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Khursheed P. Navder
Professor and Director of Nutrition Program
CUNY School of Public Health
Hunter College
USA
Biography
Khursheed Navder, PhD, RDN is a Professor and Director of the Nutrition Program in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College. She also serves as the Director of the accredited Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics that qualifies students to become Registered Dietitians. She joined Hunter in 1988 and has over 15 years of combined experience in nutrition research, management, and higher education. Her knowledge and experience with various administrative entities, facilitated the creation of the accredited MS Didactic Program in Nutrition and the 5 year accelerated BS-MS pathway. She is also actively involved in curriculum development for dietetics education at the national level. She is a consummate nutrition educator, and has mentored over thirty-five undergraduate and graduate students through independent studies and research projects. She is also involved in leadership activities within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has served as the Chair of the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors, a Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy and is currently serving as a Commissioner with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (2014-17).
Research Interest
Body composition; Biochemical and metabolic regulations of lipid and alcohol metabolism; Food product development
