1983 EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY,

Public Health Nutrition

1975 MS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,

Community Nutrition

1972 BS, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ,

Food and Nutrition

Professor Haughton’s research focused on workforce infrastructure in the field of public health nutrition. Her research included enumeration, practice, and individual and organizational cultural competence with special focus on the maternal and child population.

1989 Post-doctoral degree, Penn State University, State College, PA

Center for Air and Environmental Science

1988 PhD, Penn State University, State College, PA,

Nutritional Sciences

1982 MPH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC,

Public Health Nutrition

1976 BA, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT,

Biochemistry

Professor Whelan’s research examines the relationship between a variety of cancers and the cellular and biomolecular effects of dietary fats. There is a specific focus on omega-3 and omega-6 fats, primarily arachidonic acid, and their effects on tumor progression from benign forms to metastatic cancer.