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Nutritional Sciences


Katie Eliot, PhD, RDN/LD, FAND
Interim Chair
 

Welcome to the Department of Nutritional Sciences website. We are excited that you are exploring educational options in the field of nutrition and dietetics. Our program directors are here to assist you in finding the right pathway to meet your professional goals. Please look at our decision tree to determine which program is right for you.

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, “dietetics is the science or art of applying the principles of food and nutrition to health”. As a dietetic professional, you can work in a wide variety of settings helping people of all ages. Dietitians do not just work in hospitals and clinics. You can find dietitians in schools, health departments, food companies, research labs, pharmaceutical companies, wellness clinics, and many other positions. New opportunities for dietitians areemerging all the time. If you would like to help people learn about food and nutrition then give us a call. We look forward to hearing from you. 

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College of Allied Heath Wins ASAHP IP Award


Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Professor, Katie Eliot led efforts for The College of Allied Health to receive the ASAHP IP Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health for her submission to the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) Care.

There were many outstanding submissions that highlighted the important efforts by ASAHP member institutions working interprofessionally to improve health and education in their communities. The review committee engaged in an iterative process to select the ASAHP Award honoree and to identify additional Programs of Merit. The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center was selected as a Program of Merit for the 2022 ASAHP Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care.

The College of Allied Health was recognized for this award and given an opportunity to present at the 2022 ASAHP Annual Conference in Long Beach, California. The winning submission was presented by Eliot.