Usha R. Palaniswamy
Assistant Professor of Allied Health
and Asian American Studies
Koons Hall - Room 322
860 486. 2901
Usha.Palaniswamy@uconn.edu
Usha Palaniswamy received her Ph.D. in Plant Science from the University of Connecticut. In 2002, she received the Teaching Innovation Excellence Award from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). And in 2001, she was awarded a two-year, Graduate Research Assistantship for "Design and development of culturally-based Breast Cancer Awareness and Early Detection Educational Programs for Asian Indians."
Research Interests and Works in Progress include critical health issues of Asian Americans in the United States; Asian traditional medical systems; Asian medicinal plants; and human issues in horticulture. Her research focuses on phytochemicals that promote human health and prevent diseases. CPL Press based in the United Kingdom will publish her book Purslane: A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Asian Origin and Culture in 2002.
Selected Publications:
Palaniswamy, U. 2001. Human Dietetics and Asian Food Crops. HortTechnology
11(4): 504-509.
Palaniswamy, U., RJ McAvoy, and B. Bible. 2001. Omega-3 Fatty Acid concentration in Portulaca oleracea L. is altered by Photosynthetic Photon Flux. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Scientists 126(5): 537-543.
Palaniswamy, UR., Richard J. McAvoy, and Bernard B. Bible. 2001. Stage
of Harvest and Polyunsaturated Essential Fatty Acid concentrations in
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) leaves. Journal of Agricultural and Food
Chemistry 49(7): 3490-3493.