Maggie Dylewski Begis

Maggie Dylewski Begis is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), within the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA). Her work focuses on clinical nutrition, particularly in burn injury management, pediatric care, and obesity treatment. She holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences from Boston University and dual M.S. and B.S. degrees in Nutritional Sciences from Pennsylvania State University.

Her research interests include burn care outcomes, infection prediction in pediatric burn patients, nutritional therapy, and public health nutrition. She has contributed to studies on vital sign analysis for sepsis diagnosis, metabolic responses to burn injuries, and public support for obesity prevention policies.

She teaches courses such as Medical Nutrition Therapy, Career Development in Dietetics, and Critical Issues in Nutrition. In 2019, she received the COLSA Outstanding Advisor Award, recognizing her commitment to student mentorship. Her office is located in Kendall Hall, Room 119, Durham, NH.

Begis has collaborated on interdisciplinary burn care research, addressing both clinical and metabolic aspects of injury recovery. Her work bridges nutritional science with practical guidelines for burn patients and public health initiatives aimed at improving nutrition-related health outcomes.