Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty Profiles
Dr. Jill Patterson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979
Penn State University
122 Chandlee Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone: 814-865-1857
Office Fax: 814-865-5870
E-mail Address: jxp54@psu.edu
Homepage: nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu
Courses Taught
NUTR 251 Introductory Principles of Nutrition
NUTR 451 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle
NUTR 490W Nutrition Seminar
Research Interests
Nutrition education and outreach.
Materials development in a variety of settings and target populations.
Process, formative, and summative evaluation of nutrition education materials.
Development and evaluation of web-based learning in young adults.
Selected Publications
Stotts, J., Lohse, B., Patterson, J., Horacek, T., White, A., and Greene, G. Eating competence in college students nominates a non-dieting approach to weight management. Experimental Biology, April 2007, abstract.