{"id":7208,"date":"2022-01-11T09:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7208"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:03:40","slug":"daisy-zamora-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/directory\/daisy-zamora-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Daisy Zamora, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p>BS in Biology: University of Texas at San Antonio (2004)<\/p>\n<p>PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (2010)<\/p>\n<p>Post-doctoral Research Fellowship: Program on Integrative Medicine (PIM) at UNC-Chapel Hill, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2013)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutrition<\/li>\n<li>Chronic pain<\/li>\n<li>Clinical trial methodology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Search for publications on <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Daisy+Zamora\">PubMed<\/a> using <strong>Daisy Zamora<\/strong> as search criteria.<\/p>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/uncategorized\/new-research-finds-changing-your-diet-could-ease-persistent-headaches-after-brain-injury\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2022\/01\/Zamora_Daisy_2025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/uncategorized\/new-research-finds-changing-your-diet-could-ease-persistent-headaches-after-brain-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"New Research Finds Changing Your Diet Could Ease Persistent Headaches After Brain Injury\">\n                                    New Research Finds Changing Your Diet Could Ease Persistent Headaches After Brain Injury<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>A new study, led by investigators in the Department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals how dietary changes significantly reduce persistent post-traumatic headaches, a common and debilitating consequence of traumatic brain injury. <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/zamora-and-faurot-awarded-r34-clinical-trial-planning-grant\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2024\/11\/vegs-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/zamora-and-faurot-awarded-r34-clinical-trial-planning-grant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Zamora and Faurot Awarded R34 Clinical Trial Planning Grant\">\n                                    Zamora and Faurot Awarded R34 Clinical Trial Planning Grant<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Chronic pain afflicts millions of people, and many treatment options have serious side effects. A diet-based approach has shown promise in regulating pain signaling mechanisms and decreasing pain.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/category\/news\/\">View all news<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education BS in Biology: University of Texas at San Antonio (2004) PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (2010) Post-doctoral Research Fellowship: Program on Integrative Medicine (PIM) at UNC-Chapel Hill, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2013) &nbsp; Areas of Interest Nutrition Chronic pain &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/interest\/zamora-and-faurot-awarded-r34-clinical-trial-planning-grant\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zamora and Faurot Awarded R34 Clinical Trial Planning Grant\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10917,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7208","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Daisy Zamora, PhD | Department of Physical Medicine &amp; 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