Dr. Jennifer Steiner earned her doctorate in Applied Physiology at the University of South Carolina and is now an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology..

Dr. Steiner conducts research into the integration of exercise physiology and nutrition and the role of these factors in the prevention and treatment of disease as well as the promotion of optimal health and performance.  Her current work focuses on the impact of alcohol, sepsis or different dietary and exercise interventions in regards to the maintenance of skeletal muscle health and its interaction with other organ systems.