Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

Master of Public Health


November 23, 2021

Amy Hunter Ervin

Amy Hunter ErvinWhat influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences? I’ve never seen myself as a “science person,” but the more I got into food and nutrition, the more I found myself needing that science background! I opted to pursue an MPH with the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) training to facilitate a career...

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November 11, 2021

Impacts of the Seattle Sweetened Beverage Tax on Perceived Healthfulness of Sweetened Beverages

This study analyzes pre-tax and post-tax survey data collected from Seattle and comparison area residents to compare differences in the perceived healthfulness of sweetened beverage consumption and drink types over time and across income groups.

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Macrophage Accumulation and Lipid Loading in Diabetic Kidney Disease

This study investigates the direct effects of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein accumulation in diabetic kidney disease progression.

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November 10, 2021

Evelyn Morris

Evelyn MorrisWhat influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences? I have been nudged towards nutritional sciences and dietetics in numerous ways but I started considering nutrition as a profession after continuously hearing the advice: “Do what you love!” And I love food. I knew I would always be excited about discovering new food science...

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November 9, 2021

The Association of Food Insecurity and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Youth and Young Adults with Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

This study examines the relationship between household food insecurity (i.e., access to nutritionally adequate and safe food) and disordered eating behaviors (i.e., restriction, bingeing, insulin manipulation, etc.) among a sample of youth and young adults with youth-onset type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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October 28, 2021

Olivia Ramoino

Olivia RamoinoWhat influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences? Pursuing health through food and nutrition has always played a pretty big role in my life and throughout my career, I have had different opportunities to provide nutrition education and promote sustainable agriculture. With it being such a big part of my life, I’ve also...

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October 7, 2021

Norma Garfias Avila

Norma Garfias AvilaWhat influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences?  I have always been interested in nutrition. My undergraduate degree was also focused on nutrition, so I wanted to continue in the same area to deepen my knowledge and to gain more public health insight. Back in Mexico, the focus is almost entirely in individually-focused...

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September 30, 2021

Anna Levu Fogel

Anna FogelWhat influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences? Growing up with a large extended Puerto Rican family, food was a way for us to show and give love. It has always been one of my greatest passions and interests and I knew from a young age that it would somehow be involved in...

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September 13, 2021

Stephanie Winterbauer

Stephanie WinterbauerWhat influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences?  As a kid, I was branded a “good eater,” consuming almost everything I was offered. Until I learned where my meat came from. Then, shocked—and determined to single-handedly change the fate of factory farm animals—12-year-old me developed a diet of bread and pasta. Years later,...

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September 3, 2021

Screen Time in Early Care and Education Settings: Current Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities

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