Ph.D. Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science; University of Florida
M.S. Food Science and Nutrition; University of Tripoli (Tripoli, Libya)
B.S. Food Science and Nutrition; University of Tripoli (Tripoli, Libya)
Dietetic Internship, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN); Iowa State University
Courses Taught
Medical Nutrition Therapy I
Medical Nutrition Therapy II
Nutrition and Diet Behavior
Micronutrients
Macronutrients
Academic Interests
Functions of probiotics, fiber, functional foods, and diet quality on overall health and the mitigation of chronic diseases by altering the gut microbiota
Nutritional assessment
Scholarly Activity
Alabasi, K.M, N. J. Gal, W. J. Dahl. (2021). Validation of an older adult malnutrition screening tool for nutrition education program outcome assessment. Journal of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. 15: 17–21.
Dahl, W., O'Donoughue, A., & Alabasi, K. (2021). P58 Online Test-Retest Reliability of the COAST Malnutrition Screening Tool. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(7), S50-S51. https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(21)00244-X/fulltext
Farhadfar, N., Gharaibeh, R. Z., Dahl, W. J., Mead, L., Alabasi, K. M., Newsome, R., IrizarryGatell, V., Weaver, M. T., Al-Mansour, Z., Jobin, C., Lyon, D., Wingard, J. R., & Kelly, D. L. (2021). Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Associated with Persistent Fatigue in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Survivors. Transplantation and cellular therapy, 27(6), 498.e1–498.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2021.02.017
Alabasi, K., Gal, N. J., Dahl, W., & Mendoza, D. R. (2020). COAST-ES: Herramienta integral de tamizaje para adultos mayores. EDIS, 2020(4). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FS396
Fatani, A., Vaher, K., Rivero-Mendoza, D., Alabasi, K., & Dahl, W. J. (2020). Fermented soy supplementation improves indicators of quality of life: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial in adults experiencing heartburn. BMC research notes, 13(1), 1-6. https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13104-020-05205-z
Alabasi K, Fatani A, Dahl WJ. (2019). Associations among Muscle Mass, Hand Grip Strength, and Nutritional Risk by the Comprehensive Older Adult Screening Tool (COAST) in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. FNCE 2019. Philadelphia, PA. October 27, 2019.
Alabasi K M, Gal NJ, Fatani AM, Mead LE, Dahl WJ. (2018). Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Older Adult Screening Tool (COAST): A Practical Tool for Malnutrition Identification. FNCE 2018. Washington, D.C. October 20, 2018.