Davina Rhodes, PhD, RDÂ
Associate Professor of Nutritional Genomics
Davina.Rhodes@colostate.edu
Biography and Education
Hometown
Palm Harbor, FL
Fun Fact
I lived on a vegan hippie commune for the first 7 years of my life!
Research
Dr. Rhodes studies the genetics of crop nutritional traits in order to help breeders develop healthier food crops, particularly sorghum and potato. She uses tools from crop genetics, human nutrition, and analytical chemistry to determine the best breeding strategies for nutritional traits. Her work includes:
phenotyping germplasm collections to characterize the natural variation of nutritional traits
identifying genetic markers and genes associated with variation in traits
determining genotype by environment effects on nutritional traits
developing biofortification trait technology for breeders
Education
Ph.D. Integrative Biology: Crop Genetics and Nutrition
University of South Carolina, 2014
M.S. Human Nutrition
University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007
B.A. Environmental Science
New College of Florida, 1999
Credentials
Registered Dietitian (RD)
2008-present