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2008-2009 Graduate Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Nutrition


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Head:

Denis Medeiros

Assistant Head:

Mark Haub

Director of graduate studies - Sensory Analysis and Consumer Behavior Area:

Edgar Chambers IV

Director of graduate studies - Nutrition Area:

Mark Haub

Graduate faculty:

Koushik Adhikari, Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Delores H. Chambers, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Edgar Chambers IV, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Soonsil Chun, Ph.D., Bukyung National University.
Chun-Yen Chang Cochran, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Sandria L. Godwin, Ph.D., Adjunct, Kansas State University.
Katharine K. Grunewald, Ph.D., R.D., University of Kentucky.
Mark D. Haub, Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Mary L. Higgins, Ph.D., R.D., Iowa State University.
Tandalayo Kidd, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Dingbo Lin, Ph.D., Zhejiang Agricultural University.
Denis M. Medeiros, Ph.D., R.D., Clemson University.
Tonatiuh Melgarejo, Ph.D., Purdue University.
Paula K. Peters, Ph.D, Ohio State University.
Richard Popper (Adjunct), Ph.D, Columbia University.
Sandra B. Procter, Ph.D, Kansas State University.
Valentina M. Remig, Ph.D., R.D., Ohio State University.
Weiqun (George) Wang, Ph.D., Nanjing Agricultural University.

Ancillary graduate faculty (from Department of Kinesiology)

Thomas Barstow, Ph.D., University of California-Davis.
David Dzewaltowski, Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario.
Nancy C. Gyurcsik, Ph.D., University of Waterloo.
Craig Harms, Ph.D., Indiana University.
Richard McAllister, Ph.D., SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse.
Mary McElroy, Ph.D., University of Maryland.
David Poole, Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles.
Stewart Trost, Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Adjunct graduate faculty

Richard Baybutt, Ph.D., Penn State University.
Barbara Lohse Knous, Ph.D., R.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Robert Wildman, Ph.D., R.D., Ohio State University.

Programs

The department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in human nutrition. Students may emphasize one of the various food or nutrition sciences. Additionally, the department participates in the interdepartmental food science graduate degree program. Students in this program earn, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in food science.

The M.S. requires 30-35 credits for the thesis (6-8 credits), report (2 credits), and coursework-only options. The Ph.D. requires 90 credits, including a minimum of 30 credits for the Ph.D. dissertation. No foreign language is required.

Programs of study are developed according to the interests, backgrounds, and career goals of the students. In addition to graduate human nutrition courses and the requirements listed above, students often include courses from other departments such as animal sciences and industry; grain science and industry; biochemistry; chemistry; anatomy and physiology; kinesiology; psychology; and biology; from the Colleges of Business Administration and Education; and from interdisciplinary international courses.

The department participates in the University wide Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program. This is a professional degree requiring 36 hours of course work plus thesis or field experience, plus a core of required courses.

Research facilities and opportunities

Laboratory facilities

The Department of Human Nutrition has approximately 20,000 square feet for office, instruction, and research. Research laboratories and service areas comprise approximately 9,000 square feet. The department has a 1,500-square-feet animal laboratory that is fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. In cooperation with the College of Veterinary Medicine, animals housed and maintained in our laboratory receive veterinary care to comply with the current NIH guidelines. A nutritional status assessment laboratory and human performance and metabolism laboratory are used for both teaching and research activities and includes facilities for physical and dietary assessments. Facilities for basic research are up-to-date.

Sensory Analysis Center

The Sensory Analysis Center provides professional sensory panel services to researchers at K-State, industry, and government, and conducts numerous assessments with consumers around the world. Students are encouraged to become involved in projects of the Sensory Analysis Center to gain practical knowledge for conducting sensory tests. The center uses both highly trained/experienced panelists and consumers, depending on the test objectives. Graduate students research projects conducted through the center include a variety of food, beverage and other consumer products such as toothpaste and fragrances. In addition studies of consumption behavior, dietary methods assessment, and nutrition education materials are conducted.

Career opportunities

Graduate study in the human nutrition program prepares students for various academic, industry, and government positions. Graduates from our program are employed by universities and colleges as teachers and researchers; by government agencies as extension specialists, nutritionists, and nutrition education coordinators; by hospitals and community organizations as dietitians or nutrition consultants; and in the industry as directors of food product development and sensory evaluation divisions, senior food scientists, managers of quality assurance and test kitchens, directors of consumer services, and technical representatives.

ADA qualification

The Department has an approved Didactic program to meet minimum academic requirements of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). After completing academic requirements, students may apply for a qualifying work experience, which is an approved internship or preprofessional program at one of over 250 sites around the U.S.

For more information

For additional information and application materials please contact:
Department of Human Nutrition
Kansas State University
212 Justin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-1407
785-532-5508
Fax: 785-532-3132
E-mail: nutrgrad@ksu.edu
Home Page: http://www.k-state.edu/humec/hn

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