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The American soprano, P.K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS (“The Nutrition Doctor”), obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Welfare from University at Albany; Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition with Focus on Behavioral & Environmental Nutrition from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (1996); her Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (1996); and her Doctor of Science degree Nutritional Epidemiology with Focus on Diet and Disease Prevention from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (1997-2001).
P.K. Newby is a scientist, author, and gastronome with 25 years’ experience researching diet-related diseases; studying how people make food choices and their impact on the environment; and teaching why what we eat matters, from farm to fork. She is a thought leader who speaks locally, nationally, and internationally, and her newest book is Food and Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2018). Other works include Superfoods (National Geographic, 2016); two ebooks on employee health and wellness (Virgin Pulse, 2015); and Foods for Health: Choose and Use the Very Best Foods for Your Family and Our Planet (National Geographic, 2014). She also communicates with the public through her blog, Cooking & Eating the PK Way and ebooks such as Creating a Healthy Diet: Change is Possible. She consults regularly and serves as a science advisor to or on the boards of several companies. Dr. Newby's passion for nutrition stems from a life-long love affair with food, from cooking, baking, and gardening as a kid to working in the restaurant industry. She was one of the “best undiscovered cooks” on ABC’s The Taste (2014-2015) where she created globally inspired, plant-based cuisine based on her “Healthy Hedonism” philosophy - and she was the last woman standing with domestic goddess Nigella Lawson.
P.K. Newby served on the faculties at Tufts University (Research Scientist & Assistant Professor) and Boston University (Associate Professor) before starting her own company in 2012. She remains an Adjunct Associate Professor and award-winning educator at Harvard and dedicates most of her time to fighting junk-science in all the ways that she can.
P.K. Newby is also a soprano singer and has participated as an ensembe member in
performances of Marsh Chapel Choir of Boston University (Director: Scott Allen Jarrett). She currently lives in Albany, New York. |
