Mindy Haar
Director, Clinical Nutrition and Didactic Program in Dietetics

Department: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
School: School of Health Professions
Campus: Old Westbury

Member of NYIT Since: 2004

Mindy Haar (mhaar@nyit.edu), MS, RD, CDN, is the director of the graduate program in Clinical Nutrition and the Didactic Program in Dietetics at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in Old Westbury, New York. The masters of science in Clinical Nutrition, which she oversees, has transitioned from a totally traditional program to an all online program. In addition to administering this program, Prof. Haar has taught courses both online and in traditional modes on both graduate and undergraduate levels in Introductory Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Life Cycle Nutrition, Advanced Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition for Physical Therapists, and Community Health. Prior to coming to NYIT in 2004, Prof. Haar taught at Adelphi University and Brooklyn College beginning in 1996.

At NYIT, Prof. Haar has been an Academic Senator since 2005, serving on the Curriculum Committee, Educational Technology Committee, Admissions and Academic Standards Committee, and Institutional Development Committee. She was part of a Middle States working group focusing on academic offerings when the college received reaccreditation last year. Presently, she is part of a task force charged with expanding the online offerings at NYIT and writing standards for all future online courses.

In the clinical sphere, Prof. Haar has worked as an outpatient nutritionist in many different settings: She served as chief nutritionist of the New York Institute for Child Development developing nutrition programs for hyperactive and learning disabled children. At the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, she counseled outpatients upon referral by the departments of Executive Health, Sports Medicine, Urology and Cardiology and was a faculty member in the physician assistant's training program. As a nutrition consultant, her focus was on clientele seeking support for weight loss, eating disorders, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes and currently as an early intervention specialist she provides assessment and recommendations for failure to thrive infants and toddlers.

Mindy Haar graduated cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University in 1978 with a bachelors degree in Psychology and from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1979 with a master's of science degree in Nutrition Education. She is presently a PhD in Health Science, Interdisciplinary Track, candidate at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey where her focus in on student perception of community in online courses. She is a Registered Dietitian, a New York State Certified Dietitian/Nutritionist, a New York State Certified Early Interventionist, an American Council on Exercise Certified Personal trainer, and an American Red Cross Certified Instructor in Lifeguarding, CPR and First Aid.