Undergraduate Contact Information
Undergraduate Advisers
Brenda Eissenstat, MS, RD and Shawnee Kelly, MS, RD, undergraduate advisers are available to answer any questions you have regarding the majors in the Nutritional Sciences Department. You are encouraged to contact them if you:
- Are a current, prospective or transfer student and have questions about the courses you should take
- If you have questions about courses that will transfer to Penn State
- How to apply to the major
- Graduation criteria for the Applied Sciences option, Basic Sciences option, and Dietetics option
- Other questions about the Applied Sciences option, Basic Sciences option, Dietetics option and Nutrition Minor
Dietetics Program (DPD) Director
If you have questions about the Dietetics Program, how to obtain a Verification Statement, or how to apply to take the Dietetic Technician Registration (DTR) exam, contact:
Mary Dean Coleman-Kelly, PhD, RD
127 Chandlee Lab
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-2138
Professor in Charge of the Undergraduate Program
If there are any concerns that are not able to be resolved by talking with your undergraduate advisor or professor, contact:
Jill Patterson, PhD
122 Chandlee Lab
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-1857
