We are excited to announce the appointment of Christina Economos as the new Dean of the Friedman School, effective July 1, 2023. Dariush Mozaffarian will be taking on a new leadership role to build a cross-school Food is Medicine initiative at Tufts.
"If we continue growing our strengths, it will enable us to tackle the biggest food and nutrition-related issues we're facing as a society."
—Christina Economos, PhD
A leader in research into children’s nutrition, health, and obesity prevention, Chris Economos looks to expand the school’s offerings—and impact—as she assumes the permanent deanship.
"I’m thrilled to be drawing on Tufts’ national leadership in Food is Medicine to create a new cross-university, cross-national collaborative to transform healthcare—a collaborative founded on the university’s traditions of innovation and commitment to public impact"
An interview with the Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian on the power of this fast-growing field to do good for all—especially those who most need it.