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Klingbeil, Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Klingbeil

Assistant Professor of Instruction
Department of Nutritional Sciences


Dr. Elizabeth Klingbeil is a PhD, RDN currently teaching in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at UT.

Dr. Klingbeil is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas-Austin, with a PhD and Registered Dietitian (RD) from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include the gut microbiome, satiety signaling, and feeding behavior. She has examined the probiotic and therapeutic properties of potato resistant starch supplementation for the prevention of obesity and associated co-morbidities through the promotion of bacterial fermentation and improvement of gut intestinal barrier function. She has also examined how the timing of feeding, including intermittent fasting, influences gut microbial composition in animal studies. As a practicing clinical RD, Dr. Klingbeil has experience in out-patient weight management, bariatric surgery and critical care nutrition. In addition to her nutrition expertise, Dr. Klingbeil is a talented musician, previously performing as the principal cellist for the Concordia College Orchestra, a former member of the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra and currently an active contractor for various studios.

Dr. Klingbeil's research interests include the gut microbiome, satiety signaling, and feeding behavior. She has examined the probiotic and therapeutic properties of potato resistant starch supplementation for the prevention of obesity and associated comorbities through the promotion of bacterial fermentation and improvement of gut intestinal barrier function. She has also examined how the timing of feeding, including intermittent fasting, influences gut microbial composition in animal studies. 

E Klingbeil, CB de La Serre. Microbiota modulation by dietary composition and patterns, impact on food intake. American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology (2018). 316:6, R1254-R1260.


EA Klingbeil, CR Cawthon, RA Kirkland, CB de La Serre. Potato resistant starch supplementation improves microbiota dysbiosis, inflammation and vagal signaling in high fat fed rats. Nutrients (2019). 11, 2710; doi:10.3390.

SELECTED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS               Underline denotes presenter         

RJ Rynearson, EA Klingbeil. The gut microbiome in children with autism spectrum disorder: current research findings
          ▪ Poster presentation, JWU Faculty Scholarship Showcase, Providence, RI, 2022

EA Klingbeil. The impact of gut microbiota modulation on the negative effects of a high fat diet.
          ▪ Invited oral presentation, Rhode Island Microbiome Symposium, Virtual-hosted by Brown University, 2022

EA Klingbeil, C Cawthon, R Kirkland, CB de La Serre. Potato-resistant starch supplementation improves microbiota
dysbiosis, inflammation, and gut-brain signaling in high fat-fed rats
          ▪ Virtual poster presentation, JWU Faculty Scholarship Showcase, Providence, RI, 2021

EA Klingbeil, RA Schade, SH Lee, RA Kirkland, CB de La Serre. Manipulation of feeding patterns modulates microbiota composition, improves inflammatory tone and glucose tolerance, and maintains vagally-mediated satiety signaling
          ▪ Poster presentation, University of Georgia Obesity Symposium, Athens, GA, 2020
          ▪ First place basic science poster awardee

SELECTED SEMINARS & LECTURES          

“Optimizing Health-Nutrition & Your Gut”  |  Accenture HQ- Austin, TX  |  August 2023

Nutrition Alumni Panelist  |  UGA Nutritional Sciences Alumni Event  |  April 2023

“Nutrition & Gut Health”  |  UT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute  |  February 2023

“Outpatient Nutrition Counseling in CVD”  |  Concordia College MNT Course  |  February 2023

“The Impact of High-Fat Diet on Gut Microbiota”  |  UT Nutritional Sciences Seminar  |  August 2022

“Medical Nutrition Therapy in Renal Disease”  |  JWU Physician Assistant Program  |  December 2021

NTR 338W: Issues in Nutrition & Health

NTR 126L: Nutritional Sciences Laboratory

NTR 306: Fundamentals of Nutrition

NTR 365.4: Obesity & Metabolic Health

NTR 390.13: Nutrigenomics