Health and Nutrition Sciences
The Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences offers a plethora of courses in numerous aspects of health and nutrition, from birth to old age. We provide high-quality, multidisciplinary, critical perspective on community and public health, nutrition, exercise science, and thanatology. You will learn about health systems, health and nutrition policy and program development, social and natural components of health and disease, and health promotion. Your education will prepare you for rewarding careers in hospitals, community centers, public policy, private practice, and other arenas.
Degrees
Meet Our Faculty
An important and vital part of the Health and Nutrition Sciences Department is our highly qualified faculty.
Faculty
News
The Digital Dietitian
Jessica Jones ’12 M.S. combined an entrepreneurial spirit with her experience as a registered dietitian to cofound a fully online practice.
Walking with Purpose
Brooklyn College Cancer Center leads annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk to raise support and inspire hope.
A Cultural Representative
Alumna and medical student Ruqayyah Batts will address healthcare disparities, while bolstering the representation of physicians of color.
Contact Information
Health and Nutrition Sciences
4123 Ingersoll Hall
P: 718.951.5026
F: 718.951.4670
Administration
Chair
Professor Xinyin Jiang
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 2738
Graduate Deputy—Health
M.A. in Community Health; M.S. Health Teacher
Assistant Professor Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 2736
Graduate Deputy—Exercise Science
M.S. Sport Management (not accepting new students); M.S. Exercise Science and Rehabilitation (not accepting new students)
Associate Professor Raymond Leung
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 6717
Graduate Deputy—Nutrition
M.S. in Nutrition
Professor Kathleen Axen
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 5026
Undergraduate Deputy—Health
Associate Professor Tracy Wong
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 6287
Undergraduate Deputy—Nutrition; Director of the Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics
Susan Jakuboski (M.S., R.D.N., C.D.N.)
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 6699
Undergraduate Deputy—Exercise Science
Lecturer/Doctoral Scholar Patricia Cai
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 6713
Director of Dietetic Internship
Associate Professor Roseanne Schnoll
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 2745
Office Hours
Mondays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Fridays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.