About the Author Team

Paul Insel, PhD, Stanford University
Dr. Insel is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. In addition to being the Principal Investigator on several NIH nutrition projects, he is the senior author of the seminal text in health education and has co-authored several best-selling nutrition books.

R. Elaine Turner, PhD, RD, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida
Dr. Turner is a Registered Dietitian and Assistant Professor in the Food Science Department at the University of Florida. Her specialty is nutrition education. Dr. Turner has been teaching courses in introductory and life cycle nutrition for nearly 15 years. Her research interests include nutrition labeling and dietary supplement regulations, computer applications in nutrition and education, maternal and infant nutrition, and consumer issues.

Don Ross, California Institute of Human Nutrition
Mr. Ross is co-director of the California Institute of Human Nutrition. For 15 years he has created health and nutrition educational materials for consumers, professionals, and college students. He has special expertise in communicating complicated physiological processes with easily understood graphical presentations. NIH selected his Travels with Cholesterol for distribution to consumers. His multidisciplinary focus brings together the fields of psychology, nutrition, biochemistry, and medicine.