Hee-Jung Song

Professor Hee-Jung Song is a Nutrition & Food Science faculty member at the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. She serves as both Professor and Extension Specialist, addressing health disparities through community-based nutrition interventions.

• B.S. in Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Korea
• M.S. in Food Chemistry, Korea University, Korea
• Ph.D. in Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Her research focuses on diet-related chronic disease prevention, food insecurity, and health promotion in vulnerable populations. She develops interventions targeting hypertension management, Type II diabetes, and obesity through culturally tailored approaches.

Recent publications highlight her work on plate waste reduction in schools, food recovery strategies, and nutrition education for underserved communities. Her methods emphasize community-based participatory research and social determinants of health.

She has led multiple USDA and NSF grants, including NourishNet-A Food Recovery Toolbox (NSF Co-PI) and Effects of an Integrated System Approach on Hypertension Management (USDA PI). Her extension work includes courses like NFSC 100 Elements of Nutrition and NFSC 624 Research Design in Health Promotion.