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Tanya Halliday, PhD

Research Interests

  • Nucleic Acid Sequencing

Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on appetite and food-intake regulation in response to lifestyle interventions such as dietary restriction and exercise. Currently, she is investigating how type of exercise (e.g. aerobic vs resistance) influences hormonal and behavior indices of appetite regulation, and mechanisms underlying response variation in body mass regulation with exercise. Another current area of research focus is on development of effective weight loss maintenance strategies. Dr. Halliday is also examining how sex as a biological variable, may influence the appetitive responses to energy deficits elicited through both increased exercise energy expenditure and caloric restriction.

Dr. Halliday recently completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral research fellowship in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. In addition to her research program, Dr. Halliday also worked as a Registered Dietitian in the “My New Weigh” weight loss program run through the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center during her postdoc. She received her PhD in Clinical Physiology and Metabolism from Virginia Tech in 2016, where her research focused on exercise and dietary interventions for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions. She is also a Registered Dietitian, having completed her BS in Dietetics in 2010 at the University of Wyoming, and her Dietetic Internship through the University of Houston in 2011.

Research Statement

Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on appetite and food-intake regulation in response to lifestyle interventions such as dietary restriction and exercise. Currently, she is investigating how type of exercise (e.g. aerobic vs resistance) influences hormonal and behavior indices of appetite regulation, and mechanisms underlying response variation in body mass regulation with exercise. Another current area of research focus is on development of effective weight loss maintenance strategies. Dr. Halliday is also examining how sex as a biological variable, may influence the appetitive responses to energy deficits elicited through both increased exercise energy expenditure and caloric restriction.

Dr. Halliday recently completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral research fellowship in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. In addition to her research program, Dr. Halliday also worked as a Registered Dietitian in the “My New Weigh” weight loss program run through the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center during her postdoc. She received her PhD in Clinical Physiology and Metabolism from Virginia Tech in 2016, where her research focused on exercise and dietary interventions for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions. She is also a Registered Dietitian, having completed her BS in Dietetics in 2010 at the University of Wyoming, and her Dietetic Internship through the University of Houston in 2011.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Kroeger CM Ejima K Hannon BA Halliday TM McComb B Teran-Garcia M Dawson JA King DB Brown AW Allison DB (01/01/2021). Persistent confusion in nutrition and obesity research about the validity of classic nonparametric tests in the presence of heteroscedasticity: evidence of the problem and valid alternatives. (Read full article)
  2. Kroeger CM Ejima K Hannon BA Halliday TM McComb B Teran-Garcia M Dawson JA King DB Brown AW Allison DB (01/01/2021). Persistent confusion in nutrition and obesity research about the validity of classic nonparametric tests in the presence of heteroscedasticity: evidence of the problem and valid alternatives. (Read full article)
  3. Xu L Rogers CR Halliday TM Wu Q Wilmouth L (10/01/2020). Correlates of Physical Activity, Psychosocial Factors, and Home Environment Exposure among U.S. Adolescents: Insights for Cancer Risk Reduction from the FLASHE Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(16). (Read full article)
  4. Xu L Rogers CR Halliday TM Wu Q Wilmouth L (10/01/2020). Correlates of Physical Activity, Psychosocial Factors, and Home Environment Exposure among U.S. Adolescents: Insights for Cancer Risk Reduction from the FLASHE Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(16). (Read full article)
  5. Halliday TM Rynders CA Thomas E Bergouignan A Pan Z Kealey EH Cornier MA Bessesen DH (08/01/2020). Appetite-Related Responses to Overfeeding and Longitudinal Weight Change in Obesity-Prone and Obesity-Resistant Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring), 28, 259-267. (Read full article)
  6. Halliday TM Rynders CA Thomas E Bergouignan A Pan Z Kealey EH Cornier MA Bessesen DH (08/01/2020). Appetite-Related Responses to Overfeeding and Longitudinal Weight Change in Obesity-Prone and Obesity-Resistant Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring), 28, 259-267. (Read full article)
  7. Liu SV Moore LB Halliday TM Jahren AH Savla J Hedrick VE Marinik EL Davy BM (06/01/2020). Short-term changes in added sugar consumption by adolescents reflected in the carbon isotope ratio of fingerstick blood. Nutr Health, 24, 251-259. (Read full article)
  8. Liu SV Moore LB Halliday TM Jahren AH Savla J Hedrick VE Marinik EL Davy BM (06/01/2020). Short-term changes in added sugar consumption by adolescents reflected in the carbon isotope ratio of fingerstick blood. Nutr Health, 24, 251-259. (Read full article)
  9. Larson-Meyer DE Douglas CS Thomas JJ Johnson EC Barcal JN Heller JE Hollis BW Halliday TM (05/01/2020). Validation of a Vitamin D Specific Questionnaire to Determine Vitamin D Status in Athletes. Nutrients, 11. (Read full article)
  10. Larson-Meyer DE Douglas CS Thomas JJ Johnson EC Barcal JN Heller JE Hollis BW Halliday TM (05/01/2020). Validation of a Vitamin D Specific Questionnaire to Determine Vitamin D Status in Athletes. Nutrients, 11. (Read full article)
  11. Thomas DM Clark N Turner D Siu C Halliday TM Hannon BA Kahathuduwa CN Kroeger CM Zoh R Allison DB (04/01/2020). Best (but oft-forgotten) practices: identifying and accounting for regression to the mean in nutrition and obesity research. 111, 256-265. (Read full article)
  12. Thomas DM Clark N Turner D Siu C Halliday TM Hannon BA Kahathuduwa CN Kroeger CM Zoh R Allison DB (04/01/2020). Best (but oft-forgotten) practices: identifying and accounting for regression to the mean in nutrition and obesity research. 111, 256-265. (Read full article)
  13. Halliday TM Polsky S Schoen JA Legget KT Tregellas JR Williamson KM Cornier MA (04/01/2020). Comparison of surgical versus diet-induced weight loss on appetite regulation and metabolic health outcomes. Physiol Rep, 7, e14048. (Read full article)
  14. Thomas DM Clark N Turner D Siu C Halliday TM Hannon BA Kahathuduwa CN Kroeger CM Zoh R Allison DB (02/02/2020). Best (but oft-forgotten) practices: identifying and accounting for regression to the mean in nutrition and obesity research. 111, 256-265. (Read full article)
  15. Halliday TM Rynders CA Thomas E Bergouignan A Pan Z Kealey EH Cornier MA Bessesen DH (01/01/2020). Appetite-Related Responses to Overfeeding and Longitudinal Weight Change in Obesity-Prone and Obesity-Resistant Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring), 28, 259-267. (Read full article)
  16. Larson-Meyer DE Douglas CS Thomas JJ Johnson EC Barcal JN Heller JE Hollis BW Halliday TM (10/16/2019). Validation of a Vitamin D Specific Questionnaire to Determine Vitamin D Status in Athletes. Nutrients, 11. (Read full article)
  17. Halliday TM (03/29/2019). Comparison of Surgical versus Diet-Induced Weight Loss on Appetite Regulation and Metabolic Health Outcomes. Physiol Rep, 7.
  18. Tarpey MD Davy KP McMillan RP Bowser SM Halliday TM Boutagy NE Davy BM Frisard MI Hulver MW (01/01/2019). Skeletal muscle autophagy and mitophagy in endurance-trained runners before and after a high-fat meal. Mol Metab, 6, 1597-1609. (Read full article)
  19. Halliday TM Liu SV Moore LB Hedrick VE Davy BM (11/01/2018). Adolescents perceive a low added sugar adequate fiber diet to be more satiating and equally palatable compared to a high added sugar low fiber diet in a randomized-crossover design controlled feeding pilot trial. Eat Behav, 30, 9-15. (Read full article)
  20. Halliday TM Liu SV Moore LB Hedrick VE Davy BM (11/01/2018). Adolescents perceive a low added sugar adequate fiber diet to be more satiating and equally palatable compared to a high added sugar low fiber diet in a randomized-crossover design controlled feeding pilot trial. Eat Behav, 30, 9-15. (Read full article)
  21. Liu SV (09/01/2018). Short-term changes in added sugar consumption by adolescents reflected in the carbon isotope ratio of fingerstick blood. Nutr Health, 260106018799522.
  22. Halliday TM Liu SV Moore LB Hedrick VE Davy BM (08/10/2018). Adolescents perceive a low added sugar adequate fiber diet to be more satiating and equally palatable compared to a high added sugar low fiber diet in a randomized-crossover design controlled feeding pilot trial. Eat Behav, 30, 9-15. (Read full article)
  23. Halliday TM Savla J Marinik EL Hedrick VE Winett RA Davy BM (03/01/2018). Resistance training is associated with spontaneous changes in aerobic physical activity but not overall diet quality in adults with prediabetes. 177, 49-56. (Read full article)
  24. Moore LB Liu SV Halliday TM Neilson AP Hedrick VE Davy BM (12/01/2017). Urinary Excretion of Sodium, Nitrogen, and Sugar Amounts Are Valid Biomarkers of Dietary Sodium, Protein, and High Sugar Intake in Nonobese Adolescents. 147, 2364-2373. (Read full article)
  25. Tarpey MD Davy KP McMillan RP Bowser SM Halliday TM Boutagy NE Davy BM Frisard MI Hulver MW (12/01/2017). Skeletal muscle autophagy and mitophagy in endurance-trained runners before and after a high-fat meal. Mol Metab, 6, 1597-1609. (Read full article)
  26. Moore LB Liu SV Halliday TM Neilson AP Hedrick VE Davy BM (12/01/2017). Urinary Excretion of Sodium, Nitrogen, and Sugar Amounts Are Valid Biomarkers of Dietary Sodium, Protein, and High Sugar Intake in Nonobese Adolescents. 147, 2364-2373. (Read full article)
  27. Davy BM Winett RA Savla J Marinik EL Baugh ME Flack KD Halliday TM Kelleher SA Winett SG Williams DM Boshra S (08/01/2017). Resist diabetes: A randomized clinical trial for resistance training maintenance in adults with prediabetes. PLoS One, 12, e0172610. (Read full article)
  28. Halliday TM Savla J Marinik EL Hedrick VE Winett RA Davy BM (08/01/2017). Resistance training is associated with spontaneous changes in aerobic physical activity but not overall diet quality in adults with prediabetes. 177, 49-56. (Read full article)
  29. Buckner SL Dankel SJ Counts BR Barnett BE Jessee MB Mouser JG Halliday TM Loenneke JP (03/01/2017). Do rhythms exist in elbow flexor torque, oral temperature and muscle thickness during normal waking hours? 160, 12-7. (Read full article)
  30. Davy BM Winett RA Savla J Marinik EL Baugh ME Flack KD Halliday TM Kelleher SA Winett SG Williams DM Boshra S (02/2017). Resist diabetes: A randomized clinical trial for resistance training maintenance in adults with prediabetes. PLoS One, 12, e0172610. (Read full article)
  31. Davy BM (02/2017). Resist diabetes: A randomized clinical trial for resistance training maintenance in adults with prediabetes. PLoS One, 12.
  32. Halliday TM Loenneke JP Davy BM (11/20/2016). Dietary Intake, Body Composition, and Menstrual Cycle Changes during Competition Preparation and Recovery in a Drug-Free Figure Competitor: A Case Study. Nutrients, 8. (Read full article)
  33. Buckner SL Dankel SJ Counts BR Barnett BE Jessee MB Mouser JG Halliday TM Loenneke JP (10/01/2016). Does the time of your health screening alter your "health"? Int J Cardiol, 220, 524-6. (Read full article)
  34. Mitchell CM Davy BM Halliday TM Hulver MW Neilson AP Ponder MA Davy KP (09/01/2016). The effect of prebiotic supplementation with inulin on cardiometabolic health: Rationale, design, and methods of a controlled feeding efficacy trial in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes. Contemp Clin Trials, 45, 328-337. (Read full article)
  35. Buckner SL Dankel SJ Counts BR Barnett BE Jessee MB Mouser JG Halliday TM Loenneke JP (07/01/2016). Do rhythms exist in elbow flexor torque, oral temperature and muscle thickness during normal waking hours? 160, 12-7. (Read full article)
  36. Mitchell CM Davy BM Halliday TM Hulver MW Neilson AP Ponder MA Davy KP (11/2015). The effect of prebiotic supplementation with inulin on cardiometabolic health: Rationale, design, and methods of a controlled feeding efficacy trial in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes. Contemp Clin Trials, 45, 328-337. (Read full article)
  37. Winett RA Davy BM Savla J Marinik EL Kelleher SA Winett SG Halliday TM Williams DM (06/01/2015). Theory-based approach for maintaining resistance training in older adults with prediabetes: adherence, barriers, self-regulation strategies, treatment fidelity, costs. Transl Behav Med, 5, 149-59. (Read full article)
  38. Winett RA Davy BM Savla J Marinik EL Kelleher SA Winett SG Halliday TM Williams DM (06/01/2015). Theory-based approach for maintaining resistance training in older adults with prediabetes: adherence, barriers, self-regulation strategies, treatment fidelity, costs. Transl Behav Med, 5, 149-59. (Read full article)
  39. Davy BM Halliday TM Davy KP (04/01/2015). Sodium intake and blood pressure: new controversies, new labels . . . new guidelines? J Acad Nutr Diet, 115, 200-4. (Read full article)
  40. Halliday TM Davy BM Clark AG Baugh ME Hedrick VE Marinik EL Flack KD Savla J Winett S Winett RA (08/2014). Dietary intake modification in response to a participation in a resistance training program for sedentary older adults with prediabetes: findings from the Resist Diabetes study. Eat Behav, 15, 379-82. (Read full article)
  41. Davy BM (10/2013). Feasibility, effectiveness, and perceptions of an Internet- and incentive-based behavioral weight loss intervention for overweight and obese college freshmen: A mixed methods approach. 3, 429-440.
  42. Halliday TM Peterson NJ Thomas JJ Kleppinger K Hollis BW Larson-Meyer DE (05/01/2011). Vitamin D status relative to diet, lifestyle, injury, and illness in college athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 43, 335-43. (Read full article)
  43. Halliday TM Peterson NJ Thomas JJ Kleppinger K Hollis BW Larson-Meyer DE (02/01/2011). Vitamin D status relative to diet, lifestyle, injury, and illness in college athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 43, 335-43. (Read full article)

Letter

  1. Halliday TM Thomas DM Siu CO Allison DB (02/01/2020). Letter to the editor. [Letter to the editor]. 30, 2-5. (Read full article)
  2. Halliday TM Thomas DM Siu CO Allison DB (06/01/2018). Failing to Account for Regression to the Mean Results in Unjustified Conclusions: Letter Concerning “Strong, healthy, energized: Striving for a healthy weight in an older lesbian population. [Letter to the editor]. 30, 2-5. (Read full article)
  3. Buckner SL Dankel SJ Counts BR Barnett BE Jessee MB Mouser JG Halliday TM Loenneke JP (08/01/2017). Does the time of your health screening alter your "health"? [Letter to the editor]. Int J Cardiol, 220, 524-6. (Read full article)

Newspaper

  1. Davy BM Halliday TM Davy KP (04/01/2015). Sodium intake and blood pressure: new controversies, new labels . . . new guidelines? J Acad Nutr Diet, pp. 200-4. (Read full article)

Other

  1. Halliday TM Polsky S Schoen JA Legget KT Tregellas JR Williamson KM Cornier MA (04/01/2020). Comparison of surgical versus diet-induced weight loss on appetite regulation and metabolic health outcomes. Physiol Rep (7, pp. e14048). Physiological reports. (Read full article)
  2. Halliday TM Loenneke JP Davy BM (04/01/2017). Dietary Intake, Body Composition, and Menstrual Cycle Changes during Competition Preparation and Recovery in a Drug-Free Figure Competitor: A Case Study. Nutrients (8). Nutrients. (Read full article)
  3. Halliday TM Davy BM Clark AG Baugh ME Hedrick VE Marinik EL Flack KD Savla J Winett S Winett RA (03/01/2015). Dietary intake modification in response to a participation in a resistance training program for sedentary older adults with prediabetes: findings from the Resist Diabetes study. Eat Behav (15, pp. 379-82). Eating behaviors. (Read full article)