About the department
The Department of Health & Nutrition Sciences, in the College of Education, Health & Human Sciences, has 31 faculty and teaches across 5 subject areas. A metabolic kitchen and food lab, a human-performance lab, a sensory-evaluation booth room, and a health-information systems classroom support the programs.
Degrees and programs
Concentrations, minors, and certificates connected to the department are listed on each program page and in the full program list.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Freya Lundgren | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
| Leon Novak | Professor | health behavior and promotion; medical nutrition therapy |
| Daniel Fitzgerald | Senior Lecturer | sports nutrition; food science and product development |
| Marisol Rhodes | Associate Professor | community and public-health nutrition; exercise physiology |
| Lucia Amara | Clinical Associate Professor | sensory evaluation; epidemiology |
| Caleb Delacroix | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
| Marcus Lindqvist | Professor | health behavior and promotion; medical nutrition therapy |
| Kendra Rasmussen | Senior Lecturer | sports nutrition; food science and product development |
| Aisha Osei | Associate Professor | community and public-health nutrition; exercise physiology |
| Darnell Haddad | Clinical Associate Professor | sensory evaluation; epidemiology |
| Trevor Beaumont | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
| Josephine Bwalya | Professor | health behavior and promotion; medical nutrition therapy |
| Renata Larsen | Senior Lecturer | sports nutrition; food science and product development |
| Rafael Bergström | Associate Professor | community and public-health nutrition; exercise physiology |
| Owen Ferris | Clinical Associate Professor | sensory evaluation; epidemiology |
| Talia Underwood | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
| Nora Fontaine | Professor | health behavior and promotion; medical nutrition therapy |
| Bianca Winslow | Senior Lecturer | sports nutrition; food science and product development |
| Kwame Trombley | Associate Professor | community and public-health nutrition; exercise physiology |
| Camille Persson | Clinical Associate Professor | sensory evaluation; epidemiology |
| Delia Escobar | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
| Priscilla Reinholt | Professor | health behavior and promotion; medical nutrition therapy |
| Ibrahim Mbeki | Senior Lecturer | sports nutrition; food science and product development |
| Wren Cho | Associate Professor | community and public-health nutrition; exercise physiology |
| Sana Weaver | Clinical Associate Professor | sensory evaluation; epidemiology |
| Freya Sundqvist | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
| Leon Devereaux | Professor | health behavior and promotion; medical nutrition therapy |
| Daniel Nakamura | Senior Lecturer | sports nutrition; food science and product development |
| Marisol Adebayo | Associate Professor | community and public-health nutrition; exercise physiology |
| Lucia Nguyen | Clinical Associate Professor | sensory evaluation; epidemiology |
| Caleb Brenner | Assistant Professor | biomechanics; health data and coding |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.