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Testimonials
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Full Name: Lauren Gerchufsky

Hometown: New Tripoli, PA

Major: Human Nutrition & Foods

Division: Animal Nutritional Sciences

Graduation Date: May 2013

What do you like best about being a Davis College student? I enjoy getting to know the students in my major and college. The faculty is really approachable and always willing to help.

What are your career goals? To continue my education in a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) and Dietetic Internship (DI). I want to become a Registered Dietitian and work in a community setting.

What advice would you give future students? Get involved! Seek out professional opportunities that interest you and go the extra mile.

What service learning are you involved with that has helped your academic future? I currently work as a Wellness Coordinator where I facilitate wellness programs for students living in the dorms. I have been the Student Dietetic Association President for two years and maintain an undergraduate internship position. I work with the ISPP Community Wellness Action Team, specifically for West Virginia Action For Healthy Kids (AFHK).

Lauren Gerchufsky
Barton_S13

Full name: Stephanie Barton

Hometown: Martinsburg, WV

Major: I am double majoring in Human Nutrition & Foods and Biology

Division: Animal Nutritional Sciences

Graduation Date: May 2013

Why did you choose WVU? I transferred from a small school because I appreciate what a land-grant institution has to offer in regards to academics and extracurricular activities.

How did you choose HN&F as your major? I have always wanted to be a part of the healthcare field and wanted to incorporate my science degree with my love for food and health.

What are your career goals? To continue my education with a coordinated Graduate Dietetic Internship (GDI) program. I anticipate becoming a counseling RD for patients who have diabetes.

What are some of your hobbies? I enjoy jewelry, baking, cooking, and yoga.

Stephanie Barton
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News

  • Researcher Spotlight: Janet Tou, Ph.D. Janet Tou, an associate professor of human nutrition and foods in West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design, says that scholarship is a family tradition.
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  • Partington leads $5M obesity prevention effort.

    With childhood obesity at epidemic proportions in the United States, and West Virginia among the highest in the nation, West Virginia University has received a nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a five-year, multidisciplinary effort to create effective pediatric prevention strategies.

    “This project has been designed to identify effective methods to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in children,” Partington said. “Since the lifestyle habits associated with obesity in adults begin in childhood, prevention initiatives that establish healthy eating and physical activity behaviors in young children may have a significant impact on future obesity risk.”
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Events

  • Graduate Dietetics Internship
    Open House
    meet our Program Director, faculty, and students


    • Agricultural Science Bldg
    Friday, December 16, 2011 at 1pm

  • Mountaineer Open House
    special Davis College session


    • Agricultural Sciences Bldg
    November 12, 2011 from 10am-11am

  • Student Dietetic Association Meetings

    Agricultural Sciences Bldg Room G101

    • November 11, 2011 & December 6, 2011 @ 6:30pm

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