{"id":1722,"date":"2023-08-17T13:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T13:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs-wds-dev.utk.edu\/nutrition\/?page_id=1722"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:13:10","slug":"community-nutrition-doctoral-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/graduate-programs\/community-nutrition-doctoral-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull page-title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2083\" height=\"646\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1733\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4.webp 2083w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4-1024x318.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4-768x238.webp 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4-1536x476.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-header4-2048x635.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2083px) 100vw, 2083px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-d95ca9b96eabdbf7187bd7797b4fc3a1 wp-block-paragraph\">Community Nutrition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull sc sc--relation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctoral study in the Community Nutrition concentration prepares students for research, teaching, and\/or advanced-level practice in institutions of higher education, government, or the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon graduation, all nutrition graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in Community Nutrition should possess the following competencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Demonstrate understanding of professional ethics;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess and evaluate nutritional needs and problems of priority populations;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate nutrition information to the public;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to read, interpret, synthesize, and apply nutrition research findings and evidence-based practice guidelines;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate comprehensive breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of the science and profession of nutrition; the ability to interpret, critique and synthesize research literature in nutrition;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to apply comprehensive knowledge and understanding of research methodology in the field of nutrition; communicate and disseminate research findings; write specific aims and a research strategy for a grant proposal and to submit an application\/grant proposal for research funding; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to assume high-level administrative, teaching, or research duties in institutions of higher education and in industry, government or health agencies that require doctoral-level nutritionists. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-tall-square2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-tall-square2.webp 494w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/nutrition-tall-square2-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light contact-cvr\" style=\"min-height:650px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2001\" height=\"689\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1562\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/bg_pattern@2x.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/bg_pattern@2x.png 2001w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/bg_pattern@2x-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/bg_pattern@2x-1024x353.png 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/bg_pattern@2x-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/bg_pattern@2x-1536x529.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2001px) 100vw, 2001px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.09) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image cntct-img\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/nutrition_lab@2x.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1457\" style=\"width:50px;height:50px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center info-txt has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7d7f82;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase\">FOR MORE INFORMATION OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center info-txt has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7d7f82;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase\">TO SCHEDULE A VISIT, CONTACT US AT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center info-txt-big wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:nutrition@utk.edu\">nutrition@utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center info-txt-big wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>or call <a href=\"tel:8659745445\">865-974-5445<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctoral study in the Community Nutrition concentration prepares students for research, teaching, and\/or advanced-level practice in institutions of higher education, government, or the public and private sectors. 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