Our Students
Our Faculty
Our Alumni
Our Staff 

Our Students

Our students come from near and far. They come interested in how nutrition affects our bodies and lives, communities and world. They come ready to learn, grow, contribute, innovate, and serve. Coming with various experiences and interests, our students make the department diverse, lively, and forward-thinking. A nutrition student might start the day preparing for class in the lobby of the new Michael Hooker Research Center. (The MHRC is a light-filled atrium with comfortable couches, internet access, power outlets, study tables, and the Atrium Café filled with fare from local restaurants for meals and drinks.)  Classes themselves typically have 15 to 50 students, allowing for a personal and interactive setting.  Nutrition students have their own student lounge on the 2nd floor of McGavran-Greenberg, where one can study, check email on one of the computers, heat up lunch, get mail, or meet with other nutrition students to compare notes. After classes, students can take advantage of the new SPH Computer Lab in Rosenau Hall and  then study over coffee at the Atrium Café or the Friends Café in the Health Science Library across the street. back to top

Our Faculty

The nutrition faculty is committed to training undergraduate and graduate students in public health sciences.  A faculty member may teach about one class a semester, while also committing to mentoring and advising students and providing one-on-one instruction.  Faculty research primarily focuses on issues in the physiological, biochemical, and behavioral aspects of nutrition and how to apply this knowledge to human populations.  Several faculty members are involved in minority nutrition, including designing and implementing interventions such as improving the food and physical activity in child care programs by training community health professionals to work with child care staff or training key community leaders to initiate programs and urge community participation. back to top

Our Alumni

Nutrition alumni continue their research in public health careers that place them all over the world. However, many continue their involvement with the School of Public Health and the department, often joining the school-wide Alumni Association and the department’s Nutrition Alumni Association.  Through the Association, alumni network, enjoy social activities, and interact with current Nutrition students. Alumni also mentor students, offer career counseling, and participate in community service activities. back to top

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Our Staff

Our staff supports the work of faculty, students, and alumni and they are essential to the life and activities of the department. Specifically, staff members assist with grants administration, financial management and budgeting, submission of grant proposals, human resources, appointments and promotions, coordination of academic programs, preparation of classroom materials, and facilities management.  Staff members also provide technical assistance on a wide range of topics.  They are ready to assist a student with curriculum questions, a faculty member experiencing technical problems with the educational equipment, or even a visitor who is lost and in need of directions. back to top