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- Academics
- Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition
- Food Policy & Applied Nutrition
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Nutrition Communication
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Combined Degree Programs
- Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Master of Nutrition Science and Policy
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- Ausman, Lynne M.
- Bermudez, Odilia I.
- Block, Steven A.
- Blumberg, Jeffrey B.
- Booth, Sarah L.
- Cappellano, Kathleen L.
- Choi, Sang Woon
- Coates, Jennifer
- Crivello, Natalia A.
- Dallal, Gerard E.
- Das, Sai Krupa
- Dwyer, Johanna T.
- Economos, Christina D.
- Fielding, Roger A.
- Folta, Sara
- Giguere, Paul
- Gleason, Gary R.
- Goldberg, Jeanne P.
- Goldin, Barry R.
- Goodman, Elizabeth
- Gorbach, Sherwood L.
- Greenberg, Andrew S.
- Greenberg, Isaac
- Griffin, Timothy
- Gute, David M.
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- Hammock, John C.
- Harris, Susan
- Houser, Jr., Robert F.
- Hyatt, Jr., Raymond R.
- Jacobsen, Karen
- Jacques, Paul F.
- Johnson, Elizabeth
- Kane, Kelly
- Kehayias, Joseph J.
- Kennedy, Eileen
- Lamon-Fava, Stefania
- Leavis, Paul
- Lichtenstein, Alice H.
- Long, Lynellyn D.
- Liu, Zhenhua
- Mason, Joel B.
- Matthan, Nirupa Rachel
- Maxwell, Daniel
- Mazurana, Dyan
- McKay, Diane L.
- McKeown, Nicola
- Meydani, Mohsen
- Meydani, Simin Nikbin
- Milbury, Paul E.
- Must, Aviva
- Nelson, Miriam E.
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- Obin, Martin S.
- Ordovas, José M.
- Palmer, Carole A.
- Rasmussen, Helen M.
- Roberts, Susan B.
- Rogers, Beatrice Lorge
- Rosenberg, Irwin H.
- Rush, David
- Russell, Robert M.
- Sacheck, Jennifer M.
- Sadler, Kate
- Saltzman, Edward
- Scott, Tammy
- Selhub, Jacob
- Stites, Elizabeth
- Tang, Guangwen
- Taylor, Allen
- Tillotson, James E.
- Troen, Aron
- Tucker, Katherine L.
- Walker, Peter
- Wang, Xiang-Dong
- Wanke, Christine
- Webb, Patrick
- Wilde, Parke E.
- Wilder, Andrew
- Woods, Margo N.
- Wu, Dayong
- Yee, Amy
- Yeum, Kyung-Jin
- Young, Helen
- Associated Faculty
- Anderson, Molly
- Arthurs, Denise
- Barnett, Junaidah Bajrai
- Bass, Laura
- Bloem, Martin W.
- Borto, Dara
- Carlson, Khristopher
- Castaneda Sceppa, Carmen
- Chomitz, Virginia
- Cochary, Elizabeth
- Darnton-Hill, Ian
- de Pee, Saskia
- Dolnikowski, Gregory G.
- Donini, Antonio
- Doyle, Marcia S.
- Dunn, Julie E.
- Efstathion, Ann
- Forrester, Janet
- Frongillo, Edward
- Ghosh, Shibani
- Gilbert, Scott
- Griffiths, Jeffrey K.
- Hamer, Davidson
- Hastings, David
- Hubbard, Brian
- Iyengar, Venkatesh
- Joseph, Hugh
- Kao, Suzanne
- Kapica, Cathy
- Kennedy, Claire
- Kirshen, Paul H.
- Krasinski, Stephen
- LaRusso, Laurie
- Lau, Joseph
- Levinson, F. James
- Lo, Clifford
- Lockeretz, William
- Maher, Timothy J.
- Marino-Costello, Elizabeth
- Mark, David A.
- Messer, Ellen
- Minear, Larry
- Naumova, Elena
- Nicolau, Claude
- Oniang'o, Ruth
- Palombo, Ruth
- Paquette, Annie
- Peterson, Julia
- Phelan, Grace
- Pino, Harry
- Pittas, Anastassios
- Prelack, Kathy
- Quinn, Victoria
- Ribaya-Mercado, Judy D.
- Roubenoff, Ronenn
- Rowe, Sylvia
- Salinger, B. Lynn
- Schlossman, Nina
- Schmid, Christopher
- Schultink, J. Werner
- Scrimshaw, Nevin S.
- Seddon, Johanna
- Shuman, Jill M.
- Smith, Christine Perry
- Smith, Donald E.H.
- Sternin, Monique
- Troy, Lisa
- Truong, Jennifer
- Wellman, Nancy S.
- Wood, Richard J.
- Woodin, Mark A.
- Yip, Ray
- Zeitlin, Marian
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Academics
"Nutrition is not a discipline, it is an agenda," stated the late Jean Mayer, former President of Tufts University and founder of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Nutrition is not simply food intake. It affects and informs health, lifestyle habits, government policy, international trade and economic development, societal and political infrastructure, and life itself.
Policy not informed by sound science is not sound policy. In our programs of study, students are continually exposed to the interface of science and policy, providing a truly unique educational experience.
Degree Programs
We offer many choices for graduate education in the various aspects of nutrition science and policy. Faculty and students at the School continue to contribute to increasing the quality of life for people around the globe. The educational opportunities available include:
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study in the biological sciences,
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humanitarian affairs and complex emergencies,
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international nutrition field operations and policy-setting,
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domestic food policy,
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agribusiness,
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interface of food supply and production with the environment, and
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communicating nutrition information to the public and the provider communities.
Current research and field-based operations are ongoing throughout the globe: in China, Mexico, Bangladesh, Sudan, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Kenya, Chile, Haiti, as well as in several locations across the United States. The school has forty different associations, institutions, corporations and foundations. Visiting faculty and scientists contribute to the ever-expanding educational opportunities.
Doctoral Programs
At Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, students may work for a PhD in the following programs:
- Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition
- Food Policy & Applied Nutrition
- Nutritional Epidemiology
Please refer to each program's Degrees Offered page to learn more.
Non-Degree Studies
Individual courses may also be taken if you wish to sample a program of study before committing to a full degree program. Tuition paid for single courses applies towards the total tuition for a degree if you decide to pursue the full program of study. Contact our Admissions Office if you are interested in taking individual courses.
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