Stephanie M.G. Wilson

Nutrition Scientist, Science Communicator, Changemaker

Presenting Author

Invited Talks

  • Wilson, S.M.G., Chamberlin, M.L. Pulses as metabolic leverage: Insights into how eating lentils can improve health. Pulse Potential Webinar (Virtual). Northern Crops Institute. February 2026.

  • Wilson, S.M.G. Structuring Dietary and Gut Microbiome Data for Machine Learning: Applications in Nutrition. Nutrition Obesity Research Center. University of Washington. February 2026.

  • Wilson, S.M.G. From Mechanisms to Outcomes: How Prebiotics and Probiotics Can Support Health. Cardiovascular and Well-Being Dietetic Practice Group Symposium (Virtual). Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. February 2026.

National Conferences

  • Wilson, S.M.G., Oliver, A., Lemay, D.G. Polyphenol Estimator: A New Automated Tool to Estimate Dietary Polyphenol Intake. 44th National Nutrient Databank Conference. Oral Presentation, April 2026. Washington DC, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M.G., Chamberlin, M.L., Walk, S.T., Yeoman, C.J., Miles, M.P. Consumption of Whole Green Lentils Alters Gut Microbial Composition in Metabolically At-Risk Adults. Oral Session (Nutritional Microbiology), NUTRITION 2025. Orlando, FL, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M.G., Oliver, A., Alkan, Z., Patil, B., Stephensen, C.B., Kable, M.E., Lemay, D.G. Association Between Dietary Polyphenol Intake and Polyphenol-Utilizing Bacteria in Healthy Adults. Oral Session (Postdoctoral Award Competition) and Poster Theater Flash Session (Dietary Bioactive Components), NUTRITION 2025. Orlando, FL, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M.G., Oliver, A., and Lemay, D.G. Dietary Polyphenol Intake and Gastrointestinal Inflammation: An Application of Machine Learning. Oral Presentation, USDA Artificial Intelligence Forum. November 20, 2024. College Station, TX, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M.G., Oliver, A., Awika, J.M., Alkan, Z. Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. Differences in Dietary Polyphenol Intake Are Associated with Altered Gut Microbiome in Healthy U.S. Adults. Oral Session (Polyphenols: Metabolism and Health) and Poster Session (Dietary Bioactive Components), NUTRITION 2024. Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M.G., Larke, J.A., Naveja, J.J., Awika, J.M., Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. Dietary Intake and Food Contributors of Polyphenols in Healthy U.S. Adults: An Application of the FooDB Database. Oral Session (Big Data and -Omics in Bioactives Research) and Poster Session (Dietary Bioactive Components), NUTRITION 2023. Boston, MA, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M., Vella, C.A., and Miles, M.P. Impact of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Visceral Adiposity on Postprandial Triglycerides in Metabolically At-Risk Adults. Thematic poster presentation, 2022 ACSM Annual Meeting and World Congresses. San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Wilson, S.M., Peterson, E., Gaston, M., McMilin, C., Kuo, W., and Miles M.P. 8 weeks of lentil consumption improves insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese adults – a randomized controlled trial. Poster presentation, 2020 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Virtual.
  • Wilson, S.M., Bronsky, S.E., Vella, C.A., and Miles, M.P. High-fat Meal Induced Lipemia Is Negatively Associated With Sedentary Time In Overweight And Obese Women. Poster presentation, 2020 ACSM annual meeting. Virtual.
  • Wilson, S.M, Pinkham, N.V., Bronsky, S.E., Walk, S.T., Yeoman, C.J., and Miles, M.P. Frequency and mode of physical activity influence gut microbial composition in overweight and obese adults. Poster presentation, 2019 ACSM annual meeting. Virtual.
  • Wilson, S., Peach, J., Bothner, B., Maes, A., Yeoman, C., Walk, S., Bronsky, S., and Miles, M. Metabolomic signatures of low-grade inflammation phenotypes versus inflammation response to a high-fat meal. Poster presentation, 2019 Gordon Research Conference – Metabolomics and Human Health conference, Ventura, CA.
  • Wilson, S., Peach, J., Bothner, B., Maes, A., Yeoman, C., Walk, S., Bronsky, S., and Miles, M.P. Postprandial Serum Concentrations of Trimethylamine N-oxide in Metabolically Healthy Adults with Low and High Inflammation. Poster presentation, 2018 ACSM annual meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

International Conferences

  • Wilson, S.M.G., Oliver, A., Awika, J.M., Alkan, Z. Stephensen, C.B., Kable, M.E., Lemay, D.G. Dietary polyphenol intake is associated with an altered gut microbiome and lower gastrointestinal inflammation and permeability. Oral presentation, 2024 Aegean Conference on Precision Nutrition and Metabolism. Ioannina, Greece.
  • Wilson, S.M.G., Larke, J.A., Oliver, A., Alkan, Z., Awika, J.M., Stephensen, C.B., Kable, M.E., Lemay, D.G. Mapping Dietary Data to FooDB Reveals Associations between Polyphenol Intake and Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Healthy Adults. Oral presentation, 43rd National Nutrient Databank Conference. Ottawa, Canada.

Co-Authored Presentations

2026

  • Blecksmith, S.E. Wilson, S.M.G., Kalentra, K., Cagney, O., Alkan, Z., Lebrilla, C.B., Mills, D.A., Smilowitz, J.T., Lemay, D.G. Effect of a high arabinose diet on markers of microbial mucin degradation in healthy adults. Poster Presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2026. National Harbor, MD.
  • Hernandez, B.M., Garcia, J.K., Suarez, C., Jiang, S., Weng, C., Cagney, O., Wilson, S.M.G., Lemay, D.G., Mills, D.A., Smilowitz, J.T., Lebrilla, C.B. An HPLC-MS/MS Multi-Omics Platform for Profiling Undigested Glycans and Short-Chain Fatty Acids of a High-Arabinose Diet in the Human Gut. Oral Presentation. ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. June 2026. San Diego, CA.

2025

  • Gersten, Z.P., Wilson, S.M.G., Larke, J.A., Lemay, D.G., Stephensen, C.B., Caswell, B.L. Development of a nutrient diversity metric and its convergent validity with dietary quality in a sample of healthy US adults. Poster Presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2025. Orlando, FL.
  • Hilliard, M.A., Oliver, A., Shahab-Ferdows, S., Hampel, D., Wilson, S.M.G., Stephensen, C.B., Allen, L.H., Lemay, D.G. Diet and Microbiome Predictors of Plasma Vitamin B12 in Healthy U.S. Adults. Oral presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2025. Orlando, FL.
  • Spears, M.L, Cooper, G., Sather, B., Chamberlin, M.L, Wilson, S.M.G., Bothner, B., Miles, M.P. Comparison of Fasting Metabolomic Profiles After 12-Weeks of Lentil Consumption. Poster presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2025. Orlando, FL.

2024

  • Chamberlin, M.L., Sather, B., Cooper, G., Wilson, S.M.G., Bothner, B., Miles, M.P. Impact of Acute Lentil Intake on Postprandial Bile Acids and Triglycerides in Adults with Elevated Metabolic Risk. Poster Presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2024. Chicago, IL.
  • Lee, L.M., Wilson, S.M.G., Wolfe, T.M., Walk, S.T., Yeoman, C.J., Miles, M.P. Impact of Fecal Microbial Transplant Donor Inflammatory Phenotype on Tissue Inflammation in Humanized Mouse Models After a High-Fat Diet. Poster Presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2024. Chicago, IL.

2023

  • Chamberlin, M., Wilson, S.M.G, and Miles, M.P. Impact of a 12-Week Lentil Dietary Intervention on Inflammation in a Metabollically At-Risk Population. Poster presentation, ASN NUTRITION 2023, Boston, MA.
  • Chamberlin, M., Peterson, E., Lee, L., Wilson, S.M.G, and Miles, M.P. Anthropometric Predictors Of The Postprandial Triglyceride Response In A Metabolically At-risk Cohort. Poster presentation, 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Kropatsch, K., Chamberlin, M., Wilson, S.M.G, Spears, M., and Miles, M.P. Anthropometric Determinants Of HOMA-IR In A Metabolically At-risk Population. Poster presentation, 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Spears, M., Chamberlin, M., Bhattarai, P., Kropatsch, K., Wilson, S.M.G, and Miles, M.P. Relationship Between Body Composition And Inflammation In Individuals At Risk For Metabolic Syndrome. Poster presentation, 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

2022

  • Lotstein, A.K., Wilson, S., Vella, C.A., and Miles, M.P. Test-Retest Reliaability of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Non-diabetic Overweight and Obese Adults. Poster presentation, 2022 ACSM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

2020

  • Rowland, I.F., Wilson, S.M., Bronsky, S., Maes, A., Miles, M. (2020) High versus low inflammation phenotype and fat utilization during exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise: v. 52 i. 5 Suppl p. 385-385
  • Xavier, S.A., Wilson, S.M., Bronsky, S., Miles, M. (2020) Impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on carbohydrate utilization in overweight and obese adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise: v. 52 i. 5 Suppl p. 467.
  • Baum, H.R., Wilson, S.M., Bronsky, S., Miles, M.P. (2020) Substrate Utlization Differences Between Overweight and Obese Men and Women During Exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise: v. 52 i. 5 Suppl p. 839.

2018

  • Davies, R., Wilson, S., Bronsky, S. Walk, S., Yeoman, C., and Miles, M.P. Increase in Beta-hydroxybutytrate after High-fat Meal in Metabollically Healthy Overweight/Obese Adults. Poster presentation, 2018 ACSM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Chamberlin, M.C., Ritter, J., Maes, A., Wilson, S., Bronsky, S., Walk, S., Yeoman, C., and Miles, M.P. Physical Activity and Glycemic Control in Low Versus High Inflammation Phenotypes in Metabollically Healthy Adults. Poster presentation, 2018 ACSM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Mentee Presentations

2022

  • Dyc, J. Wilson, S., Gaston, M.E., and Miles, M.P., Effects of a 12-week dietary intervention on postprandial blood lipids in overweight and obese adults. Poster presentation, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual.
  • Kudelski, J.A., Wilson, S.M., and Miles, M.P. The habitual relationship between whole grain consumption and gut microbial richness in overweight and obese adults. Poster presentation, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual.
  • Winters, M., Wilson, S.M., Vella, C., and Miles, M.P. The Impact of Objective Habitual Strength Training Exercise on Insulin Resistance. Poster presentation, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual.
  • Anderson, A., Wilson, S.M., Gaston, M.E., and Miles, M.P. The Impact of Habitual Exercise and Visceral Adipose Tissue on Interleukin-10, TNFa, Interleukin-6, Interleukin 1-B, and IFN-y. Poster presentation, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual.
  • Kropatsch, K., Wilson, S.M., Gaston, M.E., Kuo, W., and Miles, M.P. The relationship between appetite, fat-free mass, and resting metabolic rate in overweight and obese adults. Poster presentation, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual.
  • Chamberlin, M., Wilson, S., Vella, C.A, Bronsky, S., and Miles, M.P. Inflammation Variability and Relationship to Physical Activity and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Metabollically Healthy Adults. Thematic poster session, 2022 ACSM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Peterson, E.J., Wilson, S.M., Gaston, M.E., Bronsky, S.E., Kuo, W., Vella, C.A., and Miles, M.P. Impact of Sedentary Time and Habitual Glycemic Load on Glucose Responses from a 12-week Dietary Lentil Intervention. Poster presentation, 2022 ACSM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

2021

  • Whitefields, S., Weinheimer, K., Wilson, S.M., Gaston, M., Dyson, I., Kuo, W., and Miles, M.P. Impact of 12-weeks of lentil consumption on visceral adipose tissue in overweight and obese adults. Poster presentation, 2021 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual.

2020

  • Peterson, E.J., Wilson, S.M., Gaston, M.E., McMilin, C.R., Kuo, W., Doherty, N., Miles, M. (2020) Habitual physical activity and muscle mass changes with weight loss. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise: v. 52 i. 5 Suppl p. 837-8
  • Breuner, I.M., Wilson, S.M., Peterson, E.J., Marshall, N., Gaston, M.E., McMilin, C.R., Kuo, W., and Miles, M.P. Effects of an Eight Week Dietary Fiber Intervention on Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Adults. Poster Presentation, 2020 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
  • Pfannmuller, K.R., Wilson, S.M., Peterson, E.J., Marshall, N., Gaston, M.E., McMilin, C.R., Kuo, W., and Miles, M.P. The Relationship Between Habitual Branched Chain Amino Acid Intake and Metabolic Health. Poster Presentation, 2020 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
  • Sorini, G., Wilson, S.M., Peterson, E.J., Marshall, N., Gaston, M.E., McMilin, C.R., Kuo, W., and Miles, M.P. Effect of an 8-week Dietary Intervention on Fasting Blood Lipids in Overweight and Obese Adults. Poster Presentation, 2020 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
  • Veitenheimer, B.V., Wilson, S.M., Peterson, E.J., Marshall, N., McMilin, C.R., Kuo, W., Gaston, M.E., and Miles, M.P. Effects of a Lentil-Based Dietary Intervention on Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation in Overweight and Obese Adults. Poster Presentation, 2020 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.