Human Sciences at Ohio State

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 oia.osu.edu/get-involved/s…

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). ehe.osu.edu/news/listing/h…

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!!👏👏👏

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.

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

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.

Congratulations to our Chair Erik Porfeli who will serve as EHE's interim dean next year! 👏👏👏

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. inspire.ehe.osu.edu/2025/10/04/fro…

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.

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. ehe.osu.edu/news/listing/k…

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.

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.

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. osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5m…

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

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." news.osu.edu/a-financial-to…

HN Associate Professor Chris Zhu & his lab have recently published a new study that shows how pesticides are impacting gut bacteria. They also found a species that partially protects against pesticide toxicity, a promising avenue for further research. news.osu.edu/how-gut-bacter…

OSUN doctoral student Alicyn Dickman, advised by Dr. Sanja Ilic, was awarded first place in the ASN Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition in the Nutritional Epidemiology/Dietary Patterns category. Congratulations!! 👏

Five of the people who made Forbes' 30 under 30 in Columbus list are current majors or alumni of our Department! Special congratulations to Hunter Armstrong, Caleb Downs, Madison Hilson, Will Howard, and Cotie McMahon! 👏🤩🏆 forbes.com/sites/forbesun…

From designing, sewing and modeling the garments to managing lighting and sound, students coordinate every aspect of the annual fashion show, organized by Ohio State’s Fashion Production Association! bit.ly/4dXlVlZ

Congratulations to Dr. Balea Schumacher who just got her PhD in Health & Exercise Science! She also received the Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award. 👏🏆🤩 Here she is with Professor Keeley Pratt, Department Chair Erik Porfeli, & Associate Professor Leeann Lower-Hoppe.