Meet the Faculty
Coordinator and Nutrition Education Specialist Advisor, Professor
BS, Cornell University; SM, Harvard University
Email: jschwartz@framingham.edu Professor Schwartz is the Coordinator of the Master of Education Concentration in Nutrition Education. She teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate nutrition courses. Her areas of specialty include sociocultural aspects of food, child nutrition, and nutrition education.
Chair and Associate Professor
BS Brigham Young; MS and Dietetic Internship, University of Utah; PhD Tufts University
Email: jnelsonpeterman@framingham.edu Educational background: PhD, Tufts University (Food Policy and Applied Nutrition); MS and Dietetic Internship, University of Utah (Foods and Nutrition); BS Brigham Young University (Molecular Biology)
Teaching areas: Community Nutrition, Experimental Study of Foods; Research Methods in Nutrition Education
Areas of specialty: Refugee nutrition and health, food security, culture and food, experimental food preparation
Assistant Professor
BS, University of Rhode Island; MS, University of New Haven; PhD, Boston University School of Medicine
Email: agorman1@framingham.edu Dr. Gorman teaches a variety of courses with food, culture and society. She specializes in health literacy, nutrition support and intervention, overweight/obesity co-morbidity issues.
Assistant Professor
BS, Springfield College; MS, Springfield College; Ph.D., Oregon State University
Email: bsouza@framingham.edu Brian specializes in behavioral aspects of physical activity and wellness. He teaches courses in personal and community health, personal training, exercise testing and prescriptions, wellness behavior, internship in health and wellness.