Department of Clinical & Preventive Nutrition Sciences
HOPE Clinic Launches In-House Diabetes Education Program Thanks to a generous, anonymous gift, the Rutgers HOPE Clinic is beginning an in-house diabetes and nutrition education program to address a gap in patient care needs. When the clinic opened its doors in Plainfield, it had a dual purpose: meeting the health care needs [...]
Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Help Improve Pregnancy Health Shristi Rawal, associate professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences, has received a two-year, $406,531 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first phase of a five-year project grant totaling $1.26 million. Shristi Rawal The project will develop [...]
SHP Faculty Member Honored as Champion in Global Health For his commitment to advancing health equity from Newark to Ghana, Joachim Sackey, a faculty member at Rutgers School of Health Professions, has been named a 2025 Champion in Global Health by the Rutgers Global Health Institute. Joachim Sackey The annual award [...]
Researchers Win NIH Grant to Develop Wellness App for Children with Down Syndrome SHP researchers from two departments have teamed up to secure a two-year, $431,750 federal grant to develop an innovative mobile app that helps children and teens with Down syndrome build healthier routines at home.The award from the National Institutes of Health [...]
Q & A With Corey Hawes, DCN ’22 Clinician, Adjunct Professor, Researcher – and Ironman What drew you to the Doctor of Clinical Nutrition program at SHP? I knew that I wanted to be stronger clinically. I felt the DCN program at SHP would enhance my skillset and knowledge in a variety [...]
Scholarship Spotlight: Honoring a Legacy of Compassion The Judith Yannariello, Ph.D. Endowed Scholarship at Rutgers School of Health Professions honors the remarkable legacy of a dedicated researcher, mentor, and aspiring physician assistant whose resilience and compassion left a profound impact on her classmates and patients alike.Judith Yannariello, who received her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers [...]