Dr. Linda Barbour, MD

Dr. Barbour is a Professor in Endocrinology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Director of the Obstetric Diabetes Clinic at University Hospital, past Chair of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Pregnancy Council and named in “Best Doctors in America” for >20 years specializing in diabetes, thyroid disorders and obesity in pregnancy.  She is author to >100 publications, Co-Director of the Colorado Program in Nutrition and Healthy Development which mentors many young researchers to improve maternal and infant health, and is proud mother to 7 adult children and step children. Dr Barbour is the Principal Investigator for the Fetal Programming and CHOICE studies.

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Dr. Teri Hernandez, PhD, RN

Dr. Teri Hernandez, is a cardiac nurse by training who earned her PhD studying women’s health, specifically gestational diabetes. Dr. Hernandez is the principal investigator of several clinical trials. She is also a nurse scientist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, an Associate Professor in the CU Division of Endocrinology and College of Nursing, the author of many publications, a mother of three children, and a mentor and friend to her students, research staff, and research study participants. Dr. Hernandez is the Principal Investigator for the CHOICE study. 

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Emily Dunn MS, RDN, CDE, CCRC

Emily Dunn is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Certified Clinical Research Coordinator. She earned her Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics degree at the University of Kansas. She moved to Denver from Kansas City, MO in 2014 and has been working with the Infant GOLD Research Team since 2017.

Kristy Rolloff, BS, CLC

Kristy started in the research group right out of college in 2017 and first began aiding in the research lab by collecting, processing, and tracking samples from mom and baby. She also helped prepare the fat tissue for further analysis of insulin sensitivity. She recently earned her Clinical Lactation Certification. In her spare time, she loves to go up to the mountains for hiking and boating as well as spending time with her family, husband, and dog.

Dr. Martin Carli is a molecular biologist, Certified Lactation Counselor and postdoctoral research fellow mentored by Dr. Barbour and Dr. Hernandez. She earned her doctorate at Columbia University in New York, where she studied the effects of genetics on body weight and metabolism. She became fascinated with the metabolic benefits of breastfeeding after the birth of her daughter in 2016. She moved to Denver in 2018 to develop new ways to study the human breast during lactation by looking at the cells found in milk. Dr. Martin Carli is the Principal Investigator for the Milk Cell Study.

Laurie Moss 

Laurie Moss is our resident computer nerd.  She takes care of all the forms, labs, and sample tracking data for all of our past and active studies.  She has been with the University since 2000.  She started with the Department of Public Health, managing their databases in Diabetes research.  She has since moved on and now manages data for a multitude of Rheumatology and Endocrinology studies.  She currently supports over ten physicians and their study research.  She also supports over 25 staff members with their various data needs in these various studies.

Nicole Hirsch, MS, CLC

Nicole Hirsch is a Clinical Coordinator and a Certified Lactation Counselor in the Infant Gold research group.  Before joining the Infant Gold team, she worked for the IMAGE exercise physiology research lab and the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department research team. Working in the Infant Gold group combines her scientific interest in pregnancy, breastfeeding, metabolism, nutrition, and diabetes with her love of babies. Nicole has two wonderful children and a young golden doodle to keep her on her toes.

 Dr. Regina Reynolds, MD

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