Nutrition and Exercise Physiology

Sep. 26, 2022
CAFNR Advisor Spotlight: Amy Marek
How rewarding is it to work with students in the Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences? The most rewarding part of the job is getting to know each student and helping them create their own path to graduation. Being the academic advisor for two degree programs, it can seem like student meetings and emails are endless but it’s all a part of the job. It’s worth it to ease a student’s mind with a quick meeting or responding to their email if they are having concerns or needing advice. I will admit it’s hard when students graduate because I…

Sep. 22, 2022
Preparing for the dental field
Nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP), biochemistry offer students a pathway to careers in the medical field, including dentistry.

May 9, 2022
Senior Spotlight: Quinn McDonald
McDonald will graduate with a degree in nutrition and exercise physiology.

April 11, 2022
One for the Record Books
A multi-sport athlete at Southern Boone County High School in Ashland, Mo., Tyler Lutz quickly found success as a triple and long jumper on his school’s track and field team. That success turned into a passion for Lutz, as he began precise exercises to maximize his leaping ability. Lutz has continued to perfect his craft as a student at the University of Missouri. He even found a specific jump that he had a natural talent for – the kneeling jump. “I saw some people doing kneeling jumps on social media, and I decided that I wanted to give it a…

March 22, 2022
Building a career in medicine
Nutrition and exercise physiology degree incorporated all of Mubinah Khaleel's interest areas.

Feb. 7, 2022
Preparing Students for Success
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.

Jan. 25, 2022
Sharing New Experiences
This past summer, Hannah Durbin approached her mother, Roseann, with information about a program at the University of Missouri that she was interested in potentially pursuing. Hannah had just earned her bachelor’s degree in event and convention management from Stephens College – and she thought the accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics, through the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program, would complement the degree she just earned. “I thought the program sounded really cool,” Roseann said. “It sounded so cool, in fact, that I made the mistake of saying that if you decide to do it, I’ll…

Dec. 13, 2021
Senior Spotlight: Madysen Kinsler
Kinsler will graduate with a degree in nutrition and exercise physiology.

Nov. 12, 2021
Faces of CAFNR: Nutrition & Exercise Physiology
Introducing the faculty members from NEP.

Aug. 24, 2021
Q&A With Emma Baer
Why did you decide to come to the University of Missouri and major in nutrition and exercise physiology, with a focus in human physiology and translational sciences? What do you enjoy about the program itself? The field of study? Coming to Mizzou as a pre-med student, I knew I wanted a degree program that would provide me the core knowledge I needed to advance throughout my studies, but that would also engage me and my interests in the process. I landed on this particular path because I had a basic understanding of the impact nutrition had on overall health, wanted…
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