Pre-Dietetics

Advisors

David Gee, PhD
Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Sciences Department
Program Director of Food Science and Nutrition
Purser Hall, room 109
geed@cwu.edu
509-963-2772

Susan Hawk, PhD, RDN
Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Sciences Department
Dietetic Program Director
PE Building, room 136
woodys@cwu.edu
509-963-1041

Dana Ogan, MS, RDN
Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Sciences Department
Dietetic Internship Director
Purser Hall, room 137
ogand@cwu.edu
509-963-2351

Nicole Stendell-Hollis, PhD, RDN
Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Sciences Department
Purser Hall, room 132
StendellHollisN@cwu.edu
509-963-3360

Kelly Pritchett, PhD, RDN
Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Sciences Department
Purser Hall, room 135
pritchettk@cwu.edu
509-963-2786

Patrick Coffey
Professional Academic Counselor (NEHS & HEAMS)
Bouillon Hall, room 205i
509-963-3423

A registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) is an expert on foods and how they affect human health. An RDN is registered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) as an individual who has completed an accredited four-year undergraduate program. The BS in food science and nutrition (with a specialization in dietetics) is an accredited program with the Commission on Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, the individual must complete a post-baccalaureate 1,200-hour accredited supervised practice experience at one of over 200 dietetic internship sites. Finally, individuals must then pass the registration examination to attain the RDN credential. Please see an advisor for more information. Dietitians may work in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes as clinical dietitians; for government and public health agencies as community dietitians, and in food service departments of hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and restaurants as management dietitians. In addition, dietitians also are employed as researchers, educators, and as consultants in a variety of settings.

For more information, please contact an advisor in the Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Science Department.