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: Ke’ala Barnard, MPH
- 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
- Healthcare Administration, BS (online)
- 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
- Community Nutrition minor
- Environmental and Occupational Health minor
- Global Health minor (online)
- Healthcare Administration minor (online)
- Nutrition Science minor
- Public Health minor (Corvallis and online)
Graduate
- Graduate Certificate in Health Management and Policy (Corvallis)
- 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.)
2026
2025
Nutrition and Public Health news and stories
Tao Li's study on ACL injury prevention ROI is featured in a special Journal of Athletic Training issue, showing prevention programs save $7 for every $1 invested while reducing injuries by 50%.
Public health undergrad Nikki Gold has been named the 2025 National Student Veteran of the Year by Student Veterans of America. Selected from over 600,000 student veterans nationwide, Gold is the first openly LGBTQ+ veteran to receive this prestigious honor. As president of OSU's Student Veterans Association and LGBTQ+ veteran coordinator, Gold champions mental health initiatives and advocates for inclusive veteran spaces.
The Center for Global Health signed a five‑year collaboration with Botswana’s Mahalapye District Council to expand teaching, research and sustainable community engagement—an impact win that advances CGH’s mission to turn strong research into practice and policy.
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Public health student and U.S. Navy veteran Nikki Gold was named the 2025 National Student Veteran of the Year.
MPH alumnus Chris McFarland was featured in The Corvallis Advocate for his work as a certified counselor with Benton County Behavioral Health and his impactful journey to community mental health service.
When Dr. Sunday Adetunji lost two siblings to sickle cell disease and a cousin during childbirth, he made a promise to reduce preventable deaths. Today, the OSU epidemiology PhD candidate combines clinical experience with data science to redesign global healthcare systems and protect vulnerable mothers and babies.