postdoctoral training in child/adolescent nutrition

[Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD]

Postdoctoral Training Available in Child and Adolescent Nutrition

The Leadership, Education and Training (LET) Program in Maternal and Child Nutrition, located in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, offers postdoctoral training (including possible funding for sabbatical leave) for individuals interested in child and adolescent nutrition. Areas of faculty research expertise include general child and adolescent nutrition, childhood obesity, eating disorders prevention, school and community intervention programs, adolescent pregnancy, and nutrition epidemiology. Funding is provided by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Additional information on postdoctoral training opportunities in child and adolescent nutrition can be obtained by contacting Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD or Mary Story, PhD, RD at the LET Program in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota. Phone: 612/626-0351. E-mail: stang at epi.umn.edu or story at epi.umn.edu.