Education:
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Monell Chemical Senses Center - 2022 (Sensory Science)
Professional Certificate, University of California - Davis - 2022 (Applied Sensory and Consumer Science)
Ph.D., Drexel University - 2020 (Nutrition Sciences)
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University - 2010 (Health and Exercise Science)
Areas of Expertise:
Taste preferences, sweet taste, eating behavior
Books and Publications
Cheung MM, DeLuccia R, Shewokis PA, Volpe SL, Amori R, Singh H, Sukumar S. Effects of a Combined Magnesium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Double-blinded Controlled Trial. Nutrition. 2022; 99-100:111674. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2022.111674 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2022
Cheung MM, Kramer M, Beauchamp GK, Puputti S, Wise PM. Characterizing Individual Differences in Sweet Taste Hedonics: Test Methods, Locations, and Stimuli. Nutrients. 2022; 14(2):370. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020370 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2022
Dall RD, Cheung MM, Shewokis PA, Altasan A, Volpe SL, Amori R, Singh H, Sukumar D. Combined Vitamin D and Magnesium Supplementation Does Not Influence Markers of Bone Turnover or Glycemic Control: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Nutrition Research, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2022.12.005. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2022
Cheung MM, Rosemary D, Ramadoss RK, Aljahdali A, Volpe S, Shewokis P, Sukumar D. Low Dietary Magnesium Intake Alters Vitamin D - Parathyroid Hormone Relationship in Adults who are Overweight and Obese. Nutrition Research. 2019 Sep; 69:82-93. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Aug 8. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
DeLuccia R, Cheung MM, Ramadoss R, Alijahdali A, Sukumar D. The Endocrine Role of Bone in Cardiometabolic Health. Current Nutrition Reports. 2019. Sep;8(3):281-294. DOI 10.1007/s13668-019-00286-0. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
Sukumar D, DeLuccia R, Cheung MM, Ramadoss R, Ng T, Lamoureux A. Validation of a Newly Developed Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Dietary Intakes of Magnesium. Nutrients. 2019 Nov 15;11(11). pii: E2789. doi: 10.3390/nu11112789. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
Sukumar D, Becker KB, Cheung MM, Diamond S, Duszak R, Aljahdali A, Volpe SL, Nasser JA. Can Bone Regulating Hormones and Nutrients Help Characterize the Metabolically Health Obese Phenotype. Nutrition and Health. 2018 Sep;24(3):153-162. doi: 10.1177/0260106018777336. Epub 2018 Jun 27. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
Lotito A, Teramoto M, Cheung MM, Becker KB, Sukumar, D. Serum Parathyroid Hormone Responses to Vitamin D Supplementation in Overweight or Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Nutrients. 2017; 9(3). (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2017
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Tow Faculty Research and Creativity Grant - 2023. Social Media on Food Preference and Food Intake. (Awards and Honors) 2023
Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F32) - 2022. Development and Validation of a Rapid Test for Individual Differences in Sweet Liking. (Awards and Honors) 2022
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Cheung MM, Beauchamp GK, Reed DR, Wise PM. A Simplified Method to Measure Individual Sweet Hedonic Response. Association of Chemoreception Sciences Conference 2022; Bonita Spring, FL. April 2022. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
Cheung MM, Deutsch J, Sherman R, Katz S, Wise PM. Fermentation on Liking and Phytic Acid Concentration of Millet: A Climate Resistant Grain - A Pilot Study. American Society for Nutrition 2022. Virtual Conference. June 2022. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
Nguyen H, Bell K, Huang A, Hannum M, Lin C, Ramirez V, Sasimovich I, Christensen C, Cheung MM, Reed D. Missing diversity: Filling the gap with remote testing. Society of Sensory Professionals Conference 2022. Savannah, GA. November 2022. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
Cheung MM, Puputti S, Wise PM. A Comparison of Methods for Measuring Sweet Taste Preference. Association of Chemoreception Sciences Conference 2021; Virtual Conference. April 2021. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
Cheung MM, Rivers N, Breslin PAS, Wise PM. Individual Differences in Adaptation to Sweet Taste. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2, June 2021, Page 1203, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab055_013 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
