Sarah Ruiz

 

College Assistant Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences

Discipline: Human Nutrition & Dietetic Science

Education

  • PhD, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2021
  • MPH, Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2017
  • Dietetic Internship and Graduate Certificate, Iowa State University, 2013
  • BS, Human Nutrition and Dietetic Science, New Mexico State University, 2013
  • AAS, Le Cordon Bleu, Austin, 2008

Professional Certifications

  • Board Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
  • Licensed Dietitian, Texas
  • Registered Dietitian

Research Interests

  • Diabetes care and education
  • Culinary and culturally relevant nutrition interventions
  • Obesity prevention and management
  • Community-based program design, implementation and evaluation

Sarah Ruiz
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Box 30003, MSC 3470
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003
Phone: 575-646-3936
Fax: 575-646-1889
Email: slruiz@nmsu.edu