Welcome new staff member: Gracie O'Neal

Gracie O’Neal (B.S.F.C.S. ’24, M.S. ’25) started as a research professional in the Department of Kinesiology on July 7. She will be working in the Human Nutrition Lab performing nutrition-related clinical trials aimed at improving human health and chronic disease risk reduction.

O’Neal earned a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer sciences in dietetics with a minor in culinary science and nutrition in 2024 and a master’s degree in nutritional sciences in 2025, both from the University of Georgia. From 2023-25, she was a research intern for Fueling Forward, a sports nutrition private practice, and she competed on the UGA Track and Field team from 2020-25.