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.

Dietetic Internship Program

A 1,000-hour, full-time, supervised practice program that offers students the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of settings, including medical nutrition therapy, food systems management, public health and community wellness, and independent practice.

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.

 

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