Human Sciences at Ohio State

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

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Associate Professor of Human Nutrition Ouliana Ziouzenkova and several of our students were interviewed for this article about nutrition research and the annual Russell Klein Symposium. https://t.co/meHBQLV4kS

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Congratulations to Dr. Arya Ansari who was selected for the next cohort of Provost’s Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professors. https://t.co/t0CRF1aqhM

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Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Bird for receiving the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching! https://t.co/SonCcslB96

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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
https://t.co/y9QrsT7GEH

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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). https://t.co/PCtS5PnSwV

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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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.@OhioState announced today that Erik Porfeli, professor and chair of the Department of Human Sciences, will serve as interim dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology from Jan. 1, 2026, through June 2028. @OSUehe https://t.co/2fof0xqQuM

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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. https://t.co/yERC6GKK7V

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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. https://t.co/mjYYuWJGb5

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PhD Candidate Alexis Pizzulo, HDFS, presented “Biopsychosocial Predictors of Substance Abuse among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis” at the Intervention Research in Systemic Family Therapy 2025 AAMFT TIN Conference.

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Assistant Professor of Human Nutrition Lauren Roberson presented “Supporting Well-Being through Food: Effective Feeding Strategies for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care" at the 2025 International Society of Neurogastronomy Symposium on August 17 in Philadelphia.

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Nutrition researchers are seeking volunteers (ages 18–50) who are at least 35 lbs overweight for a study on how vitamin C reduce inflammation & improve gut. Participants can receive $100 plus parking. Fill out this survey to check eligibility. https://t.co/Syi3eeyl4w

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The Welcome Back Festival was held on Monday, August 25. It was well attended by students, faculty, and staff!

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In a new and first-of-its-kind study published in JAMA Network Open, Consumer Sciences Professor Cäzilia Loibl & colleagues "used a unique dataset to show that patients with type 2 diabetes have significantly worse financial outcomes than other patients." https://t.co/JNUdK9h8pF