Nitin Shivappa

Dr. Nitin Shivappa, affiliated with the University of South Carolina, United States, has collaborated extensively with Dr. James Hébert and other members of the research group at the CPCP to modify and improve the DII™, establishing cooperative agreements with over 120 research institutions worldwide—including Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Minnesota, Karolinska Institute, University of Central London, Ghent University, University of São Paulo, and University of Queensland—whose interests in utilizing the DII span outcomes ranging from inflammatory markers to disease endpoints such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and arthritis. He has worked closely with Mr. Thomas Hurley and other CPCP colleagues to create the computational codes required to calculate the DII™, applying his expertise in statistical software such as SPSS® and SAS® to develop the scoring algorithm. With over 57 indexed publications, his most-cited work, "The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Human Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies" (2021), has received 208 citations, reflecting the substantial impact of his research on dietary inflammation assessment. Dr. Shivappa is also knowledgeable in currently available diet and health-related applications, critically evaluating their efficacy in realizing behavioral changes relative to dietary interventions.