475-2991(23)16088-4/fulltext, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz052.p14-011-19. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
    • Jonathan Cerna, Nikta Athari, Connor Robbs, Anne Walk, Caitlyn Edwards, Brynn Adamson, Isabel Flemming, Leanne Labriola, Robert Motl, Naiman Khan, Macular Carotenoids, Retinal Morphometry, and Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis (OR05-07-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz029.OR05-07-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz029.OR05-07-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123142934)
    • Jonathan Cerna, Nikta Athari, Connor Robbs, Anne Walk, Caitlyn Edwards, Brynn Adamson, Isabel Flemming, Leanne Labriola, Robert Motl, Naiman Khan, Macular Carotenoids, Retinal Morphometry, and Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis (OR05-07-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz029.OR05-07-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz029.OR05-07-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123142934)
    • Jonathan Cerna, Nikta Athari, Connor Robbs, Anne Walk, Caitlyn Edwards, Brynn Adamson, Isabel Flemming, Leanne Labriola, Robert Motl, Naiman Khan, Macular Carotenoids, Retinal Morphometry, and Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis (OR05-07-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz029.OR05-07-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz029.OR05-07-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123142934)
    • Jonathan Cerna, Nikta Athari, Connor Robbs, Anne Walk, Caitlyn Edwards, Brynn Adamson, Isabel Flemming, Leanne Labriola, Robert Motl, Naiman Khan, Macular Carotenoids, Retinal Morphometry, and Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis (OR05-07-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz029.OR05-07-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz029.OR05-07-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123142934)
    • Leila Shinn, Yutong Li, Ruoqing Zhu, Aditya Mansharamani, Loretta Auvil, Michael Welge, Colleen Bushell, Naiman Khan, Craig Charron, Janet Novotny, David Baer, Hannah Holscher, Applying Machine-Learning to Human Gastrointestinal Microbial Species to Predict Dietary Intake (P20-040-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz040.P20-040-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz040.P20-040-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123151353)
    • McLoughlin, G. M., Graber, K. C., Woods, A. M., Templin, T., Metzler, M., and Khan, N. A. (2020). The Status of Physical Education Within a Nationally Recognized School Health and Wellness Program. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 39(2), 274-283. Retrieved Mar 3, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2019-0052
    • Morgan R. Chojnacki, Hannah D. Holscher, Alaina R. Balbinot, Lauren B. Raine, John R. Biggan, Anne M. Walk, Arthur F. Kramer, Neal J. Cohen, Charles H. Hillman, Naiman A. Khan, Relations between mode of birth delivery and timing of developmental milestones and adiposity in preadolescence: A retrospective study,Early Human Development,Volume 129,2019,Pages 52-59,ISSN 0378-3782, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.021. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378378218302767)
    • Naiman A Khan, Daniel R Westfall, Alicia R Jones, Macie A Sinn, Jeanne H Bottin, Erica T Perrier, Charles H Hillman, A 4-d Water Intake Intervention Increases Hydration and Cognitive Flexibility among Preadolescent Children, The Journal of Nutrition,Volume 149, Issue 12,2019, Pages 2255-2264,ISSN 0022-3166,https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz206. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002231662216520X)
    • Naiman Khan, Caitlyn Edwards, Sharon Thompson, Sarah Burke, Anne Walk, Ginger Reeser, Nicholas Burd, Hannah Holscher, Effects of Avocado Consumption on Abdominal Adiposity and Glucose Tolerance: Findings from the Persea Americana for Total Health (PATH) Randomized Controlled Trial (P21-005-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz041.P21-005-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz041.P21-005-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S247529912315164X)
    • Naiman Khan, Daniel Westfall, Alicia Jones, Macie Sinn, Jeanne Bottin, Erica Perrier, Charles Hillman, The Effect of Hydration on Cognition in Children: The WITiKids Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial (OR32-08-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz052.OR32-08-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz052.OR32-08-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S247529912316077X)
    • Phansikar, M., Ashrafi, S. A., Khan, N. A., Massey, W. V., & Mullen, S. P. (2019). Active Commute in Relation to Cognition and Academic Achievement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), 5103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16245103
    • Phansikar, M., Ashrafi, S. A., Khan, N. A., Massey, W. V., & Mullen, S. P. (2019). Active Commute in Relation to Cognition and Academic Achievement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), 5103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16245103
    • Ruopeng An, Gordon Liu, Naiman Khan, Hai Yan, Youfa Wang, Dietary Habits and Cognitive Impairment Risk Among Oldest-Old Chinese, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 74, Issue 3, March 2019, Pages 474–483, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw170
    • Ruyu Liu, Bridget Hannon, Katie Robinson, Lauren Raine, Billy Hammond, Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Neal Cohen, Arthur Kramer, Charles Hillman, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Naiman Khan, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in BCO1 and CD36 Are Related to Macular Pigment Among Children (OR05-04-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz029.OR05-04-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz029.OR05-04-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123142909)
    • Saint, S. E., Hammond, B. R., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., and Renzi-Hammond, L. M. (2019). Temporal vision is related to cognitive function in preadolescent children. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 10(4), 319–326. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2019.1699096
    • Samantha Iwinski, Corinne Cannavale, Anne Walk, Ruyu Liu, Gabriella McLoughlin, Naiman Khan, Interrelationships Between Household Chaos, Children’s ADHD Tendencies, and Diet Quality (P11-113-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz048.P11-113-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz048.P11-113-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123156873)
    • Sharon Thompson, Caitlyn Edwards, Ginger Reeser, Naiman Khan, Hannah Holscher, Effects of Avocado Consumption on Gastrointestinal Microbial Metabolite Concentrations and Taxa Abundances: A Randomized, Controlled Trial (OR23-07-19), Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2019, nzz040.OR23-07-19, ISSN 2475-2991, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz040.OR23-07-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299123150943)
    • Taylor, A. M., Thompson, S. V., Edwards, C. G., Musaad, S. M. A., Khan, N. A., and Holscher, H. D. (2019). Associations among diet, the gastrointestinal microbiota, and negative emotional states in adults. Nutritional Neuroscience, 23(12), 983–992. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2019.1582578
    • Westfall, Daniel R., et al. “Cognitive Assessments in Hydration Research Involving Children: Methods and Considerations.” Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 74, no. Suppl. 3, 2019, pp. 19–24, https://doi.org/10.1159/000500341. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.

    2018

    • Anne M. Walk, Naiman A. Khan, Sasha M. Barnett, Lauren B. Raine, Arthur F. Kramer, Neal J. Cohen, Christopher J. Moulton, Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond, Billy R. Hammond, Charles H. Hillman, From neuro-pigments to neural efficiency: The relationship between retinal carotenoids and behavioral and neuroelectric indices of cognitive control in childhood, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Volume 118, 2017, Pages 1-8, ISSN 0167-8760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.05.005. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876017300715)
    • Barnett, S. M., Khan, N. A., Walk, A. M., Raine, L. B., Moulton, C., Cohen, N. J., … Hillman, C. H. (2017). Macular pigment optical density is positively associated with academic performance among preadolescent children. Nutritional Neuroscience, 21(9), 632–640. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2017.1329976
    • Baumgartner, Nicholas W., et al. “Relationship between Physical Activity, Adiposity, and Attentional Inhibition.” Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 15, no. 3, Mar. 2018, pp. 191–196, journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jpah/15/3/article-p191.xml, https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2017-0181. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
    • Cassandra J. Nikolaus, Emily Laurent, Emily Loehmer, Ruopeng An, Naiman Khan, Jennifer McCaffrey, Nutrition Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT): Development and Evaluation,Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior,Volume 50, Issue 7,2018,Pages 724-728.e1,ISSN 1499-4046, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.03.011. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1499404618301933)
    • Chojnacki, Morgan R., et al. “The Negative Influence of Adiposity Extends to Intraindividual Variability in Cognitive Control among Preadolescent Children.” Obesity, vol. 26, no. 2, 27 Dec. 2017, pp. 405–411, https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22053. Accessed 27 Aug. 2020.
    • Edwards, C. G., Walk, A. M., Thompson, S. V., Mullen, S. P., Holscher, H. D., and Khan, N. A. (2018). Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behavioral and Neuroelectric Indices of Cognitive Flexibility in Individuals with Overweight and Obesity. Nutrients, 10(12), 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10121902
    • Hannon, B. A., Khan, N. A., & Teran-Garcia, M. (2018). Nutrigenetic Contributions to Dyslipidemia: A Focus on Physiologically Relevant Pathways of Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism. Nutrients, 10(10), 1404. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10101404
    • Jones, Alicia R, et al. “Retinal Morphometric Markers of Crystallized and Fluid Intelligence among Adults with Overweight and Obesity.” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 9, 21 Dec. 2018, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02650. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
    • Kelsey M. Hassevoort, Naiman A. Khan, Charles H. Hillman, Arthur F. Kramer, Neal J. Cohen, Relational memory is associated with academic achievement in preadolescent children, Trends in Neuroscience and Education, Volume 13,2018,Pages 8-16,ISSN 2211-9493, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2018.09.001.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211949317300534)
    • Khan, N. A., Walk, A. M., Edwards, C. G., Jones, A. R., Cannavale, C. N., Thompson, S. V., Reeser, G. E., and Holscher, H. D. (2018). Macular Xanthophylls Are Related to Intellectual Ability among Adults with Overweight and Obesity. Nutrients, 10(4), 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10040396
    • McLoughlin, G. M., Edwards, C. G., Covello, A. R., Walk, A. M., Woods, A. M., Graber, K. C., and Khan, N. A. (2018, January). Recess physical activity: associations between behavior, executive function, and temperament. In Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Vol. 89, pp. A73-A74). 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
    • McLoughlin, Gabriella, et al. “School Lunch and Physical Activity during Recess: Interactive Effects of Health Behaviors in the School Setting.” The FASEB Journal, vol. 31, no. S1, 1 Apr. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.149.1. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
    • Niemiro, Grace M, et al. “Effects of Endurance Exercise Training on Inflammatory Circulating Progenitor Cell Content in Lean and Obese Adults.” The Journal of Physiology, vol. 596, no. 14, 19 June 2018, pp. 2811–2822, https://doi.org/10.1113/jp276023. Accessed 10 Feb. 2024.
    • Raine, L., Drollette, E., Kao, S. C., Westfall, D., Chaddock-Heyman, L., Kramer, A. F., Khan, N., and Hillman, C. (2018). The Associations between Adiposity, Cognitive Function, and Achievement in Children. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 50(9), 1868–1874. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001650
    • Raine, L.B., Kao, SC., Pindus, D. et al. A Large-Scale Reanalysis of Childhood Fitness and Inhibitory Control. J Cogn Enhanc 2, 170–192 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-018-0070-7
    • Saint, S. E., Renzi-Hammond, L. M., Khan, N. A., Hillman, C. H., Frick, J. E., & Hammond, B. R. (2018). The Macular Carotenoids are Associated with Cognitive Function in Preadolescent Children. Nutrients, 10(2), 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10020193
    • Shefelbine, S., Kondiboyina, V., Raine, L., Kramer, A., Khan, N., & Hillman, C. (2018, November). Effect of Exercise and Weight on Bone Health in 8-9 Year Old Children. In Journal of bone and mineral research (Vol. 33, pp. 66-67). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY.
    • Shih-Chun Kao, Eric S. Drollette, Joseph P. Ritondale, Naiman Khan, Charles H. Hillman, The acute effects of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on declarative memory and inhibitory control, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 38, 2018, Pages 90-99, ISSN 1469-0292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.05.011. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029217308026)

    2017

    • Covello, Alicia R, et al. “Examining the Role of Habitual Physical Activity in the Food Insecurity-Obesity Paradox.” The FASEB Journal, vol. 31, no. S1, 1 Apr. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.791.26. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
    • Drollette, Eric S., et al. “Effects of the FITKids Physical Activity Randomized Controlled Trial on Conflict Monitoring in Youth.” Psychophysiology, vol. 55, no. 3, 4 Oct. 2017, p. e13017, https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13017. Accessed 17 Aug. 2020.
    • Edwards, C.; Walk, A.; Baumgartner, N.; Chojnacki, M.; Covello, A.; Evensen, J.; Thompson, S.; Holscher, H.; and Khan, N., "Relationship Between Whole Grain Consumption and Selective Attention: A Behavioral and Neuroelectric Approach" (2017). Faculty Research and Creative Activity. 60. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/psych_fac/60
    • Kelsey M. Hassevoort, Sarah E. Khazoum, John A. Walker, Sasha M. Barnett, Lauren B. Raine, Billy R. Hammond, Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond, Arthur F. Kramer, Naiman A. Khan, Charles H. Hillman, Neal J. Cohen, Macular Carotenoids, Aerobic Fitness, and Central Adiposity Are Associated Differentially with Hippocampal-Dependent Relational Memory in Preadolescent Children, The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 183, 2017, Pages 108-114.e1, ISSN 0022-3476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.016. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347617300343)
    • Lauren B. Raine, Naiman A. Khan, Eric S. Drollette, Matthew B. Pontifex, Arthur F. Kramer, Charles H. Hillman, Obesity, Visceral Adipose Tissue, and Cognitive Function in Childhood, The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 187, 2017, Pages 134-140.e3, ISSN 0022-3476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.023. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347617306443)
    • McLoughlin, Gabriella, et al. “School Lunch and Physical Activity during Recess: Interactive Effects of Health Behaviors in the School Setting.” The FASEB Journal, vol. 31, no. S1, 1 Apr. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.149.1. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
    • Ruopeng An, Emily Loehmer, Naiman Khan, Marci K. Scott, Kimbirly Rindfleisch, Jennifer McCaffrey, Community partnerships in healthy eating and lifestyle promotion: A network analysis, Preventive Medicine Reports,Volume 6,2017,Pages 294-301,ISSN 2211-3355, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.03.007 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517300499)
    • Walk, Anne M., et al. “Differential Effects of Carbohydrates on Behavioral and Neuroelectric Indices of Selective Attention in Preadolescent Children.” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 11, 20 Dec. 2017, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00614. Accessed 16 Mar. 2022.
    • Walk, Anne M., et al. “The Role of Retinal Carotenoids and Age on Neuroelectric Indices of Attentional Control among Early to Middle-Aged Adults.” Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, vol. 9, 9 June 2017, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00183. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.

    2016

    • Balto, Julia M., et al. “Individual and Co-Occurring SNAP Risk Factors.” International Journal of MS Care, vol. 18, no. 6, 1 Nov. 2016, pp. 298–304, https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2016-040. Accessed 14 Apr. 2022.
    • Dominika M. Pindus, Eric S. Drollette, Mark R. Scudder, Naiman A. Khan, Lauren B. Raine, Lauren B. Sherar, Dale W. Esliger, Arthur F. Kramer, Charles H. Hillman, Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, Indices of Cognitive Control, and Academic Achievement in Preadolescents, The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 173, 2016, Pages 136-142, ISSN 0022-3476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.02.045. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347616002675)
    • Grace M. Niemiro, Lauren B. Raine, Naiman A. Khan, Russell Emmons, Jonathan Little, Arthur F. Kramer, Charles H. Hillman, Michael De Lisio, Circulating progenitor cells are positively associated with cognitive function among overweight/obese children, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 57, 2016, Pages 47-52, ISSN 0889-1591, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2016.03.018. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159116300642)
    • Hassevoort, Kelsey M., et al. “Childhood Markers of Health Behavior Relate to Hippocampal Health, Memory, and Academic Performance.” Mind, Brain, and Education, vol. 10, no. 3, 23 June 2016, pp. 162–170, https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12108. Accessed 24 Sept. 2019.
    • Khan, N. A., Raine, L. B., Drollette, E. S., Scudder, M. R., Kramer, A. F., and Hillman, C. H. (2016). Dietary fiber is positively associated with cognitive control among prepubertal children. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, 114, 82-83. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441812

    2015

    • Hillman, Charles H., et al. “The Relationship of Health Behaviors to Childhood Cognition and Brain Health.” Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 66, no. 3, 18 June 2015, pp. 1–4, https://doi.org/10.1159/000381237.
    • Hisham Ziauddeen, Miguel Alonso-Alonso, James O Hill, Michael Kelley, Naiman A Khan, Obesity and the Neurocognitive Basis of Food Reward and the Control of Intake, Advances in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 474-486, ISSN 2161-8313, https://doi.org/10.3945/an.115.008268. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831322009073)
    • Khan, N.A., et al. “The Relationship between Total Water Intake and Cognitive Control among Prepubertal Children.” Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 66, no. Suppl. 3, 2015, pp. 38–41, https://doi.org/10.1159/000381245.
    • McCorkle, S. M., Raine, L. B., Hammond, B. R., Jr., Renzi-Hammond, L., Hillman, C. H., and Khan, N. A. (2015). Reliability of Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density among Preadolescent Children. Foods, 4(4), 594-604. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4040594
    • Naiman A Khan, Lauren B Raine, Eric S Drollette, Mark R Scudder, Arthur F Kramer, Charles H Hillman, Dietary Fiber Is Positively Associated with Cognitive Control among Prepubertal Children1,2, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 145, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 143-149, ISSN 0022-3166,https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.198457.
    • Naiman A. Khan, Carol L. Baym, Jim M. Monti, Lauren B. Raine, Eric S. Drollette, Mark R. Scudder, R. Davis Moore, Arthur F. Kramer, Charles H. Hillman, Neal J. Cohen, Central Adiposity Is Negatively Associated with Hippocampal-Dependent Relational Memory among Overweight and Obese Children, The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 166, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 302-308.e1, ISSN 0022-3476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.10.008. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347614009536)
    • Naiman A. Khan, Lauren B. Raine, Eric S. Drollette, Mark R. Scudder, Charles H. Hillman, The relation of saturated fats and dietary cholesterol to childhood cognitive flexibility, Appetite, Volume 93, 2015, Pages 51-56, ISSN 0195-6663, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.012 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566631500152X)
    • Scudder, M. R., Khan, N. A., Lambourne, K., Drollette, E. S., Herrmann, S. D., Betts, J. L., Washburn, R. A., Donnelly, J. E., & Hillman, C. H. (2015). Cognitive control in preadolescent children with risk factors for metabolic syndrome. Health Psychology, 34(3), 243–252. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000114

    2014

    • Carol L Baym, Naiman A Khan, Jim M Monti, Lauren B Raine, Eric S Drollette, R Davis Moore, Mark R Scudder, Arthur F Kramer, Charles H Hillman, Neal J Cohen, Dietary lipids are differentially associated with hippocampal-dependent relational memory in prepubescent children1234, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1026-1033, ISSN 0002-9165, https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.079624. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523050499)
    • Carol L. Baym, Naiman A. Khan, Ari Pence, Lauren B. Raine, Charles H. Hillman, Neal J. Cohen; Aerobic Fitness Predicts Relational Memory but Not Item Memory Performance in Healthy Young Adults. J Cogn Neurosci 2014; 26 (11): 2645–2652. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00667
    • Hillman, C. H., et al. “Effects of the FITKids Randomized Controlled Trial on Executive Control and Brain Function.” PEDIATRICS, vol. 134, no. 4, 29 Sept. 2014, pp. e1063–e1071, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/134/4/e1063.full.pdf, https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-3219.
    • James O. Hill, Kent Berridge, Nicole M. Avena, Hisham Ziauddeen, Miguel Alonso-Alonso, David B. Allison, Naiman A. Khan, Michael Kelley, Neurocognition: The Food–Brain Connection, Advances in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 544-546, ISSN 2161-8313, https://doi.org/10.3945/an.114.006437. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831322008754)
    • Keita Kamijo, Matthew B. Pontifex, Naiman A. Khan, Lauren B. Raine, Mark R. Scudder, Eric S. Drollette, Ellen M. Evans, Darla M. Castelli, Charles H. Hillman, The Negative Association of Childhood Obesity to Cognitive Control of Action Monitoring, Cerebral Cortex, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2014, Pages 654–662, https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhs349
    • Khan, N. A., et al. “Impact of the FITKids Physical Activity Intervention on Adiposity in Prepubertal Children.” PEDIATRICS, vol. 133, no. 4, 31 Mar. 2014, pp. e875–e883, https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-2246. Accessed 1 Mar. 2020.
    • Khan, Naiman A., and Charles H. Hillman. “The Relation of Childhood Physical Activity and Aerobic Fitness to Brain Function and Cognition: A Review.” Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2014, pp. 138–146, https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2013-0125.
    • Khan, Naiman A., et al. “IV. THE COGNITIVE IMPLICATIONS of OBESITY and NUTRITION in CHILDHOOD.” Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, vol. 79, no. 4, 11 Nov. 2014, pp. 51–71, https://doi.org/10.1111/mono.12130.
    • Khan, Naiman, et al. “Differences in Cognitive Flexibility between Healthy Weight and Obese Children: An ERP Study (629.6).” The FASEB Journal, vol. 28, no. S1, 1 Apr. 2014, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.629.6. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
    • Pontifex, Matthew B., et al. “V. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION of ADIPOSITY and FITNESS with COGNITIVE CONTROL in PREADOLESCENT CHILDREN.” Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, vol. 79, no. 4, 11 Nov. 2014, pp. 72–92, https://doi.org/10.1111/mono.12131. Accessed 8 Jan. 2020.

    2012

    • Kamijo, Keita, et al. “The Association of Childhood Obesity to Neuroelectric Indices of Inhibition.” Psychophysiology, vol. 49, no. 10, 22 Aug. 2012, pp. 1361–1371, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01459.x. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
    • Kamijo, Keita, et al. “The Relation of Adiposity to Cognitive Control and Scholastic Achievement in Preadolescent Children.” Obesity, vol. 20, no. 12, Dec. 2012, pp. 2406–2411, https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2012.112.

    2011

    • Khan, N. A., Nasti, C. J., Evans, E. M., and Chapman-Novakofski, K. M. (2011). Using a Teaching Partnership to Improve Nutrition and Exercise in College Students. NACTA Journal, 55(1), 2–8. http://www.jstor.org/stable/nactajournal.55.1.2

    2009

    • Naiman A. Khan, Chris Nasti, Ellen M. Evans, Karen Chapman-Novakofski,Peer education, Exercising, and Eating Right (PEER): Training of Peers in an Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Partnership,Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior,Volume 41, Issue 1,2009,Pages 68-70,ISSN 1499-4046,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2008.03.116. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1499404608002030)