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2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

Department of Nutrition Science (Graduate)


Website: https://hhs.purdue.edu/graduate-students/

Department/School Head

Laura Murray-Kolb

Faculty by Rank

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Kimberly Buhman
Wayne Campbell
Heather Eicher-Miller
Qing Jiang
Richard Mattes-Distinguished
Laura Murray-Kolb
Dennis Savaiano
Dorothy Teegarden
John Burgess
Cordelia Running
Annabel Biruete
Tzu-Wen Cross
Greg Henderson
Brandon Kistler
Anita Panjwani
Patricia Wolf
Dinah Dalder 
 
William Evers
Karen Jamesen
Elsa Janle
Charles R. Santerre
Bruce Watkins
Connie Weaver
Olivia Wood

Academic Programs

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs
Research in nutrition science integrates information from many disciplines: including biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, psychology, food science, genetics, and epidemiology. The Interdepartmental Nutrition Program (INP) is an interdisciplinary training program for students interested in the study of nutrition science. 
Professional Master’s Program
The Master of Science in Dietetics, an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)-accredited coordinated program, is a combination of residential classroom learning and supervised practice experience that results in eligibility to sit for the national Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      Nutrition Science