Pouria Sefidmooye Azar, PhD, RDN

Pouria Sefidmooye Azar earned his Master’s degree in Food and Nutrition Services from the University of Mississippi in 2023 and completed his Ph.D. in Nutrition and Hospitality Management at the University of Mississippi in 2025. During this time, he also completed his dietetic internship at the University of Mississippi, and is a Registered Dietitian.

Pouria has extensive experience conducting systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, and secondary data analyses. His research focuses on aging, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Outside of academia, Pouria enjoys swimming, playing table tennis, and pickleball.