Elizabeth Ruder
School Head, Wegmans School for Health and Nutrition
Elizabeth Ruder
School Head, Wegmans School for Health and Nutrition
Education
BS, Cornell University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Bio
Dr. Ruder is an Associate Professor in the Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Ruder was trained in the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program and has rich experience in both cancer prevention and training of health professionals, including as Director of Didactic Program in Dietetics at the University of Pittsburgh (2012-2015) and as an adjunct faculty member Master's Degree Program in Cancer Biology, Prevention and Control offered by the University of District of Columbia/Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Ruder's work in cancer prevention has been published in journals including Cancer Causes and Control, Carcinogenesis, and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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In the News
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July 26, 2024
Siblings explore the Mediterranean diet in Greece
When David, a third-year exercise science major, heard about the study abroad program offered through RIT Global, he was determined to go and to take his sister with him. In June, the Brassies left for the six-week program at Perrotis College, where they would study the Mediterranean diet and Greek culture.
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January 28, 2019
Connections: How to make veganism accessible to all communities
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Liz Hill Ruder, assistant professor in the Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition.
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April 13, 2018
RIT pilots community nutrition program
A federally funded pilot program developed by RIT professors promotes a healthy diet with financial incentives that allow local shoppers to stretch their nutrition assistance benefits when they buy fresh vegetables at designated locations.