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
Xinyin Jiang Leads Breakthrough Study on Prenatal Folate Supplementation
Research published in journal Frontiers in Nutrition finds 5-MTHF may offer a promising alternative to folic acid during pregnancy while reducing excess unmetabolized folic acid in the body.
The Digital Dietitian
Jessica Jones 鈥�12 M.S. combined an entrepreneurial spirit with her experience as a registered dietitian to cofound a fully online practice.
Walking with Purpose
可乐视频 Cancer Center leads annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk to raise support and inspire hope.
Contact Information
Health and Nutrition Sciences
4123 Ingersoll Hall
P: 718.951.5026
F: 718.951.4670
Administration
Chair
Professor Xinyin Jiang聽
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 2738
Graduate Deputy鈥擧ealth
M.A. in Community Health; M.S. Health Teacher
Assistant Professor Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 2736
Graduate Deputy鈥擡xercise 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鈥擭utrition
M.S. in Nutrition
Professor Kathleen Axen
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 5026
Undergraduate Deputy鈥擧ealth
Associate Professor Tracy Wong
P: 718.951.5000 ext. 6287
Undergraduate Deputy鈥擭utrition; 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鈥擡xercise 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鈥揟hursdays, 9 a.m.鈥�5 p.m.
Fridays, 9 a.m.鈥�3 p.m.