Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
![Tamia Ray](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tamia-Ray-333x207.jpg)
Dec. 14, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Tamia Ray
![photo of female student wearing a white dress and sandals, holding her grad cap, sitting on concrete steps](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Adaora-368x207.jpeg)
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Adaora Uti
![A white woman with long, brunette hair smiles while wearing a blue lab coat. Behind her are various medical equipment in a research laboratory.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4Q0A9360-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Dec. 15, 2022
Making Connections
![Amy Marek is an academic advisor for students in the nutrition and exercise physiology, and food science and nutrition degree programs.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Amy-Marek-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Sept. 26, 2022
CAFNR Advisor Spotlight: Amy Marek
![Christian Fenton grew up in Columbia and said she chose the nutrition and exercise physiology degree program at the University of Missouri because of its focus on the influences of nutrition and physical activity on human health and disease. She said that with state-of-the-art facilities, there are multiple opportunities to see firsthand how exercise and healthy eating can affect an individual’s personal health, which also includes tooth health. She has already been accepted into the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry through the Reserved Admissions Program. Photo courtesy of Christian Fenton.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Christian-Fenton-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Sept. 22, 2022
Preparing for the dental field
![Quinn McDonald](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SeniorSpotlight-McDonald-368x207.jpg)
May 9, 2022
Senior Spotlight: Quinn McDonald
![A Guinness World Record holder for highest kneeling jump (male), senior Tyler Lutz is gaining valuable hands-on learning experiences through the nutrition and exercise physiology degree program. Courses such as NEP 4200: Sports Performance and Conditioning have given Lutz an opportunity to improve his athletic performances through new procedures, techniques and modalities.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tyler-Lutz-2-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
April 11, 2022
One for the Record Books
![A 2018 graduate of the nutrition and exercise physiology degree program, Mubinah Khaleel is currently a third-year medical student at Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Harrogate, Tenn. Khaleel has recently been in Memphis completing medical rotations. Photo courtesy of Mubinah Khaleel.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mubinah-Khaleel-1-368x207.jpg)
March 22, 2022
Building a career in medicine
![The accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics within the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program offers students a unique opportunity to earn two degrees in just five years. Students who complete the program come away with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and exercise physiology, with an emphasis in nutrition and foods; a master’s degree in dietetics; and all of the internship hours necessary to take the registration examination for dietitians (RD Exam). It’s a program that Samantha Tracy, a master’s student in dietetics, said she is thrilled to have found. Photo courtesy of Samantha Tracy.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Nutrition-and-Exercise-Physiology-Samantha-Tracy-1-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 7, 2022
Preparing Students for Success
![Roseann Durbin (left) and her daughter Hannah just finished their first semester in the accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics, through the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program. The duo shared a handful of courses last semester, have spent time together at the Mizzou Rec and have found their favorite study spots throughout campus.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Hannah-and-Roseann-Durbin-368x207.jpg)
Jan. 25, 2022