Nutrition and Food Science

Advising


Important Dates to Remember

Spring 2025

  • Classes begin: January 21, 2025
  • Spring Break: March 17-21, 2025
  • César Chávez Day: March 31, 2025
  • Continuing student registration begins for Fall 2025: TBA
  • Finals week: May 12-16, 2025
  • Commencement: TBA

Fall 2024

  • Classes begin: August 26, 2024
  • Labor Day: September 2, 2024
  • Continuing student registration begins for Spring 2025: Oct 21, 2024
  • Veterans Day: November 11, 2024
  • Fall Break: November 25-29, 2024
  • Finals week: December 16-20, 2024

Major Advisors Sorted By Career Interests

The Department of Nutrition and Food Science believes academic advising should be linked with your career aspirations. Career advisors are organized as follows:

New to the Major? Unsure of Your Career Goals?

Dr. Michelle Morris

MRMorris@csuchico.edu

530-898-4757
Holt 355

Student Office Hours:

  • M 8:45-10:45am and by appointment

Pre-Dietetics

Dr. Katie Silliman
ksilliman@csuchico.edu
530-898-6245
Holt 324

Last Name: A-H

Student Office Hours:

  • W 10:30am-12:30pm
  • F 10:30-11:30am and by appointment

Dr. Lauren McNamara
lmmcnamara@csuchico.edu 
530-898-6264
Holt 326

Last Name: I-R

Student Office Hours: 

  • M 11:00am-12:00pm
  • T 10:00-11:00am and by appointment

Dr. Cynthia Klobodu
cklobodu@csuchico.edu 
530-898-4762
Holt 330

Last Name: S-Z

Student Office Hours: 

  • By appointment

General Dietetics

Ms. Laura Curtis
lccurtis@csuchico.edu
530-898-6327

Holt 334

Student Office Hours:

  • T 2-3:30pm
  • R 2-4pm and by appointment

School Foodservice or Certified Dietary Manager

Dr. Joan Giampaoli
jgiampaoli@csuchico.edu
530-898-6410
Holt 369

Student Office Hours:

  • By appointment

Nutrition Education, Lactation Education, or Sports Nutrition

Dr. Julie Holland
jmholland@csuchico.edu
530-898-6567
Holt 322

Student Office Hours:

  • W 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 
  • F  11 a.m.-1 p.m. and by appointment

Food Science, Agriculture, Marketing, Sustainability, or Media and Writing

Dr. Maria Giovanni
mgiovanni@csuchico.edu
530-898-4023
Holt 336

Student Office Hours:

  • M 10am-12:30pm
  • R 11am-12:50pm and by appointment

Public Health or International Nutrition

Dr. Seth Klobodu
ssklobodu@csuchico.edu
530-898-6163
Holt 314

Student Office Hours:

  • W 2-5pm and by appointment


Allied Health Career Such as Nursing, Physician Assistant, etc.

Dr. Katie Silliman
ksilliman@csuchico.edu
530-898-6245
Holt 324

Student Office Hours:

  • M 1:30-3:30pm
  • W 10:30-11:30am and by appointment

Management, Public Health, Grant Writing & Program Evaluation

Stephanie Bianco  
sbianco@csuchico.edu
25 Main Street

Student Office Hours:

  • By appointment

Advising for Related Programs

Masters in Nutritional Science

Dr. Keiko Goto 
kgoto@csuchico.edu
530-898-6767
Holt 328

Student Office Hours:

  • M 1:30-3pm
  • T 2-3pm
  • W 1:30-3pm and by appointment

Minor in Food Science

Dr. Maria Giovanni
mgiovanni@csuchico.edu
530-898-4023
Holt 336

Student Office Hours:

  • M 10am-12:30pm
  • R 11am-12:50pm and by appointment

Minor in Food Service Administration

Dr. Joan Giampaoli
jgiampaoli@csuchico.edu
530-898-6410
Holt 369

Student Office Hours:

  • By appointment

Minor in Nutrition

Dr. Katie Silliman
ksilliman@csuchico.edu
530-898-6245
Holt 324

Student Office Hours:

  • M 1:30-3:30pm
  • W 10:30-11:30am and by appointment