CHP Faculty and Staff

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Full Name and Credentials
Jennifer Ford, EdD, RDN

Title
CD Program Director, Associate Professor

Office
RFH 420G

Phone
616-331-5529

Email
[email protected]

Bio
Jennifer serves as an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Clinical Dietetics Coordinated Graduate Program. She has over 20 years of experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). She has worked in a variety of settings, including leadership roles, inpatient clinical dietetics, outpatient nutrition counseling in bone marrow transplant, hematology, oncology, surgical oncology, gastrointestinal and radiation therapy.

Professional Interests
Her research areas include simulation-based education, competency-based education, food allergies, andragogy, constructivism, dietetics education, and predictors/strategies to improve standardized exam pass rates.

Education

Doctor of Education (EdD), Higher Education and Adult Learning, Walden University, November 2024
Master of Arts (MA), Family and Consumer Sciences, Western Michigan University, April 2002
Bachelor of Science (BS), Dietetics, Western Michigan University, April 1996
Associate in Liberal Arts (AA), Oakland Community College, July 1993

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