Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Master of Public Health
November 8, 2023
Lauren Perkins
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? I was a really picky eater growing up and I always felt left out of the cool kids’ club. What was it about food that everyone liked so much? Why was it so blasphemous that I didn’t like a lot of foods other people…
November 2, 2023
Cecilia Msogoya
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? I have always been acutely aware of the pressing triple burden of malnutrition around me, particularly in Tanzania, as well as in other low- or middle-income countries (LMIC). This awareness and firsthand experience ignited a desire to not only understand but also address these…
Christina Lin
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? I became interested in nutrition at an early age. When I was young, my father, an oncologist, would frequently explain to me how fat clogs up arteries, how meats with nitrites could cause cancer, and why fried foods should be avoided. These discussions at…
Kimberly Siu
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? From my undergraduate education in human physiology and public health and my research focus in nutrition, I understood how crucial proper nutrition is to health, but also how difficult proper nutrition is to achieve due to numerous systemic barriers. I was confident that a…
July 5, 2023
Victoria Eugenie Jansen
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? Bread, bikes, and family influenced me. As an undergraduate, I worked in a lab in developing whole-wheat sourdough test bake methods which taught me solutions to nutritional problems require systems approaches. I want to bring that approach to clinical dietetics and develop systems-based solutions…
June 26, 2023
Katie McConaughy
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? Dietetics is a second career for me. Before entering the program, I was working as a CPA at a primary care start-up. Working with this company, my eyes were opened to the role of high-quality diets and access to good nutrition in health outcomes. …
February 27, 2023
Khang Ho
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? My undergraduate degree in clinical nutrition from UC Davis was heavily concentrated on improving health outcomes in a clinical setting. During that time, I was involved in some public health nutrition part-time jobs and internships that set the course for my interest in improving…
February 15, 2023
Megan Fisher
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? Prior to attending UW, I had established a career teaching in elementary education. As I gained experience in the classroom, I witnessed first-hand the impact that poor health could have on cognition, mood, and a student’s opportunity to succeed. It became obvious to me…
October 10, 2022
Kunal Patel
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? Nutritional sciences as a field is inherently at the intersection of all my interests which include pharmacy, neuroscience, economics, exercise-science, and mental health. The field has the potential to make dramatic improvements in people’s lives by scaling-up and working with the different health science…
October 5, 2022
Anna Mowell
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT After graduating, Anna worked as an inpatient dietitian at Harborview Medical Center for two years and is now in the process of opening a private practice. While working as an inpatient dietitian at Harborview, what was a typical day like for you? Working in an inpatient setting is fast-paced and each day looks…
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