About
People
Core
Sarah Collier
Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
PhD, Plant Breeding, Cornell University
BS, Botany, University of Washington
206-221-2542
scollier@uw.edu
Adam Drewnowski
Professor, Epidemiology
Director, Nutritional Sciences Program
Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition
PhD, Psychology, The Rockefeller University
MA, Biochemistry, Oxford University (UK)
206-543-8016
adamdrew@uw.edu
Jessica Jones-Smith
Associate Professor, Health Services
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Lead Organizer, Collaborative on Obesity Research & Action (CORA)
Faculty Researcher, Center for Public Health Nutrition
PhD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
MPH, University of California–Berkeley
RD, Commision on Dietetic Registration
206-685-4579
jjoness@uw.edu
Jennifer Otten
Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Food Systems Director, Nutritional Sciences Program
Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Services
Faculty Researcher, Center for Public Health Nutrition
Co-Director, Livable City Year
Postdoc, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
PhD, Animal, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, University of Vermont
MS, Nutrition Communications, Tufts University
RDN, Commission on Dietetic Registration
206-221-8233
jotten@uw.edu
Yona Sipos
Assistant Teaching Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
PhD, Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems, University of British Columbia (Canada)
MSc, University of British Columbia (Canada)
206-616-1696
ysipos@uw.edu
Marie Spiker
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
PhD, Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
MSPH, Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
RDN, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
BS, Public Health, University of Washington
BA, Anthropology, University of Washington
206-685-3645
mspiker@uw.edu
Affiliate
Anju Aggarwal
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
PhD, International Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2011
MSc, Nutrition, Delhi University (India), 2003
BSc, Nutrition, Delhi University (India), 2003
Vanessa Oddo
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Health Services
PhD, Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, 2016
MPH, Nutrition, Tufts University, 2011
BA, Neuroscience, Smith College, 2005
Emeritus
Donna B. Johnson
Professor Emeritus, Health Services
PhD, University of Washington, 1995
RD, Syracuse University, 1979
Staff
James Buszkiewicz
Research Scientist
PhD, University of Washington, 2020
MPH, Epidemiology, Boston University, 2012
BA, Biology with a concentration in ecology and conservation science, Boston University, 2010
Emilee Quinn
Research Scientist
MPH, Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
206-616-7362
equinn1@uw.edu
Chelsea Rose
Research Coordinator
PhD, Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, 2015
BA, Anthropology, Bucknell University, 2011
206-685-2669
cmr013@uw.edu
Lina Pinero Walkinshaw
Clinical Instructor, Health Services
Research Scientist
MPH, Community Oriented Public Health Practice, University of Washington, 2014
206-616-1569
walkinsl@uw.edu