School of Public Health and Nutrition

College of Health

Welcome to the School of Public Health and Nutrition.

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.

School head: Peggy Dolcini, Ph.D.
Assistant to the school head: Sam Jordan
Academic Program Directors

Academic programs in nutrition

Undergraduate

Graduate

Nutrition, MS, MS-PD, Ph.D.

Academic programs in public health

Undergraduate

Health Management and Policy, BS (Corvallis, online)
Health Promotion and Health Behavior, BS (Corvallis, online)
Public Health General Option, BS

Accelerated Master’s Program

Graduate

Other programs of study

Research and community engagement

May 16, 2023

MPH program gives graduate the skills needed to address health disparities in Seattle

Brandon Park is ready to return to Seattle with a Master of Public Health degree to make meaningful connections with his community in order to promote and achieve healthy outcomes.
May 4, 2023

Public health student switched from biology to public health to get out of the lab

Kira Frever was a biology major entering OSU and quickly realized that she didn’t want to do research in a lab all day, she wanted to interact with people.
November 15, 2022

Doctoral student has questions about nutrients associated with cancer

In search of answers, Funmi Amoda chose Oregon State’s PhD in nutrition program.
October 4, 2022

Dietetics student wants to fill gap in cerebral palsy health care

Jon Dotter says Oregon State’s dietetics program will help him pay it forward
June 6, 2022

Caregivers have a new resource for trauma-informed nutrition and feeding

There’s a whole group of kids where mealtime has become a battleground with caregivers. We want to reframe mealtime so that it’s an opportunity to connect with the child and build resilience.
January 26, 2022

Nearly $5M grant to establish children’s environmental health research center at Oregon State

The purpose of this grant is to reduce children’s exposure to harmful environmental factors and improve their health and well-being.