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Matthew J. Landry

Matthew J. Landry

•Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health & Biobehavioral Sciences
•Assistant Professor (affiliated), Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
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Biography

Matthew J. Landry, Ph.D., RDN, DipACLM, FAND, FAHA, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health & Biobehavioral Sciences and Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, Samueli College of Health Sciences, at the University of California, Irvine. A registered dietitian nutritionist and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, Landry conducts research focused on plant-based dietary patterns and their cardiometabolic effects, as well as food insecurity and nutrition equity.

Landry completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University's School of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, including an NIH/NHLBI T32 Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (T32HL007034) and a position with the Plant-Based Diet Initiative. His research has been supported by the American Heart Association, through a Career Development Award examining longitudinal changes in lifestyle behaviors and cardiovascular health during the transition to fatherhood, as well as by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and other federal and foundation sources. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He received the American Society for Nutrition Outstanding Early Career I Professional Award in 2025 and the Obesity Society Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award in 2022, and he serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, the Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, and the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Landry is President-Elect of the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and serves as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Organizational Representative to the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee. He received a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin.

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Education

  • PhD in Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019
  • BS in Nutrition and Food Science, Louisiana State University, 2015
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Distinctions

  • UCI School of Population & Public Health Dr. Bruce Albala Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, 2026
  • UCI Research Associates Athalie R. Clarke Public Health Research Achievement Award, 2026
  • UCI College of Health Sciences Faculty Assembly, Orange County Population Health Impact Award, 2026
  • LSU College of Agriculture Alumni Association, Early Career Outstanding Alumni Award, 2026
  • California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Excellence in Research Award, 2026
  • American Society for Nutrition, Outstanding Early Career I Professional Award, 2025
  • UC Washington Center (UCDC) Presidential Policy Fellow, 2025
  • UCI Madeline Martin Swinden Memorial Lecture, 2024
  • Today's Dietitian's 14th Annual Showcase of 10 RDs Who Are Making a Difference, 2023
  • The Obesity Society, Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award Winner, 2022
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Areas of Expertise

  • Paternal Health and Fatherhood Transitions
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Food and Nutrition Security
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Plant-Based Dietary Patterns
  • Ultra-Processed Foods

Recent Publications

  • Landry MJ, Parker JJ, “The Role of Fathers in the Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity”, Current Obesity Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 42, 2026.
  • Follis S, Landry MJ, Cunanan KM, Stefanick ML, Ward CP, Gardner CD, “Effect of Low-Carbohydrate vs Low-Fat Diet Intervention on Visceral Fat in a 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial”, International Journal of Obesity, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 640-646, 2026.
  • Landry MJ, Bagha Z, “Lifestyle Management Approaches for Obesity”, Journal of Clinical Lipidology, vol. 20, no. 1, Supp, pp. 38-54, 2026.
  • Goldman BJ, Neves Freiria C, Landry MJ, Arikawa AY, Wright L, “Research Trends and Gaps Concerning Food Insecurity in College Students in the United States: A Scoping Review”, Journal of American College Health, vol. 73, no. 8, pp. 2960-2999, 2025.
  • Landry MJ, Hollis-Hansen K, “Food is Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Implementation”, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 115, no. 9, pp. 1360-1363, 2025.
  • Landry MJ, Savoie-Roskos MR, Gray V, Mann G, Qamar Z, Hagedorn-Hatfield RL, Cuite CL, Heying E, Hood LB, OoNorasak K, “Food Security as a Basic Need: College Students Need Greater Support from Institutional Administration”, Journal of American College Health, vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 2363-2366, 2025.
  • Jústiz AM, Landry MJ, Davis JN, “Associations between Healthy Eating Index and Anthropometric Outcomes in Multiethnic Elementary-Aged Children”, Pediatric Obesity, vol. 20, no. 18, pp. e70018, 2025.
  • Boden-Albala B, Draughter D, Castro M, Gutierrez D, Cardenas C, Landry MJ, Wing J, Albala B, “Knowledge, Barriers, and Facilitators for Promoting Cardiovascular Health in a Latino Community: A Qualitative Sub-study of the Skills-based Educational Strategies for Reduction of Vascular Events in Orange County”, Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 13, pp. 1531775, 2025.
  • Chrisman M, Landry MJ, Klobodu S, Bailey D, “Perceived and Desired Items Covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Survey of Midwest College Students”, Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 220-228, 2025.
  • Raj S, Guest NS, Landry MJ, Mangels AR, Pawlak R, Rozga M, “Vegetarian Dietary Patterns for Adults: A Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics”, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 125, no. 6, pp. 831-846, 2025.
  • Hollis-Hansen K, McElrone M, Albin J, Landry MJ, “Ensuring that Behavioral Strategies, Nutrition, and Culinary Education Are Key Components of Food is Medicine”, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 371-371, 2025.
  • Patel ML, Landry MJ, Zamora AN, Fielding-Singh P, King AC, Gardner CG, “Pretreatment Predictors of Weight Loss in a 12-month Behavioral Obesity Treatment: A Signal Detection Analysis of DIETFITS”, Obesity, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 463-477, 2025.
  • Ward CP, Landry MJ, Cunanan KM, Raphael KL, Dant CC, Gardner CD, Pao AC, “Urinary Response to Consuming Plant-Based Meat Alternatives in Persons with Normal Kidney Function: The SWAP-MEAT Pilot Trial”, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1417-1425, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Ledoux TA, Coleman Collins S, Linsenmeyer W, Gonzalez AL, Wall-Bassett E, Wijayatunga NW, Rozga M, “Communicating Nutrition and Dietetics Research: A Crucial Step to Advancing Evidence-Based Practice”, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 124, no. 12, pp. 1668-1678, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Pineda JP, Lee JM, Hoyt MA, Edwards KL, Lindsay KL, Gardner CD, Wong ND, “Longitudinal Changes in Lifestyle Behaviours and Cardiovascular Health During the Transition to Fatherhood: The Dad Bod Observational Cohort Study Protocol”, BMJ Open, vol. 14, pp. e095200, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Senkus KE, Mangels AR, Guest NS, Pawlak R, Raj S, Handu D, Rozga M, “Vegetarian Diets and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease Prevention: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis”, American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, vol. 20, pp. 100868, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Hagedorn-Hatfield RL, Zigmont VA, “Barriers to College Student Food Access: A Scoping Review Examining Policies, Systems, and the Environment”, Journal of Nutrition Science, vol. 13, pp. e51, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Ward CP, “Health Benefits of a Plant-Based Dietary Pattern and Implementation in Healthcare and Clinical Practice”, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 657-665, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Ward CP, Koh LM, Gardner CG, “The Knowledge Attitudes, and Perceptions towards a Plant-Based Dietary Pattern: A Survey of Obstetrician-Gynecologists”, Frontiers in Nutrition, vol. 11, pp. 1381132, 2024.
  • Elnakib S, Landry MJ, Farris AR, Byker Shanks C, “Strategies to Address Food Waste in K-12 Schools: A Narrative Review”, Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 1-20, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Ward CP, Cunanan KM, Fielding-Singh P, Crimarco A, Gardner CD, “Switching Diets After 6-months Does Not Result in Renewed Weight Loss: A Secondary Analysis of a 12-month Crossover Randomized Trial”, Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 9865, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Heying E, Qamar Z, Hagedorn-Hatfield RL, Savoie-Roskos MR, Cuite CL, Zigmont VA, OoNorasak K, Chen S, “Advancing College Food Security: Priority Research Gaps”, Nutrition Research Reviews, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 108-120, 2024.
  • Landry MJ, Ward CP, Cunanan KM, Durand LR, Perelman D, Dant CC, Robinson JL, Hennings T, Koh L, Zeitlin A, Ebel ER, Sonnenburg E, Sonnenburg J, Gardner CD, “Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs. Vegan Diets in Identical Twins: A Randomized Clinical Trial”, JAMA Network Open, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. e2344457, 2023.
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Contact Information

Website: https://landrylab.squarespace.com/

Email: matthew.landry@uci.edu

Address: 3539 Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences

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Last updated on 9/15/2026.