About Overview

The Department of Nutrition and Public Health Sciences provides students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to understand the many factors that influence health and to improve well-being in individuals, communities, and populations. 

Mission

NPHS improves health through impactful discovery and research, unparalleled student education and training, and trusted partnerships. We generate and apply evidence, from bench to community, to develop solutions that strengthen well-being and advance the health of our Tennessee communities and beyond.  

Values

Advancing health and well-being through nutrition and public health workforce development, scholarship, and service in Tennessee and beyond.   

Directory

See a full list of our faculty and staff.