Faculty

About our faculty:

Our MPH in Nutrition faculty have years of experience teaching working professionals in a fully 100% online setting. Our program faculty are drawn from the faculty in the Departments of Nutrition and Public Health at the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and from other nationally recognized experts.

Faculty directory:

  • Patricia (Patsy) Beffa-Negrini

    Professional Title:
    Lecturer, Research Associate Professor, and Program Director, Online MPH in Nutrition
    Department:
    Nutrition
    Email:
    patsy@nutrition.umass.edu
    Telephone:
    413-545-0798
    Campus Address:
    236B Chenoweth
    Education:

    B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, Registered Dietitian

  • Marie Boyle

    Professional Title:
    Instructor, Online M.P.H. in Nutrition

  • Nancy L. Cohen

    Professional Title:
    Professor and Department Head
    Department:
    Nutrition
    Email:
    cohen@nutrition.umass.edu
    Telephone:
    413-545-1079
    Campus Address:
    215 Chenoweth
    Education:

    B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis; Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

  • Frank Franklin

    Professional Title:
    Instructor, Online M.P.H. in Nutrition

  • F. James Levinson

    Professional Title:
    Instructor, Online M.P.H. in Nutrition

  • Nancy Munoz

    Professional Title:
    Lecturer, Online M.P.H. in Nutrition
    Email:
    nmunoz@nutrition.umass.edu
    Telephone:
    609-922-4321
    Education:

    B.S., Marymount College; M.H.A., University of Maryland; D.C.N., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

  • Amanda Sylvie

    Professional Title:
    Instructor, Online M.P.H. in Nutrition

  • Sofija Zagarins

    Professional Title:
    Lecturer, Online M.P.H. in Nutrition
    Email:
    zagarins@schoolph.umass.edu
    Telephone:
    413- 687-4096
    Education:

    B.S., Union College, 2001; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009; Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRP)