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Maureen E. Geraghty, Ph.D., R.D.

Assistant Professor, Medical Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions
maureen.geraghty@osumc.edu
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Dr. Maureen Geraghty received her B.S. from the University of Dayton and received both her M.S. in Medical Dietetics and her Ph.D. in Human Nutrition at The Ohio State University. Dr. Geraghty has been a dietitian for 20 years, and is actively investigating the use of herbs and dietary supplements in pediatric populations, including autistic children, newborns and preemies whose mothers used supplements, and the use of supplements in college students. Other research interests involve the physiologic and molecular indicators of change resulting from the administration of prebiotics and probiotics. Her dissertation addressed the changes in gut microflora as a result of the administration of prebiotics, as measured by enzymatic and molecular techniques. Dr. Geraghty worked in industry (Abbott Nutrition) for 12 years before acquiring her Ph.D., where she conducted clinical trials across the country with nutritional interventions for various disease states. She holds four U.S. patents as a result of her work at Abbott Nutrition.

Dr. Geraghty currently teaches three courses in the Department of Medical Dietetics in the College of Medicine: 1) Nutrition and Dietetics (nutrition and biochemistry); 2) Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition; and 3) Complementary Nutrition Therapy: Dietary Supplements and Herbs. She is active in the Dietetic Associations and on several speakers’ bureaus educating medical professionals on the safety and efficacy of herbs and dietary supplements.