Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center

Dr. Cynthia Thomson is a Professor in the College of Public Health and holds joint appointments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences & the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Thomson received her Ph.D. from the Interdisciplinary Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona and completed NCI-sponsored post-doctoral training at the Arizona Cancer Center with a focus on diet and cancer prevention. Her research emphasis includes dietary intervention in breast and ovarian cancer survivors, as well as behavioral interventions for weight control and metabolic regulation. She was appointed as the Director of the Canyon Ranch Center of Prevention and Health Promotion at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health a center whose mission is to support a healthier Tucson community.

Cynthia Thomson, Ph.D., R.D., is a Professor and Director of the Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.  Her research emphasis includes dietary intervention in breast and ovarian cancer survivors, as well as behavioral interventions for weight control and metabolic regulation. Dr. Thomson holds joint appointments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Medicine and she is a University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher.

Dr. Thomson received her Ph.D. from the Interdisciplinary Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona and completed NCI-sponsored post-doctoral training at the UA Cancer Center with a focus on diet and cancer prevention.

Educational Background

BS, Family & Consumer Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1980

MS, Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1987

PhD, Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1998