Jennifer Young²
Biography
Jennifer Young’s expertise lies in public health nutrition with maternal, child and adolescent populations. Her areas of focus include: food insecurity; school health; unhealthy food marketing; obesity stigma; and healthy weight and development. She has worked on nutrition programs, projects and policy at the state and local level.
Young enjoys bringing her work experiences into the classroom as students explore the latest data, research, policy and legislation in action. She also has served as a preceptor for nearly thirty interns, and now works alongside many of them as colleagues in the field.
Young is currently working in a joint position among the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Public Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education to improve nutrition and physical activity in Oregon schools.
Education, Degrees
B.S., University of California, Davis, 1982
M.P.H., Loma Linda University, 1986
Ed.D., Portland State University, 2018
Awards and Honors
OHSU, Dietetic Intern Preceptor Service Award
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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