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Nutrition and Foods Division
Dietetics is the practical application of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease. Dietetics is an exciting and challenging profession because there are many diseases that are related to nutrition, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, diabetes and obesity.
The nutrition program at Drexel University is referred to as a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) because we provide classroom training for students who want to become Registered Dietitians. Our Didactic Program in Dietetics is currently granted developmental accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association (ADA -120 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606, 800-877-1600 x5400, www.eatright.org). The American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, most of whom are Registered Dietitians.
Karen A. Drummond
Ed.D., RD, FADA, LDN
Foodservice management, nutrition education, lifespan nutrition, evaluation of patient education materials, dietetics education.
Donna H. Mueller
Ph.D., RD, FADA, LDN
Clinical nutrition; pediatric nutrition; nutrition in pulmonary diseases, especially cystic fibrosis; nutrition in developmental delay; dental nutrition; dietetic education and professional development.
Jennifer Nasser
Ph.D.
Obesity Research
Jennifer Quinlan
Ph.D.
Food microbiology; microbiological quality and
safety of produce, dairy and meat products in markets
in high vs. low socioeconomics areas, Bacillus and
Clostridium spores in food processing.
Advanced nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition support.
Beth Leonberg
M.S., M.A., R.D.