Marlene Schwartz

Marlene B. Schwartz is the current director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

Education

Schwartz grew up in Columbia, Maryland.[1] She received her bachelor's degree from Haverford College in 1988.[2] She then attended Yale University, where she received her masters' degree in 1992, her M.Phil. in 1993, and her Ph.D. in 1996.[3]

Career

From 1996 to 2006, Schwartz was the co-director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders.[3] She then served as the associate director of the Rudd Center prior to July 2013, when she was announced as the next director of the Center, replacing Kelly D. Brownell.[4] In 2014, Schwartz received the Sarah Samuels Award from the American Public Health Association.[5]

Personal life

Schwartz is married to Jeff Babbin, with whom she has three daughters. As of 2012, Schwartz and her family live in Guilford, Connecticut.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies in Schools". Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Harrar, Sari (10 July 2012). "Battle of the Bulge". Haverford College. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Marlene B. Schwartz, PhD". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Dodson, Helen (19 July 2013). "New director announced for Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity". Yale University. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sarah Samuels Award Recipients". Sarah Samuels Center. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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