Hillary Smith, Ph.D, ABD

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

Assistant Professor

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Curriculum Vitae
Hillary Smith wearing a white long-sleaved shirt, she has long brown and blonde hair.
Background and Research Interests

Hillary Smith is an Assistant Professor in Public Health within the Division of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming. Her research interests in global and public health involve interdisciplinary exploration and investigation of infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases, that disproportionately impact marginalized and disadvantaged populations globally. She integrates anthropological and epidemiological methodology to produce findings that are culturally grounded and directly actionable for public health practice.

 

Education

  • Ph.D. (ABD) Public Health, Epidemiology Minor - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (2026)
  • M.P.H. Global Health and Health Disparities - University of Colorado/Colorado State University Colorado School of Public Health Fort Collins, CO (2019)
  • B.S. Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (2015)

 

 

Publications

  1. Hill, E. B., Baxter B. A., Pfluger B., Slaughter C. K., Beale, M., Smith H. V., Stromberg S. S., Tipton, M., Ibrahim, H., Rao, S., Leach, H., & Ryan, E. P. (2023). Plasma, urine, and stool metabolites in response to dietary rice bran and navy bean supplementation in adults at high-risk for colorectal cancer. Frontiers in Gastroenterology 2. DOI: 10.3389/fgstr.2023.1087056.
  2. Pfluger, B. A., Smith, H. V., Weber, A. M., Ibrahim, H., Doumbia, L., Bore, A., Cissoko, A., Douyon, S., Kone, K., Sangare, L., Maiga, A., Koita, O. A., Goodman, K., Evans, A. M., & Ryan, E. P. (2022). Non-Targeted Dried Blood Spot-Based Metabolomics Analysis Showed Rice Bran Supplementation Effects Multiple Metabolic Pathways during Infant Weaning and Growth in Mali. Nutrients, 14(3). DOI: 10.3390/nu14030609.
  3. Beale, M. N., Leach, H. J., Baxter, B. A., Smith, H. V., Lyden, K., & Ryan, E. P. (2021). Physical Activity and Stool Metabolite Relationship Among Adults at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(11), 1404-1411. DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0876.
  4. Ryan, E., Baxter, B., Li, K., Wolfe, L., Yao, L., Broecling, C., Borreson, E., Zhang, L., Zarei, I., Beale, M., Rao, S., Smith, H., Zambrana, L., Koita, O., & Vilchez, S. (2020). Developing Biomarkers of Rice Bran and Navy Bean Intake via Integrated Metabolomics from Infants, Children and Adults for Association with Gut Health Properties. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4(2). DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa045_096
  5. Leach, H. J., Baxter, B. A., Beale, M. N., Smith, H. V., Rao, S., Hibbs-Shipp, S., & Ryan, E. P. (2020). Feasibility of Beans/Bran Enriching Nutritional Eating For Intestinal health & Cancer Including Activity for Longevity (BENEFICIAL): A Pilot Trial to Improve Healthy Lifestyles among Individuals at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 19, 1-11. DOI: 10.1177/1534735420967101.