Department of Nutrition Science (Graduate)

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Website URL:

http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/gradnutrition/

Department/School Head:

Michele Forman

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

We offer programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Concentration (Areas of Study):

• Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition
• Human and Clinical Nutrition
• Animal Health, Growth and Development
• Public Health and Education

Graduate Certificates (Degree or Non-Degree Students):

• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor:

Wayne Campbell
James Fleet
Michele Forman
Qing Jiang
Richard Mattes
Charles Santerre
Dennis Savaiano
Jon Story
Dorothy Teegarden
Connie Weaver

Associate Professor:

Kimberly Buhman
John Burgess
Regan Bailey
Nana Gletsu Miller
Heather Leidy

Assistant Professor:

Mridul Datta
Heather Eicher-Miller
Jessica Ellis
Nilupa Gunaratna 
Tara Henagan
Kathleen Hill Gallant
Stephen Lindemann 
Cordelia Running

Emeritus Faculty

R. Paul Abernathy
James Daniel 
William Evers
Karen S. Jamesen
Dorothy M. Morre
Olivia B. Wood

Programs

• Nutrition Science, PHD
• Nutrition Science/Gerontology, PHD

• Nutrition Science, MS

Courses

• NUTR 53400 - Human Sensory Systems And Food Evaluation
• NUTR 59000 - Special Problems In Nutrition
• NUTR 60100 - Functions Of Nutrients: Vitamins
• NUTR 60500 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology I
• NUTR 60600 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology II
• NUTR 60700 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology III
• NUTR 60900 - Food Lipids
• NUTR 61000 - Food Proteins
• NUTR 61200 - Obesity: Behavior, Physiology And Policy
• NUTR 61600 - Special Topics In Ingestive Behavior
• NUTR 61700 - Ingestive Behavior Seminar
• NUTR 62600 - Advanced Presentation Skills
• NUTR 62700 - Scientific Writing
• NUTR 63000 - Carbohydrates
• NUTR 63400 - Nutrition And Cancer Prevention
• NUTR 64000 - Human Feeding
• NUTR 69000 - Interdepartmental Nutrition Program Grant Writing
• NUTR 69400 - Introductory Foods And Nutrition Seminar
• NUTR 69500 - Seminar
• NUTR 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• NUTR 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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