Master of International Policy (MIP)

Dr. Paton is an Associate Professor of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Georgia and he is a Civil Affairs officer in the US Army Reserve. His focus in the MIP program is on security, (counter)terrorism, and deterrence.

Education
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BS, Michigan State University

MS, Michigan State University

PhD, University of Maryland College Park

Honors, Awards, and Achievements
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UGA Obesity Initiative advisory board

Councilor, American Physiological Society, Endocrinology & Metabolism section

Affiliations
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American Physiological Society

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

American Society for Nutrition

Course Instruction
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FDST/NUTR 8150: Food an Nutritional Biochemistry

FDST 4070/6070: Nutritional Quality of Food

NUTR 4220/6220: Nutrition for Physical Activity and Sport

FDST 7030E: Food Biochemical Reactions

FDST 7180E: Value added Marketing

Research Interests
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Food, nutrition, and security; Foreign malign influence; Great power competition

Selected Publications
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/chad.paton.1/bibliography/public/

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