School of Nutrition and Public Health
School of Nutrition and Public Health
College of Health
Welcome to the School of Nutrition and Public Health.
Our school is dedicated to improving health from cells to communities.
In our public health program, we work upstream to prevent disease, increase health equity for people and communities and solve some of the world’s greatest public health challenges.
In our nutrition program, we explore the science behind food and its impact on health.
Nutrition faculty and programs were formerly part of the School of Biological and Population Health Sciences (BPHS), and public health faculty and programs were divided between BPHS and the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences. Learn more about our college name change and restructuring.
Contacts
- School head: Peggy Dolcini, PhD
- Assistant to the school head: Sam Jordan
- School directory
- Academic Program Directors
Address
School of Nutrition and Public Health
Waldo Hall 410
2250 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Academic programs in nutrition
Undergraduate
- Dietetics, BS
- Nutrition and Health Sciences, BS
- Nutrition in Foodservice, Culinary and Food Systems, BS
Graduate
Academic programs in public health
Undergraduate
- Public Health, BS (Corvallis, online)
Accelerated Master’s Program
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Promotion and Health Behavior
- Health Systems and Policy
- Public Health Practice
Graduate
- Biostatistics, MPH
- Environmental and Occupational Health, MPH, PhD
- Epidemiology, MPH, PhD
- Global Health, MPH, PhD
- Health Policy, PhD
- Health Promotion and Health Behavior, MPH, PhD
- Health Systems and Policy, MPH
- Public Health Practice, MPH (online)
Other programs of study
Undergraduate
- Environmental and Occupational Health minor
- Global Health minor (online)
- Healthcare Administration major (online)
- Healthcare Administration minor (online)
- Nutrition minor
- Public Health minor (Corvallis and online)
Graduate
- Graduate Certificate in Health Management and Policy (online)
- Graduate Certificate in Public Health (Corvallis and online)
Microcredentials
- Innovative Health Care Management (online)
- Innovative Healthcare Leadership (online)
- Occupational Safety and Supply Chain Management (online)
Research and community engagement
Recent publications
(This is not an exhaustive list. We are still rebuilding our database of faculty publications. Visit individual faculty profiles for more extensive lists of their publications.)
2025
Nutrition and Public Health news and stories
Research shows eating 2 ounces of almonds daily reduces cholesterol, waist circumference, and gut inflammation in people with metabolic syndrome.
Spokane Zephyr soccer player Hailey Coll earned a Humanitarian of the Year nomination while pursuing her MPH and volunteering 20 hours weekly with River City Youth. From leading bike programs to running food banks, she proves public health impact happens everywhere.
Fatemah Al Jafar found community and purpose in Oregon State's nutrition program.
Faculty in the Skeletal Biology Lab recently published two new studies on bone health and disease. Their research explores the effects of chronic alcohol use on bone regeneration and investigates cellular therapies for bone disease.
Md Atikur Rahman, a doctoral student in nutrition, received a Novice Research Award from the Gerber Foundation to support his project, Identifying Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Donor Human Milk Digestion for Infection Prevention in Preterm Infants.
Researchers led by Jessica Gorman are creating inclusive cancer care programs that address barriers faced by LGBTQ+ survivors, young adults, and underserved communities to improve outcomes for all.