About the Program
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Students gain advanced knowledge of nutrition during pregnancy; lactation and infant nutrition; and child and adolescent nutrition necessary for careers as nutrition/lactation specialists in public health and educational programs. This is a self-supporting program, and receives no subsidies from the State of California. Tuition is set by the program per unit.
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Admissions and Fellowship Information
General: Apr 15, 2025
Space Available: Jun 1, 2025
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Gaylene Catalan
(530) 754-5364 | gecatalan@ucdavis.edu
Program Chair
Laurie Nommsen-Rivers
(530) 752-0160 | lnrivers@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair
Francene Steinberg
(530) 752-0160 | fmsteinberg@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Lauren Au
Maternal and Child Nutrition
leau@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Reina Engle-Stone
Maternal and Child Nutrition
renglestone@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Primary Contact
Laurie Nommsen-Rivers
Maternal and Child Nutrition
(530) 752-0160 | lnrivers@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Sarah Hamid
(530) 752-0650 | shamid@ucdavis.edu