Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences

• The Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (ISSM) is a state-of-the-art research facility with a primary focus on advancing knowledge in the realms of health, body composition, and human performance. The ISSM is the result of a collaborative partnership between the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, FSU Athletics, College of Medicine, Nike, and our esteemed founding partner, Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic. Established in 2010, the ISSM has conducted a wide array of studies, spanning from elite athletes to clinical populations. Currently, our research endeavors are structured around four distinct domains: 1) Performance Nutrition, 2) Sport Science, 3) Clinical Research, and 4) Sport Psychology.

  Furthermore, the ISSM extends its services to the Tallahassee community, offering outreach testing programs that grant access to our state-of-the-art equipment and provide opportunities to consult with nutritionists and exercise physiologists. In addition, the ISSM is deeply committed to nurturing the development of FSU students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars through laboratory experiences and internship opportunities. Our overarching vision is to establish ourselves as the foremost authority in human performance, nutrition, sport sciences, and sports medicine.

• The Center of Integrative Nutrition and Food Research (CINFR) aims to foster and enhance student education and training in integrative nutrition and food sciences, fostering a learning environment where knowledge, experience, and expertise in food safety and quality, nutrient analysis, microbiome sciences, chronic diseases, and dietary interventions are developed and widely shared. CINFR aims to generate and disseminate novel insights from food and nutrition research practice at university, national, and international levels through event organization and publication.

The mission of the Health Professions Learning Community is to provide unique programs, service learning initiatives, on-site academic advising, social and educational opportunities for pre-health profession students in a strong community environment.

The HPLC brings together students pursuing careers in allied health, athletic training, dentistry, medicine, physical/occupational therapy and other health-related professions in a dynamic, engaging environment. This community strives to foster the exploration of these professions through academic courses, social and educational programming, unique services and connections to campus and community resources.

Previous medical shadowing experiences include dermatology, wound care, urology, pediatrics, pediatric physical therapy, pharmacy, dietetics, veterinary medicine, internal medicine, nursing, chiropractic, emergency medicine, dentistry, surgery, optometry, OB/GYN, radiology, primary care, occupational therapy, orthodontics, cardiology, community health, medical response unit, FORCE student group, athletic training, and sports medicine observations.