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Department of Nutrition, Food & Dietetics College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies

Meet Us

Advisors

Nadine Braunstein, PhD, RD, LDN

Associate Professor, DI Program Director, NUFD Advisor

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues./Thurs. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Wed. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Specialty & Interests: Food security, and dental prevalence and severity in children ages 2-11.

Jennifer Campbell, MAS, RDN

Lecturer, DPD Director, DPD Advisor

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues. 12 PM - 1:30 PM
    Tues. 12 PM - 1:30 PM Zoom
    Thurs. 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Zoom (By EAB Appointment Only)

Urvashi Mulasi, PhD, RDN

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues. 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
    Thurs. 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Zoom (EAB Online Appointments Only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Research interests are nutrition assessment involving dietary intake methodology, anthropometry, and functional status evaluation; clinical implications of malnutrition and malnutrition assessment.

Mical Shilts, PhD

Professor, MS Graduate Coordinator, NUFD Advisor

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  • Office Hours: M: 10 AM - 12:50 PM & W: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM & Online Appointments Scheduled via Email
  • Specialty & Interests: Development and quantitative and qualitative research of interventions using theories and models of behavior change to positively influence dietary and physical activity attitudes.

Kelly Thompson, PhD

Associate Professor, NUFD Advisor

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  • Office Hours: Tues: 12-1 PM In Person & Wed: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM schedule through EAB @ csus.campus.eab.com)
  • Specialty & Interests: Food Service Management, Beverage Management and Food Sensory Science.

Seunghee Wie, PhD, MS

Professor, Department Chair

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  • Specialty & Interests: Food safety and sanitation, environmental issues in foodservice operations (specializing in solid waste management), food recovery.

Staff

Heather M. Rogers

Administrative Support Coordinator, II

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Quyen Lu

Instructional Support Assistant, II

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Lecturers

Alberto Aguilera, PhD, MPH

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Offered Only in Spring

Kellie Arita, MPH, RD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Zoom

Jennifer Campbell, MAS, RDN

Lecturer, DPD Director, DPD Advisor

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues. 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Tues. 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Zoom
    Thurs. 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Zoom (EAB By Appointment Only)

Chad Cox, PhD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon. 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Betty Crocker, RDN

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon. 6:50 PM - 7:35 PM

Kailey Cunningham, MS, RDN, LD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Reema El-Murr, MS, RD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues. 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Zoom

Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, PhD, MS, RDN, FAND

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues./Thurs. 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Zoom
    Wed. 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Brian Knirk, EdD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 5:30 PM - 6:20 PM

Ryann Miller, MAS, RDN, CSSD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues./Wed. 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Sports nutrition, eating disorders, maternal and child nutrition

Vicky Flaig

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Appointments Scheduled via Email

Jesus Trujillo, MS, RD, CSR, REHS

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues. 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
    Wed. 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Zoom

Katie Williams, MS, RD

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Total Members: 21