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We offer a holistic approach to the study of: Consumer Sciences; Human Nutrition; Human Development & Family Science; Kinesiology; & Sports, Fitness, & Health.

Columbus, OH
Joined August 2018
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Kinesiology doctoral students Sam Soufi and Samantha Brooks both presented at the Midwest ACSM Annual Meeting and both received awards. Sam was awarded the Graduate Student Scholar Award and Samantha was awarded the Outstanding Oral Presentation for Doctoral Students. Congrats!
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Columbus-based designer Joan Madison (from Project Runway, season 21) will be speaking at the Lunch & Learn next Tuesday November 10 in the Campbell Hall community space. OSU faculty, staff, and students can use the code OSUFAM to attend for free. eventbrite.com/e/fwc-2026-os…
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Associate Clinical Professor Tasha Lewis, Consumer Sciences, appeared on WOSU's All Sides with Amy Juravich to discuss a docuseries about the environmental history of the fashion industry that she is working on with faculty in the Department of History. ohiochannel.org/programs/all…
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All are welcome to visit the Geraldine Schottenstein Gallery on the first floor of Campbell Hall now through December 18 to see the exhibition "Twentieth-Century Design in Scarlet & Grey" curated by Sarah Berenz. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
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Members of the Human Development & Family Science Graduate Student Org recently participated in Clean Up Columbus- a monthly clean up initiative for OSU students and community members. From L to R: doctoral students Liv Calhoun, Maria Abdul-Masih, Aimee Miley & Delaney Phillips.
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Why do some kids thrive and others struggle, long before they ever walk into a classroom? That's the question at the center of HDFS 2410: Child Development. An in-person class with an award-winning professor, open to every major at OSU. Autumn 2026.
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All @OhioState faculty, professionals, graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to participate in Fulbright Week 2026. Learn how a #Fulbright experience enhances teaching, research and intercultural perspectives. @FulbrightPrgrm oia.osu.edu/get-involved/sig…
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Assistant Professor Catherine Saenz & PhD student Emaly Vatne (Health & Exercise Science) were interviewed for this based on Emaly’s publication “The Impact of Team Practice Block Start Times on Sleep Characteristics in Collegiate Athletes” (2025, JSCR). ehe.osu.edu/news/listing/how…
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Undergraduate students Daphne Chi, Elisabeth Christina Kearney, Kayla Norris and Angela Zhuo represented the Sport Industry program at the Inaugural B1G Sports Business Challenge and placed 2nd among all participating institutions! Congrats!!👏👏👏
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Several of our graduate students in the Graduate Society of Nutrition Sciences volunteered at the Mid Ohio Food Bank last week. They are pictured here from left to right: Kyra Foster, Ayse Gurer, Maheen Imtiaz, Daniel Do, and Evan Miller.
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We are happy to share that Sue Sutherland will serve as interim chair of the Department of Human Sciences, beginning on Jan. 1! @human_ohio
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Associate Professor Deanna Wilkinson & Assistant Professor Autumn Bermea hosted the HDFS Alumni Career Event for a over a dozen alumni and more than 30 undergraduate students. Students departed with new connections, actionable information, and deep appreciation for our alumni.
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Congratulations to our Chair Erik Porfeli who will serve as EHE's interim dean next year! 👏👏👏
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Dr. Shiqi Zhang recently graduated with a PhD in Nutrition and is now working as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center of Precision Medicine with a focus on Mass Spectrometry Imaging at UT San Antonio. Read more about how she's making an impact in the field. inspire.ehe.osu.edu/2025/10/…
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Grad student Ashwini Chebbi presented at the Soter Women’s Health Research Symposium last month. Her poster highlighted the positive responses of women with PCOS in the Symptoms of PCOS Ameliorated by Responses to Keto-adaptation (SPARK) Study conducted by the SHEIS Labs.
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Read all about the new study from Kinesiology Professor Jeff Volek's lab which links a ketogenic diet with a reduction in depression symptoms among college students. ehe.osu.edu/news/listing/ket…
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