Sudha Raj, teaching professor of nutrition and food studies at Syracuse University in New Tork, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, a subgroup of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Dr. Raj has been a faculty member at Syracuse University for over three decades. She currently serves as director of the graduate program in the department of nutrition and food studies. She is also working on developing a new certificate program in integrative and functional nutrition. As a scholar, she studies vegetarian nutrition, integrative and functional nutrition, and traditional food and medical systems, such as Ayurveda. Specifically, she has conducted extensive research into the role of acculturative factors as they impact the health and well-being of Asian Indian immigrants.
As a fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dr. Raj has held several roles within the organization including newsletter editor, chair of the vegetarian nutrition dietetic practice group, and chair of the vegetarian nutrition evidence analysis group.
Dr. Raj earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from Madras University in India and her master’s degree in food, nutrition, and dietetics from Bombay University in India. She received her second master’s degree and Ph.D. in nutrition science from Syracuse University.