Judith S. Stern (April 25, 1943 – May 8, 2019) was an American nutritionist and longtime professor at the University of California, Davis.
[2][3] Stern received her bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition from Cornell University, and became certified as a registered dietitian.
Following her doctoral degree, Stern began as a postdoctoral fellow in Jules Hirsch's laboratory at the Rockefeller Institute.
[2] In 1974, Stern joined the faculty of the University of California, Davis as an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition.
Eventually her research program grew to include human studies, focused on various obesity treatment regimens.