KRISTINE C. JORDAN, PhD, RD portrait
  • Associate Chair, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
  • Associate Professor, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
  • Health Advisor, Osher Center for Integrative Health, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology

Research Summary

My research areas of expertise include pediatric nutrition, obesity prevention, and nutrition informatics. As an Associate Professor of Nutrition, I have demonstrated leadership in administering funded grants, collaborating with fellow researchers, and disseminating results via peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
  • Master of Public Health, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA A
  • Bachelor of Arts, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN D
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Jordan is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Coordinated Master's Program in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology at the University of Utah. She completed her PhD in nutritional sciences from the University of Texas at Austin and MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Jordan is the author of 24 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of pediatric nutrition, obesity prevention, dietary assessment, and weight management.