Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension
University of California, Davis
Dr. Cassandra Nguyen (she/her pronouns) is a Cooperative Extension Assistant Specialist in the Nutrition Department at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Nguyen has formal training in human nutrition and promoting healthy behaviors, having completed a PhD and MS in nutrition at the University of Illinois after earning a BS in dietetics from Central Washington University. The long-term goal of Dr. Nguyen's work is to bridge the gap between "what we know" and "what we do" about food insecurity. She works in collaborative teams to design studies that are informed by practice to ensure results are relevant and useful in promoting health and well-being for all.