Academic and research programs in the Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences focus on the nutritional, behavioral, physiological and psychosocial aspects of health, wellness, illness and aging within a socio-ecological framework. With our undergraduate and graduate academic programs there is an abundance of opportunity and challenge for newly educated professionals in the fields of health behavior science, health promotion, and nutrition and dietetics.
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The Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences programs train students in the science and practice of health behavior science, health promotion, nutrition, and dietetics.
Health Behavior Science and Promotion (PhD)
Health Promotion (MS)
Clinical Health Coaching Certificate
Nutrition Sciences (PhD)
Human Nutrition (MS)
MS Nutrition / Dietetic Internship
Dietetic Internship
4+1 Health Behavior Science/Health Promotion (BS/MS)
4+1 Nutrition and Dietetics/Human Nutrition (BS/MS)
Coaching Science
Dance
Health & Wellness
Health, Physical Activity & Disability
Medical Social Services
Nutrition
Public Health
Katherine Rippon, a senior nutrition and dietetics major at the University of Delaware, spent the summer examining the effects of wild blueberry consumption on cardiovascular health and cognitive function in the older adult population.: youtube.com/watch?v=1uwYvWsC7so
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Our team members collaborate with you and each other to develop interdisciplinary plans to help you achieve and maintain wellness – offering services such as nutrition counseling and health coaching.
OUR RESEARCH
Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences faculty members are productive researchers, dedicated to addressing some of our leading health problems. Research faculty are funded through the National Institutes of Health, the United States Department of Agriculture, the American Heart Association, the Delaware Division of Public Health, and other private foundations. This work creates many opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
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Looking into the Body's Essential Couriers
September 10, 2025 | Written by Beth MillerUD undergraduate student, Gabriella Maletta, who is majoring in human physiology and liberal studies, with a concentration in the Medical Scholars Program, spent the summer studying three proteins and how they influence the structure of red blood cells. -
Discovering her Passion
September 08, 2025 | Written by Amy CherryWhen Annie Antonov came to UD, she was unsure of her path. The nutrition and medical sciences alumna graduated as a passionate researcher and now makes a difference in pediatric health as a clinical research coordinator at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio. -
August College of Health Sciences For the Record
September 05, 2025 | Written by CHS StaffCollege of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for August.
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