Administrative Leadership

Tammy Bray

Executive Dean, Division of Health Sciences
Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences

Tammy Bray is Executive Dean, Division of Health Sciences, Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, Professor of Nutrition and Biochemistry and Principal Investigator with the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. She came to Oregon State University in September 2002 from Ohio State University, where she was professor of nutrition and associate dean for research and international studies. A native of Taiwan, Tammy is a 1967 graduate of Fu Jen University in Taipei. She has a master’s degree in nutrition and a PhD in nutrition, both from Washington State University.

Her research is focused on antioxidants and free radical metabolism in prevention of diabetes and the role of diets in gene expressions that influence the susceptibility to chronic diseases. Tammy has published more than 110 papers in peer reviewed journals, two books, and 100 abstracts and conference proceedings. She is a member of the NASA’s External Advisory Council for National Space Biomedical Research Institute and a member of the international editorial board of the Journal of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

Throughout her career, Tammy has received numerous awards and honors recognizing her visionary leadership, her pioneering research linking diet and health, and her teaching and mentoring excellence.

College of Health and Human Sciences

The College of Health and Human Sciences advances knowledge, policies, and practices to enhance the lives, health, and environments of individuals, families, and communities in Oregon and beyond. This mission is achieved through exemplary undergraduate and graduate education, creative scholarship, and effective Extension programs and outreach initiatives.

The College of Health and Human Sciences offers the Pacific Northwest's most comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate professional education in Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising; Exercise and Sport Science; Human Development and Family Sciences; Nutrition and Food Management; and Public Health. We provide a supportive and challenging academic environment that encourages students to discover the scientific and professional bases for future careers related to individual, family, and community health and other human needs and resources.

Graduates of the college are employed in a wide variety of research, education, service, management and leadership positions in business, government, industry, education, and agencies related to health, nutrition, housing and environmental design, education, community development, family and human relationships, and other human needs.

The college's scholarly and creative work improves the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Reflecting the strength and diversity of our faculty and disciplines, this work ranges from laboratory-based investigations of nutrition and physiology to artistic and other creative works in dance and design