UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Nutritional Sciences offers an undergraduate minor and major (BA), master's (MPH or MS) and doctoral degrees (PhD), and a graduate-level RDN Training program

UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health program offers an undergraduate major (BA) and minor, master's degrees (MPH or MS) and a graduate-level RDN training program.

Congratulations to Norma Garfias Avila for completing her PhD dissertation, "How much do red and processed meats affect ...
09/02/2026

Congratulations to Norma Garfias Avila for completing her PhD dissertation, "How much do red and processed meats affect our gut health? Investigation of the gut microbiome following randomized controlled diets with and without red and processed meat: the EAT-WELL study."

Congrats to Greeshma Gurudatta Mallya, an MS/GCPD student in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health for recently completing...
09/01/2026

Congrats to Greeshma Gurudatta Mallya, an MS/GCPD student in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health for recently completing her thesis, "Beyond the Food Label: Nutrient Profiling the Indian Nutrition Data Bank for Public Nutrition Policy."

!! Congratulations to Adrienne Atkins, MPH/GCPD student in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health for recently completin...
09/01/2026

!! Congratulations to Adrienne Atkins, MPH/GCPD student in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health for recently completing her thesis, "Living on the Cusp: A Qualitative Exploration of Food Security Transitions in Washington State Households with Children."

Congrats to Fernanda Nunes, an MPH student in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health for recently completing her thesis,...
08/31/2026

Congrats to Fernanda Nunes, an MPH student in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health for recently completing her thesis, "Promoting Civic Health in a Polarized Era: Finding Common Ground about the Climate Impact of Meat."

Congratulations to Gabrielle Siros, an MS/GCPD student in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health who recently completed ...
08/31/2026

Congratulations to Gabrielle Siros, an MS/GCPD student in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health who recently completed her master's thesis, "Clinical Decision-Making of Registered Dietitians Caring for Patients Who are Obese by BMI in Acute Care: A Qualitative Study." Well done!!

UW’s Judy Simon spoke with KIRO News about the importance of nutrition and its impact for a child’s nuerodevelopment in ...
08/31/2026

UW’s Judy Simon spoke with KIRO News about the importance of nutrition and its impact for a child’s nuerodevelopment in the first 1,000 days. According to Simon, several nutrients are especially important during pregnancy, including folate, also known as vitamin B9, along with iron and zinc. She also highlighted choline, iodine and omega-3 fatty acids, which help support early brain development. Simon is a registered dietitian with UW Medicine and a clinical instructor for the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health's Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics.

Read the story: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/why-first-1000-days-matter-expecting-mothers-babies/NUXIBORHRRCS5OITNMJ7BMXP6A/?outputType=ampd

Jennifer Otten delivered the presidential address at the 2026 Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) annual...
08/17/2026

Jennifer Otten delivered the presidential address at the 2026 Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) annual conference held in June, and other UW Food Systems faculty, staff and students participated in conference sessions. Photo two: Marie Spiker, Otten, Fernanda Nunes, and Alan Ismach served as panelists on a session titled, "Advancing Civic Health in Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Through Research Deliberation."

For student Fernanda Nunes, this was the first time presenting at a conference. She shares: "This valuable experience helped me sharpen my presentation skills, and allowed me to share exciting findings from my MPH thesis. I also appreciated learning from the wide range of talks that this conference had to offer, and meeting other professionals who are working to make food systems more sustainable. The opportunity to learn and present at the AFHVS conference has helped me build confidence, become a better networked and more experienced researcher.“

Read more about the conference and other student reflections attending national conferences this summer: https://foodsystems.uw.edu/news/uw-food-systems-students-and-faculty-showcase-research-and-earn-recognition-at-national-conferences/

UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health students and faculty showcased their research and earned recognition at recent na...
08/12/2026

UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health students and faculty showcased their research and earned recognition at recent national conferences.

Students and faculty attended the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) 2026 conference, and the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) conference in June and July.

At ASN, student research presented focused on food security, nutrition interventions, and the gut microbiome. Adrienne Atkins, Paola Bregni Ibarra, and Norma Garfias Avila presented research. Emily Shapiro received a 2026 Herbalife Nutrition Scholarship, and Hannah Baillie attended with support from a University of Washington School of Public Health Endowed Fellowship.

As AFHVS president (2025-26), Jennifer Otten delivered the presidential address at the AFHVS annual conference. Otten co-presented with FSNH faculty member Marie Spiker, researcher Alan Ismach, and MPH student Fernanda Nunes as panelists for conference roundtable discussions.

Read more about the research and reflections from students on their experience attending the conferences: https://foodsystems.uw.edu/news/uw-food-systems-students-and-faculty-showcase-research-and-earn-recognition-at-national-conferences/

Washington households continue to face food insecurity amid rising costs and uncertain federal support. This is accordi...
07/29/2026

Washington households continue to face food insecurity amid rising costs and uncertain federal support. This is according to the results of the latest Washington State Food Security Survey (WAFOOD6) from University of Washington, WSU Pullman and Washington State Department of Agriculture.

“At a time that we’re seeing huge disruptions to federal food assistance programs and the loss of the national survey that allowed us to track whether rates of household food insecurity were going up or down at a national and state level, WAFOOD data are more important than ever,” said Marie Spiker, assistant professor in UW Department of Epidemiology.

“Our findings show that Washington households continue to feel the impact of rising prices,” said DEOHS Professor Jennifer Otten. “What is especially concerning is that nearly seven in ten food-insecure WAFOOD6 households reported cutting back on the quantity or quality of food that they eat and this is a reminder that food inflation is not just an economic issue, but also a health and wellness issue.”

WSDA’s Director of Food Systems Initiatives Katie Rains said: “In the coming year, WAFOOD data will inform the discussion as WSDA aims to take a pro-producer, anti-hunger approach to leading development of a coordinated food security strategy.”

Read more: https://bit.ly/4fLmZe5

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