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Naiman A Khan

Naiman A Khan

Associate Professor
313 Freer Hall
906 S Goodwin Ave
Urbana 61801
(217) 300-2197

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Other Publications

  • Hill, J.O., Berridge, K., Avena, N.M., Ziauddeen, H., Alonso-Alonso, M., Allison, D.B., Khan, N.A., & Kelley, M. (2014). Neurocognition: The food-brain connection. Advances in Nutrition, 5, 544-546. doi:10.3945/an.114.006437
  • Scudder, M.R., Khan, N.A., Lambourne, K., Drollette, E.S., Herrmann, S., Betts, J.L., Washburn, R., Donnelly, J.E., & Hillman, C.H. (2014). Cognitive control in preadolescent children with risk factors for metabolic syndrome. Health Psychology. doi: 10.1037/hea0000114
  • Baym, C.L., Khan, N.A., Pence, A., Raine, Hillman, C.H., & Cohen, N.J. (2014). Aerobic fitness predicts relational memory but not item memory performance in healthy young adults. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. doi:10.1162/jocn_a_00667
  • Baym, C.L., Khan, N.A., Monti, J. M., Raine, L.B., Drollette, E.S., Davis Moore, R., Scudder, M.R., Kramer, A.F., Hillman, C.H., & Cohen, N.J. (2014). Differential impact of dietary lipids on hippocampal-dependent relational memory in prepubescent children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 99, 1026-1032. doi:10.3945/ajcn.113.079624
  • Khan, N.A., Raine, L.B., Donovan, S.M., & Hillman, C.H. (2014). The cognitive implications of obesity and nutrition in childhood. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 79, 51-71. doi:10.1111/mono.12130.
  • Khan, N.A., Baym, C.L., Monti, J. M., Raine, L.B., Drollette, E.S., Scudder, Davis Moore, R., M.R., Kramer, A.F., Hillman, C.H., & Cohen, N.J. (2014). Central adiposity is negatively associated with hippocampal-dependent relational memory among overweight and obese children. Journal of Pediatrics. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.10.008.
  • Khan, N.A., Raine, L.B., Drollette, E.S., Scudder, M.R., Pontifex, M.B., Castelli, D.M., Donovan, S.M., Evans, E.M., & Hillman, C.H. (2014). Impact of the FITKids physical activity intervention on adiposity in prepubertal children. Pediatrics, 133, e875-e883. doi:10.1542/peds.2013-2246.
  • Ziauddeen, H., Alonso-Alonso, M., Hill, J.O., Kelley, M., & Khan, N.A. (2015) The neurocognitive basis of overeating and obesity: food reward and the control of intake. Advances in Nutrition, vol. 6: 474-486.
  • Khan, N.A., Raine, L.B., Drollette, E.S., Scudder M.R., & Hillman, C.H. (2015). The relation of saturated fats and dietary cholesterol to childhood cognitive flexibility. Appetite, 93, 51-56. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.012.
  • McCorkle, S.M., Raine, L.B., Hammond, B.R., Renzi-Hammond, L., Hillman, C.H., & Khan, N.A. (2015). Reliability of Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density among Preadolescent Children. Foods, 4(4), 594-604.
  • Khan, N.A., Raine, L.B., Drollette, E.S., Scudder M.R., Kramer, A.F., & Hillman, C.H. (2015). Dietary fiber is positively associated with cognitive control in prepubertal children. Journal of Nutrition. doi:10.3945/jn.114.198457

Honors

  • Postdoctoral Research Award Finalist (American Society for Nutrition) (2013)
  • Hydration for Health (H4H) Initiative Young Researcher Award Winner (Danone Nutricia) (2014)

Academic Positions

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory at UIUC (2012-2015)