Health and Nutrition Sciences
Get a holistic perspective on health and nutrition.
Degrees
You believe that nothing is more important than good health, and you are committed to helping people maintain theirs in all contexts: locally, globally, geographically, culturally, socially, and emotionally. In the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, you can choose from a plethora of courses in numerous aspects of health and nutrition, from birth to old age. We provide a 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 many other arenas.
Meet Our Faculty
An important and vital part of the Health and Nutrition Sciences Department is our highly qualified faculty.
Faculty
News
A Healthy Philosophy
Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences Garumma Tolu Feyissa is passionate about health equity policies and practices.
Assistant Professor May Cheung Wins $785K Grant
This 4-year project focuses on understanding the genetic and environmental influences on liking sweet tastes in two traditionally underrepresented populations in science, Black and Asian populations.
Culturally Relevant
Assistant Professor Horlyck-Romanovsky and her students work to prevent Type 2 diabetes in New York City’s Black Caribbean communities.
Contact Information
Health and Nutrition Sciences
4123 Ingersoll Hall
P: 718.951.5026
F: 718.951.4670
Administration
Chair
Associate Professor Xinyin Jiang
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 2738
Graduate Deputy—Health
M.A. in Community Health; M.S. Health Teacher
Associate Professor Enrique Pouget
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 2736
Graduate Deputy—Exercise 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—Nutrition
M.S. in Nutrition
Professor Kathleen Axen
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 5026
Undergraduate Deputy—Health
Associate Professor Tracy Wong
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 6287
Undergraduate Deputy—Nutrition; 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—Exercise 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–Thursdays: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.