Contact an Advisor
Got questions about nutrition and dietetics?
A good place to start is with our administrative assistant for the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. She can help answer the basics. And, if she can't answer your question, she’ll know who to put you in touch with to find an answer!
Elizabeth Garner, MEd
(208) 282-3992 | bethgarner@isu.edu
Health Sciences Advising
General ISU advising for your freshman and sophomore years. Make an appointment with Health Sciences Advisor Yaritza Barrera.
Undergraduate DPD Advising
Set up the first meeting with your DPD advisor during the second semester of your sophomore year. Meet with your DPD advisor at least once every semester during your junior and senior years.
Jenifer Reader, MHE, RDN, LD
Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics/Clinical Associate Professor
(208) 282-1238 | jeniferreader@isu.edu
Char Byington, MEd, RDN, LD
Chair/DI Director/Clinical Associate Professor
(208) 282-3091 | charbyington@isu.edu
Transfer Student Advising
Are you currently attending another college or university and interested in transferring into ISU? Contact Transfer Advisors.
Dietetic Internship Advising
Char Byington, MEd, RDN, LD
Chair/DI Director/Clinical Associate Professor
(208) 282-3091 | charbyington@isu.edu
Kris Hilvers, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC
Meridian DI Coordinator/Clinical Assistant Professor
(208) 373-1729 | kristenhilvers@isu.edu
MS in Nutrition Advising
Cynthia Blanton, PhD, RDN, LD
Professor
(208) 282-3953 | cynthiablanton@isu.edu
Barbara Gordon, EdD, RDN, FAND
Associate Professor
(208) 373-1904 | barbaragordon@isu.edu
Chrissa Petersen, PhD, RDN, CD
Assistant Professor
(208) 282-2512 | chrissapetersen@isu.edu
