Douglas Taren, PhD, MS
Board of Trustees
Dr. Taren has more than 30 years of experience conducting research and training students in international health. His research and teaching activities have included projects in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Venezuela, Mexico, Jamaica, China, Nepal, Kenya, Zambia, Senegal, Benin and the US Associated Pacific Islands. Dr. Taren currently directs the Western Region Public Health Training Center (WRPHTC) in the United States for HRSA Region 9 (Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii and the US Affiliated Pacific Islands including Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). The WRPHTC works to strengthen the public health workforce by providing training on issues related to nutrition and physical activity.
Dr. Taren received his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology (1976) and his Master of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences in 1980 from the University of Arizona. His doctoral degree (PhD) in International Nutrition (1986) is from Cornell University. Dr. Taren served on the faculty at the University of South Florida, College of Public Health from 1987 to 1992. He joined the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona in 1996. He currently holds the rank of Professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona where he is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.