Fellowship is the highest honor the American Society of Nutrition bestows, recognizing individuals for significant discoveries and distinguished careers in the field of nutrition. Since the award was established in 1952, more than 500 nutritionists have received this honor.
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
A fellow of the American Society for Nutrition and the American Epidemiological Society, Jo Freudenheim, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, is an internationally renowned expert in nutritional epidemiology, molecular epidemiology and cancer. She has conducted seminal research to understand factors that influence risk for cancer — particularly breast cancer — including the role of diet, alcohol and the physical environment. Her research has been funded for more than 25 years by the National Institutes of Health and other federal funding agencies. A remarkably prolific author, Dr. Freudenheim has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, which have helped shape the field of chronic disease epidemiology.