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Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D.
- Cornell University, B.S.
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, M.S.
- Harvard University, D.Sc., M.Sc.
Dr. Dwyer is the Director of the Frances Stern Nutrition Center
at New England Medical Center, Professor of Medicine and Community
Health at the Tufts University School of Medicine, and Professor
of Nutrition at the Tufts University School of Nutrition Science
and Policy. She is also a Senior Scientist at the Jean Mayer/USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts.
Dr. Dwyer is the author/co-author of more than 85 research articles and 185 review articles published in scientific journals primarily focusing on life-cycle related concerns such as preventing diet-related diseases in children and adolescents and maximizing quality of life and health in the elderly. Dr. Dwyer has served as past-President of the American Institute of Nutrition, past-Secretary of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, and past-President and current Fellow of the Society for Nutrition Education and has received numerous awards for her work in the field of nutrition.