Meet the Faculty

Ms. Janet Schwartz, MS, RD

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.

Jerusha Nelson-Peterman, PhD, RD

Chair and Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young; MS, and Dietetic Internship, University of Utah; PhD, Tufts University

Email: dnelsonpeterman@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

Andrea Gorman, PhD, MS, RD, LDN

Assistant Professor and Director Coordinated Program in Dietetics

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.

Brian Souza, Ph.D., ACSM EP-C

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. 

Ann W Johnson, PhD, MBA, RD, LD

Assistant Professor

BA, Bryn Mawr College, MBA Carnegie Mellon, PhD Aubrun University

Email: ajohnson3@framingham.edu

Teaching areas: Food, culture, and society (lab), experimental study of food, history of food, medical nutrition theraphy II, practicum in foodservice systems, clinical experiences in Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Internship: US Amy Natick Research, (NRDEC)

Areas of specialty: Food science and management, sports nutrition, renal dietetics