Linda Koh

Linda Koh

she/her
PhD, MS, RN, PHN
Assistant Professor

Focusing on community-based participatory research, nutrition, global and public health, sustainable food systems, farm-to-school programs, and mixed methods.

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Linda Koh PhD'22, MS, RN, PHN is an assistant professor at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst. Her professional focuses include:

  • Community-Based Participatory Research
    Academic-Community Partnerships
    Health Equity
    Cultural Tailoring
  • Nutrition
    Farm-to-School
    Sustainable Food Systems
    Teaching Kitchens
  • Global and Public Health
    Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine (2022-2024)
  • PhD, Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, 2022
  • MS, Administration: Public Health, Andrews University, 2009
  • BS, Nursing, Pacific Union College, 2017
  • BA, English, Southwestern Adventist University, 2003
  • AS, Nursing, Southwestern Adventist University, 2002

Selected Professional Service

  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  • American Nurses Association Innovation Advisory Committee – Planetary & Global Health
  • American Public Health Association
  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
  • International Philosophy of Nursing Society
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Selected Certifications

  • Plant-Based Pâtisserie - Le Cordon Bleu (2025)
  • AgriSafe Nurse Scholar - Iowa Board of Nursing/Northeast Iowa Community College (2020)
  • ServSafe® Food Handler (2020)
  • Plant-Based Nutrition - eCornell and Cornell University (2019)