Food Studies — ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:21:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Mary Kiernan /faculty-experts/mary-kiernan/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:38:46 +0000 /?post_type=faculty-experts&p=167856 In 2000, Chef Kiernan came to Syracuse University to work in Carrier Dome Catering where she managed 42 private suites and numerous other functions related to games and floor dinners. She became an instructor in Hospitality Management in 2007 and received her IMBA at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management in 2012.

Education:

Masters of Business Administration, Syracuse University

Bachelor of Science, Hospitality Management, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Professional Chef II, Culinary Institute of America

Certified Chef de Cuisine, American Culinary Federation

Specialization:

Culinary arts

]]> Sudha Raj /faculty-experts/sudha-raj/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:22:53 +0000 /?post_type=faculty-experts&p=155826 Sudha Raj is a Teaching Professor in the Nutrition & Food Studies department in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. Dr. Raj’s research and curricular development interests extend into the areas of vegetarian nutrition, integrative and functional nutrition and traditional food and medical systems such as Ayurveda.

Dr. Raj is interested in exploring the role of acculturative factors as they impact the health and well-being of Asian Indian immigrants specifically from India. She has developed dietetics related educational resources, written book chapters and given presentations highlighting the unique Asian Indian culture, food habits and role of food as delineated in the traditional medical system of Ayurveda. She was instrumental in developing and implementing one of the first pilot studies to investigate dietary acculturation patterns in Asian Indian immigrants in the U.S. Recently she was one of two academy members responsible for the inception of the Member interest group for Asian Indians in Dietetics.

Dr. Raj has been actively involved with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has served as Newsletter Editor, Chair for the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group and Chair for the Vegetarian Nutrition Evidence Analysis Group.

Raj received a B.Sc. degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Madras University and M.Sc. degree from Bombay University in India. She subsequently completed her M.S and PhD degrees in Nutrition Science at Syracuse University.

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